“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

January

	NO MATTER WHY by Joanna Aislinn ISBN 1-60151-609-2 Wild Rose Press Trust and stability became empty words the day motherless, sixteen-year-old Carrie Norwell’s brothers were murdered and her father’s heart gave out at the scene. Five years later, her barricaded heart remains virtually impenetrable to anyone willing to get close and offer what she wants more than anything: a loving family of her own. That’s exactly what Billy Jay Eldridge wants to offer the right girl. Operating on a heart and spirit rivaled only by his looks, he’s two years out of college, managing a store and on his way up the corporate ladder. Still, he toys daily with nobler–yet dangerous–career aspirations. Then shy, quiet Carrie joins his crew. Intrigued by her haunted eyes, he sets out to know her better, unaware his life’s calling will be the greatest obstacle to getting her to accept from him what she wants and needs most.
	PUNISHMENT AND MERCY by Cris Anson Ellora’s Cave Widowed Mercy Walcott is too horny for the repressive Massachusetts Bay Colony of 1694, so when she gets flogged in the village square for sexual congress outside matrimony, her father forces her to marry the blacksmith, Seth Burroughs. Strong, virile, dominant and insatiable, Seth tames her. Up to a point. The young acolyte, Adam Putnam, falls hard for the delectable beauty he’s forced to subdue while the Reverend doles out her punishment. Watching her bare ass getting redder and her delectable thighs wetter, he experiences his first orgasm under his churchly robes—in full view of the citizenry. Mercy remembers the feel of him as she squirmed away from the whip and against his sinewy body. She inveigles Seth to indenture him as an apprentice. Adam is torn between his carnal desire for the woman he’s coming to love and his innate scruples. How can he withstand temptation when Seth encourages his wife to make love to Adam? And how can Adam look his friend in the eye after he does?
	OBSESSED BY WILDFIRE by Autumn Jordon ISBN Not Available Wild Rose Press Isabelle Trinidad is her own woman. She vows no man will rope her into the humdrum life of a housewife and take away her dreams of becoming the National Barrel Champion like her father had done to her mother. Her mind is set, until a handsome Yankee comes to town and upsets all her dreams. Arson brings State Fire Marshal Warner Keyson to Wayback, but a wildfire of a woman stops him in his tracks. Intrigued by Issy’s fire, he contrives ways to keep her close while conducting his investigation. What they create, which neither of them bargained for, is the blaze of a lifetime.
	FALLING FOR THE TEACHER by Tracy Kelleher ISBN 978-0-373-78358-8 Harlequin (Super Romance) Getting shot in a robbery shattered more than Katarina Zemanova’s knee. Once an up-and-coming executive she’s realizing that recuperating her confidence, and her trust in people, is a lot harder than she expected. Teaching night school in a sleepy town seems like a good first step. George Benjamin Brown is no star student. He’s a recovering cynic with a new-found teenage son, Matt, and trust issues of his own. Matt sneaks off to enroll in Katarina’s class, and Ben storms in to teach him a lesson, but is instead captured by Katarina. It’s the start of a learning experience neither of them ever saw coming. This novel is the first installment in Tracy’s Adult Education series for Harlequin Super Romance.
