Review: The Drag Queen of Elfland by Lawrence Schimel

Format Read: ebook provided by author
Number of Pages: 144
Release Date: May 13, 2012
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Circlet Press
Formats Available:  ebook, paperback
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Powells, BookDepository

Book Blurb:

The Drag Queen of Elfland is a collection of fantastical stories imbued with a refreshingly queer sensibility. These seventeen stories feature a lesbian werewolf taking back the night, a gay vampire discovering the perils of going to the gym (too many mirrors, for starters), a young lord’s son undertaking a quest to obtain a magical sword and win the heart of the boy he loves, and much more. Sometimes funny, sometimes moving, sometimes sexy, and always imaginative, these stories show readers the secret worlds that lurk beneath the surface of our own.

My Thoughts:

Excellent! An uneven number of stories. There won’t be a tie like last time.

As before, each story will get a blurb, and a + or – indicating if it’s …

New Releases: July 16-22, 2012

Not the Marrying Kind by Nicola Marsh

Who said marriage had to be convenient?

LA party planner Poppy Collins has kept her secret side business – planning divorce parties as the Divorce Diva – a close secret, but keeping her business afloat is proving tougher by the day. When her sister’s divorce party gives Poppy the opportunity to save the day and boost her business, Poppy approaches Vegas golden boy Beck Blackwood for help. But this time, she’s about to get way more than she bargained for…

Beck knows Poppy’s secret, and he’s not afraid to use it to get exactly what he wants – a wife. With his reputation and business expansion plans on the line, the only way he can repair the damage is by getting hitched, and fast. And if blackmail is the only way to get Poppy to the altar, then so be it…

But they’re in …

Guest post: The Challenges of Writing a Series by Candis Terry + Giveaway

Today it is our great pleasure to welcome to Book Lovers Inc. Candis Terry, author of one of my favourite contemporary small town romance series the Sugar Shack series! If you like Jill Shalvis’ Lucky Harbor series and want more sexy and funny light romances you should definitely give a chance to the Sugar Shack series, I’m sure you’ll love it! Candis stops by today on her tour celebrating the release of the 3rd novel in the series, please give her a warm BLI welcome and answer her question to win a copy of Somebody Like You!

THE CHALLENGES OF WRITING A SERIES

I’ve never done things the easy way. Just ask my mother. I guess that’s one of the reasons it took me 22 years to become a published author. I started out writing a regency romance that took several years—only to discover …

Explore This!: Roanoke, Virginia

After just finishing A Night of Southern Comfort by Robin Covington, I must admit my geographical confusion was at its peak. Why? you might ask. Well, throughout the story, the male lead, Jackson, kept talking about his desire to return to the FBI in Washington. But the way things were discussed, it sounded not all that far off from Virginia. Then it hits me that he’s talking about Washington D.C., not Washington state. I always mix those up!

Anyway, we’re here to talk about Roanoke, Virginia. It isn’t really described much in Covington’s book as the story takes place in Elliott, Virginia, which I believe is a made up small town not far from the larger city. In fact, Roanoke itself has a mere 97,000 people that call it home (as of 2010, as noted here). Seeing the images of Roanoke makes me think of a smallish city, …

Review: Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward

Format read: paperback
Genre: paranormal romance
Release Date: June 3, 2008
Length: 534 pages
Publisher: Penguin
Formats available: ebook, paperback, audiobook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Book Depository, Kobo

Book Blurb:

In this “frightenly addictive” paranormal romance saga, there’s a war raging between vampires and their slayers. Here are the stories of a secret band of brothers like no other – six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. And now a dutiful twin must choose between two lives…

Fiercely loyal to the Black Dagger Brotherhood, Phury has sacrificed himself for the good of the race, becoming the male responsible for keeping the Brotherhood’s bloodlines alive. As Primale of the Chosen, he is obligated to father the sons and daughters who will ensure that the traditions of the race survive, and that there are warriors to fight those who want vampires extinguished.

As his first mate, the Chosen Cormia wants to win not only his body but …

Interview: Andrea Kane-Virtual Book Tour + Giveaway!

The Book Lovers are thrilled to welcome Andrea Kane to BLI today. Andrea is here on the next stop of her virtual book tour in celebration of the release of the second book in her enthralling suspense series about the Forensic Instincts criminal investigations team. The book for the tour is The Line Between Here and Gone, but I’ll confess that I poured through the first book, The Girl who Disappeared Twice and The Line, in two days with not much sleep in between. They’re that good!

About Andrea Kane

Andrea Kane’s psychological thriller The Girl Who Disappeared Twice became an instant New York Times bestseller, the latest in a long string of smash hits.  It introduced Forensic Instincts, an eclectic team of maverick investigators, each with different personalities and talents, all with one common bond: a blatant disregard for authority. 

 The Line Between Here and Gone is the next exhilarating installment in the Forensic …