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The Untamed Vampire (The Last True Vampire #4) Kate Baxter Published: May 2, 2017 (St. Martin’s Paperbacks) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by the 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 events. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s... 
Shadows at Midnight (Shaede Assassin #5) Amanda Bonilla Published: Sept. 24, 2015 (NYLA) Purchase: Amazon Review source: copy provided by author 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. If you haven’t started yet, check out VBC’s review of Shaedes of Gray. First of all,... 
Vengeance Borne (Sentry of Evil #1) Amanda Bonilla Published: Sept. 3, 2013 (NYLA) Purchase at: Amazon Review Source: Copy provided by author in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Jo Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Born a Waerd, Jacquelyn has been hunting demons her entire life under the watchful eye of the Sentry. For every Waerd, there is a Bearer, someone who can sense the demons and take some of...
Thanks so much to Chelsea and the crew from Vampire Book Club for having me as a guest today! XOXO I don’t often delete scenes from books I’m working on. I usually have to go in and add stuff rather than take away, but when I do delete a scene I like to hold on to it. This one was scrapped in edits, but I saved it, though, and I thought I’d give you all a peek. 🙂 A Deleted Scene from Vengeance Borne “Jax,... 
There was just too much good news this week to skip on the Book Bits. Are you ready to get excited for upcoming books? (Silly question, I know.) Terrible’s Book Has a Cover and I Love It I’ve been talking about Stacia Kane’s forthcoming short novel Wrong Ways Down quite a bit on Twitter the last few months. It’s set in her Downside world (if you haven’t read Unholy Ghosts, you need to fix that) only this...
Amanda Bonilla brings the kickass heroines. I loved her Shaede Assassin series (read reviews of Shaedes of Grey and Blood Before Sunrise). Now she’s on to a new urban fantasy series, and I’m pretty damn excited about it. The first book of her Sentry of Evil (!) series is called Vengeance Borne, and she was kind enough to give VBC dibs on revealing the cover art and back cover copy. Vengeance Borne will... 
Last week, I introduced you to new reviewer Amanda. Well, now I’d like to point to you a couple new associate reviewers. I highly recommend you check out Mary’s review of Fury of Fire and Krista’s review of Immortally Yours. Get to know the new folks. I’m excited to have more voices at VBC. Lots of exciting things in the works. Plus, you know, Alpha Showdown nominations are open through Monday and things... 
One of the most important elements in the Shaede Assassin series (for me, anyway) are the flash back scenes. I think it helps to give the reader a more rounded story and better insight to Darian’s character when you can see what events have molded her present. I wrote a scene from Darian’s past that didn’t make it into Crave the Darkness (out today), and though it’s an unhappy memory, it was one that I... 
We’re doing things slightly differently this year. This is the first year where we have associate reviewers at VBC. As such, it didn’t feel quite right to only include my top 10. So, you’ll find my 10 picks for the absolute best books of 2012 and below that a top 5 list from Jo and Candace, respectively. Plus, of course, we have your winner for the reader’s choice best book. (See the Best Of lists from... 
Blood Before Sunrise (Shaede Assassin #2) Amanda Bonilla Released: July 3, 2012 (NAL/Signet) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review by: Chelsea Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note: This review is spoiler-free, but assumes you’ve read the first Shaede Assassin novel. If you haven’t, I suggest starting with the VBC review of Shaedes of Gray. If you love an angst-y read, Blood Before Sunrise is for you.... 
