The BBQing Winner Post

Hey Everyone!

Summer has finally come back after last week’s chilly and rainy days, so we try to make the most of it, by hosting daily BBQs! lol 😀 We had 4 BBQs last week and I just can’t grow tired of the grilled steaks and fresh summer salads mmm… Yesterday I made a quite exotic and unusual recipe: minty watermelon and cucumber salad. Well let me tell you not only was it delicious, but  even my dad who’s not really fond of salads loved it 😀 So if you are looking for something fresh and quick, but healthy and special try it!

Before I announce who won this time, I would like to ask all of you to please use your real e-mail addresses in the comment box (not in the body of the text but under your name), noone will see it just me when I need it to …

The International Giveaways Café (53)

Good morning all and welcome back to another round of bookish giveaways from around the world. I hope you’re all enjoying the weather this weekend and have finally gotten a break from the humidity, like we have here in Canada. Hopefully, you’ll be able to get some reading time in while being glued to the TV for the Olympic Games. I’m looking forward to watching some tennis. How about you?

And, remember to let us know if you’ve won anything recently; the Book Lovers would love to hear! At Book Lovers Inc., it’s our pleasure to share the bookish love! Good luck to everyone and hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!

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 …

Around the Bookish World: Week-In-Review

Welcome to this week’s news post and we have news of publishers expanding in the small and big silver screen, Goodreads have changed their reviewing policies and much more.

Yesterday  I was alerted via several Goodreads friends  and  VacuousMinx that their reviews were hidden from public view because they mentioned authors or was shelved under ‘Do Not Read’ due to badly behaved authors. According to Goodreads they are implementing new rules and will release guidelines very soon on this new move. Whilst some reviews have disappeared for now because they are in the midst of incorporating this new rule of where a review can be flagged if its not on topic as a review because it is about notifying members that an author has behaved badly and is shelved under that heading instead of being a review. Friends  and followers of that reviewer can still be able to comment and …

Dual Review: A Night of Southern Comfort by Robin Covington

Format read: ebook
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: June 15, 2012
Number of pages: 150 pages
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Formats available: ebook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website,  Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Book Depository US | Book Depository (UK)

Book Blurb:

One night of passion…

Detective Jackson Cantrell never imagined that one night with an irresistible stranger would turn his life upside down. He’s spent years living in the shadows, but Dr. Michaela Roarke awakened a passion inside him he’d buried years ago.

He never expected the woman would turn out to be the governor’s daughter…and his next assignment. The governor blackmails Jackson to secretly watch over Michaela and protect her from a stalker, or kiss his dream job at the FBI good-bye. Swearing to keep things strictly professional, Jackson moves in with Michaela. Too bad his heart can’t …

Guest post by Melissa Bourbon Ramirez + Giveaway

Today we are happy to welcome back to Book Lovers Inc Melissa Bourbon Ramirez who just released a sexy romantic suspense novel, Sacrifice of Passion in Entangled Publishing’s new category romance line: Deadly Sexy. When glimpsing the blurb of this novel the first question that arises in every reader’s mind is why did Melissa include a mythical creature, the chupacabra in a contemporary romantic suspense story? Well read on to hear about her inspiration and if you comment you could even win a copy of the book!

I’ve always been fascinated by legends, and I have a natural-born love of the Mexican culture. My husband is Mexican-American, we try hard to instill the Mexican culture into our kids’ lives. When I starting writing, I wanted to bring in elements from this culture I so love being a part of (I like to say I’m Latina-by-marriage). …

Dual Review: Just for Fun by Erin Nicholas

Format Read: e-book provided courtesy of the author
Release Date: July 24th 2012
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Series: The Bradfords Book 4
Formats Available: e-book
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Publisher

Book Blurb:

There’s having fun… And then there’s falling in love.

The Bradfords, Book 4

It was a chance meeting, a spontaneous, hot moment, a never-to-be-repeated encounter. So when the gorgeous redhead he knows only as Sugar walks into the bar and heads straight for him, Doug “Dooley” Miller knows he’s in trouble. But he’s sure not going to mind.

She needs a date to some swanky something-or-other. He’s a fish-sticks-and-denim guy, but for a woman who’s not afraid to get naughty in an elevator, he can stand a couple days of smoked salmon and Armani.

Morgan James admits she doesn’t really know Doug, but she needs him to keep her mind—and hands—off her ex. A man who, despite the fact he stole …