“A house without books is like a room without windows.”
Heinrich Mann (March 27, 1871 – March 12, 1950)
January
Winter Heat by Anna DeStefano
January 2009
Silhouette Special Releases
ISBN 10: 0373837305
ISBN 13: 978-0373837304 Nothing heats up like a cold winter night…Weekend Pass Ski Resort: where corporate lawyer Felicia Gallo is looking to shed her office shackles with the one man who can’t afford to get carried away…
Eyes of Stone by Tara Nina
January 2009
Ellora’s Cave
ISBN 9781419920370 Frozen in stone for over two hundred years, Ian MacKinnon is freed. Landing in the arms of a strange woman with a fiery temper and a tempting body, ignites his dormant lust. The place he wakes is familiar, but the world has changed. A different era and a hot-blooded woman are his to explore. Yet, revenge for the loss of his family burns in his gut. Izzy spoke the words releasing him from stone. His looks remind her of the dream lover who never responded to her touch or kiss. Using the right motivation, could she kick-start Ian’s libido and make him hers? The Goth-chic, computer whiz can’t believe she’s fallen for a hot Scottish laird with a talent for sex and a century’s old vendetta. Together, they must fight the evil set to destroy all who bear the name MacKinnon or lose their chance at love.
Irons in the Fire by Penelope Marzec
January 2009
Crescent Moon Press (Re-issue)
ISBN: Catherine despises her ability to foresee the future because she cannot change the course of events. However, after her uncle is murdered, she finds he has left her a mysterious book of ancient Celtic spells. She decides to try one odd rhyme to save the man she loves. She hopes to bind his soul to hers for eternity with the old incantation, but when she discovers a burglary ring her life is in danger, too, and only the power of love can save her.
A Daughter’s Promise by Christine Clemetson
January 2009
The Wild Rose Press
ISBN 10: 1601543409
ISBN 13: 978-1601543400 American soldier Miles Coulson is stranded alone on the shores of Italy, clinging to life. A local from Rome, Serene Moneto, must decide whether to risk her family, her name, and capture by the Germans to save this stranger. She has everything to lose. Nothing to Gain. Except a broken promise.
Making a Scene by Trudy Doyle
January 2009
Ravenous Romance
ISBN: 978-1-60777-137-1
Pamela Flynn is the author of the popular Tanaka & Shields series, the hot Philadelphia detective duo whose upcoming fourth book will no doubt send Pam into the bestseller stratosphere. Or so believes her editor and agent, since a prestigious production company wants to turn the series into a movie. But only on one condition: Pam has one week to deliver a scene where the sexy Philly cops finally drop the double entendre and do the down and dirty. But ever since Pam tossed out her live-in boy-toy after she caught him in bed with her oldest friend, she’s been cursed with the continual blank page. And if writer’s block isn’t bad enough, compound that with not being able to get a decent cup of coffee.
So when Pam ends up at the new bistro, Serious Joe, little did she know how much inspiration could be packed into a gratis cup of coffee from the cafe’s steaming-hot owner, Roark Carmelli. But even though it’ll take a few Mocha Javettes, several croissants, a stakeout, a wild train trip, a gun to the head and the beta version of the Mile High Club, with Roark’s help, Pam’s betting on Making the Scene.
Operation: L.O.V.E.
January 2009
Highland Press
ISBN# 978-0-9823615-8-0
Five Sweet Contemporary Romances dedicated to the brave men and women who serve and have served in the Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, Army and Marines.
February
Honor Calls by Caridad Pineiro
February 2009
Nocturne Bites Available at eHarlequin.com Michaela Ramirez has come to New York City to find the vampire responsible for killing and raping her mother. Honor calls to her to put an end to that vampire and any others who take human life, but she doesn’t count on finding an ally in an unlikely place. FBI Assistant Director in Charge Jesus Hernandez wants to understand why a local Tribeca bar seems to be crime central. When he goes to investigate the location, he finds himself challenged by the young and intriguing Michaela Ramirez. But when he comes to understand who she is and what her mission is in Manhattan, he fears that one day honor will call for him to stop Michaela from completing that mission.
