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, an exclusive interview with J. R. Ward and 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 event posts so far. Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward  (Black Dagger Brotherhood #3) Piatkus Books (2006) Ebook, 434…

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, an interview with J. R. Ward and 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 Eternal by J.R. Ward (Black Dagger Brotherhood #2) Piatkus Books (2006) Ebook,…

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 and 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. Dark Lover by J.R. Ward (Black Dagger Brotherhood #1) Piatkus Books (UK, 2005) Ebook, 414 pages Paranormal Romance The…

Deep Down (Wide Open #2) by Deborah Coates Tor Books (US, 5th Mar 2013) Paperback, 304 pages Fantasy Now that she’s solved her sister’s murder, Hallie Michaels has left the army and isn’t sure what to do next. Her relationship with deputy Boyd Davies is tentative, there’s still distance between her and her father, and she needs a job. The good news is, she hasn’t seen a ghost in weeks. All that changes when she gets a call asking her to help an elderly neighbor who is being stalked by black dogs,…

TOUCH OF POWER (Healer #1) by Maria V Snyder PUBLISHER: Mira Books RELEASE DATE: 20 December 2011 FORMAT: Paperback, 390 pages GENRE: Young Adult, Fantasy Avry’s power to heal the sick should earn her respect in the plague-torn land of Kazan. Instead she is feared. Her kind are blamed for the horrifying disease that has taken hold of the nation. When Avry uses her forbidden magic to save a dying child, she faces the guillotine. Until a dark, mysterious man rescues her from her prison cell. His people need Avry’s magic to…

Fortress Frontier (Shadows Ops #2)  by Myke Cole Headline Publishing (Jan 2013) | Paperback, 422 pages Urban Fantasy Fortress Frontier by Myke Cole plunges us straight back into his world of military magic, developing the cast from book one whilst introducing us to some new faces. The book begins with new face, Alan Bookbinder, a colonel in the US military (placing him close to the top of the pecking order for those unsure of military ranks), but more of a pen pusher than on active duty. His bureaucratic duties earn him…

Dinner with a Vampire by Abigail Gibbs (The Dark Heroine #1) Harper Voyager (Oct 2012) Paperback, 549 pages Paranormal YA After a night out, Violet wanders off alone and finds herself in Trafalgar Square at 1 am, waiting for her best friend ruby, when her life takes a dramatic turn. Violet is a 17 year old, human girl and the main protagonist in Dinner with a Vampire, which is mainly written from her point of view. At Nelson’s Column in the silence of the night, a gang of around 30 men…

Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis (Lucky Harbor #1) Forever (Oct 2010) Paperback, 311 pages Contemporary Romance After her mother dies, Maddie Moore returns to the small coastal town of Lucky Harbor, having inherited an inn from her free-spirited mother. The inn was left to Maddie and her two half-sisters, Tara and Chloe. Having only met her sister’s a few times, Maddie feels a little overwhelmed and awkward around them, but after a while the sisters begin to relax and get to know each other. What a great start to a series….

SKYLARK (Skylark #1) by Meagan Spooner PUBLISHER: Corgi RELEASE DATE: 7th February 2013 FORMAT: Paperback, 352 pages GENRE: Dystopian, Young Adult Vis in magia, in vita vi. In magic there is power, and in power, life. For fifteen years, Lark Ainsley waited for the day when her Resource would be harvested and she would finally be an adult. After the harvest she expected a small role in the regular, orderly operation of the City within the Wall. She expected to do her part to maintain the refuge for the last survivors of the…

The Trouble with Fate by Leigh Evans (Mystwalker #1) Tor Books (Jan 2013) Paperback, 344 pages Paranormal Romance The Trouble with Fate by Leigh Evans twists the paranormal as we know it and reshapes it, with werewolves conflicting with fae and leaving our heroine stuck in the middle. Belonging to neither world, Hedi Peacock (once named Helen Stronghold) is half-fae, half-werewolf. She has the magic powers and softness of her fae mother whilst retaining the animalistic instincts of her were father. A barista at her local Starbucks, Hedi has a penchant for…

Impulse by Moira Rogers (Southern Arcana #5) Samhain Publishing (Sept 2012) Ebook, 270 pages Paranormal Romance Another great instalment from the Moira Rogers writing team! The fifth instalment in the Southern Arcana series and this time the lead characters are Sera and Julio. If you remember Julio was brutally tortured in Cipher, protecting Kat. This book sees him coming to terms with those events, and also understanding his place on the werewolf council following the political coup led by Alec in Deadlock. Julio is an alpha werewolf with pre-cog skills. Super…

Wallbanger by Alice Clayton Omnific Publishing (Nov 2012) | Ebook, 314 pages Contemporary Romance Caroline Reynolds is an independent women who’s just moved into a new apartment. She’s also a women who has lost her “O” after a calamitous night with an ex-lover. It’s been months. So when her nights are suddenly intruded upon by her next door neighbours late night booty calls, she’s even more irritated. And thus a war ensues between Caroline and her sexy next door neighbour, Simon Parker.I didn’t know what to expect when I downloaded…

The Demoness of Waking Dreams by Stephanie Chong (The Company of Angels #2) Mira Books (Aug 2012) Paperback, 368 pages Paranormal Romance Picking up after the events of Where Demons Fear to Tread, The Demoness of Waking Dreams by Stephanie Chong can be read as either a sequel or a standalone novel. Featuring some of the characters from the first book, this second addition focuses on demoness Luciana Rossetti. She is ruthless, bloodthirsty and seductive, rarely failing to get exactly what she wants. A feisty Italian with a taste for…

Dirty (Dan & Ellie #1) by Megan Hart Mills & Boon (Spice) (June 2009) Ebook, 432 pages | Contemporary Erotic Romance I started reading Megan Hart a couple of months ago, when I came across her erotic horror serial The Resurrected. I wondered how on earth two such different genres would work, but they really did. This was down to Hart’s great writing style which I instantly fell in love with. I’d heard a lot about her erotic romances, so thought I’d try one out. Dirty was a completely addictive read. From…

DAUGHTER OF THE FLAMES (Ruan #1) by Zoë Marriott PUBLISHER: Walker Books RELEASE DATE: 3rd March 2008 FORMAT: Paperback, 362 pages GENRE: Fantasy, Young Adult What if your deadliest enemy was the only one who could save you? Inside an ancient temple in the mountains, fifteen-year-old Zira trains in the martial arts to become a warrior priestess who can defend the faith of the Ruan people. Bearing a scar on her face from the fire that killed her parents, the orphaned Zira is taught to distrust the occupying Sedornes. Terror strikes when…