THE GREAT GATSBY (2013) DIRECTOR: Baz Luhrmann STARRING: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire, Joe Edgerton, Isla Fisher, Elizabeth Debicki GENRE: Drama, Romance CERT: 12A Baz Luhrmann once again takes a classic tale and gives it his own spin. Unlike with Romeo and Juliet where Luhrmann brought Shakespeares tragic lovers into the present day, Gatsby is set firmly in the height of the roaring twenties America. That being said, Luhrmann shows that though this tale is nearly a hundred years old, the themes that run through it are as relevant…

The Awakening: Aiden by Abby Niles Entangled Publishing (April 2013) Ebook, 167 pages Paranormal Romance Dr. Jaylin Avgar is a psychiatrist and half-shifter who has spent her career counselling other shifters who have lost their mates. Between watching her mother grieve over the death of her father, and dealing with her patients’ grief, she has decided to never mate with a shifter. Aiden O’Connell contacts Jaylin to help his friend, Liam, overcome his grief after being rejected by his mate. Aiden instinctively knows that Jaylin is his mate but she…

I’m very pleased to welcome Mary Wine to the blog today. Mary is the author of the historical steampunk romance novel, A Captain and a Corset, the second in the Steam Guardians series, published at the beginning of this month by Sourcebooks Casablanca. She’s also the author of the historical romance series, Highlander. Please give Mary a warm welcome as she goes through her Top 10 80s Songs. My top ten…oh my, that question in itself is just pure temptation! Insert evil cackle here. Should I go straight for dessert? Who…

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo (The Grisha Trilogy #2) Indigo (June 2013) Paperback, 224 pages YA Fantasy Warning: contains spoilers for book one Picking up where Shadow and Bone (previously titled The Gathering Dark in the UK) left off, Siege and Storm follows the adventures of Sun Summoner, Alina as she struggles to remain hidden from the Darkling and protect her childhood friend, Mal. The close of book one left Alina and Mal on the run from the Darkling, endeavouring to escape as far away from Ravka as they can…

Blood Vine by Amber Belldene  (Blood Vine #1) Omnific Publishing (Jan 2013) Ebook, 290 pages Paranormal Romance Blood Vine follows the story of Zoey Porter. She works in public relations in San Francisco, sleeps with her boss, Ethan, on an unfortunate and regular basis and has a tendency to keep herself to herself since the death of her husband, Michael. On a regular day at work, Zoey is sent out to the Kastel Wine Estate to help Andre Maras relaunch his brand of wine. Little does she know that she…

Love with a Chance of Zombies by Delphine Dryden Ellora’s Cave (March 2012) Kindle Edition, 74 pages Erotic Zombie-Apocalyptic Romance Love with a Chance of Zombies is a fun erotic romance set in a zombie-apocalyptic world. At only 74 or so pages, Dryden manages to pack a lot in. There’s hot sex, love, zombie killing and a doc who’s trying to find a cure. The story opens up with feisty heroine, Lena Stanton, out in the field shooting zombies. She’s then called to stand guard over Dr. Lucas Naye, who’s…

NEW SERIES ALERT THE SERIES: The Cursed Princes BOOK #1: Beauty and the Wolf | GENRE: Paranormal Romance PUBLISHER: Kensington Publishing | RELEASE DATE: 6th June 2013 A Union Of Curses. Isabella Farrington’s marriage was hasty. For all her new husband’s riches, Lord Draven Winthrop is whispered about, avoided, and feared. Yet Isabella is drawn to Draven’s dark good looks, his strength, the charm he can turn on as easily as she can blink. The impoverished daughter of an Egyptologist, she knows there are rumors about her, too, and the…

Jenna Bennett is the author of Tall, Dark and Divine, a paranormal romance published by Entangled. She also writes and self-publishes The Savannah Martin Mystery Series, the first of which is A Cutthroat Business, and as Jennie Bentley writes the Do-it Yourself Mysteries published by Berkley Prime Crime. Jenna is here today to talk about Tall, Dark and Divine. Hi Jenna! Welcome to Book Chick City. Could you please explain to our readers what Tall, Dark and Divine is about? Tall, Dark and Divine is a paranormal romantic comedy about a young woman named…

The Laird’s Forbidden Lover by Amelia C. Gormley Riptide Publishing (May, 2013) Ebook, 86 Pages Historical M/M Romance Tavish MacIntyre and Iain Munro have been lovers for years, but now they no longer have the excuse of ‘boyish fancy’ if they are caught; for loving another man in 16th century Scotland is considered a sin against God. Tavish is being groomed as the next Laird of Creachann-Dubh, but when it comes to modest, farm-boy Iain, he has no concern for obstacles of rank or religion. Iain, on the other hand, is…

June’s book club pick is Promises by Marie Sexton, the first book in the contemporary m/m romance series, Coda. I’ve read a few gay romances over the past few months, and it has fast become one of my favourite genres. I’m not sure what it is about two guys, but the stories just draw me in *and the sex isn’t too bad either * but more importantly I love the romance, and in most instances, the intensity. This book is rated highly on Goodreads and Amazon, so I’m anticipating a fabulous read. I…

Each month we’ll be sharing our best reads from the previous month. Theses books won’t be limited to new releases, but they will be books we loved and want you guys to know about. So here are our May recommendations. CAROLYN This month hasn’t been the best reading month for me. But I did finally read Immortal Rider by Larissa Ione, the second book in the Lords of Deliverance series, which is my one and only recommendation for May. I read and loved Eternal Rider when it was first released,…

River Road by Suzanne Johnson (Sentinels of New Orleans #2) Headline (Nov 2012) Paperback, 387 pages Urban Fantasy I read Royal Street, the first book in Johnson’s Sentinels of New Orleans series last year and joint reviewed it with Carolyn. I loved it, Carolyn not so much. It just goes to show how differences of opinions on books varies. River Road actually takes up five years after the events of Royal Street, which felt a little bit unsettling at first. On reflection, I think as the events took place during…

I’ll be damned by Casey Keen (Anna Wolfe #1) Self-Published (March 2013) Kindle Edition, 436 pages Urban Fantasy Anna Wolfe is a 29 year old woman who feels a bit different from those around her. Ever since childhood she’s suffered vivid, horrible nightmares and they’re not getting any better.  Recently she’s also started to get awful body cramps which fill her with pain and fear, but when she was checked out at the hospital they couldn’t find anything wrong with her. She’s scared of telling her family and friends about…

Hi Guys! Hope you’re having a great weekend. Here’s the low down on what happened at BCC this week… LAURA’S ROUNDUP This week I have read True Love by Jude Deveraux, which is a contemporary, ghostly romance. I’ve really enjoyed it, it’s quite a long book with sub plots around the main character’s past lives and the hero’s ghostly great, great (many greats) grandfather. But the writing completely sucked me in and I loved the island of Nantucket where it is set. I’m not sure what I’m going to read…

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. SWEET REVENGE is the first book in my new historical romance series, Nemesis, Unlimited. Set in both the sparkling echelons of high society as well as London’s gritty underbelly, SWEET REVENGE introduces us to Nemesis, a secret society of men and women dedicated to getting justice—at any cost—for those who…