Around the Bookish World: News Week-in-Review

Dark Shadows, the classic vampire tv show is being made into a movie and the author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies will be scripting it. Johnny Depp and Tim Burton are attached to the project. I wonder if any Regency zombies will appear?

And more movie news:David Fincher is slated to direct the Hollywood version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. He has a shortlist of potential actresses to play the lead role and will be filmed later this year.

Amazon has announced that Kindle books are outselling Hardbacks this week and it is another sign that ebooks are taking on with consumers.

Amazon has also announced an exclusive deal to publish 20 ebooks from the Wylie agency and its the first of its kind deal.

John Sargent from Macmillan has responded to this …

Guestpost and Giveaway with Author Lila DiPasqua

Today we are happy to welcome Lila DiPasqua on Book Lovers,Inc! Lila’s debut novel Awakened By A Kiss will be released on August 3rd! You don’t want to miss those 3 sexy tales. Let’s give a warm welcome to Lila who will talk about Titles & Book covers!

Awakened by a Kiss – Book Cover and Title…And how they came to be…

I’m so delighted to be here on Book Lovers Inc!

I write historical romance – with sinfully seductive rakes, strong smart heroines and scorching-hot love scenes – for Penguin/Berkley. My debut novel, AWAKENED BY A KISS, will be released on August 3, 2010. It’s been a year since I sold this book to Berkley, and I’ve watched it transform from a mere manuscript to a finished book.

An author works hard at writing a compelling novel. It’s our …

Review: Naked by Megan Hart

Format Read: eARC Number of Pages: 384 pagesRelease Date: August 1st 2010 Publisher: Harlequin SpiceFormats Available: Paperback, eBookPurchasing Info: Author’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon, BookDepository(US), BookDepository(UK)

I received this book as a review copy from the publisher through netgalley.

Book Blurb:

No strings. No regrets. And no going back.

I didn’t think he wanted me. And I wasn’t about to get involved with him, not after what I’d heard. Sure, Alex Kennedy was tall, dark and unbearably hot, but I’ve been burned before. When I solicited him to model for my erotic photography book, I didn’t expect such a heated, passionate photo session. And now that we’ve crossed that line, our bodies aren’t the only things that have been exposed.

But I can’t give my heart to a man who’s so… unconventional. His last sexual relationship was with a …

My Wishlist: Print Addiction Edition

Hey, it’s me, Susi, again.

Veronica is back home from the hospital but she still needs time to recuperate so I’m taking over again.

The whole team hopes that you will feel better soon.((huge team tackle hug))

This week I will show you the books I can’t wait to get in print. I already own those as ebook but some books I just need to have in print. I want to hold them in my hands and show them around. Yep, I know that is really pathetic but duh it’s me.

The Road to Shanhasson by Joely Sue BurkhartGerne: Romantic FantasyRelease Date: TBDBlurb:

The long awaited sequel to Joely Sue Burkhart’s first Shanhasson novel, The Rose of Shanhasson, is finally here. The Road to Shanhasson is the second in the “Blood and Shadows” series, and …

Review: Awakened by a Kiss by Lila DiPasqua

Format Read: Print ARC Number of Pages: 368 pagesRelease Date: August 3rd 2010 Publisher: Berkley Trade Formats Available: Paperback Purchasing Info: Author’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon, BookDepository(US), BookDepository(UK)

Book Blurb:

HISTORICAL ROMANCE – Three classic fairytales—“Sleeping Beauty,” “Puss in Boots,” and “Little Red Riding Hood”—cleverly retold with enough sensual twists to prove wickedly ever after does exist…
Sleeping Beau: Five years ago, the notorious rake, Adrien d’Aspe, Marquis de Beaulain, was awakened by a sensuous kiss—and experienced a night of raw ecstasy that was branded into his memory. Years later, he spots his mysterious seductress—and this time, he has no intention of letting her go…
Little Red Writing: Nicolas de Savignac, Comte de Lambelle, has been assigned by the King to uncover the secret identity of the author writing scandalous stories about powerful courtiers. He never expected his …

All YA Love: Your opinion matters + Giveaway

We all have a favorite book, a favorite author, even a favorite character…so here at Book Lovers INC. we have decided it’s time to get YOUR input! (At least for your favorites in the YA category!)

