January 2004 Releases
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Bella Andre
"Candy Store" in Passionate Hearts, www. EllorasCave.com
On the verge of losing her candy store, Callie Moore decides to blot out her troubles with a tall,
dark, handsome stranger. Tobey Danville isn't about to turn down a cute, curvy blonde who offers
sizzling-hot sex in a commercial refrigerator at his best friend's wedding reception. But the
next day, when Callie finds out that Tobey is the man she has hired to save her store, they find
it difficult to concentrate on business. Especially when giving and getting pleasure in each
other’s arms is so much more fun! Excerpts up at www.BellaAndre.com.
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Doreen DeSalvo
"A Valentine's Bride" in Passionate Hearts, www. EllorasCave.com
All too aware of his own ugliness, immigrant farmer John DiAngelo has grown accustomed to paying
women to feign passion for him. But when his mail-order bride arrives from Italy, the last thing
he expects is a stunning beauty like Mariana. The passion she shows him in the dark of night can't
possibly be real--or for him.
Sold to a stranger by her parents and forced to endure an arduous, lonely journey to America,
Mariana is determined to forge a new life for herself. John gives her stirring, soul-searing
passion, but Mariana wants more--she wants the love hidden beneath his bitter scars.
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Allison Lane
The Madcap Marriage, Signet SuperRegency, ISBN 0-451-21095-6
Rafe is drunk, furious, and determined to escape a forced betrothal. Helen is concussed, terrified,
and fleeing forced nuptials. They collide outside the church. To their muddled minds, wedding each
other seems like the perfect solution — until the next morning, when all hell breaks loose. Rafe
isn’t the magnanimous rescuer Helen thought he was. And her uncle will do anything to steal her
considerable fortune, including kill her husband. Then her former fiancé shows up to wreak more
havoc. Will Helen and Rafe survive their first week together? Can such a madcap marriage ever
work, or will they, like others, marry in haste to repent at leisure?
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Pam Rosenthal
The Bookseller’s Daughter, Kensington Brava, ISBN: 0-7582-0445-0
She knows his secret ... For Marie-Laure Vernet, serving as a scullery maid to a bored,
aristocratic family isn’t without its dangers. Trying to avoid the unwelcome predations of the men
and their guests is one. Keeping the china in one piece is another—especially when she finds
herself serving Viscomte Joseph d’Auvers-Raimond. Only Marie-Laure knows that Joseph is also a
smuggler of forbidden books who’d once fallen ill in her late father’s bookshop. That meeting led
to an innocent flirtation, fueled by a shared passion for books and ideas, but it awakened desires
that changed Marie-Laure forever. He senses her desire ... Joseph hasn’t forgotten the encounter
either. His papers are littered with drafts of an erotic story about a girl who bears a distinct
resemblance to the servant spilling his tea. While pleasuring the jaded women of the aristocracy,
he’d pictured this girl with the coppery hair and the ink-stained fingers who could indulge both
his intellect and his most feverish desires. Now, the only way to save her from becoming his
family’s plaything is to seduce her first, and the lady seems extremely willing to comply ...
All they can trust is their passion … In the shadow of the French Revolution, two lovers embark on a seduction that plunges them into the heart of the aristocracy’s most vindictive, carnal games, where white-hot desire is exceeded only by deception, betrayal—and murder ...
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February 2004 Releases
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Barbara Freethy
Golden Lies, Signet/NAL, ISBN 0-451-21126X
Every family has secrets -- some too intriguing to resist ... some too dangerous to ignore ...
Riley McAllister, Paige Hathaway, and Alyssa Chen come from very different worlds. Tough guy Riley
has overcome the hard knocks of a working-class upbringing. Paige struggles to define her place as
the heir to a famous antiques emporium. And Alyssa feels trapped by the restrictions of her
family's old world attitudes. Now this unlikely trio of strangers must come together to follow an
elusive trail through the streets of San Francisco -- from glittering Pacific Heights to colorful
Chinatown to trendy south of Market. Each will have to make the impossible choice between romantic
love and family loyalty, between sheltering lies and revealing truth. Once the door to the past is
opened, there's no turning back...
