Review: Shadowed Soul, by Stacey Kennedy

Format Read: e-ARC submitted by author for review
Length: Novella – 43 pages
Genre: Paranormal Erotic Romance
Publisher: Decadent Publishing
Release Date: October 7, 2011
Formats Available: Kindle, e-Book
Purchasing Info: Publisher, Author’s Website, Kindle, Goodreads, All Romance e-Books, Smashwords
Book Blurb:

Four months have passed since Ellie’s heart was broken by her cheating boyfriend, Gerrid. Sick of mourning, she sets out in search of a man to make her forget. Madame Eve of 1Night Stand arranges for Ellie to meet just the man at Nocturnal Nightclub in Miami. Bryce is not only sexy as sin but full of mystery. He does things no man should be capable of. Ellie might question his fast speed, cold hands, and even the way he bites at her skin―if he wasn’t so determined to awaken the part of her that’s been buried by lies.

Days have passed since Bryce’s last feeding and his vampire hungers …

Review: "Pleasure Bound", by Anne Rainey

Format Read: e-ARC provided by Author for review
Series: Hard to Get Series – Book II
Genre: Erotic Contemporary Romance
Length: 256 pages
Release Date: October 25, 2011
Publisher: Kensington Publishing
Formats Available: Paperback, Nook, Kindle
Purchasing Info: Author’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Book Depository, Nook, Kindle All Romance eBooks.

Book Blurb:

When Desire Burns This Hot…

With his sexy smile and rock-hard body, P.I. Jonas Phoenix is used to having women flock to his bed. But these days there’s only one woman Jonas wants–and she won’t give him the time of day.

The Only Choice…

Deanna Harrison knows she can’t fight her attraction to Jonas forever, but she’s looking for more than a fling. So Jonas issues Deanna a challenge: give him one weekend at his Miami beach house to win her over. No strings attached. No limitations.

Is Surrender…

Once in Miami, the sexual tension erupts as …

Seven Days of Blogging by Sharon from I Smell Sheep + Giveaway!

Today our special blogger guest is the wonderful Sharon from I Smell Sheep. Sharon is a delight and hosts a unique, extremely active Blog with daily fun and surprises. She is an excellent, committed reviewer. (You really should check out her awesome blog). Sharon is talking about “Seven Days of Blogging”, and I think all us book lovers will relate to her “have book will travel” experience! Be sure to leave a comment for her and you might win a swag pack. Detail at the end of the post. So now, take the mic Sharon!
As a review blogger I read. A lot. I have a paper book and my kindle with me at all times because you never know when you will have a moment to read. I decided to visually chronicle for you places I read this past …

Review: Kingdom of Childhood by Rebecca Coleman

Format Read: eARC provided by NetGalley courtesy of the publisher; ARC Paperback provided by Publicist
Length: 352 pages
Genre: Fiction
Release Date: September 27, 2011
Publisher: Mira Books
Formats Available: Trade Paperback, Kindle, Nook
Purchasing Info: Publisher, Author’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Powells, Chapters, Kindle, Nook

Book Blurb:

The Kingdom of Childhood is the story of a boy and a woman: sixteen-year-old Zach Patterson, uprooted and struggling to reconcile his knowledge of his mother’s extramarital affair, and Judy McFarland, a kindergarten teacher watching her family unravel before her eyes. Thrown together to organize a fundraiser for their failing private school and bonded by loneliness, they begin an affair that at first thrills, then corrupts each of them. Judy sees in Zach the elements of a young man she loved as a child, …

The Kingdom of Childhood Q & A with Author Rebecca Coleman + Giveaway

Book Lovers Inc. is pleased to host the next stop in author Rebecca Coleman’s The Kingdom of Childhood Blog Tour. Ms. Coleman’s highly acclaimed novel The Kingdom of Childhood about a relationship between a teacher and a teenage student was released from Mira Books on September 27, 2011. 

