There's lots to choose from including Lover Reborn from. JR Ward—finally,
Tohrment's story. Make sure you come in or order early so you don't miss out on
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Easter is only a week away and here’s your chance to get some great reading for the Easter break. There’s lots to choose from including Lover Reborn from JR Ward—finally, Tohrment’s story. Make sure you come in or order early so you don’t miss out on your favourites. For sheer entertainment value, Julie James is hard to beat. With About That Night, Julie has dialled up the ‘steam’ and with her trademark humour, strong heroine and ‘sexy as hell’ hero, this book is a fun, spicy read that you won’t want to miss. ABOUT THAT NIGHT $12.95
Julie James HE'S PLAYING GAMES...Though Rylann Pierce tried to fight the sparks she felt for billionaire heir Kyle Rhodes the night they met, their sizzling chemistry was undeniable. But after being stood up on their first date, Rylann never expected to see him again. So when she finds herself face to face with Kyle in a courthouse nine years later, she's stunned. More troubling to the beautiful Assistant U.S. Attorney is that she's still wildly attracted to him. BUT SHE'S MAKING THE RULES...Just released from prison, Kyle Rhodes isn't thrilled to be the star witness in a high-profile criminal case--but when Rylann comes knocking at his door, he finds she may be the one lawyer he can't say no to. Still as gorgeous and sharp-tongued as ever, she lays down the law: she doesn't mix business with pleasure. But Kyle won't give up on something he wants--and what he wants is the one woman he's never forgotten.
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Shelly Laurenston’s Pride stories are always rife with laugh-out-loud humour and ‘snarly’ wit and Bear Meets Girl is no exception. Lou (Crush) is an easy-going hero, but like Bo in Beast Behaving Badly, slightly ‘anal’ about things like change. Heroine Cella, is a pain in the proverbial for him and the resulting conflict, absurdly funny situations and developing romance makes for another delightful read. BEAR MEETS GIRL BK#7 $18.95 TRADE P/BACK
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Shelly Laurenston He's big, burly, and way smarter than your average shapeshifting bear. Lou Crushek is a reasonable, mellow, easygoing kind of guy. But once someone starts killing the scumbags he works so hard to bust, that really gets under his fur. Especially when that someone is a curvy she-tiger with a skill set that's turning Crush's lone-bear world upside down--and bringing his passion out of hibernation. . .As a member of an elite feline protection unit, Marcella Malone has no problem body-dropping anyone who hunts her kind. But Crush is proving one major pain in her gorgeous tail. The only reason she's joined forces with him is to track down the wealthy human who's got her entire species in his ruthless sights. It sure isn't because Crush's stubborn and contrary attitude is rubbing Cella in all the right ways. . . Bk#1 The Mane Event
AT YOUR PLEASURE $12.95
Regency & Historical
Meredith Duran Glittering court socialites and underworld cutpurses alike know that Adrian Ferrers, Earl of Rivenham, is the most dangerous man in London. Rivenham will let nothing--not the deepening shadow of war, nor the growing darkness within him--interfere with his ambition to restore his family to its former glory. But when tasked by the king to uncover a traitor, he discovers instead a conspiracy--and a woman whose courage awakens terrible temptations. To save her is to risk everything. To love her might cost his life. Lady Leonora knows that Rivenham is the devil in beautiful disguise--and that the irresistible tension between them is as unpredictable as the dilemma in which Nora finds herself: held hostage on her own estate by Rivenham and the king's men. But when war breaks out, Nora has no choice but to place her trust in her dearest enemy--and pray that love does not become the weapon that destroys them both. . . . CONFESSIONS FROM AN ARRANGED MARRIAGE BK#4 $12.95
Miranda Neville They couldn't be more different--but there's one thing they agree on . . . In London after a twoyear exile, Lord Blakeney plans to cut a swathe through the bedchambers of the demimonde. Marriage is not on his agenda, especially to an annoying chit like Minerva Montrose, with her superior attitude and a tendency to get into trouble. And certainly the "last" man Minerva wants is Blake, a careless wastrel without a thought in his handsome head. The lights and din of her debutante ball set Minerva's teeth on edge. Surely a moment's rest could do no harm . . . until Blake mistakes her for another lady, leaving Minerva's guests to catch them in a very compromising position. To her horror, the scandal will force them to do the unthinkable: marry. Their mutual loathing blazes into unexpected passion but Blake remains distant, desperate to hide a shameful secret. Minerva's never been a woman to take things lying down, and she'll let nothing stop her from winning his trust . . . and his heart. Bk#1 The Wild Marquis. A COWBOY WORTH CLAIMING $11.95
Charlene Sands Cowboy Chance Worth gets more than he bargains for when he saves damsel in distress Lizzie Mitchell. He has come to Red Ridge, Arizona, to rescue her family's failing ranch and find Lizzie a suitable husband. Too bad it wouldn't be honorable to keep the little spitfire for himself! Lizzie may be innocent, but she's not naive. Fully determined to find her own way in life, she doesn't welcome Chance's intrusion. But when he plans to leave she realizes she may not be ready to see the back of him just yet! THE ART OF DUKE HUNTING BK#2 $12.95
Sophia Nash Bk#1 Between the Duke and the Deep Blue Sea. Six Regency heroes -- One royal hangover.. The Duke of Norwich has two rules: never marry and never go to sea. So on the morning after the most extravagant royal bachelor party of the century, he is stunned to find himself aboard a storm-tossed ship and locked in the arms of a proper lady. The Countess of Derby has two rules as well: never give away your heart and never let anyone get in the way of your life's deepest passions. But Esme cannot resist Roman when all seems lost at sea. Yet when their ship returns to London, everything will be forgotten . . . as long as they can keep their secret
from the Prince Regent. For if the future king commands them to marry, all their fondest dreams will be ruined. But where love is concerned, some rules are made to be broken . . . THE DUKE'S PERFECT WIFE BK#4 $12.95
Jennifer Ashley Lady Eleanor Ramsay is the only one who knows the truth about Hart Mackenzie. Once his fiancee, she is the sole woman to whom he could ever pour out his heart. Hart has it all--a dukedom, wealth, power, influence, whatever he desires. Every woman wants him--his seductive skills are legendary. But Hart has sacrificed much to keep his brothers safe, first from their brutal father, and then from the world. He's also suffered loss--his wife, his infant son, and the woman he loved with all his heart though he realized it too late. Now, Eleanor has reappeared on Hart's doorstep, with scandalous nude photographs of Hart taken long ago. Intrigued by the challenge in her blue eyes--and aroused by her charming, no-nonsense determination--Hart wonders if his young love has come to ruin him . . . or save him. Bk#1 The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie. HIGHLAND AVENGER BK#13 $12.95
Hannah Howell Once, Arianna Murray Lucette believed she'd met the man she could always rely on. She was wrong. Now she is fleeing for her life, and when her enemies attack a ship bound for her only refuge, she believes all hope is lost. Until she awakens on Scotland's shore to a pair of the most entrancing blue eyes she has ever seen. When Sir Brian MacFingal first spots the sun-streaked beauty on the beach, he mistakes her for dead. Soon, however, he discovers a woman more full of life and vitality than he ever dreamed possible. But though he knows he is fit to defend her life--even at risk of losing his own--can such a raw warrior as he ever be worthy of her love? Bk#1 Highland Destiny. HIGHLAND LOVER BK#3 $12.95
Amanda Scott Ever inquisitive, Lady Alyson MacGillivray embarks on a sea voyage and makes a shocking discovery: The young future king of Scotland is secretly traveling on board. Yet her surprise soon turns to terror when pirates attack the ship, take the boy prince hostage, and leave Lady Alyson to drown. Known to the world as the The Wolf, Captain Jake Maxwell had been commissioned by the King to follow the prince's secret transport. When he spies Alyson struggling against a violent sea, he moves swiftly to save her. Soon desire sparks between them, bringing them pleasurepowerful and deep. But the young beauty's connection to the prince's abduction puts her in danger. And if their love is to survive, Alyson and Jake must play a game of intrigue with royal and lethal consequences. Bk#1 Highland Master. IF I FALL $12.95
Kate Noble After a duke's betrayal, the resilient Sarah Forrester reinvents herself as society's leading light-the life of the party. It's all a facade of course. When an old friend returns to London, he's determined to rediscover the true and trusting Sarah he once knew. But it'll take more than a kiss and a promise-it might even call for an innocent and necessary deception.
