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Are you hooked on the Branded Pack series? If you dig Carrie Ann Ryan’s shifter books, it’s time to check out Talon Pack. We’re revealing the cover art for the third book in the series Mated in Mist. It releases on Feb. 16, 2016, but you can pre-order it now. Each book works as a stand alone, but you can bide your time for Mated in Mist by checking out Tattered Loyalties (book 1) and An Alpha’s Choice... 
Autumn Moon (Celtic Wolves #3) Jan DeLima Published: Sept. 29, 2015 (Ace) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Krista Rating (out of 5): 3 stars I’ve read a lot of paranormal romance and urban fantasy. So, it’s rare when a book takes me by surprise. Jan DeLima’s first book in the Celtic Wolves series, Celtic Moon did... 
Wilde Card (Immortal Vegas #2) Jenn Stark Published: Nov. 17, 2015 (Elewyn Publishing) Purchase: Amazon Review Source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free it will reference previous books. If you haven’t started this series, check out VBC’s review of book 1, Getting Wilde. After figuring out... 
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,... 
Cinderella’s Shoes (Cinderella’s Dress #2) Shonna Slayton Published: Oct. 6, 2015 (Entangled Teen) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review Source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 2.5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it will reference events from the first book Cinderella’s Dress. I think it’s pretty safe to say that... 
Passion Ignites: Part 4 (Dark Kings #7.4) Donna Grant Published: Nov. 3, 2015 Purchase: Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amanda Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: This is part four in a four part serial. While this review is spoiler free, it may reference events in parts one (review here), two (review here), and three (review here), as well as... 
Mind Magic (World of Lupi #12) Eileen Wilks Published: Nov. 3, 2015 (Berkley Sensation) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Margaret Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While review will be spoiler free, it does make reference to previous books in the series. World of Lupi is one of those series that I always forget how... 
Silver on the Road (The Devil’s West #1) Laura Anne Gilman Published: Oct. 6, 2015 (Saga Press) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: library Reviewed by: Margaret Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Between the newly formed United States and Nueva España lies an area known to its residents simply as The Territory. The outside world calls it The Devil’s West, after the man who governs it. The Devil... 
The Devious Dr. Jekyll (Electric Empire #2) Viola Carr Published: Oct. 27, 2015 (Harper Voyager) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it will reference events from the previous book. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1, The Diabolical Miss Hyde.... 
Illuminae (The Illuminae Files #1) Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Published: Oct. 20, 2015 (Alfred A. Knopf) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Amanda Rating (out of 5): 5 stars This is going to be a difficult review to write, because all the words I have are either a) of the four letter variety or b) unintelligible. Just picture me sitting on the couch, book clutched... 
