The High School Reunion Winner Post

Hey Everyone!

Yesterday I had my 10 year high school reunion. Yep 10 years! And no, it does not make me old! (insert ferocious kitten look) So anyway I was excited to meet my high school classmates and see what everyone has become, the last time we met everyone was still at college/university so now I was curious to see if people changed schools/careers and what they ended up doing. And you know what was the weirdest part? My two closest best girl friends and my best guy friend are my high school friends and I usually see them/talk to them at least once a week if not more, but there were some high school friends/classmates I haven’t seen for more than 8 years and after 5 minutes we were back to those times and it didn’t feel like a decade has gone by, so weird, but so great 😀 And …

The International Giveaways Café (43)

Happy Saturday morning all and welcome back to the café! In certain parts of the world (like mine), this weekend is the celebration of Queen Victoria’s birthday. What this means is an excuse for a long weekend, with the potential for a whole extra day of reading 😉 But even if you’re not part of this holiday celebration, here’s hoping that your weekend is filled with great weather and books!

Remember to let us know if you’ve won anything recently; the Book Lovers would love to hear! At Book Lovers Inc., it’s our pleasure to share the bookish love! Good luck to everyone and hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!

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Around the Bookish World: News-In-Review

Welcome to this week’s news post! It’s been pretty eventful with a ruling from the  US judge who has decreed that Agency pricing is unlawful in the US, more rumours of new Kindles and Apple tablets and the sad passing of Monica Jackson who died earlier this week.

Well, things seem to be hotting up with the Anti-trust lawsuit against the Big five publishers. The judge ruling over the suit, has stated that the DOJ does have a case about the allegations of collusion and price-fixing and that a trial will go ahead. In addition to this another 17  states will be suing also, although it looks like that Simon and Schuster will be settling with  them along with Hachette and Harper Collins who have settled previously. Jane from Dear Author has summarised and explain the new developments with this fantastic  post and it is pretty amazing because it looks …

Dual Review: Chairman of the Whored by Lucy V. Morgan

Format read: ebook
Release Date: 20 February 2011
Publisher: Lyrical Press Inc.
Series: Book #1  in the Whored series
Formats available: ebook
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon

Blurb:

Dark. Debauched. Delicious.

Is she ready to go under his knife?

Leila Vaughn is a tax lawyer at a prestigious London law firm. And a whore. Leila didn’t take the night job just to pay off her debts–an affair with an older man once stirred a pit of darker desires. Now her year as an escort is almost over, she’s ready to lock up her alter-ego, Charlotte, and be normal once again.

What’s bad is that her colleague, Matt, just caught her out.

What’s worse is that their boss, Joseph, is with him.

Matt wants to rescue Leila. She should want what he does–monogamy and escape from the city–if she’s going to be normal, right? But Joseph is as familiar …

Interview with Lucy V. Morgan + Giveaway

Today we welcome Lucy V. Morgan to Book Lovers Inc. Lucy is here to discuss her latest release, The Chairman of the Whored, an erotic tale of passion and self-discovery. There’s also a giveaway, so be sure to read through the interview for your chance to  win.

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

Hello, and thank you for having me 🙂

I’m from England. I like to bake. I like the little, beautiful, terrible things about people, the stuff lots of people never notice. All three things inform my stories.

BLI: Describe a typical day of writing? Are you a planner or pantser?

Lucy: A planner—I suck with the pantsing. I drop my daughter off at school, run a few errands, do my admin and probably do some editing work. I …

Review: The Sweetest Thing by Jill Shalvis

Format read: ebook 
Release Date: 28 March 2011
Number of pages: 348 pages
Publisher: Forever
Series: Book #2 in the Lucky Harbor series
Formats available: ebook, paperback
Source: review copy provided by publisher through NetGalley
Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon

Blurb:

Two Men Are One Too Many . . .

Tara has a thousand good reasons not to return to the little coastal town of Lucky Harbor, Washington. Yet with her life doing a major crash-and-burn, anywhere away from her unfulfilled dreams and sexy ex-husband will do. As Tara helps her two sisters get their newly renovated inn up and running, she finally has a chance to get things under control and come up with a new plan for her life.

But a certain tanned, green-eyed sailor has his own ideas, such as keeping Tara hot, bothered . . . and in his bed. And when her ex wants Tara back, three is a …

My Wishlist: The “Hot Summer Reads” Edition

Hello Book Lovers! Happy this week is slowly reaching its end and the weekend is so close? I know I am!

For this week, I have prepared something special for you! A post that takes my imagination to gorgeous beaches and sunny days! With the weather, at least here in Greece,  getting hotter and hotter, I just can’t help but feel that summer is here, a bit sooner than we all expected – but hey, I’m not complaining 🙂 – and envision long days at a beach, lounging under the hot sun along with some very hot reads! I don’t know about you, but for me, one of the best ways to spend a day at the beach is with a nice book. And here you can safely assume that I’m not that big on summer sports as most of my friends are, so, that gives me plenty of time …

Romance and Me: I need my fix RIGHT NOW! or Reading Withdrawal Symptoms

Last week I was between two review books: I have just finished reading a contemporary romance novel and the next book on my reading schedule (oh no, do not think I have a fancy schedule I follow, it is just a thrown together list of books and review dates I have signed up for) was a contemporary romantic suspense story, when I felt like I was suffocating and needed something else. No, it wasn’t because the books weren’t good or were lacking in anything, no it was simply that I overloaded on contemporary stories and needed my historical romance fix. It certainly had physical symptoms like an actual withdrawal: 

– my attention span was that of a fly (all over the place, the book couldn’t hold my interest for longer than half an hour),
– I felt bored with the story, the characters and the romance (I stress once …