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Each year the Romance Writers of America gives out awards to the best of the best in romance. The contest is peer reviewed (aka other romance authors are the judges), and the paranormal romance category always features some of my favorite books of the year. RWA is running a blog tour (see all the tour stops) to showcase all the amazing books that made the finals in this year’s awards, and you know we had... 
The VBC team has been known to devour Elisabeth Naughton’s Eternal Guardians books. They’re super steamy and bring that alpha warrior goodness we love in our paranormal romance. Her latest in the series is Hunted (get it at Amazon), a novella as part of the 1,001 Dark Nights series, and it released last week. So if you like ’em short and steamy, this one’s for you. Today we have an exclusive excerpt... 
We gave you an early review of Juliette Cross’s latest Vampire Blood book Red Lily two weeks ago. Now we have an exclusive excerpt from Red Lily (which hit stores last week, hint hint) and a giveaway to help you decide if this one is for you! ABOUT RED LILY When Red falls for the Big Bad Wolf… The Black Lily resistance needs a larger army if they are to defeat the vampire monarchy. In order to do so,... 
When someone says Buffy meets Bridesmaid in their book blurb, I take notice. Words like that get you put on the to-be-read pile ASAP. Such is the case with Deborah Wilde’s The Unlikeable Demon Hunter, which released just this Tuesday. Admittedly, I have a soft spot for heroines others call “unlikeable.” Complex and unapologetic heroines like Darian from the Shaede Assassin series and Chess from the... 
One simply can’t have enough paranormal romance in their life, and oh, man do we have a good one for you. Abbie Roads’s novel Race the Darkness hits that sweet spot of destined couple and serious abilities. Race the Darkness is the first in the Fatal Dreams series, and you can snag a copy on Amazon right now. Just sayin’. Abbie knows you’re into the good stuff, so she sent over an exclusive excerpt. Read... 
You love Donna Grant. The VBC team loves Donna Grant. So, of course, we couldn’t say no to snagging an exclusive excerpt from her latest Dark Kings novella, Dragon Fever. The new book—part of the 1,001 Dark Nights novella series—just released (get your copy now!) and it’s definitely our kind of paranormal romance. EXCERPT FROM DRAGON FEVER Asher exited the car amid a flash of clicks from cameras as well... 
The VBC team loves seeing paranormal elements pop up in fresh ways. M.J. Rose does exactly that. VBC’s Jannelle enjoyed seeing these posh, historic characters have modern paranomal romance chemistry in The Witch of Painted Sorrows, and we’re excited to see what new ways she’ll wrap us up in the second Daughters of La Lune book The Secret Language of the Stones. The new book works as a standalone and... 
We’ve never been subtle about how much we like the Elemental Assassin series here at VBC. Jennifer Estep brings the awesome on the regular. If you read Amy’s early review, you know the latest novel in the series Bitter Bite is good. We like convincing you, though. So we sweet-talked Jennifer into sharing an excerpt of Bitter Bite with VBC. Here’s your exclusive peek: But this wasn’t a secret that I could... 
When some of VBC’s favorite paranormal romance authors release a new box set, it’s our obligation to fill you in. Bad Boys of the Night includes eight high-heat-level paranormal romance novels and it’s only $0.99 right now. The set, which is e-book only, includes stories by Jennifer Ashley, Erin Kellison, Laurie London, Colleen Gleason, Felicity Heaton, Bonnie Vanak, Caris Roane and Erin Quinn. Every... 
The VBC team likes getting a quick romance fix from the 1001 Dark Nights series. Yesterday, Rebecca Zanetti’s latest addition to the series Teased released (get it at Amazon). It’s a novella set in her Dark Protectors world (think: motorcycle club romance with a paranormal twist), and we think you’ll dig it. We’ve snagged an exclusive excerpt from Teased to help you get a taste for Dark Protectors. This... 