Cynthia and Constantine (Beyond Camelot - Brother Knights) by Kathye Quick
Wild Rose Press - English Tea Rose
Digital Release February 2009 Print Release March 2009 Lady Cynthia of Abertaine is trapped. Lord Simon of Cowell, a renegade warlord aligned with Mordred against Arthur and his Knights, has declared himself sovereign over Leyborne Castle and everything that once belonged to Sir William–including Cynthia. Sir Constantine, Knight of the Round Table, has come to the shire to give Cynthia the news that her fiancé has fallen in battle. When he finds Cynthia and discovers that the shire is under the control of an evil warlord, he knows he cannot leave without first driving Simon and his soldiers from the land. Drawn together by an attraction older than time, Cynthia and Constantine soon discover that though a vow made by a knight’s honor has brought them together, it may just also cost them their lives.
Pulse of Power by Anne Elizabeth
February 2009 Dabel Brothers Publishing
Description coming soon!
Single Heart, Single Love by Patt Mihailoff
Cerridwen Press ISBN Not Available
When her torturous Indentureship is bought out by Cole McCayne, Jade a woman of questionable ethnicity finds herself pressured into marrying him and traveling up to the high country in the Salida Mountains of Colorado. He seems a hard, secretive man and she questions him relentlessly about his intentions and is tersely informed that the only thing he wants from her is to be a caregiver to his young son and keep house at his ranch. Jade begins to move Cole in ways he’s wanted to forget, and when he finally acts on his feelings, they are both left confused and trying to ignore the love that has gripped them both. Still, there is much he doesn’t tell her, but little clues about his past begin to surface. Why won’t he talk about his dead wife? and what has the Nakoa, the powerful Sioux chief to do with any of them?
Saving Carter by Patt Mihailoff Love Stories Magazine
Description Coming Soon!
Lord Devereaux’s Lady by Blaise Kilgarren Awe-Struck EBooks
ISBN: 978-1-58749-713-1
Orphaned and penniless, CASSANDRA HARCOURT is sent by Agatha Bottomwell, wife of her village’s Vicar, to apply as a scullery maid at the London mansion of the Countess of Thornton, Agatha’s younger sister. Arriving in London, Cassie trips and falls into a wet gutter outside the coaching inn, soiling herself and her garments with horse dung. Approached by Prudence Goodbody, a pervert’s procurer, Cassie manages to escape Mrs. Goodbody’s clutches. DEVEREAUX BALLANGER, EARL OF THORNTON is bored silly. His friends propose a wager: Persuade a common female to fool the ton by turning her into a Regency lady.To chase away his ennui, Dev agrees.
Dreams & Desires, Volume 3 by Lois Winston and fifteen other authors
Freya’s Bower ISBN: 978-1-935013-63-1Available Feb. 1
A collection of sixteen stories that celebrate the attainment of all one can dream or desire. All of the net proceeds raised from the sales of this anthology go to a battered women’s shelter in New Orleans.
Photo Play by Pam McKenna
Ellora’s Cave Publishing
February 2009
ISBN: 9781419921353
Shy Darla Carmody decides to jump-start her flaccid love life by presenting her fiancé with sexy photos of herself. She doesn’t bargain on the photographer, Kon Drummond, being a hunky Dom determined to personally demonstrate what she’s been missing. The photo session turns into a BDSM marathon as Kon introduces Darla to the erotic pleasures of bondage, spanking and complete sexual submission—all under the unforgiving lens of his camera. Never has Darla imagined herself on the receiving end of such treatment, or guessed the ecstasy it would bring.
Kon has been burned by three expensive divorces and refuses to acknowledge his emotional connection to Darla. He taught her to embrace a part of herself she never knew existed. Will he let her return the favor?
March
Fury Calls by Caridad Pineiro
March 2009
Silhouette Nocturne ISBN 0373618077
Blake Richards knows he messed up years earlier when he sired innocent NYU Coed Meghan Thomas. For years he’s been living in the background of the vampire underworld, watching out for Meghan. When danger arrives, he decides that it’s time to show everyone, and Meghan, that he’s a good man. That he’s reliable. Problem is that’s a hell of a thing to prove. Years earlier, Meghan Thomas was filled with fury with Blake stole her life and made her one of the undead. Despite that, she can’t deny her attraction to the sexy and unpredictable British punk vampire. Plus, he may have just saved her life by taking it since it helped her discover her new profession and a set of friends on whom she can rely. But when vampires start ending up dead and Blake is blamed, can she put aside her anger to discover the man he really is?
