Advent Calendar Day 8: Three to Tango Anthology + Giveaway

Welcome to the 8th day of Book Lovers Inc Advent Calendar. Each day we will offer you one great read in a giveaway on all 24 days till Christmas.

Today you will have the chance to win a copy of Three to Tango- one of the best anthologies I ever read. It has 2 of my all time favorites authors-Megan Hart and Lauren Dane. I actually devoured their stories. And through this anthology I discovered Emma Holly and I really fell fast for her writing. You like you romance hot? This is the book for you.

Purchasing Info: Lauren Dane, Megan Hart, Emma Holly, Bethany Kane, Publisher, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Amazon.ca, Powell’s, Books-A-Million, Borders, Chapters, IndieBound, Goodreads, Kindle, Nook

Book Blurb: …

Elements in Lit 201: Rank and File

If you’re anything like me, when reading historicals, there’s always a time when I have to run off to my reference books to check out one detail or other for historic truth. There’s another thing I’ve noticed when reading these types of romance novels, and it needs constant clarification (at least for me): What the heck do all these ranks mean? You read about the roguish Baron, the wicked Marquess, the daring Lord, but authors tend to insert snippets about how these characters are ranked in relation to others. ‘He shouldn’t be saying that to so and so, he’s of a higher rank’ kind of deal.

I thought it would be neat to take a look at how the British nobility are ranked and what it all means (I chose British because of the frequency of the Regency Romance, etc. and its ties to Britain. Other countries may be …

Review: Rocky Mountain Heat by Vivian Arend

Rocky Mountain Heat by Vivian Arend

Format Read: e-book provided by Novel Sidekick courtesy of Author for Review
Length: 156 Pages
Series: Six Pack Ranch, Book 1
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Formats Available: eBook, Kindle, Nook
Purchasing Info: Publisher, Author’s Website, Goodreads, Kindle, Nook, Kobo, All Romance eBooks

Book Blurb:

He’s the one who taught her to ride. Now all he wants is to ride her.

Blake Coleman is old enough to know that acting on impulse causes nothing but a heap of trouble. But when trouble’s a western-hat-wearing blonde with slim legs that go on forever, what’s a man to do? Wanting the sweet girl next door is just wrong. The responsible thing to do is keep his hands off.

Jaxi has other plans for Blake’s hands, and his heart. She may have once considered him a big brother, but that was …

Guestpost: Fortune or Free Will? by Zoe Archer + Giveaway

Today we’re thrilled to welcome author Zoe Archer on Book Lovers Inc.The first book in Zoe’s new Hellraisers series, Devil’s Kiss was released last week. Devil’s Kiss is a sexy paranormal historical romance (a mouthful isn’t it? *wink*) where the  hero will be tempted by the Devil himself! Let’s give a warm welcome to Zoe who will tell us about an important theme in her new book…

Fortune or Free Will?

This has been a question humans have been struggling with since…well, since we developed the capacity to think beyond basic survival. Who hasn’t wondered whether or not the choices we make actually influence our lives, or if, somewhere, our destiny is already written?

In some ways, it’s comforting to think that our fates were decided the moment we were born (or even earlier). It takes away the burden of regret. If something was meant to happen, or it …

Advent Calendar Day 7: Something Secret This Way Comes by Sierra Dean + Giveaway

Welcome to the 7th day of Book Lovers Inc Advent Calendar. Each day we will offer you one great read in a giveaway on all 24 days till Christmas.

Today you will have the chance to win Something Secret This Way Comes, Book #1 in the Secret McQueen new urban fantasy series by Sierra Dean. It was love and (squeeing fangirl-dom) for me at first read, Sierra Dean’s urban fantasy world and her well fleshed out characters spellbound me instantly, and I can reassure you that Something Secret This Way Comes was not a one book wonder, Sierra has been every reader’s dream: releasing 3 more Secret McQueen stories since, and trust me all the instalments are fantastic! (Most recently I just read Secret Santa, the holiday novella, which was the perfect Christmas UF story *happy sighs*)

This series is so addictive, even with Sierra being this prolific it …

ARC review: Devil’s Kiss by Zoe Archer

Format read: E-Arc provided by the author
Series: Book #1 in the Hellraisers series
Release Date: December 1st 2011
Number of pages: 370 pages
Publisher: Zebra
Formats available: ebook, paperback
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon

Blurb:

A HANDSOME DEVIL

1762. James Sherbourne, Earl of Whitney, is a gambling man. Not for the money. But for the thrill, the danger—and the company: Whit has become one of the infamous Hellraisers, losing himself in the chase for adventure and pleasure with his four closest friends.

