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New Releases: Sept. 12-19, 2010
Reckless by Cornelia Funke
For years, Jacob Reckless has been secretly disappearing to another world, a world behind a mirror, a world for which his father abandoned his family. The mirror world is Jacob’s escape from reality. It’s a place for treasure hunts and magnificent quests. A world where witches haunt the forests and giants and dwarfs roam. A world locked in a deadly war.
Jacob’s secret seems safe, until one day his younger brother Will follows him, with disastrous consequence. Faced with a curse that is quickly turning Will to stone, the Reckless brothers are thrust into a race against time to find a cure before Will is lost forever.
Inspired by the Brothers Grimm, master storyteller Cornelia Funke introduces a lush, enchanting world where fantasy meets reality. Reckless is a thrilling adventure, a tale of heroism and …
New Releases,The Quirky Lover 
14 Sep 2010
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The Good, the Bad and the Are-You-Kidding-Me?
Like we decided a dew weeks ago we will now choose our favorite covers in a genre for the next few editions of ”The Good, the Bad and the Are-You-Kidding-Me?” and tell you why we chose them. It would be awesome if you could tell us which cover in this genre is your favorite and perhaps we will all find some new to us cover candies we can obsess about.
This week we chose Historical romance covers for our fight…ahem..discussion. This week we chose Historical Romance covers because Caroline is addicted to those and I just started to discover this genre. *wink*
Susi’s picks:
Caroline: When Indiscreet came out last year, I kept seeing this cover everywhere. It was pure torture. I …
Book Covers,The Geeky Lover,The HEA Lover 13 Sep 2010
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Review: Trial by Desire by Courtney Milan
Format Read: E-ARC from Netgalley and from AuthorNumber of Pages: 384 pages Release Date: October 1st 2010 Publisher: HQN Books Formats Available: Paperback, eBook Purchasing Info: Author’s website, Goodreads
Book Blurb:
Lady Kathleen Carhart has everything she could want: generous pin-money, a fulfilling life of charity, and a husband who lives six thousand miles away. But then her husband returns. Ned Carhart returned to help his best friend find his wife, who has disappeared. And now he’s inquiring into the carefully-guarded secrets Kate has kept. Ned is as determined to understand Kate as he is to discover the whereabouts of the missing woman. And that is the least convenient part of their marriage, as Kate is the one who stole her away in the first place.
My Thoughts:
Trial by Desire is the first book I read by Courtney Milan. …
Courtney Milan,Review,The HEA Lover 13 Sep 2010
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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 …
Giveaways,Guest Post,Inez Kelley,The Geeky Lover 13 Sep 2010
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Time to announce some winners!
Hey Everyone! Hope you all had a great weekend, mine was pretty busy with lots of family celebrations and cake eating, since it was my dad’s birthday 😀 *yummy*
I’m back today to announce the winners of the two contests having ended yesterday, so let’s see who are the lucky persons!
*drumroll*
So congratulations to
Riva
who won the fantastic prize pack offerd by Jeanne Stein!
and Rebecca
who won Spyglass by Maria V. Snyder!
Congratulations winners, we will shortly e-mail you, you have 72 hours to get back to us, or we’ll have to draw new winners.
And those who didn’t win now, no worries, we still have plenty of giveaways still going on, check them out on the sidebar!
Back to some more cake eating, until next Sunday then! Hola! 😉
The Latin Lover,Winners 12 Sep 2010
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Bookish Eye Candy: Lore – Ecstasy Unveiled
This week we have Ecstasy Unveiled, book 4 in the Demonica Series By Larissa Ione. *sniffle* Im still so sad this series is coming to an end. But no fear….atleast we get a spin off series coming in 2011
Ecstasy Unveiled
By: Larissa Ione
A Demon Enslaved…
Lore is a Seminus half-breed demon who has been forced to act as his dark master’s assassin. Now to earn his freedom and save his sister’s life, he must complete one last kill. Powerful and ruthless, he’ll stop at nothing to carry out this deadly mission.
An Angel Tempted…
Idess is an earthbound angel with a wild side sworn to protect the human Lore is targeting. She’s determined to thwart her wickedly handsome adversary by any means necessary—even if that means risking her vow of eternal chastity. But what begins as a simple seduction soon …
Bookish Eye Candy,Larissa Ione,The Cornered Lover 12 Sep 2010
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Around the Bookish World: News Week-in-Review
We have movie and award news this week!
Tomorrow, When the War Began based on a series of popular YA books by John Marsden has broken Australian records last weekend and which debuted in Australia. It tells of a group of teens, while camping realize that they are facing an invasion from an unidentified country, and they soon defend against this new enemy. Trailer can be found here.
More news about the Hunger Games movie. It looks like there is a shortlist of three directors which has been narrowed down- The directors rumoured to be on the shortlist are: Gary Ross (Pleasantville), Sam Mendes (American Beauty), and David Slade (30 Days Of Night). This looks really promising because they have directed some really good movies. It is also rumoured that Katniss has been chosen and according to USA Today -Kick Ass’s …
News,The Smutty Lover 10 Sep 2010
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Interview: Author Zoe Archer + Giveaway
Today, we’re happy to welcome Zoe Archer, author of the Blades of the Rose series on Book Lovers Inc. The first book in the series, the very sexy Warrior was released earlier this week. If you want a little adventure in your romance, then this series is for you! Let’s give a warm welcome to Zoe here!
The HEA Lover: Zoe can you please tell us a bit about yourself?
Zoe: Ever since I learned how to read, I wanted to write. I went through different permutations as I got older, including wanting to become an illustrator a costume designer, and an academic, but writing always had my heart. In fact, I started a PhD program in 18th century literature, but left with an MA in order to get an MFA in Fiction. A friend of mine in …
Giveaways,Interview,The Geeky Lover,The HEA Lover,Zoe Archer 10 Sep 2010
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Review: Mercy by Eleri Stone
Format Read: eARC received from NetGalleyRelease Date: 6 September 2010Publisher: Carina PressFormats Available: eBookPurchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Carina Press, Amazon,
Book Blurb:To the Yaguara, an ancient jaguar shape-shifting people living deep in the Amazon jungle, nothing matters more than strength. Iada is their champion; genetically pure, she has been trained since birth to fight. Her destiny is to become the next Queen of the Yaguara by winning the tournament of succession-a battle to the death. Her opponent is Gabriel, a half-blooded outcast whose mother was human. To everyone’s shock, he defeats Iada but does not strike the death blow-instead, he extends mercy, thereby claiming her as his mate. Despite their enmity, the attraction between them is powerful, and soon they are mates in more than name only. Their mutual distrust serves only to fuel …
Eleri Stone,Review,The Latin Lover 9 Sep 2010
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Interview with Susanna Ives + Giveaway
Today I am very happy to welcome Susanna Ives on Book Lovers Inc. Susanna’s debut novel Rakes & Radishes will be released on September 13th. I had the pleasure to read and review an ARC of this book and it was a 5 stars read for me. Let us give a warm welcome to Susanna!
Susanna: Thank you so much for having me on your blog. It’s an impressive site and the features are fabulous. I know you are very proud of Book Lovers, Inc.
The HEA Lover: Susanna can you please tell us a bit about yourself?
Susanna: I was born in Atlanta, but raised in the rural south in “the states.” When I attended college, I returned to Atlanta and have been here ever since. For a several years I drifted about in corporate jobs doing Multimedia and web development. …
Giveaways,Interview,Susanna Ives,The HEA Lover 9 Sep 2010
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