Monday, November 2, 2020

HBS Author’s Spotlight – Class of October 2020

Thirty-nine outstanding authors are included in this class. Their interviews, book showcases and the new Virtual Bookshelf are a MUST read. The author's bio and contact information plus their picture and book covers highlight the post.

Be sure to check out what they have coming next for their readers.

Thanks to the following outstanding authors for a great month. Here is a summary of our October 2020 crew.


Mona Risk
Author: Mona Risk
Author Genre: Romance

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Author's Blog: Mona's Blog
Website: Mona Risk
Twitter: @MonaRiskS
E-Mail: mona@monarisk.com
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Author Description:
A tireless traveler, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author MONA RISK received an Outstanding Achiever Award at Affaire de Coeur Magazine. She is a Best Romance Novel winner at Preditors & Editors Readers Poll; Two-Time winner of Best Contemporary Romance Novel at Readers Favorite; an EPIC’s Ebook Award Finalist.

Mona Risk's name has often been posted on the Amazon.com 100 Most Popular Authors in Romance list, and her books have garnered: Top Pick, Outstanding Read, Sweetheart of the Week, and Best Book of the Week from various reviewers, and received two mentions in Publisher's Weekly.

Mona lives in South Florida and has traveled to more than eighty countries on business or vacation. She writes contemporary romances, medical romance, romantic suspense, and paranormal fantasy. Sprinkled with a good dose of humor, her stories are set in the fascinating places she visited or more simply at home.

If you like to travel and love to read, come and enjoy her international romances. Meet the spirited heroines and special heroes who share irresistible chemistry in stories that simmer with emotion. Www.monarisk.com

Mona Risk Contact Information

Nothing would please me more than to hear from my readers. You can write to me at mona@monarisk.com
To hear about my new novels, please join my Newsletter



Interview Excerpt

Several books published in the fall 2020.

AT AMAZON: His Son, Her Daughter
AT AMAZON: Sunshine Over Snow
AT AMAZON: Love in the ER
AT AMAZON: Half a Dozen with Love
AT AMAZON: Love on the Slopes


Social media buzz: I regularly post on Twitter to promote my books and the boxes where I contribute books, or I re-tweet other authors’ books.

Great covers: I have a wonderful artist. We discuss together the way I envision the book cover and she does her best to realize it.

Author bundles: I belong to a group called the Authors’ Billboard. We have published over thirty boxes together. Joining effort makes the promotion an easier and more successful task.

My primary genre is contemporary romances, with different themes.

I send newsletters once or twice a month. Several readers write to express their opinion about my newsletter and books, I always email back and we become friends.

Author's Book List
Half a Dozen with Love
Love on the Slopes
Love in the ER
Sunshine Over Snow
His Son, Her Daughter
A Dance For Prince Eric
A Complete Family
Not Ready Yet
Prince Philip's Cinderella
Jingle With My Princess
Love, Christmas - Movies You Love
A Bodyguard For The Princess
For Sarah's Sake
In Time For Christmas
The Gods of Dark Love
A Bride For Prince Paul
Wedding Surprise
Two Loves For Christmas
Holly Jolly Christmas
On Christmas Eve
Christmas Papa
Husband For A Week
Her French Count



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Kathryn Shay
Author: Kathryn Shay
Author Genre: Romance

Website: Kathryn Shay
Twitter: @KShayAuthor
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Author Description:
A NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling author, Kathryn Shay has been a lifelong writer and teacher. She has written dozens of self-published original romance titles, print books with the Berkley Publishing Group and Harlequin Enterprises and mainstream women’s fiction with Bold Strokes Books. She has won many awards for her work: five RT Book Reviews awards, the Bookseller’s Best Award, Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year and several “Starred Reviews.” One of her firefighter books hit #20 on the NEW YORK TIMES list. Her novels have been serialized in COSMOPOLITAN magazine and featured in USA TODAY, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL and PEOPLE magazine. There are over ten million copies of her books in print and downloaded online. Reviewers have called her work “emotional and heart-wrenching.”



