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We love the epic fantasy Julie Kagawa has crafted in her Iron Fey series. In July the first book in the series, The Iron King, was our group read title, and we discussed the characters — and, OK, a lot of Ash vs. Puck. Everyone hated and then fell back in love with the “Hot Boy with a Sword” Prince Ash in The Iron Daughter. (We also named it one of the Best Books of 2010.) Now, with The Iron Queen not far... 
We fell in love with the world Meljean Brook created in The Iron Duke. Read our review and you’ll see we loved the world, the characters and the romance. We loved the merger of steampunk (think: machines, etc.) and more traditional romance. Meljean was kind enough to answer our questions about the strong women in her book (you’ll love Lady Corsair), the pirate, the zombies and what makes a... 
After reading Crusade, co-authors Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié’s first title in a new young adult vampire series, we had questions. They created an impressive world. And if you read our review you’ll remember we were floored at how eerily real the vampires “coming out” event occurred. Luckily the ladies were willing to fill us in on the new series, the shocking parts of the book, upcoming witchery and... 
We are so lucky to have Chris Marie Green with us today. If you recall, we gave away a set of the first three books in her Vampire Babylon series last month for BlogFest. We had more than 1,000 entries. We took that as a sign to give you more on her unique vampire series. Chris was kind enough to answer our questions about her vampires, writing authentic fight scenes, Hollywood’s obsession with fame and... 
Shiloh Walker weaves strong characters, real romance and fantasy together constantly. There’s a reason her titles will span a full shelf at your local bookstore. Earlier this month, the second book in her Veil series was released. We liked Veil of Shadows (read our review) even more than it’s predecessor Through the Veil (read our review). So, we’re super excited to bring you an interview with the... 
We’re enamored with the Downside Ghosts series by Stacia Kane. We’ve made no secret about it. After reading the first two books, questions were bubbling up about the development of The Church of Truth, the future of our much flawed and beloved Chess Putnam and the Downside speak. Luckily, Stacia is as much of an insomniac as we are, so she agreed to use her late-night hours to indulge our questions. Also,... 
