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Both alphas in this round hold positions of power. They’re political beasts (one more so than the other, as pointed out below). And they both have a thing for feisty mortals. Today we put the Viking vampire Eric Northman (played most excellently on HBO’s True Blood by Swedish deliciousness Alexander Skarsgard) in the ring with powerful archangel Raphael. Two bloggers have done the hard work for you and... 
I’ve been a long-time fan of Charlaine Harris’ Southern Vampire Mysteries (a.k.a. the Sookie Stackhouse novels). And while I now picture Alexander Skarsgard as Eric thanks to True Blood, I’m still eager to see what’s coming next for the waitress from Bon Temps. My friend and fellow blogger Kristin from My Bookish Ways is in the same boat. (Though I’m not sure her stance on ASkars’ overwhelming hotness.)... 
Well, damn. To say you guys liked the YA love interest poll would be a complete understatement (you can vote here). Heated debates over Russian God Dimitri from Vampire Academy and our snarky boy Jace from The Mortal Instruments laced the comments. Also, you really loved hating on Team Edward. As a matter of fact, to the commenter Emelia who left quite possibly my favorite comment ever, email me. I will...
Ooo, do we have delicious tidbits for you… READ A CHAPTER OF DEAD RECKONING Charlaine Harris posted the first chapter of the next Southern Vampire Mystery (a.k.a. the Sookie Stackhouse books) up on her website today. It’s 19 pages of Sookie, Eric, Sam and even some of the fae family members. The 11th book in the series, titled Dead Reckoning, will be — like all Sookie books before — released in May. So,... 
Today we discovered a great video on the Amazon page for the final Vampire Academy installment Last Sacrifice. Looks as though our friends at Amazon got two of our favorite authors — Richelle Mead and Charlaine Harris — together to talk new books. Mead gives us a couple little bits about Last Sacrifice, including promises to tie up all the story lines but no word on how she’ll resolve the... 
Happy 4th of July to my U.S. readers! (And an early happy Canada Day to our friends to the north. Those of you in outside North America, how’s your Sunday?) In honor of America’s Independence Day and the big fireworks displays we’ll be attending tonight, Vampire Book Club rounded up a handful of our favorite vampire novel plot fireworks — the moments that made you go “Yes, finally!” “Oh, God, no!” and the... 
Dead in the Family Charlaine Harris Published: May 4, 2010 Purchase at: The Book Depository or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 3 stars Ed. note: If you have not read the previous Southern Vampire novels, this review will give away key plot points in earlier books, however there are no Dead in the Family spoilers. I’ve always enjoyed the Sookie Stackhouse/Southern Vampire Mysteries series by Charlaine Harris,... 