Too Hot for a Spy by Pearl Wolf
March 2009
Kensington ISBN-10: 1420104802 ISBN-13: 978-1420104806
Lady Olivia Fairchild has always lived a life of luxury and ease, but she longs for the kind of intrigue that can’t be found on a ballroom dance floor. Then Olivia learns she’s been accepted has the first female student in England’s prestigious spy school. But spy–training is far more grueling than Olivia ever imagined—and her dashing spymaster seems bent on banishing her from the school in record time… Sebastian Brooks believes women have no place within the dangerous world of espionage—and he’s determined to oust Olivia by whatever means necessary. But even as Sebastian mercilessly taunts her, he finds the sight of Olivia’s shapely body gallivanting on horseback is driving him wild. Olivia, too, can feel her longing for Sebastian heating up. Surrendering to her desire could be the most reckless move of her life—but resisting it may be impossible…
Seduced by Chaos by Stephanie Julian
March 2009
Ellora’s Cave
Tall, dark and handsome, the guy walks into Lacey’s bar like he’s expecting to be hit with a hail of bullets. There’s something about him that draws her but Lacey has a secret. One that could threaten her freedom, her very life if it’s exposed. One night of magical sex and all bets are off as Lacey’s secret catches up with her and Teo will risk everything, including himself, to keep her safe. And make her his.
Retribution! The Champion Chronicles Book One by M. Flagg
The Wild Rose Press
March 2009
ISBN 1-60154-551-7
Dreams often reflect hidden desires . . . even if they are terrifying. Michael Malone, a unique creature of the night, has taken down three evil sorcerers. He’s not entirely successful. Faced with eternal suffering, a compassionate soul helps this Champion create an intricate fantasy until he can be rescued by the Georgian Circle. His tale of passion and suspense is tinged with many truths. Eternal devotion to a Guardian of Souls and a troubled teenager forces this mystically enhanced vampire to dream of survival. He yearns to be in Alana’s arms. He vows to protect Lukas, his mortal son. As he confronts his guilty, undead life his imagination runs wild. But Michael begins to lose hope, believing that there is no such thing as redemption. Why did the commanding Champion jeopardize his own immortality? Michael Malone has two very good reasons. One is revenge and the other is love.
Long, Hard & Lethal by Trudy Doyle
Ravenous Romance
March 2009
ISBN: 978-1-60777-137-1
Police Detective Doug Welland had the best sex of his life with defense lawyer Gina Bardone, and he never got over her walking out of his hospital room on the day he was shot two years earlier. Now the fiery Gina is Congressman Jack Falco’s Chief-of-Staff, and she’s back from D.C. - in trouble and begging for Doug’s help. The two must chase down a cyber stalker who is after Gina, and confront their mutual sexual obsession along the way. Warning: this book is overflowing with vivid, electrifying sex!
April
Noble Blood by Linda J. Parisi
April 2009
The Wild Rose Press - Black Rose
Print ISBN: 1-60154-488-X Print ISBN 13: 9781601544889
The Nobility: A race created by the effects of a meteorite. A dying race. A race without a True Noble birth in over a decade.The Water of Change: Water changed by the meteorite, able to turn a human into a Noble, an ability certain to cause death. Forbidden to be used by the Nobility’s most sacred law. A Law Broken: Tamara Duncan has just been made into a True Noble and left with no memory of her former self. Nicholai Valentin accuses her of trying to kill his brother and destroy his House by using the Water. Is she part of a plot, or simply a pawn in something bigger than either of them can imagine?A Quest for Truth: Together, Nicholai and Tamara journey a dangerous path to seek the truth. Along the way they will be tested, and as they seek the truth, they find strength in each other; a strength that will lead to love and more than they ever bargained for.
The Beast of Blackbirch Manor (Print Edition) by Penelope Marzec
April 2009
New Concepts Pulishing Print ISBN: 1-60154-488-X
Cursed by a witch as a boy, Tadeusz suffers the torment of being a ‘beast’ man. Unless he finds a woman who will love him, he will become a wolf on his thirty-third birthday. When he meets the woman he has married by proxy, he knows he is doomed. Victoria is beautiful–and horrified to discover she has married a monster.
