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Working Stiff (Revivalist #1) Rachel Caine Published on April 2, 2011 (Roc) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: Borrowed from my local library Reviewed by: Amanda Rating (out of 5 stars): 3.5 stars It’s pretty widely accepted that zombies are shuffling, shambling creatures that feast on brains and have no capability for higher thought. So calling Bryn Davis a zombie wouldn’t technically... 
A Note from Chelsea / VBC: All the suggested poolside reading lists we see online point to cheeky contemporary novels or lighthearted romps. Well, at VBC we know there are plenty of books featuring paranormal elements, badass heroines and sexy heroes that are perfect for reading out under the sun. So, of course, we’ve decided to do our own Beach Reads picks. Each Friday for the next several weeks, we’ll... 
There was just too much good news this week to skip on the Book Bits. Are you ready to get excited for upcoming books? (Silly question, I know.) Terrible’s Book Has a Cover and I Love It I’ve been talking about Stacia Kane’s forthcoming short novel Wrong Ways Down quite a bit on Twitter the last few months. It’s set in her Downside world (if you haven’t read Unholy Ghosts, you need to fix that) only this... 
Today we have Tonya Hurley on the blog. She’s here to tell us all about one of the hot guys in her The Blessed trilogy. At the end we have a giveaway, too! Tonya Hurley Talks Sebastian Crazy or holy? Psycho or prophet? Saint or sinner? When it comes to the enigmatic Sebastian, it is not just a dilemma for three Brooklyn girls to sort out, but for the reader as well. In Precious Blood, Sebastian is a... 
Amanda Bonilla brings the kickass heroines. I loved her Shaede Assassin series (read reviews of Shaedes of Grey and Blood Before Sunrise). Now she’s on to a new urban fantasy series, and I’m pretty damn excited about it. The first book of her Sentry of Evil (!) series is called Vengeance Borne, and she was kind enough to give VBC dibs on revealing the cover art and back cover copy. Vengeance Borne will... 
Royal Street (Sentinels of New Orleans #1) Suzanne Johnson Published: April 10, 2012 (Tor Books) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review Source: Purchased Reviewed by: Jo Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Set pre- and post-Hurricane Katrina, Royal Street follows Drusilla ‘DJ’ Jaco, wizard and junior Sentinel of New Orleans. Along with her boss and mentor Gerry, it’s DJ’s job to protect the city from... 
Ink (Paper Gods #1) Amanda Sun Published: June 25, 2013 (Harlequin Teen) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review Source: Provided by publisher Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Ink is Amanda Sun’s debut novel and the first in a new series. Katie Greene has been sent to live in Japan with her aunt after her mother’s untimely death a few months earlier. Dealing with the culture shock,... 
Wounded Angel (Earth Angels #3) Stacy Gail Published: May 27, 2013 (Carina Press) Purchase at: Amazon Review Source: Provided by publisher Reviewed by: Candace Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Note: Check out Jo’s review of the first Earth Angels book Nobody’s Angel. Ella Little is leaves a nightmarish past behind in an attempt to recreate herself. She does her very best to make sure she is never a victim... 
We’ve entered the fourth year of VBC this month. (Our anniversary was a couple weeks ago, but we were a little caught up in the Alpha Showdown.) We’re going to celebrate this momentous occasion by giving away a bunch of books. It’s kind of what we do. Before I get to the giveaways—yes, plural—I want to thank VBC’s readers. More than 450,000 people visited Vampire Book Club in the last year. That’s pretty... 
In the Forests of the Night (Den of Shadows #1) Amelia Atwater-Rhodes Published: Feb. 2, 2000 (Laurel Leaf) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review Source: Purchased Reviewed by: Amber Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Three hundred years ago, Rachel was human. She had a loving father, a cherished twin, and a little sister. She went to church regularly and worried about her brother in his darkest moments.... 