Regency & Historical HIGHLANDERS PRIZE BK#5 $12.95
Mary Wine Bastard royal daughter, pawn in a deadly game … Sent to Scotland to be the king's mistress and produce an heir, Clarrisa of York has never needed a miracle more. But the brusque Highland laird who kidnaps her is a bit too rough to be considered divine intervention. He’ll do anything to thwart his king …. With rival lairds determined to steal Clarrisa from him and royal henchmen searching for her allover the Highlands, Laird Broen MacNicols has a mess on his hands. Worse yet, there's a magnetic attraction berween them, although he's betrothed to another. But even an independent-minded lady like Clarrisa knows that a Highlander always claims his prize... Bk#1 To Conquer a Highlander. HOW TO RAVISH A RAKE BK#3 $12.95
Vicky Dreiling Scandalous desires … Amy Hardwick has one last Season to shake off her wallflower image and make a love match. If she can't, she'll set aside her dreams of romance and return home to a suitor who can provide security-if little else. What she doesn't count on is the inappropriate and irresistible attention lavished on her in a darkened library by rake extraordinaire Will "The Devil" Darcett. Devilish delight … When Will is caught in a tryst with the ton’s shyest miss, he knows he must offer for her hand. Yet Amy is not the shrinking violet she seems to be. Passion lies beneath her prim exterior and Will is eager to release it. But winning Amy isn't simply a matter of seduction; first, Will must convince her that he's mended his wicked ways . . . Bk#1 How To Marry A Duke. IMPERIAL SCANDAL BK#2 $17.95 TRADE P/BACK
Teresa Grant Bk#1 Vienna Waltz. Amid the treachery of war and the whirl of revelry, no one is what they seem . . . Nights filled with lavish balls. . .lush, bucolic afternoons. . .. Removed to glamorous Brussels in the wake of Napoleon's escape from Elba, Intelligence Agent Malcolm Rannoch and his wife, Suzanne, warily partake in the country's pleasures. But with the Congress of Vienna in chaos and the Duke of Wellington preparing for battle, the festivities are cut short when Malcolm is sent on a perilous mission that unravels a murderous world of espionage. . . No one knows what the demure and respectable Lady Julia Ashton was doing at the château where Malcolm and a fellow British spy were ambushed. But now her enigmatic life has been ended by an equally mysterious death. And as the conflict with Napoleon marches toward Waterloo, and Brussels surrenders to bedlam, Suzanne and Malcolm will be plunged into the search for the truth--revealing an intricate labyrinth of sinister secrets and betrayal within which no one can be trusted. . . LADY DRUSILLA'S ROAD TO RUIN BK#2 $11.95
Christine Merrill Bk#1 Lady Folbroke’s Delicious Deception. Considered a spinster, Lady Drusilla Rudney has only one role in life: to chaperone her sister. So when her flighty sibling elopes, Dru knows she has to stop her! She employs the help of a traveling companion, who "looks" harmless enough .... Former army captain John Hendricks is intrigued by this damsel in distress. Once embroiled with her in a mad dash across England, he discovers that Dru is no simpering woman. Her unconventional ways make him want to forget
his gentlemanly conduct...and create a scandal all their own! KEEPER OF THE KING’S SECRETS BK#2 $17.95 TRADE P/BACK
Michelle Diener Bk#1 In A Treacherous Court. A priceless jewel. A royal court rife with intrigue. A secret deal, where the price of truth could come too high . . . The personal artist to King Henry Tudor, Susanna Horenbout is sought by the queen and ladies of the court for her delicate, skilled portraits. But now someone from her past is pulling her into a duplicitous game where the consequence of failure is war. Soon, Susanna and her betrothed, the King's most dangerous courtier, are unravelling a plot that would shatter Europe. And at the heart of it is a magnificent missing diamond. . . . With John Parker at her side, Susanna searches for the diamond and those responsible for its theft, their every step dogged by a lethal assassin. Finding the truth means plunging into the heart of the court's most bitter infighting, surviving the harrowing labyrinth of Fleet Prison--and then coming face-to-face with the most dangerous enemy of all. A LADY’S REVENGE BK#1 $12.95
Tracey Devlyn British agent Cora deBeau has spent the last three years seducing secrets from the most hardened of French spies while searching for her parents’ killer. When her latest assignment goes awry, she suffers at the hands of her French captor until Guy Trevelyan, the Earl of Helsford and master cryptographer, saves her during a daring rescue. Scarred and wary of men, Cora shies away from the one man who could heal her savaged heart. After rescuing Cora from a French dungeon, Guy discovers it was one of his deciphered messages that led to her captivity. Guy strives to earn her forgiveness while outwitting their enemy. But will he find the scars on her wounded soul run too deep? MARRIED TO A STRANGER $11.95
Louise Allen Sophia Langley's life is in turmoil. When she learns of her estranged fiancé's death in a shipwreck, the last thing she expects is for his twin brother, Callum Chatterton, to make a shock proposal! Her inner romantic objects to a marriage of convenience--and brooding Cal makes it "very" clear that's all it can be. Yet to save her family Sophia accepts with trepidation--and a highly inconvenient trembling of desire for her reluctant husband! PERILOUS PLEASURES BK#3 $12.95
Jenny Brown Lord Ramsay believes in fate. But is it chance or something more sinister that has the daughter of his worst enemy delivered into his hands? Finally, the stars are in perfect alignment for his revenge. But Ramsay isn't prepared for the vulnerable, courageous woman he finds--a woman with powers of her own. Zoe didn't inherit her mother's cruel heart, but that doesn't stop the tall stranger who kidnaps her. Now, she has only one weapon against the fate that awaits her . . . seduction. Yet even as Zoe uses her charms to bewitch her abductor, Ramsay's haunted Pisces soul weaves a sensual spell around her too. Soon, the two will be bound together by a burning passion as bright as the stars--and locked in a desperate struggle against an ancient sorcery that can be vanquished only by love. Bk#1 Lord Lightning.
Regency & Historical
THE PRINCESS AND THE PEER BK#1 $12.95
THE SAINT BK#5 $12.95
Tracy Anne Warren
Monica McCarty
When a royal summons from her brother arrives, Emma knows it's time to embrace her duties as the princess of a small European kingdom, and marry the man her brother has chosen for her...a stranger she has never met. Instead she does what any self-respecting princess would do--she runs away. All she wants is one week in London. One week to experience everything life has to offer, before she is locked away in a loveless marriage forever... Former naval captain Nick Gregory has inherited a title he never wanted. As the new Earl of Lyndhurst, he chafes against his landlocked existence--until fate brings a mysterious young beauty across his path. Believing she's an unemployed governess, Nick offers shelter and protection to the captivating girl, never guessing her true identity. Emma falls hard for Nick, but knowing they have no future, she flees once more--this time back to her royal responsibilities. But when she and Nick unexpectedly meet again, she learns that against all odds, he's determined to make this princess his bride...
Magnus MacKay is the ultimate Highlander: tough, proud, able to master any terrain and to best his enemies. Called "the Saint" for his refusal to discuss women, as well as for his cool and steady leadership, Magnus hides a painful truth. It isn't virtue or piety that keeps him silent, but a wound of love and loss that cuts so deep he cannot bear to speak of it. But when the woman who refused him is betrothed to his friend and fellow Guardsman, Magnus is tested by love's battle cry. A wild and innocent beauty, Helen chose family duty over her desire for Magnus. Now the anger in his eyes mirrors the tormented regret in her heart. But as deadly subterfuge stalks the King and his Guard, Helen vows to right her youthful mistakes with a woman's determined spirit. Still, Magnus harbors secrets and an iron will not to weaken to temptation--or heartache--again. But as danger looms, it's the kiss not of a saint, but of a sinner, that can save them. Bk#1 The Chief.
QUICKSILVER BK#11 $12.95
Julia London
Amanda Quick Victorian glass-reader and a psychic investigator play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a killer determined to trap them. After Virginia Dean, sensing dark powers at work, wakes up with a bloody knife in her hand and lying next to a dead body, the only person who believes she did not commit murder is Owen Sweetwater, a hunter of psychical monsters who is investigating the deaths of two glass readers. Bk#1 Second Sight. A ROGUE BY ANY OTHER NAME BK#1 $12.95
Sarah MacLean What a scoundrel wants, a scoundrel gets. . . A decade ago, the Marquess of Bourne was cast from society with nothing but his title. Now a partner in London's most exclusive gaming hell, the cold, ruthless Bourne will do whatever it takes to regain his inheritance--including marrying perfect, proper Lady Penelope Marbury. A broken engagement and years of disappointing courtships have left Penelope with little interest in a quiet, comfortable marriage, and a longing for something more. How lucky that her new husband has access to an unexplored world of pleasures. Bourne may be a prince of London's illicit underworld, but he vows to keep Penelope untouched by its wickedness--a challenge indeed as the lady discovers her own desires, and her willingness to wager anything for them . . . .even her heart. RULES OF ENGAGEMENT $12.95
Stephanie Laurens, Kasey Michaels, Delilah Marvelle (released 17th April) Everyone loves a wedding. The quiet country girl. The sophisticated member of the ton. A graceful duchess. Follow these charming ladies and their handsome suitors on their journeys down the aisles of England's grand cathedrals and castles as they make-and break-society's most sacred rules. Rules of Engagement A lady shall never be caught unchaperoned with a stranger. A gentleman shall never flirt with a lady below his social standing. A lady shall never waltz with a man to whom she is not promised. And above all, an engagement shall "not" be consummated before the marriage ceremony!
THE SEDUCTION OF LADY X BK#2 $12.95 BK#1 The Revenge of Lord Eberlin. The surprising news that dashing steward Harrison Tolly, illegitimate son of the Earl of Ashwood, is the rightful heir to his father's estate comes at a most inopportune time. With a wedding on the horizon and a baby on the way, a new life of privilege and prestige would be a blessing but for one problem: his heart belongs to another woman. Harrison keeps his desires for his employer's wife, Lady Olivia Carey, so hidden that even she does not know of his devotion. Her callous husband, Marquis Carey, went into a rampage after Olivia's troublesome younger sister returned from her tour of Spain pregnant, and Harrison impulsively stepped in to save the entire family from scandal. Now, like Olivia, he is trapped in a loveless arrangement. When a tragic accident claims the marquis' life soon thereafter, can Harrison seize his chance and cast aside one sister for another? TALL, DARK AND DISREPUTABLE $11.95
Deb Marlowe Portia Tofton has always yearned for brooding Mateo Cardea. His dark good looks filled her girlish dreams--dreams that were cruelly shattered when Mateo rejected her hand in marriage. Now Portia's home has been gambled away, and Mateo is the only man she can turn to. This time, however, she has in her possession something he wants--and she finds herself striking a deal with the devil himself! Danger is all around--but Portia has no choice but to trust this man who once betrayed her.... TAMING AN IMPOSSIBLE ROGUE BK#2 $12.95
Suzanne Enoch Bk#1 A Beginner’s Guide to Rakes. One year ago, Lady Camille Pryce left her haughty fiancé at the altar--for good reason. Not only was the marriage arranged before she could even walk, her betrothed was too smug to exert himself to meet her! Now, disowned, with no husband or family to support her, she's left with one option: go to work in the notorious Tantalus Club... A gentleman's gaming house run by a woman, the Tantalus is no place for a proper lady; so, to save face, her jilted fiancé must retrieve her. But banned from the club, he's forced to employ his ne'er-do-well cousin instead. A handsome, experienced rogue, Keating Blackwood is the perfect man to lure Camille away. But the moment they meet, Keating instead wants to save her...for himself. Impossible? Perhaps ....
