Review of Vampyric Variations by Nancy Kilpatrick

I have been a longtime fan of Nancy Kilpatrick’s, for her work as both a writer and an editor (best vampire anthologies ever!), so I was thrilled to get an ARC of her upcoming book Vampyric Variations. Coming out October 15, Vampyric Variations consists of short stories and novellas written by the award-winning author herself.…

Review of Hexed: Stories of Magic and Mayhem

While scanning my local bookstore’s used section (also known as the best section), I came across Hexed, an anthology that features four novellas written by four bestselling authors – Ilona Andrews, Yasmine Galenorn, Allyson James, and Jeanne C. Stein. The first thing to catch my eye was the book’s headline which noted that it’s a…

Review of ‘Teeth: Vampire Tales’

Teeth: Vampire Tales is, as I’m sure you can guess, a collection of vampire short stories. This particular anthology is for young adults, which made me a bit nervous at first. I read a lot of anthologies, but never any for teens and I was expecting an entire book of lame stories about cheesy teen/vampire…

Review of ‘Blood Lite’ by Charlaine Harris, Sherrilyn Kenyon and Many More

A long while back I picked up a used copy of Blood Lite: An Anthology of Humorous Horror Stories only because it had a story in it by my all-time favorite author Sherrilyn Kenyon. I read her story only and then set Blood Lite on my shelves where it was promptly forgotten – until now.…

Book Review: Those Who Fight Monsters

Those Who Fight Monsters: Tales of Occult Detectives is a wonderfully badass anthology of stories edited by Justin Gustainis. The collection features 14 sleuths together for the first time in all-original tales of unusual cases involving vampires, demons, succubae and other seedy beasties. “Demons may lurk, werewolves may prowl, vampires may ride the wind. These…

Giveaway and Review of Evolve: Vampire Stories of the New Undead

That’s right darklings, you’ve got a double dose of awesome today – a review AND a book giveaway! Woot! “Evolve: Vampire Stories of the New Undead,” a collection edited by Nancy Kilpatrick of 23 short stories and 1 poem, has been declared one of the 5 top Barnes and Noble Vampire releases of 2010, an…

Giveaway & Exclusive Interview with Nancy Kilpatrick!

That’s right guys! Not only do we have an interview with the fantastic editor and author Nancy Kilpatrick, but we’re also giving a copy of Evolve to one lucky reader. Woot! Nancy Kilpatrick is an award-winning author who has published over a dozen novels, over one hundred and ninety short stories and has edited quite…

Exclusive Intervew with Cecilia Tan!

Cecilia Tan is the amazing author and editor of several deliciously wicked books full of vampire erotica. Let’s just say those filthy fun sex scenes in True Blood have nothing on Tan’s hot and heavy stories. I was lucky enough to get an interview with the brilliant author (cue fangirl squeals of joy), check it…

Evolve

Are you looking for a vampire book that is will hold your attention and give you something you’ve never read before? Then this March you should definitely pick up your copy of the upcoming vampire anthology, Evolve. Evolve is edited by the award-winning author Nancy Kilpatrick. She has published eighteen novels, over one hundred and…

By Blood We Live

By Blood We Live is an excellent collection of vampire stories written by the masters that have conquered the horror and supernatural genres. This book pulls together three decades worth of vampire tales that come in all flavors – from the good to the bad, this collection covers stories about men, women, the undead, the…