	DEAD AIR by Mary Kennedy ISBN: 0451228774 Penguin Obsidian Psychologist Maggie Walsh left her clinical practice in Manhattan and moved to sunny Cypress Grove, Florida, to host a talk radio show. When one of her guests turns up dead, Maggie’s new roommate, Lark, is the prime suspect. Maggie has to prove Lark innocent while dealing with a killer who needs more than just therapy. Frasier meets Murder She Wrote in this entertaining new series by a real life psychologist.
	TIMELESS by Blaise KilGallen ISBN 978-1-935048-54-1 Class Act Books Harassed by an employer, Suzanne Thibold picks up a pre-read paperback to de-stress and is whisked to 1870 Dry Wells, Texas, inhabited by rank cowboys and town folks. She almost adjusts to the conditions when she learns Oscar Needham bought her as a Mail Order Bride. A bronco-buster hired by the S-bar-M Ranch, Cady Dillon comforts Suzanne after she is frightened by a shooting fracas below her hotel room. A burst of adrenaline has them making love. Cady knows she’s too good for him. He deserts her and heads for the California gold fields. Suanne awakens in her hotel room, but in the year 2010, still in Dry Wells. She is hired by the town’s current banker. Inhabitants she meets seem very familiar. When she gets a flat tire in a mall, Suzanne’s former lover’s great-grandson fixes it for her. They agree to meet at Dry Wells’ Summer Rodeo. Cady (William) Dillon stands Suzanne up, but then appears at her condo after midnight to explain why. ill she forgive him? What do you think?
	DAMNED AND DESIRED by Kathy Kulig ISBN 9781419924699 Ellora’s Cave She’s a demon, he’s a shapeshifting leopard. From their first meeting in the Sedona desert, passion ignites and trouble begins. Sex this wicked and good can only lead to disaster. When immortals from an alternate dimension try to free their exiled world, Brad is caught in the middle of a battle that could destroy not only him, but the land he loves. If Sakari chooses to save him, she stands to lose everything, unless…
	BOUND BY BLOOD by Erika Sands ISBN 9781601547637 Wild Rose Press His gaze haunts her like no other. Her beauty leaves him speechless. One caress, one kiss, one taste of the enigmatic Ariel and a maelstrom engulfs D’Nar. One touch of the dark, virile vampyr and her secret passion ignites—a forbidden craving to be taken and overcome by this superior race. Before long, they are bound not only by her blood and his need for it, but by her humanity as their desire swells in time to the desert wind that whirls around them. When Ariel agrees to become D’Nar’s concubine, she has no idea their mutual attraction will explode into a fury of ecstasy. But can this irresistible passion survive the growing distrust between human and vampyr? Can it survive an ancient evil bent on revenge? And knowing all the odds stacked against them, could it ever blossom into love? In order for their world to survive, Ariel and D’Nar learn that desire alone will not carry them to the end of their quest. Only when they trust each other enough to love unconditionally can they save their civilization—and themselves.
	COUGAR BY THE TAIL by J. Hali Steele ISBN 978-1-60521-389-7 Changeling Press Trent Dallion was screwed. Much older than him, the wily little cougar had him by the balls—and he couldn’t get loose. She’d thanked him for killing her brother. Did she mean it? Or was she playing a game of cat and mouse, waiting for revenge. Peri Montana tasted her destiny in the blood of the jaguar who took her diseased brother’s life. Mountain born and bred, she wanted nothing to do with the desert cat that possessed more vampyre abilities than she was comfortable with. Could she return to the hot desert nights without literally losing her tail?