Regency & Historical Contemporary & Humour TEXAS BRIDE BK#9 $12.95
Joan Johnston Miranda Wentworth never imagined becoming a mail-order bride. Now marriage to a stranger is her only hope of finding a home where she and her two younger brothers can escape the brutality of the Chicago orphanage where they live. With any luck, she can even start a family of her own, once the three of them are settled at Jacob Creed's Texas ranch. But Miranda has one gigantic concern: Her husband-to-be knows nothing about the brothers she's bringing along. Jake Creed is hanging on to his Texas ranch by his fingernails. His nemesis, Alexander Blackthorne, is determined to ruin him. Jake will never give up, but he's in desperate trouble. His wife died six months ago in childbirth, along with their stillborn son, and his two-year-old daughter needs a mother. The advertisement Jake wrote never mentioned his daughter - or the fact that he has no intention of consummating his marriage. Bk#1 The Cowboy (out of print)
BAREFOOT SEASON BK#1 $17.95 TRADE P/BACK
Susan Mallery Michelle Sanderson may appear to be a strong, independent woman, but on the inside, she's still the wounded girl who fled home years ago. A young army vet, Michelle returns to the quaint Blackberry Island Inn to claim her inheritance and recover from the perils of war. Instead, she finds the owner's suite occupied by the last person she wants to see. Carly Williams and Michelle were once inseparable, until a shocking betrayal destroyed their friendship. And now Carly is implicated in the financial disaster lurking behind the inn's cheerful veneer. Single mother Carly has weathered rumours, lies and secrets for a lifetime, and is finally starting to move forward with love and life. But if the Blackberry Island Inn goes under, Carly and her daughter will go with it. To save their livelihoods, Carly and Michelle will undertake a turbulent truce. It'll take more than a successful season to move beyond their devastating past, but with a little luck?...
A WEEK TO BE WICKED BK#2 $12.95
CALL ME IRRESISTIBLE BK#5 $12.95 P/BACK RELEASE
Tessa Dare BK#1 A Night To Surrender. Minerva Highwood, one of Spindle Cove's confirmed spinsters, needs to be in Scotland. Colin Sandhurst, Lord Payne, a rake of the first order, needs to be . . . anywhere but Spindle Cove. These unlikely partners have one week: to fake an elopement, to convince family and friends they're "in love", to outrun armed robbers, to survive their worst nightmares and to travel four hundred miles without killing each other. All while sharing a very small carriage by day and an even smaller bed by night. What they don't have time for is their growing attraction. Much less wild passion. And heaven forbid they spend precious hours baring their hearts and souls. Suddenly one week seems like exactly enough time to find a world of trouble. And maybe . . . just maybe . . . everlasting love. WHEN PASSION RULES $12.95 P/BACK RELEASE
Johanna Lindsey (released 17th April) On the eve of her debut into London society, Alana Farmer learns the shocking secret of her birthright. Can it be true? Is she really the lost princess of the European kingdom of Lubinia? Returning to the homeland she and her guardian fled when she was an infant to escape Napoleon's rampaging army, Alana attempts to quell a bloody revolt in this isolated, mountainous country whose customs strike her as medieval! Suspicious that this beautiful newcomer is a wily imposter or a spy scheming to depose the king, Christoph Becker, the captain of the palace guards, arrests Alana and vows to draw the truth from his alluring prisoner, even if he must lay his life on the line to protect her from harm. Now, as a fiery passion flares between Alana and the man who has wrongly imprisoned her, the fate of a nation rests in their hands and on their hearts.
Coming in May: Be My Prince - Julianne MacLean Beguiling the Beauty - Sherry Thomas Crystal Gardens - Amanda Quick Lyon’s Bride - Cathy Maxwell No Longer a Gentleman - Mary Jo Putney A Gentleman Says I Do - Amelia Grey Rake With a Frozen Heart - Marguerite Kaye
The Proposal - Mary Balogh (h/cover)
Susan Elizabeth Phillips Lucy Jorik's the daughter of a former U.S. President . . . Meg Koranda's the offspring of legends . . . One of them is about to marry Mr. Irresistible--Ted Beaudine--the favourite son of Wynette, Texas . The other is determined to save her friend from a mess of heartache. Meg knows breaking up her best friend's wedding is the right thing to do, but no one else agrees. Faster than Lucy can say "I don't," Meg's the most hated woman in town--and stuck there with a dead car, an empty wallet, and a very angry bridegroom. Broke, stranded, without her famous parents watching her back, Meg believes she can survive by her own wits. After all, what's the worst that can happen? She'll lose her heart to Mr. Irresistible? Not likely. Not likely at all. Bk#1 Glitter Baby. CATCH ME A COWBOY BK#3 $12.95
Katie Lane Shirlene Dalton has it all: a dream marriage to a man who spoils her rotten and the most outrageous mansion Bramble, Texas, has ever seen. But when her husband unexpectedly dies, Shirlene finds herself right back where she started-in a rundown trailer on the wrong side of the tracks. Never the type to let a little bad luck and a whole heap of heartache get her down, Shirlene is ready to prove to the local gossips she can make it on her own . . . until she ends up living next door to the most tempting cowboy in town. Billy Wilkes has a score to settle and a plan to wipe Bramble right off the map. But when his sexy, redheaded neighbor figures out what he's up to, his good ol' boy charm won't be enough to save him. With the town on his tail, Billy will have to come clean quick-or kiss Shirlene goodbye. B#1 Going Cowboy Crazy. THE COWBOY TAKES A BRIDE BK#1 $12.95
Lori Wilde Ex-champion bull rider-turned-cutting-horse cowboy Joe Daniels isn't quite sure how he ended up sleeping in a horse trough wearing nothing but his Stetson and cowboy boots. But now he's wide-awake, and a citified woman is glaring down at him. His goal? Get rid of her ASAP. The obstacle? Fighting the attraction he feels toward the blond-haired filly with the big, vulnerable eyes. When out-of-work wedding planner Mariah Callahan learns that her estranged father has left her a rundown ranch in Jubilee, she has no choice but to accept it. Her goal? Redeem her career by planning local weddings. The obstacle? One emotionally wounded, hard-living cowboy who stirs her burned-out cowgirl roots . .
Contemporary & Humour
HOT UNDER PRESSURE BK#6 $12.95 .
Louisa Edwards
Henry Beck thought he'd already faced the toughest kitchen challenge of his life. After all, what could top sweating it out as a Navy cook on a submarine? But when he learns his competition for the title of Rising Star Chef is the sweet hippie girl he married...and left...ten years ago, the heat is on. Now Beck and Skye Gladwell are going head to head in the finals...and sparking up old flames every time they touch. But Skye wants more than a win over the man who abandoned her when she needed him most--she wants a divorce! Then her sexy almost-ex makes a deliciously dangerous proposition. He'll give in to her demands, but if his team wins the RSC, he has a demand of his own...one last taste of the only woman he ever loved. Bk#1 Can’t Stand the Heat. JUST DOWN THE ROAD BK#4 $12.95
Jodi Thomas When Tinch Turner lost his wife, he gave up on living. Now he spends his nights brooding, boozing, and brawling. When one of his escapades lands him in the ER, he finds himself staring up at the beautiful new doctor in town. For the first time in years, he feels a spark, but Addison Spencer wants nothing to do with the unruly rancher--or any man for that matter. She's only in Harmony four months, long enough for the trouble she left behind to be over. But then a vulnerable little boy barrels into both their lives, forcing them out of the past--and into a future where love is just down the road ... Bk#1 Welcome To Harmony. ONE HOT COWBOY WEDDING BK#4 $12.95
Carolyn Brown A marriage made in Vegas... Hunky cowboy Ace Riley wasn't planning on settling down, but his family had other plans for him...The only way to save his hide, and his playboy lifestyle, is to discreetly marry his best friend, Jasmine King. Can't possibily last... Fiesty city-girl Jasmine as just helping out her friend --that is, until their first kiss stirs up a whole mess of trouble, and suddenly discretion is thrown to the wind. One hot cowboy, one riled up woman...And they'll be married for a year, like it or not! Bk#1 Love Drunk Cowboy. THE SCOOP BK#1 $12.95 P/BACK RELEASE
Fern Michaels Teresa 'Toots' Amelia Loudenberry has crammed a great deal of living - not to mention eight much-loved husbands - into her varied and rewarding life. Newly single, Toots is ready to taste life again, and fate has just handed her the perfect opportunity. The owner of the gossip rag where Toots's daughter works is about to lose the paper to his gambling debts. Eager to find a way to keep her daughter employed among the movers and shakers of Hollywood, Toots calls on her three trusted friends - Sophie, Mavis, and Ida - to help her pull some strings. Together, they'll hatch a plan that promises thrills, laughter, and more than a hint of danger ... TOUGH ENOUGH $12.95 REISSUE
Jayne Ann Krentz, Lindsay McKenna, BJ Daniels The Cowboy - After their disastrous parting, Margaret Lark thought she was through with Rafe Cassidy. So when he shows up on her doorstep a year later with a shocking proposal, Margaret has no choice but to put her heart on the line again--even if it means winning back the cowboy who stole it in the first place.
