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In an effort to help you keep that to-read list updated, I’ve compiled the hot urban fantasy and paranormal romance releases for June 2012. All dates are U.S. and tentative.
I’ve included genre classification with each book: UF is urban fantasy, PNR is paranormal romance, F is fantasy and YA is young adult.
JUNE 1
Blackout by Mira Grant (Newsflesh #3) F UF
Blue-Blooded Vamp by Jaye Wells (Sabina... 
Round 8 of the Alpha Showdown 2012 puts a human in the ring, but if anyone can hold their own amid the weird stuff it’s Terrible.
Drug enforcer Terrible knows a thing or two about magic and ghosts — it goes with the territory of being a part of Stacia Kane’s Downside Ghosts world — while Kate Daniels has plenty of experience with supernatural types of all flavors as the heroine of...
Thanks to everyone who provided feedback and suggestions on yesterday’s captcha-related post. I am going to look into utilizing additional spam filters before considering bringing back captcha.
Also, did you know Alpha Showdown 2012 starts on Monday? It does. And it will be epic. Have you started placing your bets?
Excerpt from Karen Mahoney
I enjoyed The Iron Witch and The Wood Queen by Karen... ![Terrible Fever Symptoms [Updated for Sacrificial Magic]](http://vampirebookclub.net/wp-content/uploads/et_temp/terriblefever-sm-300x135-11126_200x135.jpg)
Before the release of the third Downside Ghosts novel, we determined the symptoms of Terrible Fever. We were waiting on the third book, City of Ghosts, wondering if we’d get more of the surprising hero. And, oh man, did we.
But now that readers are so in love with Terrible the fever only gets worse. As such, we’re here to help you diagnose your Terrible Fever, now with more symptoms.
Not only... 
Read the first chapter of The Golden Lily
Looking forward to more from Richelle Mead? Yeah, of course we are! Shelf Life just posted a Q&A with the author and the first chapter of the second Bloodlines novel The Golden Lily. And, yep, we’re ready for more. If you didn’t give Bloodlines a go, read our review.
See the full cover for Vicki Pettersson’s The Taken
I’m pretty excited... 
Sacrificial Magic (Downside Ghosts #4)
Stacia Kane
Published: Mar. 27, 2012 (DelRey)
Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon
Rating (out of 5): 5 stars
Note: This review contains no spoilers for Sacrificial Magic, but assumes you have read the three prior novels. If that is not the case, please check out my review of the first novel Unholy Ghosts.
Chess needed to grow for the Downside Ghosts series to... 
Before we get into the news, just a quick housekeeping bit. I changed my Twitter name. *gasp* So, if you’ve been following @VampBookClub, you’ll now see @ChelseaVBC popping up in your stream. Don’t worry. It’s still me. As we add more reviewers, etc., I thought it might be helpful to differentiate. Also, you can follow Candace — our new PNR reviewer — at... 
In an effort to help you keep that to-read list updated, I’ve compiled the hot urban fantasy and paranormal romance releases for March 2012. All dates are U.S. and tentative.
I’ve included genre classification with each book: UF is urban fantasy, PNR is paranormal romance, F is fantasy and YA is young adult.
MARCH 1
A SEAL in Wolf’s Clothing by Terry Spear (Heart of the Wolf #9) PNR
Carpathia... 
February has been filled with Character Love Letters and on-and-off chatter about Karen Chance’s Touch the Dark. Because of a death in the family at VBC HQ, we can’t lead the group read discussion for Touch the Dark. If you’re interested in leading a last-minute chat — either on Goodreads or Twitter — please let me know in the comments.
In the meantime, let’s look... 
Guess what starts tomorrow, readers? Character love letters.
And it’s going to be epic. We’ve lined up some stellar authors to share their heroes getting all mushy over the heroines, and we have bloggers stopping by throughout the month to profess their often hilarious, sometimes dirty love for their book boyfriends. Expect a letter to show up first thing tomorrow morning.
Once Burned Cover... 
