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Lessons from Readers & ‘Ritas I spent last Saturday at the Readers & ‘Ritas convention. My BFF Kristin from My Bookish Ways and I had a complete blast spending the day with many of our favorite authors. A few things I learned: 1. Kristen Painter is of the “go big or go home” mentality when it comes to costumes. She dressed up as one of the noble vampires from her House of Comarré series for the costume... 
In an effort to help you keep that to-read list updated, I’ve compiled the hot urban fantasy and paranormal romance releases for November . All dates are U.S. and tentative. I’ve included genre classification with each book: UF is urban fantasy, PNR is paranormal romance and YA is young adult. NOVEMBER 1 Avenger’s Angel by Heather Killough-Walden (Lost Angel #1) PNR Body Thief by C.J. Barry PNR Courting... 
As I’m doing a bit of traveling, one of my great Twitter friends Candace (@cpblackburn73) offered to jump over to VBC to talk about where vampires fit today on the romance bookshelves. I think you all know where I stand. This is the Vampire Book Club, after all. HAVE FANGS BEEN REPLACED? By Candace Blackburn I spend a considerable amount of time at book stores. As an aspiring writer, I could call it... 
Note: To those who have yet to read Pleasure Unbound, the comments here will most certainly contain spoilers. We encourage you to read our spoiler-free review of the novel instead. Because we were so busy with Alpha Showdown and, you know, life, we were unable to hold a group read chat on Twitter this week. So, instead we’re going to have an all-weekend discussion here on the site. We’ll use the comments... 
Desire Unchained (Demonica #2) Larissa Ione Published: 2009 (Forever) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: You’re safe to read this review even if you haven’t read Pleasure Unbound. It’s completely spoiler free for this title and the series. Unlike the first Demonica book, the hero and heroine in Desire Unchained have a history. Shade dated the human Runa for about a...
Larissa Ione’s Demonica series tends to appear paranormal romance must-read lists for a reason. She writes interesting characters, has a vivid world and some seriously hot interaction between her hero and heroine. As we pointed out in last week’s review: “Larissa Ione’s Pleasure Unbound will give you goosebumps and keep you turning pages for more. As we’ve said before, the Demonica series is perfect for... 
Pleasure Unbound (Demonica #1) Larissa Ione Published: 2008 (Forever) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Tayla hunts demons. While out taking out some particular underworld nasties, she’s injured and knocked unconscious. She’s taken to the Underworld General Hospital, where all things underworld are taken to get patched up. She awakens in enemy territory with a super hot... 
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... 
We know many of you are aching for the next Black Dagger Brotherhood book. Even after you pick up and devour Lover Unleashed (BDB #9) on March 29, then what? You’ll be ready for more vampire alpha males to find love. For strong women who knock those boys down a peg. For blood and fighting and steamy love. If you read this blog regularly, you know we can rattle of tons of novels and series with... 
Wow. Tons of contests this week. We’ll cut the intro and get right to the good stuff. Larissa Ione fans will love this one. Over at Dark Faerie Tales you can win a Demonica tote bag filled with goodies, a signed copy of Pleasure Unbound and an digital copy of Eternity Embraced. You must enter by March 7 and the giveaway is open to residents of the U.S. and Canada only. Signed copies of the first three... 
