Guest post by Inara Scott + Giveaway

Please give a warm welcome to Inara Scott, author of several contemporary, fantasy, paranormal and young adult novels! Inara stops by today to chat about fake engagements (since her newest release The Boss’s Fake Fiancée features this trope) and why she loves them. Arranged marriages/fake engagements and marriage of conveniences are some of my favourite tropes as well, so join us and tell us about yours, you could win a copy of The Boss’s Fake Fiancée! 

Photo by Martin Strachoň

My latest release, The Boss’s Fake Fiancée, is a “fake engagement” story (obviously!). It’s also an employee-boss romance (just as obviously!). These are tropes–well known romance novel set-ups that give the basic outline of the story and plot. Tropes let the reader know, in a very general way, what the book is about. Everyone out there probably has their favorite–for example, you might love “marriage of convenience” stories, and …

Interview with Lisa Plumley + Giveaway

We are pleased to bring you Lisa Plumley, author of dozens of funny contemporary and sweet historical romances! Today Lisa stops by to tell you all about her latest release, a wonderful holiday love story: Together for Christmas (which in my opinion has one of the best holiday covers!). Read on to learn more about the story, the characters and get your free copy of holiday romances offered generously by Lisa Plumley! 

Stella: Hi Lisa, welcome to Ex Libris! Can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Lisa: Thanks, Stella! I’m happy to be here. I’m a writer, wife, and mother from sunny Arizona. My first book was released by Kensington Publishing in 1997. Since then, I’ve written almost three dozen contemporary, historical, and paranormal romances, with five more on the way soon. Writing definitely keeps me busy! When I’m not working, I love to hike, run, …

Romance and Me: Being Snowed in Romances

Hey Everyone!

The holidays are within sight (yay!) and the weather has turned icy as well brr.. Yesterday it snowed, so we spent about 2 hours shovelling snow from our sidewalk so we could access the gate and the door, which reminded me of how much I love “snowed in” romances! You know the kind where the hero and heroine get snowed in and have to spend a couple of days in close quarters and due this forced companionship their attraction sparks to life 😀 I just love that cozy feeling of reading about the elements being wild out there while the characters enjoy the quiet and warm inside, with a roaring fire some hot chocolate/mulled wine and their own personal entertainment 😉

So now that I remembered how much I love this setting I’m looking for some good “snowed in” recommendations, and I hope that’s where …

Guest post by Nadia Lee + Giveaway

Hey Folks, today Nadia Lee is back to tell you about another one of her fairy tale retellings: the steamy Cinderella story of hers titled Ashwyn!  And since Thanksgiving was just last week Nadia thought it would be a good time to ask Ashwyn what she feels thankful for. Leave a comment and you will be entered to win an ebook copy of Ashwyn: Cinderella Retold with an Erotic Twist by Nadia Lee!

What the Cursed Ashwyn is Thankful for

In America, people celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November. Though I don’t do the giant turkey thing due to the fact that I live in Japan, I still think about the holiday as an American.

So I thought I’d do something a little bit different. Instead of talking about what I’m thankful for (it’s the same every year 🙂 ) I decided to ask Ashwyn, the cursed heroine from …

Guest post by Grace Burrowes + Giveaway

Today we are pleased to bring you the wonderful Grace Burrowes who is the author of such beloved historical romance series as the Windham series and the Lonely Lord series. She is here today to tell you about her brand new series the MacGregor trilogy, the first novel of which The Bridegroom Wore Plaid was released recently and which Caro loved (read her review here)! So read on and you could even win yourself a copy! 

The Basis for My New Series

I embarked upon a Scottish Victorian trilogy with some trepidation. While I’ve been reading Regencies since… well, for decades, there simply haven’t been Scottish Victorian romances thick on the ground, and my confidence with the time period was not as great.

Jennifer Ashley’s MacKenzie Brothers series was my first temptation to write in the Victorian era. Her novels are set in the 1880s and later, and start …

The Pie-tastic Winner Post!

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Since I don’t have anything interesting to tell you about my weekend (had to work on Saturday and so the weekend was painfully short for me 🙁 ), I’ll tell you about last weekend, when I was playing the role of Martha Stewart in the kitchen and turned it into a Pie Factory 😀 Namely I have been wanting to try out what a pumpkin pie tastes like (living outside the US I have never eaten it), so besides a beautifully scented pumpkin pie (it smelled like Christmas in my kitchen due to the cinnamon  nutmeg and ginger combo) I also prepared a traditional apple pie. Both had tremendous success with the family as they didn’t survive the serving 😉 So now my enthusiasm for pies has morphed into obsession: I want a beautifully polka dotted pie pan and would give anything for a pie chain (which to this day …

Interview with C.H. Admirand + Giveaway

Today we bring you C.H. Admirand who’s celebrating the release of her latest novel A Wedding in Apple Grove, which is the first book in her brand new Small Town USA contemporary romance series. Join us as we discuss small towns, romance, and Happily Ever Afters! 😉

Stella: Hi C.H., welcome to Book Lovers Inc! Can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

C.H.: Hi Stella, thanks for inviting me to be interviewed. I’m a huge fan of the “Happily Ever After (HEA)” and am addicted to Romance. I fell in love at first sight at 17 with the man who still makes my heart stop. We have three amazing kids—two sons and a daughter in the middle—and now a son-in-law and darling year old grandson. I have characters arguing in my head until I agree to write their stories. I love to bake—am …

BLI Holiday Reading Challenge 2012: Link Up Your Reviews!

Now that you have signed up for the Holiday Reading Challenge and started (or will soon start) reading holiday themed books, this is where you can post links to your reviews of said books.

Winners will be selected from all submitted reviews, so the more you read and review, the better chance you will have at winning 😉

Please in the “Name” section of the linky leave the title and author of the book.

Example:

Name: All I Want For Christmas by Santa Claus

Thank you!

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Guest Post by Nadia Lee + Giveaway

Today I’m very happy to welcome back to BLI Nadia Lee, who celebrates the release of her latest story, One Kiss, a delicious fairy tale retelling (her take on The Frog Prince) with a sexy post and an irresistible deal: until Friday you can get A Fairytale of Her Own, the first fairy tale retelling of Nadia (and which I LOVED!) for only 0.99 at Amazon! So hurry, grab a copy and read on to see what One Kiss will bring…

How to Make a Were-Frog Heroic (and Sexy)

The biggest challenge of basing One Kiss on The Frog Prince is the hero. I hadn’t realized how easy I had it when I based the previous story, A Happily Ever After of Her Own, on Beauty and the Beast because at least Edward the Beast was manly.

Poor Robert is a frog! How many people think …