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Romance Novel Reviews, Author Interviews, Commentary
Interview with Rachel Lyndhurst + Giveaway
Please join me today in welcoming Rachel Lyndhurst as she tours the blogosphere celebrating the release of her second Entangled Indulgence romance: The Spanish Billionaire’s Hired Bride! I got to interview Rachel about the novel, the inspiration behind that smoldering sexy hero and more behind the scene secrets 😉 So join us and discover this sultry story (that you could even win)!
Stella: Hi Rachel, welcome to BLI! Can you please tell us a bit about yourself?
Rachel: I’m a British mother of two, formerly an accountant, but now a full-time author. I live on the south coast of England and can sometimes smell the sea from my back garden.
Stella: Describe a typical day of writing? Are you a planner or pantser?
Rachel: I’m a reformed pants girl. I plot these days, it’s the only way I could ever put forward a decent proposal to an editor, but flying by …
Wishlist: Holiday Edition #2
Hey Everyone!
It’s Stella the Christmas Lover (oh yeah, anyone who knows me would agree I should have definitely gone with that name ;-))! So here I am with still more holiday read recommendations (that you could read for the BLI Holiday Reading Challenge *hint hint*) , something for everyone (and don’t worry there are so many terrific holiday releases that I’ll be back soon with more holiday wishlist items 😉 lol):
For the steamy lover:
Merry Sexy Christmas by Beverly Jenkins, Kayla Perrin, Maureen Smith
Have yourself a sexy little holiday
Overtime Love by Beverly Jenkins
Drew Davis’s goal is to buy the semipro football team where he is general manager. But the owner’s grandaughter, Tasha Bloom, unexpectedly inherits it first. Still, Drew’s not brokenhearted, since their mutual passion for football runs second only to their attraction to each other. But can the team and their budding romance make it to the New …
15 Nov 2012 Dual Review: A Royal Pain by Megan Mulry
Format read: ebook received from the publisher through NetGalley
Release Date: 1 November 2012
Number of pages: 352 pages
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Formats available: ebook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s website, Amazon, Kindle, Book Depository
Blurb:
Bronte Talbott follows all of the exploits of the British royals. After all, they’re the world’s most preeminent dysfunctional family. And who is she to judge? Bronte’s own search for love isn’t going all that well, especially after her smooth-talking Texan boyfriend abruptly leaves her in the dust.
Bronte keeps a lookout for a rebound to help mend her broken heart, and when she meets Max Heyworth, she’s certain he’s the perfect transition man. But when she discovers he’s a duke, she has to decide if she wants to stay with him for the long haul and deal with the opportunities– and challenges– of becoming a royal.
Our Thoughts:
Marlene: A Royal Pain was just that, an absolute pain to read. I …
Guest post by Susanna Fraser + Giveaway
Today we are happy to welcome to Book Lovers Inc. Susanna Fraser, who besides being a historical romance author is also fascinated by wars and battle strategies! Yep, imagine that! And that’s not all! She incorporates these aspects of life back then and gives you stories where love blossoms despite the war raging on. So please give a warm welcome to Susanna, and let her tell you about her latest release, An Infamous Marriage, released by Carina Press on November 5th, taking place in the era of the Napoleonic wars and featuring one of my favourite tropes: that of how a marriage of convenience turns into something much more… 😉 Read on to discover some of the behind the scenes secrets of Susanna’s writing and you could even win some fantastic prizes! *winks* 😀
Turning the Maps Upside Down
The “third act” of my new release, An …
The BLI Holiday Reading Challenge 2012 – Sign Up
Today we are interrupting our usual Romance & Me feature to make a festive announcement.
It’s time to bring out the Christmas decorations, eggnog recipes and your holiday reading, because
the BLI Holiday Reading Challenge starts today!!!
