Sandy James is the author of The Alliance of the Amazons urban fantasy series from Carina Press. The series begins with The Reluctant Amazon, followed by The Impetuous Amazon. The Brazen Amazon, book 3, is released May 6, 2013. The series concludes with The Volatile Amazon coming this September. Sandy joins us today to talk about her Alliance of the Amazons series and what other projects she has planned in the future. Hi Sandy, welcome to Book Chick City. First of all, can you explain to our readers what your…
Grab your hammers, we are world building here. Thanks for hosting us today for the Vampires Gone Wild book tour, our Supernatural Underground anthology with Avon Impulse. Kerrelyn Sparks, Pamela Palmer, Amanda Arista, and Kim Falconer here to hopefully illuminate the thoughts and processes that go into creating the worlds that our characters inhabit. What inspired the setting for your short story? Have you written the world before or is this brand new? Kerrelyn Sparks: My characters. Mikhail is Russian, and he’s helping a friend, Zoltan, who’s Hungarian. So some…
I’m very excited to welcome author Kendare Blake to the blog today. Kendare is the author of the young adult paranormal series, Anna, consisting of Anna Dressed in Blood (which was a 5 star read for me) and Girl of Nightmares (a very close second with 4.5 stars) both published by Tor Books. Welcome to Book Chick City, Kendare! What made you decide to be a writer? It’s all I’ve ever really been compelled to do. The only thing I could never walk away from. Of course it was a fairly big decision to…
I’m very pleased to to be welcoming author Claire Ashgrove to the blog today. Claire is the author of the Curse of the Templars paranormal romance series, which I’ve really enjoyed, published by Tor Romance. Welcome to the blog, Claire. Let’s get started. Were the Knights Templar something you were interested in before you started writing or was it something that grew from an idea for a plot? I have always loved the Templar. Well… make that knights in general. And when I set out to do a paranormal series,…
I’m very pleased to welcome author Kelly Keaton to the blog today. As Kelly Keaton she writes the young adult paranormal series, Gods & Monsters, and as Kelly Gay she is the author of the adult urban fantasy series Charlie Madigan. Her new self-published novel Embers in a Dark Frost was published in November and is part one in the Fire and Frost series. Hi Kelly! Thanks for answering a few questions, it’s great to have you on the blog at last! Thanks for having me! What was your first ever…
I’m very pleased to welcome Coreene Callahan to the blog today. Coreene is the author of the Dragonfury paranormal romance series published by Montlake Romance. I had fun interviewing Coreene, she’s a lovely lady, I hope you enjoy it. Hi Coreene, thanks so much for answering our questions today – it’s wonderful to have you as part of our All Hallows Eve event. Hi everybody! Thanks for inviting me to visit today. I’m thrilled I have a chance to chat with all of you! Can you tell us a bit…
I would like to extend a big welcome to Chuck Wendig to the blog today. I really enjoyed the first novel of the Miriam Black series, Blackbirds and was very lucky to receive an early copy of Mockingbird. Needless to say I am very interested where Wendig will take Miriam next on her journey and I have just recently purchased Double Dead which I am looking forward to reading. Hi Chuck, welcome to Book Chick City. Is your thought process or planning different from when you are writing novels than when…
I’m very pleased to welcome debut author, Phillipa Bornikova to the blog today. Her debut, This Case is Gonna Kill Me, was released in September by Tor Books, and it sounds great. I’ll definitely be reading this one. It was fun getting to know more about her – I hope you enjoy the interview. Hi Phillipa, thanks so much for answering our questions today – it’s wonderful to have you as part of our All Hallows Eve event. Your new urban fantasy, This Case is Gonna Kill Me, released September, sounds like…
I’m very exciting to welcome Amanda Carlson to the blog today. She kicks off our 4th All Hallows Eve event with an awesome interview! Her debut urban fantasy, Full Blooded, featuring a new kickass heroine Jessica McClain, was released in September. I’m reading it right now and it’s great! Hi Amanda, thanks so much for answering my questions today and for kicking off All Hallows Eve 2012! Thank you so much for inviting me! It’s a pleasure to be here to help you celebrate. Your new urban fantasy, Full Blooded,…
It is my great pleasure to welcome an author who’s work I only recently became very familiar with; Gillian Philip. If you have been following my reviews on her Rebel Angel series, you will see how much I love everything about this fantastic series, which currently stands at Frost Child (e-book Prequel), Firebrand, Bloodstone, and the latest, Wolfsbane. Hi, Gillian, welcome to Book Chick City. Many of the readers will know how obsessed I am with The Rebel Angel Series, but could you tell them, in your own words, what it’s about?…
I have the pleasure of welcoming author Bethany Griffin to the blog today. Bethany is the author of young adult novel, The Masque of the Red Death, which received BCC’s very elusive 5 stars! Today Bethany talks about where and when she writes and what she’s working on now. Hi Bethany, welcome to Book Chick City. For those who aren’t familiar with The Masque of the Red Death can you tell us a bit about it? Thematically Masque is about developing the will to survive in a completely bleak world. It’s about realizing…
Entangled Publishing’s newest imprint, COVET, has launched with three sizzling hot, paranormal reads! This exciting new line features short, category romance with a paranormal twist! Their launch line up includes Take it Like a Vamp, Deceiving the Witch Next Door, and Tall, Dark & Divine! Today I have the pleasure of welcoming all three authors to the blog to find out more about them and their novels – enjoy! ABOUT MELISSA BOURBON RAMIREZ Melissa Bourbon, who sometimes answers to her Latina-by-marriage name Misa Ramirez, gave up teaching middle and high…
I am very excited to welcome author Larissa Ione to the blog today. Larissa is the author of paranormal romance series Demonica and Lords of Deliverance (I recently reviewed and thoroughly enjoyed book one, Eternal Rider). Hi Larissa, thank you so much for answering our questions today, it’s great to have you at Book Chick City. Tell us about your typical writing day? Up around seven. I take the dog for a walk, check email, play around a little, and then get to work. I work until I go to bed, but…
I was delighted to be given the opportunity to interview Thea Harrison, author of the paranormal romance series, Elder Races. The first book in the series Dragon Bound was released in the UK at the beginning of May and we are now eagerly awaiting Storm’s Heart, book #2, which is released next month. The series is already published in America and is a lot further along with Oracle’s Moon, book #4, available to buy now. I’ve already read Dragon Bound and loved it, you can read my review here. Hi Thea! Thank…
INTERVIEWER: Carolyn I love urban fantasy and I’ve wanted to read the Kitty Norville series for some time. So this month I will be reviewing all the books in the series, I also have a fantastic interview with the author, Carrie Vaughn, an interview with Kitty herself, a guest post from book cover designer, Nick Castle, and a fab giveaway! I hope you enjoy! Kitty Norville is Denver’s werewolf Alpha and DJ. She hosts a late night call-in radio show called The Midnight Hour where supernaturals can talk openly about…
