You can find:
SHATTERED GLASS (uncut, for the first time ever)
BLOOD ALONE
BLOOD RITES
Friday, December 31, 2010
For fans of Elaine Bergstrom...
If you've been trying to find some of Bergstrom's older releases, she has just put up a few at Amazon for the Kindle. Elaine also reports she'll have NOCTURNE and BEYOND SUNDOWN (new) up early in 2011.
You can find:
SHATTERED GLASS (uncut, for the first time ever)
BLOOD ALONE
BLOOD RITES
You can find:
SHATTERED GLASS (uncut, for the first time ever)
BLOOD ALONE
BLOOD RITES
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Stepping into 2011 with fangs ready
What vampire books are you looking forward to in 2011? Here's a few covers that grabbed my attention...
Out in April, the followup up to Blood Oath
A February release
Caris guests at VampChix in a few weeks!
An April release
How can you resist a story titled Pretty Pirate Vampire?
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Tell us!
Monday, December 27, 2010
Book announcement: Seducing the Vampire
and in Borders, so I'm going to shout about it today. :-)Blurb: He was mesmerizing, a vampire like none other...but the fire between Viviane LaMourette and Rhys Hawkes would begin a centuries-long clash between two powerful vampire brothers.
In Marie Antoinette's Paris, the beautiful vampire Viviane seeks a male patron who will allow her to live on her own terms. Courted by two feuding brothers, Viviane succumbs to the handsome rebel, Rhys. She's unaware that Rhys has other, darker, motives. He seeks vengeance against his brother, Constantine—by stealing Viviane and tainting her with his blood.
But just as Rhys is realizing the depth of his love for Viviane, his brother takes his revenge.
Two centuries later, Rhys hears the urban legend of the Vampire Snow White, imprisoned deep in the tunnels under Paris. He must find her and set her free, but will he be able to save her from the evil still intent on destroying them?
This is one of my favorite books for the reason that I got to incorporate the historical with a modern-day setting. 18th century France is most fascinating to me, and I love showing readers how the characters they read about in my contemporary stories were as they walked the world a few centuries earlier. Many of my characters have lived for centuries, and so this story shows the romance two and a half centuries ago, and the search for a lost love in modern times.
For the first time I also have a half-breed hero. He's half werewolf, half vampire, and the two aspects of his nature do not get along. His werewolf is kindest and more gentle than the vampire, but his werewolf mind only rules when in vampire form. His vampire is angry and vengeful, and only rules when he is in werewolf shape. So, if I had to pick? I'd take his vampire form (with the werewolf mind) over the raging werewolf any day. But I'll leave it for you to decide. :-)
I have a few copies of SEDUCING THE VAMPIRE to give away to commenters. To be entered to win tell me what sort of half breed creature you would be interested in reading about. Half faery, half mermaid? Half vampire, half witch? Tell!
To read the first chapter, visit the Seducing The Vampire book page at my website.
For details on the characters in Seducing the Vampire and other books in my Beautiful Creatures world, visit Club Scarlet!
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
Bits and Bites and Contest Winners
. She thought the mullo was just a myth...she was dead wrong.
Adam Flint's Gypsy visions always guide him to those who need his paranormal gifts. He gets more than he bargained for in Pearl Kizzy, a beautiful spitfire from Liverpool. Adam knows that to save Pearl, he must help her accept her own Gypsy heritage.
Although Adam and Pearl fight their burning attraction for one another, a night of passion sparks memories of their treacherous former lives.
Unable to face the loss of Pearl in this century, Adam scrambles for distance from the love of his life. A rejected Pearl falls into the arms of a Mullo--a gypsy vampire--who lays claim to her heart--and her life. To survive, Adam and Pearl must accept their tragic past, and find a way to kill the undead.
Please visit JoAnne at her website!
And now for a list of recent contest winners. A few giveaways I forgot to announce. Sorry about that. And a couple giveaways we still haven't heard from the winners yet, so I'm reannouncing those. Remember, if you enter a contest at VampChix, to check back within the week to see if you've won. And also, be sure that you email address is either in your comment, or it's on your profile so we can contact you. You have two weeks to claim your prize, then VampChix will attempt to contact you, but if we can't find you the prize goes back to the prize box. And if you see your name below, please email vampchixmail@gmail.com with your snail mail address.
Winners of BITING THE BRIDE by Clare Willis are:
CLMcCure
donnas
Winner of BLOOD PROPHECY by Stefan Petrucha
Teresa K
Winner of three Gerry Bartlett books is:
Kalex
Winner of Lynsay Sands' BORN TO BITE is:
mmafsmith
And also, remember you can still enter to win a copy of Vampyre Verse!
Thursday, December 23, 2010
New Vampire Releases for December 2010
Happy Holidays to everyone! Below you'll find new vampire books published in December - plus a couple of November titles that somehow slipped by last month.
