Interview with Author Susan Wiggs + Giveaway

Please join us in welcoming Susan Wiggs to BLI today. Susan is here as part of her blog tour celebrating the release of Return to Willow Lake, the latest book in her Lakeshore Chronicles contemporary romance series. Return is an appropriate title, because this is Susan’s first trip back to the world of the Lakeshore Chronicles in two years. I’m sure that she has a lot of fans who have been itching for a return to this marvelous little town in the Catskills and the people that they have become familiar with (and probably quite fond of) during the course of this series.

BLI: Susan, tell us a bit about yourself- perhaps something no one would expect from you?

Susan: Hmmm. I’m not very mysterious so I don’t know if I can tell you anything unexpected. Maybe it’s unexpected that I’m a newlywed, seeing how I’m older than dirt. And my …

ARC Review: The Shifting Price of Prey by Suzanne McLeod

Format read: E-Arc provided by the author
Series: Book # 4 in the Spellcrackers.com series
Release Date: August 30th 2012
Number of pages: 534 pages
Publisher: Gollancz
Formats available: Ebook, Paperback, Hardcover
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Book Depository US | Book Depository (UK)

Blurb:
Sometimes a bit of magical help might cost more than you bargained for . . .

London is hosting the Carnival Fantastique, and Genny’s job has never been busier or more fulfilling. Only not everyone is so happy. The fae are in trouble again and Genny learns the mysterious Emperor may have the solution they need – if Genny can find him.

Genny needs help. She turns to the vampire, Malik al-Khan, only to find he’s wrestling with his own demons. Genny’s own problems are about to multiply too. An …

Guestpost: Fighting the Muse by Aleksandr Voinov + Giveaway

Today it’s a pleasure to welcome Aleksandr Voinov on Book Lovers Inc.  If you’ve missed my previous raving posts about his work, here is your chance to learn more about Aleksandr and his new book, Skybound, which was released earlier this week.  Meet Aleksandr and his muse! 

Hi, I’m Aleksandr Voinov, and I’m happy to join you guys at Book Lovers Inc. It’s my first time, so be gentle. 🙂 You might know me from my dark and sexy mafia series Dark Soul, but today I’m going to talk a little about Skybound, my new release from Riptide Publishing.

Skybound is one of those stories that hit me like lightning. Now, that sounds about as much fun as it is (though, unlike real victims of lightning, I did not physically explode or my heart didn’t stop—sorry, too much research into killing people). I was perfectly …

The Good, the Bad and the Are-You-Kidding-Me? Cover Quiz Answers!

Welcome back to our bi-weekly cover post. Last time was a blast for us and we really hope you all enjoyed it too. It was so much fun to read the answers and see which cover was harder to guess than the others. Very entertaining-
Today we will announce the cover quiz winners and yes we will also reveal the correct covers we were looking for.
So get a coffee and see if you got the answers right and if maybe you even won one of our prizes. *g*

Tart by Lauren Dane

Endgame by Ann Aguirre

Riveted by Meljean Brook

Trapped by Kevin Hearne

The Shifting Price of Prey by Suzanne McLeod

Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger

Highlander Most Wanted by Maya Banks

Lethal Rider by Larissa Ione

Outpost by Ann Aguirre

Haunted by Jeanne C. Stein

And One …

ARC Review: Skybound by Aleksandr Voinov

Format read: E-Arc provided by the publisher
Release Date: August 20th 2012
Number of pages: 44 pages
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Formats available: ebook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Riptide Publishing

Blurb:
Germany, 1945. The Third Reich is on its knees as Allied forces bomb Berlin to break the last resistance. Yet on an airfield near Berlin, the battle is far from over for a young mechanic, Felix, who’s attached to a squadron of fighter pilots. He’s especially attached to fighter ace Baldur Vogt, a man he admires and secretly loves. But there’s no room for love at the end of the world, never mind in Nazi Germany.

