The Very Happy and Relieved Winner Post!

Hey Everyone!

I’m back just for a quick hello: I passed my exam so now I’m a very happy and relieved bunny or err.. rather a cat it seems and soon off to Mexico for my reward trip!  I’m so ready for the sun, the warmth and the adventure! But before I go off here are our latest winners:

the 3 lucky winners of an ebook copy of Slayer’s Kiss by Cassi Carver are:

Chris Marie Green/Christine Cody

Daniela

Sariah

and the 2 lucky winners of an ebook copy of The Djinn’s Dilemma by Mina Khan are:

Naima

Laurie Garnes

Congratulations winners, you have been notified by e-mail of your win. You have 72 hours to get back to us, or we’ll have to draw a new winner.

Now we are all crossing our fingers for our poor Susi who tries to survive all the stress generated by …

The International Giveaways Cafe (34)

Welcome back to the café! I hope everyone has had a great week and will be able to find some well needed reading time over the weekend. There are lots of giveaways listed that go on through to mid-March (thanks in large part to the awesome Stella 😉 ) but there’s always room for more! And 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.

Here’s the fine print for entering your link:
Guidelines:
If you have a giveaway you would like to share with our other readers, the rules are simple:
1. The giveaway MUST be available to international addresses (Book Depository does count)
2. Add your link below, in the format shown. (Please use the URL for …

Review: Sweet Enemy by Heather Snow

Format read: review copy provided by publisher through NetGalley
Release Date: 7 February 2012
Number of pages: 384 pages
Publisher: Signet Book
Formats available: paperback, ebook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Kindle store, Barnes & Noble, Book Depository

Blurb:

With a gaggle of husband-hunters vying for his attention, Geoffrey Wentworth, Earl of Stratford, finds Miss Liliana Claremont a notable exception. She has no desire to marry the son of the man she believes killed her father. Determined to find evidence of the crime, Liliana rouses the Earl’s suspicions, as well as her own undeniable attraction to him.

My Thoughts: I still remember every small detail about that time I read Sweet Enemy. I remember I started perusing the first few pages wanting to get a first taste and then getting hooked on Heather Snow’s exciting premise, fully fleshed out characterization that I just couldn’t stop …

Around The Bookish World: News Week-In-Review

Welcome to this week’s news post and it is pretty packed with major announcements from JK Rowling, exclusive info on The Shining sequel from Stephen King and major wtfery from Amazon.

I will open up this week’s edition from the big news from J.K Rowling which basically set my twitter stream alight with pure utter giddyness. Little Brown and Company will be publishing J.K Rowling’s first adult book in English language countries – and Hachette will be publishing outside the UK and US. There is no real details about the title or what kind of book this will be although rumours are floating around it may be a crime novel set in Edinburgh. Rowling states that – “The freedom to explore new territory is a gift that Harry’s success has brought me, and with that new territory it seemed a logical progression to have a new publisher.”Further news about the book and title …

Interview with Heather Snow + Giveaway

It is my great pleasure to welcome to BLI today and introduce to you debut author Heather Snow, whose first historical romance novel Sweet Enemy was released recently and which completely blew me away (You can read my review here)! So of course being the good Book Lover that I am, I absolutely had to share the news about this amazing book and thought you might like to learn more about the author behind it, so please give Heather the warmest welcome, she doesn’t come empty handed! 😉 

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

Heather: Hi Stella ! Thank you so much for having me ! Well, I’m a historical romance author with a chemistry degree who discovered I preferred creating chemistry on the page, rather than in the lab! I’m also a wife and mom …

Review: I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley

Format read: Hardcover
Series: Book #4 in the Flavia de Luce series
Genre: Mystery
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Number of pages: 297 pages
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Formats available: ebook, audio
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon

Book Blurb:

It’s Christmastime, and the precocious Flavia de Luce—an eleven-year-old sleuth with a passion for chemistry and a penchant for crime-solving—is tucked away in her laboratory, whipping up a concoction to ensnare Saint Nick. But she is soon distracted when a film crew arrives at Buckshaw, the de Luces’ decaying English estate, to shoot a movie starring the famed Phyllis Wyvern. Amid a raging blizzard, the entire village of Bishop’s Lacey gathers at Buckshaw to watch Wyvern perform, yet nobody is prepared for the evening’s shocking conclusion: a body found, past midnight, strangled to death with a length of film. But who among the assembled guests would stage such a chilling scene? As the storm worsens and the list of suspects grows, Flavia must use …

On The Book Lover’s Shelves: The Coffee Lover

Hello my Fellow Book Lovers!

This is a very special post for me, since, as you can assume from the title, I will share my bookshelves with you! I don’t know about you, but I always felt, that sharing your books and the way you categorize them at your shelves, speaks volumes about who you are as a person. We all have a different way of shelving our books or other treasured items, and that is something that represents you, sort of!

Today, I’ll show you some pics of my bookshelves but let me share with you a little secret as well: I dream of the day I will have my own home and built a special room, or have a special place where I can store all my treasured possessions aka books! As it is, in the place I rent, all I can do is have a couple of bookshelves and …

Romance and Me: What do you love the most about Historical Romance?

Hey Everyone!

Welcome back to #3 of our Historical Romance sessions. Today let’s talk about what we love the most about historical romance stories!

I personally love them because they are the “grown up” version of fairy tales: there are princes (or at least dukes ;-)) and fair maidens, villain step-mothers and jealous sisters and of course a love that conquers all. I love the escape HR novels provide from the real world, that for those hours when I’m reading such a book there are gowns and balls and carriages and etiquette. And if I had to pick only one favourite thing from all the things I love about this genre is the fact that due to the time period’s social restrictions the love story between the h/h is even more heightened: every small glimpse and touch becomes more just because liberties aren’t done. *sighs*

Err..ok, …

Review: Circle of Desire by Carla Swafford

Format Read: ebook copy provided by the author
Number of Pages: 336 pages
Release Date: November 8th 2011
Publisher: Avon Impulse
Series: The Circle Book 1
Formats Available: ebook, Kindle Edition, paperback
Purchasing Info: Author’s Website,  Goodreads, Publisher,  Amazon.com, Barnes&Noble, Book Depository

Book Blurb:

She Knew How To Fight But Not To Love …

As the top assassin at The Circle, a shadowy group of mercenaries, Olivia St. Vincent can hunt down anyone. She’s been trained since she was a teenager to kill without feeling, to interact with men without love. But when she’s kidnapped by the enigmatic leader of a rival organization, she learns she’s been lied to for years. She never worked for the good guys.

Collin Ryker believes the sultry woman he’s abducted knows more than she’s telling about The Circle and its plans for complete domination. Over time, as they work together, Olivia’s tenacity and vulnerability captivate …