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I need people I can count on to assist in several aspects of the site, including adding new authors to the Authors & Titles section, as well as leading reading group discussions. If anyone of VRB.com’ faithful visitors is interested in lending a hand, and can truly commit to a task, then please use the form on the Contact page and let me know what you’d like to help with.

Mind you, I don’t expect anyone to make a full-time commitment to assisting, but if you can be relied upon to make a regular effort in any aspect of the site, I definitely want to hear from you!

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Here’s a list of known upcoming vampire romance book releases for July 2008. If we’ve missed any titles, feel free to post a comment informing of us of the book title, author and release date.

July 1

Eternal Pleasure Nina Bangs

His Forgotten Forever Michele Hauf

Dragon Wytch Yasmine Galenorn

Accidentally Dead Dakota Cassidy

July 28

The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance Various

The Darkest Kiss sees us returned to the world of Guardian Riley Jensen, a supernatural enforcer taking on all those otherworldly baddies that the mortal authorities fear, and to the thrilling writing style of author Keri Arthur. This is a series I honestly enjoy and one that has gotten better with each volume.

In this latest outing, our dear Riley is still struggling with the physiological changes wrought upon her from the experimental serum a former lover had been injecting with her. She is, of all things, learning to fly, but her flying lessons take a back seat when a new mystery lands in her lap. She goes after it with determination and focus while her love life remains in cold storage … that is until an old flame appears on her radar again.

Ah, yes, Quinn, that dark and delicious ancient vampire is back, dear readers, making Riley’s head spin and her hormones do a happy dance. They really are good together, as bed partners and otherwise, and I’m hoping we’ll see even more of them in the future. I really am pulling for a happy ending for them.

Overall, The Darkest Kiss is a solid, well-written book. There’s plenty of mystery and action, but the between-the-sheets time is less than the previous books, though that really doesn’t hurt anything because this series has truly developed into full-on urban fantasy with a strong element of eroticism and some engaging paranormal sleuthing.

Have you read The Darkest Kiss? If so, please feel free to leave a post and share your opinion.

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The votes are in and Darkness Everlasting by Alexandra Ivy is the reading group pick for June 2008. So head on down to your local bookstore and grab a copy and get to reading! When you’ve finished, head on over to the VRB.com forum and join in or start the discussion.

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Here’s a list of known upcoming vampire romance book releases for June 2008. If we’ve missed any titles, feel free to post a comment informing of us of the book title, author and release date.

June 1, 3

Damien Jacquelyn Frank

Lover Enshrined J.R. Ward

June 24

Serati’s Flame T.J. Michaels

Undead and Unworthy MaryJanice Davidson