Remember to check out SciFiGuy's list of December Paranormal and Urban Fantasy titles.
Ascension 
Alison Wells is no ordinary woman. Born with supernatural powers, she can never make love to a man without putting him in grave danger. But when her special vision reveals a glorious muscled man soaring overhead on mighty wings, she feels an overwhelming attraction she cannot resist—even as he tells her: “I have come for you. Your blood belongs to me.”
Kerrick is a vampire and a warrior who has fought his hunger for a woman’s love for the past two hundred years. As a Guardian of Ascension, he is sworn to protect Alison from the death vamp armies who crave her blood and her power. But Kerrick has cravings of his own—a forbidden longing to open his heart and veins to Alison. To share his blood…satisfy his thirst…and seal their fates forever.Stop in January 17th when Caris guests with us!
Biting the Bride
by Clare Willis
Kensington, Dec. 7, 2010
Sunni Marquette has always been a little different. There's the whole mind-reading thing, for a start, which comes in useful for a criminal defense attorney. Except that lately, Sunni keeps encountering people who are immune to her gift. Like Jacob Eddington, the star witness in her latest case. And her best friend Isabel's new fiance, Richard Lazarus, who's as sinister as Jacob is attractive. Not that Sunni intends to interfere - until she learns that Richard is a vampire who's made a centuries-long career of marrying wealthy women, then killing them for their inheritance.
Sunni is convinced Jacob is a vampire, too, and that he's her only chance of saving Isabel. With his help, she'll discover powers she never knew she possessed, an enemy who's closer than she could have ever guessed, and the kind of love that's worth staking everything on - if she can just stay alive long enough to enjoy it...
Blood Prophecy
by Stefan Petrucha
Grand Central Publishing; 1 edition (November 1, 2010)
Man and monster are in his blood. . .
His name is Jeremiah Fall. A soldier of fortune, he has been fighting his own war for 150 years--ever since the beast in him was born.
Desperate to restore his lost humanity, Fall crosses the sands of Egypt, discovers a lost city off the coast of France, and finally arrives at the birthplace of all mankind. Shunning daylight and feeding only when he must, he battles the monster who transformed him forever. He can share his deepest secret with no one . . . not even the beautiful woman he starts to love, the only human who grasps the mysteries of an ebony stone as old as creation itself.
Across the world, across time, Fall seeks the stone's secret. But has he found a cure for himself or unleashed a final curse on all mankind?
Bloody Valentine (A Blue Bloods Book) (Blue Bloods Novel)
by Melissa de la Cruz
Hyperion Book CH (December 28, 2010)
[Young Adult]
Vampires have powers beyond human comprehension: strength that defies logic, speed that cannot be captured on film, the ability to shapeshift and more. But in matters of the heart, no one, not even the strikingly beautiful and outrageously wealthy Blue Bloods, has total control.
In Bloody Valentine, bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz offers readers a new story about the love lives of their favorite vamps - the passion and heartache, the hope and devastation, the lust and longing. Combined with all the glitz, glamour, and mystery fans have come to expect, this is sure to be another huge hit in the Blue Bloods series.
Christmas with a Vampire: A Christmas Kiss\The Vampire Who Stole Christmas\Sundown\Nothing Says Christmas Like a Vampire\Unwrapped (Hqn)
by Merline Lovelace, Lori Devoti, Linda Winstead Jones, Lisa Childs, Bonnie Vanak
HQN Books (December 1, 2010)
Prepare for an exhilarating journey across the boundary of death into a shadowy, daring new world. As darkness falls on another year, five fanged rebels are ready to celebrate like never before.
It's a time for bloodlust and stolen kisses, for clandestine bites and forming new bonds beneath the mistletoe. Succumb to the forbidden as these powerful vampires give you a Christmas you'll never forget….
Fang-Tastic Fiction
Patricia O'Brian
Amer Library Assn Editions (December 15, 2010)
What's good besides Twilight?
Answer frequently asked questions such as this with the help of Mathews engaging tour through today's spooky lit. Readers will be able to search "read-alike" lists for series featuring their favorite "creatures" with up-to-date, chronological lists of series titles and summaries. Librarians will be able to suggest a multitude of adventures starring angst-ridden heartthrobs, superheroes, and champions. Focused exclusively on the best of the best, this lively readers advisory
Incubus (Harlequin Nocturne) 
by Janet Elizabeth Jone
Harlequin (December 21, 2010)
To save his kind, Meical Grabian agrees to participate in a dangerous experiment. One that takes his vampire's thirst for blood and leaves him hungering for something new. An incubus can be sated only with passion—but what woman could love what he's become?
Yet when Caroline Bengal finds him abandoned in a snowy wood, she senses his emotional turmoil and brings him to her desolate cabin. Caroline's compassion and earthy beauty tempt the hunger Meical has desperately been keeping at bay. And soon Meical is visiting Caroline's dreams, seducing his prey while she sleeps.