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Brenda Novak
Cold Feet, Harlequin Single Title, ISBN 0-373-83600-7
When the past won't go away . . .
The Seattle police suspect Madison Lieberman's father was the serial killer they call the "Sandpoint
Strangler." Madison refuses to believe it. Her father is now dead, and all she wants is the chance
to create a new life for herself and her six-year-old child.
Then she discovers something in the crawl space beneath her parent's house. Something that makes her
question her father's innocence. Or the innocence of someone else who's equally close to her . . .
When another woman turns up dead, crime writer Caleb Trovato wonders whether they're dealing with a copycat
killer. Or is the real Sandpoint Strangler still alive? Caleb's sure Madison knows more than she's
telling, and he's determined to find out what. But he doesn't expect to fall in love -- or to lead
Madison and her child into danger . . .
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March 2004 Releases
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Shelley Bates
Grounds to Believe, Steeple Hill Books, ISBN 0-373-78512-7
He'd find Kailey someday. One assignment at a time. One prayer at a time ...
Ever since a cult took his daughter, police investigator Ross Malcolm.s mission has been to
protect children. To accomplish this goal, he's joined the state's elite Organized Crime Task
Force and has come to Hamilton Falls, Washington, to investigate a secretive sect that has is
under suspicion for child endangerment. Ross deliberately begins to court Julia McNeill, the
daughter of an elder in the sect, although Ross is secretly disdainful of her restricted
lifestyle. But along the way his interest shifts from professional to personal, and Ross finds
himself wanting to teach Julia the truth of God's love. Accustomed to living in her beautiful
and accomplished sister's shadow, Julia is unaware of her own strengths. Though she's
been taught to fear outsiders, conscience compels her to risk everything to help Ross
protect her nephew and find his daughter. But Julia's actions unleash a dangerous chain of
events. And now Ross must save three lives from the evil that threatens them ...
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Susan Crosby
Private Indiscretions, Silhouette Desire, ISBN 0373765703
Discretion Advised...
Forced by her very public persona to control her emotions, Dana Sterling found herself at a loss
when she came face-to-face with Sam Remington. After more than a decade apart, he was
suddenly back in her life, her only chance at avoiding a career-ending scandal. But why was Sam
so intent on helping her? Was it the memory of the long-ago lust they had once shared, or was
there more to his agenda?
Privately, Dana feared this grown-up gorgeous Sam might destroy all that she had achieved.to
make her pay for what they.d both been denied. But if she allowed herself to succumb to the
potent passions that still brewed between them...would she even care?
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Doreen DeSalvo
"At His Mercy" in Tales from the Temple, Volume 1, www. EllorasCave.com
Faith Hartley learned to control her psychic abilities at a young age. But when she meets hardened
skeptic Jake McIntyre, Faith can't control herself--she sees everything Jake's thinking...feels
everything he's feeling. And the fantasies he's having about her are so heated, she can't resist
the urge to play along...never dreaming that she might be playing right into the hands of this
wickedly dominant man.
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Brenda Novak
"Snow Baby" in Snow Angels, Harlequin Superromance (reissue), ISBN 0373230214
Faith Hartley learned to control her psychic abilities at a young age. But when she meets hardened
skeptic Jake McIntyre, Faith can't control herself--she sees everything Jake's thinking...feels
everything he's feeling. And the fantasies he's having about her are so heated, she can't resist
the urge to play along...never dreaming that she might be playing right into the hands of this
wickedly dominant man.
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April 2004 Releases
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Doreen DeSalvo
"At His Mercy" in Tales from the Temple, Volume 1, Ellora's Cave, ISBN 1-84360-812-X
Faith Hartley learned to control her psychic abilities at a young age. But when she meets hardened
skeptic Jake McIntyre, Faith can't control herself--she sees everything Jake's thinking...feels
everything he's feeling. And the fantasies he's having about her are so heated, she can't resist
the urge to play along...never dreaming that she might be playing right into the hands of this
wickedly dominant man.