The Cougar - Jim Cunningham's Arizona ranching family has been feuding with Rachel Donovan's for over a century--but forbidden fruit always tastes the sweetest to this handsome cowboy … Murder at Last Chance Ranch Teddi McLane's no-account, soon-to-be-ex-husband has just turned up dead - in Teddi's house, just days after she threatened to kill him. Now Teddi needs the help of her high school sweetheart, Sheriff Jake Rawlins, to clear her name. and to mend her heart. TROUBLE ME BK#3 $12.95
Laura Moore The youngest and wildest of the Radcliffe sisters, Jade is the last to return home to her family's sprawling Virginia horse farm and its unsettling memories. She never planned on a night of passion with a stranger before starting her new life as a teacher and riding instructor--or the shock of recognizing the man who gave her so much pleasure standing right there in her classroom. Officer Rob Cooper is stunned. Not only is the woman who rocked his world his daughter's second grade teacher, but she's the troubled teen whom he blames for his wife's death years ago ... Bk#1 Remember Me. A TURN IN THE ROAD BK#8 $12.95 P/BACK RELEASE
Debbie Macomber In the middle of the year, in the middle of her life, Bethanne Hamlin takes a road trip with her daughter, Annie, and her former mother-in-law, Ruth. They're driving to Florida for Ruth's 50th high school reunion. A long-time widow, Ruth would like very much to reconnect with Royce, the love of her youth. Bethanne's ex-husband, Grant, would like to reconcile, so she also has a major life decision to consider. And Annie is out to prove to her onetime boyfriend that she can live a brilliant life without him. There they are: three women with their maps and directions. But even the best-laid plans can take an unexpected turn -- or even be completely derailed. Bk#1 The Shop on Blossom Street. WOODROSE MOUNTAIN BK#2 $12.95
RaeAnne Thayne Evie Blanchard was at the top of her field in the city of angels. But when an emotional year forces her to walk away from her job as a physical therapist, she moves from Los Angeles to Hope's Crossing seeking a quieter life. So the last thing she needs is to get involved with the handsome, arrogant Brodie Thorne and his injured daughter, Taryn. A self-made man and single dad, Brodie will do anything to get Taryn the rehabilitation she needs...even if it means convincing Evie to move in with them. And despite her vow to keep an emotional distance, Evie can't help but be moved by Taryn's spirit, or Brodie's determination to win her help--and her heart. Bk#1 Blackberry Summer.
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But who would want to make orphans of the Slabaughs' children? And is this murder somehow related to a recent string Pleasure with a price. A high-profile celebrity of shocking hate crimes against the Amish? Having grown up Amish, Kate is determined to bring the killer to justice. wedding in Monaco is the kind of A-list event Because the other series of attacks are designated hate security specialist Rand Maguire excels at. crimes, the state sends in agent John Tomasetti, with whom Everything goes like clockwork, until guests start inexplicably losing all their inhibitions. . . . Kate has a long and complex relationship. Together, they search for the link between the crimes--and uncover a dark Painful secrets from the past. Rand is no stranger to the effects of Rapture. His chemist secret at work beneath the placid surface of this idyllic Amish community. Bk#1 Sworn To Silence. father's attempt at a cure for depression caused Rand's mother's death years ago, and put his father away for her CAUGHT IN THE ACT $12.95 murder. Now someone is circulating Rapture in a campaign Jill Sorenson of terror, intending to manufacture and sell it on a global As the owner of a flourishing Latin American scale. But with no leads, Rand feels the heat. Passion with crafts boutique, Karina Strauss should be no limits. Sexy Lodestone agent Dakota North is sent to help basking in her success. Instead she's worried Rand kick-start his search, armed only with her uncanny sixth about her troubled sister, the girlfriend--and sense. But what they discover in their race across Europe is prisoner--of drug lord Carlos Moreno. Kari more far-reaching and lethal than an erotic street drug. From wants no part of that life, but when she helps a Barcelona bank heist to a million-dollar arms deal in Paris, a friend cross into the United States illegally, Dakota and Rand give in to an insatiable craving for each two men on opposite sides of the law take notice: Moreno other in nights of pure carnal delight, no senses left unand Adam Cortez, the handsome border protection officer touched. No Rapture necessary. Bk#1 Hush. who lets Kari off the hook. It's not just Kari's tantalizing flash AFRAID TO DIE BK#4 $34.95 H/COVER of skin that catches Adam's attention--her drug cartel connections bring back the demons of his past. Moreno demands Lisa Jackson that Kari smuggle a package for him in exchange for her sisOthers may dread the chill of winter, but he relishes it. The way the frigid water preserves ter's freedom. Adam also gets dangerously close, tempting her to surrender and fulfil her wildest desires. As Kari prehis victims, the feel of their icy skin beneath his fingers... And soon the world will see their pares for the drug run, dark secrets, violent criminals, and deadly consequences lurk around every corner ... beauty—and his vengeance. The town of Grizzly Falls is on edge in the wake of a seriCHASING FIRE $12.95 P/BACK RELEASE al killer, and Detective Selena Alvarez is no Nora Roberts exception. That case was solved, but a new nightmare is There's little as thrilling as firefighting, at least about to unfold. There are two victims so far—their bodies to Rowan Tripp. The Missoula smoke jumpfound frozen solid and deliberately displayed. Both are womers are in Rowan's blood: her father is a legen she knew. And each wears a piece of Selena’s jewellery end. She's been fighting fires since her eight… Selena’s partner, Detective Regan Pescoli, and the entire eenth birthday. At this point, returning to the department are on the case, as is P.I. Dylan O’Keefe—a man wilds of Montana for the season feels like Selena got too close to once before. But this killer already coming home-even with reminders of the knows too much about Selena’s secret terror, her flaws, and partner she lost last season still lingering. Fortunately, this the past she’s tried to outrun. And soon he’ll show her that year's rookie crop is one of the strongest ever-and Gulliver she has every reason to be afraid… Bk#1 Left To Die. Curry's one of the best. He's also a walking contradiction, a BETRAYAL BK#3 $12.95 hotshot firefighter with a big vocabulary and a winter job at a kids' arcade. Everything is thrown off balance when a dark Christina Dodd At nineteen, Noah Di Luca was Bella Terra’s presence lashes out against Rowan, looking to blame someone for last year's tragedy. Rowan knows she can't compligolden boy, handsome, confident, and uncate things with Gull-any distractions in the air or on the touched by the shadows that tormented his ground could mean the end-but if she doesn't find someone brothers…or so everyone believed. Driven she can lean on, she may not make it through the summer. . by ambition, beautiful teenage Penelope Alonso fought her way out of the ghettos. DEADLY DANCE BK#5 $12.95 During one hot summer, they came together Dee Davis in the sweetness of first love…until his past reared its ugly As the intelligence officer for A-Tac, a blackhead and Noah walked away from her without a word. Nine ops CIA unit masquerading as Ivy League years later, Penelope returns, never imagining she’d see faculty, Hannah Marshall is used to working Noah or that one glance would wake their fiery passion. But behind the scenes. But when a brutal murder even as she fights the impulse to love him again, their sehits too close to home, Hannah finds herself crets betray them. As peril builds around them, Penelope in the middle of the action, falling in love while has one choice: to survive, she must once again trust the racing to outwit a sadistic mastermind. After man who betrayed her. Even with terror stalking through Belthe death of her A-Tac partner, Hannah doubts everything la Terra’s streets, love may be the most dangerous choice of she thought she knew about love and loyalty. When handall. Bk#1 Secrets of Bella Terra. some Harrison Blake joins the team, she's reluctant to trust BREAKING SILENCE BK#3 $17.95 him - or to act on her intense attraction to him. Then Hannah TRADE P/BACK RELEASE receives a podcast of a gruesome murder, and the only person who can help her find the killer is Harrison. Harrison has Linda Castillo The Slabaugh family are model Amish farm- spent years trying to hunt down the cunning monster who killed his sister. Now investigating with Hannah, he faces a ers, prosperous and hardworking, with four children and a happy extended family. When shocking possibility - his sister's murderer has resurfaced. As the danger escalates, Hannah and Harrison grow closer, the the parents and an uncle are found dead in their barn, it appears to be a gruesome acci- desire simmering between them ignites. And when Hannah dent: methane gas asphyxiation caused by a disappears, Harrison has only one chance to save the wompoorly ventilated cesspit. But in the course of a routine autop- an he loves. Bk#1 Dark Deceptions. sy, the coroner discovers that one of the victims suffered a head wound before death--clearly, foul play was involved.
Cherry Adair
Mystery & Suspense
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Lori Foster
Spencer Lark already knows too many secrets about Arizona Storm, including the nightmare she survived and her resulting trust issues. But in order to expose a smuggling ring--and continue avenging his own tragic past--the bounty hunter reluctantly agrees to make Arizona a decoy. Yet nothing has equipped him for her hypnotic blend of fragility and bravery, or for the protective instincts she stirs in him. Arizona wants to reclaim her life, which means acting as bait to lure the enemy into a trap. Sure it's dangerous, especially with a partner as distractingly appealing as Spencer. But as their plan--and their chemistry--shifts into high gear, Arizona may discover there's an even greater risk in surrendering her heart to a hero.... Bk#1 When You Dare. PHANTOM EVIL BK#1 $12.95 P/BACK RELEASE
Heather Graham Though haunted by the recent deaths of two teammates, Jackson Crow knows that the living commit the most heinous crimes. A police officer utilizing her paranormal intuition, Angela Hawkins already has her hands full of mystery and bloodshed. But one assignment calls to them too strongly to resist. In a historic mansion in New Orleans's French Quarter, a senator's wife falls to her death. Most think she jumped; some say she was pushed. And yet others believe she was beckoned by the ghostly spirits inhabiting the house--once the site of a serial killer's grisly work. In this seemingly unsolvable case, only one thing is certain: whether supernatural or all too human, crimes of passion will cast Jackson and Angela into danger of losing their lives...and their immortal souls. QUEEN OF HEARTS $11.95 REISSUE
Heather Graham Congressman Kiel Whellen had been chosen by the president himself to negotiate with terrorists during an airline hijacking. The stakes were high: his own fiancée was aboard the plane. But in the tragedy he failed to avert, Kiel's love perished. And Rhiannan Collins, young wife and mother, lost her husband, her children, her dreams...The years haven't erased Rhiannon's sorrow; nor has she forgotten the man she holds responsible. And he's here, aboard the luxury yacht on which she ekes out a living as a blackjack dealer. She's determined to hate him until Kiel dares her to let passion make two hurting hearts feel, touch, and care again. But also aboard is someone who could shatter Rhiannon's world ...... RUN WILD BK#4 $12.95
Lorie O’Clare Raised in a family of professional bounty hunters, Natasha King knows the dangers of tracking down fugitives--especially when they're wanted for murder. But this is no ordinary mission. This time, it's personal. The suspect is her own long-lost father--and the lawman hunting him down is dangerously close to catching her off-guard...In all his years as sheriff, Trent Oakley has never seen a woman as strong-willed--or as scorching hot--as Natasha. With her big-city experience and black-belt training, she's his best chance for tracking down the Trinity Ranch killer. Problem is: Can he trust her? Bk#1 Play Dirty. SIERRA FALLS BK#1 $12.95
Veronica Wolff Sierra Falls, California, is one of those sleepy towns that people choose to leave. Sorrow Bailey chose to stay behind and run the struggling family lodge, but has always yearned for
more. Things look up when she discovers a collection of letters from her three-times great grandmother and namesake, telling the story of a forbidden love affair. Billy Preston is the new sheriff, a widower escaping the grief of his former life. He helps out after an accident at the Bailey lodge, and what begins as admiration for Sorrow's quiet strength quickly becomes more. When Sorrow's discovery brings fame to Sierra Falls and her dreams of a better life are within reach, one too many "accidents" have Billy wondering whether someone is willing to kill to keep them off the map...