February

	CATCH OF A LIFETIME by Judi Fennell ISBN 9781402224287 Sourcebooks She’s on a mission to save the planet… Mermaid Angel Tritone has been researching humans from afar, hoping to find a way to convince them to stop polluting. When she jumps into a boat to escape a shark attack, it’s her chance to pursue her mission, but she has to keep her identity a total secret…When he finds out what she really is, they’re both in mortal danger… For Logan Hardington, finding a beautiful woman on his boat is surely not a problem—until he discovers she’s a mermaid, and suddenly his life is on the line…
	BOUND TO BE MINE by Tess Lamont ISBN Not available Wild Rose Press Stripping had not just been profitable for Lisa Emery; it had given her the power, the control, to be the woman she wanted to be. She’d had a stimulating job and the perfect man at home—her master. Together, they were exploring the darker side of passion, and both seemed to bloom with the knowledge. Why then had he suddenly disappeared just when things were going so well? And why now was he back? Ben Johnson knew the “life” he and Lisa were living had been wrong…just knew it. Something that felt that good couldn’t be right. According to his therapist, “only by atoning for your wrongs could you really grow and change as a person.” Why then, after so many months apart, did he still need to dominate Lisa, to bend her to his will and give in to his baser instincts?
	THE FIEND OF WHITE BUCK HALL by Penelope Marzec New Concepts Publishing They say Thomas Hillyer, a wizard, is in league with the Devil and that the white buck roaming his estate hypnotizes people and steals their souls. Molly is a fugitive, wanted for a crime she did not commit. Seeing a want ad for a secretary in a sleepy town, she sets off for White Buck Hall but ignores the warning about the albino stag who lurks in the woods. When she meets him on the forest path, her life is forever changed.
	THE BEWITCHED COWBOY by Tess Quinn Wild Rose Press The last thing Matt expected his twin to tell him was that he had to marry the woman of his parents’ choice or suffer the loss of his powers. Destiny, a PhD and successful parapsychology writer, certainly did not expect her mother to tell her that she would die if she didn’t get married to a man chosen for her at infancy. The collision of two hard-headed, anti-marriage witches makes Destiny and Matt’s first encounter explosive. Now, they have to figure out a way to get along for the two weeks they can’t be separated without doing the one thing that could change their fate forever…falling in love.
	CLAWLESS by J. Hali Steele ISBN Not Available Eirelander Publishing An act of kindness can change your life–forever. Griffin Hayes knew what Jenna Sahara was and he didn’t care. So what if she was a member of the Kind? She took his breath away. And his passion for her knew no bounds. A vampyre infected lioness from the Sovereign Kind, Jenna has never been so drawn to any man more than the mortal Griffin. And he’s fated to be her true mate. Consumed by sadness because she is different, Jenna is determined to have Griffin in her life no matter what. First she’ll have to save him from her family who holds the power of life and death over him.
	RHYTHM OF LOVE by J. Hali Steele ISBN 9781419924330 Eirelander Publishing Carter Gates, amateur Latin ballroom dancer, is ready to make a move on his sexy new assistant. Bree’s scent intoxicates him, and her lithe body makes it hard to keep his hands to himself. But Carter owns the company and has one rule—hands off the staff. His body isn’t listening. Bree’s no better off. She has a taste for her new boss, one she can’t quench. Hiding the fact she’s best friends with his partner, and a dancer herself, she slips into a revealing outfit and his arms…just for one night of sexy, hot competition and a highly erotic tango that gives new meaning to “going up in flames”. Bree’s friend has other ideas—she wants to keep Carter for herself. However, after spending a passionate evening in Carter’s arms, and his bed, Bree wants more. And she’s determined to get it.

April

	HUNTED by Anna Leonard ISBN 978-0373618330 Silhouette Nocturne Beth Havelock always felt the pull of the ocean, tied to her Nantucket home even as she yearned for something new, something exciting. But when a handsome stranger washes up in a storm, she is cautious; her own immediate attraction to him frightens her. She knows nothing about him…except that he is hiding something. As seal-kin—a shapeshifter—Dylan Meredith was happy with his own kind. But the beautiful Nantucketer drew him from his rocky home to live among humans…and risk discovery for the chance at love. Neither can deny that the passion growing between them is real. But as Beth wrestles with her feelings—and uncovers her own mysterious origins—danger lurks. Dylan is being hunted, and now Beth is a target, too….
	TOO HOT FOR A RAKE by Pearl Wolf ISBN-10: 1420104810 ISBN-13: 978-1420104813 Kensington Publishing Her scandalous seduction… Hoping to pull off a brazen seduction, Lady Helena Fairchild sneaks into her betrothed’s bed—only to realize too late that she is lying next to a notorious rake. Even worse, her fiancé stumbles upon them and calls off their wedding. To avoid scandal, Helena’s family sends her away to the country. But when she steps into her coach, her escort is none other than the stranger who laid next to her that night… Was anything but an accident… Lord Desmond Bannington has no intention of changing his ways until he receives news that he is now the Marquis of Waverley. Returning to England to claim his title, Desmond vows to abandon his reckless habits. But for the memory of the lovely Lady Helena Fairchild undressed in his bed. Intrigued by her boldness, and yearning to know her innermost secrets, Desmond can’t help a temptation beyond all reason…

