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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 …
5 Stars,featured,Review,Stephanie Draven,The Latin Lover 
7 Nov 2012
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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 …
Dual Review: Contract for Marriage by Barbara DeLeo
Format Read: e-book provided by the publisher
Release Date: September 15th 2012
Number of Pages: 132 pages
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Formats Available: Kindle Edition, e-book
Purchasing Info: Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Author’s Website, Publisher
Book Blurb:
Pregnant and alone after her ex-lover’s death, magazine editor Ruby Fleming’s not about to give up her home to the man who broke her heart—until she discovers her mother left half of the estate to somebody else, and she realizes she’s trapped.
Property tycoon Christo Mantazis wants the one thing his riches can’t buy—the villa where his mother has lived and worked as housekeeper for forty years. That it’s the same house he was banished from after being caught making love to the owner’s irresistible daughter stirs up old memories, and now he wants her more than ever.
Our Thoughts:
Stella: …
Interview with Sara Daniel + Giveaway
Today we welcome to Book Lovers Inc. Sara Daniel another brand new Entangled Bliss author who is on a virtual globe trotting book tour celebrating the release of her sweet contemporary romance Construction Beauty Queen! Join us as I chat with Sara and you could even win a copy of Construction Beauty Queen!
Stella: Hi Sara, can you please tell us a bit about yourself?
Sara: Hi, Stella! Thanks for having me here today. As an author, I write what I love—irresistible romance and captivating small-town drama. On the personal side, I’m a frazzled maid, chauffeur, chef, and personal assistant. I’m crazy about country music and the drama of NASCAR. And I have my very own happily ever after with my hero husband.
Stella: Describe a typical day of writing?
Sara: I sit in front of the computer and catch up on my email and social media with a cup of …
featured,Giveaways,Interview,Sara Daniel,The Latin Lover 5 Nov 2012
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The Halloween Winner Post
Hey Everyone!
I hope you all had lots of fun for Halloween! Tell me what did you dress up like? And did you get lots of great treats? While Halloween is not a classic holiday where I live, lately more and more people and shops tend to decorate, and I did my own Halloween decorations by doing some fun Halloween nail art and baking some pumpkin treats 😉
We have lots of winners to announce today as well so let’s get started, shall we?
This week congratulations are in order to
the new lucky winner of a paperback copy of From Notting Hill with Love…Actually by Ali McNamara since the original winner never got back to us is:
Jen B
the lucky winners of a copy of Sacred Treason by James Forrester are:
Sullivan McPig
Becky
the lucky winner of an ebook copy of either The Reluctant Amazon or Rules of the Game is:
featured,The Latin Lover,Winners 4 Nov 2012
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Interview with Rachel Astor + Giveaway!
Today we’d like to offer a sweet welcome to Book Lovers Inc. to Rachel Astor. I say sweet because Rachel is here to talk about here new contemporary romance, Sugar Rush, and it takes place at a candy store. Talk about sweetness! Sweet competitiveness, since her hero and heroine are trying to out-do each other at a chocolate competition!
Speaking of competitions, if you want to win your own copy of Sugar Rush, be sure to check out the giveaway at he end of the interview.
Marlene: Hi, Rachel, welcome to Book Lovers Inc! Can you please tell us a bit about yourself?
Rachel: Thanks for having me! I grew up on a farm outside a tiny town (population 500), once worked at a bar named after a dog, and I’m a twin, which routinely gets me stopped by complete strangers thinking I’m my sister. In fact, it happened at an ice …
Interview with Charles Sheehan-Miles + Giveaway
Today we are happy to welcome to Book Lovers Inc. Charles Sheehan-Miles, who besides being a war veteran, ex-restaurant manager, nonprofit activist and IT guy is also a romance author! Join us as I got to interview Charles on how it is to be a male romance writer, and you could even win a copy of his emotional romance novel: Just Remember to Breathe!
Stella: Hi Charles, welcome to BLI! Can you please tell us a bit about yourself?
Charles: Thanks so much for asking me to interview today! I’m a forty-ish writer, but I’ve had several careers up to this point. I spent some time as a soldier, I’ve run a restaurant, and several non profit organizations. I live in Bethesda, Maryland, with my wonderful wife and two monstrous—I mean lovely—children.
Stella: Describe a typical day of writing? Are you a planner or pantser?
Charles: I’m up at 4:30 every morning, and write until …
Romance and Me: The Halloween Romance Edition
Hey Everyone!
Happy Halloween! To get in the festive mood what kind of creepy story are you reading?
As you can see in our dual review this year Marlene and I, we read the Entangled anthology which features 11 paranormal novellas from plenty of fantastic authors and all proceeds of the sales go to breast cancer research, so if you haven’t read it yet, take a look, we enjoyed it a lot!
And while most paranormal romances/urban fantasy novels suit the genre and mood of Halloween, here are a few of our own selected favourites:
The Shifter series by Rachel Vincent, and if I already mentioned one of her series I should also recommend the other one as well: her Soul Screamers series. The first is an action packed adult urban fantasy series with a strong romantic …
featured,Romance and Me,The Latin Lover 31 Oct 2012
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Dual Review: Entangled – a spooky and healthy anthology
Format read: ebook
Release Date: 7 September 2011
Number of pages: 434 pages
Publisher: Authors4theCure
Formats available: ebook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Only $2.99 at: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, All Romance eBooks, Smashwords, Read an excerpt
Blurb:
Ghosts, vampires, demons, and more! Entangled includes ten suspense-filled paranormal short stories from authors Cynthia Eden, Jennifer Estep, Edie Ramer, Lori Brighton, Michelle Diener, Misty Evans, Nancy Haddock, Liz Kreger, Dale Mayer, and Michelle Miles, plus a Seven Deadly Sins novella by Allison Brennan.
Stacia Kane contributed the foreword. Formatting and cover art were also donated to the project by Lori Devoti and Laura Morrigan.
All proceeds go to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Stories include:
HALLOWEEN FROST by USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Estep (author of the Mythos Academy, Elemental Assassin, and Bigtime series) — It’s Halloween at Mythos Academy, but Gwen Frost and her friends are in for more tricks than treats when they run into a mythological monster …
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 …
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