New Release – Feral Passion

Feral Passion

Author: Stephanie Bedwell-Grime

Publisher: Samhain Publishing

Release Date: April 6th, 2010

ISBN-10: NA
ISBN-13: 978-1605046006

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It’s never a good idea to date your prey…

Xandra had a thing about vampires — like not dating one. Ever. But now that she’s on the hunt for the mastermind behind a newly formed vampire army, she’s sucking it up and dating every vamp in her little black book. Her prime suspect: Dante. Cop, vampire — and drop-dead gorgeous.

As the police force’s vampire liaison officer, Dante is no stranger to crime. Feral vampires are attacking in droves, and he’s hell-bent on finding out who’s responsible before the backlash robs them all of their hard-won rights. His number one suspect: Xandra. Hunter, smartass — and sexy as sin.

No one is more surprised than Xandra when Dante shows up as her date. Her cover is not all that’s blown during their mutual interrogation. Sparks of attraction fly — right before an attack leaves her gravely injured. With no choice but to inoculate her with his blood, Dante has more questions than ever before. Like who wants her silenced.

As they race to uncover a long-buried secret, Xandra realizes she can trust no one. Not even Dante. Especially since his blood is giving her unpredictable side effects…

Whispers about Feral Passion…

“Take a hint from me and try Feral Passion. You won’t be sorry you did.” – Literary Nymphs

“This is my first story by Ms. Bedwell-Grime, and I know it will not be my last. She is a talented author who seamlessly delivers an ass-kicking story with heart-felt characters and spicy sexual interludes. Don’t miss out on this wonderful read!! Thanks Ms. Bedwell-Grime!” – Long and Short Reviews

“Feral Passion is full of suspense and romance. I could not stop reading it once I got started; I had to know the end. Xandra and Dante’s characters are strong but still need each other to be complete.” – Paranormal Romance Reviews

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New Release – Evolve: Vampire Stories of the Undead

Evolve: Vampire Stories of the Undead

Editor: Nancy Kilpatrick

Publisher: Edge SF&F Publishing

Release Date: September 15th, 2010

ISBN-10: 1894063333
ISBN-13: 978-1894063333

Anthology Website

New Vampires have evolved, and they are coming for you! Kelley Armstrong, Tanya Huff and twenty-two other dark fantasy and horror writers come together to re-imagine the future of vampires in this new collection of all-original short fiction – one of the most unusual and original vampire anthologies ever assembled.

Contributors:

• Kelley Armstrong
• Tanya Huff
• Claude Lalumiere
• Mary E. Choo
• Sandra Kasturi
• Bradley Somer
• Kevin Cockie
• Rebecca Bradley
• Heather Clitheroe
• Colleen Anderson
• Sandra Wickham
• Rhea Rose
• Ronald Hore
• Bev Vincent
• Jennifer Greylyn
• Steve Vernon
• Michael Skeet
• Kevin Nunn
• Victoria Fisher
• Rio Youers
• Gemma Files
• Natasha Beaulieu
• Claude Bolduc
• Jerome Stueart
• Cover Art by John Kaiine

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New Release – Break of Dawn: Vampire Babylon (Book Three)

Break of Dawn: Vampire Babylon (Book Three)

Author: Chris Marie Green

Publisher: Ace Mass Market

Release Date: January 26th, 2010

ISBN-10: 0441018399
ISBN-13: 978-0441018390

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Hollywood: It Can Suck the Life Out of You…

After facing off against the lethal Vampire Killer, Hollywood stuntwoman Dawn Madison and her friends are reeling with shock. They’re injured, exhausted, and hurting in every way possible.

For Dawn, the pain is much more personal. She’s learned more about her missing father and long-dead mother than she ever wanted to know — a burden of truth that is straining her sanity. And her conflicted feelings about both her enigmatic boss Jonah, and P.I. Matt Lonigan are only making things worse.

