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Lauren Dane Guest Post & Giveaway: Simon’s love letter to Lark

By VampireBookClub, on February 17th, 2012 (24 comments)

I had to know what she has in store for the second book Chaos Burning. Lauren was kind enough to give us a bit of insight into her hero Simon by letting the leading man write a love letter to heroine Lark. . . . → Click here to continue reading Lauren Dane Guest Post & Giveaway: Simon’s love letter to Lark

Karina Cooper Q&A & Giveaway: Magic, Seattle and happily-ever-afters

By VampireBookClub, on January 31st, 2012 (10 comments)

As you may have gathered from my early review of Karina Cooper’s All Things Wicked (which hits stores today), I’m a bit enamored with her Dark Mission series. She has the attributes I look for in all my favorite authors: precise writing, remarkable character development worth getting invested in and both creative and gritty world-building. So, of course, I had to pick her brain on just how New Seattle was formed, what makes her characters a good match and real uses for pyrokinetic abilities. . . . → Click here to continue reading Karina Cooper Q&A & Giveaway: Magic, Seattle and happily-ever-afters

Early Review: All Things Wicked by Karina Cooper (Dark Mission #3)

By VampireBookClub, on January 27th, 2012 (3 comments)

The more I read the Dark Mission series, the more apparent is is: Karina Cooper does paranormal romance/urban fantasy crossover right. In the third book All Things Wicked we’re brought back into the bowels of Old Seattle. The dilapidated and crumbling buildings. The damp and the cold. The dark secrets buried amid the earthquake ruins a city just built over. . . . → Click here to continue reading Early Review: All Things Wicked by Karina Cooper (Dark Mission #3)

Review: Lure of the Wicked by Karina Cooper (Dark Mission #2)

By VampireBookClub, on December 8th, 2011 (5 comments)

Each time I read a Karina Cooper novel, I’m struck by the beautiful, precise and visceral writing. The visuals are striking, the emotions intense and the characters unerringly real. Basically, it’s impossible not to get sucked into the Dark Mission novels.
. . . → Click here to continue reading Review: Lure of the Wicked by Karina Cooper (Dark Mission #2)

Vampire Book Club’s Best Books of 2011

By VampireBookClub, on November 23rd, 2011 (37 comments)

It’s that time again. I spent far too much time attempting to whittle down the 100+ books reviewed on VBC this year to the absolute best. So, as those Amazon and B&N gift cards start rolling in, just use this list as your shopping guide. I personally promise the extreme awesomeness of all the novels listed below. . . . → Click here to continue reading Vampire Book Club’s Best Books of 2011

Early Review: Heart of Darkness by Lauren Dane

By VampireBookClub, on October 28th, 2011 (Leave a comment)

This book has a great hero/heroine dynamic. My article at H&H mostly covers how this book about witches is perfect for paranormal romance readers who love shifters. There’s plenty of “mine” action, but with big twists. Once I started Heart of Darkness, I was addicted. It was unputdownable. . . . → Click here to continue reading Early Review: Heart of Darkness by Lauren Dane

August book releases: Bloodlines, One Grave at a Time, Succubus Revealed, Working Stiff and more

By VampireBookClub, on August 1st, 2011 (10 comments)

Bloodlines by Richelle Mead (Bloodlines #1)

Aug. 30: Bloodlines by Richelle Mead

In an effort to help you keep that to-read list updated, we’ve compiled the hot urban fantasy and paranormal romance releases for July. All dates are U.S. and tentative.

We’ve included genre classification with each book: UF is urban fantasy, PNR is paranormal romance and YA is young adult.

AUGUST 1

Always a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough (Witch #2) YA
Betrayed by Ednah Walters (Guardian Legacy #2) YA
Circle of Fire by Michelle Zink (Prophecy of the Sisters #3) YA
Real Vampires Don’t Wear Size Six by Gerry Bartlett (Glory St. Clair #7) PNR
The Lost by Caridad Pineiro (Sin Hunters #1) PNR

AUGUST 2

Another Kind of Dead by Kelly Meding (Dreg City #3) UF
Basilisk by Rob Thurman (Chimera #2) UF
Blood Cursed by Erica Hayes (Shadowfae #4) PNR
Blood Hunt by Shannon K. Butcher (Sentinal Wars #5) PNR
Blood Ties by Mari Mancusi (Blood Coven #6) YA
Darkness Descending by Devyn Quinn (Vampire Armegeddon #1) PNR
Downpour by Kat Richardson (Greywalker #6) UF
Eternal by Gillian Shields (Immortal #3) YA
Hard Spell by Justin Gustainis (Occult Crimes Unit #1) UF
Home Improvement: Undead Edition anthology featuring Charlaine Harris, Patricia Briggs, Melissa Marr, Stacia Kane and others UF
The Marked by Inara Scott (Delcroix Academy #2) YA
Master of Shadows by Angela Knight (Mageverse #12) PNR
The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab YA
Night Walker by Lisa Kessler (Night #1) PNR
Retribution by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Dark Hunters #20) PNR
Storm’s Heart by Thea Harrison (Elder Races #2) PNR
Ward Against Death by Melanie Card (Reluctant Necromancer #1) YA
Water to Burn by Katherine Karr (Nola O’Grady #2) UF
Working Stiff by Rachel Caine (Revivalist #1) UF

Aug. 23: Body of Sin by Eve Silver (Otherkin #4)
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Review: Blood of the Wicked by Karina Cooper (Dark Mission #1)

By VampireBookClub, on July 29th, 2011 (11 comments)

A beautiful blend of darkness, love and acceptance, Blood of the Wicked goes to the top of my paranormal romance recommendations list. The writing is bone-deep with honesty and the action scenes crackle with tension and fury. Urban fantasy fans, if you’ve been avoiding paranormal romance, now’s the time to put a toe in. You will love this book. . . . → Click here to continue reading Review: Blood of the Wicked by Karina Cooper (Dark Mission #1)

Review: Hexed by Kevin Hearne (Iron Druid #2)

By VampireBookClub, on July 6th, 2011 (9 comments)

There are a number of things I like about Hexed’s main character Atticus O’Sullivan. I like that he’s confident and actually backs it up with competency. I like that he takes care of the widow in his neighborhood and doesn’t begrudge her a 10 a.m. glass of whiskey. I like that he tells his hound Oberon epic stories. And I really like that even when times are dark and the road ahead murky, he can make me laugh. . . . → Click here to continue reading Review: Hexed by Kevin Hearne (Iron Druid #2)

Re-Read Review: Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse #4)

By VampireBookClub, on June 13th, 2011 (4 comments)

Short version: Dead to the World opens the supernatural floodgates, lets us into the altered mind of Area 5′s sheriff and might curl your toes a time or two. . . . → Click here to continue reading Re-Read Review: Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse #4)