Review: Protector’s Mate by Katie Reus

Protector's Mate by Katie Reus

Format Read: e-Book submitted by Author for review
Length: Novella
Publisher: Harlequin Nocturne Cravings
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Date: April 1, 2012
Formats Available: eBook, Kindle, Nook
Purchasing Info: e-Harlequin, Author’s Website, Goodreads, Kindle, Nook, Books On Board, Diesel Book Store

Book Blurb:

After two years in a war zone, werewolf Felicia Serna has finally returned to find another pack has taken over her territory…and the new second-in-command is the very man who haunts her fantasies.

Alaric has wanted Felicia from the moment he laid eyes on her, and now he’s ready to claim her. When a threatening shifter begins stalking them, he’s determined to protect her…even if it means putting his seduction on hold. But even in the heat of danger, their red-hot passion cannot be denied.

My Thoughts:

Wolf shifter Felicia Serna returns home to Alabama after 2 years working as a nurse with an …

The International Giveaways Café (38)

Hello all and welcome back for another week of great giveaways! It’s been a weird week around here with temperatures fluctuating wildly. They even mentioned snow again! Ugh! What that means here at the café is we’re never quite sure if it’ll be iced coffees all around or a nice hot cup of java…

One thing is consistent though: our love of books! So check out the giveaways below or enter your own info and let the winning begin 🙂 (A refresher for our café idealogy can be found here: Week 1)

Remember to let us know if you’ve won anything recently; the Book Lovers would love to hear! At Book Lovers Inc., it’s our pleasure to share the bookish love! Good luck to everyone and hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!

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Around the Bookish World: News-In-Review

Welcome to this week’s news post and it has been pretty eventful We have news on Amazon and the Touch Kindle in Europe, RITA Finalists who have been announced, Pottermore ebooks and more books to movies tidbits.

Amazon has announced that the Kindle Touch will be available across the pond and the rest of Europe via  its sister sites in Germany, France and Spain as well as the UK. The Touch will also be available in a further 176 territories, and it is up for preorder for its release on the 27th April. Unlike the US models, there wont be an advert discounted version – but there will be a WiFi edition which is priced at £109 and the 3G which £169.

There is also further rumours that Amazon will be releasing three new tablets this year – according to this website – Amazon will be offering two 7 inch …

Dual Review: Blood and Bullets by James R. Tuck

Format read: ebook copy provided by author
Release Date: 7 February 2012
Number of pages: 352 pages
Formats available: paperback, ebook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books a Million, Kensington

Blurb:

He lives to kill monsters. He keeps his city safe. And his silver hollow-points and back-from-the-dead abilities help him take out any kind of supernatural threat. But now an immortal evil has this bad-ass bounty hunter dead in its sights. . .

Ever since a monster murdered his family, Deacon Chalk hunts any creature that preys on the innocent. So when a pretty vampire girl “hires” him to eliminate a fellow slayer, Deacon goes to warn him–and barely escapes a vampire ambush. Now he’s got a way-inexperienced newbie hunter to protect and everything from bloodsuckers to cursed immortals on his trail. There’s also a malevolent force controlling the living and the …

Guest Post: Why I Love an Evil Vampire by James R. Tuck

Today, we’re happy to welcome James R. Tuck to the blog. James is author of the recent release, Blood and Bullets, as well as a short story in the same world, That Thing at the Zoo. Despite his profile pic and his kick-ass main character, we won’t let this author fool you; he’s a super sweet guy with an interesting take on the creatures of the night. Remember to check out the giveaway below and help us give a warm Booklovers welcome to James! Take it away….

WHY I LOVE AN EVIL VAMPIRE
by James R. Tuck

Okay, this is not my public profession of love for a wicked bloodsucker who has stolen my heart, and I am NOT calling the Missus a vampire. I am talking about why I love evil vampires as monsters.