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Janelle Denison As the Executive Casino Hostess for The Onyx in Las Vegas, Valerie Downing is always on the lookout for the night's biggest winners. When she spots a man--one of the sexiest she's ever laid eyes on--generating huge excitement at the craps table, she knows she's in luck. Her goal: To make sure the high rollers stay at her hotel, and that any further gambling is invested right back into the casino. His: To enjoy some other "perks" that Valerie might have to offer... Turns out Chase Pierson is already a VIP guest who happens to be working with Valerie's boss on a top-secret mission for the Reliance Group--one for which she too has been recruited. But Valerie, bold and gorgeous as she is, is first and foremost a professional. "No fraternizing with Onyx clientele" is her motto...and this hard-bodied, infuriatingly charming client is no exception. Even if Chase knows that the harder the hunt, the hotter the surrender... Bk#1 Into The Night. WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU BK#2 $33.95 H/COVER
Iris Johansen Trading information on the streets to survive after being abandoned at the age of 4, Catherine Ling is instructed by assassin and master poisoner Hu Chang before being recruited by the CIA and pitted against a rogue operative in a race to obtain a brutally deadly poison. Bk#1 Chasing the Night. THE WITNESS $33.95 H/COVER
Nora Roberts Daughter of a controlling mother, Elizabeth finally let loose one night, drinking at a nightclub and allowing a strange man's seductive Russian accent lure her to a house on Lake Shore Drive. The events that followed changed her life forever. Twelve years later, the woman known as Abigail Lowery lives on the outskirts of a small town in the Ozarks. She keeps to herself, saying little, revealing nothing. But Abigail's reserve only intrigues police chief Brooks Gleason. He suspects that Abigail needs protection from something--and that her elaborate defences hide a
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Kate Douglas
The Demon King still lives, stronger than When naturalist Mariah Garvey travels to the remote challenging enough. But Jeff and Kitty Alaska ever, devouring souls in search of immorglacier region,Martini she finds abundance beauty arean also giving up of their rolesunparalleled as tality. Against him stands the scholar Tain the Lower 48. The stark exterminators landscape, theand vivid life force--and super-being Comron, a newly-minted warrior of Lemuria, the powerful appeal of her rugged new guide, while Patrick Worley. manders in Centaurion Division and Willow, a woman of unearthly loveliFor Patrick, the beautifulthe nature writer is an unwelcome mastering political landscape as the disness, born of mist...Taron must pass traction. His job at heads the Great Glacier Dog Diplomatic Ranch is only a covnew of Centaurion's through the waterfall of molten gold that er for Enter his classified workassassination with Alpha Force. He ais new on a mission shields the secret portal to his beloved land. His brilliant Corps. a shadowy plot and to of uncover the conspirators, truth behind aand series of deadly explosions, set anti-alien nothing will ever be the and mind and the speaking sword called CrystalFire are his her presence hinders his ability to shape-shift and to hunt--as weapons against evil. But nothing can protect him from same... Bk#1 Touched By An Alien. only a werewolf can. Even if he, too, feels an animal lust hot the power of love. Willow, whom he once knew as a enough to melt the Alaskan ice, he knows desire cannot sprite who could dance in his hand, has been changed BACK FROM THE UNDEAD BK#5their $12.95 be satisfied. Nor can it be denied. by a master stroke of magic into the form of a beautiful,
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But with the help of her former lover, Charlaine Harris must survive murderous attacks, remove a space entity from Tanaka--whose family is one of the last samurai clans With her knack for being in trouble's way, a group of astronauts, avoid an unhingedjustice woman left in Japan--she standsand a chance at seeking forwith a Sookie witnesses the firebombing of Merserious crush on Kitty's high school boyfriend. And that's all the condemned children... Until the Yakuza tries to put lotte's, the bar where she works. Since masterminds decide Kitty's anbefore end toevil Jace's investigation. Jace risksextermination more than is vital. Sam Merlotte is now known to be twodeath--this time, it's the fate of her very soul that's in natured, suspicion falls immediately on BENEATH THE THIRTEEN MOONS $15.95 danger . . . Bk#1 Dying Bites. the anti-shifters in the area. Sookie susP/BACK RELEASE pects otherwise, but her attention is divided when she Kathryne Kennedy BLOOD ON THE BAYOU BK#2 $12.95 realizes that her lover, Eric Northman, and his "child" When boat-smuggler Mahri Zin kidnaps a Healer to cure her Stacey Jay Pam are plotting to kill the vampire who is now their masfamily and he Bk#1 turns Dead out to On be the of Sea Forest, the Prince Delta. Annabelle Lee, she ter. Gradually, Sookie is drawn into the plot-which is must use too much of the magical zabbaroot to escape his a Fairy Containment and Control agent much more complicated than she knows… Bk#1 Dead enemies. From herimmunity root-induced coma she learns with to fairy venom, is oncethat the Until Dark. natives of thisagain planetcalled plan for her to Bond with him, a joining upon to help solve a murder so final that todeep tear itinasunder would mean the death of them the bayou. But this one's off the DEADLY IS THE KISS BK#1 $12.95 both. Mahri only wants herex-lover, freedom, but as they her plunge books. Her Hitch, needs Rhyannon Byrd through the dangerous watersforofathe swamps she finds it hard help searching secret chemical Tasked with protecting humanity from to resist lab the and physical lure of Prince Korl.it And Prince must weapons an FBI mole providing with the human harm, the last thing Ashe Granger was change the entire world of Sea Forest in order to gain her lab rats. Helping Hitch means certain interpersonal dissearching for on his mission was his desheart, and ultimately determine mankind's survival on this aster with her estranged boyfriend, but Annabelle knows tined mate. Then, a mysterious dark-eyed landless planet. what it feels like to be a lab rat. Her new fairy-attackbeauty reluctantly offered him shelter. A induced paranormal abilities seem to have few negative spark of danger--and a soul-deep recogBITING THE BRIDE $15.95 side effects, but would that change if she stopped injectnition--ignited a burning, carnal Clare Willis ing herself with the mystery drug delivered to her by the need....Since her family's exile, Juliana Sabin had borne When shemysterious--not discovers that her best friend's fiancé is a vampire even more to mention ridiculously attracfull responsibility for their safety. So when evil struck, she who has made a centuries-long of marrying wealthy tive--Tucker? A man who can turncareer invisible at will, and had no choice but to ally herself with the sexy guardian women and killing them off,dead attorney Marquette, who makes nothen bones about how she'llSunni be if she vampire. Now, months later, Ashe is back and tempting who has ability As to read minds, investigation turns to the star reveals histhe secrets? the murder pro-witness in Juliana to reveal her darkest secrets...and desires. For her latest case, whom shelearns believes is also a the vampire, gresses, Annabelle quickly Tucker isn't only for the killer stalking the shadows isn't acting alone--and he help. one with secrets, and that the only things that cut deeper won't rest until his deadly cravings are fulfilled. than a friend's deception are the lies we tell ourselves. BONE GODS BK#3 $15.95 DELIVERANCE BK#3 $12.95 Caitlin Kittredge BORN TO DARKNESS BK#1 $32.95 H/COVER Dakota Banks Bk#1 Street Magic, Bk#2 Demon Bound. Pete Caldecott is Suzanne Brockmann A demon's assassin for centuries, Maliha trying to survive Black without Winter, her Crayne has gone rogue, determined to Notintoo far London in the future, theJack Obermeyer teacher and closest friend. After Jack beenaturned save a life for every one she's destroyed Institute researches whathad makes select into a demon, he had gone to live far out of reach . .In. in hell. But for in order to free herself from an eternity of few individuals Greater-Thans. addition Pete, survivingtoisstudying not easy. enslavement, damnation, and excruciatthis phenomenon, the institute ing torment. But as the powers that susrecruits workers with high integration levtained her in the past fade, she is wary of els. Destiny, an addictive and expensive trusting those closest to her--especially her lover, Jake. drug created from the hormones found in And her closest friends are beginning to disappear, one young Greater-Thans, allows users to stay young and by one. Amid her anger, suspicion, and sorrow, her life is healthy. But there is a side effect. Some users develop spiraling out of control. Worse still, a beautiful Renaissuperpowers and go homicidally insane. Dr. Michelle sance murderess is recruiting Maliha as her new assasMac Mackenzie, a diminutive, forceful operative for OI, sin. Maliha is turning into a lethal puppet with an evil has discovered that sex magnifies her abilities to heal Immortal pulling the strings, forced to kill innocents or herself. When she breaks her foot trying to subdue a see her missing friends die horribly. Suddenly trapped in jacked-up first-time Destiny user, she looks for sexual healing at a bar and meets Shane Laughlin, a disgraced a moral no-man's-land, Maliha is damned if she does Navy SEAL. and damned if she doesn't . . . and time is rapidly running out. Bk#1 Dark Time. Another work day, another case for the ALIEN TANGO BK#2 $15.95 Files. But this time, Jace is Bloodhound
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Ann Aguirre
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As a handler, Corine Solomon can touch any object and learn its history. Her power is a gift, but one that's thrown her life off track. The magical inheritance she received from her mother is dangerously powerful, and Corine has managed to mark herself as a black witch by dealing with demons to solve her problems. Back home, Corine is trying to rebuild her pawnshop and her life with her ex Chance, despite the target on her back. But when the demons she provoked kidnap her best friend in retaliation, Corine puts everything on hold to save her. It's undoubtedly a trap, but Corine would do anything to save those she loves, even if it means sacrificing herself… Bk#1 Blue Diablo. ENRAPTURED BK#4 $12.95
Elisabeth Naughton, Cathy Bouchard Orpheus--To most he's an enigma, a devilmay-care rogue who does whatever he pleases whenever he wants. Now this loose cannon is part of the Eternal Guardians--elite warriors assigned to protect the human realm--whether he likes it or not. Orpheus has just one goal: to rescue his brother from the Underworld. He's not expecting a woman to get in the way. Especially not a Siren as gorgeous as Skyla. He has no idea she's an assassin sent by Zeus to seduce, entrap, and ultimately destroy him. Yet Skyla herself might have the most to lose. There's a reason Orpheus feels so familiar to her, a reason her body seems to crave him. Perhaps he's not the man everyone thinks... The truth could reveal a deadly secret as old as the Eternal Guardians themselves. Bk#1 Marked. EXCEPT THE QUEEN $12.95 P/BACK RELEASE
