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Win It Wednesday is back, and we have a copy of Elle Katharine White’s Dragonshadow (VBC review). The book has elements that Jane Austen fans will enjoy and a lovely dose of magic and swords. Totally our kind of book. ABOUT DRAGONSHADOW The Battle of North Fields is over—or so Aliza Bentaine, now a Daired, fervently wants to believe. But rumors are spreading of an unseen monster ravaging the isolated... 
Is November flying by for everyone else? It’s Thanksgiving here in the U.S. on Thursday, and it caught me by surprise. (I mean, yay turkey and pie, but also where did November go?) If it’s already the third week of November, then it’s almost Christmas, which means it’s almost time for VBC’s annual list of the Best Books of 2018. We need your help, though. Which books would you put on the list? Our... 
In case you missed it the VBC crew is full of HUGE Ilona Andrews fans. We’ve loved the Kate Daniels series and quickly glommed the Hidden Legacy books. If you missed Amy’s review of Diamond Fire, it’s the best way to get hyped for this giveaway. Yep. We have a paperback copy of the Hidden Legacy novella Diamond Fire for one lucky VBC reader. Here’s the official skinny on the book: Nevada Frida Baylor and... 
We love fast-paced fantasy books at VBC, and we’ve found another series you’re going to want to devour: The Witchlands by Susan Dennard. We’re talking magic skills, a great friendship arc, and a hot dude who captains a ship. Even better Dennard makes her Witchlands world—a second world where some people are born with “witchery” abilities—accessible and immersive. So, naturally, we partnered with Tor Teen... 
Sorry for the radio silence on the blog last week. I was out of the country (London! Yay!), but I’m back and I’m bringing something awesome for this week’s Win It Wednesday: a signed copy of Charlaine Harris’s An Easy Death. I popped into Interabang Books for Charlaine Harris’s book tour. I would be lying if I said I did this only for the VBC crew. I really love Charlaine’s books. My mom and I read the... 
Oh, VBC crew, I have something delightful for you with today’s Win It Wednesday: a signed copy of Two Dark Reigns. I adore Kendare Blake’s books. Each new one is better than the last, which is seriously saying something. I fell in love with Anna Dressed in Blood, and now I think everyone else is also in love with her Three Dark Crowns series. Amy reviewed Three Dark Crowns and One Dark Throne for us, and... 
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,... 
Magic Triumphs is almost here! To say the VBC crew is excited would be an understatement. Kate Daniels has won the Alpha Showdown. Curran has won the Alpha Showdown. We know you love this series, and while we’re sad to see it end, we’re so excited to see what Ilona Andrews has in store for us with Magic Triumphs (out Aug. 28, we pre-ordered. Did you?). To celebrate, Ace Books and participating blogs (hey,... 
It’s been too long since Win It Wednesday brought the sexy. Sorry about that. Today, though, we’re bringing vampires. Carpathians, to be exact. Avon has a new cover for Dark Challenge from Christine Feehan’s Carpathian series (aka the “Dark” books), and we have a copy for one lucky VBC reader. This one is steamy, y’all. So prepare yourselves. ABOUT DARK CHALLENGE Julian Savage was golden. Powerful. But... 
Kerry Adrienne’s final Shifter Wars book will hit stores on Sept. 3, 2018, and we know you’re ready for more sexy shifter goodness. So we’ve managed to snag an exclusive sneak peek at Claiming His Lioness for VBC readers. Oh, and did we mention there’s a giveaway for any of Kerry’s books? We thought you’d like that part, too. Read on to learn more about the new book and enter to win a novel from Kerry... 