Yet Dawn is still determined to save her father. Her private battle will lead her directly into the Vampire Underground, where she will encounter an unthinkable betrayal. And where, finally, the question of who is truly good and who is truly evil will become a matter of life, death — and undeath…

Whispers about Break of Dawn: Vampire Babylon (Book Three)…

“A powerful, character-driven thriller that keeps the audience riveted from start to finish.” — Alternative Worlds

“An engaging heroine and a killer mystery.” — Kelley (The Summoning) Armstrong on Night Rising (Book One)

“If you like your fantasy with an edge, then you’ve struck gold. Despite the vampires and other paranormal elements, there is a ring of truth to the biting (no pun intended) allegory. This is a fantastic start to a new series and one you should try to keep up with as it unfolds.” — Eternal Night Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Fiction

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New Release – Vintage Soul: Book One of The DeChance Chronicles

Vintage Soul

Author: David Niall Wilson

Publisher: Five Star

Release Date: December 9th, 2009

ISBN-10: 1594147574
ISBN-13: 978-1594147579

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Donovan DeChance is a collector of ancient manuscripts and books, a practicing mage, and a private investigator. When, despite the finest in natural and supernatural security, a sexy and well-loved, three hundred year old lady vampire is kidnapped right out from under her lover’s nose, Donovan is called in to investigate.

He soon finds that there is much more to the case than a simple abduction when an unknown intruder invades his home and steals a very rare, very ancient manuscript. There will be no ransom for the kidnap victim, and if Donovan doesn’t prevent an ancient, forbidden ritual from reaching its culmination, far more than a single vampire’s undead existence will be at stake.

Calling on his lover and partner, Amethyst, and an odd assortment of contacts, informants, and connections, Donovan follows the ghostly trail of the kidnapper through a winding maze of intrigue-always a step behind-through magical battles, murders, and confrontations with a rogue band of young vampires intent on beating Donovan at his own game.

Vintage Soul is a dark urban supernatural mystery with a hint of romance. Set in an underground society, a city within the city of San Valencez, California, it opens portals to the unknown darkness that surrounds us. Fast-paced, strewn with clues, investigation, and magic, this is a book sure to slake the appetites of fans of mystery and the supernatural.

Welcome to the darkness; welcome to Vintage Soul – Book One of The DeChance Chronicles.

Whispers about Vintage Soul – Book One of The DeChance Chronicles…

“This book has no fat – it’s lean and quick to the punch. Once the kidnapping hits it just rolls forward with a force and drive all its own.” – Kurt M. Criscione

New Release – Vampire Apocalypse: Fallout

Vampire Apocalypse: Fallout

Author: Derek Gunn

Publisher: Black Death Books

Release Date: October 1st, 2009

ISBN-10: 0979988195
ISBN-13: 978-0979988196

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Fallout is Derek Gunn’s latest book in is his Vampire Apocalypse series, and it’s now available from Black Death Books in a trade paperback edition. In this military/post-apocalyptic series the Vampires rule. Humanity is enslaved in a nightmare world where those who are still alive are bred as food for the vampires and the entertainment for the vicious thralls who guard them.

This installment sees vampires pitted against vampires and the thralls use this war to their advantage. But the small band of human survivors holds a secret of immeasurable power – a coating for bullets that can kill the vampires. The thralls want it and the vampires must destroy it. But first they have to find them. Across the country another power struggle threatens them all and the doomsday clock continues to tick relentlessly towards Armageddon. On top of all that there is a traitor in the human community and the small matter of a potential nuclear catastrophe…

“Gunn weaves a terrific tale…breathtaking well-plotted action” – Apex Science Fiction Digest

“…an incredibly original piece of fiction that keeps the reader turning the pages.” – Horror-web

“Action from beginning to end…I am shocked by how much I enjoyed this story.” – Horror World

New Release – Retribution

Retribution

Author: Jeanne C. Stein

Publisher: Ace Books

Release Date: August 25th, 2009

ISBN-10: 0441017738
ISBN-13: 978-0441017737

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With her partner out of town, her family abroad, and her mentor estranged, newly-turned vampire Anna Strong is keeping a low profile.

