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Billionaire Wolf (The Pack #17) Karen Whiddon Published: Oct. 8, 2015 (Harlequin Nocturne) 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 stars Maria Miranda is a Drakkor—a shifter transforming her human shape to that of a dragon. Throughout her entire life, it’s been drilled into her the necessity... 
Frozen in Amber Phyllis Ames Published: Aug. 4, 2015 (DAW Books) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for and honest review Reviewed by: Jannelle Rating (out of 5): 2.5 stars Amber Treganis is a junior partner at her grandfather’s law firm and a WerCougar in her 30s. Ashamed of her cougar half after a disastrous night with a man she loved while in... 
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth #1) N.K. Jemisin Published: Aug. 4, 2015 (Orbit) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Jannelle Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars The Fifth Season is a story about just that: a fifth season. In a world seemingly like our own but most definitely not, there is an ever-changing landscape... 
Rogue (Talon #2) Julie Kagawa Published: April 28, 2015 (Harlequin Teen) 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, Talon. Rogue begins exactly where Talon left off: Ember has... 
The Veil (Devil’s Isle #1) Chloe Neill Published: Aug. 4, 2015 (NAL) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Jannelle Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Claire Connolly is living in a post-war New Orleans, Louisiana. The veil between our world and the world of paranormal creatures fell in the middle of the city. Seven years... 
Covet (Fallen Angels #1) J.R. Ward Published: Oct. 29, 2009 (Signet) 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 Jim Heron is an ex-secret military soldier turned construction worker, currently employed by one of the country’s richest real estate tycoons, Vin DiPietro. On the night of Jim’s... 
Midnight’s Kiss (Elder Races #8) Thea Harrison Published: May 5, 2015 (Berkley Sensation) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Jannelle Rating (out of 5): 4.5 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,... 
Cry Wolf (Alpha & Omega #1) Patricia Briggs Published: July 29, 2008 (Ace) 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 Mercy Thompson series. (Check out VBC’s review of book 1 of that series, Moon Called). When Cry Wolf begins we meet Anna, who after an... 
The Sweet Scent of Blood (Spellcrackers.com #1) Suzanne McLeod Published: Sept. 4, 2008 (Gollancz) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by author in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Jannelle Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Genny is a sidhe fae working and living in an alternate version of modern day London. In Genny’s world, the vampires are out of the coffin (so to speak)... 
Moonlight and Diamonds Michele Hauf Published: April 1, 2015 (Harlequin Nocturne) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for and honest review Reviewed by: Jannelle Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Blyss Sauveterre is a Parisian socialite art gallery owner and a werewolf who has been taking pills for the last few years in order to suppress her werewolf form... 
