Welcome

Book Cafe and Tea Shop

inside_2006Welcome to Chapter - a book café and tea shop located at 442 Mt Eden Rd in the Mt Eden Village, Auckland. The shop had a name change (it was previously called the Tea Time Café) following its renovation in mid 2005.

Romance Fiction

Chapter is an independent bookshop specialising in the romance fiction genre, which includes contemporary, fantasy (including futuristic, magic, paranormal, time travel, vampire, witch, werewolf, etc), historical, hot, humorous, regency and suspenseful romance books. The shop also sells selections of mainstream, chick lit and crime & mystery fiction. The books are imported directly from the USA to provide you with the latest releases as well as classic titles from your favourite writers.

Book Searches and Hard to Find Books

We would be happy to search for any fiction titles that you are seeking and order these in for you.

Loose Leaf Teas

Chapter is the location of Auckland's original tea shop. The shop has a wide range of loose leaf teas (black, green, oolong, white, flavoured, herbal, fruit, organic and decaffeinated), tagalong teas and tea accessories. Chapter's café serves the full range of teas, espresso coffee, delicious cakes, savoury treats and yummy cookies.

Tea Tastings

We hold tea tastings (usually three teas each week) on Sundays from 10.30am - 11.30am (EXCEPT in December and early January).

Trading Hours

Chapter is closed on Mondays. The shop and cafe is open Tuesday - Friday 9am-5pm, weekends 9am-4pm and public holidays (excluding Mondays) 10am-4pm. For after hours service, please phone or text 021-635 027.

Useful Links

We've included a few links that might be useful to visitors to Mt Eden (or residents) or Auckland.

Bestsellers

  • Lara Adrian's "Darker After Midnight" Price $26
  • Kresley Cole's "Lothaire" Price $26
  • Janet Evanovich's "Explosive Eighteen" Price $33 (RRP $39.99)
  • Diana Gabaldon's "The Scottish Prisoner" Price $29 (RRP $39.99)

Trade paperbacks. Still eligible for two loyalty card book stamps.

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This Month's Books

This month's top titles are:

Contemporary Romance & Romantic Suspense

  • Catherine Anderson - Lucky Penny
  • Cindy Gerard - Last Man Standing - Black Ops Series
  • Iris Johansen - Bonnie - Eve, Quinn and Bonnie Trilogy - Paperback Release
  • Sherryl Woods - The Summer Garden - Chesapeake Shores Series

Crime & Mystery

  • J.D. Robb - Celebrity In Death - In Death Series - Trade Paperback (due mid Feb)

Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

  • Lara Adrian - Darker After Midnight - Midnight Breeds Series
  • Patricia Briggs - River Marked - Mercy Thompson Series - Paperback Release
  • Yasmine Galenorn - Shaded Vision - Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon Series
  • Linda Wisdom - A Demon Does It Better - Demon Series

Historical Romance & Historical Fiction 

  • Victoria Alexander - My Wicked Little Lies
  • Sabrina Jeffries - A Lady Never Surrenders - Hellions of Halstead Hall Series
  • Stephanie Laurens - The Capture of the Earl of Glencrae - Cynster Sisters Trilogy

Mainstream & Chick Lit 

  • Jamie Ford - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet - Trade Paperback
  • Sophie Kinsella - I've Got Your Number - Trade Paperback

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Coming Soon

  • Mary Balogh - Temporary Wife/Promise of Spring - Reissue
  • Patricia Briggs - Fair Game - Due Mid March
  • Robyn Carr - Redwood Bend
  • Gail Carriger - Timeless
  • Janet Chapman - Spellbound Falls
  • Jennifer Estep - By a Thread
  • Lisa Kleypas - Rainshadow Road - Trade Paperback
  • Lora Leigh - Deadly Sins
  • Sarah MacLean - A Rogue By Any Other Name
  • Jodi Picoult - The Lone Wolf - Trade Paperback - Due Mid March
  • Gena Showalter - The Darkest Seduction
  • Nalini Singh - Angel's Flight - Anthology
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Please contact us if you wish to check availability or would like to reserve a book.

Web site updated 2 February 2012.