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Monday, November 5, 2012

November Releases

Fiona Harper KISS ME UNDER THE MISTLETOE
Harlequin Mills & Boon
November 2012
£6.99
This Christmas, ex-WAG Louise is starting a new life away from the paparazzi – and her cheating husband. Can the diaries of a dead movie star help her figure out who she should be now she’s no longer Mrs Rich-and-Famous?
www.fionaharper.com











Margaret Moundson A CHANCE ENCOUNTER
Thorpe
1 November 2012
£8.99
Melissa Harper is back in town and Grace Maxwell was the girl who ruined her engagement to vet Daniel Stafford. He's back too and he is Grace's new boss.












Shirley Wells DYING ART
Carina Press
12 November 2012
£3.08
Portrait of a mystery
Dylan Scott vowed never to return to the dreary town of Dawson's Clough. But one visit from a beautiful ex-lover and he's back in Lancashire, investigating a possible murder. The police think Prue Murphy died during a burglary gone wrong, but her sister isn't so sure—and neither is Dylan. After all, the killer overlooked the only valuable thing in Prue's flat.
So who could have wanted the quirky young woman dead, and why? Dylan's search for answers takes him to France, where he discovers Prue's family didn't know her as well as they thought they did. And the more he digs, the more secrets he unearths—secrets someone would kill to keep buried…




Nell Dixon THE CINDERELLA SUBSTITUTE 
Astraea Press
1st Nov 2012
£1.28
In the two years since the tragic car crash that killed his fiancĂ©e, Nathanial (Nate) Mayer has successfully avoided another relationship.Jennifer (Jenni) Blake is Nate’s personal assistant. Hired after the accident, she has her own problems to deal with.
But even those difficulties pale into insignificance when Jenni finally traces her birth mother…







June Francis THE PAWNBROKER'S NIECE
Allison & Busby
26th November 2012
£7.99
When Eve Taylor leaves Liverpool for a new life in Cardiff, her teenage daughter Rita has little choice but to go and live with the aunt she never knew she had. Margaret Sinclair, the local pawnbroker, grudgingly agrees to look after her wayward niece. Despite an initial battle of wills the two soon become firm friends, especially when Rita re-introduces Margaret to her long lost childhood sweetheart William Brodie.

As the Great Depression hits, the Brodie family find themselves facing financial ruin - can Rita persuade her aunt to help or will her feelings for William get in the way of a deal?
As Rita's relationship with the Brodie family flourishes and secrets from Margaret's past emerge, both women must undertake a dramatic change of heart if they are to avoid making the same mistakes all over again.


Angela Brtinell FLAMES THAT MELT
DC Thomson
£1.99
Tish Carlisle, a successful Christmas ornament designer, returns from Tennessee to clear out her late father's house in Cornwall, little knowing what awaits her. Her first surprise is the unknown woman and baby she discovers living there. The second comes in the form of her father's solicitor, the sexy Italian, Nico De Burgh who Tish remembers as her first love, Nick Penwarren. Nico suffered the tragic loss of his Sicilian family and fights his attraction to Tish because of a promise made to his foster father. Tish isn't ready to give up on him and the first time they make love it's everything they could've imagined. It's only when their relationship appears doomed that they finally share the secrets they've been hiding and plan a future together.
Scarlet Wilson HER CHRISTMAS EVE DIAMOND
Mills and Boon
5 November 2012
£5.49
Nurse Cassidy Rae is a stickler for rules, but even she revels in the magic of Christmas! This year, however, new registrar Brad Donovan's surfer-boy looks and cocky charm are severely testing her goodwill to all men.  But in the festive season miracles can happen, and Brad's about to give Cassidy a Yuletide to remember...


Rae Summers AN INNOCENT ABROAD
The Wild Rose Press
14 November 2012
$3.99
Isobel Harrington, fresh from her English finishing school in the summer of 1922, is sent to visit cousins in Italy for just one reason: to catch the eye of their wealthy and eligible house guest.
But the man who awakens Isobel's passion is not the respectable British heir to a nobleman -- it is local Italian Stefano, an enigma who doesn't fit any of the "boxes" she's been taught to expect.
In Stefano's arms she experiences a sexual awakening. He dares her to follow her dreams, but is she brave enough to defy convention, and her parents' expectations, to pursue her own happiness?

Annie Burrows HIS WICKED CHRISTMAS WAGER
Mills & Boon
November 2012
£1.99
The last person Lord Crispin Sinclair expects to see in a disreputable inn is the woman he's there to forget: Lady Caroline Fallowfield. He hasn't forgiven her for marrying another man--or forgotten their mutual passion. When she implores him to come home for his brother's Christmas nuptials, he agrees--if the now-widowed Caroline is willing to share his bed and take another gamble on love...