But another predator has set his sights on Caroline, with more sinister intentions. If Meical is ever to reveal his true nature to Caroline, he'll have to earn her trust…and keep her alive.
Killing Rocks (Bloodhound Files)
by D D Barant
St. Martin's Paperbacks; First Edition edition (December 28, 2010)
The Bloodhound Files is about a world where the supernatural races—vampires, werewolves and golems—are the dominant civilization. Human beings make up just one percent of the population and are considered a federally protected endangered species. The main character, Jace Valchek, is an FBI profiler from our world, specializing in deranged killers. She gets yanked into this parallel universe for her skills—the supernaturals are immune to mental diseases as well as physical ones, so they have no experience with craziness.
Last Sacrifice: A Vampire Academy Novel
by Richelle Mead
Razorbill (December 7, 2010)
The epic finale in Richelle Mead's #1 international bestselling Vampire Academy series.
Lone Wolf
by Karen Whiddon
Harlequin (December 21, 2010)
Disillusioned from his time serving as a Protector under a corrupt Council, Anton Beck has vowed to have nothing to do with anything Pack. He is looking forward to a few months of peace and quiet deep in the Big Bend Mountains of Texas. That quiet is shattered when he's abducted and held captive with none other than his ex-lover-turned-nemesis, Vampire Huntress Marika. But that's not all. She bore his miracle child. And that child has been taken….
It becomes clear that an ancient Vampire priestess is behind the kidnapping, but why? To exploit the child's rare gifts? In a race against time, two former lovers must overcome bitterness and broken hearts in order to save their daughter—and save themselves in the process.
March in Country: A Novel of the Vampire Earth
by E.E. Knight
Roc Hardcover (December 7, 2010)
The race is on to claim the area between the Ohio River and Tennessee. What's left of the resistance is hiding out in the tangle of central Kentucky hills- leaving the powerful, well-organized Kurian vampires the opportunity to fill the void.
Major David Valentine knows there's only one way for them to find help before the Kurians settle in: a desperate dash by hijacked rail, followed by a harrowing river journey.
Valentine unites friends old and new in the effort- but the Kurian Order won't easily yield the blood-soaked Kentucky soil.
My Fair Succubi 
by Jill Myles
Pocket Star; Original edition (December 28, 2010)
IT SUCKS TO BE HER.
Living as a succubus has a bit of a learning curve, but with sexy fallen angel Noah to scratch her sensual Itch, Jackie Brighton is finally starting to feel ahead of the game. She almost doesn’t miss her gorgeous vampire master Zane—or his sinful, teasing mouth. She’s trying to convince herself of that, anyway.
But Jackie’s past mistakes catch up with her, spinning her life out of control once more. Just as her friend Remy’s inner demon comes out to play, Noah and Jackie are arrested by the angelic Serim Council. When Jackie seizes the chance to escape, she falls right into Zane’s waiting arms. As she’s pulled into a game of cat and mouse between vampires and angels, she finds she must also choose between the two men in her life. Can she decide between Noah and Zane, or will she lose everything she’s ever wanted? Because there’s more at stake than just her heart. . . .
Night of the Vampires
Heather Graham
HQN Books; Original edition (November 23, 2010)
As a soldier, Cole Granger fights to restore peace to a world divided by war and evil. His extraordinary talents are enlisted to prevent the president's horrific premonition from becoming reality. Nothing—and no one—will stop him from fulfilling his duty. Especially the mysterious young woman who claims to be his comrade's sister. Enemy or ally, he can't yet determine. But one thing he knows for certain is that he must keep her close. Very close.
Megan Fox's quest to uncover a family secret leads her to the center of vampire riots in West Virginia. To find the answers she needs—and clear herself of suspicion—she must join forces with Cole. They work undercover to bring justice, but they can't disguise the potent attraction and need that draw them together. Yet trust doesn't come easily for Cole…and when Megan unearths the grim, dark truth, can she trust him to believe her?
The Ninja Vampire's Girl
by Michele Hauf
Harlequin Nocturne Bites, Dec 1, 2010
Miniseries: Of Angels and Demons
The Radleys
Matt Haig
Simon and Schuster Dec. 2010
Just about everyone knows a family like the Radleys. Many of us grew up next door to one. They are a modern family, averagely content, averagely dysfunctional, living in a staid and quiet suburban English town. Peter is an overworked doctor whose wife, Helen, has become increasingly remote and uncommunicative. Rowan, their teenage son, is being bullied at school, and their anemic daughter, Clara, has recently become a vegan. They are typical, that is, save for one devastating exception: Peter and Helen are vampires and have—for seventeen years—been abstaining by choice from a life of chasing blood in the hope that their children could live normal lives.
