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Today we have another 1001 Dark Nights treat for you. Lara Adrian is the latest to share a new story in the multi-author romance series. She’s written a new Midnight Breed novella for it called Stroke of Midnight. The book came out last week, but if you haven’t picked up a copy yet (and you should!), we snagged an exclusive excerpt to convince you. EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT: STROKE OF MIDNIGHT Damn. Seraphina... 
I’m thrilled that we’re beginning to see more vampire paranormal romance novels back on the shelves. Earlier this week Rachel Van Dyken’s The Dark Ones released, and it promises blood, romance, and alpha males. All vital things for a good PNR, right? Well, we snagged an excerpt from the novel just for VBC readers to help you get a taste of Ethan and Genesis. EXCERPT FROM THE DARK ONES I still tasted her... 
We are huge fangirls of Jennifer Estep’s Elemental Assassin series here at VBC. We can’t get enough of Gin Blanco—assassin, badass and lover of good barbecue. So, naturally, we’re pretty stoked about the release of Spider’s Trap, the thirteenth book in the series, at the end of the month. (Yes, you can expect a review.) We know you’re eager for more Gin & Co., too, so we snagged this exclusive excerpt... 
The 1001 Dark Nights series has delivered us some seriously delicious stories. We’re talking paranormal sexiness from Lara Adrian and Larissa Ione. We know it’s good. So we were really excited to see the latest in the multi-author collection was from Elisabeth Naughton. If you haven’t checked out her Eternal Guardian novels, you really should. However, if you’re new to the series, Ravaged could be an... 
Faith Hunter’s latest Jane Yellowrock novel Dark Heir releases in just over a week (April 7, pre-order it), and VBC knows many of you are ready for more Jane and Beast kicking ass. Though, the fanged foe in this one is going to give our heroine some serious trouble. To help with the wait until the book hits shelves, we have an exclusive excerpt from Dark Heir, and if you want more check out the blog tour... 
Welcome to Red London, and the start of V.E. Schwab’s tour for A Darker Shade of Magic. Before we get to the good stuff—a quick question with the author and an excellent giveaway—I want to say VBC is super excited about this book. It’s got magic and smuggling and underhanded deeds and a protagonist we love. We’ll have a review later on (the novel releases Feb. 24), but just add this one to your to-be-read... 
The VBC team is packed with fans of Jennifer L. Armentrout’s novels. So, of course, we are so happy about the debut of her new paranormal romance Wicked (which you should just order now). Here’s the skinny on Wicked: Things are about to get Wicked in New Orleans. Twenty-two year old Ivy Morgan isn’t your average college student. She, and others like her, know humans aren’t the only thing trolling the... 
Note from VBC/Chelsea: We’re so pleased to have Alex Hughes on the blog today. Her latest Mindspace novel just released, and we dig her urban fantasy world. She’s here today to talk about crafting that world and making it a real character within each novel. We’re also giving away a copy of one of her books (your choice, because we’re nice). With that, I’m turning it over to Alex. Being raised in the... 
Hi! Happy Halloween! What else could I talk about this week except favorite Halloween memories? I ADORE Halloween, so I have so many—my kids’ first Halloweens, my first one with Navy Guy, trick-or-treating as a kid—but one of my favorite memories is of Halloween in Japan. We were stationed on Naval Air Station Atsugi, Japan, south of Tokyo (yes, we were there when the earthquake/tsunami happened, and it... 
Today we have a taste of Cinda Williams Chima’s latest novel The Sorcerer Heir. The book is the final in her Heir Chronicles and comes out Oct. 21. (You might want to pre-order The Sorcerer Heir.) The series features all sorts of magical types. However, today, we’re focused on the sorcerers. As we do. Sorcerer Excerpt from The Sorcerer Heir: “I hoped your father might know something about Thorn Hill—who... 