About Rebecca Coleman: A New Yorker by birth, Rebecca Coleman grew up in the close suburbs of Washington, D.C., in an academic family. A year spent in Germany, at the age of eight, would later provide the basis for the protagonist’s background in The Kingdom of Childhood. She first learned about the Waldorf School movement at age 14 and quickly developed a fascination with its culture and philosophies. After studying elementary education for several years at the University of Maryland, she graduated with a degree in English, awarded with honors. She lives …

Interview: Sarah Grimm + Giveaway

We are thrilled to welcome Sarah Grimm to BLI today. I came to know of Sarah’s latest release After Midnight when she submitted an ARC for review to Book Lovers, and am I am so happy she did because I can honestly say I found her novel to be an emotional and gripping romance that I was unable to put down. After Midnight is receiving high accolades, was released on September 30th and is published by Wild Rose Press. Before Sarah published her first book, she spent years scribbling in notebooks, filling the pages with partial chapters and the margins with titles and story ideas. She told friends that the characters spoke to her, and she felt compelled to get their stories on paper. Eventually, she sat down at a computer and wrote her first tale of …

Review: Enchanted Destiny by Rayka Mennen

Format Read: e-ARC provided by NetGalley courtesy of Entangled Publishing
Length: Novella 107 Pages
Release Date: October 4, 2011
Series: Enchanted Destiny Book I
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Formats Available: Kindle, Nook, eBook
Purchasing Info: Author’s Website, Publisher, Goodreads, Kindle, Nook

Book Blurb:

Destiny’s never looked so good.

Kat never believed she’d fall victim to her family’s stories about destined soul mates—she makes her own fate, thank you very much. When she walks by a construction site and admires the same sexy architect for the zillionth time in a week, the last thing she expects is to be slammed by a vision of his death.

Which activates the spell that will change their lives forever.

Jake is a single dad with a singular focus—create a stable life for him and his son. His ex-wife cured him of any desire to fall in love, …

An Enchanted Interview With Rayka Mennen + Giveaway

We are delighted to welcome Rayka Mennen to Book Lovers Inc. today! Rayka is here for the next stop of her Entangled Publishing Blog Tour in celebration of the release of her paranormal romance, Enchanted Destiny, which will be released from Entangled Publishing tomorrow October 4th. Enchanted Destiny is the first of a series of stories to be published by Entangled Publishing. Enchanted Desire, the next novella in the series will be available in December 2011. Rayka loves to travel and has journeyed the world over, you can read more about the places she has visited by visiting her website where she notes: New places, people, foods, cultures — and a story just waiting to be found on every trip!

Lea: Rayka! Welcome to Book Lovers, it’s such a pleasure to be able to chat with you about Enchanted …

Guest Post: Gracen Miller Interviews Madeline Wescott + Giveaway

Please join us in welcoming Gracen Miller to Book Lovers Inc. today! Gracen is here to celebrate the publication of her latest story Pandora’s Box, which received rave reviews when released from Decadent Publishing on August 18, 2011. Gracen describes herself as a hopeless daydreamer masquerading as a “normal” person in southern society and notes many of her creative worlds are spawned from coffee highs.

Gracen has two previously published books to her credit including Elfin Blood, available from Nobel Romance Publishing and Fairy Casanova, published by Decadent Publishing. Gracen has a fun interview with Madeline Wescott, the heroine of Pandora’s Box and she is offering a generous Giveaway opportunity!

Take it away Gracen!

*last minute touch-ups on hair as the producer counts down with his fingers…three…two…one…is cued to begin with a red light on the camera*

BL: *sitting straight with …

Review: After Midnight by Sarah Grimm

Format Read: eARC provided by Author for review
Length: 284 pages
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Series: Midnight Series Book I
Release Date: September 30, 2011
Publisher: Wildrose Press
Formats Available: e-Book, Paperback, Kindle
Purchasing Info: Publisher, Publisher e-Book, Author’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle
Book Blurb:

Thirteen years—that’s how long Isabeau Montgomery has been living a lie. After an automobile accident took her mother’s life, Izzy hid herself away, surviving the only way she knew how. Now she is happy in her carefully reconstructed life. That is until he walks through the door of her bar…

Black Phoenix singer/front man Noah Clark came to Long Island City with a goal–one that doesn’t include an instant, electric attraction to the dark-haired beauty behind the bar. Coaxing her into his bed won’t be easy, but he can’t get her pale, haunted eyes nor her skill on the piano out …