One night, Clara finds herself driven to commit a shocking—and disturbingly satisfying—act of violence, and her parents are forced to explain their history of shadows and lies. A police investigation is launched that uncovers a richness of vampire history heretofore unknown to the general public. And when the malevolent and alluring Uncle Will, a practicing vampire, arrives to throw the police off Clara’s trail, he winds up throwing the whole house into temptation and turmoil and unleashing a host of dark secrets that threaten the Radleys’ marriage.
The Radleys is a moving, thrilling, and radiant domestic novel that explores with daring the lengths a parent will go to protect a child, what it costs you to deny your identity, the undeniable appeal of sin, and the everlasting, iridescent bonds of family love. Read it and ask what we grow into when we grow up, and what we gain—and lose—when we deny our appetites.
Real Vampires Have More to Love
by Gerry Bartlett
Berkley Trade; Original edition (December 7, 2010)
Dangerous curves lie ahead in the latest hilarious novel from the national bestselling author of Real Vampires Hate Their Thighs
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Glory St. Clair is a vampire with man trouble. Between her on-again, off-again lover Jeremy Blade, smoking hot rock star Ray Caine, and former bodyguard turned apartment mate Valdez, there's enough man-candy around to make even a gal with a liquid diet feel a sugar rush.
Glory's got no time to enjoy it, though, considering that she's in the middle of planning her best friend's wedding. And let's not forget that there happens to be a hit on her head, thanks to when she took out a techno-freak billionaire. Now, between planning a bachlorette party and dodging stakes, Glory has to decide which man she really wants, before her love life meets an early grave...
THE SECRET LIFE OF ELIZABETH TUDOR, VAMPIRE SLAYER 
as told by Lucy Weston
(Gallery Books, December 21, 2010
Sovereign Power. Eternal Pleasure.
Revealed at last in this new vampire saga for the ages: the true, untold story of the “Virgin Queen” and her secret war against the Vampire King of England. . . .
On the eve of her coronation, Elizabeth Tudor is summoned to the tomb of her mother, Anne Boleyn, to learn the truth about her bloodline—and her destiny as a Slayer. Born to battle the bloodsucking fiends who ravage the night, and sworn to defend her beloved realm against all enemies, Elizabeth soon finds herself stalked by the most dangerous and seductive vampire of all.
He is Mordred, bastard son of King Arthur, who sold his soul to destroy his father. After centuries in hiding, he has arisen determined to claim the young Elizabeth as his Queen. Luring her into his world of eternal night, Mordred tempts Elizabeth with the promise of everlasting youth and beauty, and vows to protect her from all enemies. Together, they will rule over a golden age for vampires in which humans will exist only to be fed upon. Horrified by his intentions, Elizabeth embraces her powers as a Slayer even as she realizes that the greatest danger comes from her own secret desire to yield to Mordred . . . to bare her throat in ecstasy and allow the vampire king to drink deeply of her royal blood.
As told by Lucy Weston, the vampire prey immortalized in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, this spellbinding account will capture your heart and soul—forever.
Remember to check out SciFiGuy's list of December Paranormal and Urban Fantasy titles.
by Caris Roane
St. Martin's Paperbacks; Original edition (December 28, 2010)
St. Martin's Paperbacks; Original edition (December 28, 2010)
Alison Wells is no ordinary woman. Born with supernatural powers, she can never make love to a man without putting him in grave danger. But when her special vision reveals a glorious muscled man soaring overhead on mighty wings, she feels an overwhelming attraction she cannot resist—even as he tells her: “I have come for you. Your blood belongs to me.”
Kerrick is a vampire and a warrior who has fought his hunger for a woman’s love for the past two hundred years. As a Guardian of Ascension, he is sworn to protect Alison from the death vamp armies who crave her blood and her power. But Kerrick has cravings of his own—a forbidden longing to open his heart and veins to Alison. To share his blood…satisfy his thirst…and seal their fates forever.
by Clare Willis
Kensington, Dec. 7, 2010
Sunni Marquette has always been a little different. There's the whole mind-reading thing, for a start, which comes in useful for a criminal defense attorney. Except that lately, Sunni keeps encountering people who are immune to her gift. Like Jacob Eddington, the star witness in her latest case. And her best friend Isabel's new fiance, Richard Lazarus, who's as sinister as Jacob is attractive. Not that Sunni intends to interfere - until she learns that Richard is a vampire who's made a centuries-long career of marrying wealthy women, then killing them for their inheritance.
Sunni is convinced Jacob is a vampire, too, and that he's her only chance of saving Isabel. With his help, she'll discover powers she never knew she possessed, an enemy who's closer than she could have ever guessed, and the kind of love that's worth staking everything on - if she can just stay alive long enough to enjoy it...
by Stefan Petrucha
Grand Central Publishing; 1 edition (November 1, 2010)
Man and monster are in his blood. . .
His name is Jeremiah Fall. A soldier of fortune, he has been fighting his own war for 150 years--ever since the beast in him was born.
