The High Risk Adventure Tour with Vivian Arend + Giveaway

We are thrilled to welcome Vivian Arend back to BLI today for the next stop on her High Risk Adventure Tour in celebration of her new book coming from Berkley Sensation on March 5th entitled, you guessed it: HIGH RISK. Viv has unique and special treat in store for us today! A photo album/tour of one of her adventurous trips…to Alaska! So join in on the fun and be sure to stay tuned to the end of the photo tour for Giveaway information!

About Viv:

Vivian Arend in one word: Adventurous. In a sentence: Willing to try just about anything once. That wide-eyed attitude has taken her around North America, through parts of Europe, and into Central and South America, often with no running water.

Her optimistic outlook also meant that when challenged to write a book, she gave it a shot, …

Dual Review: Holding Out for a Hero by Christine Bell, Ella Dane, Tamara Morgan, Nico Rosso, Adrien Luc-Sanders

Format read: ebook copy provided by the publisher for review
Release Date: 14 January 2013
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Number of pages: 550 pages
Formats available: ebook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Read an excerpt

Blurb:

Scarlett Fever, by Christine Bell and Ella Dane

After five years in training, it’s finally time for Scarlett Fever and her fellow superheroes to leave the United Superhero Academy and test their powers out in the real world. There’s only one problem. She’s been assigned to partner with arrogant, by the book, and irritatingly hot, Blade of Justice.

Blade’s whole life has gone according to plan, and he’s more than ready to move on to the big time, protecting a metropolis of his own. But his perfectly ordered life is derailed when he’s teamed up with the fiery maverick, Scarlett Fever.

Sparks fly the moment they arrive in Plunketville, Oklahoma, as they each set out to force the other …

Review: Wolf Nip by Vivian Arend

Format Read: e-ARC provided by Novel Sidekick courtesy of Author for Review
Length: 117 Pages
Series: Granite Lake Wolves, Book 6
Genre: Paranormal / Shifters / Erotic Romance
Release Date: February 12, 2013
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Formats Available: eBook, Kindle, Nook
Purchasing Info: Publisher, Author’s Website, Kindle, Nook, iTunes, Goodreads.

Book Blurb:

Cat got your tongue?

Tessa Williams is looking to make her mark outside the family business, and the unusual landlocked paddle wheeler she spots in Haines, Alaska, strikes her as the perfect location. Only the owner is being difficult, refusing to sell. Still, she’s sure that replacing her written queries with a little in-person charm is all she’ll need to shortly have her Eco-tour B&B on the road to success.

Local wolf-slash-owner of said vessel, Mark Weaver, isn’t hanging on to the landmark building out of spite. There are more reasons for holding back the sale than are easily explained on …

Interview with Tamara Morgan + Giveaway

I am very happy to welcome back to BLI contemporary romance author Tamara Morgan, who has been busy since her last stop here: several novels published and even mo9re to come! I just love heist movies so when I heard her new release, Confidence Tricks, was a heist romance I got excited! Tamara stopped by to answer all my questions and you could even win! 

Stella: Hi Tamara, welcome to Book Lovers Inc! What have you been up to since your last stop here in April?

Tamara: Oh, you know. Writing books. Editing books. Reading books. 😀 Not much changes in an author’s world (at least not this author’s world). It’s been really fun to continue connecting with readers, bloggers, and other writers, and I’m looking forward to what 2013 has to offer.

Stella: Your latest novel Confidence Tricks will be released tomorrow, congratulations! Could you tell our readers what …

Guest Post: Terry Spear + Giveaway!

Today we are delighted to welcome back paranormal romance author Terry Spear, who is here to celebrate the release of the 10th novel in her Werewolf series, HOWL FOR A HIGHLANDER, which released on February 5th from Sourcebooks and is garnering rave reviews. HOWL FOR A HIGHLANDER is noted to be a hot read. 🙂 Please give Terry a warm welcome and share your thoughts with us, you could win a copy of her book!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bestselling and award-winning author Terry Spear has written a couple of dozen paranormal romance novels and two medieval Highland historical romances. Her first werewolf romance, Heart of the Wolf, was named a 2008 Publishers Weekly’s Best Book of the Year, and her subsequent titles have garnered high praise and hit the USA Today bestseller list. A retired officer of the U.S. Army Reserves, Terry lives in Crawford, Texas, …

