Dual Review: "Carnal Secrets" by Nadia Lee

Format Read: e-Book submitted by Author for review
Length: 132 Pages
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: February 17, 2011
Formats Available: eBook, Kindle, Nook
Purchasing Info: Smashwords, Author’s Website, Goodreads, Kindle, Nook, All Romance e-Books

Book Blurb:

After a rapid change in management, Natalie Hall is surprised to find that she’s being promoted so quickly. But when it becomes obvious that the new CEO is interested in her on a more personal level, she pushes him away — she doesn’t want to repeat her past mistake of giving her heart to the wrong man.
A self-made billionaire, Alex Damon has his own reasons for pursuing Natalie. Her adoptive father, a powerful U.S. senator, is using his political clout to protect his friends the Rodales, who Alex intends to destroy for ripping his own family apart when he was a child. Furthermore, he suspects that …

Author Interview with Nadia Lee + Giveaway

Today we are ecstatic to welcome Nadia Lee at Book Lovers Inc! Both Lea and myself were blown away by Nadia’s recent release Carnal Secrets and spent e-mails gushing about how much we enjoyed it (as you can see in our joint review here)! So we were very happy that Nadia agreed to answer our questions and she was gracious enough to offer a copy of Carnal Secrets to a lucky BLI commentator, so read on and discover Nadia Lee if you haven’t yet! 😉

BLI: Nadia, can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

 
Nadia: I was born in Asia, have lived in four different countries and speak 2.5 languages. 😉 I’m not one of those people who wanted to write since forever. When I was growing up, I wanted to be a plastic surgeon because I thought it’d …

Review: The Jane Austen Handbook by Margaret C. Sullivan

Format read: hardcoverNumber of pages: 224 pages Publisher: Quirk PublishingFormats available: hardcover, paperback, ebookRelease Date: 28 March 2011 Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Kindle store, Book Depository

Blurb:

Long before Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Quirk published this guide to life in Regency England to the delight of Austen fans everywhere. Newly published with a revised cover, The Jane Austen Handbook offers step-by-step instructions for proper comportment in the early 19th century. Readers will discover:

• How to Indicate Interest in a Gentleman Without Seeming Forward• How to Ensure a Good Yearly Income• How to Ride Sidesaddle• How to Behave at a Dinner Party

Full of practical directions for navigating the travails of Regency life, this charming illustrated book also serves as a companion for present-day readers, explaining the English class system, currency, dress, and …

Guest Post: Why Book Blogs Matter by Kenneth Rosenberg + Giveaway

Today we are happy to welcome Kenneth Rosenberg to BLI, author of the romance novel No Cure for the Broken Hearted! Yes, you read that right, Kenneth as a man is the author of a sweet romance novel called a “fantastic love story” on Amazon. Today he is here to share with us his take as an author on book blogs, please give him a warm welcome and there is a giveaway waiting for you at the end! 😉

Of course, I know I don’t need to explain to anyone here how great books blogs are. If you didn’t already know, you wouldn’t be here, right?! That said, I still think it is worth pondering the importance of book blogs amid today’s rapidly evolving publishing industry.

Much has been said already about how ebooks have opened the field to authors who …

Pre-BEA Winner Post!

Hey Everyone!

Next week is BEA or for those who won’t be able to attend it, Armchair BEA! No clue what Armchair BEA is? Then you should check out its site: it’s basically a virtual BEA for all of us unable to attend the original one: there will be tons of giveaways, discussion panels, blogger interviews and other interesting posts, if you won’t be running your feet off at BEA you should join us, the fun is guaranteed! 🙂 Today I have only one lucky winner to announce as it seems due to last week’s Blogger problems all of our other giveaways will end later.

So big congratulations to…

The lucky winner of a copy of Exit the Actress by Priya Parmar is: Shannon

Congratulations Shannon, we have already sent you an e-mail notifying you …

Review: Adversary by Kate Kaynak

Format read: paperbackNumber of pages: 238 pagesRelease Date: 8 October 2010 Publisher: Spencer Hill PressFormats available: ebook, paperbackRelease Date: 20 August 2010Series: Book #2 in the Ganzfield seriesPurchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Kindle store

Blurb:

The second book of the Ganzfield series

Things are more dangerous than they seem at Ganzfield, and not everyone will survive. Does Maddie have what it takes?