Desperate to restore his lost humanity, Fall crosses the sands of Egypt, discovers a lost city off the coast of France, and finally arrives at the birthplace of all mankind. Shunning daylight and feeding only when he must, he battles the monster who transformed him forever. He can share his deepest secret with no one . . . not even the beautiful woman he starts to love, the only human who grasps the mysteries of an ebony stone as old as creation itself.
Across the world, across time, Fall seeks the stone's secret. But has he found a cure for himself or unleashed a final curse on all mankind?
by Melissa de la Cruz
Hyperion Book CH (December 28, 2010)
[Young Adult]
Vampires have powers beyond human comprehension: strength that defies logic, speed that cannot be captured on film, the ability to shapeshift and more. But in matters of the heart, no one, not even the strikingly beautiful and outrageously wealthy Blue Bloods, has total control.
In Bloody Valentine, bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz offers readers a new story about the love lives of their favorite vamps - the passion and heartache, the hope and devastation, the lust and longing. Combined with all the glitz, glamour, and mystery fans have come to expect, this is sure to be another huge hit in the Blue Bloods series.
by Merline Lovelace, Lori Devoti, Linda Winstead Jones, Lisa Childs, Bonnie Vanak
HQN Books (December 1, 2010)
Prepare for an exhilarating journey across the boundary of death into a shadowy, daring new world. As darkness falls on another year, five fanged rebels are ready to celebrate like never before.
It's a time for bloodlust and stolen kisses, for clandestine bites and forming new bonds beneath the mistletoe. Succumb to the forbidden as these powerful vampires give you a Christmas you'll never forget….
Patricia O'Brian
Amer Library Assn Editions (December 15, 2010)
What's good besides Twilight?
Answer frequently asked questions such as this with the help of Mathews engaging tour through today's spooky lit. Readers will be able to search "read-alike" lists for series featuring their favorite "creatures" with up-to-date, chronological lists of series titles and summaries. Librarians will be able to suggest a multitude of adventures starring angst-ridden heartthrobs, superheroes, and champions. Focused exclusively on the best of the best, this lively readers advisory
- Rates each series on a scale of 1 - 5 for levels of violence, sensuality, and humor
- Contains more than 200 annotated entries
- Enables book selection by type, character, series, and author
- Lists all the volumes in a favorite series together and offers numerous read-alikes
- Designed to keep librarians and readers up-to-date with the hottest contemporary supernatural beings in adult literature, Fang-tastic Fiction is both fun to read and easy to use.
by Janet Elizabeth Jone
Harlequin (December 21, 2010)
To save his kind, Meical Grabian agrees to participate in a dangerous experiment. One that takes his vampire's thirst for blood and leaves him hungering for something new. An incubus can be sated only with passion—but what woman could love what he's become?
Yet when Caroline Bengal finds him abandoned in a snowy wood, she senses his emotional turmoil and brings him to her desolate cabin. Caroline's compassion and earthy beauty tempt the hunger Meical has desperately been keeping at bay. And soon Meical is visiting Caroline's dreams, seducing his prey while she sleeps.
But another predator has set his sights on Caroline, with more sinister intentions. If Meical is ever to reveal his true nature to Caroline, he'll have to earn her trust…and keep her alive.
by D D Barant
St. Martin's Paperbacks; First Edition edition (December 28, 2010)
The Bloodhound Files is about a world where the supernatural races—vampires, werewolves and golems—are the dominant civilization. Human beings make up just one percent of the population and are considered a federally protected endangered species. The main character, Jace Valchek, is an FBI profiler from our world, specializing in deranged killers. She gets yanked into this parallel universe for her skills—the supernaturals are immune to mental diseases as well as physical ones, so they have no experience with craziness.
Last Sacrifice: A Vampire Academy Novel
by Richelle Mead
Razorbill (December 7, 2010)
The epic finale in Richelle Mead's #1 international bestselling Vampire Academy series.
by Karen Whiddon
Harlequin (December 21, 2010)
Disillusioned from his time serving as a Protector under a corrupt Council, Anton Beck has vowed to have nothing to do with anything Pack. He is looking forward to a few months of peace and quiet deep in the Big Bend Mountains of Texas. That quiet is shattered when he's abducted and held captive with none other than his ex-lover-turned-nemesis, Vampire Huntress Marika. But that's not all. She bore his miracle child. And that child has been taken….
It becomes clear that an ancient Vampire priestess is behind the kidnapping, but why? To exploit the child's rare gifts? In a race against time, two former lovers must overcome bitterness and broken hearts in order to save their daughter—and save themselves in the process.
by E.E. Knight
Roc Hardcover (December 7, 2010)
The race is on to claim the area between the Ohio River and Tennessee. What's left of the resistance is hiding out in the tangle of central Kentucky hills- leaving the powerful, well-organized Kurian vampires the opportunity to fill the void.
