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We haven’t done a Waiting on Wednesday post in quite some time here at VBC, but it’s a good excuse to talk about Lothaire, the 11th novel in Kresley Cole’s Immortals After Dark series (pre-order Lothaire). We’ve talked about alpha males here quite a bit, but let’s be honest: Lothaire is more than that. He’s evil. He’s ruthless and cunning. And yet so many of us are aching to see him get his happily ever... 
As I’m doing a bit of traveling, one of my great Twitter friends Candace (@cpblackburn73) offered to jump over to VBC to talk about where vampires fit today on the romance bookshelves. I think you all know where I stand. This is the Vampire Book Club, after all. HAVE FANGS BEEN REPLACED? By Candace Blackburn I spend a considerable amount of time at book stores. As an aspiring writer, I could call it... 
A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark #1) Kresley Cole Published: 2006 (Pocket) Purchase at: Book Depository, Barnes & Noble or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 3 stars Emma is half-vampire, half Valkyrie. Raised by the powerful warrior women, she was taught to hate vampires and only drink blood out of a glass. At 70, she’s very young for a vampire, and finally decides to search out her father. Her mother... 
In July, we’ll be tackling Kresley Cole’s Immortals After Dark series with A Hunger Like No Other. Like always, Vampire Book Club readers selected this month’s read and you have great taste. This book has vampires, werewolves and a fated pair in it. A little something for everyone, yes? Have you read the Immortals After Dark series already? That’s OK, re-reads are good for you. First-timers are encouraged... 
Last week we asked for your help in assembling the ultimate urban fantasy starter kit — those books that are musts for the genre. And, wow, did you ever have suggestions. We loved it. (And we know we weren’t alone in adding tons of great books to our to-read list.) From the quintessential Charles de Lint to Kim Harrison and Rachel Vincent to Jaye Wells and Nicole Peeler. You were all over the place, and... 
