The Spring Awaiting Winner Post

Hey Everyone!

Spring still seems like a faraway dream, it is cold, windy, grey and might even snow again at the end of March! *Stella’s not happy* I’ve had enough of the cold winter weather. I would like warmer, milder weather, more sunshine and finally spending  be able to spend the afternoon in the garden soaking up the sun reading. *sighs* And how are you holding up? Are you enjoying the current weather? So before I go and burrow under my duvet, here are this week’s winners:

the lucky winners of a copy of When You Give a Duke a Diamond by Shana Galen are:

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lori meehan

the lucky winner of a signed copy of The Witch’s Initiation by Elle James is:

Jeannie Platt

the lucky winner of an ebook copy of Take What You Want by Jeanette Grey  is:

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Congratulations winners, you have all been notified of your win in …

Review: A Risk Worth Taking by Victoria James

Format read: ebook copy provided by publisher through NetGalley
Series: Book #1 in the Red River series
Release Date: 11 March 2013
Publisher: Entangled Publishing (Indulgence imprint)
Number of pages: 170 pages
Formats available: ebook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, iTunes, Read an excerpt

Blurb:

Interior designer Holly Carrington worked hard for her success. Then tragedy struck, leaving Holly the sole guardian of her infant niece. Now she’s swapped her designer purse for a diaper bag, and is going ahead with plans to renovate—and sell—her childhood home in Red River. But facing her past also means coming face-to-face with Quinn Manning all over again…

Quinn was the object of her girlhood crush—and heartbreak— and is more gorgeous than ever. He’s also the only person qualified to oversee the renovation. Now they’re butting heads every step of the way… and their attraction is more electrifying than ever! But once the …

Romance and Me: Discovering Amish Romances

Hi Everyone!

I wanted to let you in on what has been going in my life reading-wise in the past two weeks. I read Temptation by Kathryn Barrett, one of Entangled Publishing’s new releases, which is a contemporary romance featuring a modern heroine discovering life and finding love in an Amish setting*. I have to say that prior to this novel my knowledge of the Amish was very limited (my excuse is that living in Europe we don’t hear/learn about them much), I saw For Richer or Poorer with Kirstie Alley and Tim Allen when I was a teen, but that was about it.

So yes, Temptation opened a whole new world to me. (But before I get to that let me tell you what a wonderful, well-written, heart-warming yet sexy story it was, so make sure to pick …

Guest post by Allie A. Burrow + Giveaway

Please join us in welcoming to Book Lovers Inc. Allie A. Burrow YA and contemporary romance author, whose first foray into steamier waters just got released in the SERVICED anthology, featuring several sexy novellas about hot men in uniform! 😉 So curious to know how daunting and exciting it was for Allie to pen her first sexy story? Join us as she shares the story of her experience (also don’t forget to enter the TWO giveaways at the end)! 

Have you been SERVICED lately?

I am delighted to introduce you to the SERVICED anthology, released by Breathless Press earlier this month. With nine talented authors, ten great short stories, lots of men in uniform, and hot hot HOT romance, there is something for everyone.

So how did I get involved in the anthology?

Well, I’ll let you in on a little secret: Allie A Burrow is a bit of a fake—sssh…don’t …

Guest post by Jeanette Grey + Giveaway

We are very happy to welcome back to Book Lovers Inc. Jeanette Grey, who has penned captivating stories in a wide range, be it fantasy or erotica stories, she has tried her hand at it. Today she is celebrating the release of Take What You Want, her latest contemporary romance novel. Please join her as she tells you more about it and you could even win yourself a copy! 

What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?

As might be clear from the title, one of the central themes of my new book, Take What You Want, is about deciding what you want, then reaching out and going for it, consequences be damned. Both of the main characters, Ellen and Josh, have a lot of things they’d like to be doing and a lot of impediments that have been holding them back.