The Company You Keep (Re-issue)by Penelope Marzec
April 2009
Crescent Moon Press ISBN:
When billionaire Nathan McDugan seeks to build a theater in a small farm community, Jennifer Brant rallies the citizens of the town to oppose him. Within her farm lies a deadly gateway for lost souls, a secret that she will do anything to protect. But she doesn’t realize that someone else knows the truth she so desperately tries to hide … and they’re willing to kill for it….
Danu’s Children by E. F. Watkins
Amber Quill Press LLC
April 5, 2009
ISBN-13: 978-1-60272-496-9 (Electronic)
ISBN-13: 978-1-60272-881-3 (Paperback)
In a small Pennsylvania coal town, modern greed confronts an even darker power—as old as the Earth, itself.
Photojournalist Kevin O’Leary returns to his home town of Carbonville for the funeral of his newspaper-reporter cousin, Tom. Before he died in a car accident, Tom was looking into charges of corruption behind a huge new mall construction project, and Kevin suspects murder. On the pretext of doing a photography book on the town, he stays around to investigate.
Kevin soon meets Megan Carey, who heads up the Citizens Against Valley Exploitation (CAVE), a local ecology group battling the mall project. Megan hates the developer, Sal Ricciardi, and fans Kevin’s suspicions that Sal arranged Tom’s “accident.” But as the conflict between the two factions escalates, Kevin realizes both are capable of lethal violence. He also learns that Megan and her followers believe an ancient Celtic earth god protects the valley, and will help them prevent the mall’s opening…one way or another…
Faking It by Pam McKenna
April 2009
Ellora’s Cave Publishing ISBN: 9781419921957Britt Munro faces seven days of sexual servitude at a swanky Hamptons beach house, being shared by the hottest two men she’s ever met. It’s either that or prison after she tries to sell millionaire art collector Garrett Harvey a fake nineteenth-century masterpiece she painted herself. Garrett’s art-expert buddy Jack turns her weeklong punishment into a ménage à trois—his reward for spotting the forgery.
Both men are inventive, energetic lovers, but only one touches her heart. Only one makes her yearn for something…real, even after she discovers she’s not the only one keeping secrets. When the week is up, she’ll never see him again. Months later, Britt’s past returns with a vengeance, testing both her courage and the depth of her ex-lover’s feelings.
May
To Ruin The Duke by Debra Mullins
Avon Books
May 2009 ISBN 9780061577857
A disreputable duke: All of London is abuzz with the shocking exploits of Thornton Matherton, Duke of Wyldehaven, a man as sinful and wild as his name. He plays fast and loose with money, drink, and women. Or does he? An impostor has tarnished Thornton’s good name, and the real duke will not rest until he has proven his virtue.
A righteous lady: Abandoned by her aristocratic father when she was a child, Miranda Fontaine despises the nobility. Despite her distrust, she visits the Duke of Wyldehaven on an urgent mission. Determined to keep a deathbed promise, Miranda will do whatever it takes to pin down the notorious duke . . . even if it means seducing him herself.
Passion’s ruin: Desperate to escape the web of deceit and clear his name, Thomas cannot bear the distraction of Miranda’s supple skin and alluring eyes. Her beauty will be his undoing . . . and her bed will be the site of his most wicked ruin . . .
Whispered Lies by Dianna Love & Sherrilyn Kenyon
Pocket Books
May 2009
ISBN 1-4165-97425
After leaving South America, Bureau of American Defense operative Carlos Delgado has spent the past sixteen years watching over his shoulder, waiting for death to catch up to him. His luck runs out when BAD intercepts an unexpected tip on the number one threat to US security — the Fratelli de il Sovrano. Capturing a mysterious informant—Mirage—is their best hope of uncovering a deadly plan that threatens economic chaos within the US, all unfolding just days before the presidential election. When Carlos takes the Mirage into custody, she’s nothing like what he expected and presents a threat to secrets he’s willing to die to protect.Gabrielle Saxe never intended to become Mirage when she started sending anonymous tips on international criminals to intelligence agencies over the past decade while hiding from a killer. When a postcard arrives from a friend who is supposed to be dead, Gabrielle is forced to take a risk that catapults her into the midst of dangerous operatives on a treacherous mission… and into the arms of a man whose duty is to hand her over to Interpol as an international felon. Carlos is the last person she should trust and the only one standing between her and death. But she unknowingly holds the key to his survival as well.
