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J.A. Saare Q&A: Werewolves, love at first sight and Caleb vs. Trent

In Crimson Moon, Emma discovers her link to vampires while falling in love with a werewolf (read our review). Intense romance unfolds with heavy choices laid on her shoulders, including choosing a side: vampire or werewolf. Author J.A. Saare, whose other work includes Dead, Undead or Somewhere in Between, set aside some time to answer our questions about unyielding love, accepting differences and...

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Contest Roundup: YA lit edition

Just because it sits in the young adult section doesn’t mean a book is just for teens. Usually, it’s more about there being a teen protagonist. We like it; so this week we give you five contests tied to excellent YA novels and series. Oh, The Book Smugglers (we love this blog). They’ve smuggled out two copies of Kim Harrison’s Early to Death, Early to Rise (book 2 in the Madison...

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Vampires say screw the rules, so do we

We keep spotting blog posts and magazine articles with fans dictating what are and are not vampire traits. It’s even more common in the Twilight wake, as Stephenie Meyer’s vampires sparkle in the sun and break like boulders. Here’s the thing, though: Vampire novels would be horribly boring if we expected authors to work within preset rules and worlds. Hey, we enjoy imagining flashes of...

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Prepping for Eclipse midnight showing

Vampire Book Club is ready for the release of Eclipse tonight. Lainey (who will be reviewing here soon) and I will be heading to a special Ladies TwiNight Out charity event in the Dallas area to watch New Moon and Eclipse back-to-back with other 20- and 30-somethings. We refuse to feel old for getting our Twilight fix! I’ll try to be good and live tweet the special event @VampBookClub, but tag us if...

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Contest Roundup: Books and Twilight-inspired jewelry

Another week, another round of friends with contests for books and other literary goodies. Enter to win one of three copies of Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready from Novel Novice. Entry is super easy and is open through June 29. Larissa’s Bookish Life has a signed copy of Pray for Dawn by Jocelynn Drake up for grabs, along with an interview with Ms. Drake. The contest is international and you have until...

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Twilight Triple Feature for Eclipse Opening

Just found out that Fandango is offering tickets for back-to-back-to-back showings of Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse. Pretty awesome. Buy advance tickets to the Twilight Triple Showing at Fandango. The list of theaters isn’t too shabby either. Locally, I’m hitting up a charity event that will show New Moon and Eclipse in succession. It’s mostly a “grown-up” event, so it...

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Key Points from ‘Bree Tanner’

I’m at about the halfway point of The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner and there are four key points from the book so far: Victoria’s detachment from the newborns. They only refer to their creator as her, and she doesn’t view them as beings. Her manipulation of Riley plays from all angles — she’s mother, lover and employer all at once. Riley’s goal isn’t only to...

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New Twilight Novella Available Free Tomorrow

Don’t forget, you can read Stephenie Meyer’s latest addition to the Twilight universe, The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, online for free at noon on Monday, June 7, at BreeTanner.com. I decided a reminder was warranted after making the Sunday trip to the grocery store and seeing displays with copies of the hardcovers available. The hardcover edition of the Eclipse-era novella hit stores...

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‘Eclipse’ novella available on Saturday

In Stephenie Meyer’s latest foray into the Twilight world, The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, we get a glimpse into the world of the newborn vampires we read about in Eclipse. This novella, which comes in at 192 pages, is from the point-of-view of the young girl who accepts the Cullens’ offer of a choice at the end of the third installment in The Twilight Saga. From the previews for the...