Guest post by Carolyn Brown + Giveaway

Today we are happy to welcome to Book Lovers Inc. Carolyn Brown, who is celebrating the release of her latest novel Mistletoe Cowboy which combines two very fine things: a sexy cowboy and a holiday romance, yay! Please give a warm welcome to Carolyn, read on to get a first glimpse of the story and don’t forget to enter the giveaway at the end, you could win yourself a copy of Mistletoe Cowboy just in time for the holidays! 😉 

Hello!

I’m so excited that y’all asked me to stop by your site on my blog tour for Mistletoe Cowboy. It’s a real pleasure to be here.

I just love the fall and the holiday season that Halloween kicked off a couple of weeks ago. First it’s the witches and goblins and then all the good food and family at Thanksgiving and then Christmas and New Year’s tops the whole season …

Guest post by Hope Tarr + Giveaway

It is our pleasure to welcome today to Book Lovers Inc. Hope Tarr, multi-published romance author, whose latest novel Operation Cinderella, the first book in her new contemporary romance series, Suddenly Cinderella series was recently released by Entangled Publishing! Hope stops by to tell us more about the series, the characters and what you can expect from Operation Cinderella. Please give her a warm welcome, and make sure you read on, there is a sweet giveaway for you at the end. 😉

OPERATION CINDERELLA & the Suddenly Cinderella Series:

Characters Welcome by Hope Tarr

What makes a novel sparkle, truly sparkle? For me it all comes down to one deceptively simple word – character.

Give me characters that I can care about–cry when they cry, laugh when they laugh, and yes, bleed when they bleed – and I’ll forgive an author a plot hole as big …

Guest post by Jenna Bennett + Giveaway

Today I am very happy to welcome to Book Lovers Inc. and introduce to you Jenna Bennett, versatile author who pens everything from cozy mysteries to light paranormal romances, sci-fi space operas to contemporary romances. Today she stop by to tell us about the inspiration behind her latest release ACT of Redemption a sizzling romantic suspense story I can’t wait to finally read! And now is your chance to get yourself a copy: read on and answer Jenna’s question at the end and you could even win a copy of ACT of Redemption! Jenna, take it away 🙂

I remember exactly when I got the idea for ACT of Redemption.

It was a few years ago now – 2009, maybe – and I was reading Carla Neggers’s The Angel, about folklorist and artist Kiera Sullivan and search and rescue expert Simon Cahill. Part of the book takes …

Guest Post by Allison Brennan + Giveaway

Today we are really happy to welcome author Allison Brennan to Book Lovers Inc in celebration of her latest release Stalked! Stalked is the 5th book in the Lucy Kincaid series, a romantic suspense title full of mystery and action. Allison stops by today with a really interesting guest post about books and what else, reading! So, welcome Allison and don’t forget to check at the end of the post for the details on your chance to win a copy of Allison’s books 😀

Readers First by Allison Brennan

Like most writers, I’m a reader first.

It doesn’t matter that I’ve been writing stories since I could hold a pencil, I am first and foremost a reader who loves books. Though I have an iPad and have been known to read a book or two on my iPhone, I still favor a physical book in which I can disappear while curled …

Join the Newlywed Game with Erin Nicholas + Giveaway

Today we are happy to once again welcome back to Book Lovers Inc. the lovely Erin Nicholas who is celebrating the release of Just a Kiss, the last book in her Bradfords series! 🙁 (I was lucky enough to read a copy of it and can tell you it was utterly delicious! 😉 So don’t wait a second more, get your copy as soon as you can.) Erin brings us today Kevin and Eve, the hero and heroine of Just a Kiss as they compete in a round of the Newlywed Game! Take a seat and cheer them on, and you could even win a copy of Just a Kiss! 😀

Thanks for letting me be here today and giving me the chance to introduce everyone to two people I’m very fond of, Kevin Campbell and Eve Donnelly, the hero and heroine from my latest release, Just A Kiss!