Interview Excerpt

Next: Gideon. In book 5, Gideon Casella is a single-dad police officer. He and his family are trying to make a life together after his ex-wife suddenly moves to Europe. There are intense family dynamics and extremely dangerous police incidents in the book.

Great covers: My covers have been consistent with my brand since day one. I do take a hands-on approach in developing them, finding my own images then sending them to a designer.

Audio books: I have decent sales in audio and assume they increase my audience.

I thought I’d try some short stories, which is the genre I started out in. I remembered how much I liked the challenge of completing a full narrative in such a limited format. So far, they’ve more than paid for themselves. I do think they lead readers to my longer books.

Author bundles: Heart Stealers was the very first bundle of different authors in one anthology… it was hugely successful and had over 200K downloads.

Free books: I have one novella permanently free, because it leads into my NEW YORK TIMES bestselling work, AMERICA’S BRAVEST.

Book launch process: I do what is called a soft launch. I get the book out there and send my newsletter announcing it.

Primary genre: Reviewers have called my work “heart wrenching and emotional,” often dealing with controversial contemporary issues.

Newsletter: I build readers with it and see lots of sales after I send it. Sometimes I ask for input with questions about non-writing stuff…

Author's Book List
Ronan
Gideon
Alessia
Finn
Seth
Hayley
Take Me Back
Bon Appétit
The Reckoning
The Winning Ticket
Jackpot
All In
Lucky Me
Bet On It
The Big Gamble
I Think I Love You!
Love Will Keep Us Together
How Deep is Your Love?
Can't Help Falling in Love
This Guy's in Love
I Will Always Love You



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Kathi Daley
Featured Book: Thanksgiving Past



Ainsley Holloway came to Gooseberry Bay to find answers about her past. She came to find an explanation for the dreams that had haunted her after the death of the cop who’d both rescued and raised her, and she came to find the identity of the family she couldn’t remember but assumed at one point she’d been part of.

She hoped that by finding these answers she’d also find healing. She hoped that once she exorcised the memories buried deep in her mind, she’d find peace.

The Cottage at Gooseberry Bay is a series about, not only finding answers, but finding hope. It’s a story about family and friendship, and it's a story about the ties that bind one resident of a small close knit community to another. It’s a series about shared holidays, festivals, and celebrations. It’s a series about shared heartbreak and hardship as well. And it’s a series about the bond that can be forged amongst strangers when tragedy binds two or more individuals with a common goal.

In book 2 in the series, Ainsley finally meets Adam Winchester. Intent of finding the answers she came to Washington to unveil, she begins to initiate herself into his life. Adam seems to have his own set of demons to deal with but Ainsley had dealt with men harboring inner demons before and she knew that with enough time and the right approach she’d get him to open up and share what he knew for both their sakes.

Meanwhile, Ainsley joins forces with Parker, Jemma, and Josie as they search for the truth about what might have happened to the family who vanished five Thanksgivings ago.



Author: Kathi Daley
Author Genre: Mystery, Romance

Author's Blog: Random Thoughts and Meaningless Musings.
Website: Kathi Daley
Twitter: @kathidaley
E-Mail: kathidaley@kathidaley.com
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Author Description:
USA Today Bestselling Author Kathi Daley lives in the beautiful alpine community of Lake Tahoe with her husband Ken. When she's not writing she enjoys hanging out on the beach with her children and grandchildren. During the summer she enjoys hiking, kayaking, mountain biking, wakeboarding, and sunset cruises on the lake. During the winter she enjoys cross country skiing, snowshoeing, and curling up by a fire with a good book.

Kathi uses her mountain home as inspiration for her books, all which include appearances by the wildlife she shares her life with.

Author's Book List
Thanksgiving Past
The Magic of Halloween Night
Halloween Moon
Ghost in the Gallery
Deja Diva
The Wedding Plan
Campfire Secrets
Gossip in the Garden
Topsail Sundays
Summerhouse Reunion
The Secret of Logan Pond
Proof in the Photo
The Puppy Project
The Case of the Cupid Caper
Blizzard in the Bay
Note in the Nutcracker
Costume Catastrophe



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Melissa Foster
Featured Book: The Gritty Truth



Recovering drug addict Quincy Gritt has fought his demons. He’s confessed to his crimes and conquered his addictions. He’s finally ready to go after sweet, sexy Roni, the gorgeous brunette who won a date with him in a charity auction five months ago and has been putting him off, and driving him wild, ever since.

