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My stressful week/month/whatever continues. On the upside, I’m finding more and more great books to escape into (more reviews and giveaways coming shortly, my friends). Before I get into the contest goodness, I have to show you guys something completely made my day yesterday. Mandi over at Smexy Books used action figures (including Ken dolls) to act out a happily ever after in the Black Dagger... 
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro has given us stunning displays of dark fiction teeming with vampires for more than two decades. All her Saint-Germain novels, which feature vampires in a historical setting alongside famous figures (yes, with historical accuracy), and they’re plenty dark. We’ll skip the crash course on her writing, because, really, Yarbro knows how to write vampire novels. That’s what you need to... 
Ed. note: Jason Henderson probably knows more about vampires than we do. We’re a bit in awe. We’re happy to see him bringing slayers back into current YA lit with his Alex Van Helsing series. As such, we’re handing this post over to his expert hands. Enjoy. (We did.) When I was a kid I loved vampires, but I loved Van Helsing more. Not just the doddering German professor of Stoker’s Dracula, but the...