I have loved vampires for a long time. Even back in grade school I would …

Review: Blackmailed by the Italian Billionaire by Nina Croft

Format read: ebook provided by publisher
Release Date: 15 March 2012
Number of pages: 232 pages
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Formats available: ebook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Entangled Publishing

Blurb:

Olivia Brent is happy with her quiet life in the country, until the imminent loss of her home forces her to embark on a search for her estranged father. Catapulted into a world of criminals, Olivia is out of her depth. When she meets the stunningly gorgeous and enigmatic billionaire Luc Severino, her world is turned upside down.

Jimmy Brent’s daughter was the last person Luc ever wanted to be with, but she’s the key to finding her father,the man Luc has wanted revenge on for over ten years. He’s willing to use any methods available, including blackmail, to persuade Olivia to help him find Jimmy and put the past …

Guest Review: Sweet Little Lies by Alison Bond

Format read: paperback provided by publisher
Genre: literary fiction
Release Date: February 16th 2012
Number of pages: 384 pages
Publisher: Penguin UK
Formats available: ebook, paperback
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Penguin UK, Book Depository (UK), Book Depository (US)

Book Blurb:

What if your best friend tried to ruin your life?

Take two childhood friends: glamorous, rich Chrissie and clever, down to earth Anna. But what was once the perfect friendship – despite their differences – is now a web of lies and betrayal.

Years ago, Chrissie did something terrible to Anna and it caused more pain and heartbreak than she could ever have predicted. Anna must never find out.

But Chrissie’s guilt is suffocating her – especially when the man they both loved walks back into their lives. When she starts to fall apart under the pressure, the one person she wants to confide in is the one person who must never …

Guest Post by Barbara Wallace + Giveaway

Hi there, book lovers! It gives me great pleasure to introduce to you romance author Barbara Wallace. She’s stopped by BLI today to talk a bit about her award-winning contemporary romance, Weekend Agreement (which I loved! – check out my review here), including the book’s long journey through many incarnations to its excellent present form. Please show Barbara a warm welcome!

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Stella: I’ve read on your site about your journey to becoming a published author and saw that A Weekend Agreement is the Golden Heart winner manuscript you submitted in 2007. Can you tell us about how the story came to be back then and why it only got published now? Has it changed much compared to the original prize winning version?

Barbara Wallace: It’s apropos that, the week they announce the Rita and Golden Heart finalists, I’m writing about my Indulgence release, Weekend Agreement.

Romance and Me: The Much Hated/Beloved Love Triangle

Hey Everyone!

After a little break Romance and Me is back but this time we are not talking historical romances but a much debated and controversial romance trope: love triangles!

Love Triangles seem to be “in”, wherever you turn it seems every novel or movie features them, from the Twilight saga to the new Hunger Games movie it is everywhere.

And everyone seems to have their opinion about them, you either love or hate them, there is usually little middle ground.

I would say I am pro-love triangles. Maybe it’s because until now I have only encountered ones where 

1) it was crystal clear to me with whom the heroine would end up, and

2) I was rooting for that hero.

Of course if I preferred the underdog hero maybe I’d have to revise my statement regarding love triangles (I’m …

Early Review: A Perfect Storm by Lori Foster

Format Read:Paperback copy courtesy of the publisher
Number of Pages: 442 pages
Release Date: March 27th 2012
Publisher: HQN Books
Series: Men Who Walk the Edge of Honor Book 4
Formats Available: Paperback, Kindle Edition
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Book Depository, Author’s Website, Amazon, Barnes & Noble

Book Blurb:

He never saw her coming…

Spencer Lark already knows too many secrets about Arizona Storm, including the nightmare she survived and her resulting trust issues. But in order to expose a smuggling ring—and continue avenging his own tragic past—the bounty hunter reluctantly agrees to make Arizona a decoy. Yet nothing has equipped him for her hypnotic blend of fragility and bravery, or for the protective instincts she stirs in him.

Arizona wants to reclaim her life, which means acting as bait to lure the enemy into a trap. Sure it’s dangerous, especially with a partner as distractingly appealing as Spencer. But as their plan—and their …