Dancer Veronica “Roni” Wescott worked hard to escape the seedy area where she was raised and followed her dreams to Julliard, only to have them shattered in the blink of an eye. She fought hard and regained her footing, but then the rug was pulled out from under her again when the grandmother who raised her passed away, leaving Roni feeling adrift in a world she knows very little about outside of dance. And then there's Charlie Hunnam–lookalike Quincy Gritt—the man whose late-night texts pulled her through her grief and have been setting her heart aflutter for months

Quincy pulls out all the stops, determined to prove that their friendship is only the beginning of what’s destined to be so much more. Romantic nights lead to smoldering passion and a deep connection too strong to be denied. But when Quincy’s past comes back to haunt him, can he and Roni accept their new gritty truth, or will Quincy spiral back into the darkness and lose the future he fought so hard to have?



Author: Melissa Foster
Author Genre: Romance, Fiction, Mystery

Website: Melissa Foster
Twitter: @Melissa_Foster
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Author Description:
NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR

Melissa writes sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance, new adult romance and women's fiction with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Readers adore Melissa's fun, flirty, and sinfully sexy, award-winning big family romance collection, LOVE IN BLOOM featuring the Snow Sisters, Bradens, Remingtons, Ryders, Seaside Summer, Harborside Nights, and the Wild Boys After Dark. Melissa's emotional journeys are lovingly erotic and always family oriented.

Melissa has painted and donated several murals to The Hospital for Sick Children in Washington, DC. Her interests include her family, reading, writing, painting, friends, helping others see the positive side of life, and visiting Cape Cod.

Melissa is available to chat with book clubs and welcomes comments and emails from her readers. Visit Melissa on social media or her personal website.

Author's Book List
The Gritty Truth
Tempted by Love: Jack "Jock" Steele
Searching for Love
A Little Bit Wicked
She Loves Me
Bayside Fantasies
Making You Mine
This Is Love
Taming My Whiskey
Bayside Romance
Call Her Mine
Wild, Crazy Hearts
Mad About Moon
Bayside Escape
Trails of Love
Wicked Whiskey Love
Love Like Ours
Bayside Heat
Anything For Love
Embracing Her Heart
Bad Billionaires After Dark: Brett
Driving Whiskey Wild
Bayside Passions



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Nancy Fraser
Featured Book: The Secrets of Gable House



Noah Miller is shocked to learn that an unknown great uncle has named him heir to the family fortune, including the residence known as Gable House. Built by Noah’s fifth-back great grandfather, the house is ripe with family secrets and unusual occurrences.

Maggie Shephard has spent the past ten years researching the history of Willow-By-The-Sea, including that of her own ancestors. Considered an authority on New England history, she’s often sought out as a consultant. When Noah Miller asks for her help in acquainting him with both the house and his ancestors, she jumps at the chance to share her knowledge with the handsome architect.

Noah and Maggie have an immediate attraction to one another, made even more so by the time they spend together researching the Gable family history. The fact that each Gable male died an untimely and gruesome death, leads Noah and Maggie on a quest for the truth in hopes of setting a murderous spirit free.

Contains mild language and fully realized love scenes. And, quite possibly, a ghost!



Author: Nancy Fraser
Author Genre: Romance

Author's Blog: Instagram
Website: Nancy Fraser
Twitter: @nfraserauthor
E-Mail: romwriter96@gmail.com
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Author Description:
NANCY FRASER—Jumping Across Romance Genres with Gleeful Abandon—is an Amazon Top 100 and Award-Winning author who can’t seem to decide which romance genre suits her best. So, she writes them all.

