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Blood Is Thicker by Katmom

Jan 27, 12 Blood Is Thicker by Katmom

Posted by in Fic Recs

What if Edward didn’t skip blood typing that day in Biology class? Fic diving. I do this quite often in search of new stories as well as one shots and quickies to tie me over waiting on WIPs to update. Beta and writer extraordinaire, Katmom, has been participating in The Canon Tour. EAC: The Journal of Edward Cullen won...

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The way we fall, by Megan Crewe

Jan 24, 12 The way we fall, by Megan Crewe

Posted by in Book Reviews, Dystopian

When a deadly virus begins to sweep through sixteen-year-old Kaelyn’s community, the government quarantines her island—no one can leave, and no one can come back.Those still healthy must fight for dwindling supplies, or lose all chance of survival. As everything familiar comes crashing down, Kaelyn joins forces with a former...

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Untouchable (from Deep Kiss of Winter), by Kresley Cole

Untouchable (from the collection Deep Kiss of Winter, by Kresley Cole and Gena Showalter) Immortals after Dark series, Book 8   In this installment of Kresley Cole’s Immortals after Dark series, we meet Murdoch Wroth again and find out exactly what is going on with him and his bride, Danii, lost queen of a hidden ice world....

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Beautiful Savage by @vampiremama

Jan 20, 12 Beautiful Savage by @vampiremama

Posted by in Fic Recs

   After getting lost in the woods on a camping trip, Bella finds a man who is living a different life. Can two such different worlds mesh when communication is nearly impossible? His eyes jumped out at her first. Intense and dark, so much that at first glance, one would probably just assume his eyes were brown, but they were...

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The Birth of Jaiden, Jennifer Malone Wright

  The Birth of Jaiden reviewed by cfmom Lisa   Long ago, a prophecy was foreseen. A child would be born, a child who held the power to destroy the world. Now, it is up to Alexander Lucas, a one-hundred-year-old vampire, to keep the baby girl safe from his arch enemy Malcolm. In order to save her, Alexander must raise the...

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Once Upon a Time versus Grimm

Jan 18, 12 Once Upon a Time versus Grimm

Posted by in Columns, Lisa's Laundry List, News, TV Talk

  Once Upon a Time…many a story begins with that very phrase and takes us away into a world of fantasy that we sometimes are hesitant to leave again. ABC finally jumped on board the supernatural / fantasy / paranormal train and has created an entire show that combines our world with that of the fairy tale universe. I...

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Food Drive Thank You

Jan 17, 12 Food Drive Thank You

Posted by in Food Drive, News

Thank you again to everyone who donated to our Food Drive. Because of your generosity, Feeding America will be able t0 provide 2600 meals to food pantries across the United States. Don’t forget to donate to your local food pantry throughout the year. Hunger happens every day, not just during the holiday...

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Beyond Retro: Getting Crazy with a Victorian Airship and Some Immortals on the Side

What do an early twentieth-century California tuberculosis camp, airships, and immortals in Egypt have in common? I’m still not really sure…only they all came together in the selection I am covering for this month’s “Beyond Retro.” I came across Marie Corelli, a late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century writer a few...

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Zane’s Redemption by Tina Folsom

Jan 17, 12 Zane’s Redemption by Tina Folsom

Posted by in Book Reviews, Paranormal, Romance, Vampires

Zane’s Redemption by Tina Folsom Scanguards Vampires Series – Book 5 The last thing vampire bodyguard Zane wants to do is to guard a hybrid, a half-vampire, half-human, whose father wants to keep her a virgin. Known for his violent temper and callous lack of compassion, Zane’s out-of-control rage, born of the...

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The Vampire Diaries: Get Outta Town!

Ok, peeps…I gotta say, I just LOVE the opening shower scenes with Damon! This is the second time now, that we were able to enjoy the view. I say keep them coming! ;) We open this episode (after the yummy shower scene) with Elena beating the stuffing, almost literally out of a punching bag…after that kiss we ended on...

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