‘You Need to Read This!’ is a new feature at BCC. We recommend a book or genre that we love to one of our fellow reviewers. It’s a bit scary as they can hate a book you love or love a book you hate. Let the fun begin! Phantom Waltz (Kendrick/Coulter #2) by Catherine Anderson | Signet (2007) Kindle, 418 pages | Contemporary Romance LAURA: Why I Chose Phantom Waltz Catherine Anderson is one of my favourite romance authors, but I don’t think any of the other reviewers on the site have picked up…
LUCKY PENNY (Coulters Historical #5) by Catherine Anderson PUBLISHER: Signet RELEASE DATE: January 2012 FORMAT: Paperback, 413 Pages GENRE: Historical Romance To support her orphaned niece, impoverished Brianna O’Keefe accepts work with a Colorado rancher. To guard herself from the unwanted attention, she resorts to a harmless little lie: that she’s married to a Denver gold miner named David Paxton. When her boss forces her to write her “husband,” hoping he’ll take Brianna off his hands, she can only pray that there is no real David Paxton who can expose…
Kiss of the Rose by Kate Pearce (The Tudor Vampire Chronicles #1) Signet (Aug 2010) Paperback, 296 Pages Paranormal Romance What if Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The Tudors had a love child? The result wouldn’t be dissimilar to Kate Pearce’s Kiss of the Rose, the first in her Tudor Vampire Chronicles series. Pearce has taken history and given it a paranormal spin, which though shouldn’t work, some how does. The book opens with the turning point in The War of The Roses and Henry Tudor (soon to be Henry VII) making a…
Secondhand Spirits (Witchcraft Mystery #1) by Juliet Blackwell | Signet (July 2009) Paperback, 313 pages | Paranormal Mystery Secondhand Spirits is a cosy paranormal mystery. It’s warm, inviting and cute. I had fun reading this book, the first in the Witchcraft Mystery series by Juliet Blackwell. Lily Ivory is a witch who has settled down in San Francisco after moving around for many years. She owns a vintage clothes shop and is enjoying putting down some roots and has even begun to make friends, especially with her two co-workers, Maya and Bronwyn….
What’s A Ghoul To Do? (Ghost Hunter Mystery #1) by Victoria Laurie | Signet (April 2007) Paperback: 292 pages | Paranormal Mystery I’ve had this series on my shelf for a long time, and as it was All Hallow’s Eve and I fancied a mystery I thought it was a good time to start Victoria Laurie’s Ghost Hunter Mystery series. I really enjoyed Laurie’s writing. It’s a nice easy writing style and the pages flew by pretty quickly. The characters are fun, especially MJ’s African Grey parrot who sits on her shoulder…
COMANCHE MAGIC (Comanche #4) by Catherine Anderson PUBLISHER: Signet RELEASE DATE: March 2011 FORMAT: Paperback, 432 Pages GENRE: Historical Romance Handsome, strong, and just a little bit dangerous, hald-Comanche Chase Wolf is used to getting what he wants. So when he sees Franny-a golden- haired angel with deep green eyes, delicate features, and the sweetest smile-he sets out to make her his. But Franny is far from the innocent she seems. And the truth may be more than Chase can bear… (Goodreads) REVIEWER: Laura This is a pretty unusual romance,…
Title: Hexbound (Dark Elite #2) Author: Chloe Neill Publisher: Gollancz (UK) | Signet (US) Publication Date: Jan 2011 (UK) | Dec 2010 (US) Paperbook: 224 Pages Genre: Paranormal Young Adult Source: Review Copy Guest Review by Jo RATING: 4/10 – Bad, but not without some merit GOODREADS SUMMARY: They say absolute power corrupts absolutely. Turns out, even a little magic can turn you to the dark side. That’s why Lily has to learn how to control her newly discovered paranormal abilities, on top of avoiding the snobs who think…
Title: Firespell (Dark Elite #1) Author: Chloe Neill Publisher: Gollancz (UK) | Signet (US) Publication Date: July 2010 (UK) | Jan 2010 (US) Paperbook: 246 Pages Genre: Paranormal Young Adult Source: Review Copy Guest Review by Jo RATING: 6/10 – Good, would probably recommend GOODREADS SUMMARY: As the new girl at the elite St. Sophia’s boarding school, Lily Parker thinks her classmates are the most monstrous things she’ll have to face… When Lily’s guardians decided to send her away to a fancy boarding school in Chicago, she was shocked. So…
Title: Stitch Me Deadly (Embroidery Mystery #2) Author: Amanda Lee Publisher: Signet Books Publication Date: February 2011 ARC: 336 pages Genre: Mystery Source: Review Copy Guest Review by Jo RATING: 8/10 – brilliant, couldn’t put it down GOODREADS SUMMARY: Maggie Singer owns The Seven Year Stitch, an embroidery specialty shop in the small town of Tallulah Falls, Oregon. Trouble strikes when an elderly woman brings an antique piece of embroidery into the shop-and promptly dies of unnatural causes. Now Marcy has to stitch together clues to catch a crafty killer….
