Lovely Excerpt from Susanna Kearsley's The Firebird & Awesome Giveaway of Four of Her Books. Four!

Have I told you how much I like Susanna Kearsley’s books? Yes I have. Multiple times, actually. But I’ll say it again: Ms. Kearsley is one of my favorite authors. Her books are filled with magic, interesting characters, delicious angst and lots of swoon-worthy romance. So it’s no surprise that her upcoming book, The Firebird, is one of my most anticipated books of the year. This is why when Sourcebooks asked if I wanted to be part of this mini-tour I didn’t hesitate to say yes.

We have an exclusive excerpt to whet everyone’s appetite and an awesome giveaway for those who have yet to read her books.

Winners: Crystal Cove and Dead in L.A.

I have a couple of winners to announce, but first, thanks to everyone who took the time to visit and comment.

The winner of Crystal Cove by Lisa Kleypas is: Ronnie Buck

The winner of Dead in L.A. by Lou Harper is: Anon comment #2

Congratulations, guys! I'm emailing you right now.

Thanks to St. Martin's Press and Lou Harper for providing the prizes. 

Giveaway: Dead in L.A. by Lou Harper

As you probably know, I'm a fan of Lou Harper and her adorable, sexy M/M contemporary romances. And now she’s self-publishing her first paranormal story, Dead in L.A. Thanks to her we have one e-copy to give away to one lucky reader of Romance Around the Corner. 

For a chance to win, just leave a comment telling us you’re in. If you don’t feel comfortable leaving your email on the comment, make sure you come back next Monday to see if you won. Contest open to all, and I will pick the winner on Sunday. For more info read our giveaway policy.

Giveaway: Naughty & Nice Holiday Hop

Loveswept and Romance at Random are celebrating the release of their upcoming holiday anthology, Naughty & Nice, with a Giveaway Hop. We wanted to be part of it because we are fans of the authors and can't wait to read the book.

The prices are*:

• 15 NetGalley preview copies of Naughty & Nice by Ruthie Knox, Molly O'Keefe and Stefanie Sloane (International).
• 5 Paperbacks of About Last Night by Ruthie Knox (US residents only).
• A grand price of  $15 Gift Certificate to the winner's e-retailer of choice. (International)

Winner! One Final Step by Stephanie Doyle

The winner of the giveaway was Rebe. Congratulations!

Thanks to everyone who took the time to comment on the post, and to Stephanie for the giveaway.

Giving Away a Giveaway

I know what you're thinking -- that title makes no sense. But I'm out of clever ideas today, so bear with me.

Our friend Jen form Red Hot Books had the brilliant idea of asking some of her favorite authors about their favorite books, and I wanted to spread the world because it’s an awesome contest. Thanks to her, now we know that Patricia Briggs is a fan of Kalayna Price and that Kristen Callihan is really into Meljean Brook (she has great taste). To learn more, visit Red Hot Books. She’s giving away all the choices so there are tons of books up for grabs.

And before you go, remember that there's still chance to win One Final Step by Stephanie Doyle. Awesome book, so don't miss the chance to win it!

Giveaway: Shameless Summer Giveaway Hop

Welcome to the Shameless Summer Giveaway Hop! I can’t believe it’s finally here. Actually, I can’t even believe we’re already in June!

Michelle, Jen and I, are so happy to, once again, team up to host this hop. We wanted to celebrate summer with all our readers and fellow bloggers, and what better way to do it than with some steamy reads? So today I’ve chosen a couple of wonderful, sexy stories, to give away.

Interview: JL Merrow

As you guys know, I love M/M Romance. And today I’m interviewing one of the best M/M authors out there: JL Merrow. We have reviewed some of her books on the blog and she never fails to impress us. Help us give her a warm welcome and stick around because at the end of the interview there’s a giveaway.

Hello JL, welcome to Romance Around the Corner. I have enjoyed every single one of your books so I really appreciate the opportunity to interview you. 

Q. For all of our readers who may not be familiar with your work, could you tell us a bit about yourself and your books?

JL. Well, the J stands for Jamie, and I’ve been writing m/m romance since 2009. I’m British, so that’s reflected in a lot of my settings—although you’ll often see German themes/settings creeping in too, as I spent half a year living in Germany when I was 18 and I’ve never lost my love for the place.

Winners!

The winners of Her Best Worst Mistake by Sarah Mayberry are:

1. Maureen
2. Rebe
3. Brianna (The Book Vixen)

Congratulations!

Emails are on their way.

Thanks to everyone who was part of the giveaway, you had many great things to say about Contemporary Romance. And special thanks to Sarah Mayberry for donating the copies and for doing such a great interview. 

Interview & Giveaway: Sarah Mayberry

You know how I keep saying that Sarah Mayberry is one of my favorite writers and one of the best current Contemporary Romance authors out there? Well, I’m having a fangirl moment today because she’s with us talking about her new book, self-publishing, and lots of other things. I’ll leave you with her, treat her well so she comes back soon!

Welcome to Romance Around the Corner, Sarah!

Q. For all our readers who may not be familiar with your books, could you tell us a bit about yourself and your work?

SM: I write for Harlequin, although I have just self-published my first book, also. I started writing for Blaze, which are fun, sexy, playful books, then moved on to Super Romance, which are a bit more realistic and heartfelt  - but also, pretty sexy, too, hopefully. I am really into exploring people and why they do things and my heroes and heroines are always flawed but they also have the best intentions. Like most of us, they’re just trying to muddle their way through life. The bedroom door is never closed in my books, and I love writing banter and back and forth, a side-effect from my “other” job as a script writer. 