Ellen, the good girl who’s dedicated herself 100% to putting …

Interview with Kaylea Cross + Giveaway

It is my great pleasure to welcome back to Book Lovers Inc. military romance and romantic suspense author Kaylea Cross, who is here today to celebrate the release of Tactical Strike, the 2nd book in her Bagram Special Ops series! Kaylea was kind enough to answer all my questions about her writing, so join us and get to know Ryan and Ace, the hero and heroine of this new nail-biter story of hers.

Stella: Hi Kaylea, welcome back to Book Lovers Inc! Can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Kaylea: Hi, Stella, and thanks for having me again! I write mostly military romantic suspense, because I love it, and I’m also a Registered Massage Therapist and Board member of a private scholarship foundation based here in Vancouver, BC. Oh, and I LOVE military heroes.

Stella: Are you a planner or pantser? Can you tell us a bit about your writing process?

Kaylea: …

The Baby Visit Winner Post

Hey Everyone!

Sorry for the short post today but I am already running out the door: today with a couple of girl friends we are visiting another friend of us we went to university with who recently had a baby, so we are having a baby shower/baby visit at the same time 😀 and yep I should already be on my way to meet them, so ciao my lovelies, hope you are having a great weekend and before I leave here are this week’s winners:

the lucky winner of an Adrenaline Swag Pack and winner’s choice of any of Viv Arend’s ebook backlist is:

Diah Didi

the lucky winner of an ebook copy of You Can’t Plan Love by Synithia Williams  is:

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Congratulations winners, you have all been notified of your win in e-mail. You have 72 hours to get back to us, or we’ll have to draw a new winner.

Interview with Shana Galen + Giveaway

We are very happy to welcome to Book Lovers Inc. today historical romance author Shana Galen, who is celebrating the release of If You Give a Rake a Ruby, the 2nd book in her Jewels of the Ton Regency romance series (with Alisha we very much enjoyed the 1st book When You Give a Duke a Diamond, check out our dual review here). Please give Shana a warm welcome and read on, you could even win a copy of her book! 😀 

Stella: Hi Shana, welcome to Book Lovers Inc! Can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

Shana: Thanks for having me. I’m a mom, a wife, and an author. I live in Houston, Texas and drive my red VW Beetle to Starbucks and three-year-old soccer games. If You Give a Rake a Ruby is my thirteenth book.

Stella: Are you a planner or pantser? Can …

Romance and Me: In Love with a Superhero

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For some time now I wanted to discuss superhero romances with you, because as always I would be grateful for any great recommendations 😉

Being an enthusiastic superhero fan is something of a more recent thing for me, I didn’t grow up reading superhero comics or watching cartoons featuring them (though I remember that when I went over to a guy friend’s birthday party in kindergarten we watched an episode of Spiderman). If I think hard when trying to pin point where my interest for superheroes started I go back to high school when I stumbled upon Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. I LOVED how that show wasn’t just about the “boring science fiction/comic stuff” but featured interesting characters with relatable problems/thoughts/feelings and lots of humour, and most importantly I was a sucker for the developing romance between Lois and Clark …

The Cupcake Winner Post

Hey Everyone!

I am completely fine and I celebrated my recovered health and freedom by attending a cupcake class where we learned how to decorate cupcakes with colourful fondant and marzipan. You can see my creations in the photos:

Well let me tell you my little god-daughter and her sister as well as my little cousins were crazy with joy when they could choose which one to eat, the house was full of shrieking happy kids 😀 lol

This week’s winners are:

the lucky winner of an ebook copy of Because of You and Anything For You by Jessica Scott is:

Felicia Chartier-Plastini

the lucky winner of a $10 USD Riptide Publishing Gift Card is:

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the lucky winner of an ebook copy of Luck of the Draw by Kelley Vitollo is:

Laura

the lucky winner of an ebook copy of Speaking of Love by Ophelia London is:

Shannon Bereza

Congratulations winners, you have …