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Wickedly Powerful (Baba Yaga #3) Deborah Blake Published: Feb. 2, 2016 (Berkley) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Jannelle Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it does make references to previous books in the series. Bella Young is one of three Baba Yagas in the United States.... 
Shadow’s End (Elder Races #9) Thea Harrison Published: Dec. 1, 2015 (Berkley) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Jannelle Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While review will be spoiler free, it does make reference to previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1, Dragon... 
From Russia with Claws (From Russia… #1) Jacey Conrad and Gia Corona Published: Aug. 18, 2015 (Omnific) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Jannelle Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Galina Sudenko is an alpha werewolf female within a Russian family that is constantly at battle with each other. After finishing college and coming back home to Seattle, Galina stumbles upon... 
Pack Jeaniene Frost Published: August 4, 2015 (NYLA) Purchase: Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Jannelle Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Marlee is finally where she wanted to be: hiking in Yellowstone National Park. After years of planning and putting off her desires, she finds herself hiking alone and hunted by a group of seemingly intelligent wolves. Unable to defend herself against their... 
Veiled Magic Deborah Blake Published: Nov. 17, 2015 (Berkley) Purchase: Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Jannelle Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Donata Santori is a police officer/witch working with the recently deceased (ghosts) to help solve cases for the local police department. Usually, this doesn’t involve much interesting work and Donata... 
Kitty and the Midnight Hour (Kitty Norville #1) Carrie Vaughn Published: Nov. 1, 2005 (Grand Central) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Jannelle Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Kitty Norville is a radio DJ/werewolf working the midnight shift at a local Denver radio station. Literally overnight, Kitty accidentally turns her quiet radio show into a hotline for the... 
The Secrets of Blood and Bone (Jackdaw Hammond #2) Rebecca Alexander Published: Sept. 1, 2015 (Broadway Books) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Jannelle Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it does make reference to previous books in the series. After a near-death experience at... 
The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard #1) Rick Riordan Published: Oct. 6, 2015 (Disney-Hyperion) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Jannelle Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Magnus Chase has been living on his own for the past two years, homeless on the streets of Boston, Massachusetts, suffering from the death of his mother that dreadful night two... 
Blade Dance (Cold Iron #4) D.L. McDermott Published: Sept. 21, 2015 2015 (Pocket Star) Purchase: Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Jannelle Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Schoolteacher Ann Phillips runs into trouble at work one day when one of her students, Davin, shows up with incredibly intricate tattoos up and down his arm. After threatening to call child services and having her boss deny her,... 
Base Instincts (Demonica #11.7) Larissa Ione Published: Sept. 12, 2015 (Riptide) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Jannelle Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While review will be spoiler free, it does make reference to previous books in the series. If you haven’t started yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1, Pleasure Unbound. Raze is a Seminus demon yet to find his... 
