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The Beast Lord Curran is the reigning champion of the Alpha Showdown (which returns in May), so it’s not surprising I had more than one blogger want to pen a love letter to him for Character Love Letters. Marcela from The Bookaholic Cat won out. Haven’t met the hero from Ilona Andrews’ Kate Daniels series? No worries, read on to discover why he’s worthy of your love. My Dear Curran, Since the moment I met... 
Wild About You (Love at Stake #13) Kerrelyn Sparks Published: Nov. 27, 2012 (Avon) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Candace Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Confession time: The Undead Next Door was the very first adult paranormal romance novel that I bought. I read, not realizing that this was book four in the Love at Stake series or that vampires could be funny. Thus began my love affair... 
Frost Moon (Skindancer #1) Anthony Francis Published: August 2010 (BelleBooks) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Jo Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Dakota Frost isn’t just one of the best tattoo artists in the Southeast, she’s the best at magical tattooing. At over six-feet tall, sporting a monster death hawk and more tattoos than she can count, she certainly stands out in a crowd. Great for... 
Raised by Wolves (Raised by Wolves #1) Jennifer Lynn Barnes Published: June 2010 (Egmont) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Jo Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Every so often you stumble upon a book that takes you completely by surprise. It grabs hold of you and refuses to let go until you are totally enthralled. Raised by Wolves, the first of a trilogy, is unlike any YA I’ve read before and... 
Slave to Sensation (Psy/Changeling #1) Nalini Singh Published: 2006 (Berkley) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Chelsea Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Can someone please tell me why I didn’t start this series sooner? As a fan of the sexy/dangerous mixture of Nalini Singh’s Guild Hunter series, I should have known she’d offer a one, two punch in a straightforward paranormal romance. Slave to... 
Wilder (Chosen Ones #5) Christina Dodd Published: Aug. 7, 2012 (Signet) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Candace Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Aleksandr Wilder is the grandson of Konstantine and Zorana (from the Darkness Chosen series) and is a member of the Chosen Ones, a group of seven individuals selected every seven years to protect the Earth from the Devil. Aleksandr was supposedly... ![Love letter to Bran (Patricia Briggs’ Mercy Thompson and Alpha & Omega) [UPDATED]](http://vampirebookclub.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/lovelettersbanner1-52963_200x200.jpg)
UPDATED WITH RESPONSE FROM BRAN! From VBC: Today we’re swooning over a werewolf from not one, but two urban fantasy series. Mandi just can’t shake her attraction to Bran, and the fact his wife hates him only makes her want him more. Read on to find out why the shifter from Patricia Briggs’ series tops Mandi’s list. Dear Bran, I am choosing to write a love letter to you not only because I am a hussy for... 
Flesh and Blood (House of Comarré #2) Kristen Painter Published: Nov. 1, 2011 (Orbit) Purchase at: Book Depository, B&N or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: This review may contain spoilers for the first House of Comarré book. If you’re concerned, please read my spoiler-free Blood Rights review instead. I’m a bit of a reading masochist. Books that put my emotions in a constant upheaval tend to be my... 
Here’s the deal, readers: I like shifter books, too. I know. Shocking. But while I may be an expert on vampire books, my friend Kelly is the queen bee of shifter novels. Oh, she loves her heroes furry. It made sense to ask her to write up the favorite shifters for part of this week’s ongoing chats about favorite paranormal beasties. Other key things to know about Kelly: she runs the blog Reading the... 
The Renfield Syndrome (Rhiannon’s Law #2) J.A. Saare Published: Aug. 23, 2011 (Mundania) Purchase at: Book Depository, B&N or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Note: This review does not contain any spoilers for The Renfield Syndrome, but it does give away key points from the first novel Dead, Undead or Somewhere in Between. If you haven’t read the first book, please see that review. I was really nervous... 
