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I adore Kate Baxter’s The Last True Vampire series. As Amy pointed out in her review of The Wicked Vampire last week, if you miss good paranormal romance with vampires, this is it. From my end, this book in the series features my favorite trope: enemies to lovers! Here’s the official blurb: He was one of the most feared creatures in the supernatural world, and yet, she was drawn to him unlike any other.... 
I was skimming my big stack of giveaway books—yes, I really have a to-be-VBC-giveaway pile—and was struggling to pick the right author for this week’s Win It Wednesday. Luckily, I found a copy of the Edge of Darkness anthology for y’all. That means one book with three novellas. And these aren’t just any novellas, folks. We’re talking sexy-sexy vampire romance novellas. Perfect paranormal romance nibbles... 
Win It Wednesday is back and we have a delicious fantasy romance for one lucky VBC reader. You might have caught Amy’s early review of The Sea King by C.L. Wilson recently. If it piqued your interest, but you weren’t up to date on the series, it’s cool. You know we have your back with the book recs. We have three copies of The Winter King, which is the first book in the Weathermages of Mystral series. We... 
VBC’s Reviews Editor Jo would love to tell you the eight hundred reasons you should be reading Kelley Armstrong books. Jo has very good taste, and she’s right about Armstrong and her Women of the Otherworld series. We have the first book in that series, Bitten (which you might have seen as a TV show on SyFy or Space), up for grabs for one lucky VBC reader. Elena Michaels is the world’s only female... 
No one does amped up conflict and sparks-flying conflict like Kresley Cole. Seriously. If you aren’t already a fan of her Immortals After Dark series, you’re missing out. (The audiobooks are AH-MAZ-ING, too.) Luckily for all of you, I have two paperbacks of Wicked Abyss for lucky VBC readers. It’s a delicious book. So you’re welcome. Here’s the full blurb: This fairy tale doesn’t end with a kiss in this... 
Do you ever meet another reader only to discover they haven’t read an essential book or series? It happens to me often, but this is because I’m a notorious book rec queen and want to make sure everyone gets to fall in love with every amazing series. (It’s an ambitious task, but I’m dedicated.) This weekend I met someone who had never heard of the Mercy Thompson series, and was delighted to introduce them... 
I’m heading to New Orleans this weekend for NOLA StoryCon, which means urban fantasy goodness all weekend long. While Chloe Neill won’t be at this event, I’m super excited for her next book in the Devil’s Isle series The Hunt, which hits shelves later this month. The VBC team has loved every installment of this series. Southern style meets urban fantasy with the well-crafted casts we always love from... 
Win It Wednesday is back, because who doesn’t love awesome books for free? You might remember me gushing over Ann Aguirre’s Vanguard not too long ago. It was a companion novel to her post-apocalyptic young adult Razorland trilogy. While my Vanguard review focused on the relationship that made the book sing (and the best first kiss scene I’ve read in some time), I discovered many of you hadn’t read the... 
Sierra Dean has a knack for snappy, sexy urban fantasy. Y’all know this is exactly in my wheelhouse (and not just because of Borrowed Souls—we could talk about oodles of sexy urban fantasy like the Fever series and the Broken Destiny books). My point is, when I tell you that you need to have Sierra Dean books on your shelves, I mean it. While we loved her Secret McQueen books, we know you want the new... 
We’re back post 4th of July hiatus. I hope all US and Canadian friends had a blast with fireworks for both Independence Day and Canada Day, respectively. I went to a family reunion, and basically ate and drank my way through Nebraska. I’m going to have to hit the gym hard later this week, y’all. Enough about me! Let’s talk about how amazing Rachel Caine’s The Great Library series is. VBC’s Amy will have a... 
