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How to Seduce a Vampire (Without Really Trying) (Love At Stake #15) Kerrelyn Sparks Published: April 29, 2014 (Avon) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review Source: Copy purchased by reviewer Reviewed by: Candace Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Long-standing fans of Kerrelyn Sparks’ Love At Stake series have had a curiosity about Zoltan. He’s been present, but mysterious. And if there is anything... 
I promised more giveaways on Vampire Book Club, and it’s happening. You still have time to enter the giveaway of signed books by Jaye Wells, for starters. Today, though, is about the sexy. I asked around on Twitter and Facebook to see what genre of giveaway you wanted to see next. Paranormal romance came through loud and clear. Sometimes in caps. Like your favorite alpha male, I’m going to deliver, but... 
The Vampire with the Dragon Tattoo (Love at Stake #14) Kerrelyn Sparks Published: August 27, 2013 (HarperCollins) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review Source: Purchased Reviewed by: Candace Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Fans of paranormal romance know that where to go for laughter with their fangs. Kerrelyn Sparks is consistently entertaining in this regard. However, Sparks is also very adept at... 
Wild About You (Love at Stake #13) Kerrelyn Sparks Published: Nov. 27, 2012 (Avon) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Candace Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Confession time: The Undead Next Door was the very first adult paranormal romance novel that I bought. I read, not realizing that this was book four in the Love at Stake series or that vampires could be funny. Thus began my love affair... 
We’re planning to spend Thursday chatting up Kendare Blake’s Anna Dressed in Blood in our Goodreads group. But in the meantime, we need to select the group read title for January. (I know this is a bit late, but I’ve been traveling most of December. Don’t worry, I’m back at VBC HQ in Dallas again.) We have six stellar titles to pick from for the January read. Let us know which book you’d most like to read... 
We’re edging up on Halloween. While buying skeleton hand salad servers and zombie paraphernalia is a good start, I thought we should talk about our favorite paranormal creatures throughout the week. That means lists of favorite vampires, shifters, demons and the like — with polls and giveaways. And what better way to kick things off than with my favorite supernatural types: vampires. Bones (Night Huntress... 
We were updating our to-be-read list and realized just how many noteworthy titles are being released in September. Honestly, we were a little blown away. With this many books on deck, we all might benefit from a couple week’s time to prioritize. September release highlights are as follows (we know we’re forgetting several, so please add in the comments!): * denotes books currently on our review list. If...
