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The City’s Son (Skyscraper Throne #1) Tom Pollock Published: Sept. 8, 2012 (Flux) [U.K. edition released Aug. 2] Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Chelsea Rating (out of 5): 5 stars I’ve been waiting for a new series to fangirl over. I needed a book to crawl under my skin, to pull me in with remarkable world building. Tom Pollock does that and more with The City’s Son. The lush... 
The Lady is a Vamp (Argeneau #17) Lynsay Sands Published: July 31, 2012 (Avon) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review by: Candace Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars There are certain moments of desperation you can only experience as a parent. I had that moment last year. My son had to have a biopsy for a suspicious lymph node (thankfully, benign). I knew in that moment that I would do anything to take... 
The Guardian of Bastet Jacqueline M. Battisti Published: August 20, 2012 (Carina Press) Purchase: Amazon Reviewed by: Jo Rating (out of 5): 3 stars Welcome to Rochester, N.Y., the home of Trinity Morrigan-Caine: half witch, half shifter, local vet and, other than turning in to a house cat every so often, a normal twenty-something. But when a demon starts killing supernaturals in her small community,... 
Team Human Justine Larbalestier & Sarah Rees Brennan Published: July 2012 (Harper Teen) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Chelsea Rating (out of 5): 3 stars The premise of Team Human is pretty brilliant. You know every teen vampire romance novel you’ve read? The one where the vampire has a hundred years on the teenage girl, but he looks 17, so it’s cool? Well, Team Human tells the story... 
Cover Reveals from Amanda Carlson, Delilah S. Dawson and Katie Reus We’re just a few weeks from the release of Amanda Carlson’s debut Full Blooded hitting shelves (you can win a copy), but we’re already getting a look at the cover art for Hot Blooded, the second book in her urban fantasy series. The second book releases April 2013. Delilah S. Dawson shared the cover for her next Blud book, Wicked As She... 
I don’t do Waiting on Wednesday all that often, but I watched the book trailer for Melissa Marr’s Carnival of Souls and couldn’t wait for Book Bits to share it with you. It’s an exclusive over at EW.com, so you’ll have to click through to watch. Worth it. The novel is set for release on Sept. 4, and can be pre-ordered at Amazon. The official blurb: In a city of daimons, rigid class lines separate the... 
One of the great things about conventions like Authors After Dark is how accessible the authors are to readers. This wasn’t just a meet an author for a minute at a signing, but time to really hang out as friends. After several versions of this recap, I’ve decided to do this the same way I handle True Blood recaps for Heroes & Heartbreakers: highlights and snark. No order here. Just awesomeness and plenty... 
I just got home from the Authors After Dark convention in New Orleans. It was a whirlwind experience full of laughter, photo ops, Bourbon Street craziness, food and Voodoo shops. I will have a photo recap of the whole thing with plenty of author and blogger fun, and a blurry picture of a male model climbing on VBC reviewer Candace. (So proud.) And I did get signed goodies and swag for a giveaway, too.... 
Firelight (Darkest London #1) Kristen Callihan Published: Jan. 31, 2012 (Forever) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Jo Rating (out of 5): 5 stars This being my first foray into historical paranormal romance, I didn’t really know what I was getting into but if Firelight by Kristen Callihan is anything to go by, sign me up as convert! Lord Benjamin Archer has been scouring the earth for a... 
Short and sweet today because I’m on vacation. I’ll bring y’all back something nice! Oath Bound Cover and Blurb I can get a little bit fangirl over Rachel Vincent books. They tend to tie me up in knots. I’m excited to see we now have a cover and blurb for the third book in her Unbound series Oath Bound. (If you haven’t read the series, click over to my review of Blood Bound.) Oath Bound is set for a Feb.... 
