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Hunted (The Iron Druid Chronicles #6) Kevin Hearne Published: June 25, 2013 (Del Rey) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review Source: Copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Jo Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: If you haven’t read earlier books in the Iron Druid Chronicles, we highly recommend them. Start with Hounded. After his exploits in the last book, 2,000 year-old... 
Ink (Paper Gods #1) Amanda Sun Published: June 25, 2013 (Harlequin Teen) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review Source: Provided by publisher Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Ink is Amanda Sun’s debut novel and the first in a new series. Katie Greene has been sent to live in Japan with her aunt after her mother’s untimely death a few months earlier. Dealing with the culture shock,... 
Heart of Atlantis (Warriors of Poseidon #8) Alyssa Day Published: Dec. 4, 2012 (Berkley) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Candace Rating (out of 5): 4 stars “…See me for the heartless monster that I am, Quinn, and make no mistake that your safety is my only priority.” Sometimes an introduces a character early in a series, and then dangles them along to torture the hell out of them. By... 
Marked (Eternal Guardians #1) Elisabeth Naughton Published: April 2010 (Love Spell) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Jo Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars After finishing Fantasy Lover for this month’s VBC Group Read, Marked popped up on my Amazon recommended page. A series based around the descendants of the Argonauts, with smokin’ hot romance and more Greek mythology than you can shake a... 
Fantasy Lover (Dark-Hunter #0.5) Sherrilyn Kenyon Published: 2002 (St. Martin’s) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Chelsea Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Nothing like a Greek love slave to keep you up all night. Well, it didn’t go exactly like that, but I did read the entirety of Fantasy Lover in a single sitting in the wee hours of the night. So, we can pretend, yes? While Fantasy Lover is,... 
Lethal Rider (Lords of Deliverance #3) Larissa Ione Published: May 22, 2012 (Grand Central) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Candace Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Note: While this review contains no spoilers for Lethal Rider, it does reference events of earlier Lords of Deliverance novels. When you pick up Lethal Rider, be prepared to sacrifice several hours of your life. Short of a zombie... 
From VBC: I’m super excited to introduce Vampire Book Club’s newest reviewer, Jo! She has excellent taste, especially when it comes to urban fantasy. Feel free to give her a big welcome in the comments! Dark Descendant (Descendants #1) Jenna Black Published: 2011 (Pocket Star) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review by: Jo Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Having read and loved the earlier Dark-Hunter... 
I fell in love with the vivid world Kevin Hearne creates in his Iron Druid series. From early in Hounded, I wanted to hang out with the characters …and was a little jealous I couldn’t read my dogs’ minds. While I can’t sit a spell with Atticus or the widow MacDonagh, Kevin was kind enough to indulge my questions. Read on to hear his thoughts on friends for Atticus, getting inside Oberon’s mind and what we... 
We’re giving away a copy of Body of Sin. Be sure to enter on or before Monday, Aug. 22. Head over to this post for all the details and to enter. Body of Sin (Otherkin #4) Eve Silver Published: Aug. 23, 2011 (HQN) Purchase at: Book Depository, B&N or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Note: Because I love you guys — and I believe this novel can work as a stand-alone — there are no spoilers from the previous... 
Hounded (Iron Druid Chronicles #1) Kevin Hearne Published: May 3, 2011 (DelRey) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Diving into the world Kevin Hearne crafted in Hounded was a treat. When you read as much urban fantasy and paranormal novels as I do, you tend to find commonalities constantly. But Hounded felt completely fresh with twists on magic and mythology that demanded... 
