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Love Letter to Rehvenge (J.R. Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood)

From VBC: Time for another character love letter. Kelly’s adoration for the mohawked club owner from J.R. Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood series is blatant, and we love her for it. We also really love how she negotiates for a shirtless picture of Rehvenge. Now, if only we can get her to share that photo… Dear Rehvenge, You might remember me from Zero Sum. I was the girl stalking you...

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Book Bits: Jeaniene Frost, J.R. Ward, Stacia Kane, Allison Pang, Jackie Kessler

Guess what starts tomorrow, readers? Character love letters. And it’s going to be epic. We’ve lined up some stellar authors to share their heroes getting all mushy over the heroines, and we have bloggers stopping by throughout the month to profess their often hilarious, sometimes dirty love for their book boyfriends. Expect a letter to show up first thing tomorrow morning. Once Burned Cover...

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My Top 5 favorite vampires, a tentative list (& signed book giveaway!)

We’re edging up on Halloween. While buying skeleton hand salad servers and zombie paraphernalia is a good start, I thought we should talk about our favorite paranormal creatures throughout the week. That means lists of favorite vampires, shifters, demons and the like — with polls and giveaways. And what better way to kick things off than with my favorite supernatural types: vampires. Bones...

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Review: Lover Mine by J.R. Ward (BDB #8)

Lover Mine (Black Dagger Brotherhood #8) J.R. Ward Published: 2010 (NAL) Purchase at: Book Depository, Lover Mine (Black Dagger Brotherhood Series #8) or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 4 stars I’m not sure anyone can’t be drawn in by John Matthew’s story. Even in earlier books his story ensnared me. As Xhex came into the picture in previous novels, I knew their potential to be electric was...

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Guest Post: Have fangs been replaced?

As I’m doing a bit of traveling, one of my great Twitter friends Candace (@cpblackburn73) offered to jump over to VBC to talk about where vampires fit today on the romance bookshelves. I think you all know where I stand. This is the Vampire Book Club, after all. HAVE FANGS BEEN REPLACED? By Candace Blackburn I spend a considerable amount of time at book stores. As an aspiring writer, I could call it...

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The Black Dagger Sisterhood (or why I hate Marissa) [H&H]

I’m again over at Heroes & Heartbreakers today. It’s no secret I love J.R. Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood series (check out the Reviews by Author page to find my BDB reviews), but upon reflection I realized all my favorite books in the series are those with the strong heroines. The women who push the men into growing can make or break the book for me. You see, I should love Lover...

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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...

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Top 6 vampire lovers over at H&H

I stopped in again at Heroes & Heartbreakers this week to share my list of the top six literary vampires you’d want to take as a lover. These fanged men have skills, strength and serious sex appeal. The list includes Bones, Ethan Sullivan and a member of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. Find out which six made my list (and why), and share your top vampire man over on Heroes & Heartbreakers....

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Review: Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward (Black Dagger Brotherhood #7)

Lover Avenged (BDB #7) J.R. Ward Published: 2008 (NAL) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 3 stars I know what you’re thinking: 3 stars for a Black Dagger Brotherhood book? Yep. Lover Avenged is a chaotic read putting too much focus on subplots. Don’t worry, though, despite the distractions Lover Avenged’s hero Rhevenge’s relationship with Ehlena is still worth...

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Alpha Showdown Round 5: Zsadist vs. Curran

I’ve already been told the Alpha Showdown is evil. Several times, in fact. Yet, you all are just as bad as I am: You love it. Thanks for all the positive feedback on Twitter and Facebook and in the comments. Just know I’ll continue to pop giveaways in sporadically during the battles, like on the Dimitri vs. Jace poll (which is still open). That said, today we’re putting the vicious...