May

	TRY JUST ONCE MORE by Kat Henry Doran ISBN 1-60154-703X Wild Rose Press This contemporary romantic suspense is set in the Adirondack Mountains of Northern New York State. After she is cleared of homicide charges, and Maggie McGuire retreats to her childhood home to regroup and begin traveling the rocky road to sobriety. Now, after three years, her past rises up to bite her in the butt; this time it’s aimed directly at her precious children. The new chief of police who won’t leave things alone, continually picks at her, trying to find all the puzzle pieces. She once trusted a cop and lived to regret it. No stranger to personal treachery or betrayal, Chief Mike Brandt will have to set aside personal biases in order to protect the McGuire family―and convince Maggie to try just once more.
	FIREBRAND by P.K. Eden ISBN To be Announced E-Wings Press Amber Drake is the only person who can save three worlds from annihilation. Only she doesn’t know it yet. When the Garden fell at the beginning of time, the First One divided what was left into three: Humans – administered by the descendents of the Adam and Eve The Fae – watched over and protected by those who came from the Angel of the Garden Trolls – ruled by those who evolved from the Snake who tempted. Each world was given a sword to protect those who would come and hope for the future in the form of a prophecy that foretold the coming of one born of all three bloodlines who could bring peace and harmony to all worlds and restore the Garden to glory. But the tribred’s birth also initiates a series of events that start the Arpeggio Clock to begin the countdown to Armageddon and not everyone wants the clock to stop.
	TUPELO HONEY by Tina Gallagher ISBN Not Available Phaze Books When Tim cheated on Cassie and broke her naive heart, she left him without looking back. Fifteen years later Tim is back in her life and has made it clear he still has the hots for Cassie. She tries to stay strong, but it’s hard to resist a hottie hockey player who has love on his mind, especially when she still has feelings for him.

June

	REEL MURDER by Mary Kennedy ISBN To be Announced Penguin Obsidian Maggie visits a movie set and finds danger, romance, a dead body and fifteen minutes of fame.

July

	EVIL’S WITNESS by Autumn Jordon ISBN Not Available Wild Rose Press Elementary school nurse Stephanie Boyd’s ordinary world changes forever when she and her children witness a blood bath. To escape the wrath of the Russian Mafia, she has no choice but to help the FBI uncover the mafia’s mole inside the U.S. Treasury. While on the run with the handsome agent who is willing to die for them, Stephanie learns the meaning of self-sacrifice and love. Agent John Dolton’s only break in solving the case that cost him everything is a couple of kids and a beautiful widow. But keeping them safe seems impossible when their every move is foreseen by their enemy. Within weeks, Stephanie and her children soften the loner’s heart and John allows himself to let go of his all-consuming sorrow. This time John vows not to fail to protect the family he comes to love.
	NOBLE HEART by Linda J. Parisi ISBN 9781601547347 The Wild Rose Press The Ancient One isn’t finished with the Nobility, not by a long shot. Elena Kyrinova senses he’s after Tara and her unborn child and seeks out Alexi Valentin. He needs her help to save them and she needs his help to save her people from extinction. They strike a bargain. If Elena’s successful, Alexi will make her pregnant. But Nicholai tries to kill the Ancient One and falls into a coma leaving Alexi the Head of the House of Valentin. Alexi finds himself torn by duty and a promise, all the while knowing the Nobility is on the brink of destruction. Can he honor both? Can he stop the in-fighting between the Houses long enough to get them realize the One real threat they face? Can he find the courage within himself to become the father of a new race? Can Elena learn that being different really is beautiful and that she doesn’t have to hide inside what she is? Together, Elena and Alexi learn that even a playboy who plays at being a magician, and a healer who believes she’s damaged, can learn to accept who they are and that love can truly overcome all obstacles.
	SUMMER IRIS by M. Kate Quinn ISBN To Be Announced Wild Rose Press Summer Iris is a funny, poignant romance that takes a stunted middle-aged woman, transplants her to a cottage by the sea for a summer and cultivates her into her true self. I hope you will love Iris. She’s me, she’s you, she’s every woman we know.

