The International Giveaways Cafe (67)

Good morning all and welcome to your one stop location for bookish giveaways with eligibility the world over. Hope you all have a great weekend, full of reading time 🙂

And, remember to let us know if you’ve won anything recently; the Book Lovers would love to hear! At Book Lovers Inc., it’s our pleasure to share the bookish love! Good luck to everyone and hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!

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1. The giveaway MUST be available to international addresses (Book Depository does count)
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Around The Bookish World: Week-In-Review

Welcome to this week’s news post! This week have news of a major glitch which led to the majority of the Big 6 books to become delisted on Amazon, Outlander has been greenlit to be turned into a series and much more!

Late last night, Twitter was ablaze with the news that Amazon has started to remove the buy buttons from the Big 6 Kindle books. Whilst in the past this has happened due to the introduction of Agency agreement which led to a standoff, it seems in this case the delisting was a glitch which only affected the US site, while the international counterparts were not affected. It was also interesting to note that smaller and independent publishers were also not affected either.  However this does give credence to the fear that Amazon who has huge market share of the ebook market could really affect sales if something like …

Review: Running in the Dark by Regan Summers

Format Read: ebook provided by NetGalley
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Release Date: October 29, 2012
Number of Pages: 146 pages
Publisher: Carina Press
Series: Night Runner #1
Formats Available: ebook, audiobook
Purchasing Info: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Author’s Website | Publisher’s Website

Book Blurb:

Santiago, Chile

After surviving a vampire turf war in Alaska, vampire courier Sydney Kildare is back behind the wheel and working under an assumed name in Chile. She doesn’t speak the language, doesn’t know the city and—worst of all—has to drive a crappy car.

What she does have is Malcolm Kelly, her sort-of boyfriend and manager of the city’s vampire population. But with Malcolm preoccupied by bloodsucker business—and a gorgeous vampiress from his past—Sydney feels more alone than ever.

But Sydney has more than her love life to worry about. She’s got vamps on her …

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 …

Wishlist: Holiday Edition #1

Hey Everyone!

Sure, you might find that it is still a bit early to think about Christmas and the holidays (though some of my fellow Book Lovers myself included don’t think such a thing is possible. Seriously, I count back the days ’till Christmas as soon as January rolls around 😉 ), but since there are so many of us we have to start early for everyone to get a chance to show their holiday wishlists. And who knows maybe you’ll get inspired for some gift ideas, either for yourself or your loved ones. 😉

So here are some holiday themed stories that caught my eye recently and that I can’t wait to get my hands on:

No Mistletoe Required by Jeanette Murray

Dan Beckins isn’t sure how he let his best friend con him into volunteering to build Santa’s Winter Wonderland at the local hospital. He’s got no problems with charity …

Review: The Killing Dance by Laurell K. Hamilton

Format read: paperback
Genre: Horror
Release Date: 4 April 2006
Length: 387 pages
Publisher: Berkley
Formats available: hardcover, paperback, ebook, audiobook
Purchasing Info: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Book Depository US | Book Depository (UK)

Book Blurb:

The dead obey her, The undead fear her. Anita Blake, animator and vampire hunter, lives a dual life.

My Thoughts:
I will be honest, the events of The Killing Dance nearly had me walk away from this series and not look back.

Anita has a price on her head, considering how many people she has ticked off in the previous books, that isn’t difficult to comprehend. She calls in Edward, one of her only friends and one of the greatest hitmen around to help find out who wants her her dead so badly.

Anita’s character for me in The Killing Dance took a nosedive. …

Interview with Regan Summers + Giveaway

Let’s give a warm Book Lovers Inc. welcome to Regan Summers! We need to help Regan keep toasty and warm because she lives in Anchorage, Alaska, the place where her heroine Sydney Kildare started her story as a courier for the vampires. (I’ll confess that watching Sydney half-destroy a place I used to live was oodles of fun!) Regan is here to celebrate the release of the second story of Sydney’s courier business, Running in the Dark. Read on to hear what Regan has to say, and be sure to check out Regan’s giveaway at the end of the interview.

Marlene: Hi Regan, welcome to BLI! Can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Regan: Thank you so much for having me, Marlene. I’m so pleased to be here! I was born and raised in Alaska, and fed a steady diet of British literature, comic books and action movies. So …

Review: Beguiling the Beauty by Sherry Thomas

Format Read: mass-market paperback, self-purchased
Length: 281 pages
Genre: historical romance
Series: Fitzhugh Trilogy, #1
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Publisher: Berkley Sensation
Formats Available: mass-market paperback, e-book
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Book Depository, Author’s Website

Book Blurb:

When the Duke of Lexington meets the mysterious Baroness von Seidlitz-Hardenberg on a transatlantic liner, he is fascinated. She’s exactly what he’s been searching for—a beautiful woman who interests and entices him. He falls hard and fast—and soon proposes marriage.

And then she disappears without a trace…

For in reality, the “baroness” is Venetia Easterbrook—a proper young widow who had her own vengeful reasons for instigating an affair with the duke. But the plan has backfired. Venetia has fallen in love with the man she despised—and there’s no telling what might happen when she is finally unmasked…

Read an excerpt from Beguiling the Beauty

My Thoughts:

I’ve gotta say that …

Review: In Bed with the Opposition by Stephanie Draven

Format read: ebook received from the publisher
Release Date: 15 August 2012
Number of pages: 165 pages
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, Indulgence line
Formats available: ebook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s website, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Read an excerpt

Blurb:

Armed with a sassy haircut, a sharp wit, and a personal list of rules for all life’s exigencies, Grace Santiago is a fiercely loyal Senate staffer who has everything under control. At least until famous political pundit Ethan Castle walks back into her life. Grace hasn’t forgotten their disastrous affair in law school, but she can’t resist his bad boy charm.

When Grace learns that Ethan has been hired as a political gunslinger for the other side, her loyalties—and her heart—are torn in two. Though their sexual chemistry can’t be denied, they find themselves locked in political combat. Ethan believes that all is fair in love and war, but he won’t throw the election—not even …