So here’s the deal, let us know – via our little survey, (only 5 questions nothing to complicated), and add in your email address!

Next week, I will compile the results and let you in on some of the favorites, including the most popular, in the coming weeks!

One winner will be chosen to receive a surprise book – I’m thinking maybe a book of your choose, from either the grab bag, or book depo!

So…let’s here it – what are YOUR favorites?

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Good Luck!

Copyright 2010-11 Book Lovers Inc.

Review: Dreamland by Sarah Dessen

Format Read: BookNumber of Pages: 250Release Date: May 11, 2004Publisher: PuffinFormats Available: Paperback and eBookPurchasing Info: Author’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon, BookDepository(US), BookDepository(UK)

Book Blurb:Strange, sleepy Rogerson, with his long brown dreads and brilliant green eyes, had seemed to Caitlin to be an open door. With him she could be anybody, not just the second-rate shadow of her older sister, Cass. But now she is drowning in the vacuum Cass left behind when she turned her back on her family’s expectations by running off with a boyfriend. Caitlin wanders in a dream land of drugs and a nightmare of Rogerson’s sudden fists, lost in her search for herself.

Why do so many girls allow themselves to get into abusive relationships–and what keeps them there? In this riveting novel, Sarah Dessen searches for understanding and answers. Caught in a …

New Releases: Week of July 19 – July 25

Dark and Stormy Knights by P.N. Elrod (Jim Butcher, Ilona Andrews, Carrie Vaughn, Vicki Pettersson , Shannon K. Butcher, Rachel Caine, Deidre Knight)

Genre: UF Anthology

They’re the last defenders of humanity, the lone wolf bad boys— and girls—who do dark deeds for the right reasons. Modern day knights who are sexy, funny, mad, bad and dangerous to know because they do what most of us only dream about…and get away with it. In this all-star collection, nine of today’s hottest urban fantasy authors bring us original stories of supernatural, modern day knights that will have readers clamoring for more!

Amazon, Book Depository.uk, Book Depository.com

The Fallen 2: Aerie and Reckoning (The Fallen, #3-4) by Thomas E. Sniegoski

Genre: Paranormal YA

Aaron’s …

Review: As Lie the Dead by Kelly Meding

Format Read: eARCNumber of Pages: 416Release Date: July 27th, 2010Publisher: DellFormats Available: Paperback, eBookPurchasing Info: Author’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon.com, Bookdepository.com, Bookdepository.co.uk

I received this book as a review copy from the author.

Book Blurb:Evangeline Stone, a rogue bounty hunter, never asked for a world divided between darkness and light…

…or the power to die and live again in someone else’s borrowed body. After a murder plot meant to take her out leaves an entire race of shapeshifters nearly extinct, Evy is gnawed by guilt. So when one of the few survivors of the slaughter enlists her aid, she feels duty-bound to help—even though protecting a frail, pregnant shifter is the last thing Evy needs, especially with the world going to hell around her.

Amid weres, Halfies, gremlins, vamps—and increasingly outgunned humans—a war for supremacy is brewing. With shifters …

Interview: Author Kelly Meding + Giveaway

We are very happy to welcome author Kelly Meding here at Book Lovers Inc today. Her new novel, As Lie the Dead, book 2 in the Dreg City Series will be released on Tuesday 27th and she’s here to celebrate her upcoming release. Be sure to check out the giveaway at the end of the post. Willkommen Kelly! The Geeky Lover: Kelly, can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Kelly: I am a moderately shy homebody, born and raised in southern Delaware near the beaches, and now live on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. As a child, I entertained myself by creating elaborate stories for my She-Ra figures and Barbie dolls to enact, and now I tell stories for a living. Chocolate and coffee are my oxygen, and I am mother to the world’s most resilient kitty …