Review: Rising, Freestyle by Vivian Arend

Format Read: e-ARC provided by Author for Review
Length: 112 Pages
Series: Xtreme Adventures Book II
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance
Release Date: July 5, 2011
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Formats Available: eBook, Kindle, Nook
Purchasing Info: Publisher, Author’s Website, Goodreads, Kindle, Nook

Book Blurb:

Melanie Dixon’s body may have recovered from a horrific climbing accident, but her nerve is long gone. So is the natural enthusiasm for life she took for granted. Tired of being scared, beyond ready to conquer her fears, she pulls up stakes and moves to her brother’s new hometown to start over. Her first step is the most terrifying—to tackle the wall at the local climbing center.

Derrick James is mesmerized by Melanie’s dark beauty, and equally impressed with her climbing abilities and determination. Watching her retune rusty skills spurs a desire to partner with her—on and off the ropes. Melanie’s a …

Interview with Vivian Arend + Giveaway

Please join us in welcoming Vivian Arend back to BLI today who is here to celebrate the release of Rising, Freestyle, the second novella in her Xtreme Adventures series which is available from Samhain today! Falling, Freestyle, the first story in the series released on November 30, 2010, is a sizzling hot story friends to lovers story, and the main characters are extreme alpine sports enthusiasts. Rising, Freestyle is Melanie Dixon and Derrick James’ love story and they are into extreme rock climbing.
 
Viv! Welcome back to Book Lovers Inc. thank you for joining us again today. 🙂
 
Viv: It’s great to be back!
 
Lea: Since you were here previously and talked about writing process etc. We wanted to cut to the chase and get the low down on your Xtreme Adventures series and Rising, Freestyle in particular, …

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

This week we’re going back to our roots. We decided to highlight different editions of one book and when started looking we discovered how many foreign editions J.R. Ward actually has.

So welcome to the world of the Black Dagger Brotherhood (more or less *wink*).

Caro: Us: I like it but don’t love it. It’s a bit bland but not bad. Finland: Is she a bat or something? A crazy bat since she looks to have a straight jacket on (a goth version of it though). 😉UK:I LOVE this cover. It’s pretty and sensual. I love their pose and how they seem to make one. <3German: Beware the bad breath of Wrath. Yes that guy blow fire/bad breath …

Review: Seduction & Scandal by Charlotte Featherstone

Format read: eARC provided by publisher through NetGalleySeries: Book #1 in The Brethren Guardians seriesNumber of pages: 384 pages Publisher: HQN BooksFormats available: paperback, ebookRelease Date: 1 July 2011 Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Kindle store, Book Depository

Blurb:

With the scandalous nature of her birth to live down, Isabella Fairmont dreams of a proper marriage—even if a passionless one. She saves her deepest desires for the novel she dares to pen, wherein a handsome lord with dark powers seduces her. But then her courtship with an appropriate suitor is threatened by the sudden attentions of the reclusive Earl of Black…whose pale blue eyes and brooding sensuality are exactly as she described in her book.

Isabella tries to resist the mysterious Earl of Black.

Yet as he pursues her, with inexplicable knowledge of her past …

Guestpost: Dreams by Erastes + Giveaway

We are very happy to welcome Erastes here at Book Lovers Inc today. she writes gay historical fiction and her latest novel, Muffled Drum, is released today. Today she will tell us about dreams and what it feels like when they come true. Please be sure to stay till the end for your chance to win. 

Thank you Susi and The Book Lovers Inc for allowing me a guest post here.

I’m Erastes and I’m a female writer of gay historical fiction. My first book was published in 2006 and I’ve had a real blast ever since, meeting some really amazing people.

I’d like to talk about dreams a little before I introduce my new novel which is out today(!). Dreams are funny things, you can go around thinking “wouldn’t it be nice if…” but not really thinking about anything happening …

Independence Day Winners!

Hey Everyone!

Another weekend is over, and unfortunately as I live outside the US, I’ll have to work tomorrow *sighs* But at least I have some wonderful news: my little sister has finished her exam period and came home for 2 whole months, I’ll have my lil sis with me, yay! *Stella does happy dance* 😀 So to spoil her I did some yummy desserts: some crispy strudel with banana-cranberry or sour cherry-cottage cheese filling, mmm… 😀

Ok, I’ll have to go back for another slice with my caffé latte, but before that I’ll announce today’s  winners!

Today congratulations are in order for…

The lucky winner of an ebook copy of Bleeder by L.K. Rigel is: Katie who won

The lucky winner of the swag pack and a copy of Collide by Megan Hart is: Lisa who won

Congratulations winners, you have …

The International Giveaways Café (1)

Around the Bookish World: News Week-in-Review

Wow it’s the first day of July – where has all the time gone??? Well this week has been a bit quiet, but we have some interesting tidbits and upcoming book news and once again plagiarism rears it’s ugly head.

But lets kick this off with news from RWA. It has been reported via Dear Author that Berkley and NAL will be embarking on a digital imprint for Romance. They are looking for original submissions that range from 55 thousand words or so and which will be published in digitial formats but depending on the popularity they may also be released in print format. Smaller works will also be considered.

After the announcement last week about Pottermore, it seems some book stores aren’t happy with the fact that the site will be selling ebooks directly to readers. A …

We Love Your Comments Giveaway: Winner & new Start

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

Sheree

who commented on our post: ‘New Releases: June 27 – July 3“‘

You do realize that Danaus is Paul Marron (on both covers that have Danaus)?

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 July. 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 for books and without you that mission …

Interview Author Stephanie Julian + Giveaway

We are very happy to welcome author Stephanie Julian here at Book Lovers Inc again. Today is the release of What a Goddess Wants, the first book in Steph’s new series The Forgotten Goddesses. I fell in love with Steph’s writing a while ago and I devoured What a Goddess Wants (you can read my review here). Please give her a warm welcome. And check out the end of the post for the surprise we prepared for you. *wink*Susi: Steph, can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Steph: I’ve been lucky enough to be a professional writer since I graduated from college with an English degree and no idea what I was going to do with it. I got lucky and landed a job at a newspaper, where I worked cityside before moving to lifestyle. I got …