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In an effort to help you keep that to-read list updated, I’ve compiled the hot urban fantasy and paranormal romance releases for January 2012. All dates are U.S. and tentative. I’ve included genre classification with each book: UF is urban fantasy, PNR is paranormal romance, F is fantasy and YA is young adult. JANUARY 1 A Demon Does It Better by Linda Wisdom (Demons #2) PNR Hold Me If You Can by Stephanie... 
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... 
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... 
Today we’re continuing the kickoff for our Reading Escapes event — you know, the one where we’ll be giving away 30+ books, hosting your favorite authors and giving you tons of great books to escape with — by bringing in more of our favorite bloggers to tell us which novels provide them the ultimate escape. (We’ll have suggested escapes all week long. Missed yesterday’s post? Read Part 1) Tomorrow we’ll... 
This week’s contests include YA, paranormal romance, urban fantasy and all filled with strong women we like as heroines and several with hot guys on the cover (not that it matters…). International readers, rejoice: We have contests for you, too, this week. We launched a new contest this week. We have two copies of the new (and rather inventive) YA vampire novel Crave by Melinda Metz and Laura J. Burns to... 
We’re going short-notice for this week’s Waiting on Wednesday. Kresley Cole’s Demon from the Dark comes out next Tuesday, Aug. 24, and we’re eager to pick it up. In addition to merging more adult paranormal romance novels into our reading mix, we’re excited for this one because it offers so many obstacles for our hero and heroine to overcome. You’ve got a demon, who is cursed and infected with vampiric... 