Like most authors, Nancy began writing at an early age, usually on the walls and with crayons or, heaven forbid, permanent markers. Her love of writing often made her the English teacher’s pet which, of course, resulted in a whole lot of teasing. Still, it was worth it.

Published in multiple genres, Nancy currently writes for two publishers, and has recently thrown her hat into the self-publishing ring. She has published over thirty-five books in full-length, novella, and short format.

When not writing (which is almost never), Nancy dotes on her five wonderful grandchildren and looks forward to traveling and reading when time permits. Nancy lives in Atlantic Canada where she enjoys the relaxed pace and colorful people.

Author's Book List
The Secrets of Gable House
Return of the Wolfe
D*mn Near Perfect
Last Chance Beach: Summer's End
Trust Me
Touch Me
The Vessel
Paging Dr. Cupid
Kilty Pleasures
Eye of the Pharaoh
Bewitched
Only Yours
Do You Want Me
The Mysterious Mrs. Pennybaker
Home is Where the Hunk is
The Muse
Time and Again



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Dianne Harman
Featured Book: The Deepest Dark



Men going missing.
Talk of spiderwebs,
A beautiful temptress,
And a Jorogumo.
Seriously?
They’re rarely seen outside of Japan.
Surely there couldn’t be one in Little Feather, could there?

When men go missing, and the only clue is a purported spiderweb, Miranda has no choice but to consider that it’s the work of a Jorogumo, a huge, terrifying spider.

Life isn’t all that easy when you’re a Paranormal Private Investigator involved with a Police Chief who’s convinced the paranormal world doesn’t exist. When he sees it up close and first hand, Jack knows that Miranda hasn’t been entirely truthful about her profession. Not that great for a relationship in its early stages.

At times like this, Miranda’s glad she has Hank, a loveable little Corgi, to snuggle with!



Author: Dianne Harman
Author Genre: Cozy Mystery, Romance and Literary Fiction

Author's Blog: Dianne Harman Author
Website: Dianne Harman Author
Twitter: @DianneDHarman
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Author Description:
Two-time USA Today Bestselling Author and seven time Amazon All Star Author, Dianne Harman, draws her stories and characters from a diverse business and personal background. She owned a national antique and art appraisal business for many years, left that industry, and opened two yoga centers where she taught and certified yoga instructors. She's traveled extensively throughout the world and loves nothing more than cooking, playing backgammon with her husband, Tom, and throwing the ball for their dog, Kelly.

Being a dog lover and having attended numerous cooking schools, she couldn't resist writing about food and dogs. Dianne is the author of several cozy mystery series: Cedar Bay, Liz Lucas, High Desert, Midwest, Jack Trout, Northwest, Cottonwood Springs and a paranormal cozy mystery series.

She's also the author of the award-winning suspenseful Coyote Series, Midlife Journey Series, Slade Kelly Suspense Series, and the Cozy Cookbook Series which consists of recipes from her cozy mystery series. Enjoy!

Author's Book List
The Deepest Dark
Murdered Mentor
A Mother's Love
Murdered Mogul
Holly for President
Murder at the Carnival
Murder at the St. Regis
Murder on the Train
Kelly & the Dog Park
Mystery at the Campground
Mystery on Main Street
Murdered for Millions
A Matter of Deception
Murder at the Dog Show
Holly and the Stolen Test
Missing in Los Angeles
Deadly Accusations
Murder in Vancouver
Murder in the Forest
The Other Witch
The War Hero's Welcome
Holly and the Ruined Party
Murder at the Manor
Little Feather
Murder at the New Dawn B & B
Murder and High Rollers
Holly & The Oracle
Trouble at the New Dawn B & B
Death in the Bay
Holly and The Missing Dog
Holly Lewis Mystery Series 1-3
The Final Curtain Call
Missing in the Islands
The Money Club
Redemption in Cottonwood Springs
Holly and the Food Pantry
Murdered in Hollywood
Murdered by Success
Murder on the Mountain



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Author: Krystal Doolittle 

Author Genre: Paranormal, Fantasy, Young Adult

Website: Krystal Doolittle
Author's Blog: Krystal Doolittle
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E-Mail: krystaldoolittle@outlook.com
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Author Description: 
As the youngest child, I always had to use my imagination to entertain myself while I grew up in the 1980's. That imagination served me well over the years and eventually made me a bit of a storyteller as I became an adult. 

