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A Local Habitation (October Daye #2) Seanan McGuire Published: March 2, 2010 (DAW) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review Source: Purchased Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: This review will be spoiler free, but may contain information about the first book in the series, Rosemary and Rue. October “Toby” Daye spent the last fourteen years of her life as a fish. Having recently been... 
In an effort to help you keep that to-read list updated, I’ve compiled the hot urban fantasy and paranormal romance releases for September 2013 (and it’s full of PNR heavy hitters). All dates are U.S. and tentative. Also: Click the title of any book to visit the Amazon page for pre-order or purchase goodness. I’ve included genre classification with each book: UF is urban fantasy, PNR is paranormal... 
Rosemary and Rue (October Daye #1) Seanan McGuire Published: Sept. 1, 2009 (DAW) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars October “Toby” Daye is a changeling P.I. When one of her assignments goes wrong she’s turned into a fish for 14 years. At the beginning of Rosemary and Rue, Toby has been changeling again for about six months and all she wants is be left... 
Midnight Blue-Light Special (Incryptid #2) Seanan McGuire Published: March 5, 2013 (DAW) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Krista Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Seanan McGuire introduced her main character Verity Price, a professional ballroom/burlesque dancer who moonlights as a cryptozoologist or vice versa (I’m not sure, but then Verity isn’t either), in last year’s hilarious and... 
Cover Reveal: Midnight Blue-Light Special Have you seen the cover for Seanan McGuire’s next InCryptid novel? Look to your right. While I may like the artwork for Discount Armageddon a bit more, Midnight Blue-Light Special’s tone feels cohesive to me. Thoughts? Chapter One of Touch of the Demon When I was at Authors After Dark, Diana Rowland talked about just how much readers are going to love Touch of the... ![Auction: Urban Fantasy Set 1 featuring Jim Butcher, Allison Pang, Jaye Wells, Seanan McGuire, E.S. Moore and Kylie Griffin [Books Fighting Cancer]](http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1329104700l/8058301.jpg)
Big traditional urban fantasy fan? Oh, do we have the auction for you. One lot of eight stellar books and swag for the ultimate urban fantasy fan. Highest bidder will take home: Signed, first edition of Jim Butcher’s Ghost Story Signed copies of both A Brush of Darkness and A Sliver of Shadow by Allison Pang Character named in an upcoming novella by Jaye Wells (She wants to remind you this is a Jaye Wells... 
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... 