Jane Yolen, Midori Snyder Sisters Serena and Meteora were proud members of the high court of the Fairy Queen-until they were cast out from court, stripped of their powers, and banished to the brutish mortal realm of Earth-where they discover a longforgotten dark force that threatens both fairy and human worlds. FURY OF FIRE BK#1 $16.95 TRADE P/BACK
Coreene Callahan A clandestine race of half-dragon, halfhumans known as dragon-shifters lives among us. Bastian, leader of the Nightfury dragon clan, is sworn to protect humankind at all costs. For him, honor and duty always come first. When the clan dictates he take a human mate to sire a son, he falters, aware that for a human to birth a dragon-shifter she must die. Myst, the woman given into his care, is the most extraordinary he's ever met, and though he can’t bear the thought of harming her, he is bound by duty. Myst loves her life in the human world, but Bastian has captured her heart in an instant of electric connection. But Bastian and his warriors are in the middle of a deadly battle with the Razorback dragon-shifters, intent on killing every Nightfury clan member and the humans they protect; the fate of their world and ours hangs in the balance. HOME FOR A SPELL BK#7 $12.95 P/BACK RELEASE
Madelyn Alt Back to work at her antique shop, Enchantments, Maggie's broken leg makes helping customers a lame proposition-but that doesn't mean the rest of her life is slowing down. While her boyfriend, the magically- inclined Marcus, has some unfinished business to attend to and her best friend is getting ready to tie the knot
and move away, Maggie decides it's time to find her own change of scenery. And she'll start by finally getting a new apartment. But Maggie's new dream home turns into a nightmare when the apartment manager is found dead before she can even sign the lease. And Maggie finds herself not only searching for a new home-but for a frightfully clever killer… Bk#1 The Trouble With Magic.
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Shiloh Walker His past is a mystery, even to him-a werewolf with memories so lost in a fog that even the Hunter's healers cannot help him. More than a century ago, Toronto awakened on an unfamiliar street, naked and alone- and dogged by the unanswered questions of his enigmatic existence. The vampire Sylvia is no Hunter. She's a mercenary who just barely skates this side of what the Hunters consider acceptable. All she wants is to hunt her quarry, and make a lot of money. Her newest prey is a devious killer. But her newest complication is of a more intimate sort: a blonde, blue-eyed werewolf who interferes with her plans in so many exquisite ways. Bk#1 Hunters: The Beginning. THE KINGDOM BK#2 $12.95
Amanda Stevens Deep in the shadowy foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains lies a dying town...My name is Amelia Gray. They call me The Graveyard Queen. I've been commissioned to restore an old cemetery in Asher Falls, South Carolina, but I'm coming to think I have another purpose here. Why is there a cemetery at the bottom of Bell Lake? Why am I drawn time and again to a hidden grave I've discovered in the woods? Something is eating away at the soul of this town-this withering kingdom--and it will only be restored if I can uncover the truth. Bk#1 The Restorer. LESSONS AFTER DARK BK#2 $12.95
Isabel Cooper Bk#1 No Proper Lady. A woman with an unspeakable past....Olivia Brightmore didn't know what to expect when she took a position to teach at Englefiend School, an academy for "gifted" children. But it wasn't having to rescue a young girl who levitated to the ceiling. Or battling a dark mystery in the surrounding woods. And nothing could have prepared her for Dr. Gareth St. John... A man with exceptional talent. He knew all about her history and scrutinized her every move because of it. But there was more than suspicion lurking in those luscious green eyes. Even with all the strange occurrences at the school, the most unsettling of all is the attraction pulling Olivia and Gareth together with a force that cannot be denied. THE LINGERING DEAD BK#3 $12.95
JN Duncan Jackie Rutledge has faced down everything from the darkest sorcery to uber-vengeful revenants. But heading up the Bureau's special paranormal unit is presenting unexpected challenges. Handling otherworldly egos and politics has never come easy to this loner agent. And opening up to her sexy vampire lover, Nick, is as unnerving as her unwanted new ability to slip between the realms of the living and the dead...Now an insidious power holding helpless ghosts in thrall is using any means necessary to discredit Jackie and split her team apart for good. The only chance she has means baiting the terrifying Deadworld being stalking her dreams, hunting her every step - and growing ever more hungry for her ultimate sacrifice… Bk#1 Deadworld.
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LOVER REBORN BK#10 $32.95 H/COVER
JR Ward
Ever since the death of his "shellan," Tohrment has been unrecognizable from the vampire leader he once was. Physically emaciated and heartbroken beyond despair, he has been brought back to the Brotherhood by a self-serving fallen angel. Now, fighting once again with ruthless vengeance, he is unprepared to face a new kind of tragedy. When Tohr begins to see his beloved in his dreams-trapped in a cold, isolated netherworld far from the peace and tranquillity of the Fade--he turns to the angel in hopes of saving the one he has lost. But because Lassiter tells him he must learn to love another to free his former mate, Tohr knows they are all doomed.... Except then a female with a shadowed history begins to get through to him. Against the backdrop of the raging war with the "lessers," and with a new clan of vampires vying for the Blind King's throne, Tohr struggles between the buried past and a very hot, passion-filled future...but can his heart let go and set all of them free? Bk#1 Dark Lover. MAGIC UNCHAINED BK#7 $12.95
Jessica Andersen Cara Liu is determined to unite the forces under her leadership but when Nightkeeper Sven enters the scene, Cara has trouble separating her duty to her people from her desire for her ex-lover. Their secret affair will not only jeopardize a tenuous alliance among the Nightkeepers, but it also distracts them from a danger within their own ranks planning a vicious betrayal... Bk#1 Nightkeepers. MAGIC WITHOUT MERCY BK#8 $12.95
Devon Monk Allison Beckstrom's talent for tracking spells has put her up against some of the darkest elements in the world of magic. But now, magic itself has been poisoned, and Allie's undead father may have left the only cure in the hands of a madman. Allie Beckstrom and her fellow renegades must elude the Authority to find the cure before they are no longer able to stop the sickness from spreading. Bk#1 Magic to the Bone. REAL VAMPIRES HATE SKINNY JEANS BK#8 $17.95 TRADE P/BACK
Gerry Bartlett Someone is eating for two... Full-figured vampire Glory St. Clair thinks things are finally going her way. She's no longer possessed by a demon, the legions of hell aren't on her tail, and her love life is heating up since she managed to reconnect with her maker-and longtime lover-Jeremy Blade. When a pregnant demon shows up on her doorstep, Glory knows that everything is about to go to hell. Alesa is claiming that the baby she's carrying is Rafe's, conceived while she was inhabiting Glory's body. A clever trap? Or could it be true? Booties and bibs are the last thing on Glory's mind when she discovers dark secrets from her own forgotten past. Who is she? "What" is she? And how will the men in her life deal with the fact that she may be more powerful than she knew? Bk#1 Real Vampires Have Curves. RETRIBUTION BK#20 $12.95 P/BACK RELEASE
Sherrilyn Kenyon Orphaned as a child and raised by vampires, Abigail Yager lives for one purpose, and one purpose only: To avenge the deaths of vampires everywhere. To destroy the merciless Dark-Hunters who stalk and kill her adoptive
race. But most of all, to find the one man responsible for brutally murdering her family: the ex-gunslinger Jess "Sundown" Brady... Resurrected from death by a vengeful Greek goddess, Jess must hunt and destroy the creature who's assassinating Dark-Hunters. The last thing he expects to find is a human face behind the killings--and especially one resembling the human who'd murdered him centuries ago. Jess knows he's not the one who slaughtered Abigail's parents. But now he must convince her of his innocence--and cross the abyss between human and vampire--before the darkest of powers rises to destroy them both... Bk#1 Night Pleasures. SACRIFICIAL MAGIC BK#4 $12.95
Stacia Kane When Chess Putnam is ordered by an infamous crime boss--who also happens to be her drug dealer--to use her powers as a witch to solve a grisly murder involving dark magic, she knows she must rise to the challenge. Adding to the intensity: Chess's boyfriend, Terrible, doesn't trust her, and Lex, the son of a rival crime lord, is trying to reignite the sparks between him and Chess. Plus there's the little matter of Chess's real job as a ghost hunter for the Church of Real Truth, investigating reports of a haunting at a school in the heart of Downside. Someone seems to be taking a crash course in summoning the dead--and if Chess doesn't watch her back, she may soon be joining their ranks. As Chess is drawn into a shadowy world of twisted secrets and dark violence, it soon becomes clear that she's not going to emerge from its depths without making the ultimate sacrifice … Bk#1 Unholy Ghosts. SAVAGE AWAKENING BK#2 $12.95
JD Tyler Bk#1 Primal Law. A group of former Navy SEALS, the Alpha Pack is a top-secret team of wolf shifters with Psy powers combating the greatest dangers in the world. But sometime those dangers are more intimate than they bargained for… After a mission goes wrong, Aric Savage is taken prisoner. Half-dead and despairing, he makes a stunning discovery: his Pack mate Micah Chase, who was reported dead, is a fellow captive. When the Alpha team goes into full-rescue mode, accompanying them is an absolute stunner with sable hair--and a spine of solid steel. LAPD officer and Psy Dreamwalker Rowan Chase has one priority: her brother Micah's recovery. Still, she can't help but be drawn to Aric, the ruggedly handsome wolf shifter who pleasures her as no man ever has-however fleeting their affair is destined to be. But when Aric's life is endangered, Rowan must ask herself what she's willing to sacrifice in the name of love, for the man fated to be her Bondmate. SHADOWS FALL BK#3 $12.95
Dianne Sylvan For three years, Miranda Grey-Solomon has kept her role as Vampire Queen of the South separate from her Grammywinning music career. But now, her dual lives are starting to collide, threatening everything Miranda and David, her Prime, have worked for. The entire Signet Council has descended upon Austin for its ten-year summit, bringing with it Prime James Hart of the Northeast, a sworn enemy come to take his revenge on those who defied him. But Miranda and David receive an unexpected offer of help from David's sire, an ancient and powerful vampire with knowledge that may be their salvation-or their doom. Bk#1 Queen of Shadows.