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Jasmine Haynes
The Sex Club, Liquid Silver Books, ISBN 1-59578-001-7
Debbie Carter has learned the hard way that she isn't desirable. So when she flirts with a
man at The Sex Club, she gets more than she ever dreamed. Stephen Knight wants far
more from Debbie than a few nights of incredible passion, but can he make her believe
in forever?
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B.J. McCall
Deep Heat, Ellora's Cave, ISBN 1-84360-817-0
Civil war is brewing in the Vidarian System, and Royal Prince Gyrr Thrane's mission is to
hold a secret peace conference with a rebel leader. Traveling incognito as a sex consort,
Gyrr is forced to accept transportation on a commercial freighter captained by the beauti-
ful Sarkian, Ria Torr. By the time the freighter docks, Captain Torr has discovered her
sex consort passenger is well suited for his choice of career...
But any pleasure she experiences soon turns to pain. Ria's ship is found to be transport-
ing illegal weapons, and Ria's complicity is evident. But even worse, the Prince thinks
she's a traitor.
Betrayed by her crew and accused by the man she loves, Ria must prove her innocence
despite the secret past that condemns her. Who will believe the daughter of a sex slave
and a convicted deserter?
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May 2004 Releases
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Doreen DeSalvo
Once A Thief, Changeling Press
The good girl --
She's worked hard to leave her ghetto roots behind. Now a successful district attorney with a reputation to uphold, Katherine can't afford to let go and indulge her secret desires.
The bad boy --
Ex-convict Jake Monroe remembers Kate as an uptight, prissy teenager. Seeing her again makes him want to live out every kinky fantasy he's ever had -- with her.
They have nothing in common but a difficult past...and a taste for unusual pleasures. Jake's determined to tear down Kate's walls, to push her past her limits. But Kate takes him further than he ever imagined.
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Candice Hern
Once a Gentleman, Avon Books, ISBN 0-06-056514-4
Prudence Armitage has long harbored a secret
infatuation for Nicholas
Parrish. As they work
together on The Ladies.
Fashionable Cabinet, the
magazine for which Pru is
acting as temporary editor-in-chief, Nick sees the
quiet, shy woman as no
more than a friend and
colleague. Until a compromising situation turns both their worlds upside down.
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Carol Culver w/a Carol Grace
An Accidental
Greek Wedding, Pocket Books,
ISBN: 0743467639
A runaway bride, a romantic
getaway to the Greek Islands,
and a maid of honor who.s
trying her best to stay honor-
able, combine to make this
book a lighthearted, fun
summer read and keep you
guessing who gets married to
whom until the last page.
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Carolyn Woolston
w/a Lynna Banning
High Country Hero, Harlequin Historicals, ISBN 0-373-29306-2
Everything Dr. Sage West
needed to know she
learned from...a bounty
hunter?
When Sage trekked into the
mountains with Cord
Lawson to save a life, she
thought book smarts alone
mattered. But after one
rain-soaked river swim and
a bare-chested kiss in the
sun, she knew being alive
meant feeling things. But
could she survive the heartbreak when her tantalizing tutor
resumed his wandering ways?
Life was uncertain, so a man took his pleasures where he
found them. That was the law that Cord Lawson lived by. But
when he found Sage West, everything changed, for this
surprising lady doctor sparked something new in his foot-loose soul - a certainty that he.d at last come home!
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Brenda Novak
A Family of Her Own, Harlequin Superromance, ISBN
Katie Rogers feels like a human
boomerang when she returns to
Dundee, Idaho disillusioned,
broke and pregnant. She was
going to make something of her
life in the big city. Instead she's
paying a high price for trusting
the wrong man.
