Explore This! The Australian Outback

I’ve been reading all sorts of speculative fiction recently which presents issues when it comes to actual places we could virtually visit for this week (it’s hard to find real pics of post-apocalyptic Earth, right?). I hit up my best friend, Mel at He Followed Me Home for an idea. She gave me inspiration in the form of Stolen (A letter to my captor) by Lucy Christopher. I’ve included the book trailer here for more info (since I personally haven’t read the book) and then our tour begins. It looks like another stunning place I have yet to visit. Enjoy!

Interview Author Kerry Greenwood

We are very happy to have author Kerry Greenwood here today. She write a mystery series about her extraordinary heroine Phryne Fischer and the next addition to this series will be out this October.  Please give her a warm welcome.

The Lit Lover: Can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Kerry: I was born in Footscray in Australia in winter so long ago that word processors were called typewriters. I was the story teller of my family and have been telling stories ever since. I started writing novels for fun, to beguile the boredom of studying law at Melbourne University. There I met the love of my life, David Greagg, a wandering mathematician and wizard. He stayed and I kept writing novels through a carrer which included a lot of strange jobs and finally employment by the Legal Aid Commission. I …

Review: Warrior by Zoe Archer

Format Read: eARCNumber of Pages: 370 pagesRelease Date: September 1st 2010Publisher: ZebraFormats Available: Paperback, eBookPurchasing Info: GoodReads, Author’s Website, Book Depository US, Book Depository UK, Amazon

Book Blurb:

To most people, the realm of magic is the stuff of nursery rhymes and dusty libraries. But for Capt. Gabriel Huntley, it’s become quite real and quite dangerous…
IN HOT PURSUIT…
The vicious attack Capt. Gabriel Huntley witnesses in a dark alley sparks a chain of events that will take him to the ends of the Earth and beyond—where what is real and what is imagined become terribly confused. And frankly, Huntley couldn’t be more pleased. Intrigue, danger, and a beautiful woman in distress—just what he needs.
IN HOTTER WATER…
Raised thousands of miles from England, Thalia Burgess is no typical Victorian lady. A good thing, because a proper lady would have …

It’s raining men…ahem…winner!!!

It’s winner day again at Book Lovers Inc. Mr Random.org invited me over to his place cuz it’s not so stormy there. To be honest it’s a sunshiny warm beach paradise and I gladly accepted his invite. And no, I didn’t forget why I went there so here are this week’s lucky winners

The winner of And One Last Thing by Molly Harper is:~*~*~drumroll~*~*~

Keri

The winner of Awakened by a Kiss by Lila DiPasqua is:~*~*~drumroll~*~*~

Heather S

Congrats ladies! I will contact you now to get your shipping info.
And the rest of you: we still have some running giveaways. Just take a look at our sidebar ->

Hope you all have a great Sunday!

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Bookish Eye Candy: Eidolon – Pleasure Unbound

So last week I brought to the table the Delish Eidolon from Larissa Iones Demonica series. And let me just say, for those of you who haven’t read this series yet *eyes bug out* OMG what are you waiting for?!?! Books # 5 comes out towards the end of this month!!! But in the mean time i’m gonna share some hotties with you!!!!

Pleasure Unbound
By: Larissa Ione

In a place where ecstasy can cost you your life…

She’s a demon-slayer who hungers for sensual pleasure—but fears it will always be denied her. Until Tayla Mancuso lands in a hospital run by demons in disguise, and the head doctor, Eidolon, makes her body burn with unslakable desire. But to prove her ultimate loyalty to her peers, she must betray the surgeon who saved her life.

Two lovers will dare …

Huge 450 Followers Celebration Contest

We noticed this week that we reached the unbelievable number of 450 followers. Woot woot woot!!!!!

*10 people dancing the Macarena*

Ahem…nobody saw? Okay back to the awesome followers.
We decided to make this into a big celebration. We want to thank you as our readers for your support and participation. Book Lovers Inc would be nothing without you. Book Lovers Inc became more than we thought it would ever be and we are really grateful for that.

So now how do you throw a party for Book Lovers? Huh, that was a really tough decision. We pondered and brainstormed and pondered some more. LOL 

Yep, you guessed right: we will give away some books! We have a nice little selection. Everything is hand picked by our Book Lovers and we hope you will enjoy those pretties as much as we did. So here is what’s up …

Around the Bookish World: News Week-in-Review

A New Jersey library removes all copies of Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology. Despite the fact there was no good reason why this happened the the library director used child porn as an excuse. The ACLU have found out that a rightwing conservative group contacted the Library director to remove all copies even though there was no formal challenge was filed to the library. The matter is now being investigated by the ACLU.

Colleen Gleason has announced a new vampire series which is not related to her Gardella Vampire Chronicals. The new series will start in 2011 and will feature the Draculia.
“In 2011 readers will meet a whole new world of vampires who mingle with the haute ton in 19th century London. Called the Draculia, these vampires are strong and sexy, and a …

Review: Ruthless by Anne Stuart

Format Read: eARCNumber of Pages: 400Release Date: August 1st, 2010Publisher: MiraFormats Available: Mass Market Paperback, eBookPurchasing Info: Author’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon, Book Depository US, Book Depository UK

I received this book as a review copy from the publisher through netgalley.Book Blurb:
Few outsiders will ever witness the dark misdeeds of the Heavenly Host. And among this secret society, where exiled Georgian aristocrats gather to indulge their carnal
desires, fewer still can match the insatiable appetite of their chief provocateur, the mysterious Viscount Rohan.
Pursuit of physical pleasure is both his preferred pastime and his most pressing urge, until he encounters the fascination of a woman who won’t be swayed. And while
his dark seduction appalls the pure and impoverished Elinor Harriman, she finds herself intrigued…and secretly drawn to the man behind the desire.

My Thoughts:
I am a huge fan …

Interview Author Devyn Quinn + Giveaway

We are really happy to have author Devyn Quinn here today. Siren’s Call, the first book in her Dark Tides Series cam out this week and she is here today to talk about her new series and to celebrate her new release. Please give Devyn a warm welcome.

The Geeky Lover: Devyn, can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Devyn: I live in the scenic Southwest, though I have called several other states home. I am a huge fan of dark gothic music & shoot-’em-up action movies. But reading is my first love and I spend too much time with history books, as well as feeding my addiction for celebrity biographies. I especially enjoy reading books on Hollywood before the 1960′s and I’m crazy about Marilyn Monroe, her legend and her myth.

The Geeky Lover: Describe a typical day of …

My Wishlist: Sweet Sixteen Edition

Hey All!!!

Welcome to another new weekly wishlist of mine. 

Huge thanks to Susi and the other Book lovers for taking over in my absence. And also thanks to you all for the support and the recovery wishes. 

So on with the show…

Here’s my new book wishlist. All these books have a sixteen year old heroine in common but otherwise the stories vary. 

So let’s call this weeks Wishlist: The Sweet Sixteen edition.

Here you go:

First up is:

Almost to Die For: A Vampire Princess Novel (Vampire Princess of St. Paul) by Tate Hallway

Release Date: August 3rd 2010 Publisher: NAL TradeAmazon, Book Depository US, Book Depository UK

Description:

On her sixteenth birthday, Anastasija Parker’s present winds up being the shock of a lifetime. When her mom referred to her absentee dad as a …