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I write supernatural crime fiction, commonly put on the shelves as urban fantasy. Most of you who read the blog here are quite familiar with the genre. Frequently, the themes run toward the heroines and the heroes, who the favorites are, why they kick ass, and who the preferred choice would be to hop into bed with. Chelsea mentioned that villains do not get much air time here, so I figured that would make... 
Thank you, VBC for having me here today and help support the release of my new book, The Vengeful Dead, second in my Deadworld series. It’s out now, with the third book, The Lingering Dead due out in April. For those of you who have checked out Deadworld (VBC review), I hope you enjoy book two, and for those who have not, I hope you give my gritty, supernatural-crime-romance series a try. Anyway, enough... 
Deadworld (Deadworld #1) J.N. Duncan Published: April 5, 2011 (Kensington) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 3 stars J.N. Duncan brings two people who have sincerely given up on real happiness together in his debut Deadworld. Both FBI agent Jackie and paranormal investigator Nick believe they are past redemption. They don’t deserve love or happiness or even a glorious ending. Nick...
Ed. note: We’ll have a review of J.N. Duncan’s Deadworld later this week. One of the stand-outs of the novel is the use of two main characters with deep flaws, and using their interactions to help the two grow. So, we were super excited when Jim agreed to write a post about love for the flawed heroes and heroines. With that, we’ll turn it over to him. Hello, everyone. Chelsea has kindly let me grab the...
