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Have you stuck a toe in the paranormal romance waters and found yourself wanting to sink to its depths? It’s understandable. There’s a brilliant escapism with paranormal romance. The swooning is there, as you expect, but most everything is on a grander scale. The alpha males are turned up to eleven, thanks to their non-human status. The black moments involve fighting against one’s nature and/or being... 
Z (Demonica #11.7) Larissa Ione Published: April 26, 2016 (Evil Eye Concepts) Purchase: Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Jannelle Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it does make reference to previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1, Pleasure Unbound. Zhubaal... 
Base Instincts (Demonica #11.7) Larissa Ione Published: Sept. 12, 2015 (Riptide) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Jannelle Rating (out of 5): 4 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 book 1, Pleasure Unbound. Raze is a Seminus demon yet to find his... 
Chained by Night (MoonBound Clan Vampires #2) Larissa Ione Published: Sept. 30, 2014 (Pocket) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review Source: Copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Chelsea Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Larissa Ione brings the slow burn in Chained by Night, and I loved it. While her Demonica books often get dirty quickly, the MoonBound novels are... 
Azagoth (1001 Dark Nights novella) (Demonica/Lords of Deliverance #10.5) Larissa Ione Published: June 10, 2014 (Evil Eye Concepts, Inc.) Purchase at: Amazon Review Source: Purchased Reviewed by: Candace Rating (out of 5): 5 stars One of these days, Larissa Ione may (if we’re in an alternate universe) publish something that really sucks. But today isn’t that day, and judging by how I have devoured every... 
We’ve covered the best books of 2013, but we’re ready to look forward here at VBC. There are so many wonderful reads waiting for us in 2014. To help you get excited for new books, we’re going to post our reviewers’ most anticipated 2014 books. Add your favorites in the comments. (See Amy’s, Krista’s, Amanda’s, Mary’s, Amber’s, Candace’s and Jo’s picks.) CHELSEA’S MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS FOR 2014 1. The... 
We might be pretty excited about Reaver releasing yesterday. Did you see the review? Yep. Candace loved it, and she’s not the only one here at VBC who is a huge fan of Larissa Ione and her Demonica/Lords of Deliverance books. Need a taste of Reaver? We’ve got you covered, and as a bonus there’s an epic giveaway at the end of the post. EXCERPT FROM REAVER BY LARISSA IONE Reaver held Harvester’s frail body...
Reaver (Lords of Deliverance #5/Demonica #10) Larissa Ione Published: Dec. 17, 2013 (Forever) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review Source: Provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Candace Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note: While this review is spoiler-free, it makes assumes you have read earlier books in the Demonica/Lords of Deliverance series. If not, please check out... 
We’ve had big changes at VBC this year. For starters, we now have multiple reviewers. In addition to me (Chelsea), you see regular posts here from Jo, Candace, Mary, Amanda, Amy, Krista and Amber. So, while last year we broke it out by reviewer for the best books, that would make for a very long list with a lot of repeated books. So, this year it’s curated. Yep, the VBC team put our collective heads... 
I’m beginning to think about the annual best of list. Yes, just like your local department stores have started putting out Christmas decorations even though we haven’t had Halloween yet, I’ve started thinking about which books will make my Best of 2013. (Hint.) I started peeking back at some of the books VBC’s review staff loved, and decided I should give you a chance to read them. So, I’m giving away... 
