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It’s officially time for Alpha Showdown 2012! We’ve pulled together 16 of the most kickass characters from urban fantasy and paranormal romance novels and with your votes placed them into a NCAA-style bracket. Only one will be named champion.
Round one brings together a master vampire known for being ruthless with everyone except his wife and a witch who is not to be trifled with (she does have... 
A Perfect Blood (The Hollows #10)
Kim Harrison
Published: Feb. 21, 2012 (Harper Voyager)
Purchase at: Book Depository, B&N or Amazon
Rating (out of 5): 2.5 stars – yeah, I know
Note: While this review is free of spoilers for A Perfect Blood, it does make reference to events in prior novels.
Right now you’re looking at that star rating and thinking what on earth happened. And that’s a... 
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...
