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Blue Bloods (Blue Bloods #1) Melissa de la Cruz Published: Aug. 19, 2009 (Disney Hyperion) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Mary Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Schulyer Van Allen has many of the same insecurities that any normal fifteen-year-old girl would have. She doesn’t look like the popular girls, she isn’t blonde or rich, and she doesn’t have a jock boyfriend.... 
Reaver (Lords of Deliverance #5/Demonica #10) Larissa Ione Published: Dec. 17, 2013 (Forever) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review Source: Provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Candace Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note: While this review is spoiler-free, it makes assumes you have read earlier books in the Demonica/Lords of Deliverance series. If not, please check out... 
Possession (Fallen Angels #5) J.R. Ward Published: Oct. 1, 2013 (NAL) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Jo Rating (out of 5) 3.5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler it does reference events in previous books of the series. The ultimate battle of good versus evil continues in the fifth installment of J.R. Ward’s Fallen Angels series. Technically the... 
Heaven and Hellsbane (Hellsbane #2) Paige Cuccaro Published: August 27, 2013 (Entangled) Purchase at: 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: This review will be spoiler free, but may reference plot points from the first book in the series. Nephilim are the half-angel, half-human offspring born... 
Under a Spell (Underworld Detection Agency Chronicles #5) Hannah Jayne Published: August 6, 2013 (Kensington) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review Source: 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 contain information about past books. I’ll admit, when I started this book I did not know... 
Wounded Angel (Earth Angels #3) Stacy Gail Published: May 27, 2013 (Carina Press) Purchase at: Amazon Review Source: Provided by publisher Reviewed by: Candace Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Note: Check out Jo’s review of the first Earth Angels book Nobody’s Angel. Ella Little is leaves a nightmarish past behind in an attempt to recreate herself. She does her very best to make sure she is never a victim... 
I finally was able to meet Cynthia Eden last weekend at the Olde City, New Blood mini-convention. She’s delightful, and her love for paranormal romance—especially the alpha nature that is often inherent with vampires—was obvious. If you haven’t tried her The Fallen series yet (vampires and fallen angels), I suggest it. Read my review of Angel of Darkness for possible convincing. Or, better yet, take a... 
Rapture (Fallen Angels #4) J.R. Ward Published: Sept. 25, 2012 (NAL) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Jo Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free for this book, there will be major spoilers for the three previous books in the Fallen Angel series. If you’ve not read them yet, you may want to start with the first book Covet. Minor warning before I start, the... 
My first book came out in 2007 with The Scent of Shadows and introduced a strong, complex female character who fit solidly into the emerging urban fantasy genre. Yet after six long years of following Joanna Archer — a casino heiress and reluctant superhero who battled dark forces in a Las Vegas more evil than anyone could have imagined — I knew it was time to say goodbye. I’d driven Joanna hard throughout... 
[From VBC: I loved Cynthia Eden’s new paranormal romance Angel of Darkness. In addition to fallen angels, the novel features a great kickass vampire heroine. Cynthia was kind enough to drop by and talk about vampires. Read to the end for your chance to win a copy of Angel of Darkness.] Hi, everyone! It is such a pleasure to be here at the Vampire Book Club. I love vampires—have ever since I was a kid, and... 
