Margaret

Top 5 Urban Fantasy Series That Ended Too Soon

I love a good binge read, though I don’t get to do it as often as I did before I started reviewing. But there’s a problem with reading like that—if not enough people buy the series when it first comes out, there won’t be enough books to binge. So when you find a series you love, don’t wait to buy all the books, check them out from the library, and tell everyone you’ve ever met how much you love it. A...

Chelsea

Urban Fantasy Giveaway: Adrian Phoenix, Jess Haines, Christina Henry & Eileen Rendahl

We’re in a gifting mood here at VBC. While we’d point you to our best books of 2013 list for holiday shopping, maybe you’d like a little something for yourself? (It’s okay, we’ve been known to utilize the ‘book for them, book for us’ policy.) We’ve pulled four great urban fantasy titles out of the VBC giveaway vault for one lucky VBC reader. Enter below for a chance to win copies of: On Midnight Wings by...

Chelsea

Book Bits: Richelle Mead, Allison Pang, JR Ward, more and Contest Roundup

I’m working on a fun post about vampire cowboys. (You read that right. Trust me here.) If you’ve actually read a good book with vampire cowboys, shoot me an email. I want your suggestions. First four chapters of Bloodlines The team over at EW’s Shelf Life have exclusively posted the first four chapters of Bloodlines. If you’re unaware, Bloodlines is the first in Richelle Mead’s Vampire Academy spinoff...

Chelsea

Adrian Phoenix Guest Post & Giveaway: Writing from the Male Point of View

As readers, it’s easy to take for granted how easily the point of view can shift in a novel. We flip from hero to heroine, and (in good writing) never think about the fact the author may be a woman diving into the male mind. Adrian Phoenix, who writes from both the male and female perspective in her Maker’s Song series, was kind enough to lay out how she learned the way men think so she could give us...

Chelsea

Reading Escapes Giveaways – Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance and YA [CLOSED]

We told you there would be lots of giveaways during the Reading Escapes event. Today we unveil three giveaways featuring great books that will take you away to wicked new worlds with sexy vampires (expect exceptional steam in few of those paranormal romance novels), brave faeries and plenty of kick-ass women. We are giving away three prize packs up for grabs themed into urban fantasy, paranormal romance...