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The Alpha Showdown bracket is being assembled. We’ll launch it mid-May, but you can keep an eye on the Alpha Showdown 2012 page for bracket info, nominated alphas and their champions. Changeling snippet Kelly Meding posted a snippet from her upcoming Metawars novel Changeling (releases June 26). And it sounds so good. Will you be reading this one? Cover Alert: The Ripple Effect J.A. Saare shared the cover... 
After a hiatus last week, Book Bits has returned! First a few housekeeping things. VBC is in the Independent Book Blogger Awards over at Goodreads. It would make for a very happy VBC Team (mostly Chelsea), if you vote for us. I’ve been blogging once a week over on my writer site. Typically these are YA- or writing-focused posts, but I thought you might like a heads up. This week I did the unthinkable and... 
Before we jump into newsy goodness, a quick reminder that there is still time to nominate your favorite characters for the 2012 Alpha Showdown. Also, I have no problem with you rallying for your favorite characters and encouraging others to vote for them. The top 16 alphas with the most nominations make the bracket. So, you know, hustle. The sexy is locked up for Lord’s Fall Thea Harrison shared the cover... 
Lauren Dane consistently brings the awesome. This is no surprise to, really, anyone in the romance community. I particularly loved her new paranormal Bound by Magick series. The first book Heart of Darkness cleverly treated the bonding of two magic users as though they were werewolves meeting for the first time. Always human, but still very primal. Rather brilliant, really. I had to know what she has in... 
Last year, I listed 10 of the most delicious heroes from novels published that year. You guys liked it quite a bit. As such, I bit my lip and narrowed down the giant list to give you the Top 10 Swoon-Worthy Heroes from 2011 novels. To make my life easier, I excluded YA novels here because you’re all going to get nasty in the comments. (It’s OK, we’re all friends here.) Also, if you need more suggestions,... 
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... 
By now y’all know I write for Heroes & Heartbreakers as well. Usually I keep the reviews to this site and expound on all things alpha male and vampire over there. Not today. I read the first book in Lauren Dane’s new Bound by Magick series, Heart of Darkness, and reviewed it at H&H. I was going to write a second review here, but the other article covers the most important things. This book has a great... 
