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Jeff and Kitty love letter (Gini Koch’s Katherine ‘Kitty’ Katt series)

It’s the final day of Character Love Letters. I hope you’ve found new book boyfriends and best friends. Alpha Showdown will be back in May. So you won’t have too long to wait until we’re talking about our favorite characters again. Today’s love letter comes from Julie at My 5 Monkeys. She’s caught up in the romance between the hero and heroine of Gini Koch’s...

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April Releases: Julie Kagawa, Kevin Hearne, Lynsay Sands, Gini Koch & more

In an effort to help you keep that to-read list updated, I’ve compiled the hot urban fantasy and paranormal romance releases for April 2012. All dates are U.S. and tentative. I’ve included genre classification with each book: UF is urban fantasy, PNR is paranormal romance, F is fantasy and YA is young adult. APRIL 1 The Lingering Dead by J.N. Duncan (Deadworld #3) UF The Slayer by Theresa...

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Review: Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch

Touched by an Alien (Katherine “Kitty” Katt #1) Gini Koch Published: 2010 (DAW) Purchase at: Book Depository, B&N or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars If you need a book to break you out of a reading rut, pick up Gini Koch’s Touched by an Alien. The paranormal fantasy is cheeky, action-packed and sexy. (I suppose that also makes it a perfect summer read, too.) Kitty, the heroine of...

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Poll: Pick our August group read

It’s that time again. We’ve had an interesting time with the July read A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole, and we’ll have the time and date for the group chat soon, but we need to start planning ahead. This, of course, is where you come in. We have three adult and three young adult titles in the poll, same as always, so just let us know which book you’d like to read for the...

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Book Bits: Pottermore, Karen Mahoney, SF/F poll, charity auction and Contest Roundup

I traveled all last week, and didn’t get nearly enough reading done. I’m making up for this week, but next week your favorite vampire book blogger will be on the road again. I’m planning to crack Mira Grant’s Deadline on the plane next week. Any other travel reading suggestions? (Or just anything you really want me to review?) You think on it. In the meantime, let’s get down...

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Poll: Pick the July Group Read

A few have asked us to make the July group read selection a bit earlier. So, we’re posting the poll mid-June. It’ll still be open for only one week, but this will give everyone added time to get a copy of the July read before the month starts. As always, we have three adult novels and three YA books to choose from (most were suggested by VBC readers). Your votes determine next month’s...