Major David Valentine knows there's only one way for them to find help before the Kurians settle in: a desperate dash by hijacked rail, followed by a harrowing river journey.
Valentine unites friends old and new in the effort- but the Kurian Order won't easily yield the blood-soaked Kentucky soil.
by Jill Myles
Pocket Star; Original edition (December 28, 2010)
IT SUCKS TO BE HER.
Living as a succubus has a bit of a learning curve, but with sexy fallen angel Noah to scratch her sensual Itch, Jackie Brighton is finally starting to feel ahead of the game. She almost doesn’t miss her gorgeous vampire master Zane—or his sinful, teasing mouth. She’s trying to convince herself of that, anyway.
But Jackie’s past mistakes catch up with her, spinning her life out of control once more. Just as her friend Remy’s inner demon comes out to play, Noah and Jackie are arrested by the angelic Serim Council. When Jackie seizes the chance to escape, she falls right into Zane’s waiting arms. As she’s pulled into a game of cat and mouse between vampires and angels, she finds she must also choose between the two men in her life. Can she decide between Noah and Zane, or will she lose everything she’s ever wanted? Because there’s more at stake than just her heart. . . .
Heather Graham
HQN Books; Original edition (November 23, 2010)
As a soldier, Cole Granger fights to restore peace to a world divided by war and evil. His extraordinary talents are enlisted to prevent the president's horrific premonition from becoming reality. Nothing—and no one—will stop him from fulfilling his duty. Especially the mysterious young woman who claims to be his comrade's sister. Enemy or ally, he can't yet determine. But one thing he knows for certain is that he must keep her close. Very close.
Megan Fox's quest to uncover a family secret leads her to the center of vampire riots in West Virginia. To find the answers she needs—and clear herself of suspicion—she must join forces with Cole. They work undercover to bring justice, but they can't disguise the potent attraction and need that draw them together. Yet trust doesn't come easily for Cole…and when Megan unearths the grim, dark truth, can she trust him to believe her?
The Ninja Vampire's Girl
by Michele Hauf
Harlequin Nocturne Bites, Dec 1, 2010
Miniseries: Of Angels and Demons
Coco Stevens has a taste for adventure—enough to risk stealing a halo from a Fallen angel to help her sister. But she never imagined her mission would land her in the arms of a scarred—but still dangerously sexy—vampire!
Zane is on his own quest to hunt a Fallen angel, and will do whatever it takes to win...including bite the interfering Coco. Even if it joins them by an erotic bond that warms both vampire and mortal's blood with desire...
Zane is on his own quest to hunt a Fallen angel, and will do whatever it takes to win...including bite the interfering Coco. Even if it joins them by an erotic bond that warms both vampire and mortal's blood with desire...
Matt Haig
Simon and Schuster Dec. 2010
Just about everyone knows a family like the Radleys. Many of us grew up next door to one. They are a modern family, averagely content, averagely dysfunctional, living in a staid and quiet suburban English town. Peter is an overworked doctor whose wife, Helen, has become increasingly remote and uncommunicative. Rowan, their teenage son, is being bullied at school, and their anemic daughter, Clara, has recently become a vegan. They are typical, that is, save for one devastating exception: Peter and Helen are vampires and have—for seventeen years—been abstaining by choice from a life of chasing blood in the hope that their children could live normal lives.
One night, Clara finds herself driven to commit a shocking—and disturbingly satisfying—act of violence, and her parents are forced to explain their history of shadows and lies. A police investigation is launched that uncovers a richness of vampire history heretofore unknown to the general public. And when the malevolent and alluring Uncle Will, a practicing vampire, arrives to throw the police off Clara’s trail, he winds up throwing the whole house into temptation and turmoil and unleashing a host of dark secrets that threaten the Radleys’ marriage.
The Radleys is a moving, thrilling, and radiant domestic novel that explores with daring the lengths a parent will go to protect a child, what it costs you to deny your identity, the undeniable appeal of sin, and the everlasting, iridescent bonds of family love. Read it and ask what we grow into when we grow up, and what we gain—and lose—when we deny our appetites.
Real Vampires Have More to Love
by Gerry Bartlett
Berkley Trade; Original edition (December 7, 2010)
Dangerous curves lie ahead in the latest hilarious novel from the national bestselling author of Real Vampires Hate Their Thighs
. Glory St. Clair is a vampire with man trouble. Between her on-again, off-again lover Jeremy Blade, smoking hot rock star Ray Caine, and former bodyguard turned apartment mate Valdez, there's enough man-candy around to make even a gal with a liquid diet feel a sugar rush.
Glory's got no time to enjoy it, though, considering that she's in the middle of planning her best friend's wedding. And let's not forget that there happens to be a hit on her head, thanks to when she took out a techno-freak billionaire. Now, between planning a bachlorette party and dodging stakes, Glory has to decide which man she really wants, before her love life meets an early grave...
as told by Lucy Weston
(Gallery Books, December 21, 2010
Sovereign Power. Eternal Pleasure.