Phantom in the Night by Dianna Love & Sherrilyn Kenyon
Pocket Books
Mass Market Release
May 2009
ISBN-10: 1416595643
ISBN-13: 978-1416595649
Terri Mitchell signed on with the Bureau of American Defense (BAD) to find an organize crime ring’s link to a terrorist group and to covertly investigate a murder someone is trying to pin on her. She’s running short on time when bizarre rumors begin to surface of a ghost terrorizing members of the drug ring she’s investigating.Nathan Drake has spent his life protecting his family, the only thing that mattered to him…until the most feared drug lord in the southeast took all Nathan held dear. Now, he’s a man on a mission who only needs to stay alive long enough to stop a dangerous group from taking innocent lives. He’s got nothing to lose…until he meets Terri Mitchell.
As Terri and Nathan seek similar goals by different means, they are drawn deep into an evil underbelly that cuts through all levels of society. Now two people on opposite sides of the law with no reason to trust each other must join forces or die. And if they die, a deadly attack will be unleashed on thousands of innocent people.
Rekindled by Jenni Holbrook
The Wild Rose Press
Print version available May 8, 2009
ISBN# 1601544340
For the last nine years, Kaylee Mead has been running from her past. Now she’s running for her life and from the mob. She decides her only chance to survive is to come home and patch things up with her father, but when she returns home to Thief Lake, Minnesota, she finds her father dead. And now she’s the cops best suspect.
This Duchess of Mine by Eloisa James
Avon
May 26, 2009
ISBN-10: 0061626821
ISBN-13: 978-0061626821
Wedding bells celebrating the arranged marriage between the lovely Duchess of Beaumont and her staid, imperturbable duke had scarcely fallen silent when a shocking discovery sent Jemma running from the ducal mansion. For the next nine years she cavorted abroad, creating one delicious scandal after another (if one is to believe the rumors).
Elijah, Duke of Beaumont, did believe those rumors.
But the handsome duke needs an heir, so he summons his seductive wife home. Jemma laughs at Elijah’s cool eyes and icy heart—but to her secret shock, she doesn’t share his feelings. In fact, she wants the impossible: her husband’s heart at her feet.
But what manner of seduction will make a man fall desperately in love…with his own wife?
June
Shear Magic by Lori Avocato
The Wild Rose Press
June 3, 2009
ISBN: 1-60154-529-0–PRINT BOOK
ISBN 13: 9781601545299– E-BookIn this classic romance story, a conservative rancher and a free-spirited photographer are forced to share more than a common lake in the steamy New Mexico desert. There they must decide–are wealth and property worth more than love? Becky Chambers becomes a fish out of water when she and Slate Lawson learn they have both inherited half of the same ranch in New Mexico–now they must learn what is really important in life.
Break into Fiction(R): Power Plot Your Novel by Dianna Love and Mary Buckham
Adams Media
June 2009
ISBN 10: 1-60550-015-1
IBSN 13: 978-1-60550-015-7
Description Coming Soon.
In Two Weeks by Jenni Holbrook
The Wild Rose Press
Available June 26, 2009
ISBN# 1-601154-542-8
NY State Trooper Jared Blake has exactly two weeks to find out who is stalking his neighbor. And in two weeks, he will lose his heart forever. Ryan O’Connor has everything she has ever wanted, except the right man. Jared represents everything Ryan doesn’t want. He’s controlling, overbearing and now he’s moving. But when her life is on the line, she realizes Jared might not be perfect, but he’s the perfect man for her.
TEMPTING A PROPER LADY
By Debra Mullins
ISBN 978-0-06-188249-4
Avon Books
Priscilla Burke knows the marriage of Annabelle Bailey to the Earl of Raventhorpe must be perfect in order to start up her fledgling career as a wedding planner. Why then should she even listen to this irresistible stranger who insists she help him sabotage the impending affair? Two years ago, dashing Captain Samuel Breedlove disappeared without a word. But he resurfaced in London a wealthy man, only to discover his fiancée preparing to wed another. Now Samuel needs to prevent the marriage from occurring—and tempting, temptable Cilla seems an ideal accomplice.