Ready, steady, go! 😀
You might remember the BLI Holiday Reading Challenge from last year, we read a lot of holiday set books, got in the festive mood and had tons of fun, so we thought why not do it this year as well, only amping the fun and prizes? 😉
Truth be told as you may remember I’m a Christmas-aholic, so I’m counting back the days ’till the holidays from the moment January rolls around, so I was excited and impatient to finally start the challenge again! 😀
So please join me in Book Lovers Inc’s second annual Holiday Reading Challenge! *throws …
Review: Blaze of Winter by Elisabeth Barrett
Format Read: ebook provided by NetGalley
Number of Pages: 310 pages
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Publisher: Loveswept
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Series: Star Harbor #2
Formats Available: ebook
Purchasing Info: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Author’s Website | Publisher’s Website
Book Blurb:
Frustrated with her job in Boston, social worker Avery Newbridge welcomes the opportunity to reassess her life when family asks her to help manage the Star Harbor Inn. Trying to figure out her future is overwhelming enough, but she doesn’t count on distraction in the form of one Theo Grayson, the gorgeous, green-eyed author who she knows is trouble from the moment he saunters into the inn.
Not only does he have a talent for writing swashbuckling adventures, but Theo also has a soft spot for big-hearted damsels in distress, especially a woman who’s great at helping …
Guest post by Carolyn Brown + Giveaway
Today we are happy to welcome to Book Lovers Inc. Carolyn Brown, who is celebrating the release of her latest novel Mistletoe Cowboy which combines two very fine things: a sexy cowboy and a holiday romance, yay! Please give a warm welcome to Carolyn, read on to get a first glimpse of the story and don’t forget to enter the giveaway at the end, you could win yourself a copy of Mistletoe Cowboy just in time for the holidays! 😉
Hello!
I’m so excited that y’all asked me to stop by your site on my blog tour for Mistletoe Cowboy. It’s a real pleasure to be here.
I just love the fall and the holiday season that Halloween kicked off a couple of weeks ago. First it’s the witches and goblins and then all the good food and family at Thanksgiving and then Christmas and New Year’s tops the whole season …
ARC Review: Rocky Mountain Angel by Vivian Arend
Rocky Mountain Angel by Vivian Arend
Format Read: e-book provided by Novel Sidekick courtesy of Author for Review
Length: 301 Pages
Series: Six Pack Ranch Book 4
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance, Red Hots
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Formats Available: eBook, Kindle, Nook
Purchasing Info: Publisher, Author’s Website, Goodreads, Kindle, Nook, iBooks
Book Blurb:
Sometimes even Angels must learn to fly…
Allison Parker needs a convincing excuse to come home to Rocky Mountain House. A hopelessly romantic reason that won’t let her mother suspect the truth—that Allison has discovered Mom is keeping a terrible secret from the family.
Gabe Coleman is struggling with two of the roughest parts of ranching: dealing with his bull-headed mule of a father, and making enough to pay the bills. When his old friend Allison offers to help him develop his ideas for organic ranching—in trade for pretending to be her fiancé—it sounds like …
New Releases: November 12-18, 2012
River Road (Sentinels of New Orleans, #2)
by Suzanne Johnson
Genre: urban fantasy
Release date: November 13, 2012 by Tor Books
Description:
Hurricane Katrina is long gone, but the preternatural storm rages on in New Orleans. New species from the Beyond moved into Louisiana after the hurricane destroyed the borders between worlds, and it falls to wizard sentinel Drusilla Jaco and her partner, Alex Warin, to keep the preternaturals peaceful and the humans unaware. But a war is brewing between two clans of Cajun merpeople in Plaquemines Parish, and down in the swamp, DJ learns, there’s more stirring than angry mermen and the threat of a were-gator.
Wizards are dying, and something—or someone—from the Beyond is poisoning the waters of the mighty Mississippi, threatening the humans who live and work along the river. DJ and Alex must figure out what unearthly source is contaminating the water and who—or what—is killing …
Guest post by Hope Tarr + Giveaway
It is our pleasure to welcome today to Book Lovers Inc. Hope Tarr, multi-published romance author, whose latest novel Operation Cinderella, the first book in her new contemporary romance series, Suddenly Cinderella series was recently released by Entangled Publishing! Hope stops by to tell us more about the series, the characters and what you can expect from Operation Cinderella. Please give her a warm welcome, and make sure you read on, there is a sweet giveaway for you at the end. 😉
OPERATION CINDERELLA & the Suddenly Cinderella Series:
Characters Welcome by Hope Tarr
What makes a novel sparkle, truly sparkle? For me it all comes down to one deceptively simple word – character.
Give me characters that I can care about–cry when they cry, laugh when they laugh, and yes, bleed when they bleed – and I’ll forgive an author a plot hole as big …
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