When Baldur narrowly cheats death, Felix pulls him from his plane, and the pilot makes his riskiest move yet. He takes a few days’ leave to recover, and he takes Felix with him. Away from the pressures of the airfield, their bond deepens, and Baldur …

Guest post: What’s in a name? by Suzanne McLeod + Giveaway

Today I am thrilled to introduce one of my favorite authors, Suzanne McLeod on Book Lovers Inc! Suzanne is here with us today to celebrate the upcoming release of her new novel, The Shifting Price of Prey (I love saying it aloud 5 times in a row *wink*). It’s the 4th book in her fantastic Spellcrackers.com series and if you haven’t tried it yet, I can’t recommend it enough. Let’s give a warm welcome to Suzanne who will be talking about how she named her characters. And don’t forget you can win one of her book!

‘What’s in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet’
Romeo and Juliet – William Shakespeare.

Hello and thanks to the Book Lovers for having me here again!

A rose probably would smell as sweet but once something is named it’s difficult to separate it from its …

Happy Birthday Stella!

Today we’re very happy to celebrate our very own Latin Lover’s Birthday!!! As the cake says..We <3 you!!!

Happy Birthday Stella!! *g* 

Everyone’s getting ready to celebrate with you! So take your party hat (or party thong because it’s too hot outside) and let’s get ready to rock this birthday!

Starting with the soft pic 😉

Has: Happy Happy Birthday hon!!!!!!! Have a brilliant day which I hope is full of books and other goodies and that your birthday wish comes true for you!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lots of *HUGS* Love Has xxx

Lea: Happy Birthday Stella!! I hope your day is filled with wonderful surprises, lots of chocolate, wine and a BIG cake with drool worthy icing!! Enjoy your special day! ((((HUGE HUGS)))))) Lea. 😀

Anna: Happy Birthday Stella!!!!!!!!! Hope you all the best for your special day, health and happiness 🙂

Marlene: Happy, Happy Birthday Stella! I hope you have the bestest of all …

ARC Review: The Ugly Duchess by Eloise James

Format read: E-ARC from Edelveiss
Release Date: August 28th 2012
Number of pages: 384 pages
Publisher: Avon
Formats available: ebook, paperback
Purchasing Info: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Book Depository US | Book Depository (UK) , Author’s Website

Blurb:

How can she dare to imagine he loves her…when all London calls her The Ugly Duchess ?

Theodora Saxby is the last woman anyone expects the gorgeous James Ryburn, heir to the Duchy of Ashbrook, to marry. But after a romantic proposal before the prince himself, even practical Theo finds herself convinced of her soon-to-be duke’s passion.

Still, the tabloids give the marriage six months.

Theo would have given it a lifetime…until she discovers that James desired not her heart, and certainly not her countenance, but her dowry. Society was shocked by their wedding; it’s scandalized by their separation.

Now James faces …

Dual Review:Try Me by Olivia Cunning

Format read: ebook
Series: Book #1 in the One Night with Sole Regret series
Release Date: June 26th 2012
Number of pages: 85 pages
Publisher: Self-published
Formats available: ebook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, Amazon

Blurb:
For the five sexy rock gods of Sole Regret, finding love is easy, keeping it is hard.

Melanie has no desire to meet the members of the rock band, Sole Regret, but her groupie of a best friend gets them both backstage and then rushes off with the band’s lead singer. Left alone at an after party with a bunch of scary tattooed and pierced metal-heads, sheltered Melanie is relieved when the only normal-looking guy in the room insists on keeping her company.

By the time Melanie discovers that Gabe is the band’s drummer and not as normal as she assumed, she has already made a complete fool of herself. …

The Good, the Bad and the Are-You-Kidding-Me? Book Cover Quiz + Giveaway

This week we planned something totally new. *drumroll* We prepared a quiz for you. We want to know how much we taught you about covers. *wink* Below you can see 20 little squares with a little snippet of a book cover. We want you to tell us which book it is and who wrote it. You can fill in your answer as you go and enter you name and email addy at the end and there will be prizes for trying to play the game.

We were a bit scared that we made it too hard so we added a little hint for each cove to “help” you along. We swear we weren’t drunk. We’re just nerds.

There will be 2 winners:

One winner of a book (10$ top) from Book Depository chosen at random between all the entries with at least 5 correct answers.

One winner of 20 US$ …