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Hardest Fall (Dominion #2) Juliette Cross Published: Feb. 25, 2019 (Entangled) Purchase: 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 may reference previous events in the series. In the apocalypse, demoness Bone is determined to stay neutral. Formally a Seraph, after falling... 
Today we have a taste from Jeanne Oates Estridge’s The Demon Always Wins (Amazon | Goodreads). If you like demon/angel mashups and ultimate enemies-to-lovers, this one may be your catnip. Read on for details about this Golden Heart winning book, a sneak peek excerpt, and a giveaway with multiple chances to win. ABOUT THE DEMON ALWAYS WINS Seven short weeks. After beating his boss at the poker table,... 
It’s Wednesday, which means we have an awesome book for one lucky VBC reader. This week we’re shifting back to urban fantasy with Michelle Belanger’s Conspiracy of Angels. It’s the first in her Shadowside series, so prepared to be hooked for a set of books. (Your TBR will thank you.) ABOUT CONSPIRACY OF ANGELS When Zachary Westland regains consciousness on the winter shores of Lake Erie, his memories are... 
Harsh Gods (Shadowside #2) Michelle Belanger Published: Aug. 30, 2016 (Titan Books) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by author in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Jenn Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it may reference previous books in the series. Harsh Gods is the second book in the Shadowside Trilogy. I haven’t read... 
You need more Viking vampires in your life. We all do, really. I’ve found you one better: a Viking vampire angel who has been celibate for centuries. Yeahhhhhhh. Romance goodness ensues. The book is Kiss of Temptation by Sandra Hill. It’s the third in her Deadly Angels series, but totally works as a standalone. And we have a copy for one lucky VBC reader. Use the Rafflecopter form at the end of this post... 
When some of VBC’s favorite paranormal romance authors release a new box set, it’s our obligation to fill you in. Bad Boys of the Night includes eight high-heat-level paranormal romance novels and it’s only $0.99 right now. The set, which is e-book only, includes stories by Jennifer Ashley, Erin Kellison, Laurie London, Colleen Gleason, Felicity Heaton, Bonnie Vanak, Caris Roane and Erin Quinn. Every... 
Covet (Fallen Angels #1) J.R. Ward Published: Oct. 29, 2009 (Signet) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Jannelle Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Jim Heron is an ex-secret military soldier turned construction worker, currently employed by one of the country’s richest real estate tycoons, Vin DiPietro. On the night of Jim’s... 
World After (Penryn and the End of Days #2) Susan Ee Published: Nov. 19, 2013 (Skyscape) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by Amanda Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note: While this review is spoiler-free, it does reference events in the previous book. If you haven’t started this series yet check out VBC’s review of book 1,... 
Raziel (The Fallen #1) Kristina Douglas Published: Jan. 25, 2011 (Pocket Books) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Jill Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Allie is having a very normal day. She’s running late for a meeting, forgot to eat lunch, got to flirt with a hot stranger, and her stilettos are killing her. Then everything changes when she is accidentally hit by a bus.... 
Azagoth (1001 Dark Nights novella) (Demonica/Lords of Deliverance #10.5) Larissa Ione Published: June 10, 2014 (Evil Eye Concepts, Inc.) Purchase at: Amazon Review Source: Purchased Reviewed by: Candace Rating (out of 5): 5 stars One of these days, Larissa Ione may (if we’re in an alternate universe) publish something that really sucks. But today isn’t that day, and judging by how I have devoured every... 
