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Urban fantasy can be aligned with the old-school police procedural style—think Harry Dresden, early Anita Blake books, The Hollows—solving supernatural crimes. Over time the genre has expanded, and while I still love a good gumshoe urban fantasy, as the genre has grown it’s pulled in the best from other worlds. It’s slipped to the crime end, it’s sucked in small-town mysteries (hey, Charlaine Harris!),... 
Update: Round 4 of Alpha Showdown 2018 is now closed. With 74% of the vote, the winner is Adam Hauptman. He will advance in the bracket. Welcome to the 2018 Alpha Showdown at Vampire Book Club where each year we crown the Biggest Book Badass in the paranormal world based on your votes. This is our eighth Showdown, but the competition is just as fierce as ever. Check out the bracket here. Round 4 features... 
Feversong (Fever #9) Karen Marie Moning Published: Jan. 17, 2017 (Delacorte Press) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Jenn Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it will reference previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1, Darkfever. Mac, Barrons, Jada, and Ryodan fight to save the world...
The Alpha Showdown is underway, and already proving to be a good one. There’s stiff competition this year, just look at the bracket! The vampire Slade is going up against immortal/we don’t know/care what he is Barrons in Round 7 of the Alpha Showdown 2016. It’s destined to be a bloody match. Who will advance in the Alpha Showdown, though? We’ve lined up excellent bloggers to fill you in on why each alpha... 
A couple weeks ago I joked on Twitter that I was in need of a book boyfriend Advent calendar. There was quite a bit of “yes, please!” from others, but no one could find a good one. Clearly, this was up to me. So, to make the chaotic holiday season a little more fun and a lot more sexy, we’re going to feature a book boyfriend every day for the next 25 days. That’s right. Welcome to VBC’s 25 Days of Book... 
It’s time for former Alpha Showdown champions to battle one another. We expect this is going to be a difficult round for everyone, especially these two alphas. The Beast Lord Curran from Ilona Andrews’ Kate Daniels series easily beat Simon in the first round. (Though to be fair, many commenters said they had to read The Others series to find out more about Simon. And they should! The books are awesome.)...
Yesterday we kicked of the fifth annual Alpha Showdown by pitting mage against assassin. Today we’re bringing two alphas you would not want to mess with into the battle. Skinwalker and general badass Jane Yellowrock from Faith Hunter’s series is taking on the mysterious ass-kicker Jericho Z. Barrons from Karen Marie Moning’s Fever novels. He’s won the Alpha Showdown before, but Jane’s fans came out in... 
Burned (Fever #7/Fever World #2) Karen Marie Moning Published: Jan. 20, 2015 (Delacorte Press) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Jannelle Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note: While review will be spoiler free, it does make reference to previous books in the series. If you haven’t started yet, check out VBC’s review of Darkfever. Since the lines between Fae and our...
Update: Wow! This one was the most crazy Alpha Showdown at the end. The numbers shifted back and forth from Reyes to Barrons and back again in the final hours. The Grimlets rallied, though, and thousands of votes later…. REYES FARROW IS THE ALPHA SHOWDOWN 2014 CHAMPION! This year’s Alpha Showdown has been the most intense to date. The alphas were bigger, the battles were closer, and the prizes have been...
Update: Barrons advances to the finale! We’re letting two fan favorites—Jericho Z. Barrons and Kate Daniels—battle it out today in the Alpha Showdown. Barrons took out first-timer Simon swiftly, but only squeaked by Acheron. Will Kate be the one to take him down? She’s already defeated her husband and the original vampire Vlad. Who continues on to the final round is up to you. We’ve lined up great... 
