Advent Calendar Day 2: The Bitter Seed of Magic by Suzanne McLeod + Giveaway!

Welcome to the 2nd 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 book from Suzanne MacLeod‘s Spellcrackers.com series. This year I read and loved The Bitter Seed of Magic (Book #3)  and I decided to share the love with you! This series is a real ‘Coup de Coeur’ for me and I hope you’ll have the chance to enjoy it too. I always say this series has a little something more that other UF series don’t have. It’s hard to explain but when I read them I felt it was different. I’m now completely addicted and I think I can safely say next book is gonna ROCK (*evil laugh*)

Purchasing Info: GoodReads, Suzanne’s Website, Amazon, Book Depository

Book Blurb:

On the surface, Genny’s …

ARC Review: Alien Proliferation by Gini Koch

Format read: ARC provided by author
Series: Book #4 Katherine “Kitty” Katt series
Release Date: 6th Dec 2011
Number of pages: 448 pages
Publisher: DAW
Formats available: ebook, paperback
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Book Depository (UK), Book Depository (US)

Blurb:

Alien Super-Being Exterminator Kitty Katt is expecting her first baby. But the alien attacks are getting more dangerous, and now Kitty and her Alpha Centaurion husband, Jeff, have to find out who’s behind the conspiracy to kill Kitty’s secret agent mom and what caused Kitty’s transformation into a superhuman-and they’ve got to do it all before the baby shower…

My Thoughts:

Koch did it again- with Alien Proliferation she delivers another fast paced and enthralling novel in her Katherine Kitty Katt series. It’s hard to review this book without spoiling the previous ones so if you are behind on reading them I caution you to read on only if you don’t mind spoilers.

Kitty …

We Love Your Comments Giveaway Winner & new Start

This winner of our We Love Your Comments Giveaway for October  is……

Emily

 who commented on our post: ‘Review: Wild Lilly by Ann Mayburn“‘

Oooh I haven’t heard of this book or author before but it sounds like a really interesting book! I’ll have to pick it up.

Congrats hon! I just sent you an email. Please email us back in the in the next 72 hours to claim your price.

We will now start counting for November. Here again the rules:

We thought long and hard about how we should show you, the readers of Book Lovers Inc how much we appreciate your input and interaction. We are happy and grateful for every comment cuz we know how it is to be a “blog-hopper”. We enjoy reading your thoughts and we love to start a good discussion with you. This blog is all about spreading the love …

Author Interview with Marjorie M. Liu + Giveaway

Today it’s our great pleasure to welcome author Marjorie M. Liu to Book Lovers Inc. She’s very graciously answered all of our burning questions about everything from her writing habits and thoughts on reading to her book series and various writing projects. We really got the skinny on all things Marjorie M. Liu! Big thanks go to the awesome Sullivan McPig for helping create these great questions.

Please give Ms. Liu a warm, BLI welcome (and stay tuned at the end of the post…you’ll find a lovely little surprise ^_^).

BLI: Marjorie can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Marjorie: There’s little that would be of interest, I suspect. I live a very quiet life. I used to be a lawyer and now I’m a novelist and comic book writer. I love poodles. I have cats. There’s nothing better to me than a good book on a rainy day. Also, …

Advent Calendar Day 1: Running Blind by Nicki J. Markus + Giveaway

Welcome to the first day of Book Lovers Inc Advent Calendar. Starting today 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 story by Nicki J. Markus. Now, I absolutely adored this story. It’s only ten pages long but what was packed into those ten pages had me in a book hangover for nearly two days!

Purchasing Info: Author’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon

Book Blurb:

It seems like any ordinary day as Nick waits for the train, but then a chance encounter with a young woman turns his world upside down. What is it that she is running from and will helping her jeopardise his own secret, making him a target too?

The Review:
Running Blind is one of the best short stories I have read in a long time.
Nick is …

Review: “Hot Text” by Cari Quinn

Hot Text by Cari Quinn

Format Read:e-book provided courtesy of the author
Length: 94 Pages
Release Date: November 2, 2011
Publisher: Ellora’s Cave
Genre: Erotic Romance
Formats Available: Kindle, Nook, eBook
Purchasing Info: Author’s Website, Publisher, Goodreads, Kindle, Nook, All Romance eBooks

Book Blurb:

Sometimes what you think you want and what you need are two very different things.

As a technical editor, Jeffrey Maddox deals with plenty of words, leaving him few to spare on people, except his baby sister. To keep Daisy from wrecking her newly rehabbed life by shacking up with her older, married lover Lonny, he impulsively texts Lonny’s wife, Karyn. And then meets her at a coffee shop on a snowy night, ostensibly to convince her to stay with her philandering husband.

But soon texting turns to sexting. After spending the night getting to know Karyn, Jeff wants something much more personal—Lonny’s wife. For himself.

Despite …

Romance and Me: The Small Town Romance Subgenre

Hey Everyone! Welcome to another Romance and Me discussion, this time on our shiny new and very festive site! 🙂 (don’t you just love the snowflakes? They are a favourite of mine!)
 
Are you wondering what we’ll be talking about today? A sub-genre of contemporary romances that I particularly like, namely: small town romances!
 
But what are small town romances? A lot of contemporary romances feature a trendy hero or heroine who has a hip job in the big city returning for whatever reason to their small hometown, and hating the small town life at the beginning. Then chapter by chapter the big city big shot character starts to see and value the advantages of small town life: how people are friendly and nice, noone is ever in a hurry, and all in all life seems sweeter and saner. And usually at the end of the novel we see the big city guy/girl …

ARC Review: Demon Bait by Moira Rogers

Format read: ARC provided by author
Series: Book #1 Children of the Undying  series
Release Date: 29th Nov 2011
Number of pages: 87 pages
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Formats available: ebook, paperback
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Samhain Publishing, Barnes & Noble, iTunes

Blurb:

Fifty years after a demon apocalypse devastated the world, summoners still bear the bulk of the blame. Marci lives in secret, hiding the gifts that could cost her a secure spot in one of humanity’s underground cities, and access to their virtual world. After all, her chances of avoiding the genetic-testing lotto are better than her chances of surviving topside.

The bastard son of a terrifying incubus, lust heats Gabe’s blood and sex fuels his magic. Innate charm and charisma help him navigate the cultural gap between the outcast town he calls home and the human settlements he infiltrates for trade. His latest mission nets him an …

New Releases Nov 28 – Dec 4

Fate’s Edge (The Edge #3) by Ilona Andrews

Audrey Callahan left behind her life in the Edge, and she’s determined to stay on the straight and narrow. But when her brother gets into hot water, the former thief takes on one last heist and finds herself matching wits with a jack of all trades…

Kaldar Mar-a gambler, lawyer, thief, and spy-expects his latest assignment tracking down a stolen item to be a piece of cake, until Audrey shows up. But when the item falls into the hands of a lethal criminal, Kaldar realizes that in order to finish the job, he’s going to need Audrey’s help…

Lord John and the Scottish Prisoner (Lord John Grey #3) by Diana Gabaldon
Some Like It Hot (Rising Star Chef #2) by Louisa Edwards
Angel of Darkness (The Fallen #1) by Cynthia Eden