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Win It Wednesday has returned! Now that Alpha Showdown is over—congrats again to the triumphant Kate Daniels!—it’s time to get back on task around here, and that means our Wednesday giveaways need to return. Today we’re going urban fantasy with longtime favorite Seanan McGuire. I was talking about her books on Twitter over the weekend because Discount Armageddon is on sale for $1.99 right now (caveat: I... 
It’s no secret I’m a huge fan of Rachel Vincent’s books. Her Unbound series is one I recommend all the time to anyone who likes their romance and their heroines complicated. Beautiful writing. Engaging stories. Just, seriously, she’s an auto buy for me for a reason. I’m not the only one at VBC who adores her books. Check out Amy’s review of Menagerie. RIGHT?!? As a matter of fact, I have a signed copy... 
We had a little bit of a breather on traditional Win It Wednesdays for a couple weeks, because it’s been contest-a-palooza here lately. Also, I was at RT Booklovers Convention and Borrowed Souls hit stores. But I’m back home in Texas, and I have a towering stack of books to giveaway to VBC readers. We’re going to go big today, though, with White Hot by Ilona Andrews. I’m pretty sure I could have run a VBC... 
Pretty much everyone at VBC HQ is a full-on Chicagoland Vampires fangirl. Chloe Neill’s urban fantasy series has grown over time, and with each new installment Merit, Ethan Sullivan, Mallory, Catcher, Lindsay, Jeff and the rest of the crew became dearer to us. As Blade Bound, the final installment in the series, hit shelves yesterday, we had to catch up with Chloe and get the lowdown on what’s next—hello,... 
Earlier this week, Amy reviewed The Dastardly Miss Lizzie. Steampunk goodness with fascinating character dichotomy is always a win, which is why we’ve been hooked on the Electric Empire series since day one. If you’re eager for more of Viola Carr’s series, you’re in luck. I have one copy of the just-released The Dastardly Miss Lizzie set aside for a lucky VBC reader. If you want that reader to be you,... 
It’s been a hot minute since we gave away a young adult book in Win It Wednesday. I didn’t forget about everyone who loves their YA fixes (myself included!), and I have an excellent book for you this week: Glitter by Aprilynne Pike. Despite the name, don’t expect Mariah Carey at all. We’re talking Breaking Bad meets Marie Antoinette. Royalty going drug dealer in a dystopian setting with bonus points for... 
I am all kinds of nerdy excited for the television adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods. It’s not just the cast, which includes Ricky Whittle (a.k.a. Lincoln from The 100) as Shadow Moon and Ian McShane as Mr. Wednesday. The look, the feel, the timing is right for a revisit of this great fantasy novel. Not too long ago, I did a re-read of American Gods on audio. It has a full-cast recording, and was,... 
Yesterday the 25th Argeneau book came out. Yes, twenty-five books in a vampire romance series. What’s better? They are enjoyable as stand-alones, and in smaller arcs (we’d suggest reading books 23, 24, and 25 together, for example). And VBC’s Amy gave Immortal Unchained a big thumbs up yesterday in her review. We love the way Lynsay Sands combines humor and heat to keep us hooked on these books. So, we’re... 
How many of you have read the Hollows series by Kim Harrison? It’s a great urban fantasy series, and actually one I found got stronger and stronger the longer the series ran. With that in mind, I have a copy of Ever After by Kim Harrison. It’s the 11th novel in the Hollows series (sometimes you’ll see it called the Rachel Morgan series, too), and is from another expanding point in the series. We’re... 
Win It Wednesday just got legit double awesome. (That’s a thing, right?) March is just flying by, which means it’s time for the annual call for nominations for Alpha Showdown. And since it’s also our giveaway day, I’m bribing you to give me your nominations with the chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card. This is our seventh year bringing you the Alpha Showdown, and it becomes more fun each time. It’s your... 