Getting lost in a good story has always been my favorite way to escape and I hope to create more worlds for others to escape to. I have a love for all things paranormal and strange, which I think translates into my stories. I also love nothing more than challenging the norms on occasion, so don't be surprised if you find characters that aren't what you would traditionally think in my worlds. No matter what, though, I want them to be relatable, even the villains. Because we are all the villain in someone else's story.


Dianne Harman
Featured Book: Murdered Mentor



Everyone looked up to the Senator,
And he mentored so many people.
A few knew about his mistress,
And even his illegitimate daughter.
But no one knew his ultimate secret.
A secret that would only be revealed when he died,
But death did come a little sooner than expected.

Kelly’s son, Cash, is running for the Oregon Senate with the blessing of Senator Johnson. But when the Senator dies, long held secrets come out, even some about people who were threatening to blackmail him. And was he really murder? Could it have been suicide?

Only his wife knows, but she’s become mentally incapacitated. Kelly and Mike never planned to get involved in this case, but sometimes, you just have to do the right thing.

An inspirational page-turning cozy mystery that will leave you with a smile on your face, a tear on your cheek, and a belief in your fellow man.


Dianne Harman
Featured Book: A Mother's Love



This isn’t the way it was supposed to be
A 17-year-old boy murdered,
Gunned down for no reason
But when you live in a known gang area in Las Vegas,
There can be collateral damage.

The police always have the time and resources to look into murders of wealthy people,
But it seems different rules apply if you’re poor,
Even if you aren’t part of a gang.

When Maria got the call that her son had been murdered, her life fell apart. And when the police said they would try to find the murderer, but there was probably little they could do, she was devastated.

If the police couldn’t do it, Maria decided she would. She knew nothing about investigating a murder, but it seemed that people were more willing to talk to a woman with no experience than to a man in a uniform.

Revenge, hatred, and jealousy are powerful motives for murder. But which one was the reason that resulted in Christopher’s murder? And more importantly, who did it?


Dianne Harman
Featured Book: Murdered Mogul



Joe was born in poverty,
But he married well.
And he was smart.
Smart enough to become the darling of Wall Street.
But something was missing,
And the Desert Ashram, a spiritual refuge, provided it for him.
Too bad his wife didn’t agree.
Too bad his brother didn’t agree.
Too bad his father-in-law didn’t agree.
Too bad Joe was murdered.
Was it out of greed, revenge, or just plain jealousy?

Lots of players. Lots of suspects. And it’s up to Detective Jeff, with a little help from his wife, Marty, and their psychic dog, Patron, to figure it all out.




Kathleen Lawless
Featured Book: UNDONE



AN X-RATED SCAVENGER HUNT!

It's Kennedy's brilliant solution to cheer up her two best friends and spice up their lives on a badly-needed girls' getaway.

Lisa is getting over a cheating husband.

Justine recently broke up with her married lover.

Kennedy, your basic love 'em and leave 'em girl, is in her element on a beach pardise surrounded by wealthy, elegible, and smokingly-single men.

The first one to complete her sexcapades list is the winner.

Which of them will take home the ultimate prize?

Who will lose her heart?



Author: Kathleen Lawless
Author Genre: Romance

Website: Kathleen Lawless
Twitter: @KathleenLawles6
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Author Description:
Kathleen blames a misspent youth watching Rawhide, Maverick and Bonanza for her fascination with cowboys. Historical or contemporary, cowboys continue to resonate with her today.

One of her heroes, Steele, is a modern-day cowboy, so when she was dating on-line and met a man called Steel-- Well, he's not a cowboy but his is an alpha male and her forever hero. Which is why all of her stories end Happily Ever After.

Not that she can ever stick to just one genre. So many stories to tell--never enough time.