But now young vampires are turning up dead, completely drained of their life force. And though Anna wants to say no when Williams, her former teacher and now leader of a supernatural enforcement squad, asks for her help, she can’t. But soon, she’ll wish she did.

In Book 5 of the Anna Strong Vampire Chronicles, she battles a foe from her past: the black magic witch, Belinda Burke. This time Burke goes after Anna’s friends, Culebra and Daniel Frey, and in the ensuing battle, it becomes clear that to save her friends, Anna must get rid of Burke once and for all.

New Release – Liquid Diet

Liquid Diet

Author: Michael McCarty

Publisher: Black Death Books

Release Date: June 1st, 2009

ISBN-10: 0979988179
ISBN-13: 978-0979988172

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As the blood red sun sets over the Chicago skyline, vampire writer – and real life vampire – Andrew Bloodsworth makes his way into WOLF 99.9 FM, an all-night radio station hosted by the beautiful Bella Donna, Goth queen of the airwaves.

As Bloodsworth reveals how he first became a vampire and the dark secrets and desires of the undead, listeners call in to talk to the undead writer. Most of the listeners are vampire and horror enthusiasts who are overjoyed to talk to a real life vampire, but OTTO – the Opposition To The Occult, a religious right organization – is also listening to the radio show — and they’re upset.

If that wasn’t enough, tabloid TV host Harry Winger, who features equally outrageous guests on his program, wants Bloodsworth to appear on his show. Plus, The Amazing Kreskin, the world’s foremost mentalist, has just had a premonition of imminent disaster.

What will happen next? Tune in to find out!

Whispers about Liquid Diet…

 “(McCarty) is given full rein, and off he goes on a bizarre trip of the imagination, all stops out, no limits, hell-for-leather” - William F. Nolan, author of Logan’s Run

“Liquid Diet is smart, sexy and silky smooth … you’re in for a real treat. I loved it!” - Nate Kenyon, author of The Bone Factory and The Reach

“What a tasty read. Liquid Diet supplies all the fiber you need” - Linnea Quigley, actress, Return of the Living Dead and Night of the Demons

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New Release – Eternal Vigilance: The Death of Illusions

Eternal Vigilance: The Death of Illusions

Author: Gabrielle S. Faust

Publisher: Immanion Press

Release Date: March 1st, 2009

ISBN-10: 1904853641
ISBN-13: 978-1904853640

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In the year 2111, Tynan Llywelyn, the forsaken philosophical leader of the Immortal vampire race, awoke after a century’s Sleep to a world decimated by war. Drawn into a new societal structure bitterly divided between ancient magic and a cruel new technology known as the Chronous, Tynan has found himself at the heart of an epic battle to bring down the Tyst Empire, a merciless international dictatorship. The Tyst crave more than global domination; they desire true Immortality and have made a pact with an ancient vampiric god called the Vicinus who has promised them eternal life in exchange for freeing him from his otherworldly prison. Tynan would have liked nothing more than to simply turn his back on the war, but his vampire Elders and the Phuree, a cunning human rebel uprising, had other plans in store for him. He was not only to join in the fight, but he was to be the vampire to take down the Tyst Empire and bring the Vicinus to his knees.

A year later, struggling against the ironclad orders of his Elders and his own vicious moral demons, Tynan has relented and agreed to complete the mission the Phuree and Immortals have devised for him. Amidst a crumbling Immortal legacy and a divided human world suffocating from fear and bloodshed, he will lead the way towards the front lines of a war against a colossal empire he has barely begun to comprehend and a primordial force hell-bent on destroying the world. Tynan can only pray now that the Immortals and Phuree have chosen in him wisely.

