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Starbreaker (Endeavor #2)Amanda BouchetPublished: April 28, 2020 (Sourcebooks)Purchase at: Amazon or BookShopReview Source: Copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it may reference previous events in the series. If you haven’t yet started, check out VBC’s review of Nightchaser. Just because... 
Malfunction (Dark Desires Origins #1)Nina CroftPublished: Jan. 20, 2020 (Entangled)Purchase: AmazonReview source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Margaret Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Logan is a military investigator. His new partner Katia is a cat shifter. Her boss is a vampire. And they’re all investigating a series of suspicious deaths. Sounds like a typical... 
Aurora Blazing (Consortium Rebellion #2)Jessie MihalikPublished: Oct. 1, 2019 (Harper Voyager)Purchase at: Amazon Review Source: Copy provided by the publisher in exchange for and honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it will reference previous events in the series. If you haven’t yet started, check out VBC’s review of Polaris Rising. For... 
Steel Coyote Beth WilliamsonPublished: July 22, 2019 (Entangled)Purchase: Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Margaret Rating (out of 5): 3 stars Remington Hawthorne recently inherited her adopted father’s cargo ship, the Steel Coyote, and has been struggling to maintain it and her crew of three. They desperately need a big payday. So she agrees... 
Kingdom of Exiles (The Beast Charmer #1) Maxym M. Martineau Published: June 25, 2019 (Sourcebooks Casablanca) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review Source: Copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Leena Edenfrell thought exile from the Charmer home of Hireath was the worst thing that could happen to her. I mean, because of her exile,... 
Polaris Rising (Consortium Rebellion #1) Jessie Mihalik Published: Feb. 5, 2019 (Harper Voyager) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review Source: Copy provided by the publisher in exchange for and honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Ada von Hasenberg has been on the run for two years. What is she’s running from, you ask? Her family—most notably her controlling father. Why? House...