August

	A GIFT FROM HOME by C.H. Admirand ISBN Not Available Five Star Expressions John Reilly is expecting a package from home, something light as a feather and twice as sweet. Little does he realize the package isn’t the baked goods he’s been dreaming of but a grown-up version of the thirteen-year-old girl who used to follow him everywhere. When John Reilly doesn’t return to County Cork, Ireland, Jessi Fahy boards a ship and tracks him down. She arrives in Emerson, Colorado, hot, tired, and dusty, but he doesn’t recognize her. Five and a half years of waiting in vain, combined with a horrendous voyage and the realization that John doesn’t remember her, have Jessi fisting her hand and testing Mrs. Reilly’s secret weapon. With a wicked right cross, big John Reilly goes down like a stone. In Book 4 of C. H. Admirand’s Irish Western Series, the temporarily disbanded Committee for the Betterment of Emerson is at it again! This time they accuse Jessi Fahy of setting fire to Peterson’s Stable, injuring Mr. Peterson, brawling in public and ruining the good name of the Flahertys’ foreman, John Reilly.
	Consequences… The Champion Chronicles: Book Two by M. Flagg ISBN 1-60154-777-3 ISBN 13 9781601547774 The Wild Rose Press There are always consequences to face on the road to redemption. Rescued from Hell on earth, a centuries-old mystically enhanced vampire rests in his mortal lover’s arms. Poison seeps through his nervous system. In the beautiful seaport of Portofino, Italy, the beast within is removed by mystical healers. Love of Alana, his Guardian, and concern for Lukas, his human son, spurs him to agree to this unprecedented occurrence. Michael Malone’s existence is changed yet again. As Michael’s eyes open, confused and terrified, the vampire only recalls humanity lost in 1690…and his journey begins. It is an unknown path. Alana’s worry deepens. Lukas Malone faces his worst fears. A brave Servant of Souls forces him to face undead life with courage. But a new threat looms. And The Document of Atonement awaits his compliance. Memories shatter him. He asks for death, but instead, deliverance emerges… and redemption waits, only a heartbeat away.