THIRTY-NINE AGAIN
by Lynn Reynolds
ISBN-10: 1-60154-517-7
ISBN 13: 9781601545176
The Wild Rose Press
On her first thirty-ninth birthday, Sabrina O’Hara battled cancer. This year, she discovers her fiancé Scott’s leading a treacherous double life. Now she’s on the run – from Scott, from the Mexican Mafia, and from one dangerously sexy Homeland Security Agent. Thirty-nine the first time was horrible. But can Sabrina survive Thirty-Nine Again? So what’s chick noir? It’s like chick lit, but with guns and dead bodies instead of shoes. . . A portion of author royalties will be donated to breast cancer awareness charities.
July
A Duke of Her Own by Eloisa James
Avon
July 28, 2009
ISBN-10: 006162683X
ISBN-13: 978-0061626838
Leopold Dautry, the notorious Duke of Villiers, must wed quickly and nobly—and his choices, alas, are few. The Duke of Montague’s daughter, Eleanor, is exquisitely beautiful and fiercely intelligent. Villiers betroths himself to her without further ado.
After all, no other woman really qualifies.
Lisette, the outspoken daughter of the Duke of Gilner, cares nothing for clothing or decorum. She’s engaged to another man, and doesn’t give a fig for status or title. Half the ton believes Lisette mad—and Villiers is inclined to agree.
Torn between logic and passion, between intelligence and the imagination, Villiers finds himself drawn to the very edge of impropriety. But it is not until he’s in a duel to the death, fighting for the reputation of the woman he loves, that Villiers finally realizes that the greatest risk may not be in the dueling field…
But in the bedroom. And the heart.
The Lady’s Choice by Trudy Doyle
Ravenous Romance
July 2009
ISBN: 978-1-60777-141-8
Congressman Jack Falco is nearly everyone’s idea of the Perfect Politician. That even people more likely to pick up the sports page than the front page know who he is. Because how many politicians could claim Calvin Klein model looks as well as model statesman standings? Who has dated more than a couple Hollywood hotties, who is regularly chased by TMZ and the tabloid press, who’s made People Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive”. Who is rumored to be ‘The Ladies’ Choice’ not only in the voting booth, but between the sheets as well. So when he’s putting together a campaign staff for his run for Governor, there’s one constituent he most definitely wants on his team. But down-on-her-luck speechwriter Leslie Parks has a past and present too shady for public disclosure, not that that’ll stop the sexy Congressman from privately winning her vote in any way he can.
August
Grandmother’s Rings: Amethyst by Kathye Quick
Avalon
August 2009 ISBN Not available
A three-book contemporary series from Avalon.
Serial Killer Sudoku by Shelley Freydont
Running Press
August 2009 ISBN Not available
A Katie McDonald Mystery
September
Dark Legacy by Anna DeStefano
September 2009
Dorchester Publishing
ISBN 10: 0-505-52819-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-505-52819-3
“Die!” scream her nightmares. The voice is her sister’s, the compulsion stronger than any ordinary dream. Maddie Temple can’t go through this again. Her twin has been in a coma for the last ten years. Their psychic link was severed. At least, that’s what she thought.
But there’s a lot Maddie doesn’t know-about the 200-year-old curse onher family, about the shadowy group that wants to exploit the Temple twins’ powers for themselves, about the sexy psychiatrist offering to help her. The only way to find the answers and avoid being pulled into the abyss of madness is to trust her heart and confront her…DARK LEGACY
Lady of Scandal By Tina Gabrielle
Kensington / Zebra
September 2009 Release
ISBN-10: 1420108484
ISBN-13: 978-1420108484
A WOMAN WITH A SECRET
Victoria Ashton has intelligence and ambition—qualities of little value to most marriage-minded gentlemen of the ton. Her own father has no idea of Victoria’s hidden life as an anonymous trader in London’s stock market. But her hopes of independence are shattered when her father’s enemy, Blake Mallory, assumes Charles Ashton’s debts and presents Victoria with a stark choice: live with him as his mistress for one year, or condemn her family to bankruptcy.