SINS OF THE SON BK#2 $12.95
Linda Poitevin
Paranormal
Bk#1 Sins of the Angels. A detective with a secret …When homicide detective Alexandra Jarvis sees a photo of Seth Benjamin on a police bulletin, she knows that Heaven’s plan to halt Armageddon has gone terribly wrong. As the only mortal aware of Seth’s true nature, only she can save him. An exiled angel turned assassin … Aramael was a hunter of Fallen Angels until a traitor forced him into earthly exile. Now, with no powers and only a faint memory of Alex, his mortal soulmate, he will stop at nothing to redeem himself—even if it means destroying Seth in the name of the Creator. A world with little chance of redemption … As Alex’s need to protect Seth sets her on a fiery course with the determined Aramael, the coming conflict between them may push the world over the edge—and into the very chaos they’re trying to prevent. THE SLAYER BK#2 $11.95
Theresa Meyers Bk#1 The Hunter. Winn Jackson isn't interested in hunting nightmares across the Wild West --even if it's the family business. Unlike his rakehell brothers, Winn believes in rules. As sheriff of Bodie, California, he only shoots actual law breakers. That's what he's doing when he rescues the Contessa Drossenburg, Alexandra Porter, a lady with all the elegance of the Old World--grace, beauty and class. And then he sees her fangs. Alexandra isn't just some bloodsucking damsel in distress, though. She's on a mission to save her people-and she's dead certain that Winn's family legacy is the only way. Luckily, aside from grace and class, she also has a stubborn streak a mile wide. So like it or not, Winn is going to come back with her to the mountains of Transylvania, and while he's at it, change his opinions about vampires, demon-hunting, and who exactly deserves shooting. And if she has her way, he's going to do his darnedest to save the world. . . TALL, DARK & DEAD BK#1 $12.95 P/BACK RELEASE
Tate Hallaway Recovering witch Garnet Lacey manages Wisconsin's premier occult bookstore. And a fringe benefit of the job is getting customers like Sebastian Von Traum-piercing brown eyes, a sexy accent, and a killer body. The only thing missing is an aura. Which means he's dead. And that means trouble. So what's a girl to do if she's hot for a dead man walking? Run like hell-and take full advantage of the nights... TEMPTATION RISING BK#1 $12.95
AC Arthur They live in the shadows--part man, part animal--hiding their true nature while defending the human race from the most savage of their kind... Washington D.C. police officer Kalina Harper still dreams about that night, two years ago, when a huge cat-like creature saved her from a crazed attacker. Although she kept the truth to herself, Kalina can never forget the ferocious strength of the beast's fangs and claws--or the raw animal hunger in its eyes. Until she meets Roman Reynolds... Powerful, passionate, and impossible to resist, they are the Shadow Shifters...Muscular, magnetic, and all man, Roman is a high-powered attorney with a predatory smile and seductive charm. He is also a criminal suspect with suspicious connections to the Amazon jungle. But when Kalina discovers that Roman is linked to a secret race of shapeshifting jaguars--who hunt down maneaters--she is
forced to put her trust in a man who unleashes her wildest fantasies and fears. A fierce creature of the night whose nature is to protect his female at any cost... THE THIRTEENTH SACRIFICE BK#1 $12.95
Debbie Viguie When young women start dying, Boston cop Samantha Ryan is the perfect person to investigate, for only she knows what the archais symbol carved into their flesh means. The last in a long line of ruthless witches, she grew up in a coven seduced by power and greed. And now she's sure that bad witches have returned to Salem. Reluctantly, Samantha goes undercover-into a town obsessed with black magic, into her terrifying past, and into the dark, newly awakened heart of evil. UNSEEN BK#1 $31.95 H/COVER
Heather Graham 1800s. San Antonio, Texas: In room 207 at the Longhorn Saloon, in the long shadow of the Alamo itself, a woman renowned for her beauty was brutally murdered. Her killer was never found. One year ago: In that same historic room, another woman vanished without a trace. Her blood was everywhere...but her body was never recovered. Now: In the last month, San Antonio has become a dumping ground for battered bodies. All young women, many of them long missing, almost all forgotten. Until now.Texas Ranger Logan Raintree cannot sit by and let his city's most vulnerable citizens be slain. So when he is approached to lead a brand-new group of elite paranormal investigators working the case, he has no choice but to accept the challenge. And with it, his powerful ability to commune with the dead. UNTOUCHED BK#2 $12.95
Sara Humphreys Bk#1 Unleashed. Kerry Smithson's modelling career ensures that she will be admired from afar, which is essential since mere human touch sparks blinding pain and terrifying visions. Dante Coltari is hired to protect Kerry from those who know who she is--or more importantly what she is-and want her dead because of it. Nothing could have prepared him for the challenge of keeping her safe. But, strangely, his lightest touch brings her exquisite pleasure rather than pain, and Dante and Kerry have an otherwordly connection that might just pull them through. WANTED: UNDEAD OR ALIVE BK#12 $12.95
Kerrelyn Sparks Phineas McKinney thought New York City was tough, until he was attacked by Malcontents--evil vampires who consider mortals to be snacks. Saved by the good vampires, Phin swore to devote his now undead life to stopping the Malcontents. He's got his job cut out for him when word comes that their enemy may be hiding in Wyoming. What does a city boy like him know about horses and campfires? Good thing he's got Brynley Jones with him . . . if only she didn't hate every vampire on earth. She's a werewolf princess . . . Bryn believes vampires are seductive and charming, and that makes them dangerous. So she's more than a little annoyed about teaming up with Phin, even if he is the only bloodsucker able to make her inner wolf purr. But as they hunt down the new leader of the Malcontents, danger threatens . . . and Phineas and Brynley discover a passion that will rock the foundation of their supernatural world. Bk#1 How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire.
Paranormal
WEREWOLF IN SEATTLE BK#3 $12.95
Vicki Lewis Thompson The last think Colin McDowell wants is to inherit his Aunt Geraldine's mansion in the San Juan islands off the coast of Washington. AS the pack leader of the Trevelyans in Scotland, he had little time to travel halfway around the world to take care of his inheritance. But the trip takes a pleasant turn when he meets Luna Reynaud, the young secretary his aunt hired shortly before she died. He isn't sure which surprises him more-Luna's clever plan for turning the mansion into a resort of the fact that she's drop-dead gorgeous. Both intrigue him-until he learns that Luna is only a half-breed. There's no way a pack leader can mate with a woman who's partly human...or is there? Bk#1 A Werewolf in Manhattan. WICKED AS THEY COME BK#1 $12.95
Delilah S Dawson When Tish Everett forces open the ruby locket she finds at an estate sale, she has no idea that a deliciously rakish Bludman has cast a spell just for her. She wakes up in a surreal world, where Criminy Stain, the dashing proprietor of a magical traveling circus, curiously awaits. At Criminy's electric touch, Tish glimpses a tantalizing future, but she also foresees her ultimate doom. Before she can decide whether to risk her fate with the charming daredevil, the locket disappears, and with it, her only chance to return home. Tish and Criminy battle roaring sea monsters and thundering bludmares, vengeful ghosts and crooked Coppers in a treacherous race to recover the necklace from the evil Blud-hating Magistrate. But if they succeed, will Tish forsake her fanged suitor and return to her normal life, or will she take a chance on an unpredictable but dangerous destiny with the Bludman she's coming to love? THE WOLF WHO LOVED ME BK#5 $12.95
Lydia Dare Lady Madeline Hayburn Has Money Problems... Specifically, she has so much of it that she's dogged by fortune hunters, including her bewilderingly attractive, penniless neighbour, with his wild nature and uncouth manners. For Weston Hadley, seeing Lady Madeline Hayburn truly is love at first sight, even though his infamous family puts her far above his reach. Yet when Madeline discovers that he is a werewolf, he is forced to marry her to keep his family's secret safe. Madeline is still wrapping her mind around the idea that werewolves exist. She should be more frightened, but Weston makes her feel far safer than the greedy suitors waiting at home. She thought marriage would be loveless either way, but the more she sees in Weston, the more she feels love may have found her after all. Bk#1 A Certain Wolfish Charm.
