Helen Arnold - Key Account Manager I always wanted to work in book publishing, but I realised very early on into a month or so of work experience post-university that I lacked the patience to be an Editor! I also couldn’t get used to the papercuts that are an occupational hazard of working with big manuscripts all day long. What I do have, however, is an energetic approach to organisation and the endless enthusiasm (and sharp listening skills) of a Labrador. I’ll admit I’m also ever-so-slightly ruthless and money-driven – in…
Gameboard of the Gods (Age of X #1) Release Date: June 2013 | Publisher: Penguin | Genre: Urban Fantasy In a futuristic world nearly destroyed by religious extremists, Justin March lives in exile. But Justin is given a second chance when Mae Koskinen comes to bring him back to the Republic of United North America. Raised in an aristocratic caste, Mae is now a member of the military’s most elite and terrifying tier, a soldier with enhanced reflexes and skills. Justin and Mae are assigned to work together to solve a string of ritualistic…
He likes his martini shaken not stirred and he frequents the casino at the Royale-Les-Eaux where he aims to bankrupt the treasurer of a French union and a member of the Russian Secret Service. Ian Fleming’s James Bond first made his debut in this stunning casino themed novel and the glamour and intrigue of the casino sets the tone for stylish and seductive sleuthing. Now an iconic work of fiction and a major motion picture, Casino Royale captures the glitz, glamour and intrigue of the casino where James Bond takes…
Nina Douglas – Senior Publicity Manager Hello! My name is Nina Douglas and I head up the PR for Indigo (Orion’s YA list) and Orion Children’s Books. I work with another publicist – to date this has been a press officer, but I’m thrilled that I’m now in the process of recruiting someone with more experience to work for me! We sit within the Orion Group General Division PR team, which is seven publicists in total and also as a part of the Orion Children’s/ Indigo team, which is also…
Hi Guys! Hope you’re having a great weekend. Here’s the low down on what happened at BCC this week… CAROLYN’S ROUNDUP The last couple of weeks have been pretty slow for me with regards to reading. I was hoping to get a few books I had on the go finished, but alas time was not good to me and went by too quickly. I only manage to finish one and that was Plague Nation, a great zombie novel, by Dana Fredsti. I still have Hot Blooded by Amanda Carlson, but I’ve only…
Welcome to Sunday Love-in! This is a new feature where an author shares one of their favourite smexy-time scenes from their latest book, tells us the reason for their choice and then shares the scene with us with a delicious excerpt. Enjoy. Flesh is about a guy and a girl and a guy surviving post-zombie apocalypse together. First, just, you know, together. And then really together. This scene takes place before all three of them have explored that togetherness, however. It’s one of my favourite sex scenes because it happens after the…
After the Kiss (The Stiletto #1) Genre: Contemporary Romance | Publisher: Loveswept | Release Date: Aug 2013 In the first book of a delightful new series from Lauren Layne, the star columnist of Stiletto magazine will do anything for a story. Anything… except fall in love. Julie Greene loves flings. Loves steamy first dates, sizzling first kisses, and every now and then, that first sexy romp between the sheets. Comfy pants, sleepy Sundays, movie nights on the couch? Shudder. But when Julie gets assigned the hardest story of her career—a first-person account…
Brid Enright – International Sales I am a member of the international sales department at Headline Publishing Group. Our role is to sell Headline’s books to territories all over the world. It is a varied and challenging role but it does have some pretty sweet benefits. The main one being that we get to travel to lots of different places. I now look after our Australian and New Zealand territories. This involves liaising with our sister companies in Australia and New Zealand so that we can publish our books to…
We are pleased to have Freda Warrington on the blog today. Freda is the British author of the Aetherial Tales and more recently, A Taste of Blood Wine. Please give her a warm welcome… The Past is a Foreign Country? What’s it like revisiting a series that you (the author) wrote 20 or 30 years ago? Have you changed so much that, when you reread the story, it’s as if someone else wrote it? Is it possible to go back in time and re-inhabit that world as if you’d never left? I’ve been…
Julie Crisp – Editorial Director For those of you who don’t already know me I’m the Editorial Director of Tor UK, Pan Macmillan’s science fiction and fantasy imprint. I work across a variety of speculative fiction and my authors include Peter F. Hamilton, China Miéville, Amanda Hocking, Seth Patrick, Mark Charan Newton and Adam Nevill. I’m incredibly lucky in that I’m working across a spectrum of authors that I’d read naturally as a fan. I picked up my first horror novel; Stephen King’s IT, from my Dad’s bookshelves when I…
Hi Guys! Hope you’re having a great weekend. Here’s the low down on what happened at BCC this week… REVIEWS 4.5 Star Review – Article 5 by Kristen Simmons (Dystopian YA) 4.5 Star Review – Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs (Urban Fantasy) 4 Star Review – Poison by Sarah Pinborough (Fantasy) 4 Star Review – Bittersweet by Brooke Moss (Contemporary Romance) 4 Star Review – Wicked as She Wants by Delilah S. Dawson (Steampunk Rom) 4 Star Review - Full Blooded by Amanda Carlson (Urban Fantasy) 3.5 Star Review – In This Life by Teri Herman-Ponce…
Welcome to Sunday Love-in! This is a new feature where an author shares one of their favourite smexy-time scenes from their latest book, tells us the reason for their choice and then shares the scene with us with a delicious excerpt. Enjoy. The romantic leads in The Conduct Series are two law-abiding citizens who unwittingly got mixed up with a Mafia capo, Logan Barberi, which led them both to prison sentences. The story begins as Sophie and Grant are starting parole and attempting to rebuild their lives and their dignity. Sophie Taylor…
Debut Author Spotlight is a Saturday feature at Book Chick City. We will be showcasing a debut author each week from the genres of horror, urban fantasy and paranormal romance. We will give you all the relevant book information as well as an insight into the author. THE AUTHOR Amber T. Smith lives in Cardiff, the bustling capital city of Wales. When she isn’t busy keeping her kids, her cats, and her lizards from fighting, she can generally be found dreaming up new plots for alternative fairy tales. THE BOOK…
Becci Sharpe - Publicity Manager If you want to be a good book publicist there’s a simple rule to live by, thou shalt have no favourites amongst authors. And yet, no two books are the same. It’s the variety that makes it so exciting. As a publicity department of one here at HoZ, in March alone I’ve run three very different publicity campaigns. I’ve done events for non-fiction author and humanitarian Sir John Holmes, watching him debate with the likes of MP Hilary Benn and Dame Barabara Stocking – the then…
NEW SERIES ALERT A new paranormal romance by P. J. Schnyder set in a zombie-infested London. I’m really looking forward to this one and already have it on pre-order. Well, you know me and zombies! Doesn’t this sound awesome? THE SERIES: London Undead BOOK #1: Bite Me | RELEASE DATE: 24th June 2013 PUBLISHER: Carina Press | GENRE: Paranormal Romance | Zombies Few people walk the streets of London since the zombie outbreak, but that’s not an issue for Seth. As a werewolf, he can handle himself and save humans reckless…
