You saw it coming. Curran and Kate from the Kate Daniels series must battle each other in Round 13 of the Alpha Showdown. A quick note to commenters asking how these two ended up in the same bracket:...
The battles have been close — with plenty of smack talk in the comments and on Twitter — but we’ve finally reached the semifinals of the Alpha Showdown 2012. It’s another vamp...
Both Eric Northman and Kate Daniels were able to take out foes with formidable fandoms in their first matches, but how will they fare against each other in the Alpha Showdown Round 12? Viking vampire...
The leader of Cadogan House takes on the Beast Lord in Round 11 of the Alpha Showdown. Both have defeated one foe, but who will advance? Ethan Sullivan edged out a victory over Atticus O’Sulliv...
And you thought these battles were difficult before. Two of the most ruthless of the vampires in the Alpha Showdown 2012 are pitted against one another in Round 10. Kresley Cole’s Lothaire mana...
After a little more than a week of grueling battles, we finally have our first match-up in the second level. Bones straight-up crushed witch Rachel Morgan. Then Charles Cornick took our King Dorian. ...
Round 8 of the Alpha Showdown 2012 puts a human in the ring, but if anyone can hold their own amid the weird stuff it’s Terrible. Drug enforcer Terrible knows a thing or two about magic and gho...
My gut says Round 7 of the Alpha Showdown 2012 is going to be another close call. Two vampires — always favorites here at VBC — and they both have huge followings. Things will get bloody....
Sure, Round 6 of the Alpha Showdown 2012 pits shifter against shifter, but these are the kind of shifters that wouldn’t agree on anything. We have a lion lord and a wolf leader ready to scratch...
Round 5 of the Alpha Showdown 2012 has the back-from-the-dead leader of Cadogan House of vampires Ethan Sullivan taking on Atticus O’Sullivan, a 2,100-year-old druid with a death goddess backin...
There’s no question both the characters in Round 4 of the Alpha Showdown are lethal. Vampire Dmitri is ruthless and had a long time to hone his skills. But he’s up against The Spider. Gin...
Round three of Alpha Showdown 2012 brings together our first vampire-on-vampire match. The ancient villain (and now quasi hero) Lothaire from Kresley Cole’s Immortals After Dark series against ...
We just don’t see werewolves and faerie kings duke it out often enough. Luckily, we’ve pitted the dangerous and possessive werewolf Charles Cornick against the powerful, creative and quic...
It’s officially time for Alpha Showdown 2012! We’ve pulled together 16 of the most kickass characters from urban fantasy and paranormal romance novels and with your votes placed them into...
Dark Kiss (Nightwatchers #1) Michelle Rowen Published: May 22, 2012 (Harlequin Teen) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars I have to give it up to Michelle Rowen; she ca...
Thanks to everyone who provided feedback and suggestions on yesterday’s captcha-related post. I am going to look into utilizing additional spam filters before considering bringing back captcha....
A few weeks ago, I removed the captcha feature from the comments section on VBC. If you’re not familiar with the terminology, it’s the wavy numbers or letters you have to enter to prove y...
[From VBC: Were very excited to have Jeaniene Frost on the blog again today. And were so anxious for Once Burned, her spinoff book featuring Vlad. It comes out in June and at the end of this post the...
Crimson Sunrise (Crimson #2) J.A. Saare Published: May 1, 2012 (Wild Rose Press), digital editions May 18, 2012. Purchase at: Amazon Rating (out of 5): 4 stars J.A. Saare is at her best when she merg...
At VBC HQ we’re knee deep in Alpha Showdown 2012 preparations. This means it’s a great time for a re-read. As such, we’ve picked Karen Marie Moning’s Darkfever as the May grou...
Are you guys ready for the Alpha Showdown? We’re getting everything ready on our side, and it’s looking to be lots of fun. The Showdown will dominate VBC starting on May 14. We’ll e...
Into The Dreaming (Highlander #8) Karen Marie Moning Published: 2006, re-released with bonus content on April 26, 2012 (Delacorte) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Candace Rating (...
Deadlocked (Sookie Stackhouse #12) Charlaine Harris Published: May 1, 2012 (Ace) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Note: While this review has no spoilers for Deadlo...
In an effort to help you keep that to-read list updated, I’ve compiled the hot urban fantasy and paranormal romance releases for May 2012. All dates are U.S. and tentative. I’ve included genre classi...
The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden #1) Julie Kagawa Published: April 24, 2012 (Harlequin Teen) Purchase at: Book Depository, B&N or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Simply put: The Immortal Rules...
Double dose of Ann Aguirre awesomeness If, like me, you were sucked in by Ann Aguirre’s young adult novel Enclave, you’re itching for its sequel Outpost. I have to things to help quell yo...
Undead and Unstable by MaryJanice Davidson hits shelves June 5 Vampire Book Club wanted to know if Queen Betsy (of the Undead and… series), known for her love of designer shoes almost as much a...
I was lucky in this last month to have a couple books that reinvigorated my reading habit. As you know, I went on a little shifter romance bender a week ago. And before that I was head-over-heels for...
The Vampire Shrink Lynda Hilburn Published: April 3, 2012 (Sterling) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review by: Candace Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Other than Jane True, Merit and Kate Daniels,...
Last weekend it was gross outside in North Texas. It was rainy and humid and, generally, gloomy. Basically, it was a weekend of prime reading weather. After I’d finished Archangel’s Blade...
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