Review: Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell

Format Read: Hardcover I boughtNumber of Pages: 496Release Date: November 30, 2010Publisher: Penguin GroupFormats Available: Hardcover, Paperback, audiobook, ebookPurchasing Info: Amazon, Book Depository, Goodreads, Author’s website

Book Blurb:

From the world’s #1 bestselling crime writer comes the extraordinary new Kay Scarpetta novel. Port Mortuary, the title of Patricia Cornwell’s 18th Scarpetta novel, is literally a port for the dead. In this fast-paced story, a treacherous path from Scarpetta’s past merges with the high tech highway she now finds herself on. We travel back to the beginning of her professional career, when she enlisted in the Air Force to pay off her medical school debt and found herself ensnared in a gruesome case of what seemed to be vicious, racially motivated hate crimes against two Americans in South Africa. Now, more than twenty years and many career successes …

We Love Your Comments Giveaway: Winner & new Start

This winner of our We Love Your Comments Giveaway for June is……

Melissa (My World…in words and pages)

who commented on our post: ‘On the Book Lovers’ Shelves“‘

Okay, you really have me beat! WOW. Love the shelves with the glass fronts. 🙂 Beautiful. Now do be careful Blodeuedd doesn’t see… Oh, sorry she did already. ;D *whispers* put a lock on them…

Congrats hon! I just sent you an email. Please email us back in the in the next 72 hours to claim your price.

We will now start counting for September. Here again the rules:

We thought long and hard about how we should show you, the readers of Book Lovers Inc how much we appreciate your input and interaction. We are happy and grateful for every comment cuz we know how it is to be a “blog-hopper”. We enjoy reading your thoughts and …

Genres 101: Today’s Lesson – Philosophical Fiction

It is getting increasingly harder to find genres we haven’t talked about yet, so for today, I had originally planned to take a look at the origins of books/literature, going back to Ancient Greece as a starting point. But in starting to look into it, I found another topic we haven’t covered yet that was, in some ways, related to novel beginnings. I decided, instead, to take a look at Philosophical Fiction and its cohorts.

Starting from that time in Ancient Greece, when dramas were performed, modern ideas of politics and philosophy were ingrained in the performances. They usually were created for the Dionysus Festivals and were a pretty big deal back then. The fact that a place was set in the theatre as an alter or seating area left specifically for Dionysus, one of the Greek Gods, shows how important the theological aspects were …

Interview with Author Felicity Heaton + Giveaway

Today we would like to welcome to Book Lovers Inc. the wonderful Felicity Heaton who has penned countless paranormal and sci-fi romances! She is here to celebrate the release of her latest novel Her Guardian Angel, and I took advantage of the occasion and asked her a bunch of question. Please give a warm welcome to Felicity Heaton and read on to discover more about her writing and her many series!

Stella: Hi Felicity, welcome to Book Lovers Inc! Can you please tell us a bit about yourself?
 
Felicity: Sure. I’m a romance writer focusing on the paranormal romance and science fiction romance genres. I’ve been writing since 2005 and have been an independent author since 2006. I’ve written over forty stories and around thirty of those are still available. At the moment, I’m focused on paranormal romances and my existing series in that genre, as well as new ones. I …

Review: IOU Sex by Calista Fox

Format read: ebook provided by publisher through NetGalley
Release Date: 1 August 2011
Number of pages: 66 pages
Publisher: Carina Press
Formats available: ebook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon

Blurb:

Fiona Carlisle didn’t think anything could hurt as much as finding her fiancé in bed with her sister. But receiving an invitation to the happy couple’s engagement party comes a close second. Determined to prove to her family and herself that she’s moved on, Fiona has every intention of attending, looking red-hot and with an even hotter man on her arm. And there’s only one man who will do: renowned photographer and reputed playboy Michael Houston.