With close to 30 published novels to her credit, she enjoys pushing the boundaries of traditional romance into historical romance, erotic romance, romantic suspense, women's fiction and stories for young adults.

Author's Book List
Christmas Comes to Dickens
UNDONE
HOPE
MAIL ORDER RACHEL
Last Chance Beach: Summer's End
MAIL ORDER OLIVIA
UNDERTOW
UNDERCOVER
BENJAMIN'S BRIDE
Barron's Bride
UNMASKED
TABOO
Bishop's Bride
Braydon's Bride
Bradley's Bride
BRODY'S BRIDE
BLAKE'S BRIDE



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S.R. Mallery
Featured Book: Endangered Spells



Sometimes Magic Can Be Complicated

What happens when a beautiful and talented witch refuses to use her powers?

Even as a child, Gillian could perform magic far better than most people. Her spells swayed teachers, nabbing boyfriends was a piece of cake, and she had the added ability to foresee events, good or bad. But when one of her spells causes a near-death and a future forecast completely rocks her entire world, she steps away from magic––until her friend’s murder slams her back into the game…and straight into a detective’s arms.

A waitress attending night school at the academy discovers, along with the gift of magic, she has royal blood flowing through her veins. America’s latest foodie channel sweetheart is a real charmer, who discovers not all the magic happens in the kitchen. Clair struggles with taking control of her magical powers until she meets a guy who really needs her help. A beautiful witch, empowered with the gift of creating strong magic spells since childhood, now refuses to use them––until her friend’s murder changes everything. An investigative reporter’s strange visions force her to really use her powers. When a rival tries to mess with her magic a witch must find a way to rekindle her flame.



Author: S.R. Mallery
Author Genre: Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction, Mystery

Author's Blog: S.R. Mallery's AND HISTORY FOR ALL
Website: S.R. Mallery's AND HISTORY FOR ALL
Twitter: @SarahMallery1
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Author Description:
S.R. Mallery, a USA Today Best Selling author and two-time READERS’ FAVORITE Gold Medalist winner, has been labeled nothing short of 'eclectic'. She has been a singer, a calligrapher, a quilt designer, and an ESL teacher. As a writer, history is often her focus and is woven into her stories––sometimes completely throughout, and other times, with a delicate thread, such as in Time Travel or prophetic dreams.

Author's Book List
Endangered Spells
Tea, Anyone?
Ellie & The War On Powder Creek
Tender Enemies
Trouble In Glamour Town
Genteel Secrets
The Dolan Girls
Unexpected Gifts
Sewing Can Be Dangerous and Other Small Threads
TALES TO COUNT ON



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Featured Set: Dangerous Deceptions





A Christian Romantic Suspense Boxed Set Collection - PRICE: $ 0.99


AVAILABLE at Amazon
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Lives...and hearts...are on the line in eight brand-new Christian Romantic Suspense novels from the genre’s most explosive authors.

Lethal Outbreak: Lisa Harris & Lynne Gentry

Virus hunter Aiden Ballinger believes the source of the lethal outbreak that decimated a remote Tibetan village came from disturbing the permafrost. Desperate to rebury it before it buries the world, Aiden enlists Rachel Allen, a beautiful epidemiologist. But while Aiden and Rachel pursue the cure—and their feelings for each other—someone is hunting them. Whoever wants them dead will not stop until they are silenced.

Collision Course: Elizabeth Goddard

His cover blown, FBI Special Agent Reg Jacobson finds refuge on the other side of the country, but trouble follows him when he faces off with a woman from his past. Private Investigator Nicole Weatherly, hired to catch a thief, suspects Reg. When the bullets fly, Reg and Nicole must escape secrets from their pasts before their futures collide.

Glimmer in the Darkness: Robin Patchen

When Cassidy learns another child has been kidnapped from her hometown, she's convinced the man who took the girl she’d been babysitting seven years earlier is behind the recent abductions. She alone holds the key to finding him. Though James blames Cassidy for his sister’s death, he’ll help if there’s a chance to save a child’s life. Can Cassidy and James identify the serial killer in time to rescue his latest victim?

