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Last year when Written in Red came out, it seemed to pop up everywhere for me. That’s when I knew I had to read this first book in a new series by Anne Bishop. What I found once I started reading was an interesting take on the supernatural, mainly shifters, that puts them in less of the human light and more in touch with their animal natures. Meg is a human, a cassandra sangue, a blood prophet on the run... 
Last Blood (House of Comarré #5) Kristen Painter Published: July 30, 2013 (Orbit) 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 will reference previous books in the series. If you haven’t started the House of Comarré books yet, please start with Blood... 
From Chelsea/VBC: This is the second in a series of spook-tacular posts leading up to Halloween. I’ve invited a few friends to fill us in on their favorite monsters. Today the too-clever-for-her-own-good (and talented) Kristen Painter convinces you to love her favorite vampire movie. Also, she gives away the first of her House of Comarré books, Blood Rights, and a copy of Near Dark. Pretty damn awesome.... ![Auction: Signed books from Kristen Painter [Books Fighting Cancer]](http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1307380042l/9571401.jpg)
Kristen Painter’s House of Comarré novels are explosive with high levels of sexual tension. Just the kind of urban fantasy I like. Kristen has donated signed copies of the first three novels to help the Books Fighting Cancer event. Now is your chance to bring them home. Highest bidder will take home: Signed set of the first three House of Comarré novels by Kristen Painter Donated by: Kristen Painter HOW...
Oh, readers, it is the epic return of If You Like…! I know we dropped this feature for a few months, but when you started asking again (and continually read the BDB/Demonica post), I decided I couldn’t resist any longer. Today’s recommendation is for those who love their urban fantasy with heavy doses of sexual tension. If you’ve fell in love with Chloe Neill’s Chicagoland Vampires series (Some Girls... 
It’s that time again. I spent far too much time attempting to whittle down the 100+ books reviewed on VBC this year to the absolute best. So, as those Amazon and B&N gift cards start rolling in, just use this list as your shopping guide. I personally promise the extreme awesomeness of all the novels listed below. Also, at the very end you’ll see the VBC Readers’ Choice winner (which allowed me to leave it... 
Flesh and Blood (House of Comarré #2) Kristen Painter Published: Nov. 1, 2011 (Orbit) Purchase at: Book Depository, B&N or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: This review may contain spoilers for the first House of Comarré book. If you’re concerned, please read my spoiler-free Blood Rights review instead. I’m a bit of a reading masochist. Books that put my emotions in a constant upheaval tend to be my... 
Thanks to all those who voted in the poll, I’ve determined a discussion board is the best way to handle our group read chats. While I had planned to do this on Facebook, looks like they’ll be removing the “discussion” application on Oct.31. As such, I’ve created a group on Goodreads to handle all our group read discussions. Go join the group right now, I’ll wait. This is awesome for several reasons. One,...
This month’s group read — Kristen Painter’s Blood Rights — has characters with chemistry that pops off the page. Only they aren’t a couple. Chrysabelle and Mal’s interactions ripple with tension and unspoken desire. They like each other, but both think it’s a bad idea. The complexity of their fight against intimacy is made exponentially complicated by the fact Chrysabelle needs Mal’s saliva to keep...
I guess my fangirl love for the first book in Kristen Painter’s new House of Comarré series won you guys over. The October group read poll results are in and Painter’s Blood Rights won by a mile. This is great as Blood Rights gives us lots of material to chat about. If you need encouragement to join in this month’s group read, take a quick peek at my spoiler-free review of the book. Blood Rights (House of... 
