New Releases: March 7 – 13

Wilder’s Mate by Moira Rogers

Think a vampire-hunting bloodhound is dangerous? Try threatening his woman.

Bloodhounds, Book 1

Wilder Harding is a bloodhound, created by the Guild to hunt down and kill vampires on America’s frontier. His enhanced abilities come with a high price: on the full moon, he becomes capable of savagery beyond telling, while the new moon brings a sexual hunger that borders on madness.

Rescuing a weapons inventor from undead kidnappers is just another assignment, though one with an added complication—keeping his hands off the man’s pretty young apprentice, who insists on tagging along.

At odds with polite society, Satira’s only constant has been the aging weapons inventor who treats her like a daughter. She isn’t going to trust Wilder with Nathaniel’s life, not when the Guild might decide the old man isn’t worth saving. Besides, if there’s one …

Explore This! Saint Petersburg, Russia

Today, our travels take us to a place that has always fascinated me. Thanks to Joy Preble’s new novel, Haunted, the second book in her Dreaming Anastasia series, I was inspired to revisit Russia during the time of Tsar Nicholas II. Though the Joy’s novel takes place in modern times and in New York, the story of the Tsar and his doomed family is one that is very sad and still fairly recent in history.With elements like the suspicious character of Rasputin, the illness of the young son, the deep affections of the Tsar and Tsarina, and of course, the mystery surrounding Anastasia, it has all the workings of an amazing work of fiction.

But, the story of the Romanovs and their ultimate tragedy is all too real. …

Review: The Byron Journals by Daniel Ducrou

Format Read: Paperback Number of Pages:  360 pagesRelease Date:  28th June 2010Publisher:  The Text Publishing CompanyFormats Available: Paperback, e-bookPurchasing Info: Daniel Ducrou, Good Reads, Booktopia

Book Blurb:

Andrew and his mate Benny have finished school and are heading for the holiday of their lives in Byron Bay. They are not sure what they’re looking forward to most: the surf, the girls, the music, the partying or just being away from Adelaide. Things don’t go to plan, and Andrew loses his mates. But he finds Heidi. Heidi is not like anyone he’s ever met before, and she takes him into her world, which feels a million miles away from his past. But is Andrew really prepared for the ride he’s about to take? The Byron Journals is an exciting debut novel by a fresh new voice in Australian …

Guestpost by Ann Stephens + Giveaway

We are very happy to welcome author Ann Stephens here at Book Lovers Inc today. She writes Historical Romance novels and her latest novel, Her Scottish Groom was released last week. Today She will tell us how being published feels and what it will or will NOT change in your life. Please give her a warm welcome. And be sure to answer her question at the end for your chance to win.

“Before Enlightenment, carry water and chop wood. After Enlightenment, carry water and chop wood.” 

-The Buddha
First off, let me thank all the Book Lovers for inviting me here today! I look forward to meeting everyone.
Second, I’m not Buddhist, but I’ve always liked the saying above. It gives a good idea of what writing is like. Just substitute ‘publication’ for ‘enlightenment’ and ‘write, edit, write some more’ for ‘carry water and chop …

Sunday winners!

Hey Everyone!

Haven’t you noticed that weekends tend to fly by twice as fast as the week? *sighs* It is Sunday again, and I’m not thrilled to go to work tomorrow, I’m right in the middle of a chewing-my-nails-down-it’s-so-exciting read, and I just want to stay home curled up and immerse myself in the story. 🙁 Oh well. What gives me hope is that due to some national bank holiday after this coming week I’ll have a 4 day-long weekend, yippee! 😀 I’ve already started to think which books I should go through in this mini read-a-thon of mine… I’ve had Jeaniene Frost’s series on my TBR for ages, and after all the yummy things I hear about Bones, it’s about time I discovered that series. Hm, what do you think? Which fantastic books would you recommend to me?

Ok, ok, no worries, …

Around the Bookish World: News Week-in-Review

Wow this week we have had major news shaking up publishing and ebooks, so it is a bit jam packed issue in today’s news post.
The biggest and most contraversial announcement though has to be HarperCollins’ announcement that their ebooks would be restricted with a 26 borrowed limit. As you can imagine this has ignited the ire of many librarians and their patrons about this because the limit is set at such a low level.

HarperCollins have responded in an open letter to libraries and library users to explain this new measure by saying this would be a way to protect ebook growth and market. Below is an extract of an open letter explaining this and click here for the full statement:

We have serious concerns that our previous e-book policy, selling e-books to libraries in perpetuity, if left unchanged, would undermine …

Interview: Author Keith Melton + Giveaway

We are very happy to have author Keith Melton here at Book Lovers Inc today. He’s the author one of the funniest books I ever read—The Zero Dog War was released last month and I still have to smile just thinking about it. Keith is here today to talk about himself, humor and his books. Please give him a warm welcome.

Book Lovers Inc: Keith can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Keith Melton: Typically I ride wyverns and fight against alien invaders while wearing a hat like Indiana Jones. That’s a bit of a hobby, though. When back on my meds, I write speculative fiction, mostly Urban Fantasy. And the rest of the time I spend chained to a cubicle, staring at a screen and muttering to myself—not about staplers, but about how no one ever cleans …

Review: Act Like We’re in Love by Christi Barth

Format read: ebook
Release Date: 8 October 2010
Number of pages: 258 pages
Publisher: Damnation Books
Formats available: ebook, paperback
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon

Blurb:

When two people make beautiful music together onstage, can their love survive once the curtain falls? Linnea Larson is willing to do anything to keep her family’s Minneapolis dinner theatre from going under. Anything, that is, besides accepting a date from the Hollywood hunk her father hired to inject a dose of star power into their production of Guys & Dolls. It’s a toss up whether his greatest claim to fame is playing a superhero on screen, or a super stud off screen. Neither fact convinces her he’s got what it takes to share her stage. And thanks to a life long pact with her best friend, she never dates actors.

Luke Powell has fame, fortune, and …

My Wishlist: The Smokin’ Hawt Edition

Hey all. And welcome to another wish list edition which is really just another way of saying to feed my addiction. 🙂

Happy March everyone I hope you all are doing well especially with the way the weather has been lately. Especially those who are still dealing with the snow and cold weather. Unlike myself down here in Texas, it already feels like summer. 🙁

Anyway, I dedicate this Smokin’ Hawt wish list edition to any and all who are still in the cold and maybe some of these picks will warm you all real quick.

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Lady Doctor Wyre by Joely Sue BurkhartType: eBookGenre: SciFi – Futuristic, BDSM, Ménage & More, SteampunkPublisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.Publication Date: 03-29-2011Length: NovellaRead excerpt and pre order purchase link here