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VBC founder and HBIC Chelsea has a new book out today. It’s the second in the Soul Charmer series, and promises magic, murder, and rented souls. We also have it on good authority the heroine’s character arc is pretty epic and if you weren’t already in love with Derek, you will be now. However, since Chelsea runs this blog, we don’t review her books…because that’s a little weird, right? But we’re excited... 
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,... 
The VBC team loves Faith Hunter’s books. We’re excited for Curse on the Land, and you should be, too. The second Soulwood novel releases on Nov. 1 (pre-order here), but Faith shared this Q&A—answer questions from her street team, the Beast Claws—to give us a taste. Read on for insights and your chance to win some seriously sweet prizes. Question: What happens to the “vampire” oak on church land that was... 
Pretty much every member of the Vampire Book Club team adores Chloe Neill’s novels. We glom every title she releases. Last year when she launched the Devil’s Isle series, we fell in love with yet another world. We loved the post-apocalyptic New Orleans she crafted in The Veil (read Jannelle’s review), and could not wait for more. Today the sequel The Sight has hit stores (you really should order a copy... 
Alexandra Ivy and Carrie Ann Ryan are celebrating the release of their latest Branded Packs book Buried and Shadowed (grab a copy at Amazon) with a five-part Q&A on five blogs we love. (Yes, we’re one of them. We’re allowed to love ourselves!) Read on for today’s question with the two authors talking about sexy shifters, and for your chance to win Branded Packs swag. What do you think draws readers to... 
Christina Henry is the author of the Black Wings urban fantasy series, books featuring an angel of death and—wait for it—her loyal gargoyle. To be honest, however, I didn’t hear of her until she took a huge departure and went classical—with a twist. Alice came out last year, and I was blown away by the way the story is utterly changed, and yet so very similar. Frankly, I loved it. As did so many others... 
Rachel Caine’s name is pretty synonymous with urban fantasy—both of the YA and adult varieties. Her books can arguably be called a staple of the genre (the Morganville Vampires and Weather Warden series alone are testaments to that). Last year saw the debut of Rachel Caine’s new series The Great Library. With the awesome world-building, and mysterious characters, it’s no wonder Ink and Bone made VBC’s... 
I hope everyone had a chance to read Amy’s review of About A Vampire. It’s the 22nd book in Lynsay Sands Argeneau series, and somehow Lynsay has kept surprising us this long. Better yet: About A Vampire works without having read the earlier books. Amy enjoyed the book and was surprised how what she thought would be a “never going to work” plot point totally worked. That kind of experience inspired more... 
I’m very excited to have Chloe Neill on the blog today. The novella Howling for You releases today, and I’m very excited to be getting a bigger dose of Jeff Christopher. Chloe was game to tell us more about it, indulge my questions and even offer up a great giveaway at the end of the post. Chloe Neill: Hi, everyone! I’m so thrilled about today’s release of Howling for You. I love Jeff, and I adore this... 
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... 