Booker Robinson has finally
turned his life around. He owns a
successful auto repair shop in
town and enjoys his quiet life.
He thinks he's got everything
under control--until he finds
Katie broken down on the side
of the road. She is the last person he wants to see. He just spent
the last two years getting over her. But when he discovers she
doesn.t have anywhere else to go, he finds himself with a new
roommate.
Katie has vowed she'll never trust the wrong man again. But
sometimes a man isn't everything he seems.
And sometimes he's more...
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June 2004 Releases
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Susan Crosby
Hot Contact, Harlequin Desire #1590, ISBN: 0373765908
Her past was filled with questions, and private investigator Arianna Alvarado was determined to
find answers. But she needed certain police files...files she knew Joe Vicente could access. The
problem was, the fiery pull she felt toward the commanding cop had her normally calm senses
spiraling out of control... and Arianna was never out of control.
Forced to take a temporary leave from the action he craved, Joe couldn.t say no to Arianna.s
request. He recognized in the brown-eyed beauty a kindred spirit...and a white-hot attraction.
Their passion flared to life at first hot contact, but would uncovering the secrets Arianna was
desperate to learn bring them closer, or tear their newfound connection apart?
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Liz Maverick
The Shadow Runners, Book 3 of SERIES 2176, Dorchester, ISBN: 0505525895
In the 22nd century, history repeats itself in Newgate, Australia.
Part penal colony, part dumping ground for toxic waste, the land is controlled by
"the Parliament," a gang of dissipated self-styled aristocrats who rule in a mockery of
the English Regency. To survive here, you have to know the tricks. Like Jenny Red.
She knows the score. She's been Down Under and made it out to tell the tale.
But D'ekkar Han Valoren--the bastard son of the Emperor whom Jenny's family was
accused of destroying--knows Jenny escaped, and he wants her to take him back in. Okay,
maybe she'll help Deck's team of rebels, his Shadow Runners, like he asks. But not because
he's holding anything over her--if he tried that, she'd give him a taste of steel. No, she'll do
it because of what was once between them. Because of the revolution of her heart.
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Rae Monet
The Lost Wolf Warrior, www.RaeMonet.com or www.liquidsilverbooks.com
The year is 1311. Serena de Reincolt, a young Warrior of the Wolf, is tasked with a quest: retrieve the
sacred scrolls of Solaria and the outlawed murderer, Ziem. Failure means certain death for the
Solarians.
Found at age six in the Forest of the Dean with no memory of his former life, Lord Roan Aston, the
Wolf, has always felt a part of him was missing. One thing Roan knows for certain: he is finished
with warring. Taking up King Edward.s offer to protect a castle on the war-torn Scottish/English
border, Roan is as content as he can be. It isn.t until Roan meets an incredible woman in the most
extraordinary circumstances that he pieces together his purpose in life.
But their journey is fraught with danger and a vengeful king who will stop at nothing less than
eradication of all those he feels threaten his rule. Suddenly, Roan and Serena are protecting more
than a society of gifted people; they are fighting for their lives, their love, and a fantastic legend.
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Sue Pace with Allison Lane et al
Wedding Belles, Signet (Regency), ISBN: 0451211898
From five beloved and
bestselling Regency
authors comes a
bouquet of stories
about weddings,
romance--and cold
feet.
One of the notorious
Three Beaux has only
bad luck--until an
heiress in urchins' clothing steals into his sister's
wedding--and into his heart.
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Jennifer Skullestad w/a JB Skully
Desperate to the Max, Book 3 of the Max Series, www.liquidsilverbooks.com
When phone sex
operator Bethany
Spring is murdered, the
brutal slaying
plunges Max Starr into
the woman's kinky
after-midnight world.
Barely surviving this
crash course in Phone
Sex 101, Max turns
once again to hunky
detective Witt Long to
help her crack the case.
