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Every year, I compile the standard year-end best books list—read 2012’s best reads list—and it’s a hard task narrowing things down. What’s harder though is picking the ten heroes from novels published this year to make my annual swoon-worthy list. Last year Eve Silver’s Lokan took top honors and the year before Stacia Kane’s Terrible was causing fevers all over the place. There are returning favorites... 
A Trace of Moonlight (Abby Sinclair #3) Allison Pang Released: Oct. 30, 2012 (Pocket) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Chelsea Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Like the earlier Abby Sinclair books—A Brush of Darkness and A Sliver of Shadow—A Trace of Moonlight wasn’t what I expected. That’s a lovely thing. Each book in this series has delighted me in its quirkiness and Allison Pang’s... 
It’s Independence Day in the United States. Typically, this is celebrated by eating foods cooked on a grill and enjoying fireworks. (And probably also complaining about how hot and/or sticky it is outside and trying to find the bug spray in your purse.) But this is Vampire Book Club. I can’t show you pretty explosions in the sky. I can however, recommend five heroes from books released in 2012 who will... 
A Sliver of Shadow (Abby Sinclair #2) Allison Pang Published: Feb. 28, 2012 (Pocket) Purchase at: Book Depository, B&N or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Note: While this review does not contain spoilers for A Sliver of Shadow it may make reference to events of A Brush of Darkness. If you’ve yet to start the series, please read the VBC review of book one. Remember how you fell in love with Brystion in A... 
When I saw a unicorn on the back cover of Allison Pang’s A Brush of Darkness, I though it wasn’t going to be dark enough for me. I was wrong. Not only is Allison’s series featuring fae brilliant and dark urban fantasy, I ended up adoring the miniature unicorn. I loved the book so much it made the VBC Best Books of 2011 list. Allison brings a clever plot, unique world, fascinating characters together and...
