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Mass Market Paperback:  400 pages Publisher: Avon; Reissue edition (December 28, 2010) Summary: Joy Randall's Top 5 Tips for Vampire Hunters: 1) Location, location, location. Vampires won't be caught dead (ha!) in places like discos, ten-minute lube shops, or Switzerland. Remember, if you wouldn't be there, neither would a bloodsucker. 2) Trust your eyes. You know the handsome, annoyingly arrogant, self-assured man in the shadows with long hair and a cleft in his chin? He's your vampire. 3) No matter how tempting it might be, do not "accidentally" acquire a paper cut on your finger and suggest your vampire kiss it to make it better. 4) Play it cool. Don't offer to accompany your prince of the night on the talk-show circuit, and whatever you do, don't offer him your heart! 5) Most of all, remember: being a vampire is nothing to laugh about. My review: When I need a break from the deeper and darker vampires created by some of my favorite adult aut...

This Wednesday we are looking forward to reading these three YA titles: Misfit  by Jon Skovron Summary:   Jael Thompson has never really fit in. She’s changed schools too many times to count. The only family she’s ever known is her father, a bitter ex-priest who never lets her date and insists she attend the strictest Catholic school in Seattle. And her mother—well, she was a five thousand year old demon. That doesn’t exactly help. But on her sixteenth birthday, her father gives her a present that brings about some unexpected changes. Some of the changes, like strange and wonderful powers and the cute skater boy with a knack for science, are awesome. But others, like the homicidal demon seeking revenge on her family? Not so much. Steeped in mythology, this is an epic tale of a heroine who balances old world with new, science with magic, and the terrifying depths of the underworld with the ordinary halls of high school. Misfit , 384 pages, will be published on ...

Teaser Tuesdays  is a weekly meme hosted by  Miz B  at  ShouldBeReading  where you randomly take two l ines from your current read and highlight them in a post. Our choice this week is from Steel by Carrie Vaughn. "Jill was in something of a panic--she hadn't thought this through, she knew nothing about how Blane fought, it was dark, hard to see by wavering firelight, the ground was rocky, all of it about the worst conditions for a fight she could imagine. But at least she recognized that she was panicking. She might be able to at least stave it off before Blane ran her through--" Yep, that's three lines but I didn't want to end on the second line. Wasn't the third line a hooker? It certainly kept me reading. Steel is turning out to be a fun read and don'tcha just love that cover?! My review will be up soon.  What's your Teaser Tuesday  pick?

ReaderGirls is today's stop for the Bloodmaiden Book Tour today. We welcome author Christine E. Schulze. Bloodmaiden's summary: Zale. Gauthier. Varden. These three dynasties... They all sound like something out of an ancient, oriental myth or fairy tale. The concept of humans and dragons helping and living in harmony with one another, without fear. To me, that's exactly what they are. A distant dream only read of, whispered secretly, quietly yearned for. For, you see, I am the new Quelda of Tynan. These words echo the mystery, horror, and romance found within Schulze's fantasy novel. Along with her new husband, Chalom, Crislin must choose to embrace cruel tradition, run from it, or stand against it. The young couple's only hope is to rally the help of the three peaceful dragon dynasties of Sulaimon-but tradition is not on their side, even outside the realm of Tynan. The dragons outside Tynan's borders have been rumored as too stubborn and proud to believe their...

At Reader Girls today we are thrilled to be hosting The Vampire's Warden Blog Tour . Author S. J. Wright has stopped by to answer some questions. First, here is a summary for The Vampire's Warden (Undead in Brown County, Book 1) :  I couldn't seem to contain the inferno burning inside me, being that close to him. Even knowing the danger he posed and the gruesome scenes that must have been caused by him, I still felt a burning inside me every time I heard his voice or felt his hot gaze on me. But I was the Warden. He was one of the damned. We were destined to be at odds. Enemies. Sarah Brightman, having just lost her father to cancer, is stunned to discover that the mother she thought was dead is actually still alive. She also finds out that the legacy her father left her is a lot more than just an Inn on the outskirts of Nashville, Indiana. She has a frightening new responsibility. Welcome S. J. Wright. When did you know you wanted to be a writer and how did THE ...

We welcome the weekend and with it an Author Guest Post that was scheduled to run yesterday. With the Blogger outage on Thursday, we are a day behind. Reader Girls welcomes Amanda Brice, author of the YA novel Codename: Dancer (Dani Spevak Mystery #1) to our blog today. First, let's tell you about Codename: Dancer . Here's the summary: Aspiring ballerina Dani Spevak is thrilled when hit TV show Teen Celebrity Dance Off comes to the campus of her performing arts boarding school. She trades the barre for the ballroom and gets set to cha-cha-cha to stardom with Hollywood wonderboy Nick Galliano. At first their partnership is awkward, because Dani is in awe of her longtime teen idol crush. But soon their chemistry is heating up the dance floor and the attraction moves into real life. Her excitement is short-lived, because someone wants her off the show. Bombs, poisoning, arson… Will Dani’s 15 minutes of fame be over before she reaches age 15? Dani and her friends are suddenly at ...

Sorry for the delay. This Blog Tour was scheduled to run yesterday but we had some issues with Blogger. We apologize.  ReaderGirls welcomes the Vampire Relationship Guide, Vol. 1 Blog Tour today. I was fortunate enough to be able to interview Evelyn LaFont, author of this extremely funny and sexy vampire novella. First, let's offer our readers a summary of the book for those who have not read it yet. Vampire Relationship Guide, Vol. 1: Meeting and Mating : Josie wants what she's never been able to have--sex with a vampire. When she receives an invitation to a party thrown by one of the world's richest vamps, she doesn't stop to question her luck; she just jumps into her favorite stilettos and heads out to the event of a lifetime, secretly hoping that she'll come home with a party favor in the shape of a sexy coffin dweller. But the great undead, much to Josie's chagrin, aren't just pale sexbots with pointy teeth waiting to satisfy her carnal desir...