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Kristin from My Bookish Ways and I had so much fun with our Fall into Urban Fantasy event. All but one contest is now closed, and I’ve picked the winners. While I’ll be emailing the big winners here in a few, it was too much fun to not announce the prize-getters. One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost WINNER: BRANDY S. Isle of Night by Veronica Wolff WINNER: JANE Succubus Revealed by Richelle Mead WINNER:...
I really like super thief and vampire Raylene from Cherie Priest’s Cheshire Red series. Unfortunately, I just don’t know that she’d like me. Really, she’s not much for people — human or supernatural. She’s fairly convinced she’s “not a very nice person” and her disdain for people drips from the pages of both Bloodshot and Hellbent. And, honestly, this is why I like her. Some people need to be mocked, and... 
One Grave at a Time (Night Huntress #6) Jeaniene Frost Published: Aug. 30, 2011 (Avon) Purchase at: Book Depository, B&N or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: This review is spoiler-free, however, it makes reference to events in earlier Night Huntress books. If you’re new to the series, take a look at my review of Halfway to the Grave. Cat’s always interesting when dealing with the ‘borrowed’ powers... 
Remember when I fell head-over-heels for Eve Silver’s Body of Sin? I told you Lokan would be your favorite of the soul reaper brothers, despite how much you may have loved the guys in the earlier novels. Today we have a guest post from Eve in the form of a letter from Lokan. Get a taste of him below, and then pick up a copy. I promise, it’s going to end up on my Best of 2011 list. A LETTER FROM LOKAN by...
I fell in love with the vivid world Kevin Hearne creates in his Iron Druid series. From early in Hounded, I wanted to hang out with the characters …and was a little jealous I couldn’t read my dogs’ minds. While I can’t sit a spell with Atticus or the widow MacDonagh, Kevin was kind enough to indulge my questions. Read on to hear his thoughts on friends for Atticus, getting inside Oberon’s mind and what we... 
Damned (Crusade #2) Nancy Holder & Debbie Viguié Published: Aug. 30, 2011 (Simon & Schuster) Purchase at: Book Depository, Damned or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars After reading Crusade, I was curious if we were going to get to know Skye better. She’s the witch who fights alongside the hunters — the only witch willing to step across that line and officially align herself with the team who seeks out...
A few months back we asked for help in assembling an urban fantasy starter kit. Certain books showed up in the comments and tweets repeatedly. Well, as we’re in the middle of our Fall into (Urban) Fantasy event, it feels appropriate to award one Vampire Book Club reader with a handful of the books suggested for the UF starter kit. Someplace to Be Flying by Charles de Lint Dead Witch Walking by Kim... 
We may talk about the sexy vampires here quite a bit at VBC, but sometimes you long for the vicious, the horror-style vampires. Ellen Datlow has put together a collection of short stories focused on the predatory side of vampires, as well as those being that feed off souls and leech life. The authors in Blood and Other Cravings (pre-order, releases Sept. 13) are some great names in horror, and we couldn’t... 
Succubus Revealed (Georgina Kincaid #6) Richelle Mead Published: Aug. 30, 2011 (Kensington) Purchase at: Book Depository, B&N or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: If you have not read earlier Georgina Kincaid novels, there may be spoilers below. There are no spoilers for Succubus Revealed, however. I didn’t think I was ready to say goodbye to Georgina Kincaid — or Seth, Carter, Jerome or even Doug.... 
Veronica Wolff’s Isle of Night is the first in a new series merging the young adult dystopian and vampire genres. In the book, which releases Sept. 6, girls are pitted against each other at a school in Scotland training to become Watchers — those who partner with the vampires to aid in policing the paranormal. Fighting, hot boys, vampires… well, you can see why I’d be intrigued. In the event you were... 