Whispers about Eternal Vigiliance: The Death of Illusions…

“Screw Twilight! Eternal Vigilance is the vampire series everyone should be reading!” - Fatally Yours Reviews

“With the Eternal Vigilance trilogy, Gabrielle S. Faust has given the vampire genre a much needed vitamin B-12 injection and made herself the Queen of Cyber Goth. The Death of Illusions ups the ante and action of the first book, setting the stage for what promises to be an epic resolution. All of this is accomplished with a lush love of poetic language that puts Faust in a class of her own.” - Greg Lamberson, author of Johnny Gruesome and Personal Demons

“Vampires are comfortable in their familiarity, in their Gothic surroundings as ornate as their inner contortions. Faust pulls vampires out of their well-worn trappings and puts them in the realm of the desolate. Deal with it.” - Michael Marano, Bram Stoker Award-Winning Author of Dawn Song

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New Release – Martyrs & Monsters

Martyrs & Monsters

Author: Robert Dunbar

Publisher: DarkHart Press

Release Date: March 31st, 2009

ISBN 10: 0980100437
ISBN-13: 978-0980100433

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Robert Dunbar – author of The Pines and The Shore – has been called one of the “saviors of contemporary dark fiction” and an “avatar of literary horror.” Martyrs & Monsters runs the gamut of this extraordinary author’s narrative range, embracing vampires and sea serpents, werewolves and swamp creatures . . . as well as a host of nightmares for which no names exist. Whether set on an orbiting space station or within a haunted tenement, these terrifying tales are steeped in a passionate intensity that renders them all but unique within the genre, and all boast a sophistication that qualifies them as that rarest of rare commodities: horror for adults.

Whispers about Martyrs & Monsters…

“Robert Dunbar has the unique personal vision, command of language, and atmospheric style to enrapture you in the wildest, deepest nightmare.” - Tom Piccirilli, author of The Cold Spot

“One of my favorite storytellers, Robert Dunbar is a true craftsman – a master of the genre. His writing is rich with style and substance.” - Brian Keene, author of Castaways and Ghost Walk

“Robert Dunbar is a masterful writer: intelligent, controlled, stylish, and honest.” - Tim Lebbon, author of Fallen

“Gritty and savage … profound and quietly devastating … this collection represents dark fiction as it should be – chilling, entertaining, intelligent.” - from the Introduction by Greg F. Gifune

New Release – ReVamped (Void City, Book 2)

ReVamped (Void City, Book 2)

Author: J. F. Lewis

Publisher: Pocket Books

Release Date: March 10th, 2009

ISBN-10: 1439102287
ISBN-13: 978-1439102282

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Revived. Refreshed. And ready for revenge.

Eric has lost his strip club, his Mustang, and even Marilyn, the love of his (mortal) life. Even his body was obliterated. In short, they almost got him. But when you’re a vampire, “almost” is a very important word. With a little magical help from his friends, Eric is restored to corporeal form, but his treasured Mustang gets caught up in the sorcery as well and ends up with an unlife of its own. Now, along with “Fang the Stang,” he’s out to save Marilyn from one of Void-City’s most powerful soul-stealing demons. But salvation comes at a high price, forcing Eric to venture into his own worst nightmare, Vampire High Society, to uncover the truth about the origin of his powers.

At the same time, Eric’s ex-girlfriend Tabitha, has begun to wonder exactly what it was that she admired about those High Society vampires in the first place. Her quest to find her own place in this deceptively vicious circle may lead her right back to Eric’s side, if her little sister Rachel doesn’t kill her first.

Eric will need all the help he can get, because it looks like someone is out for his soul, too. Blood will flow, fangs will be bared, and the claws will come out, because revenge is never pretty…
and Eric has plenty to pass around.

Whispers about ReVamped…

“J.F. Lewis has delivered an explosively written vampire tale.” – Sherrilyn Kenyon, New York Times bestselling author of the Dark-Hunter series

“Vampire fans who like their blood and gore leavened with humor should enjoy the campy sequel to 2008′s Staked… Lewis’s creativity elevates this above similar outings.” – Publishers Weekly

“There is nothing else in the Urban Paranormal genre like this so you would be crazy not to give it a try.” – Amberkatze’s Book Blog