Which was how Whit found himself in a gypsy encampment, betting against a lovely Romani girl. Zora Grey’s smoky voice and sharp tongue entrance Whit nearly as much as her clever hands—watching them handle cards inspires thoughts of another kind…

Zora can’t explain her attraction to the careless blue-eyed Whit. She also can’t stop him and his Hellraisers from a fiendish curse: the power to grant their own hearts’ desires, to chase their pleasures from the merely …

Review: Revving Her Wild Engines by Cassandre Dayne

Revving Her Wild Engines

Format Read: E-book
No of Pages: 66
Release Date: 20 February 2011
Publisher: Rebel Ink Press
Genre: Erotic Romance
Formats Available: E-book
Purchasing Info: Author’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon

Book Blurb:

Stephanie Simon was more than ready to have her most secret and sinful fantasies fulfilled. And the thought of having a torrid affair with David Tyler took her breath away. Unfortunately however, Stephanie and David have never met. Introduced by a friend, they’ve only conversed via the Internet, where they tell each other their every hidden fantasy. Stephanie’s is a wicked tryst on the back of David’s motorcycle and a ménage. And as luck would have it, David has the perfect third in mind.

Fuelled by Stephanie’s hunger to explore, David sweeps Stephanie off her feet with a wild ride across a pool table in front of his friends and a ménage that leaves her engine revved …

New Releases: Dec. 5-11, 2011

Shaedes of Gray by Amanda Bonilla

In the shadows of the night, Darian has lived alone for almost a century. Made and abandoned by her former love, Darian is the last of her kind—an immortal Shaede who can slip into darkness as easily as breathing. With no one else to rely on, she has taught herself how to survive, using her unique skills to become a deadly assassin.

When Darian’s next mark turns out to be Xander Peck, King of the Shaede Nation, her whole worldview is thrown into question. Darian begins to wonder if she’s taken on more than her conscience will allow. But a good assassin never leaves a job unfinished…

Demon’s Like it Hot by Sidney Ayers
I Heart Vegas by Lindsey Kelk
Alien Proliferation by Gini Koch

That Old Black Magic by Michelle Rowen
Ruthless by …

Advent Calendar Day 6: Open Minds by Susan Kaye Quinn + Giveaway!

Welcome to the sixth day of Book Lovers Inc Advent Calendar. Each day we will offer you one great read in a giveaway on all 24 days till Christmas.

Today you will have the chance to win a copy of Open Minds. Open Minds is the first book in the Mind Jack Trilogy where sixteen year old Kira who has believed she was a zero, learns of her frightening new ability to mind jack. Thrown into a world of secrets and manipulation she has to learn to deal with this ability and lay low under the radar before someone finds out what she can do.

A captivating read that will leave you wanting to find out what happens next.

Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Amazon, Author’s Website

Book Blurb:

When everyone reads minds, a secret is a dangerous thing to keep.
Sixteen-year-old Kira Moore is a zero, someone who can’t …

The Good The Bad and the Are-You-Kidding-Me?

Welcome to our Holiday edition of The Good The Bad and the Are-You-Kidding-Me? Since we started the final countdown to Christmas and yes since we’re hosting a Holiday Challenge (HERE), we thought we should take a look at covers of Holiday/Xmas themed new releases. We’ll take you on an adventure from Sexy contemp to historical romance, from Paranormal to Small Town romance…let’s see what publishers think looks Xmasy 😉 Be prepared of all the stars, christmas trees and other seasonal tropes.

Sexy contemp romances:

Susi:  Okay first thing: I so don’t like the font on the Cari Quinn cover and when they use snowflakes in red it doesn’t look very nice. In all the cover is just too full and the christmas baubles looked more like eggs on first sight. LOL Made me go a bit O_o

Hmm, the Kennedy cover is just christmasy cuz the title has christmas in it. …