Revealed at last in this new vampire saga for the ages: the true, untold story of the “Virgin Queen” and her secret war against the Vampire King of England. . . .
On the eve of her coronation, Elizabeth Tudor is summoned to the tomb of her mother, Anne Boleyn, to learn the truth about her bloodline—and her destiny as a Slayer. Born to battle the bloodsucking fiends who ravage the night, and sworn to defend her beloved realm against all enemies, Elizabeth soon finds herself stalked by the most dangerous and seductive vampire of all.
He is Mordred, bastard son of King Arthur, who sold his soul to destroy his father. After centuries in hiding, he has arisen determined to claim the young Elizabeth as his Queen. Luring her into his world of eternal night, Mordred tempts Elizabeth with the promise of everlasting youth and beauty, and vows to protect her from all enemies. Together, they will rule over a golden age for vampires in which humans will exist only to be fed upon. Horrified by his intentions, Elizabeth embraces her powers as a Slayer even as she realizes that the greatest danger comes from her own secret desire to yield to Mordred . . . to bare her throat in ecstasy and allow the vampire king to drink deeply of her royal blood.
As told by Lucy Weston, the vampire prey immortalized in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, this spellbinding account will capture your heart and soul—forever.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Review: Misguided Angel by Melissa de la Cruz
Misguided Angel is a Blue Bloods novel by Melissa de la Cruz, the 5th book in the young adult vampire series. It was yet another well written book, they seem to get more organized as the series continues; as this one is divided into parts narrated by different characters. However, it was not one of my favorites so far in the series. Perhaps it was the different POV sections that took place in different locations as well that distracted me a bit. Especially since a new character was brought into the storyline for a good portion of the book and I was desperately wanting to find out more about two of the main characters of the continuing series that were still on the run! I am sure many will enjoy this book, as I did many parts, it just wasn't my top favorite of the five books out to this point in the series. So, with that said, here is my review of Misguided Angel.
Review:
Misguided Angel picks up where The Van Alen Legacy leaves off with Jack and Schuyler on the run, well by boat, in Florence, Italy. Just about everyone is after them, because they have a love for each other that is apparently forbidden! Jack is supposedly bonded to another, his twin vampire Mimi, whom is in part 2 of the book and has been after him since he skipped out on their bonding and ran away with Schuyler. Schuyler has the task of finding and guarding the five remaining gates that "guard the earth from Lucifer, lord of the Silver Bloods."
It definitely has the feel of an "Angels and Demons" story, which I do find interesting that aspect of this book I did as well. I just wish it had more of that than as the backstory and that it had more of Jack and Schuyler instead of moving on to Mimi and other characters in the book only to not really bring us back to Jack and Schuyler in the end. That is my only really issue with the book.
Other than that, it is well written and entertaining and kept my interest and I even started to like the new characters except that I may have had their fates end differently if it were up to me, but it wasn't so... In Part two & three, Jacks twin vampire, Mimi, hires a venator vampire to solve the case of some missing vampires and it leads to a demon blood spawn who was quite trick that even the venator almost fell for so... that could have gone a couple of ways is all that I mean.
I'll let the readers decide for themselves what they like, they may be perfectly pleased with the outcome! Overall, it really is a good read, I'm just waiting for the next installment that gets to the bonding of Jack and Schuyler since the end of this book does not address much of them at all... Nor does book 5 really cover Schuyler's childhood friend Oliver who helps Mimi investigate the crimes too. Part 4, in fact, is the two of them discussing going after Mimi's true love Kingsley, who got trapped in the dimension of Hell and Oliver has astutely figured out a way to get him out.
— Shauna Leigh Atkinson for VampChix
I love quotes so here are some from Misguided Angel...
Quotes from book #5:
"Stop your doubting, my love. I knew you would find me." ~Jack to Schuyler
"Think of your love for me." ~Paul "I am." ~Deming
You can find more on the author, Melissa de la Cruz here.
And, if you are a Goodreads junkie like me, you can find me here.
Other books:
The previous books in the series can be found here, along with the series guide Keys to the Repository.
The author's next book coming out in the series is:
It is shown to be coming out on December 28th, 2010 and I can't wait for this one since the two characters I wanted more of, Jack and Schuyler, should be in this one a bit more!
Review:
Misguided Angel picks up where The Van Alen Legacy leaves off with Jack and Schuyler on the run, well by boat, in Florence, Italy. Just about everyone is after them, because they have a love for each other that is apparently forbidden! Jack is supposedly bonded to another, his twin vampire Mimi, whom is in part 2 of the book and has been after him since he skipped out on their bonding and ran away with Schuyler. Schuyler has the task of finding and guarding the five remaining gates that "guard the earth from Lucifer, lord of the Silver Bloods."
