On My Wishlist is a fun weekly event hosted by Book Chick City and runs every Saturday. It’s where I list all the books I desperately want but haven’t actually bought yet. They can be old, new or forthcoming. It’s also an event that you can join in with too – Mr Linky is always at the ready for you to link your own ‘On My Wishlist’ post. If you want to know more click here. As you can see ‘On My Wishlist’ has a new button! Please use for…

Cover Crush is a regular feature here at BCC. I love covers – they’re the first thing that catches my eye and will be the primary reason I pick up a book. This feature is where I highlight gorgeous covers of books I’ve seen either around the blogosphere or at the bookshop. These posts run sporadically, as soon as I see a cover I love, I post it! •••••••••••••••••••••• his is the fab new cover for Linda Wisdom’s forthcoming novel, Demon’s Are A Girl’s Best Friend. It’s quite a change…

Where Stories Are Made is a new feature here at Book Chick City. It’s where the author takes us on a tour of their writing place, be it an office, coffee shop or park and tells us about their writing day and rituals. My guest today is paranormal romance author Rosemary Laurey, who also writes under the pen name of Georgia Evans… ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Where are stories made? Mine start in my brain and I know the exact spot: just behind my left ear. Odd as that may sound, I’m telling…

Title: Always A Bridesmaid Author: Elaine Hopper Publisher: The Wild Rose Press PublicationDate: 24 March 2010 Ebook: 144 pages Genre: Contemporary Romance Source: Review Copy Reviewed by: Laura RATING: 5/10 – take it or leave it GOODREADS SUMMARY: Hell has finally frozen over. After nine long years, Breanna Parker has come home to be her sister’s maid of honor. Just her luck that the first person she runs into is her ex-fiance, Troy Youngwolf—the man who eloped with her ex-best friend and broke her heart. Now a widowed father and…

Today I have the pleasure in welcoming Nicole Peeler to Book Chick City. Nicole is the author of the ‘Jane True’ series with the first two books, Tempest Rising and Tracking the Tempest, being released here in the UK in August. I also have three copies of Tempest Rising to giveaway today courtesy of Orbit, so make sure you enter at the end of Nicole’s post. So without further ado, please welcome Nicole… ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• When my agent called me to tell me we had an offer from Orbit Books to…

Title: Tempest Rising (Jane True #1) Author: Nicole Peeler Publisher: Orbit (UK) / Orbit (US) Publication Date: Aug 2010 / Nov 2009 (US) Paperback: 346 pages Genre: Urban Fantasy RATING: 6/10 – good BACK COVER SYNOPSIS: Living in smal twon Rockabill, Maine,Jane True always knew she didn’t quite bit in with so-called normal society. During her nightly, clandestine swim in the freezing winter ocean, a grisly find leads Jane to startling revelations about her heritage: she is only half-human. Now, Jane must enter a world filled with supernatural creatures that…

This week on Book Chick City… •••••••••••••••••• On Monday, I will be reviewing the first book in the ‘Jane True’ urban fantasy series, Tempest Rising by Nicole Peeler. On Tuesday, author Nicole Peeler will be stopping with a guest post and there will be a giveaway of Tempest Rising! On Wednesday, Laura will be reviewing Always a Bridesmaid by Elaine Hopper. On Thursday, my guest for my weekly feature ‘Where Stories Are Made‘ is paranormal romance author, Rosemary Laurey. Friday I will be reviewing Darkness Calls by Marjorie M. Liu,…

On My Wishlist is a fun weekly event hosted by Book Chick City and runs every Saturday. It’s where I list all the books I desperately want but haven’t actually bought yet. They can be old, new or forthcoming. It’s also an event that you can join in with too – Mr Linky is always at the ready for you to link your own ‘On My Wishlist’ post. If you want to know more click here. As you can see ‘On My Wishlist’ has a new button! Please use for…

City of Ghosts (Downside Ghosts #3) by Stacia Kane | Harper Voyager (Aug 2010) Paperback, 408 pages | Urban Fantasy I have now read all three books of the Downside Ghosts series in quick succession and I am so glad I did. I don’t think I could have waited a year for each book to be released. I am already having withdrawal symptoms knowing I have to wait until autumn 2011 for book four, it’s well… agonising. This is such a fantastic series. There’s enough kick-arse action to keep urban…

Banner designed by Twoscoopz Where Stories Are Made is a new feature here at Book Chick City. It’s where the author takes us on a tour of their writing place, be it an office, coffee shop or park and tells us about their writing day and rituals. My guest today is speculative fiction author Sean Williams… •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Your honor, ladies and gentlemen of the jury–I present the evidence gathered at the scene of the crime. On entering the chamber, one is immediately struck by a wall of cheap IKEA shelving…

My Dangerous Duke (Inferno Club #2) by Gaelen Foley Piatkus Books (July 2010) | Paperback, 387 pages Historical Romance My Dangerous Duke is the second book in the Inferno Club series by Gaelen Foley and although I did enjoy this instalment, I much preferred the first book, My Wicked Marquess. Kate Madsen is kidnapped and held in a dungeon for five weeks. Her captors are the tenants of Rohan Kilburn, the Duke of Warrington, who is an assassin for a secret organisation called the Order, formed to protect our lands from the…

Banner Designed by Twoscoopz Books We Love is a regular fortnightly feature here at Book Chick City. It’s where we discuss our favourite books; the books we absolutely adore, would recommend over and over again, and will keep forever on our bookshelves. I hope you enjoy and find some new-to-you authors and books to read. You can view the full schedule HERE. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• My guest today is Kate (aka Katiebabs) from Babbling About Books & More, who has a love for romance books. As well as reading and reviewing them,…

A couple of weeks ago I attended the first blogger/publisher get-together at Simon and Schuster. It was great meeting up again with Jenny from Wondrous Reads (who I met first to have a book natter), Liz from My Favourite Books, Sophie from So Many Books, So Little TIme, Sassy from Alternative Reads, among others. I also got to meet the lovely Ally (Marketing/Web Manager) who I email on a regular basis, especially with regards to the Thriller & Suspense Reading Challenge I’m hosting. Sophie, Me, Sassy & Jenny Jenny, Liz…

This week on Book Chick City… •••••••••••••••••• On Monday, I will be posting about the Simon & Schuster event I attended a couple of weeks ago. It was really good – I met up with a few bloggers and of course was loaded with books to take home! On Tuesday, Kate (aka Katiebabs) from ‘Babbling About Books & More’ will be stopping by to talk about two of her favourite books for my bi-weekly feature ‘Books We Love‘. On Wednesday, I will be reviewing My Dangerous Duke by Gaelen Foley,…

Banner Designed by Twoscoopz The Blogger’s Bookshelf is a regular fortnightly feature here at Book Chick City. It’s where we get to tour each others bookshelves… and drool a little I can’t help but love these kind of posts, being kinda nosy an’ all, however it always ends up with me being completely green with envy! There are some great posts coming up, so I hope you enjoy. You can view the full schedule HERE. Today I welcome Kenda from Lurv a la Mode… ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Hi, my name is Kenda…