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I kicked myself for waiting so long to start Thea Harrison’s Elder Races series. Dragon Bound was an excellent read. The whole VBC team is on board with the series, and Candace got extra swoony for Khalil in her review of Oracle’s Moon. She’s not the only one. Courtney from Literary Escapism tapped Khalil as her book boyfriend for Character Love Letters. Who’s your favorite Elder Races hero? My charming... 
Happy Valentine’s Day! Today’s Character Love Letters post features a hero we’d heard about before, but only fell in love with this year: Ryodan from Karen Marie Moning’s Iced. Mandi from Smexy Books has called dibs. Read her letter below and decide if you want to fight her for a little alone time with her book boyfriend Ryodan. Dear Ryodan, I must start my love letter to you with an apology. I didn’t... 
The VBC team has made no secret of our love for Terrible from Stacia Kane’s Downside Ghosts series. Tough guy with heart? So there. It was hard to let anyone else write about the guy who gives us a case of Terrible Fever, but if we took all the book boyfriends Character Love Letters would be a bit boring. We’ve entrusted Jennifer from The Book Nympho to do our man justice. You approve, aye? Dear Terrible,... 
Did you really think we’d let February come and not get romantic? Please. For the third year in a row, VBC is hosting the Character Love Letters event. We talked nine stellar authors into having their characters write love letters to one another. Better yet, we’re giving away their books, too. Just who agreed to participate? Check out the author schedule: Feb. 4 – Chloe Neill Feb. 6 – Nina Berry Feb. 11 –... 
