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Reader Girls welcomes debut author Wynne Channing to our blog today. Wow, look at that gorgeous cover! Wynne's book, What Kills Me , is a YA paranormal which features heart pounding action and a new twist on vampires. The author has written a guest post for us on her vampire world. Our review will be posted  soon. Title: What Kills Me Author: Wynne Channing Genre: YA paranormal romance Publisher: Jet & Jack Press ( June 6, 2012)   Format: ebook, 219 pages An ancient prophecy warns of a girl destined to cause the extinction of the vampire race. So when 17-year-old Axelia falls into a sacred well filled with blood and emerges a vampire, the immortal empire believes she is this legendary destroyer. Hunted by soldiers and mercenaries, Axelia and her reluctant ally, the vampire bladesmith Lucas, must battle to survive. How will she convince the empire that she is just an innocent teenager-turned bloodsucker and not a creature of destruction? And if she cannot, can a vampire

 Welcome to the  Artists & Thieves Blog Tour . There's an excerpt and below is information on a Kindle Fire giveaway. Where there is art, there are thieves. Mai Ling is both. Artist by day, thief by night, she recovers stolen art for Interpol. It’s a business, not a passion, until her beloved grandfather reveals a family secret that is also a destiny. He is duty-bound to return to China an especially precious bowl which belonged to his ancestor. Mai must steal it for him. But Mai Ling is not the only one after the bowl. Four others plan to extract the bowl from a private Californiaart collection. The rival thieves grasp and then lose the bowl until finally Mai is faced with the ultimate dilemma: save the bowl or save herself. Her duty to her grandfather gives her only one choice. Set against the vibrant backdrop of the Monterey Peninsula and peopled with quirky characters, this stylishart caper entertains on every page. Purchase links: Amazon | Barnes & Noble

Athena Butler is the modern-day descendant of an ancient bloodline of gifted clairvoyants. She’s trying to live a “normal” life as an artist, but with the disappearance of her mother and other notable psychics, she finds herself dragged into danger. She, too, is a target. Kas Skoros, the son of a psychic, is a Guardian, one of a secret society whose task is protecting the Delphi bloodline. He rushes to rescue Athena and uncover the mastermind behind the kidnapping plot. Athena and Kas stay one step ahead with Athena’s psychic abilities and Kas’s training in law enforcement. When they seek refuge at the Skoros compound in the Sierra Nevada foothills, the FBI convinces them that the only way to stop the kidnappers and trap the mastermind is for Athena to offer herself as bait. Excerpt: Chapter One Pyramid Valley, Nevada Thursday AM Athena Butler’s eyes blinked open and she sat up. Comi