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In an effort to help you keep that to-read list updated, I’ve compiled the hot urban fantasy and paranormal romance releases for August 2013 (and it’s epic). All dates are U.S. and tentative. Also: Click the title of any book to visit the Amazon page for pre-order or purchase goodness. I’ve included genre classification with each book: UF is urban fantasy, PNR is paranormal romance, F is fantasy and YA is... 
A Note from Chelsea / VBC: All the suggested poolside reading lists we see online point to cheeky contemporary novels or lighthearted romps. Well, at VBC we know there are plenty of books featuring paranormal elements, badass heroines and sexy heroes that are perfect for reading out under the sun. So, of course, we’ve decided to do our own Beach Reads picks. Each Friday for the next several weeks, we’ll... 
Daughter of Smoke and Bone (Daughter of Smoke and Bone #1) Laini Taylor Published: Sept 27, 2011 (Little, Brown and Company) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review Source: Purchased Reviewed by: Amber Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Once upon a time, a little girl was raised by monsters. Karou has probably the strangest life ever. She has naturally blue hair and strange tattoos of eyes on the palms of... 
A Note from Chelsea / VBC: All the suggested poolside reading lists we see online point to cheeky contemporary novels or lighthearted romps. Well, at VBC we know there are plenty of books featuring paranormal elements, badass heroines and sexy heroes that are perfect for reading out under the sun. So, of course, we’ve decided to do our own Beach Reads picks. Each Friday for the next several weeks, we’ll... 
Blurred (Kissed by Death #2) Tara A. Fuller Published: July 2, 2013 (Entangled Teen) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: Provided by the publisher for an honest review Reviewed by: Amanda Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Cash has had a hard life so far, and after the fire that destroyed his best friend’s house, it gets even worse. He doesn’t like Finn, Emma’s new boyfriend, so he avoids her.... 
Autumn (Dog Days #1) Sierra Dean Published: June 11, 2013 (Sierra Dean) Purchase at: Amazon Review Source: Provided by author in exchange for honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Eloise “Lou” Whittaker doesn’t want to move to Poisonfoot, Texas, but after her father’s death, Lou and her mother, short on funds, have nowhere else to go except back to her father’s hometown to live with... 
The Beautiful and the Cursed (Dispossessed #1) Page Morgan Published: May 14, 2013 (Delacorte Press) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review Source: Purchased Reviewed by: Krista Rating (out of 5): 2.5 stars When I read the inside book flap of Page Morgan’s The Beautiful and the Cursed I thought the book had a lot of potential: Victorian Paris, pretty dresses, and les Grotesques (gargoyles).... 
A Note from Chelsea / VBC: All the suggested poolside reading lists we see online point to cheeky contemporary novels or lighthearted romps. Well, at VBC we know there are plenty of books featuring paranormal elements, badass heroines and sexy heroes that are perfect for reading out under the sun. So, of course, we’ve decided to do our own Beach Reads picks. Each Friday for the next several weeks, we’ll... 
In an effort to help you keep that to-read list updated, I’ve compiled the hot urban fantasy and paranormal romance releases for July 2013. All dates are U.S. and tentative. Also: Click the title of any book to visit the Amazon page for pre-order or purchase goodness. I’ve included genre classification with each book: UF is urban fantasy, PNR is paranormal romance, F is fantasy and YA is young adult. JULY... 
A Note from Chelsea / VBC: All the suggested poolside reading lists we see online point to cheeky contemporary novels or lighthearted romps. Well, at VBC we know there are plenty of books featuring paranormal elements, badass heroines and sexy heroes that are perfect for reading out under the sun. So, of course, we’ve decided to do our own Beach Reads picks. Each Friday for the next several weeks, we’ll... 