Fiona’s rebound fling with Michael was a brief but erotic romp. Michael has made no secret of the fact that he’s still interested. So when Fiona asks him to escort her to the engagement party, he agrees, with one condition: she must spend a sensual weekend …

A happy spellbound Bday to Melissa (@Meeka_21)

Today is not only release day- no.It’s also the day our wonderful Spellbound Lover was released into the world. So here we are, celebrating Melissa’s day with all our might and we even got her a wonderful hunky and yummy present (okay actually 5 *g*). So Melissa, enjoy your treats!
Stella: Happy Happy Birthday Melissa! I wish you a sunny and book-ful year with lots of wonderful stories to discover and fictional heroes to fall in crush with 😉 Also wishing you a delicious cake, great presents, good health and lots of love and laughter with your family! 😀 Hugs Sweetie!
Caro: Since today is very spécial we’re making it last even longer! I wish you a fantastic birthday Mélissa! I hope you had a wonderful day ((hugs)) let this new year be filled of happy books! Joyeux anniversaire !!!!

Susi: Happy Birthday ma belle. I hope you had a wonderful …

New Releases: Aug. 29 – Sept. 4, 2011

One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost

The grave is one wrong step away.Having narrowly averted an (under)world war, Cat Crawfield wants nothing more than a little downtime with her vampire husband, Bones. Unfortunately, her gift from New Orleans’ voodoo queen just keeps on giving–leading to a personal favor that sends them into battle once again, this time against a villainous spirit. Centuries ago, Heinrich Kramer was a witch hunter. Now, every All Hallows Eve, he takes physical form to torture innocent women before burning them alive. This year, however, a determined Cat and Bones must risk all to send him back to the other side of eternity–forever. But how do you kill a killer who’s already long dead?

Succubus …

The Good, the Bad and the Are-You-Kidding-Me?

Welcome to our new edition of The Good The Bad and the Are-you-Kidding-me? You must be wondering how we decide on which topic to make each of our post about…okay maybe you’re not wondering…it’s a real mystery to us too! Let’s take today for example…I’m not sure how we ended up deciding we should talk about Yellow Historical covers! It’s a miracle but hopefully entertaining enough. *wink*
On a side note I should mention Yellow is a favorite color of mine *g*

Susi: The first thing I always notice on historical romance covers is the swirly font. They usually all look the same and that really annoys me. I like the contrast of the yellow dress and the blue background on the Bond …

Review: Dangerous to Her, by Virna DePaul

Format Read: e-ARC submitted by author for review
Length: 224 Pages
Release Date: August 23, 2011
Publisher: Harlequin Romantic Suspense
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Formats Available: Mass Market Paperback, Kindle, Nook, eBook
Purchasing Info: Author’s Website, Goodreads, Book Depository, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, eHarlequin, Books-A-Million, Powell’s, Chapters, Kindle, Nook, eHarlequin ebook

Book Blurb:

“I’m not afraid anymore.”
For years, court reporter Mattie Nolan kept her child a secret. The man she once loved chose his dangerous job—undercover cop—over her. But now, Sacramento detective Dom Jeffries is all that’s standing between her and the drug kingpin set on revenge against everyone who put him away. Including Mattie.

Though teetering on the edge of burnout, Dom goes undercover as a bailiff in Mattie’s courtroom. While he pretends not to remember her, thoughts of her touch, her smell and the smile that had …

The I’m not feeling well and am grumpy so I’ll leave you alone winner post

Hey Everyone!

I’m suffering. This year my allergies are killing me. I woke up this morning with bloodshot, burning eyes (I not only scared myself when I looked in the mirror, but panicked the whole family, wasn’t a nice thing to see 🙁 ), my throat is itching and I can’t smell anything my nose is so swollen. So excuse me if I’ll make it short and to the point, don’t want to sneeze on all of you. :-/

Today congratulations are in order for…

The lucky winner of an ebook copy of Deadly Obsession by Katie Reus is: Sugar  

The lucky winner of a signed hardcover copy of Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones is: ellabythesea   

The lucky winner of an ebook copy of Incorporeal by J.R. Barrett is: Liz Z 

Congratulations winners, you have all been notified by e-mail of your win, you have 72 hours to …