Bloodstone (Deadtown #3) By Nancy Holzner Urban Fantasy Paperback September 27, 2011 Ace Reviewed by Tori Nancy Holzner’s gritty urban fantasy series, Deadtown, continues on in her third installment, Bloodstone, which picks up not long after Hellforged left off. Shapeshifter and demon slayer Vicky Vaughn barely won the battle against the demon Pryce and his harpies, and was shocked when his body disappeared. Now a serial killer is on the loose, further escalating the already high Continue Reading
Review: Hellforged by Nancy Holzner
Hellforged (A Deadtown Novel #2) by Nancy Holzner Urban Fantasy December 28, 2010 Paperback, 340 Pages Ace Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Tina! No waterboarding the client!” Victory (Vicky) Vaughn is a demon slayer and a shapeshifter. In Deadtown she banished a nasty demon back to hell for good (she assumed) and gained herself a demon mark. But Vicky’s nasty demon is back-only this time in her dreams. When zombies turn up viciously torn apart and really dead, Vicky realizes Continue Reading
Big Winners at Smexy
I have two contest winners to announce today: First the winner of the Snuggle up package, including Deadtown and a snuggie, among other things is…. CrystalGB The winner of the gift package from S.A. Price, including an Entwined notebook and two books is….. Cathy M Congrats to both winners!! I have emailed you both with the details :) Thank you so much to both Nancy Holzner and Stella Price for sponsoring the contests!! Continue Reading
Interview with Nancy Holzner and Giveaway
I am happy to have author Nancy Holzner here today to talk about her new urban fantasy book, Deadtown. Who is Nancy Holzner, give us the low down. I’m a former English professor (I was a medievalist) who’s always loved language and stories. I grew up in western Massachusetts, and I went to college in Boston and grad school in Providence, Rhode Island. I lived in London; Auburn, Alabama; and several cities around the northeast before I settled in central New York state. I’m a full-time Continue Reading
Review: Deadtown by Nancy Holzner
They call it Deadtown: the city’s quarantined section for its inhuman and undead residents. Most humans stay far from its borders — but Victory Vaughn, Boston’s only professional demon slayer, isn’t exactly human… Vicky’s demanding job keeping the city safe from all manner of monsters is one reason her relationship with workaholic lawyer (and werewolf) Alexander Kane is in constant limbo. Throw in a foolhardy zombie apprentice, a mysterious demon-plagued client, and a suspicious research Continue Reading
New Authors, New Genres – Let’s Get Excited
In the coming months, there are some brand-spanking new authors that have fine looking books coming out and there are also established authors that are entering new genres. It's a win-win for us book obsessed!! As the good book pimp that I am, I must share these finds with you:First up is debut author Jill Myles - she posted the covers to her new books on Twitter and I was immediately intrigued. I took the time to read the first chapter of Gentlemen Prefer Succubi, and I think they are going to Continue Reading