Guestpost: "Are You a Cat Person or a Dog Person?" by Ann Mayburn + Giveaway

We are very happy to welcome Ann Mayburn here at Book Lovers Inc today. I met Ann on twitter and she is such a wonderful funny person I just had to get her over here. Her newest release, Emerald Moon, book 2 in her Prides of the Moon series will be released tomorrow and she is here to ask us a question. Be sure to answer the question in the comments for your chance to win the first 2 books. Please give Ann a warm welcome. 

Are You a Cat Person or a Dog Person?

Cat or dog shifters that is. 😉 I’ve always loved shifter stories, something about getting in touch with your inner animal appeals to me on a base level. It’s more than just being able to change form, it’s about becoming that creature, reverting to a more …

Booty Shaking Winner Post

Bonjour everyone!

It’s Sunday which means winner time *g*  This week I’m making this winner post in music *shakes her booty* Thanks to our wonderful Quirky Lover (Aka Jackie!), I’m currently addicted to a new band, USS (Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker). I think I’ve listened to their latest album at least 10 times in 2 days lol. (if anyone is interested this is my current favorite).

Alright now that I’ve talked about my current addiction it’s time to make some happy winners! *g*

The winner of the 2 ebooks : Bound by Honor, & Bound by Law by SE Jakes is….

IreneRJ

The winner of Michelle Zink‘s surprise swag pack is…

Maidenveil

Congratulations to the  2 lucky winners, you will receive an email of confirmation in a few minutes, you have 72 hours to get back to us, or we’ll have to draw new winners.

Hope you’re …

Happy Birthday to our Stellar Stella girl!!

Today is special… why do you ask? Stop looking at the cake and make a guess! 😉  Yep today is special because it’s Stella’s biiiiiiiiiiiiiiirthday!!! *cheers and applause*

Join us to celebrate this happy day! Oh Happy day, ohhhhhh Happy dayyyyyy *Gospel singing*

Everyone’s celebrating Stella’s awesomeness! Even french singer Luke. *g*  Proof below.
Tu cries Stellaaaaaaaa oh-ohhhhh ohhh

And this, my dear, is how we made your birthday cake! Still wanna eat it now? *g*

Susi: Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag Süße!! I hope you’re having a wonderful day full of cake, pressies, books and yummy champagne. Hope everyone will pamper you the way you deserve it. Have fun and think of us when you devour it! ((hugs))

Caro: Joyeux Anniversaire Stella! I know you are already celebrating hard *wink* I hope you’re having a fantastic birthday. It’s a real pleasure knowing you *hugs* I …

The International Giveaways Café (8)

Welcome once again to the hottest spot on the web to find (book) giveaways being offered around the world!

The last of the summer giveaways are up around the blogosphere. These will soon be replaced by Back-to-School and Fall giveaways. Make sure you keep coming back each week to add in your own link(s) or follow those listed below to enter! Good luck to everyone and hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend 🙂

As always, 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 the contest post, not a general blog URL; you don’t want to make it …

Around the Bookish World: News Week-in-Review

Welcome to this new’s post which seems to be more eventful than last week, and the authors Forbes list as well as a tale of two covers.

However first up, this is a headsup to anyone who is still using Microsoft Lit or still have books in that format. You’d better find a way to save these books as Microsoft has sadly discontinued this format (don’t y’all love DRM?) – the app will be pulled by the end of this month and any stores still carrying this format will have to stop by the 8th of November so back up and save and if you can find a way to convert them in alternate formats.

The Forbes list of the biggest selling and richest authors lists was released this week. James Patterson hit the …

Review: Only Yours by Susan Mallery

Format Read: ARC provided by the author through NetgalleyNumber of pages: 384 pagesRelease Date: August 30th 2011Formats available: Paperback, eBookPublisher: HQN BooksPurchasing Info: Goodreads, Amazon, Book Depository (UK), Author’s website

Book Blurb:

Man’s best…matchmaker?

Montana Hendrix has found her calling—working with therapy dogs. With a career she loves in a hometown she adores, she’s finally ready to look for her own happily ever after. Could one of her dogs help her find Mr. Right…or maybe Dr. Right?

Surgeon Simon Bradley prefers the sterility of the hospital to the messiness of real life, especially when real life includes an accident-prone mutt and a woman whose kisses make him want what he knows he can’t have.

Scarred since childhood, he avoids emotional entanglement by moving from place to place to heal children who need his skillful …

Guestpost: "A Ghost Romance? Say it ain’t so!" by Julia Rachel Barrett + Giveaway

I’m very happy to welcome the wonderful Julia Rachel Barrett here at Book Lovers Inc today. She just recently published her first ghost story, Incorporeal, a heartbreakingly good romance that will grab you from page one and not let you go till the end. This book was a real pleasure to read. And guess what, today she will tell us about trying to sell Incorporeal and she even brought a copy along for one lucky commenter. So keep the comments coming, you don’t want to miss this one. 

When I pitched the outline of a ghost romance to three different publishers, they brushed me off before I could complete a single sentence.

“A ghost romance won’t sell. Nobody wants to read about an incorporeal hero.”

Incorporeal?

Those out of hand rejections shaped my story and provided a title. You know, we …

On the Book Lovers’ Shelves

Here at Book Lovers Inc., we claim to be “book lovers”. Now we’ve decided to back up those claims. We’re going to be showing off our book shelves at home to prove just how crazy adoring we are! I recently acquired two additional bookcases, so I volunteered to let you all have a peek at mine first (while they’re still relatively neat 🙂

This bookcase is in my bedroom. The top two shelves are dedicated to my review copies that I will be working on soon. Then there’s all of my Anne Rice books and various mystery/suspense books.

These are my two most recent additions. They sit on either side of the window in my kitchen. (Did I mention I live in an 840 sq. ft. apartment?) The left …

Review: "Beg for Mercy" by Jami Alden

Format Read: Paperback submitted by Hatchett Book Group (Forever Romance) for review
Length: 448 pages
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Publisher: Forever, Hatchett Book Group
Formats Available: Mass Market Paperback, Nook
Purchasing Info: Publisher, Author’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Indiebound, Books-A-Million, Chapters, Nook,

Book Blurb:

He lurks in the shadows, waiting and watching . . . And once he has you, all you can do is. . .

Megan Flynn thought she was falling in love. Cole Williams wasn’t just handsome and passionate, he was one of the good guys. Or so she thought, until he arrested her brother-the only family she has left-for a murder she knows he couldn’t have possibly committed. Now, with her heart broken and her brother’s life hanging in the balance, Megan will risk everything to prove his innocence. Even …

Genres 101: "It was a dark and stormy night…" (Today’s Lesson: Mystery)

As far back as I can remember, I have been a huge fan of mysteries. I mean, I always wanted to learn the rest of that story Snoopy wrote with the first line, “It was a dark and stormy night…” You just knew things were going to get good from there, right? From comics to novels, I quickly moved on in reading material but each year I still buy at least one book (ok, I’m grossly under estimating) that would be considered “Mystery”.

It’s easy to limit the category to that one title but mystery has many facets and seems to be growing in content as our world is changing. Examples of this type of novel appear in the early 1800’s but it is the master himself, the most familiar name, worldwide, that helped to …