Needing Witt for his detecting skills is one thing, but
meeting his mother is scarier than facing down a cold-
blooded killer. What commitment is the irresistible
detective going to extract from her next? Max almost
prefers being possessed by a spirit.
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July 2004 Releases
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Shannon Hollis
His Hot Number, Harlequin Blaze, ISBN 0-373-79148-8
His number was up ...
When rookie narcotics investigator Linn Nichols has to talk dirty to a suspect for a case, she?s
not sure she can do it. How?s she supposed to get the respect of her co-workers that way?
Besides, she's no seductress. But once Linn gets on the phone, she becomes "Caroline," a sexy
siren few can resist?including her team leader, Kellan Black. The only problem? Linn doesn?t
know if Kellan wants her for who she is or who he wants her to be....
After Kellan hears Linn?s hot, sultry voice on the phone, he?s enthralled. She might be under-
cover, but her sex-filled words seem to be all for him. As soon as she hangs up, though, she?s
back to being tight-lipped and in control. Or is she? Linn and he have to work together on the
case, and that means spending lots of time together?day and night. Kellan likes the hot and
intense side of his partner, but can he lure her out permanently?
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August 2004 Releases
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Diana Dempsey
Too Close to the Sun, Onyx Books, ISBN: 0451411463
Born and raised in California's lush Napa Valley, Gabby DeLuca, the beautiful winemaker for
Suncrest Vineyards, is doing everything she can to keep her mind off her recently broken heart.
The most important thing in her life is rescuing her family's renowned reputation for winemaking
from the risky business decisions of the vineyard's rightful heir. Then a new distraction named
Will Henley appears on the scene. With his good looks and Ivy League pedigree, he's on the
prowl for his next business acquisition -- namely Suncrest. He could be big trouble--or just the
ammunition Gabby needs to save her family name. But the hotshot financier's ingenious plan
involves more than she ever expected. And what unfolds between the two of them just might
turn out to be the best deal of both their lives...
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September 2004 Releases
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Bella Andre
Shooting Stars, Ellora's Cave, www.ellorascave.com
San Francisco, 2004: A bold and sensual woman, Christina wishes the men she took to bed could be more
like the warriors of the past: strong, sexy and just a little bit scary.
Scotland, 1320: On the verge of marrying a great warrior, convent-raised Christiania prays for a gentle
man to save her from marriage to a man she fears.
A shooting star and a fervent wish for their heart’s desire are all it takes for both women’s dreams and
wildest sexual desires to come true…
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Bella Andre
What a Queen Wants, in the Crown Jewels Anthology, Ellora's Cave, www.ellorascave.com
Elizabeth Orleans has just been tied up by three large men. She must submit to their demands or she will
never be set free. But when their sexual game comes to an end, she dismisses the men with a flick of her
wrist. After all, Elizabeth is the Queen of Magonia and these three men are employed by her to cater to
her endless sexual desires. But after thirty years of being in complete control, her strikingly handsome
prisoner Gavin Court—not only arrogant but seemingly immune to her luscious charms—is about to
show her how good it can be to get what she really wants.
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Rae Monet
The Solarian Raven, Liquid Silver Books, www.liquidsilver.com
The year is 1312. For Richard de Reincolt the
mark of the Raven, the Realm healer, has
become a burden. Richard must absorb the life
pain of each person he touches, and his mind
sense is exhausted. Deciding to abandon his
vocation, he joins with one of Robert the
Bruce’s Scottish clans. Richard is happy
with the arrangement until he meets the
one pure soul who will help him heal.
With his cleansing, he forges a deep,
abiding love.
Megan McKenney is a beautiful spirit, clean
of burdens. Revered by her clan, she has an uncanny natural healing
ability towards animals. A perfect fit for Richard. Unfortunately, an
evil force is at work, and kidnapping Megan is the way to fire up an
age-old clan feud. Can Richard save Megan from a fate worse than
death?
