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Review: Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr (Wicked Lovely #1)

Wicked Lovely (Wicked Lovely #1) Melissa Marr Published: Oct. 2009 (HarperCollins) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Mary Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Aislinn may seem like a normal teenage girl, but only because she works very hard to blend in and not attract attention. Ash, like the other women in her family, can see the fae. Even in her small town, they are everywhere. While the rest...

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Waiting on Wednesday: Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr

I don’t do Waiting on Wednesday all that often, but I watched the book trailer for Melissa Marr’s Carnival of Souls and couldn’t wait for Book Bits to share it with you. It’s an exclusive over at EW.com, so you’ll have to click through to watch. Worth it. The novel is set for release on Sept. 4, and can be pre-ordered at Amazon. The official blurb: In a city of daimons, rigid...

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Book Bits: Rachel Vincent, Meljean Brook, Jaye Wells, Biting Cold talk and Melissa Marr

Short and sweet today because I’m on vacation. I’ll bring y’all back something nice! Oath Bound Cover and Blurb I can get a little bit fangirl over Rachel Vincent books. They tend to tie me up in knots. I’m excited to see we now have a cover and blurb for the third book in her Unbound series Oath Bound. (If you haven’t read the series, click over to my review of Blood Bound.)...

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Book Bits: Rachel Vincent, Richelle Mead, Jaye Wells, Pamela Palmer, Melissa Marr and Hogwarts Humor

Rachel Vincent Talks Soul Screamers Spoilers I won’t embed the video here because of the spoilers, but if you’re up-to-date on the Soul Screamers series and missed Rachel Vincent’s live chat, never fear! The whole thing is posted online. It’s 70 minutes of Rachel talking all things Soul Screamers and answering questions (with lots of spoilers). Blurb for The Indigo Spell I am silly...

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Alpha Showdown 2012 Champion: Curran

It was the battle many of you asked for: Bones vs. Curran. And the lion clawed up the vampire. Yes, the Beast Lord from Ilona Andrews’ Kate Daniels series fought ruthlessly to take out master vampire Bones in the final round of the Alpha Showdown 2012. In addition to the great Twitter banter between authors Ilona Andrews and Jeaniene Frost, your comments in favor of Curran proved his alpha...

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Book Bits: Downside Ghosts, BDB, Carolyn Crane, Molly Harper, Terri Garey, Contest Roundup, more

It’s been a few weeks, but Book Bits has returned! And, I have news for J.R. Ward and Carolyn Crane fans, excerpts of the urban fantasy and paranormal romance persuasions and cover eye candy. Dive in, readers. Cover for Sacrificial Magic Just yesterday Stacia Kane revealed the cover art for her fourth Downside Ghosts novel Sacrificial Magic. And, I don’t know about you guys, but I’m in...

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Review: Home Improvement: Undead Edition

Home Improvement: Undead Edition edited by Charlaine Harris & Toni L.P. Kelner Published: Aug. 2, 2011 (Penguin) Purchase at: Book Depository, B&N or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 4 stars I have a hit-or-miss record with anthologies, especially those including more than five stories. However, Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P. Kelner consistently manage to pull together a quality collection of short...

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Giveaway Time: Eight books up for grabs [CLOSED]

I’m trying to clear space in my to-read pile guest room, and today I have two sets of three books to give away. The first has three YA titles, the second three adult titles. I can only ship these sets to U.S. and Canadian addresses, but to make it up to the international crew, I’m also giving away your choice of any two titles on the recommendations page. Just leave a comment letting me know...

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Melissa Marr Q&A: Graveminder, wanderlust and the land of the dead

There are times when I finish reading a book and can’t stop the questions from bubbling. That’s what happened when I finished reading Melissa Marr’s adult paranormal novel Graveminder. It was creepy, a bit romantic and had a world it was easy to fall into. You can read my spoiler-free review to hear me gush and to enter to win a copy (today’s the last day to enter), but today is a...

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Review & Giveaway: Graveminder by Melissa Marr

Note: Following the review, we’re giving away two hardback copies of Melissa Marr’s Graveminder. One more reason to read to the end, no? Graveminder Melissa Marr Published: May 17, 2011 (William Morrow & Company/Harper) Purchase at: Book Depository, Barnes & Noble or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 4 stars There is something to be said for a purposeful slow build, and Melissa Marr does it...