Coming in May: Born of Silence - Sherrilyn Kenyon (h/cover) Deadlocked - Charlaine Harris (h/cover) Under A Vampire Moon - Lynsay Sands Embrace of the Damned - Anya Bast Sparks Fly - Katie MacAlister Warrior - Kristina Douglas On The Prowl - Christine Warren Kiss of Pride - Sandra Hill
Romantica & Erotic BLOODRIGHT BK#2 $18.95 TRADE P/BACK
Karin Tabke Bk#1 Blood Law. After years of waiting, the Blood Law is at last avenged. Lycan Alpha Lucien Mondragon takes revenge on his brother, Rafael. Lucien is poised to slay Rafael's life mate, the Lycan/Slayer half-breed Falon- but cannot complete the kill. For Falon's mystical powers and fiery nature awaken a heart Lucien thought long dead. Instead of ending her life, Lucien defiantly marks Falon as his own, tormenting his brother to insanity and spurning Rafael's blood thirst for his own revenge. Though terrified by the savage Lucien, Falon finds herself inexplicably drawn to his primal rage and strength by a desire she cannot resist. Torn between the true love she has for Rafael and the burning hunger she holds for Lucien, Falon knows that the will of her heart will lead her to her destined life mate. But it may also doom the Alpha brothers-and the Lycan race-to extinction... BLOOD SECRET BK#5 $18.95 TRADE P/BACK
Sharon Page Lucy Drake is prepared to do all she must to save her family from financial ruin, even if that means giving herself as a sexual plaything to the Duke of Greystone for two weeks. Desperate to keep her ability to shape-shift into dragon form a secret, she has no idea that Greystone, too, has secrets. A vampire highly skilled in the ways of erotic pleasure, he plans to seduce the knowledge of his missing nephew's whereabouts from Lucy. Once he has his nephew back, he is sworn to destroy all shape-shifting dragons, including Lucy and her family. But after fourteen nights of sexual delights, will he defy his oath and give in to love with the woman of his dreams? Bk#1 Blood Red. FIFTY SHADES OF GREY BK#1 $19.95 TRADE P/BACK
EL James When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana's quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her, too--but on his own terms. Shocked yet thrilled by Grey's singular erotic tastes, Ana hesitates. For all the trappings of success--his multinational businesses, his vast wealth, his loving family--Grey is a man tormented by demons and consumed by the need to control. When the couple embarks on a daring, passionately physical affair, Ana discovers Christian Grey's secrets and explores her own dark desires. IN THE FLESH $12.95
Portia Da Costa Posing nude to appease her now ex-fiancé perhaps wasn't the most prudent idea Beatrice Weatherly has ever had. With the photographs scrutinized up and down the ton and her brother running them into debt, Beatrice's hopes of making a respectable marriage are dashed. After one glance at Beatrice's infamous racy cabinet cards, wealthy, powerful Edward Ellsworth Richie is soon obsessed with Beatrice's voluptuous figure. His indecent proposal--one month of hedonistic servitude in exchange for enough money to pay her brother's debts--is one she can hardly refuse. Determined not to let the rogue best her, Beatrice sets out for the infamous House of Madame Chamfleur to learn how to appease Edward's well-known "appetite." Soon the couple is playing out exquisite fantasies...and feeling emotion that goes deeper than flesh.
Romantica & Erotic
MASTER OF SIN BK#4 $18.95 TRADE P/BACK
STEALING COAL BK#5 $18.95 TRADE P/BACK
Maggie Robinson
Laurann Dohner
Andrew Rossiter has used his gorgeous body and angelic face for all they're worth--shocking the proper, seducing the willing, and pleasuring the wealthy. But with a tiny son depending on him for rescue, suddenly discretion is far more important than desire. He'll have to bury his past and quench his desires--fast. Miss Gemma Peartree seems like a plain, virginal governess. True, she has a sharp wit and a sharper tongue, but handsome Mr. Ross wouldn't notice Gemma herself. Or so she hopes. No matter how many sparks fly between them, she has too much to hide to catch his eye. But with the storms of a Scottish winter driving them together, it will be hard enough to keep her secrets. Keeping her hands to herself might prove entirely impossible. . . Bk#1 Mistress By Mistake.
Jill has learned the hard way that men can't be trusted and sex only causes pain. In the lawlessness of space, women are a sexual commodity-to be used and abused. She's doing a man's job, with only her father's brutal reputation and three androids to help keep her alive when she sees a massive, handsome cyborg chained to a freight table. The abusive crew plans to sell him to fight in gruesome death matches. It's stupid, it's insane, but Jill can't leave him to such a horrible fate. Coal has survived being a captive breeding slave and irreversible damage to his cyborg implants, but his honor is still intact. He's grateful Jill saved him and he'll repay her the only way he can. He'll fix her-with his mouth, his hands and his body. He can teach the little human just how much pleasure she's capable of feeling. Bk#1 Burning Up Flint.
NAKED ANGEL BK#3 $18.95 TRADE P/BACK
Logan Belle It's the biggest night of Mallory Dale's life. She's unveiling her sexy new burlesque club, The Painted Lady, and her boyfriend has a thrilling surprise for her. After four wild years, Alec is ready to propose, and he does it in her favourite place - onstage. Life is sweet - until Alec asks her to retire her pasties for good. But can she give up her boas in the name of happily ever after? Mallory isn't the only one torn between bliss onstage and off. An injury forced ballerina Nadia Grant to hang up her toe shoes, so now she's perfecting the art of the striptease and whipping the crowd at The Painted Lady into a frenzy. But one man is outraged - the man Nadia loves. Meanwhile, the club's financial benefactor is endangering his marriage - and the business - when he begins a sizzling affair with a young costume designer. Just when they're so close to having it all, will the stars of The Painted Lady lose everything? Bk#1 Blue Angel.
SWEET ADDICTION BK#6 $18.95 TRADE P/BACK
Maya Banks Cole is successful beyond his dreams. He can have any woman he wants, but there's only one he can't stop thinking about: his childhood sweetheart, Renita. He's never forgotten his first taste of innocent love and the desire that consumed them-or the pain he brought upon her...Her long-ago brush with submission awakened a longing in Ren that drove her to walk the darker edge of desire. She has become a beautiful woman at ease with her sexuality and unapologetic about her need for a dominant man. When Cole finds her again, he's gutted that she belongs to another. Ren's current master agrees to give her to Cole for a short time, but then she must return to his keeping. And though Cole agrees to this bargain, he knows he will never be able to let Ren go again... Bk#1 Sweet Surrender.
SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES VOLUME 1 $19.95 TRADE P/BACK
TASTING FEAR $12.95 P/BACK RELEASE
Jaid Black, Laurann Dohner, Desiree Holt, Eliza Knight, Mel Teshco, Kathy Kulig.
When their adored foster mother is murdered, the D'Onofrio women come together to hunt for her murderer - and track down a family legacy gone missing: rare, priceless art from the Renaissance, a treasure worth killing for. The law can only do so much and the three sisters are on their own - until three mysterious men get involved. Nancy is startled to find a brawny stranger at her mother's houseLiam is intense and instantly protective. But is it wise to trust him with every secret? Her sister Nell has turned to Duncan, her new boss, for help. He's an expert on the dark underworld of cyberspace, where other clues may lurk. And Duncan is so sexy it's scary. But what about Viv, the youngest of the D'Onofrios? She's on the verge of falling in love with Jack, who's all about fierce vigilance...The sisters embrace the ultimate in passion as danger stalks them all. Unknown and unseen, the killer is very, very near...
Captain of Nara's Heart - Laurann Dohner: Nara knew she was taking a risk with illegal trading. Sure enough, she's been arrested, caged-and will be auctioned as a sex slave. One look at the scary alien buyers and she frantically makes a deal, agreeing to be sold to Captain Vellar, who turns out to be large, sexy and seriously in heat. Dragon Heat—Mel Teshco: A highly skilled operative, Grace has been trained to track, fight and kill paranormal creatures. But when her latest target turns out to be a devastatingly sexy dragon-shifter, suddenly the hunter is the hunted. Dangerous Addiction - Desiree Holt: Having finally realized his dream to own a ranch, Cord is ready for the next step-settling down with the perfect sub. And he's found her in smart, sultry beauty, Fallon, but abuse at the hands of her ex-Dom has kept Fallon away from the lifestyle she loves … Highland Tryst - Eliza Knight: Having sworn off love, Kari Howard isn't averse to a little lust when a hot Highlander lands at her feet. Tattoo Witch - Kathy Kulig: At a seaside resort, lovers Sam and Anita meet a mysterious, heavily tattooed couple who refers them to Sinful Designs. The owner is a witch whose magical tattoos grant scorching, kinky sex beyond their wildest fantasies-but there's a catch … The Possession - Jaid Black: John Calder has everything most men would kill for-golden Adonis looks, money, women—then he meets Shelli Rodgers, a quirky, klutzy Ph.D. student who takes John on an emotional and sensual journey, giving him the one thing he's never attained-happiness.
Shannon McKenna
Coming in May: Seven - Elizabeth Amber The Girl’s Guide to (Man)hunting - Jessica Clare Wicked Pleasure - Lora Leigh (p/back release) Captivated - Lauren Dane Reckless Night/Hot Secrets - Lisa Marie Rice