Mary Nichols THE CAPTAIN'S KIDNAPPED BEAUTY
Mills & Boon
November 2012-11-01
£4.99

Abducted and taken aboard a merchant ship bound for India, Charlotte Gilpin, the wealthy daughter of a coachmaker in Georgian London, desperately searches for a way to escape. Her rescuer comes from the most unlikely of sources - Captain Alexander Carstairs - a man with whom she has crossed swords in the past.
And when they land in Portugal and she learns who her abductor is, she finds her own way to escape, not only from her abductor but her rescuer too, leaving both of them searching for her...
This is another story of the Piccadilly Gentlemen’s Club



Chrissie Loveday CORNISH KILLING
Easy Reads
Bridges and Knights (My Weekly that was)
November 15th
£1.99

‘Emma is invited to Cornwall to stay in her friend Charlie’s newly inherited cottage. But there is no sign of her anywhere. Things start to go wrong for Emma and this leads to more adventures. Can she cope with everything that has happened to her?’







Vonnie Hughes CAPTIVE
Musa Publishing
9th November
$2.99
When Alexandra Tallis discovers that her witless sister has imprisoned their father’s nemesis, Theo Crombie in their attic, she quickly frees him, fighting an unladylike impulse to keep him as her own special captive. Despite the brutal beating she receives from her father for her actions, Alexandra continues to yearn for the delicious Mr. Crombie even though she knows that nothing will ever come of her dreams.

Injured and shackled in a stranger’s attic, Theo unexpectedly discovers the woman of his dreams. But how can he pursue those dreams when her bizarre family’s complex relationships threaten the very foundation of his existence? Somehow Theo must find a way through this maze to claim his lady.
www.vonniehughes.com

Vanessa Devereaux CONFESSION OF LOVE
Evernight Publishing (Romance on the Go line)
12th November
Dana thought she’d hit a homeless guy…a very handsome homeless guy but when he turns up at her office a month later, revealing that he’s an undercover cop, Dana can’t believe it. She’s also shocked when he asks her to have dinner with him. It would be perfect but she’s got this one little rule, she never dates cops. Ian Kincaide knows rules are meant to be broken and just what he will resort to, to make Dana see reason?
www.vanessadevereaux.com








Vanessa Devereaux STRANGER IN TOWN
Cobblestone Press (Blue Line)
15th November
Laura Reed found herself in a strange town, and after slipping on the ice, in the ER. However, it’s not all bad news because Paul Crosby mistakes Laura for his sister. After the two get chatting and he offers to drive her back to her hotel, Laura finds out that being a stranger in town can have its pluses.
www.vanessadevereaux.com


Thursday, March 1, 2012

March Releases


Julie Cohen THE SUMMER OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY
Headline Review
Paperback
1 March 2012
£6.99
An ordinary woman. An extraordinary adventure.
Alice Woodstock has been running away.
Well, not literally. She spends most of her time glued to her desk, writing about grommets and model aeroplanes. No, Alice is avoiding the real world because there’s something—someone—in her past that she’s desperate to forget. So when she’s commissioned to write about life in stately home Eversley Hall, she jumps at the chance to escape into Regency England, even if it does mean swapping her comfy T-shirt for an itchy corset. Perhaps she’ll meet her own Mr Darcy…
But when her past resurfaces in the shape of Leo Allingham, Alice is brought down to earth with a bump. Reckless, unpredictable Leo reminds Alice of the painful price of following her heart. And the new Alice doesn’t live dangerously.
Or does she?
http://www.julie-cohen.com


Catherine King THE LOST AND FOUND GIRL
Sphere, Little Brown
Paperback £5.99
1st March 2012
When an offer of marriage came along from gentleman farmer Edgar Collins, Beth thought she had been rescued from a life of servitude.  She could never imagine that her future would be so bleak, and married life this far from bliss . . .

Freda Lightfoot HOSTAGE QUEEN
Magna Large Print
£20.99
Feb 2012
'Marguerite de Valois, the most beautiful woman in the French Court, is the subject of great intrigue. She loves Henri of Guise but is married off to Henry of Navarre which (her mother hopes) will bring peace to the realm. But within days the streets of Paris are awash with blood and Marguerite and her new husband are held hostage by her own family. Can they ever hope to escape alive in a court rife with murder jealousy and hunger for power, it will not be an easy task...'



Kate Walker THE DEVIL AND MISS JONES
Mills & Boon
£3.49
March 2nd 2012
Martha Jones has never taken a risk in her whole life. Until the day she runs out on her wedding and succumbs to the magnetism of a man she has only just met. A man she knows only as Diablo.


