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Update: Sabina put up a good fight, but in the end Acheron took home the victory. He’ll advance in the Showdown. Round 8 of the Alpha Showdown is the first-timers’ round. If we hadn’t changed our rules this year—taking off the “published in…” limitation—these two wouldn’t have made the bracket. So we’re pleased we made the change, because your nominations showed both of these characters are long-time... 
We’re big fans of urban fantasy author Jaye Wells. Her latest novel Dirty Magic just released a couple weeks ago. Amy read and loved it. It’s the first in her new The Prospero’s War series, which goes dark and snarky with alchemy in the mix. You want to read it. Trust us. Well, I went to one of Jaye’s book signings last week and had her sign a copy of Dirty Magic for VBC readers. I didn’t feel like... 
Rachel Vincent Talks Soul Screamers Spoilers I won’t embed the video here because of the spoilers, but if you’re up-to-date on the Soul Screamers series and missed Rachel Vincent’s live chat, never fear! The whole thing is posted online. It’s 70 minutes of Rachel talking all things Soul Screamers and answering questions (with lots of spoilers). Blurb for The Indigo Spell I am silly excited for the next... 
I’m lucky to have Jaye Wells living in the same metro area, because I get to visit her book signings often. (Really, the woman is probably sick of me.) Last Friday night she held a fun signing event for the just-released fourth Sabina Kane novel, Silver-Tongued Devil. In addition to nabbing my own signed copy, I picked up one just for VBC readers. I haven’t read it yet, as I’ve been entrenched in another... 
Red-Headed Stepchild (Sabina Kane #1) Jaye Wells Published: 2009 (Orbit) Purchase at: Book Depository, B&N or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars I love when you finish a book craving the next in the series. That’s how things go with Jaye Wells’ Red-Headed Stepchild. Wells weaves a tale of unending rejection, resolve in new friends and a chance for both redemption and revenge. (Go ahead, just order the... 
I’m doing something a little different today. Most of the time we do a poll for the group read, but so many times Red-Headed Stepchild misses out on being our group read by a vote or two. You want to read it. I want to talk about it. Cue executive decision: the November group read will be Red-Headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells. The novel is great urban fantasy with magic, vampires and one hell of a sidekick.... 
Jaye Wells’ Sabina Kane series is excellent urban fantasy focusing on our favorite supernatural: a vampire. And as much as we’ve fallen in love with Sabina in Red-Headed Stepchild and The Mage in Black, we’ve also found we have a soft spot for that demonic, mischevious sidekick of hers Giguhl. As Vampire Book Club is all sorts of antsy for the Feb. 22, 2011, release of Green-Eyed Demon (psst! pre-order... 
If you haven’t already subscribed to the blog, now is going to be a good time. Starting on Dec. 9, we will spending three weeks previewing the books you’re dying to read in early 2011. Daily posts will include early reviews, author interviews, previews and — gasp! — lots of giveaways. Authors we’ll be featuring include (in alphabetical order): P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast (Awakened) Jeaniene Frost (This Side...
