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The Delphi Effect (Delphi Trilogy #1) Rysa Walker Published: Oct. 11, 2016 (Skyscape) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Beth Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Most of us have seen the movie that contains that famous line, “I see dead people.” It’s been used so often that it’s pretty much turned into a joke, though I... 
Devils and Details (Ordinary Magic #2) Devon Monk Published: Aug. 31, 2016 (Odd House Press) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free it will reference the previous book. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1, Death and Relaxation. As Ordinary, Oregon gets ready... 
I am so very much in love with the cover art for Borrowed Souls. This is my debut urban fantasy novel, which is set to release on April 4, 2017. I think you’re going to love it. The Soul Charmer series has magic and grit and a heroine who doesn’t give up. There’s blackmail. There’s a complicated family. There’s a man on a motorcycle. It gets sexy. It gets dark. …and it has this stellar cover art: The... 
Gemina (Illuminae Files #2) Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Published: Oct. 25, 2016 (Knopf) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Jo Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it will make reference to the previous book. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book... 
The VBC team loves Faith Hunter’s books. We’re excited for Curse on the Land, and you should be, too. The second Soulwood novel releases on Nov. 1 (pre-order here), but Faith shared this Q&A—answer questions from her street team, the Beast Claws—to give us a taste. Read on for insights and your chance to win some seriously sweet prizes. Question: What happens to the “vampire” oak on church land that was... 
Aerie (Magonia #2) Maria Dahvana Headley Published: Oct. 4, 2016 (HarperCollins) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it will reference the previous book. If you haven’t yet this series started, check out VBC’s review of book 1, Magonia. It’s... 
The Purloined Poodle (Iron Druid Chronicles #8.5) Kevin Hearne Published: Sep. 30, 2016 (Subterranean Press) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Margaret Rating (out of 5): 3.5 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... 
The first 13 days of our October Instagram challenge have flown by! From #MostOwnedAuthor to #CoverLove to #VBCMadeMeDoIt, you, wonderful scrumptious VBC readers you, have been bringing your A game. Seriously, it has been such a blast to see all your pics and even more fun getting to know you! Here are some examples of what the VBC team and you clever lot have been up to: Top Left to Bottom Right:... 
One simply can’t have enough paranormal romance in their life, and oh, man do we have a good one for you. Abbie Roads’s novel Race the Darkness hits that sweet spot of destined couple and serious abilities. Race the Darkness is the first in the Fatal Dreams series, and you can snag a copy on Amazon right now. Just sayin’. Abbie knows you’re into the good stuff, so she sent over an exclusive excerpt. Read... 
A Mortal Song Megan Crewe Published: Sept. 13, 2016 (Another World Press) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review Source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Beth Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Sora’s whole life has been a lie. She has always believed that she is kami—Japanese spirits that help protect the world. But on her seventeenth birthday she finds out the... 