Juliet Greenwood  EDEN'S GARDEN
Honno Press
Paperback £8.99
15th March 2012

2011
Carys’ dreams for the future are falling apart as she returns to the Snowdonia village where she was born, to look after her mother. But then a chance discovery draws her back into the story of Plas Eden, the huge, ramshackle country house where, at eighteen, she said goodbye to her childhood sweetheart, David Meredith.
1898
The last time Ann was in London she was a spoilt, aristocratic bride. Now she stands destitute on London bridge, with the Meredith charity hospital her only lifeline. But who can she trust, and will she ever escape her past?
Two women struggle with love, family duty, long-buried secrets and their own creative ambitions. But more than a hundred years ago Ann left a trail through London, Cornwall and Wales that leads Carys on a tantalising and increasingly shocking search for the truth. What is Plas Eden’s connection with her own family history and what are the secrets of the statues in the garden.

Katherine Garbera  GREEK AFFAIRS: TEMPTED BY THRE TYCOONS
Mills&Boon
£5.59
1st March 2012

Greek Affairs: Tempted by the Tycoons by Kate Hewitt, Annie West, Katherine Garbera The Greek Tycoon's Convenient Bride Finding out he’s a father has left billionaire businessman Lukas Petrakides in a bit of a bind – how can he combine his passions in life – business and women – with full-ime fatherhood? His solution is simple, Rhiannon, the baby’s temporary guardian, will make a very convenient wife... Also includes: The Greek Tycoon's Unexpected Wife, The Greek Tycoon's Unexpected Heir.




Katherine Garbera THE REBEL TYCOON RETURNS
Mills & Boon
£5.59
1st March 2012
Growing up poor, Christopher Richardson vowed he’d be rich some day. But seeing Macy Reynolds makes him realise she’s the real reason he’d worked so hard. Macy is shocked to find him back. And his interest is flattering. But does Christopher truly want her…or is she just a pawn in his latest deal?








Anne Brear  TO TAKE HER PRIDE
Knox Robinson
12.99
March 8th 2012
Aurora knows she should be happy, but the memory of her love for Reid threatens her future. When tragedy strikes, can Aurora find the strength to accept her life and forget the past?
http://annebrear.blogspot.com












Benita Brown  I’LL BE SEEING YOU
Headline
£5.99
30th March 2012
 As the tragedy and uncertainty of the Second World War takes hold a young woman must learn to let go of the past, and it will take a chance encounter with a young artist to open her eyes to the meaning of true happiness . . .













Evonne Wareham  NEVER COMING HOME
Choc-lit
£7.99
7th March 2012
Six months ago tragedy devastated Kaz Elmore’s life. She lost her young daughter in a car wreck. Now a man calling himself Devlin has come to her home, with an astonishing story about the crash. Should she believe him? He’s offering her hope. The most dangerous substance in the world.
Anna Jacobs WINDS OF CHANGE
hardback
Severn HousePrice
£19.99
29 March 2012
When her elderly father dies, Miranda Fox is free at last. He’s promised an inheritance that will give her independence. But her domineering half-brother has gained control of the money and has very different ideas as to how she should live her life. She must make difficult choices if she’s to be free, and confront people from her past. Will she have the courage to stand up for herself this time? Or will her family still control her life?







Fenella J Miller  MISS SHAW & THE DOCTOR
Aurora Regency/Musa
$4.99
23rd March 2012
978-1-61937-260-3
Keeping her promise will break Adam's heart - what can Sarah do?




Kate Hardy THE EX WHO HIRED HER
M&B Modern Romance
Paperback
2 March 2012
£3.49
*Memo to self: when you work with your ex, keep all thoughts strictly business!*
No matter how wickedly kissable those luscious lips, or how sinfully seductive those endless legs, tycoon Jordan Smith wants nothing to do with his ex-love Alexandra Bennett...
Only Alex is his new hotshot employee! Their sizzling chemistry can't be denied, and working late nights soon drives them both craze with need…
It's becoming impossible to resist - but with so much painful history between them can breaking up ever lead to making up… for good?


Kate Hardy DR CINDERELLA'S MIDNIGHT FLING
M&B Medical Romance
Paperback
2 March 2012
£5.49
Thanks to her fairy godmother friend, serious Jane Cooper is transformed into a glamourpuss … and finds herself with a mysterious Prince Charming for a night! When she discovers he's her new colleague, Jane's heart leaps - more magical nights in the aristocratic Dr Ed Somers's arms! It's irresistible… but every sensible girl knows all fairy tales must surely come to an end...