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October 2004 Releases
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Doreen DeSalvo
For the Heart of Daria, Loose Id Publishing, www.loose-id.com
A human who’s lived under alien domination for her entire life, Daria vows to rid Earth of the evil
invaders no matter what the cost—even if it means seducing a powerful alien sympathizer. But Gray
isn’t the monster she wants him to be. He saves her life...and gives her more pleasure than she ever
imagined.
She hates his people. He hates her prejudice. They don’t understand each other, but they want each
other with a passion that defies all reason. And with a desperate mission of his own on the line, Gray
will do whatever it takes to win the heart of Daria.
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Liz Maverick
Adventures of an Ice Princess, New American Library (NAL), ISBN: 0451213009
It sounds like the typical story. Clarissa Schneckberg loses her job and gets dumped by her boyfriend.
She’s officially pathetic and her prospects look dim. But in Clarissa’s world, when life
throws you a lemon, you simply make frozen lemonade—at a new job in the Antarctic!
So what if she has yet to live through a winter without fuzzy slippers and fake fur? On the plus side,
the male-to-female ratio at the South Pole is something like four-to-one. It’s an adventure Clarissa
would be sane to pass up, but for this ice princess, sanity has outlived its usefulness...
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Rae Monet
Stolen Courage, www.Triskelionpublishing.com
Troy Vinstonie had it all: a successful racing career, a loving family with a fulfilling social life. He
couldn’t have been happier... until someone decided Troy had too much. A violent kidnapping and a
daring escape leave Troy more than scarred. Suddenly, his life is paralyzed by his fear, and he isn’t
convinced handing over his safety into the hands of FBI Special Agent Josephine Clarin is the answer.
Special Agent Jo Clarin has the perfect career. She’s the best of the best, that’s what they call her. And
why shouldn’t she be? She’s a workaholic, and in her world, sacrificing her life for job is an everyday
occurrence. For five years Jo has worked on the Violent Crimes and Major Offenders Squad for the
Oakland FBI, specializing in fugitives and kidnappings. Her reputation gives Jo the perfect qualifications
to investigate Troy’s case and protect him from a future attack.
Jo is reluctant to give up her current caseload for one priority kidnapping case. That is until she
meets Troy and sees the emotional as well as physical injuries the kidnappers have inflicted upon
him. Long repressed emotions begin to surface, and the danger of protecting Troy becomes more
than a job, it becomes a necessity.
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November 2004 Releases
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Rosemary Laurey
Paradox III, LTD Books, ISBN 1-55316-588-8
Alys is exiled from the only home she’s ever known on her parents’ deaths. She sets off to find her mother’s kin in the
far western lands. On the way, she meets the Monarch’s envoy, Ranald ven Strad. The chance meeting leads to an
astounding discovery.
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Brenda Novak
"Small Packages" in More Than Words, Harlequin Special Releases, ISBN 0-373-83619-8
Somewhere, at this very moment, a woman’s caring and commitment is changing a life in her community...and
changing the world. Five of these compassionate, dedicated women have been chosen from nominees across North
America to become Harlequin’s More Than Words award recipients. Now five bestselling romance authors celebrate
these recipients in the More Than Words short-story collection—fiction inspired by the lives and efforts of these reallife
heroines ... because of their dedication, handmade quilts wrap needy children in warmth and love. Hand-painted
memory boxes comfort mothers grieving the loss of a newborn baby. Abused women can reach for help online, and
families are brought closer through literacy. One woman even found a way to feed the needy when she was homeless
herself. We hope More Than Words will touch your heart and inspire you to reach out in your community.
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Allison Lane
Ultimate Magic, part 3 of the Three Beaux trilogy, in Regency Christmas Magic
Signet Regency, ISBN 0-451-21335-1.
A top pick from RT BookClub.