It definitely has the feel of an "Angels and Demons" story, which I do find interesting that aspect of this book I did as well. I just wish it had more of that than as the backstory and that it had more of Jack and Schuyler instead of moving on to Mimi and other characters in the book only to not really bring us back to Jack and Schuyler in the end. That is my only really issue with the book.
Other than that, it is well written and entertaining and kept my interest and I even started to like the new characters except that I may have had their fates end differently if it were up to me, but it wasn't so... In Part two & three, Jacks twin vampire, Mimi, hires a venator vampire to solve the case of some missing vampires and it leads to a demon blood spawn who was quite trick that even the venator almost fell for so... that could have gone a couple of ways is all that I mean.
I'll let the readers decide for themselves what they like, they may be perfectly pleased with the outcome! Overall, it really is a good read, I'm just waiting for the next installment that gets to the bonding of Jack and Schuyler since the end of this book does not address much of them at all... Nor does book 5 really cover Schuyler's childhood friend Oliver who helps Mimi investigate the crimes too. Part 4, in fact, is the two of them discussing going after Mimi's true love Kingsley, who got trapped in the dimension of Hell and Oliver has astutely figured out a way to get him out.
— Shauna Leigh Atkinson for VampChix
I love quotes so here are some from Misguided Angel...
Quotes from book #5:
"Stop your doubting, my love. I knew you would find me." ~Jack to Schuyler
"Think of your love for me." ~Paul "I am." ~Deming
You can find more on the author, Melissa de la Cruz here.
And, if you are a Goodreads junkie like me, you can find me here.
Other books:
The previous books in the series can be found here, along with the series guide Keys to the Repository.
The author's next book coming out in the series is:
It is shown to be coming out on December 28th, 2010 and I can't wait for this one since the two characters I wanted more of, Jack and Schuyler, should be in this one a bit more!
Monday, December 20, 2010
Guest: Clare Willis
Clare Willis is back in the guest spot today, and we're happy to see her again! Her first vampire romance, ONCE BITTEN, was out last year around this time, and now she's got another release just in time for Christmas. And doesn't looking at that cover make you feel like you just got a really good gift? Love the I-dare-you look on that sexy man's face.
Clare is giving away a copy of BITING THE BRIDE to two lucky winners who leave a comment either today or tomorrow, so show her some love in the comments!
to two lucky winners who leave a comment either today or tomorrow, so show her some love in the comments!
Making Him Wait: Anticipation and Urban Fantasy
What’s the difference between paranormal romance and urban fantasy?
This is a question that I’ve been asking myself a lot, as my first book, Once Bitten, was classified (by my publisher and my readers) as paranormal romance, while my second book, Biting the Bride, has been labeled urban fantasy by some reviewers on the web. I would certainly cop to that label, although it wasn’t intentional.
But now, for the book that I’m currently working on, I am calling it urban fantasy, so once again I’m back to that question—what’s the difference? This is what I’ve come up with, but it’s only my opinion, and I’d love to hear what other readers think.
The first answer, I think, would be world building. Certainly in any novel we create a world for the reader, but in urban fantasy there is often a parallel universe—big, complex and full of strange, supernatural characters—where the adventure takes place. This universe might be underground, or it might be entered by magic, or the heroine might just live in this parallel universe all the time. There is often a very large conflict brewing, a good versus evil war for the fate of all creatures, our heroine included, that takes place in a series of smaller battles, often over the course of several books. When the word “urban” is used, there is often a certain grittiness to the setting that sets it apart from straight fantasy, such as the Lord of the Rings saga.
So that’s the first answer, but certainly not the last, because the other difference I’ve noticed between paranormal romance and many urban fantasy novels is this:
The hero and heroine don’t have sex.
There is sexual tension to beat the band, for sure. Karen Marie Moning’s Fever series and Caitlin Kittredge’s Black London series come to mind, and I’m sure there are many other examples, where the hero and heroine are doing the Moonlighting dance. Some of you may remember this television show from the 1980’s where Bruce Willis and Cybil Shepherd spent several seasons trading witty banter and verbal fisticuffs and steeping in sexual tension before they had their first kiss. Many said that smooch was the kiss of death for the series, but for years afterwards Bruce and Cybil were considered the perfect example of this kind of couple.
So is this the mark that distinguishes paranormal romance from urban fantasy? In paranormal romance the couple battles the forces of evil while sneaking away to make love whenever there is a break in the action, and in urban fantasy the couple break the tension of their mutual sexual attraction by verbal jousting, but even though they might be thrown together during a fight and take a moment to breathe in the seductive scent of the other, they would never throw down their weapons and do the deed? If they end up “happily ever after,” does that make it paranormal romance? If they don’t, does that make it urban fantasy?
Readers, please let me know what you think the differences are! I would love to hear about other books where the hero and heroine either follow these rules or break them, and which type of relationship do you prefer?
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