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Dani Harper Guest Post & Giveaway: 10 Things You Should Know About Faeries

From Chelsea/VBC: Today we have Dani Harper here at VBC to teach us the essentials about faeries. Her latest Grim Series book Storm Warned just released, and in it the hero and heroine have to protect both the human and fae worlds. Seems like these tips would come in handy there. You’ll find a sweet giveaway at the end of the post. Enjoy! My new Grim Series is bringing ancient faery legends into...

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C.T. Adams on World Building in The Exile [+ Giveaway]

From Chelsea/VBC: If you’ve read VBC for some time, you’ve probably noticed how much we love clever and detailed world building. It’s our jam. So, we were really excited to hear that C.T. Adams—half of the writing duo Cat Adams (Blood Singer novels)—had a new urban fantasy set in a world where magic is real and not a super secret. We reached out to her to find out what drew her to writing in this world...

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Regan Summers on Supernatural, Sleepy Hollow and Buffy [Guest Post & Giveaway]

There are so many good paranormal, fantasy, and sci fi shows on TV right now. Seriously, I could take a week and do nothing but watch good TV, and I still probably wouldn’t be caught up. Series are tough to manage. There have to be major arcs, but they can’t be resolved immediately or easily lest they feel contrived. Not to mention the story would be concluded, which networks seem loath to do even when...

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Alex Hughes Guest Post & Giveaway: Setting as a Character

Note from VBC/Chelsea: We’re so pleased to have Alex Hughes on the blog today. Her latest Mindspace novel just released, and we dig her urban fantasy world. She’s here today to talk about crafting that world and making it a real character within each novel. We’re also giving away a copy of one of her books (your choice, because we’re nice). With that, I’m turning it over to Alex. Being raised in the...

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Shiloh Walker on Fated Love (and a Giveaway!)

From Chelsea/VBC: We’re big fans of Shiloh Walker here at VBC. Her Grimm’s Circle series has the right levels of edge and steam. The eighth book in the series Furious Fire releases on Nov. 11 (pre-order it), and we have a few teases in this post from Shiloh on fated couples. Enjoy! The idea of fate and fated lovers is a fascinating one. It’s also a frustrating one, because what happens if you never find...

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Alyssa Day Guest Post & Giveaway: Halloween Memories

Hi! Happy Halloween! What else could I talk about this week except favorite Halloween memories? I ADORE Halloween, so I have so many—my kids’ first Halloweens, my first one with Navy Guy, trick-or-treating as a kid—but one of my favorite memories is of Halloween in Japan. We were stationed on Naval Air Station Atsugi, Japan, south of Tokyo (yes, we were there when the earthquake/tsunami happened, and it...

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Guest Post & Giveaway: A Day in the Life of Alex Kahler

One of the joys of being a full-time writer is that my days are pretty varied—there’s no such thing as an average day. Doing circus-based entertainment work on the side also helps, as it means I get to balance introvert and extrovert activities (highly necessary). So this is sort of the melded version of my days. They’re not usually this packed; very often I will just lounge in pajamas from sunrise to...

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Faith Hunter Guest Post & Giveaway: A Writing Diva and her Jewelry

Note from VBC/Chelsea: We’re excited to have Faith Hunter on the blog today. Her next Jane Yellowrock book comes out next week, and, well, we’re big fans here at VBC. We’re even giving away a copy of Broken Soul at the end of the post. For now, though, I’m turning it over to Faith. Except for my jewelry (which I mostly make myself) I am not a diva. Well…maybe a little. I do have a thing for fancy boots,...

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Yasmine Galenorn on Mythological Elements in Priestess Dreaming [Giveaway]

Note from VBC/Chelsea: We’re so honored to have Yasmine Galenorn on the blog today. We’re such fans of her Otherworld books, and the upcoming Priestess Dreaming (Sept. 30 release!) sounds super good. So good, in fact, that we managed to get Yasmine to give us the inside scoop and share a little about what’s coming next for the series. If you’re not already hooked on the series, we even have a giveaway of...

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Nick Cole Guest Post: Waiter, There’s a Vampire in My Book

Note from VBC: We’re happy to have author Nick Cole on the blog today talking about his novel Soda Pop Soldier, which released yesterday. The concept is fresh, and we think you’ll dig it. Yes, I wrote a SciFi novel about video gaming in the future. It’s Call of Duty meets Diablo, and Soda Pop Soldier is a full-tilt, machinegun toting rollercoaster. But, with respect to Vampire Book Club, I wanted to tell...