Lord Charles Beaumont is shocked that the favor he promised his closest friend involves helping governess Edith
Knolton. Edith is the bane of his existence, causing him more embarrassment than any diplomat can tolerate. But a vow
is a vow, so he reluctantly puts himself in harm’s way. Edith is a finishing governess whose perfect record of settling
even the most intransigent girls lets her command exorbitant fees. But that record is now in danger. It will take a miracle
to get this very spoiled charge to the altar without scandal. And Charles is no miracle. His very presence turns her
into a stuttering, clumsy oaf. But she is desperate enough to try anything, even working with someone who revives
dreams she long ago abandoned ...
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J.B. Skully
Power to the Max, Book 4 of the Max series
http://www.liquidsilverbooks.com, ISBN 1-59578-047-5
Lance La Russa had a thirst for power, exotic tastes, and the money to pay for both. Angela Rocket, the beautiful,
quirky call girl willing to fulfill his every fantasy, was the last person to see him alive. And the prime suspect. To
solve the crime, Max Starr must enter the world of sex for hire, much to the chagrin of her ghostly late husband,
Cameron, and sort-of boyfriend, homicide detective Witt Long. She’ll need all her psychic skills to save Angela from
going to prison for a crime Max is sure she didn’t commit. But the scariest thing of all? Witt’s mom, Ladybird Long,
wants to help do the detecting!
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Lynna Banning
The Wedding Cake War,
Harlequin Historicals, ISBN 0-373-29330-5
Spinster Leora Mayfield answers an ad for a mail-order bride, only to find she must compete with two other ladies to
wed Colonel Macready. Can baking the perfect wedding cake win the contest—and the colonel?
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Rae Monet
Racing Hearts, Liquidsilverbooks.com, ISBN 1-59578-053-X.
Margaret Kingsdale is a shrewd, respected businesswoman.
Unfortunately her company was losing market share. Desperate times
called for drastic measures so Mrs. Kingsdale devises a plan that would
rock the male dominated world of stock car racing. Cassandra Jamison
captures Mrs. Kingsdale notice. With beauty like Cassandra’s, she will
sell more cosmetics then her highest-paid model and the stock car racing
circuit is the perfect forum. Racing legend Justin Steed swore after a near
fatal accident that he would never return to the track. Nonetheless, a
lucrative offer, and a failing family ranch convince him to take the position
training Cassandra. What Justin doesn’t anticipate is the desire he experiences when their
worlds collide. Unfortunately, Margaret Kingsdale will stop at nothing to ensure the future of her
business and with Justin as her weapon she plays a deadly game with Cassandra’s life.
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Rae Monet
A Viking's Vow, Liquidsilverbooks.com, ISBN 1-59578-054-8.
The year is 1311. They called him Eirik the Fierce—a Norseman bred
from a long line of Viking jarls and the leader of a starving Icelandic settlement.
The news from England—the King is offering a bounty equal to
a year’s harvest for the pelts of Scotland’s wolves. What Eirik found in
the highland forests of Scotland was much more valuable than he could
imagine. For Sable, protecting the lives of the Solarian wolves is
ingrained into the soul of every Wolf Warrior. When the battle-trained
Norsemen invade the Realm territory, Sable has no choice but to fight.
Taken prisoner, Sable must surrender or die. However, Eirik will find a
female Wolf Warrior of the highest order does not take well to the life of a
Viking slave and he begins to wonder which of them has become
enslaved.
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December 2004 Releases
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Barbara Freethy
All She Ever Wanted, Signet, ISBN 0451213653, 4 1/2 stars and Top Pick—RT BookClub
She was their closest friend, or so they thought—until years later, when her secrets send them on a perilous search
for the truth about who she really was ... and why she died ... Ten years ago, during a party gone out of control,
beautiful, vibrant Emily plummeted to her death, leaving her three best friends and sorority sisters—Natalie, Laura,
and Madison—devastated. None of them has ever forgotten that night—or the role each may have played in Emily’s
death, the guilt that has pursued them, and the loss they still suffer. Now an unknown writer has rocketed onto bestseller
lists with a novel that eerily mirrors their own story. Who is he? How does he know the intimate details of
their lives? And why is he accusing one of them of murder? As they begin to unravel the startling truth about their
friend, each will rediscover a love she lost long ago and uncover secrets that will forever change her life.
