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Magic Graves Jeaniene Frost & Ilona Andrews Published: Sept. 1, 2011 Purchase at: B&N or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Magic Graves offers nice fixes for both Jeaniene Frost’s Night Huntress and Ilona Andrews’ Kate Daniels series in between the novels. With a short story set in each world, fans get some time with favorite characters. The Night Huntress story, “One for the Money,” offers up a hearty... 
We’re edging up on Halloween. While buying skeleton hand salad servers and zombie paraphernalia is a good start, I thought we should talk about our favorite paranormal creatures throughout the week. That means lists of favorite vampires, shifters, demons and the like — with polls and giveaways. And what better way to kick things off than with my favorite supernatural types: vampires. Bones (Night Huntress... 
Update: The correct answer is St Louis Cemetery Number One, and our winner is Amy C.! Thanks to all who entered. VBC can’t help but be excited for The Bite Before Christmas with holiday-themed vampire tales from Jeaniene Frost and Lynsay Sands. We know as firm lovers of all things vampire and sexy, you want in on this, too. The book releases tomorrow, but right now you have the chance to win a $25 Amazon... 
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... 
One Grave at a Time (Night Huntress #6) Jeaniene Frost Published: Aug. 30, 2011 (Avon) Purchase at: Book Depository, B&N or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: This review is spoiler-free, however, it makes reference to events in earlier Night Huntress books. If you’re new to the series, take a look at my review of Halfway to the Grave. Cat’s always interesting when dealing with the ‘borrowed’ powers... 
I’ve made no secret of my love for Jeaniene Frost’s Night Huntress novels. It has a strong woman, an alpha male and vampires — so, it’s no surprise it’s up my alley. But it’s more than that. Jeaniene is one of those authors who makes the fantastic real, makes the impossible plausible. Not only do you get great paranormal romance, urban fantasy and bit of mystery in her novels, but she makes you believe... 
I stopped in again at Heroes & Heartbreakers this week to share my list of the top six literary vampires you’d want to take as a lover. These fanged men have skills, strength and serious sex appeal. The list includes Bones, Ethan Sullivan and a member of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. Find out which six made my list (and why), and share your top vampire man over on Heroes & Heartbreakers. 
For those who missed it last Thursday, I’ve started blogging over at Heroes & Heartbreakers. So far I’ve just been talking about True Blood and my fascination with Alexander Skarsgard. It doesn’t change anything here at VBC, just wanted to let you know I’ll be popping up over there to talk sexy men and such. L.A. Banks has passed away If you missed the news on Tuesday, author L.A. Banks has passed away... 
In an effort to help you keep that to-read list updated, we’ve compiled the hot urban fantasy and paranormal romance releases for July. All dates are U.S. and tentative. We’ve included genre classification with each book: UF is urban fantasy, PNR is paranormal romance and YA is young adult. AUGUST 1 Always a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough (Witch #2) YA Betrayed by Ednah Walters (Guardian Legacy #2) YA... 
Sorry for the lack of post yesterday. I have a few reviews to get done for y’all, but I’m recovering from a concussion. (No, I don’t have a cool story. I fainted. It’s boring and, yet, still totally scary. I’m fine. But it limited my computer time and creativity.) I’m officially on the mend, and expect to have all sorts of reviews, features and giveaways right around the bend. Get your Downside fix I’ve... 
