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Cormorant Run Lilith Saintcrow Published: June 13, 2017 (Orbit) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars No one really knows what precipitated The Event. Aliens? Trans-dimensional rift? All that is clear is one day The Event happened, and it opened up Rifts in various parts of the world.... 
Roadside Magic (Gallow and Ragged #2) Lilith Saintcrow Published: Jan. 26, 2016 (Orbit) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Margaret Rating (out of 5): 3 stars Note: While review will be spoiler free, it does make reference to previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1,... 
Blood Call Lilith Saintcrow Published: Aug. 4, 2015 (Orbit) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amanda Rating (out of 5): 2 stars Josiah Wolfe’s been barely functioning for the past three years, ever since Anna Caldwell left him. When she calls him out of the blue and begs for help, he decides this is the second chance... 
Trailer Park Fae (Gallow and Ragged #1) Lilith Saintcrow Published: June 23, 2015 (Orbit) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Margaret Rating (out of 5): 4 stars A plague has broken out in Faery, ravaging the Unseelie Court and the free Fae. Only those with mortal blood appear to be immune. Fearing the sickness will... 
Night Shift (Jill Kismet Series #1) Lilith Saintcrow Published: July 2008 (Orbit) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Jill Kismet is a Hunter. She’s been trained to deal with the creatures of the Nightside. When a were, hellbreed or trader steps out of line the police call in Jill Kismet to mete out justice. This time around, however, it’s the cops getting... 
Has August flown by for anyone else? Maybe it was all the travel this month, but I can’t believe it’s time to vote for the September group read. We still have another week of chatting Biting Cold by Chloe Neill. There are discussion threads over at our Goodreads group and, if you haven’t started yet, my review may encourage you. Enough about this month’s book. On to the selections, poll at the end. THE...
We’re planning to spend Thursday chatting up Kendare Blake’s Anna Dressed in Blood in our Goodreads group. But in the meantime, we need to select the group read title for January. (I know this is a bit late, but I’ve been traveling most of December. Don’t worry, I’m back at VBC HQ in Dallas again.) We have six stellar titles to pick from for the January read. Let us know which book you’d most like to read...