Expired Plot: Lisa Phillips

A man after justice. A local crime boss. The woman caught between. Undercover FBI agent Will Briar is working his way to the top of an illegal operation. But when he discovers the identity of the boss, everything changes. Hollis knows nothing is as it seems. Now she must either save her father and doom herself, or take a chance on the man who could be the answer…to everything.

Ice: Lynnette Bonner

Camryn Hunt witnessed a murder. Now she’s under the protection of handsome small-town sheriff Holden Parker. The gorgeous island location, and break from her dreary life, might be pleasant if the sheriff wasn’t so demanding. Determined that no harm come to Camryn, Holden secludes her at his home. He only wishes she didn’t intrigue him so thoroughly. Attraction only complicates things. Especially when the murderers arrive at his door. It’s going to take all his wits to save her.

Never A Traitor: Jan Thompson

The last thing Private Investigator Earl Young expects is to pose as a fake boyfriend to a whistleblower. His driving need to solve problems forces him to work with paranoid Sienna Halstead as she draws him deeper into her corporate world of secrets and subterfuge. The more time they spend together, the more attraction grows. When another whistleblower is murdered, Sienna knows she's next. How far will Earl go to protect her?

Ben in Love: Luana Ehrlich

Is CIA operative Ben Mitchell really in love with the daughter of a Turkish dissident? Titus Ray, his mentor, isn’t buying it; he thinks Ben needs intel on a Muslim cleric. But when Titus follows Ben to northern Virginia, he discovers Ben’s deception is more dangerous than he thought. With their lives on the line, can Titus convince Ben to abandon his plans before it’s too late?

Liar Like Her: D.L. Wood

When disbarred attorney Quinn Bello discovers a body that inexplicably vanishes, no one in her seaside town believes her—no one, that is, except newcomer Ian Wolfe, who for his own mysterious reasons doesn’t hold Quinn’s past against her. Together they search for the truth, but doubts about Quinn’s sanity and innocence increase as the danger escalates. Will they expose the heart of the deception before Quinn becomes the next victim?




Author: Lisa Harris
Author Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Romance, Religion & Spirituality

Website: Lisa Harris
Author's Blog: In The Heart of Africa
E-Mail: LisaHarrisWrites@me.com
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Author Description:
Bestselling author LISA HARRIS is a Christy Award finalist for Blood Ransom and Vendetta, Christy Award winner for Dangerous Passage, and the winner of the Best Inspirational Suspense Novel for 2011 (Blood Covenant) and 2015 (Vendetta) from Romantic Times. She has sold over half a million books. She and her family have spent over sixteen year working as missionaries in Africa where she runs a small non-profit organization that works alongside their church-planting ministry. The ECHO Project promotes Education, Compassion, Health, and Opportunity and is a way to "speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves...the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice." (Proverbs 31:8)

When she's not working she loves hanging out with her family, cooking different ethnic dishes, photography, and heading into the African bush on safari.



Author: Lynne Gentry
Author Genre: Fiction, Contemporary, Christian

Website: Lynne Gentry
Twitter: @Lynne_Gentry
E-Mail: Lynne@LynneGentry.com
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Author Description:
Pastor's wives often feel everyone is watching them. My theater training has taught me to watch you, to observe your body language. I love catching the twitch of an eyebrow, the flicker of discomfort in a gaze, or the shifting of nervous feet. Who knows, I may have spotted my next quirky character ... and it is you.

As a professional acting coach-theater director turned fiction author, I love using my crazy imagination to entertain you with my books. My works range from the highly-rated sci-fi/time travel series (Carthage Chronicles) to a medical thriller (GHOST HEART), to my new romantic comedy series (the Mt. Hope Southern Adventures and the Women of Fossil Ridge). Readers are cheering this return to my small town roots. You'll laugh and cry as these heartwarming adventures drop you in the middle of small-town Texas life.

I love spending time with my family or working the hospital oncology wards with my medical therapy dog.