See what happens next in the sequel to Minder.

My Thoughts: Adversary is the second book in the Ganzfield series and after how much I enjoyed the mindblowing adventure of Minder I was excited to see how Kate Kaynak would up the pace of the first book, and I have to say she triumphed! Adversary is an even more thrilling story where the breakneck speed of action keeps you glued to …

Review: Uniform Behaviour ed. by Lucy Felthouse

Format read: eARC Number of pages: 163 pages Formats available: ebookRelease Date: 23 November 2010 Source: review copy provided by authorPurchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon

Blurb:

Do you get all weak-kneed at the sight of a grubby fireman or a hunky soldier? Perhaps immaculately-dressed waiting-on staff get you feeling frisky? If so, you’ve come to the right place.

Uniform Behaviour contains sixteen smutty stories about firemen, soldiers, sailors, police, security guards and even waiters, priests and cleaners!

Delve into this anthology and enjoy steamy stories from established erotica authors including Justine Elyot, Craig J Sorensen, Victoria Blisse, Shermaine Williams, Elizabeth Coldwell and Lucy Felthouse. Uniform Behaviour also proudly introduces some exciting debut authors. So remember, you saw them here first!

As well as being written and compiled for your titillation, this anthology is also designed to …

How One Call Inspired So Many Different Responses – Guest post by Lucy Felthouse + Giveaway

 
Today I would like to introduce you to Lucy Felthouse the creative mastermind and editor of the fantastic erotic anthology Uniform Behaviour. This book is full of scorching hot stories about men and women in different (sexy) uniforms be it soldier, sailor, fireman, cop or some other uniform you wouldn’t even think of at first like waiter, security guard or cleaner. (You can read my detailed thoughts in my review of Uniform Behaviour here at BLI.) Please give a warm welcome to Lucy and enter for your chance to win your own copy of Uniform Behaviour.

When I put out the submissions call for my erotic anthology, Uniform Behaviour, I expected to receive lots of stories about soldiers and firemen. They seemed to be the most favoured uniforms amongst people I’d spoken to. So, late last year, when the submissions started rolling in, I was pleasantly surprised. The call …

Romance and Me: Virgin or Slut?

Hey Everyone!

Before you faint in shock let me explain to you the reasoning behind today’s topic.
In most historical romances the heroine is an inexperienced, innocent virgin maid, whose sensuality and passions are awakened by the sheet acrobat hero who’s more than talented in the ways of lovemaking.

99% of historical romance heroines are virgins, untouched girls whose first sexual encounter is with the hero who is teaching them how to unravel their hidden passions.
However lately I noticed that more and more novels dare to deviate from the norm and feature heroines who aren’t virgins anymore (the widow heroines are becoming quite a big trend right now).
But have you ever come across a historical romance where the man was a virgin or quite awkward in the ways of love and it was the heroine who taught him?
There is only one novel which comes to my mind Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander …

Review: Space Junque by L.K. Rigel

Format Read: eBook Number of pages:Release Date: 2 September 2010Formats available: ebookSeries: Book #1 in the Apocalypto seriesSource: e-ARC provided by author Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Free Apple apps

Blurb:

In flagrante apocalypto.

A paranormal romance fantasy.

The DOGs want to destroy the world. The gods want to make a new one. The trick is to survive both.

Warned by her friend Mike Augustine, Char Meadowlark tries to get off planet before a pending eco-terrorist attack, but the Defenders of Gaia strike while she’s at the airport. Jake Ardri, pilot of the shuttle Space Junque, rescues her and delivers her to the Imperial Space Station where Mike awaits.

When the DOGs’ final onslaught goes global and the material world threatens to implode, the ancient gods reemerge to take control over humanity. Through the ensuing chaos, Char must juggle …