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Vampires Never Cry Wolf (Dead in the City #3) Sara Humphreys Published: March 3, 2015 (Sourcebooks) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by author in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Jill Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it may make references to past events within the series. Sadie is the sassy new owner of The Coven, a dance... 
Siren’s Fury (Storm Siren #2) Mary Weber Published: June 2, 2015 (Thomas Nelson) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by author in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Jill Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Note: While this review will attempt to be spoiler free, it will make some references to the previous book in the series. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have... 
Deadeye (Mutant Files #1) William C. Dietz Published: Jan. 27, 2015 (Ace) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Jill Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Cassandra Lee is a hardball detective on the LAPD. It’s not the LAPD that you’re thinking of, though. This LAPD is set in 2060, and their biggest concern is the mutants from the Republic of Texas getting through their boarders... 
Midnight’s Captive (Dark Warriors #6) Donna Grant Published: July 2, 2013 (St. Martin’s) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Jill Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While review will be spoiler free, it does make reference to previous books in the series. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book one Midnight’s Master. Charon is so badass... 
The Rest Falls Away (The Gardella Vampire Hunters #1) Colleen Gleason Published: Jan. 2, 2007 (Signet) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Jill Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Victoria is equally nervous and excited about her upcoming debut into society in Victorian London. Unfortunately, her eccentric aunt has just revealed that her family has a long history of hunting... 
The Accidental Demon Slayer (Demon Slayer #1) Angie Fox Published: July 1, 2008 (Love Spell) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: Purchased Reviewed by: Jill Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Mix together a talking Jack Russell Terrier, a sexy griffon and a group of elderly biker witches and you’ll have just touched the surface of the ridiculousness of The Accidental Demon Slayer. Elizabeth Brown... 
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (The Inheritance Trilogy #1) N. K. Jemisin Published: Feb. 25, 2010 (Orbit) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: Copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Jill Rating (out of 5): 5 stars The Arameri are a ruthless and barbaric group of people that have decided that they are more civilized than the rest of the world, and therefore... 
Ravenous (The Dark Forgotten #1) Sharon Ashwood Published: February 9, 2009 (Signet) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: Purchased Reviewed by: Jill Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Ravenous was excellent. Holly Carver is a registered witch, one of the last few remaining in the country. She’s kind of like a private investigator and an exorcist in one. The first time you meet her she’s trying to... 
Raziel (The Fallen #1) Kristina Douglas Published: Jan. 25, 2011 (Pocket Books) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Jill Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Allie is having a very normal day. She’s running late for a meeting, forgot to eat lunch, got to flirt with a hot stranger, and her stilettos are killing her. Then everything changes when she is accidentally hit by a bus.... 
I’m pretty sure Charley Davidson is my soul mate. (Sorry husband.) The lead character in Darynda Jones’ series of the same name is hilarious, full of life, and kind to all she meets. (Read the VBC review of First Grave on the Right.) Charley is a private investigator and consultant to the police. Her ability to talk to the dead murder victims’ spirits makes her especially helpful on murder cases. She... 
