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Roadside Magic (Gallow and Ragged #2) Lilith Saintcrow Published: Jan. 26, 2016 (Orbit) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Margaret Rating (out of 5): 3 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,... 
Hunter Deceived (Wild Hunt #1) Nancy Corrigan Published: Dec. 29, 2015 (Samhain) Purchase: Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amanda Rating (out of 5): 2.5 stars Everyone has bad thoughts. Everyone feels anger. But for Harley bad thoughts and darker feelings like anger could turn her into a monster. Born half-Seelie, a little bit of her goodness... 
A couple weeks ago I joked on Twitter that I was in need of a book boyfriend Advent calendar. There was quite a bit of “yes, please!” from others, but no one could find a good one. Clearly, this was up to me. So, to make the chaotic holiday season a little more fun and a lot more sexy, we’re going to feature a book boyfriend every day for the next 25 days. That’s right. Welcome to VBC’s 25 Days of Book... 
Grave Dance (Alex Craft #2) Kalayna Price Published: July 5, 2011 (Roc) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: library Reviewed by: Amanda Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it will make reference to previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet check out VBC’s review of book 1, Grave Witch. Alex Craft has spent the last month recovering from... 
Blade Dance (Cold Iron #4) D.L. McDermott Published: Sept. 21, 2015 2015 (Pocket Star) Purchase: Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Jannelle Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Schoolteacher Ann Phillips runs into trouble at work one day when one of her students, Davin, shows up with incredibly intricate tattoos up and down his arm. After threatening to call child services and having her boss deny her,... 
Passion Ignites: Part 1 (Dark Kings #7.1) Donna Grant Published: Oct. 13, 2015 (St. Martin’s Press) Purchase: Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amanda Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: Passion Ignites is being released as a four-part serial, with the full book to be released on November 3. While this review will be spoiler free, it may reference... 
The Winter King (Weathermages of Mystral #1) C.L. Wilson Published: July 29, 2014 (HarperCollins) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Krista Rating (out of 5): 4 Stars I was a big fan of C.L. Wilson’s Tairen Soul series, so The Winter King has been on my to-be-read list for quite some time. So why did it take me more... 
Shadows at Midnight (Shaede Assassin #5) Amanda Bonilla Published: Sept. 24, 2015 (NYLA) Purchase: Amazon Review source: copy provided by author in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Margaret Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While review will be spoiler free, it does make reference to previous books in the series. If you haven’t started yet, check out VBC’s review of Shaedes of Gray. First of all,... 
A Red-Rose Chain (October Daye #9) Seanan McGuire Published: Sept. 1, 2015 (DAW) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review Source: purchased Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it may make reference to previous books in the series. If you haven’t started yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1, Rosemary and Rue. Out of all the fictional heroines I’ve... 
The Gargoyle Gets His Girl (Nocturne Falls #3) Kristen Painter Published: Aug. 1, 2015 Purchase: Amazon Review source: copy provided by author in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Margaret Rating (out of 5): 4 stars I’ve got nothing against a typical vampire or shifter romance. In fact, the first two books in the Nocturne Falls series featured one of each and I really enjoyed them. But there’s a... 
