Review: A Risk Worth Taking by Victoria James

Format read: ebook copy provided by publisher through NetGalley
Series: Book #1 in the Red River series
Release Date: 11 March 2013
Publisher: Entangled Publishing (Indulgence imprint)
Number of pages: 170 pages
Formats available: ebook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, iTunes, Read an excerpt

Blurb:

Interior designer Holly Carrington worked hard for her success. Then tragedy struck, leaving Holly the sole guardian of her infant niece. Now she’s swapped her designer purse for a diaper bag, and is going ahead with plans to renovate—and sell—her childhood home in Red River. But facing her past also means coming face-to-face with Quinn Manning all over again…

Quinn was the object of her girlhood crush—and heartbreak— and is more gorgeous than ever. He’s also the only person qualified to oversee the renovation. Now they’re butting heads every step of the way… and their attraction is more electrifying than ever! But once the …

Around The Bookish World: Week-In-Review

Welcome to this week’s news post, in this edition we have news for more potential HBO projects for G.R.R Martin and a bit of a departure for Danielle Steel as well as our usual books to watch out for!

Horror author, James Herbert  sadly passed away this week at the age of of 69. His works has influenced other authors and has sold over 50 million copies which included books, The Rat, Haunted and Fluke. He also recently published his latest book, Ash which came out last week.

Romance novelist, Danielle Steel has announced she will be writing an illustrated Children’s book, which is a huge departure from her previous books and genre. The book which is entitled Pretty Minnie in Paris which follows the antics of a chihuahua in the French city. The press release also states: “Steel has one passion that her fans might not know about—her love for dogs. Pretty Minnie in Paris is inspired by …

Guest Post: HelenKay Dimon + Giveaway

We are delighted to welcome back HelenKay Dimon today in celebration of the release of the first book in her new Hanover Brothers series, No Turning Back which has been greeted with rave reviews! No Turning Back is published by Berkley InterMix and became available for download on March 19, 2013.

Take it away HelenKay! 🙂

Thank you for having me here today to talk about my newest release, NO TURNING BACK. The book follows the sons of a notorious con man, focusing on our hero, Declan. The heroine, Leah, is the daughter of one of the con man’s first victims. As you can imagine, that makes for a rocky road to romance.

I loved the idea of exploring how events outside of the hero and heroine’s control could have them spinning. Declan has his father’s messed-up legacy to handle and overcome. Leah has been taught by her …

ARC Review: Thrill Ride by Julie Ann Walker

Format Read: e-ARC provided by NetGalley courtesy of Publisher for Review
Length: 352 Pages
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Series: Black Knights Inc. Book IV
Release Date: April 2, 2013
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Formats Available: eBook, Kindle, Nook
Purchasing Info: Publisher, Author’s Website, Amazon, Books-A-Milliion, Powell’s, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, Book Depository, IndieBound, iBookstore, Kindle, Nook.

Book Blurb:

He’s Gone Rogue

Ex-Navy SEAL Rock Babineaux’s job is to get information, and he’s one of the best in the business. Until something goes horribly wrong and he’s being hunted by his own government. Even his best friends at the covert special-ops organization Black Knights Inc. aren’t sure they can trust him. He thinks he can outrun them all, but his former partner—a curvy bombshell who knows just how to drive him wild—refuses to cut him loose.

She Won’t Back Down

Vanessa Cordova hasn’t been the team’s communication specialist
very long, but …

On the Booklovers’ Shelves: Objects In Photo More Numerous Than They Appear

We’ve probably all seen the safety warning on the passenger side mirrors  of  cars. Wikipedia says it’s not just a US phenomenon, that other countries do this too. You know the phrase, “objects in mirror are closer than they appear”.

Sometimes it’s not real until after you’ve backed into the car behind you, usually while parallel parking. C’est la vie.

However, I’m here about books. And bookshelves. And the objects in this photo are more numerous than they appear. We moved from the Atlanta suburbs to Seattle in December. In spite of my current preference for ebooks, it hasn’t always been so.

Not to mention, I’ve been collecting books for decades. Every conceivably available wall in our apartment has a six-foot tall bookshelf “decorating” it. This picture isn’t of a room. It’s the hallway. We (my husband is just as much of a collector as I am) have over …

Romance and Me: Discovering Amish Romances

Hi Everyone!

I wanted to let you in on what has been going in my life reading-wise in the past two weeks. I read Temptation by Kathryn Barrett, one of Entangled Publishing’s new releases, which is a contemporary romance featuring a modern heroine discovering life and finding love in an Amish setting*. I have to say that prior to this novel my knowledge of the Amish was very limited (my excuse is that living in Europe we don’t hear/learn about them much), I saw For Richer or Poorer with Kirstie Alley and Tim Allen when I was a teen, but that was about it.

So yes, Temptation opened a whole new world to me. (But before I get to that let me tell you what a wonderful, well-written, heart-warming yet sexy story it was, so make sure to pick …

Guest post by Allie A. Burrow + Giveaway

Please join us in welcoming to Book Lovers Inc. Allie A. Burrow YA and contemporary romance author, whose first foray into steamier waters just got released in the SERVICED anthology, featuring several sexy novellas about hot men in uniform! 😉 So curious to know how daunting and exciting it was for Allie to pen her first sexy story? Join us as she shares the story of her experience (also don’t forget to enter the TWO giveaways at the end)! 

Have you been SERVICED lately?

I am delighted to introduce you to the SERVICED anthology, released by Breathless Press earlier this month. With nine talented authors, ten great short stories, lots of men in uniform, and hot hot HOT romance, there is something for everyone.

So how did I get involved in the anthology?

Well, I’ll let you in on a little secret: Allie A Burrow is a bit of a fake—sssh…don’t …

New Releases: March 18-24, 2013

Title: Clockwork Princess
Author: Cassandra Clare
Genre: steampunk (YA)
Release date: March 19, 2013

Description:

If the only way to save the world was to destroy what you loved most, would you do it?

The clock is ticking.

Everyone must choose.

Passion. Power. Secrets. Enchantment.

Danger closes in around the Shadowhunters in the third and final instalment of the bestselling “Infernal Devices” trilogy.

…

17 & Gone by Nova Ren Suma (YA)
Cards & Caravans (Gaslight Chronicles, #5) by Cindy Spencer Pape
Dark Destiny (Principatus, #1) by Lexxie Couper

Everafter (Kissed by an Angel, #6) by Elizabeth Chandler (YA)
Exposed (Just One Night, #2) by Kyra Davis
Fox Forever (Jenna Fox Chronicles, #3) by Mary E. Pearson (YA)

Grave Secret (Secret McQueen, #5) by Sierra Dean
Heart Like Mine by Amy Hatvany
Highlander Most Wanted (The Montgomerys and Armstrongs, #2) by Maya Banks