Chapter is an independent bookshop. We specialise in the romance fiction genre. Our romance books include contemporary romance, fantasy (including futuristic, magic, paranormal, time travel, vampires, werewolves, etc) romance, historical romance, hot romance, regency romance, romantic comedy and romantic suspense.
We have around 3,000 titles in stock and can special order in books from the USA (including publishers such as Ellora's Cave and Red Sage Publishing). We also source out-of-print books from the USA.
In addition to romance books, we also offer selections of crime and mystery fiction, chick lit and mainstream fiction.
This month's top book titles are shown on the right. Please view this month's catalogue (335K PDF file) for more details as well as the full list of book releases (including new hardcovers, trade paperbacks and paperback releases).
For your convenience, we also have links to this month's book categories as well as the catalogues for prior months stored on this website. Please contact us if you wish to receive the monthly catalogue by mail or email (contact by Phone 09-623 2319, Toll free 0508-CHAPTER or 0508-242 783, or Email: info@chapter.co.nz).
We are often asked for book recommendations, which can be difficult to do - because of the importance of individual taste. But, that issue aside, there are a number of single-title books or series that have achieved both widespread popularity as well as critical acclaim.
We have put together an indicative listing of such titles, restricting the list to just one entry per author per genre. In doing so, the listing does not include classic greats such as Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice), Charlotte Bronte (Jane Eyre), Emily Bronte (Wuthering Heights) and Georgette Heyer (These Old Shades) - as we have focussed on books published in the last twenty-five or so years. However, most of the books shown should be in print.
This month's top titles are:
Contemporary Romance & Romantic Suspense
Crime & Mystery
Fantasy & Paranormal Romance
Historical Romance & Historical Fiction
Mainstream & Chick Lit
Please contact us if you wish to check availability or would like to reserve a book.
Web site updated 1 March 2010.