Winner!

The winner of the e-copy of The Starving Years by Jordan Castillo Price is JayhJay. Congratulations! I've already emailed you, if you didn't get it check your spam folder or email me at brie.clementineATgmail.com

Thanks to Jordan for making the giveaway possible and for writing such an interesting and thought-provoking post. It's been the most interesting discussion we have had on the blog!

Thank you to everyone else for taking the time to comment and visiting the blog, I hope to see you all again soon!

Guest Post & Giveaway: Jordan Castillo Price

As you probably know by now, I’m a huge fan of M/M romance, which is why when I got the opportunity to host Jordan Castillo Price I almost died of the happy-dance. Yep, I’ve been happy-dancing for a week now waiting for today to arrive because I love her books so much. She’s with us today talking about secondary characters and their importance, a topic I find very interesting since secondary characters are often just as important as the main ones. 


Please help me give her a warm welcome!

Winner!

The winner of our 1st Blogoversary Giveaway is: TrishJ

Congratulations!

I've already emailed you so check your spam folder in case you didn't get my message.

Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to celebrate with us, see you soon!

It's Party Time! 1st Blogoversay.

I can’t believe it’s been a year already but there’s a reason why they say that times flies when you’re having fun and this past year is proof of that. One year ago we were posting our first review and look at us now! (pretty much the same but with a new look and better less appalling grammar).

I want to say thank you to the Academy, to Mr. Spielberg for casting me in a movie where cute horses die and for allowing me to do all those extra full-frontal nudity scenes –I told you it was worth it-, and finally, to my one fan for sending me all those creepy letters with weird locks of hair and doll heads, I love you and keep them coming!

Oops! Wrong speech. What I really wanted to say is thank you to everyone who’s ever visited the blog, maybe you’re a regular commenter, a lurker or a sporadic visitor, we appreciate the support and you make reading books an even greater experience.

Shameless Summer Giveaway Hop: Sign Up Now

We’re back! That’s right, we had so much fun with the Shameless Giveaway Hop, that we decided to do a new, hotter edition. 

Because it’s never too early to celebrate and prepare for summer, we bring you the Shameless Summer Giveaway Hop.

Winners, News and Announcements

This was a slow week here at Romance Around the Corner. I was quite busy so I apologize for not answering to all your comments. We did have some fun, though, with an author guest post and Marie’s review of The Girls' Guide to Dating Zombies.

I would like to, once again, thank Tiffany A. Snow, for writing such an interesting post and for the giveaway. Also, thanks to everyone who took the time to comment on the post.

Before I announce the winners, I want to let you know that we are going on a tiny hiatus and will be back next Thursday to our regularly scheduled blogging. We have a couple of reviews ready and an awesome giveaway.

The winners of No Turning Back by Tiffany A. Snow are: EVERYONE! That’s right, everyone who commented on the post wins a copy of the book (except Marie, of course). So Jade and Na get an ecopy of the book, and Chrisbails gets the signed copy. Congratulations guys! As usual, emails are on their way, if you didn’t get it check your spam folder or send me an email brie.clementineATgmailDOTcom

Before you go, the winner of the Josephine Myles giveaway never responded so I had to choose a new winner, the lucky person is: Yto. Congrats! I’ve already emailed you. 

Remember that I will be out of town so if you don’t hear back from me before Thursday don’t panic!

Thank you so much everyone, have a nice weekend!

Guest Post & Giveaway: Author Tiffany A. Snow

Love triangles are one of romance’s favorite themes. I know that halve the books I read use this trope. Today, author Tiffany A. Snow is joining us to celebrate Valentine’s Day and love triangles, so please help me give her a warm welcome.

Winners!

We have some winners to announce! I should have done this yesterday but I was out of town, so I apologize for the delay. 

As usual, thank you very much to everyone who was a part of our giveaways. I had a blast reading about your respective muses and your favorite romantic comedies (I even added a couple to my list!).

The winner of The Bro-Magnet by Laren Baratz-Logsted is Christine.

The winner of book of choice by Josephine Myles is Cinderella.

Congrats guys! Emails are on their way, if you didn’t get it check your spam folders or contact me at brie.clementineATgmail.com

Hope to see you all back soon!

Guest Post & Giveaway: Author Josephine Myles

A warning and a note from Brie: this post contains a NSFW picture, so careful when reading it. The comments on the pictures are mine.

We are very excited to welcome author Josephine Myles to our little corner of the blogosphere. If you like m/m contemporary romance you’re probably familiar with her work. Her stories are fun and touching, filled with great characters that feel real and relatable. Oh! And they are quite steamy as well. 

Interview & Giveaway: Lauren Baratz-Logsted

As you guys know, I loved The Bro-Magnet. It was an original and hilarious story that I think every romance fan in need of a good laugh should read. And today I’m happy to welcome the person who created such an enjoyable story. Please let’s give a warm welcome to Lauren Baratz-Logstend!

Hello Lauren, welcome to Romance Around the Corner. Excuse me if a start laughing in the middle of the interviews but that’s what happens every time I think about your book. I’m like one of Pavlov’s dogs, I hear The Bro-Magnet and I start laughing.