The Weird Girls by Cecy Robson (The Weird Girls #0.5) Signet Eclipse (Dec 2012) Ebook, 99 pages Urban Fantasy The Wird sisters are just a bunch of normal girls; apart from the fact that they are a group of grown sisters who all live together – and they have been endowed with powers that make them stronger and more vulnerable all at the same time. They eventually stop trying to live among humans and move in with the supernatural being in Lake Tahoe, but it’s not long before their presence is causing a stir….
Lady of Light and Shadows by C. L. Wilson (Tairen Soul #2) Audio Realms (Nov 2011) Audiobook, 12 hrs & 42 mins Fantasy Romance *Warning: Contains minor spoilers* Lady of Light and Shadows in the second book in C.L. Wilson’s Tairen Soul series and takes off pretty much where Lord of the Fading Lands left us. It follows the aftermath of the psychic assault on Ellie, and Ellie’s accidental amorous spell on the court (much to her embarrassment). Both of which have had larger implications than either she or Rain could…
The Silver Rose by Rowena May O’Sullivan (Greenwood Witches #1) Crimson Romance (Nov 2012) Ebook, 320 pages Paranormal Romance When the Bells of Marylebone toll, a witch has one month to bind her magic with a magical mate or give up her powers. Rosa is unprepared when she hears the bells toll for her, as there is no warlock in town powerful enough to help her. Aden is sent to Rosa’s town to help her find her mate and ensure she fulfills her destiny. He just doesn’t realize it is with him. The Silver Rose is…
Dream Lake by Lisa Kleypas (Friday Harbour #3) Piatkus Books (August 2012) Paperbook, 336 pages Contemporary / Paranormal Romance Dream Lake is book number three in Lisa Kleypas’s contemporary romance series Friday Harbour. It follows three brothers who have all suffered from a neglectful upbringing, so much so that none of them have believed in happily ever afters. The last book had a paranormal twist, as does Dream Lake, this time in the shape of a ghost. The story centres around Alex the third brother of the family. Alex is…
In This Life by Terri Herman-Poncé (Past Life #1) Crimson Romance (Oct 2012) Ebook, 226 pages Paranormal Romantic Suspense In This Life follows the story of Lottie Morgan. She is suffering from episodes where she completely blacks out and sees visions of memories with a lover she has never had. The fever that she blames these happenings on promptly goes after a week and the hallucinations are still present and unfortunately, are becoming increasingly more real. Lottie is determined to find out why they are happening, even at the cost of…
The Search by Nora Roberts Piatkus (July 2010) Paperback, 490 pages Romantic Suspense Having never read anything by Nora Roberts, The Search took me by surprise as I was expecting a contemporary romance and hadn’t anticipated the gritty extent of the crime plot. It begins with an introduction to Fiona Bristow, our heroine, who is out on a search and rescue mission with one of her Labradors. She has three of the dogs, all of which are trained for S&R, and she is devoted to training her dogs and running…
Blood and Silver by James R. Tuck (Deacon Chalk: Occult Bounty Hunter #3) Kensington (March 2013) | Paperback, 352 pages Urban Fantasy Deacon is back! Blood and Magick is book number 3 in Tuck’s Deacon Chalk series (if you don’t count the additional novellas), and as always within the first page you’re thrown into a serious, edge of your seat action scene. This series gives you very little time to breathe, there are just too many evil, bad guys. Witches it would seem this time. Deacon is an occult bounty-hunter…
The Gilded Fan by Christina Courtenay Choc Lit (Feb 2013) Paperback, 350 pages Historical Romance Technically, The Gilded Fan is the sequel to The Scarlet Kimono, but you really don’t have to have read the first to read it at all. Our heroine is Midori, a woman of half Japanese, half English heritage raised in Japan as a Samurai. However, the new Shogun with a fear of Christianity has declared that all foreigners must leave or face execution. For readers of The Scarlet Kimono, Midori is the daughter of Hannah…
Losing It (Losing It #1) by Cora Carmack Ebury Press (March 2013) | Paperback, 280 pages New Adult | Contemporary Romance Bliss Edwards is twenty two and in the last year of her degree at university. Her life is pretty good other than one thing which hovers over her head like a dark cloud – her virginity. It’s not that she’s held onto it for any reason other than she’s not found anyone she particularly likes enough to lose it to. So her friend, Kelsey, decides she needs to go…
Devil’s Due by Rachel Caine (Red Letter Days #2) Mira Books (Feb 2013) Ebook, 336 pages Paranormal Romance After reading Devil’s Bargain, I wanted to know how the feisty women, Jas and Lucia, would take on the all-powerful, psychic Cross Society and win. Going against anything psychic would stack the odds against you, decisions would have to be made quickly and unexpectedly so I was hoping for a tense and exciting read. At the end of Devil’s Bargain Jas’ life was in danger after open insubordination towards the Cross Society,…
Most Likely to Succeed (Girls Most Likely to… #1) by Kate Davies | Carina Press (Mar 2013) Ebook, 69 pages | Contemporary Romance Girls Most Likely to… is a contemporary romance series set in and amongst a high school reunion. Our first instalment comes in the form of Most Likely to Succeed. We follow the story of Kelsey Moore, a 28 year old woman who was voted most likely to succeed in high school. She set the barrier when it came to success and had high hopes when it came…
Welcome to the Meet the Boys of the Black Dagger Brotherhood event here at Book Chick City. You will find reviews to each of the 11 books in the series throughout the month of March as well as a fantastic giveaway. So make sure you check back often, as this is an event not to be missed! You can also click the image above to see all the posts in the event so far. Lover At Last by J.R. Ward Piatkus Books (March 2013) Hardback, 590 pages Paranormal M/M Romance Warning:…
Unearthed (UN-Forgettable #1) by C. J. Barry Carina Press (Oct 2011) | Ebook, 302 pages Sci-Fi Romance Tess was having a lousy day, which got considerably worse as she stared down the barrel of a gun. Getting mugged was not what she had anticipated as she left her gig. Running into a gorgeous man and his…. robot? Zapped and kidnapped, feisty red headed Tess is taken to a spaceship to help an alien save his father. Only this alien doesn’t look like ET, he is a hunk with a secret. Once…
Double Enchantment (Relics of Merlin #2) by Kathryne Kennedy | Ebook, 352 pages Sourcebooks Casablanca (March 2013) Fantasy Romance Double Enchantment by Kathryne Kennedy is the second in the Relics of Merlin series, but is not related in any way to book one, and so could be read as a standalone. All that remains the same is the historical-based world in which the novel is set, of the magical nobility and shape-shifting baronets. As with historical fiction there are instances of extravagant balls and descriptions of various gowns, although this is not the…
Bite Me, Your Grace by Brooklyn Ann Sourcebooks Casablanca (Apr 2013) Paperback, 352 pages Historical Paranormal Romance Bite Me, Your Grace by Brooklyn Ann is the beginning of an exciting new vampire series set in Victorian London, with a headstrong protagonist and a vampire on a collision course for a high profile romance. Angelica Winthrop is a strong-willed, young woman who is suffering under the tyrannical rule of her matriarchal mother and the pressures of high society. She is expected to act appropriately at social functions and to find herself a…
