Vampire romance author Colleen Gleason is participating in a fund-raising event for the Cystic Fybrosis Foundation. She has a beautiful blog post at her site about her son, who has the disease, and is also having a special give-away in conjunction with her fund-raising efforts.

Head on over to Colleen’s blog and check out the post, and, if you feel like making a donation to the fight against this terminal disease, go here.

Due to the increasingly hectic nature of my schedule these days, I am putting out a call for help seeking a few volunteers to assist with VampireRomanceBooks.com

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!

Oh, and just so that you know, this is a volunteer only position; there is no pay involved.

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.

> Discuss Darkness Everlasting
> Vote for the July 2008 Reading Group Pick
> See The Results

The votes are in and One Foot In The Grave (Jeaniene Frost) is the reading group pick for May 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.

> Discuss One Foot In The Grave
> Vote for the June 2008 Reading Group Pick
> See The Results

The votes are in and Susan Krinard’s Dark of the Moon is the reading group pick for April 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.

> Discuss Dark of the Moon
> Vote for the May 2008 Reading Group Pick
> See The Results

The votes are in and Lynsay Sands’ Vampire, Interrupted, book nine book in the Argeneau Vampire series, is the reading group pick for March 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.

> Discuss Vampire, Interrupted
> Vote for the April 2008 Reading Group Pick
> See The Results

Oh, and just in case you’re wondering or haven’t read them, Ms. Sands’ Argeneau books are fun, engaging reads, and even though there are nine of them, each can pretty much stand on it’s own, so if you haven’t read the first eight, there should be no worries. Just jump right into the series with Vampire, Interrupted.

The votes are in and Colleen Gleason’s The Bleeding Dusk, the third book in the Gardella Vampire Chronicles, is the reading group pick for February. 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.

By the way, I’ve contacted Ms. Gleason and she plans to drop by and answer questions and ask a few of her own, dear readers, so get ready!

> Discuss The Bleeding Dusk
> Read Our Review of The Bleeding Dusk
> Vote for the March 2008 Reading Group Pick
> See The Results

Oh, and just in case you’re wondering or haven’t read them, the first two volumes in the series are The Rest Falls Away and Rises The Night. No worries on catching up, you’ll most likely find these books hard to put down once you start reading.

The votes are in and Lynn Viehl’s Evermore, the fifth book in the Darkyn series, is the reading group pick for January. 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.

> Discuss Evermore
> Vote for the February 2008 Reading Group Pick

VampireRomanceBooks.com would like to extend our warmest heartfelt wishes to you and your families for a very happy holiday season.

We thank you so much for your support of the site and wish you all the best for a healthy, happy, and prosperous 2008!

The Webmistress

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