‘All Hallows Eve’ Winners! Although ‘All Hallows Eve’ has come and gone I still have quite a few more giveaway winners to announce! I am also listing all previous winners I’ve already announced. If there is no tick by your name then I haven’t received your email with your postal details, therefore please fill out the form below! NOTE: There is a new format to claim your prize – please see below! ✔ = prize claimed •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ‘Emma and the Vampires‘ by Wayne Josephson (INT’L) ✔ Ryan – Wordsmithonia (USA)…

‘All Hallows Eve’ – Unclaimed Prizes Up For Grabs! As you can see there are still many books that need to be won! Once you have entered please make sure you come back to the blog next Sunday (28th) to see if you are a winner! This giveaway will end Saturday 27th Nov with the winner(s) being announced on Sunday 28th Nov. [NOW CLOSED] For further information, please refer to BCC’s giveaway policy. GOOD LUCK! •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Giveaway ONE – Courtesy of Vintage: International! Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion (1 copy/winner)…

‘ALL HALLOWS EVE’ GIVEAWAY WINNERS! Well, All Hallows Eve has come and gone for another year – didn’t it go by fast! But before we say goodbye – until next year, I have quite a lot of giveaway winners to announce – so let’s get cracking! ••••••••••••• The entire ‘Spooks’ series by Joseph Delaney! (UK Only) Clover ••••••••••••• ‘Alpha’ by Rachel Vincent (International) Blodeuedd (Finland) Olga K (Greece) Jessica – Jess Hearts Books (UK) Josephine H (UK) Cathy M (USA) ••••••••••••• ‘Cursed’ & ‘Ravaged’ by David Wellington (UK & INT’L)…

ULTIMATE GHOSTLY GIVEAWAY! Halloween has finally arrived and that means it’s times for my Ultimate Ghostly Giveaway!!! There are SIX fantastic bundles of books to choose from, so get entering!! Batch ONE – Courtesy of Sourcebooks: Open to US & UK residents only! Strange Neighbors by Ashlyn Chase Seduced by the Wolf by Terry Spear Lady Anne and the Howl in the Dark by Donna Lea Simpson Hex Appeal by Linda Wisdom Hundreds of Years to Reform a Rake by Laurie Brown Mr. Darcy, Vampyre by Amanda Grange Pemberley Shades…

HAPPY HALLOWEEN WEEKEND!!! So, have you carved your pumpkins? Cobwebs dangling from the ceiling? Plastic creepy crawlies lining your shelves? I hope so! Let’s get into the spirit with a few video’s to get things started. I posted these last year and as I think they’re just SO good I’ve added them this year too – but be warned, they are very scary and will definitely make you jump! Heheheeee Did they freak you out or what?!! The first time I made my husband watch them *he doesn’t like creepy…

I am very excited to welcome Paul Magrs to the blog today for my All Hallows Eve event. Paul has been a guest on BCC previously and it’s a real pleasure to have him back again today. I’m a big fan of Pauls books and you can read my reviews of Conjugal Rites and Hell’s Belles. So please give a very warm welcome to Paul… Hallowe’en in Whitby Hallowe’en in recent years has meant a trip across the country to the town of Whitby on the North East Coast of England….

I am very pleased to welcome Jeri Smith-Ready to BCC today as part of my All Hallows Eve event. Jeri is the author of adult as well as young adult novels: WVMP Radio series (adult) and Shade series (YA). You can read Laura’s review of Shade here. Jeri lives in Maryland with her husband, two cats, and the world’s goofiest greyhound. So please give a warm welcome to Jeri… Thanks so much for having me at Book Chick City for your All Hallows Eve event! I’m thrilled to be here….

PLAGUE OF THE DEAD (The Morningstar Strain #1) by Z. A. Recht PUBLISHER: S & S (UK) | Permuted Press (US) RELEASE DATE: May 2010 (UK) | Dec 2006 (US) FORMAT: Paperback, 303 pages GENRE: Horror, Zombies THE END BEGINS WITH AN UNPRECEDENTED VIRAL OUTBREAK: Morningstar. The infected are subject to delirium, fever, violent behavior…and a one hundred percent mortality rate. BUT THE END IS ONLY THE BEGINNING: The victims return from death to walk the earth. When a massive military operation fails to contain the plague of the living dead, it…

You Like Zombies?! But You’re A Girl! As far back as I can remember I have always loved horror. I remember many nights watching classic hammer house with my mum, scaring ourselves silly. Probably not the best thing to do with a ten year old, but I loved it. I love all horror movies, whether cheesy, gory or psychological. I love vampires, but they never get my skin to crawl, and most of the time I just end up fancying them (did anyone see Gary Oldman in Ford Cappola’s Dracula?…

I am very excited to welcome Linda Wisdom to the blog today as part of my All Hallows Eve Event. Linda has been a guest on BCC quite a few times in the past, as well as a guest during my very first All Hallows Eve last year. Linda is the author of the paranormal romance ‘Hex’ series about sexy witches and delicious heroes! You can read my review of Linda’s latest release Hex in High Heels. Please give a warm welcome to Linda… ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Do You …? Notice that…

An excerpt from WANTED UNDEAD OR ALIVE: Vampire Hunters and other Kick-Ass Enemies of Evil by Jonathan Maberry and Janice Gable Bashman (Citadel Press, August 31). © Jonathan Maberry and Janice Gable Bashman VILLAINS—NATURAL AND UNNATURAL Villains are the bad guy. Whether human, monstrous, alien, spiritual, or other, the villain is the person or being whose aim is to do some kind of harm. Real-world villains range from vicious dictators like President Robert Mugabe who has been accused of a laundry list of human rights violations to a snatch-and-grab thief…

‘Where Stories Are Made‘ is a new feature here at Book Chick City. It’s where the author takes us on a tour of their writing place, be it an office, coffee shop or park and tells us about their writing day and rituals. My guest today is horror writer Shaun Jeffrey… •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Since I purchased a laptop a few years ago, I hardly write at a desk any more, preferring to slouch out on the settee or sit out in the garden. But that’s the thing about writing, you can…

I am very pleased to welcome Lydia Dare to the blog today. In fact Lydia Dare is the writing team of Tammy Falkner and Jodie Pearson. Both Tammy and Jodie live near Raleigh, North Carolina and are working together on their next paranormal historical trilogy as Lydia Dare, which will be released by Sourcebooks Casablanca in 2011! I also have a fantastic giveaway of all four books in the ‘Westfield Brothers‘ series, so make sure you enter at the end of the post! •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• I adore Halloween. It is my…

I am very excited to welcome Thomas Emson to the blog today. Thomas is the author of numerous horror books including vampire novel Skarlet, werewolf novels Maneater & Prey and most recently Zombie Britannica. Thomas’ fifth novel, Krimson, the second part of ‘The Vampire Trinity’, is out in November. He is currently writing Pariah, a novel based on Jack the Ripper. It was Stephen King’s vampire novel Salem’s Lot that fired his ambition to be a writer. Thomas was born in Wales but now lives in Kent with his wife….

Title: Heart of the Dragon (Supernatural #4) Author: Keith R.A. DeCandido Publisher: Titan Books PublicationDate: Feb 2010 Paperback: 310 pages Genre: Urban Fantasy Source: Review Copy Reviewed by Laura RATING: 5/10 – take it or leave it BOOK COVER SUMMARY: Twenty-three years ago, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a demonic supernatural force. Following the tragedy, their father taught the boys everything about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners of America…and how to kill it. When renegade angel Castiel alerts Sam and Dean to a…