Rhoda Baxter  PATENTLY IN LOVE
Uncial Press
EBook available in html, pdf, mobi, prc, epub
16 March 2012
$6.99 (around £4.50)
New city, new job, new man. The press will never find her now. After her popstar boyfriend publicly humiliates her, Jane wants to start a new life away from media scrutiny. Maybe even find a new man.
 Marshall wants a partnership in his patent law firm. He just has to prove he’s totally focussed on his work. No distractions. No office romance. Unless, of course, no one knows about it.
The last thing Jane needs is to have her picture splashed on the front page of a gossip magazine. To makes matters worse, the only person who could have told the paparazzi where Jane was… is Marshall.

Lucy Felthouse THE COTTAGE IN THE WOODS
Resplendence Publishing
eBook
1 March 2012
£0.99
Living in her remote cottage in the woods, Heidi doesn’t get many visitors. So when she spots a fox in her garden, she’s delighted. However, her joy quickly turns to dismay when she thinks the beautiful creature may be injured. Heading out to see how she can help, Heidi is astounded when something happens that makes her question her eyesight – not to mention her sanity. Once she gets over her shock and discovers the reason behind the peculiar encounter, Heidi is mighty glad that the fox chose her garden to visit.

Helen Carey THE ART OF LOVING
TSAP Books
$2.99
7 February 2012
Kelly has won a scholarship to work with the acclaimed artist Wilhelm Brock in the beautiful German city of Heidelberg. She has also managed to arrange to stay with a long lost aunt while she studies. So far so good. But what she hasn't accounted for is the angry, brooding presence of eminent nuclear physicist Max Dreiecke von Hardtwald, who is not only her aunt's step-nephew, but also owns the magnificent house where her aunt lives. Nor has she realised that her aunt is dying and that Max believes that Kelly has materialised out of the woodwork at this precise moment in order to benefit from her substantial will.
www.helencarerybooks.co.uk






Shirley Wells  SILENT WITNESS
Carina Press
$5.99
5th March, 2012
After his ex-wife bled to death in a bathtub covered in his fingerprints, the case against Aleksander Kaminski seemed open and shut. Though sentenced to life in prison, he swears he's innocent, a claim supported by his current wife. 
Private investigator Dylan Scott finds himself drawn back to dreary Lancashire in a search for justice. The evidence against Kaminski is damning, but having been unjustly jailed himself, Dylan is compelled to pursue the case; if there's even a small chance the man is innocent, he has to help. The deeper Dylan digs, the more secrets he unearths. The question remains: If Kaminski didn't murder his childhood sweetheart, who did? 








Margaret Blake  THE LONGEST PLEASURE
Whiskey Creek Press
Viola had lived in fear and deceit but then Jed made her see life didn’t have to be like that.














June Francis IT HAD TO BE YOU
Allison & Busby,
Paperback.
26th March 2012
 £7.99

1952. Orphaned as a young child, Emma Booth was raised by her grandparents in a Lancashire village. Following her grandfather's sudden death, Emma assumes she is now without family, until she unexpectedly finds a letter written during the war which reveals that she has a half-sister. Determined to find her, Emma is drawn away from the countryside to post-war Liverpool. When trouble inevitably comes, Emma rises to the challenge, and in doing so finds love and romance, taking her life in a new direction.


Elizabeth Harris A DANGEROUS HEART!
People's Friend Pocket Novel
Paperback
22 March 2012
£1.99
*So easy to deceive. So easy to be deceived.*
Since her father’s death when she was eight, Jennifer O’Connor had been frequently told by her bitter mother that the people responsible for his death were the Castanien brothers.
Years later, when looking for a position as an Art teacher, Jennifer is stunned to see that a Max Castanien is looking for someone to teach Art classes throughout the summer at his house in Umbria. She finds out that this is the same family, and that Max is the only surviving Castanien brother, and she decides to apply for the job, hoping that by getting to know Max she will be able to learn why he and his brother behaved as badly towards her father as they did, and so bring closure to her family
Living and teaching in one of two houses on Max’s Italian property, Jennifer finds herself drawn to Max, a handsome, charming man. Refusing to face this attraction, she has to keep on reminding herself that the only reason she wants a close relationship with him is to lead him into accounting for his past behaviour towards her father.
As for the members of her Art class, all is not necessarily what it seems to be…

Vanessa Devereaux THE LAST AMERICAN COWBOY
Cobblestone Press
E-book-Novella
Fiona Spencer thought she was just doing her co-worker Bob a huge favor when she decided to take his place in covering the story about The Last American Cowboy. The cowboy in question is Blake Whelan Jr. Bachelor, hunk and a guy who has a naughty side. While he takes her on an erotic journey like no other man before him, Fiona knows that all good things must come to an end. However, both life and Blake have other plans-