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Frozen (Heart of Dread #1) Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnston Published: Sept. 17, 2013 (Putnam Juvenile) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: Borrowed from the library Reviewed by: Amanda Rating (out of 5): 4 stars In the middle of a frozen tundra, Vegas still beckons, Sin City keeping its promises even as the rest of the world is encased in ice. Natasha’s a blackjack dealer, but not... 
Vampires of Manhattan (New Blue Bloods Coven #1) Melissa de la Cruz Published: September 9, 2014 (Hyperion) Purchase at: Book Depository Review source: copy provided by author in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Candace Rating (out of 5): 3 stars This is my first time reading a novel by Melissa de la Cruz, and that put me at a definite disadvantage. The gothic cover piqued my interest and we’re...
Ready for the grown-up spin-off of Melissa de la Cruz’s Blue Bloods series? We are! The VBC team is excited about the release of Vampires of Manhattan, the first in the new Blue Bloods Coven series. So excited, in fact, that we have three copies of the book to giveaway. (Did we mention this book doesn’t release until Sept. 9?) The Vampires of Manhattan is “hipster horror”–the memorable characters from her... 
Masquerade (Blue Bloods #2) Melissa de la Cruz Published: August 10, 2009 (Disney Hyperion) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review Source: purchased Reviewed by: Mary Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars At the end of the first book in the Blue Bloods series, Schuyler’s dying grandmother charges her with tracking down her grandfather and enlisting him in the fight against the silver bloods (evil vampires) who... 
Blue Bloods (Blue Bloods #1) Melissa de la Cruz Published: Aug. 19, 2009 (Disney Hyperion) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Mary Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Schulyer Van Allen has many of the same insecurities that any normal fifteen-year-old girl would have. She doesn’t look like the popular girls, she isn’t blonde or rich, and she doesn’t have a jock boyfriend.... 
To say we were surprised by the response we received to our favorite vampire authors poll would be an understatement. The comments provide a few interesting discussions, with book suggestions and a debate on Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake series. The poll results have three clear favorites: Richelle Mead, Charlaine Harris and Hamilton. The No. 1 thing we took away: Our blog readers had different...