October

	A PERFECT SCANDAL by Tina Gabrielle ISBN To be Announced Zebra / Kensington Publishing Aspiring artist Lady Isabel Cameron knows what she wants and an arranged marriage to an elderly dominating husband is not in her plans. When her father pressures her to marry, she plans a scandal to escape a loveless match. What better way to ruin a lady’s reputation than to seek the aid of her childhood infatuation and former rogue, Marcus Hawksley? Marcus Hawksley cares naught for society’s cruel opinions. As the unwanted younger son of a powerful earl, he had been snubbed by the ton years ago when he dared to enter commerce. It mattered naught that he was now an influential art collector and prosperous stockbroker of the London Stock Market. The last thing Marcus expects is the appearance of Lady Isabel at an estate sale. Boldly unchaperoned, she seeks him out in a room full of erotic art and surprises him with an outrageous proposition: she seeks a salacious affair to ruin her reputation. At first Marcus refuses—despite his attraction to the lady—but Isabel kisses him and ignites a sizzling attraction that takes both of them by surprise. But when they’re unwittingly caught together and a priceless painting disappears, Marcus is the lead suspect—and Isabel his only alibi. A hasty marriage of convenience forges an unlikely alliance, and they must learn to trust their hearts before a mysterious enemy with murderous plans ends their burgeoning love before it begins…
	STRONGER THAN SIN by Caridad Pineiro ISBN To be Announced Forever from Grand Central Publishing Dr. Liliana Carrera has had a few rough months. First her fiancé’s depression turns her into his punching bag. Then her brother – a gun for hire – involves her in a dangerous assignment to save world famous cellist Caterina Shaw. Now Liliana has even made a new life for herself and has found a new friend in her brother Mick’s newlywed wife. With stability returning to her life, Liliana turns her attention to keeping Caterina healthy and overcoming the trauma of the violent incidents which have colored her life in recent months. Jesse Bradford had wanted only one thing when he approached Wardwell Laboratories in order to participate in their gene therapy trials – to stop the deterioration of his bones brought on by a metabolic bone disease so he could return to his career as a football player. Jesse had been so desperate for the therapy that he had even paid the Wardwell scientists to accept him since he normally wouldn’t have qualified for the clinical trials. Jesse had never imagined that the cure would be worse than the disease. Now he would never return to the sport he loved, even if he got free. The genes implanted in his body are turning parts of him into stone cold bone and the drugs being pumped into his body produce rage that he can barely control. Liliana knows of Jesse’s checkered past as a high profile celebrity and sees the rage in Jesse. Both bring back painful memories and awaken fear in Liliana. But she cannot be blind to Jesse’s suffering and just walk away. Especially when Liliana begins to see the honorable and caring man struggling to emerge. Together, Liliana and Jesse will battle to recover Jesse’s humanity and explore the dangerous love taking hold in their hearts.
	GEORGIA ON HIS MIND By Jennifer Shirk ISBN: Not Available Publisher: Avalon Books Georgie Mayer has no boyfriend and rarely goes out. In short, she needs a life. Living with her brother doesn’t exactly help matters. Since she’s graduated college and returned back home, her brother’s over protectiveness has been in overdrive, and she hasn’t been able to have any fun, or at the very least get a date. So what’s a poor particularly attractive girl to do in a situation like this? The only thing she can do: find him a woman-er, distract him. He’ll thank her for it in the end. That is, if his best friend Walt Somers would stop interfering with her plans. Back in town to help run his uncle’s business, the handsome pharmacist has made no secret that he doesn’t approve of what she’s trying to do. Unfortunately, having Walt hanging around does strange things to her mind, and suddenly she can’t help but take a healthy interest in him. But how can Georgie entertain thoughts of the two of them together when Walt still treats her like his best friend’s little sister?

Additional 2010 Releases - Dates Coming Soon!

	THE SAXON BRIDE by C.H. Admirand ISBN To be Announced DCL Publications Description Coming Soon!
	A SCOT’S HONOR by C.H. Admirand ISBN To be Announced DCL Publications Description Coming Soon!
	AMBUSH LUCK by Helene Henderson in the DREAMSPELL GODDESS Anthology L&L Dreamspell Information coming shortly!
	CITRINE by Kathye Quick ISBN To be Announced Avalon Cools excess anger–given to Ali. The last one left, Ali is determined not to let Grandmother’s Ring get her. But first she has to go to her new nephew’s baptism and face the whole family, including Trent and his new fiancée, Linda. No way is she going to be in that wedding. One was enough. As everyone coos over the baby, Ali pastes on her best face and accepts the teasing of her brother and sister about the last holdout. When she retreats to the backyard to escape them, she finds another deserter, Jake Daultry, Nick’s cousin. Jake, a Blackhawk helicopter pilot, joined the family festivities on his way home to enjoy a thirty-day leave. Ali, a self-proclaimed peace activist like her mother, and Jake, a red-white-and-blue soldier, clash in a contest of wills that culminates in a kiss on the front porch. Shaken by her sudden reaction to Jake, Ali leaves. Later that day she finds Jake waiting outside her townhouse to apologize. For the rest of his leave, each tries to get the other to see the other side of war and peace as the attraction between them becomes enough to melt any cold war. As Jake gets ready to return to his unit, Ali discovers he’s taking her heart along with him. Can the peace activist and the solider find some neutral territory in order to follow their hearts or will Ali and Jake just have to settle for some combat wounds that may never heal?

2009 Member Releases