Kevin and …

Guest post by Paige Cuccaro + Giveaway

Today we welcome to Book Lovers Inc. Paige Cuccaro, who is celebrating the big splashy re-release of her Hellsbane series with the introductory prequel novella Commencement, showing heroine Emma Jane Hellsbane (great name for an urban fantasy heroine!) graduating college. Commencement will be followed by the paperback re-release of  the first book in this kick-butt urban fantasy series, named after its heroine. Of course, that first book is titled Hellsbane. If you want a chance to get in at the start of this urban fantasy series, there’s a giveaway at the end of this post. Today being Halloween (I hope you all have some spooky and fun events planned!), Paige shares with us one of the most scary events of her life. Take a seat and continue reading, but do keep the lights on! Just saying…

I have my own creepy ghost story I’d love to share.

Okay, so it …

Guest Post: HelenKay Dimon + Giveaway!

We are thrilled to welcome HelenKay Diamon to BLI today! HelenKay is celebrating the release of her latest story LEAN ON ME, which is available from Carina Press today. I read and enjoyed LEAN ON ME and will be posting my review later today.

About HelenKay:

HelenKay Dimon is an award-winning author of more than a dozen novels and novellas. Her first single title, Your Mouth Drives Me Crazy, was excerpted in Cosmopolitan magazine in August ’07 and spotlighted at E! Online. She made Cosmopolitan a second time in December 2009 with her novella “It’s Hotter At Christmas” from the Kissing Santa Claus anthology. Her books also have been published by Doubleday Book Club and Rhapsody Book Club and translated into several languages.

After twelve years as a divorce lawyer specializing in unhappy endings, HelenKay now writes romance for a living. The sudden career change resulted …

Guest Post: Carrie-Ann Ryan + Giveaway!

Author Carrie-Ann Ryan

We are delighted to welcome Carrie-Ann Ryan to BLI today for the latest stop on her blog tour celebrating the release of Charmed Spirits, her latest novel. Carrie-Ann is a multi-published author and Charmed Spirits was released from Fated Desires Publishing on September 24, 2012.

About Carrie-Ann:

Carrie Ann Ryan is a bestselling paranormal and contemporary romance author. After spending too much time behind a lab bench, she decided to dive into the romance world and find her werewolf mate – even if it’s just in her books. Happy endings are always near – even if you have to get over the challenges of falling in love first.

Carrie Ann’s Redwood Pack series is an bestselling series that has made the shifter world even more real to her and has allowed the Dante’s Circle and Holiday, Montana series to be born. She’s …

Character Interview by Karen Erickson + Giveaway

Today I am very happy to welcome back to Book Lovers Inc. not only Karen Erickson, author of many fabulous romance series, but also Rhett and Gabriella, the hero and heroine of Worth the Challenge, the latest story in the Worth It contemporary romance series about how three dashingly handsome and sexy brothers find love 😉 So please give a warm welcome to Karen, Rhett and Gabriella, read on about their magical trip and tell us about one of yours and you could win the first book in the Worth It series to get started! 😀 

(Thanks to the ladies of Book Lovers Inc. for hosting me as their guest today!)

Hey everyone!

Meet Rhett Worth:

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And meet Gabriella Durand:

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Together, they are the couple from the third book in the Worth It series, Worth the Challenge. And they were …

Guest post by Terry Spear + Giveaway

Today we are happy to welcome to Book Lovers Inc. paranormal romance author Terry Spear, who is on a virtual blog tour celebrating the release of her latest novel, Savage Hunger, the 1st book in her brand new Heart of the Jaguar series! Please give Terry a warm welcome and share yoiur thoughts with us, you could even win a copy of her book!

What Kind of an Impression Did You Make?
by Terry Spear

If you met the man of your dreams, what kind of impression did you first make? What kind of an impression did he make on you?

Was it love at first sight, or did you think: what a loser! Or: no way would I get hooked up with him…he’s too cute, charming, too rich, too out of my league, too whatever?

When we’re writing fiction, we have to come up with ways that our heroine and hero are …