A GENTLEMAN WITH RESOLVE
For years Blake has dreamed of justice, and his scheme becomes all the sweeter when he sees the beauty that Victoria has become. Scoundrel he may be, but Blake will not force anyone into his bed. He intends to entice Victoria, one wicked kiss at a time. But with a woman as spirited and sensual as Victoria, seduction works both ways—and a plan rooted in revenge can blossom into a scandalous passion…
The Sari Shop Widow by Shobhan Bantwal
September 2009
Kensington Publishing Corp
Set on the streets of Edison, New Jersey’s Little India, a young businesswoman rediscovers the magic of love and family while she fights to save her failing sari boutique.
Serial Killer Sudoku by Shelley Freydont
September 2009
Running Press
ISBN: 9780762437115
It’s just another day at the Avondale Puzzle Museum, until Kate discovers the body lying in the alley behind Rayette’s bakery and the killer sends Kate a Sudoku puzzle challenging her to solve the puzzle, before someone else dies.
Long, Hard & Lethal by Trudy Doyle
Ravenous Romance
Available September 2009
ISBN: 978-1-60777-833-2 (Print Release)
Detective Doug Welland never got over the sexual obsession that was lawyer Gina Bardone. Now
in a bizarre twist of fate, they’re given a second chance. Could Doug get past his bitterness long enough to give Gina the protection she desperately needs, without risking his heart all over again?
October
Dark Water by Jenni Holbrook
The Wild Rose Press
Available October 9, 2009
ISBN# 1-60154-547-9
Lacy DeGeorgio never imagined she’d ever have to be responsible for anyone but herself. But when her sister is murdered, Lacy vows to take care of her nephew as well as find her sister’s killer.
State Trooper Frank Harmon’s life changed the day he pulled Hannah DeGeorgio’s body from the bottom of the lake. Her death ruled an accident, but Frank knows better, and he blames himself. He sets out to make sure Hannah’s killer is brought to justice and in the process makes a home for a family he thought he never wanted.
Hope and Prey by Sharon Horton
The Wild Rose Press
Available October 30, 2009
ISBN# 1-60154-577-0
In the world of underground newspapers, Kurt Reid knows truth and lies could destroy a life ~ but when Andrea “AJ” Summers enters his life, he learns they could also destroy a love…theirs.
November
The Company You Keep
by Penelope Marzec
November 2009 Crescent Moon Publishing
Jennifer’s existence has centered on protecting the world from a cursed spirit who guards a deadly portal located on her farm. When a billionaire developer, haunted by the sins of his past, wants to buy her farm, she refuses, knowing the spirit will be released on those she loves. When someone intent on controlling the demon kidnaps her brother in order to use the farm for his own evil deeds, Jennifer and the billionaire must unite to save her brother and destroy the portal. Can their union grow into a loving and safe lifetime for them and their future generations?
Sins of the Flesh by Caridad Pineiro
November 2009 Grand Central Publishing
When an inoperable brain tumor robs Caterina Shaw of her sight and ability to perform, she turns to a radical gene therapy in order to recover the one thing that makes life bearable - her music. Mercenary Mick Carerra knows what kind of man he was. People come to him when no one else could handle their problems because Mick either solves them or eliminates them. His current assignment - locate Caterina Shaw, the woman suspected of murdering of a scientist at a high tech biomedical facility. But Caterina is not your typical murderer. In fact, Mick’s not even sure Caterina is even human. Together, Mick and Caterina must not only solve the murder, but fight a battle to recover Caterina’s humanity.
Jane Doe’s Return by Jenni Holbrook
The Wild Rose Press
Available November 27, 2209
ISBN# 1-60154-578-9
Special Agent Travis Brown has set up his career so he can have access to information that will lead him to the one woman he believes can tell him who killed his sister. However, he is not prepared for the drive and determination of his new partner, Special Agent Shauna Morgan. Her instincts are razor sharp and her beauty is undeniable. His attraction to her is as strong as strong as his need to find his sister’s killer. What he doesn’t know is that Shauna has a secret; a secret which will ultimately put his heart on the line, along with her life.
December
Grandmother’s Rings: Sapphire by Kathye Quick
Avalon
December 2009 ISBN Not available
A three-book contemporary series from Avalon.
Lani’s Makeshift Family by Lori Avocato
The Wild Rose Press, Inc.
December 2009 ISBN Not Available
Description Coming Soon.