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Allegiance of Honor (Psy-Changeling #15) Nalini Singh Published: June 14, 2016 (Berkley) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amanda Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While this review is spoiler free, it does reference events in previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1,... 
The Alpha Showdown is underway, and already proving to be a good one. There’s stiff competition this year, just look at the bracket! It’s time for a break from the vampires and the shifters. It’s time to think about raw power. In round 4 we’re pitting elemental against archangel. Who will advance in the Alpha Showdown, though? We’ve lined up excellent bloggers to fill you in on why each alpha deserves to... 
Avenger’s Heat (Moon Shifter #4) Katie Reus Published: Feb. 4, 2014 (Signet) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Jo Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it may make reference to previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1, Alpha Instinct. Pregnant shifters are being kidnapped in New... 
We know many of you are hooked on Carrie Ann Ryan’s Dante’s Circle books. And what kind of reader friends would we be if we didn’t try to hook you up with a taste of the latest one? Carrie has been kind enough to share with us an excerpt from An Immortal’s Song (order your copy), which includes fae and mermen. MERMEN. We have to read it just to see how one makes that whole merman thing work. Here’s the... 
A Little Night Magic (Nodaway Falls #1) Lucy March Published: Jan. 31, 2012 (St. Martin’s Griffin) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Jannelle Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Liv is a small-town girl working at the unchanged local diner in Nodaway Falls and hanging out with the same friends she’s known her entire life. Recently, Liv acted on her long-felt attraction... 
Fire Touched (Mercy Thompson #9) Patricia Briggs Published: Mar. 8, 2016 (Ace) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Margaret Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note: While review will be spoiler free, it does make reference to previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1, Moon... 
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...
Bitter Bite (Elemental Assassin #14) Jennifer Estep Published: Feb. 23, 2015 (Pocket Books) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it will reference events from the previous book. If you haven’t yet started this series, check out VBC’s review of... 
Grave Visions (Alex Craft #4) Kalayna Price Published: Feb. 2, 2016 (Roc) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amanda Rating (out of 5): 4 stars It’s been a few years since we’ve taken a trip through Nekros City, but Alex Craft is finally back—and she’s got a brand new baffling case. A deadly drug is popping up on the...
In an effort to help you keep that to-read list updated, I’ve compiled the hot urban fantasy and paranormal romance releases for February 2016. All dates are U.S. and tentative. Also: Click the title of any book to visit the Amazon page for pre-order or purchase goodness. I’ve included genre classification with each book: UF is urban fantasy, PNR is paranormal romance, F is fantasy, SF is science fiction,... 