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Candice Hern
Her Scandalous Affair, Avon, ISBN 0-06-056516-0, 4 stars—RT BookClub
When Major Lord Richard Mallory returns home from the wars, his grandmother sends him on a quest to find and
retrieve the Mallory Heart, a long-lost family heirloom. Imagine his surprise when he spots the exquisite heartshaped
ruby brooch on the bosom of the equally exquisite Lady Isabel Weymouth! Could this popular young
socialite actually be a jewel thief? Richard is determined that the brooch be returned to his family, so when an
opportunity presents itself, he pilfers the jewel from the lady’s bedroom. He is stunned when she steals it back the
very next day! Clearly the enchanting Isabel is a more formidable opponent than he imagined, and the former soldier
finds himself battling wits and wills with the captivating temptress. Passion ignites between them as the competition
heats up, and suddenly there is more than a ruby brooch at stake in this game of hearts.
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Susan Grant
The Scarlet Empress, Leisure, ISBN 0505525976, 4 1/2 stars and Top Pick—RT BookClub
Shot down over Korea, modern-day USAF fighter pilot Cameron “Scarlet” Tucker is put in bio-stasis. She wakes
170 years later. Her wingmate and best friend also survived. Now the “legendary” Banzai Maguire, Bree is being
held for treason in the country that was once her beloved United States. Cam has problems of her own. She’s in the
masterful hands of Prince Kyber, the dictator whom her friend thwarted. He won’t get fooled again. With the mysterious
Shadow Voice urging revolution, and her friend in chains, Cam wants the sexy emperor on her side—and
maybe a whole lot more. But her role in the thrilling mission to save her country has to come first. Banzai wouldn’t
surrender, and Cam won’t either. It’s time to give a royal butt kicking, and Cam knows just where to start.
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Brenda Novak
A Home of Her Own, Harlequin Superromance, ISBN 0-373-71242-1, 4 1/2 stars Gold, Top Pick—RT BookClub
Lucky Caldwell has never been as lucky as her name, though there was a time when she thought her life might
improve. When she was ten, the parade of men going through her mother’s trailer finally stopped the day Red married
Morris, one of the kindest, richest men in the area. But the people of Dundee didn’t appreciate the fact that Red
was half Morris’s age. Nor did they like the town hooker flouncing around, flashing money that had once belonged
to some of their most upstanding citizens. Morris’s well-respected first family hated it most of all. Mike Hill should
have inherited the Old Victorian on the property next to his ranch. It belonged to his grandfather for years, and he
and his grandfather were very close—until Morris married Red, of course. At that point, Red and her three young
children invaded his grandfather’s home and his heart, humiliating Mike’s family in the process. But Mike thinks
that’s all behind him. His grandfather and Red are both dead, and Red’s children have moved away. Then Lucky
returns to restore the Victorian she inherited instead of him, and Mike suddenly finds himself with a new neighbor.
One he doesn’t want to like....
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Pam Rosenthal
“A House East of Regent Street” in Strangers in the Night, Kensington Brava, ISBN 0758205295, 4 stars—RT BookClub
The war with Napoleon over at last, ex-seaman Jack Merion turns
his attention and prize money toward real estate. Jack’s rich now,
and he intends to invest in a house that was once a fashionable
brothel. But a mysterious Miss Myles also wants the house—and
she’s willing to meet all Jack’s terms. With interest. And with
pleasure.
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Carolyn Woolston w/a Lynna Banning
“Hark the Harried Angels” in One Starry Christmas,
Harlequin Historicals anthology, ISBN 0-373-29323-2
Adam Garnett thought he had nothing to offer Irina Likov, until
meddlesome, matchmaking French sisters intervene. Now his
decision to give Irina a Christmas she’ll remember gives Adam
the greatest gift of all.
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