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Another Disappointing Addition to the Waning Series Author: Laurell K. Hamilton In a world of crime and fear . . . it’s time to get naked, polyamorous, and in the shower. In book (ok novella) 23 of the supernatural detective/vampire hunter series necromancer and investigator Anita Blake is far more interested in getting down and dirty in a group scene than protecting the streets of St. Louis from all the big bads that lurk out there. It’s ok because, really, Anita hasn’t done a damn thing in several hundred pages (i.e. ten or so of the last several novels), so [...]

For the Dark Souls Searching Author: Katherine Heiny Love. Libido. Loneliness. Fear. The meaning of want: to drive away the demons of boredom, to find passion and escape, to be wanted in return, or perhaps to just understand. Single, Carefree, Mellow presents eleven short stories by new voice Katherine Heiny about relationships and the inner complexity of connectedness in a world where our desires just don’t make sense, even to ourselves. Each story concentrates on a woman who is everything except single, carefree, and mellow. Women in long term relationships, women with commitment, woman seeking excitement, fearing their decisions, fearing [...]