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Cat and Ian Banter!
Jeaniene Frost has posted the first excerpt from the seventh Night Huntress novel Up from the Grave and it features Cat and Bones talking with that... 
Fantasy Lover (Dark-Hunter #0.5)
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Published: 2002 (St. Martin’s)
Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon
Reviewed by: Chelsea
Rating (out of 5): 4 stars
Nothing like a Greek love slave to keep you up all night. Well, it didn’t go exactly like that, but I did read the entirety of Fantasy Lover in a single sitting in the wee hours of the night. So, we can pretend, yes?
While Fantasy... 
Somehow I have never read the Dark-Hunter series. I know! I’m almost embarrassed to admit it here, but have decided you should know I’ll be taking the Dark-Hunter journey for the first time with out December group read. Yes, I’ll finally be cracking open the copy of Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Fantasy Lover that has sat on my to-read shelf for years. (I’m not the only one who buys... 
Time Untime (Dark-Hunter #17)
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Published: Aug. 7, 2012 (St. Martin’s Press)
Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon
Reviewed by: Candace
Rating (out of 5): 4 stars
The one thing he could feel was the heartbeat of the world that thrummed like a solid hum under his feet. It vibrated through him as the constellations aligned and the gateways were weakened.
Evil was coming and it wasn’t... ![Auction: Signed J.R. Ward, Sherrilyn Kenyon and Liz Maverick set [Books Fighting Cancer]](http://vampirebookclub.net/wp-content/uploads/et_temp/loverreborn-handh-57954_200x200.jpg)
My other online home is Heroes & Heartbreakers. The team there – especially it’s leader Liz Maverick – offered up some amazing donations for our Books Fighting Cancer event. Prepare to squee over the signed paranormal romance goodness that completes this lot.
Highest bidder will take home:
A hardcover copy of J.R. Ward’s Lover Reborn, Signed Limited Edition #3323. It’s the AWESOME... 
Double dose of Ann Aguirre awesomeness
If, like me, you were sucked in by Ann Aguirre’s young adult novel Enclave, you’re itching for its sequel Outpost. I have to things to help quell your cravings. First, we finally have cover art with some serious creeptastic elements. Second, my other home (Heroes & Heartbreakers) has an exclusive short story called “Endurance” set in the... ![Giveaway Time: Eight books up for grabs [CLOSED]](http://vampirebookclub.net/wp-content/uploads/et_temp/9264954-200x200.jpg)
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... 
Yesterday a reader asked us for suggestions of stand-alone novels. Admittedly, we were at a bit of a loss. It’s more common in urban fantasy and paranormal genres in general to be written in multi-book story arcs.
Some paranormal romance series are written in the same world, but each novel can work as a stand-alone. There are quite a few series that fall in this category, but two of the most popular... 
This week we’re bringing the heat — books from both Demonica and the Dark Hunter are being given away — and a bit of fun that includes picking your classes at St. Vladimir’s Academy.
The Qwillery has three copies of Rob Thurman’s second Trickster novel The Grimrose Path up for grabs. A comment on the giveaway/interview post will earn you an entry (bonus entries available,... 