Review: Lycan Unleashed by Tiffany Allee

Format Read: ebook received from the publisher
Number of Pages: 115 pages
Release Date: January 13, 2013
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Series: From the Files of the Otherworlder Enforcement Agency #3
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance
Formats Available: ebook
Purchasing Info: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Author’s Website | Publisher’s Website | Goodreads

Book Blurb:

Detective Astrid Holmes is a sensitive, a human capable of feeling the energy of otherworlders. When she is dispatched to the horrific murder scene of a local vampire, she expects it to be just another day on the job. But when evidence is stolen on her watch, she is removed—not only from the investigation, but from her job as a member of the Chicago police department’s paranormal unit.

Astrid’s only hope of reinstatement lies with her ex co-worker and almost-lover, Lycan Mason …

Interview: Tiffany Allee + Giveaway!

We are delighted to be welcoming Tiffany Allee back to BLI today. Tiffany is here on the next stop of her blog tour in celebration of the release of Lycan Unleashed, the 3rd novel in her From the Files of the Otherworld Enforcement Agent series. Tiffany’s series has garnered rave reviews and is published by Entangled Publishing. Lycan Unleashed became available for download on January 13, 2013!

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

Tiffany: Thank you so much for having me here, Stella! I am a former corporate soldier (“soldier” sounds so much cooler than “accountant”) turned writer. I write all kinds of romance, mostly with paranormal and suspense slants.

Stella: Are you a planner or pantser? Can you tell us a bit about your writing process? How do your novels come to life?

Tiffany: …

Review: Rescuing Christmas by Vicki Lewis Thompson, Catherine Mann, Kathie DeNosky

Format read: ebook copy provided by publisher through NetGalley
Release Date: 30 October 2012
Publisher: Harlequin
Number of pages: 320 pages
Formats available: ebook, paperback
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Barnes and Noble, Book Depository US, Book Depository UK

Blurb:

Holiday Haven by Vicki Lewis Thompson

All Ben Rhodes wants for Christmas is to be left alone. And yet, in a fit of Christmas-cheer-induced insanity, he agrees to help beautiful shelter director Tansy Dexter find homes for all her rambunctious animals. Little does he know that the one truly in need of a loving home this season…is him.

Home for Christmas by Catherine Mann

Information from Ms Mann’s newsletter: For those of you who enjoyed my Wingmen Warrior series, this story features Zach Dawson’s daughter Shelby, all grown up and ready for her own happily ever after with a flyboy!

Shelby Conrad has had more than her fair share of silent nights. But …

Review: The Billionaire’s Christmas Baby by Victoria James

Format read: ebook copy provided by the publisher for review
Release Date: 19 November 2012
Number of pages: 206 pages
Formats available: ebook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s website, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Read an excerpt

Blurb:

Jackson Pierce didn’t make his fortune entertaining every half-cocked idea, especially one involving diaper changes. Not even the cute brunette who links him to the baby in her arms can crack his icy heart.

A baby on the doorstep is the least of Hannah Woods’s problems—she has to find the baby’s uncle, or the child will end up in foster care. She sleuths her way to the reclusive CEO’s doorstep only to find six feet of holiday sexy—and a door slammed in her face. But when Jackson comes around and urges they marry for little Emily’s sake, Hannah finds herself falling for the jaded billionaire and wishing for a holiday miracle of their …

Interview with Victoria James + Giveaway

Today I am very happy to introduce you to newcomer, Entangled debut author Victoria James, whose first novel The Billionaire’s Christmas Baby released just in time for the holidays, and trust having been lucky enough to read it, I can tell you it is THE perfect holiday story: heart-warming, emotional, but leaving you with a happy sigh at the end (look out for my review which will be posted on BLI later this week)! So as you can see I loved The Billionaire’s Christmas Baby so it was my great pleasure to sit down with Victoria and talk holidays, romances and tortured heroes with her. So join us and you could even win an ebook copy of The Billionaire’s Christmas Baby! 😉

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

Victoria: Hi Stella, thank you so much for having me! I met my husband …