Guest Post by Author Courtney Milan + Giveaway

Today, I’m very happy to welcome Courtney Milan on Book Lovers Inc. Courtney is the author of fascinating historical romances, her latest book Trial By Desire was released in September. It was a 5 Stars read for me (my review here). Let’s give a warm welcome to Courtney who will be telling us everything  about HEAs.
If I were to pick a single defining characteristic for my books, I would say they’re emotionally serious mixed with a healthy dose of funny. (Which tells you that I’m a total cheater; that’s TWO defining characteristics, not one.)

For my first book, the funny was easy to find–my heroine told fortunes, and my hero was a scientist, and in the clash between right and wrong lent itself to some inherently amusing situations. In the case of Trial by Desire, the serious was …

Guestpost Author Carolyn Crane + Giveaway

We are really proud to have Author Caroline Crane here at Book Lovers Inc today. Double Cross, book 2 in her Disillusionist Trilogy will be released tomorrow and today she is here to talk about names and how she finds the right one for her characters. Believe me you don’t want to miss this. At the end you also get a little surprise. Please give Carolyn a warm welcome.

All about names

Hi! First, I want to thank Book Lovers, Inc. so much for having me here on the eve of my release! I’m so glad to be here! Hi everybody!

Okay, I’m posting about names today. And, one of the funny things with names is the reaction of Susi to the names in the Disillusionist Trilogy. I asked if I could mini-interview her for part of the post, and she graciously agreed.

Carolyn: Hi Susi! So, okay, you know I really loved …

Guestpost Author J.K. Beck + Giveaway

We are very happy to have author J.K. Beck (aka Julie Kenner) here today. Her new novel When Blood Calls came at the end of August and next week is the official release of book 2, When Pleasure Rules. Today she is here to tell us about the line between Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy. Be sure to check out the end of the post for your chance to win When Pleasure Rules. Please give JK a warm welcome. THE SWINGING DOOR BETWEEN PARANORMAL ROMANCE & URBAN FANTASY

I had a booksigning for WHEN BLOOD CALLS a week ago, and afterwards, my husband reported that he overheard a woman wandering the aisles complaining to her husband: “Vampires! All these books about vampires! When are they going to stop?”

Guestpost Author Inez Kelley + Giveaway

We are really happy to have Inez Kelley here today. Her last novel, Coming Clean totally blew me away (you can read my rant here)  and as it seems I’m not alone. She got a womderful 4,5 stars review from RT Book Reviews for it. She is here today to talk about how she used her knowledge about men and their love for sports in Coming Clean. Stay tuned till the end of the post because you get a little snippet of the book and the chance to win your own copy. Pleas give Inez a warm welcome.

Batter up!

Baseball is the All-American pastime. What used to be only for those of the male gender has given way to All-Girl leagues and moppets with pigtails on the summer ball field. Still, it is mostly a man’s sport, with …

Guestpost Author Sherry Ficklin + Giveaway

We are very happy to have author Sherry Ficklin here today. Foresight, book 1 in her Gods of Fate Triology was released in July and she is here today to talk about “Characters we love to hate“. Be sure to stay tuned till the end and discover your chance to win a wonderful prize-pack offered by Sherry. Please give her a warm welcome.

As writers we tend to spend our time focusing on our main character, or hero/heroine. They are what the story is about, they are often the ones telling it or at least in some way, we are seeing the world through their eyes. So we labor over every minute character detail. Our MC is brave, honest, smart, but also scared, clumsy, or challenged. We know them better than we know ourselves. We know their …

All YA Love: Guestpost by Author Lauren Hammond

We are really happy to have debut author Lauren Hammond here today. Her first novel Love Sucks was released on August 3rd and she is here today to talk about choices and opportunities. Please give her a warm welcome.

We are constantly offered so many choices in our everyday lives. We have opportunities to decide what we want out of life. But what if you weren’t given a choice? What if the life you are leading was chosen for you?

That’s what happened to Cara Jones in Love Sucks. Cara never chose to be a vampire. That life was chosen for her.

When I began writing this novel, the first mental image I ever got of Cara Jones was her punching her fist through the lid of her coffin and the rest is history. I tried to put myself in …

Guest Post by Author Kat Richardson + Giveaway

Hi  everyone! Today we’re very happy to welcome Kat Richardson on Book Lovers,Inc. Kat is the author of the Greywalker novels,  the latest book in the series, Labyrinth was released earlier this month.  Let’s give a warm welcome to Kat here telling us all about last minute deadline frenzy! Be sure to stay tuned for the amazing giveaway Kat offers at the the end of the post.
OK, so I’m kind of just posting wildly here because I was on tour and just got back and totally blanked on this column and now I’m typing like my butt’s on fire and I really need to finish up before something a little smaller catches. You’ve been there, right? Maybe not the book tour part, but the “Ohmigod, I gotta get this project in, like, Yesterday!” part. Right? (Please don’t say it’s …