Author: Elizabeth Goddard
Author Genre: Romance, Suspense

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With over one million books sold, Elizabeth Goddard is the bestselling, award-winning author of over forty romance novels and counting, including the romantic mystery, THE CAMERA NEVER LIES--a 2011 Carol Award winner. Four of her six Mountain Cove books have been contest finalists. Buried, Backfire and Deception are finalists in the Daphne Du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery and Suspense, and Submerged is a Carol Award finalist. A 7th generation Texan, Elizabeth graduated from North Texas State University with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and worked in high-level software sales for several years before retiring to home school her children and fulfill her dreams of writing full-time.



Author: Robin Patchen
Author Genre: Christian, Contemporary, Suspense

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Robin Patchen writes contemporary Christian romantic suspense. Her books are often set in New England, where she grew up. She creates strong, protective heroes and intelligent, courageous heroines.

Aside from her family and her Savior, Robin Patchen has two loves--writing and traveling. If she could combine them, she'd spend a lot of time sitting in front of her laptop at sidewalk cafes and ski lodges and beachside burger joints. She'd visit every place in the entire world--twice, if possible--and craft stories and tell people about her Savior. Alas, time is too short and money is too scarce for Robin to traipse all over the globe, even if her husband and kids wanted to go with her. So she stays in Texas, shares the Good News when she can, and writes to illustrate the unending grace of God through the power and magic of story.



Author: Lisa Phillips
Author Genre: Christian, Suspense, Suspense

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A British ex-pat who grew up an hour outside of London, Lisa attended Calvary Chapel Bible College where she met her husband. He's from California, but nobody's perfect. It wasn't until her Bible College graduation that she figured out she was a writer (someone told her). Since then she's discovered a penchant for high-stakes stories of mayhem and disaster where you can find made-for-each-other love that always ends in happily ever after.

Lisa can be found in Idaho wearing either flip-flops or cowgirl boots, depending on the season. She leads worship with her husband at their local church. Together they have two kids and an all black Airedale known as The Dark Lord Elevator.



Author: Lynnette Bonner
Author Genre: Romance, Historical Fiction, Religion & Spirituality

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Born and raised in Malawi, Africa. Lynnette Bonner spent the first years of her life reveling in warm equatorial sunshine and the late evening duets of cicadas and hyenas. The year she turned eight she was off to Rift Valley Academy, a boarding school in Kenya where she spent many joy-filled years, and graduated in 1990.

That fall, she traded to a new duet--one of traffic and rain--when she moved to Kirkland, Washington to attend Northwest University. It was there that she met her husband and a few years later they moved to the small town of Pierce, Idaho.

During the time they lived in Idaho, while studying the history of their little town, Lynnette was inspired to begin the Shepherd's Heart Series with Rocky Mountain Oasis.

Marty and Lynnette have four children, and currently live in Washington where Marty pastors a church.



Author: Jan Thompson
Author Genre: Religion & Spirituality, Romance, Nonfiction

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USA Today bestselling author Jan Thompson writes Christian coastal city and beach town romance with flavors of women's fiction, Christian romantic suspense with elements of mystery, and inspirational international technothrillers with threads of sweet Christian romance. Jan's books are for readers who enjoy stories of faith, family, and friends.

When Jan is not busy writing and publishing, she is a wife, mother, family scribe, avid reader, erstwhile sewing student and piano player, occasional artist and potter, and chief of staff to the family cat. And she still sometimes writes computer programs, a nod to her previous career in IT.

Jan's life verse is John 3:16.



Author: Luana Ehrlich
Author Genre: Mystery,Christian, Fiction, Thriller

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Luana Ehrlich is the author of the award-winning Titus Ray Thriller Series, featuring CIA intelligence officer Titus Ray, and the Mylas Grey Mystery Series, featuring private investigator, Mylas Grey. Her novels are clean reads with intriguing plots, fascinating characters, jaw-dropping twists, and occasional touches of heart-warming romance.

Readers are invited to sign up for Luana's newsletter and receive a free book at LuanaEhrlich.com.

Luana developed her passion for spy thrillers and mystery novels at an early age, but she didn't begin writing her series of Titus Ray Thrillers until her husband retired from the ministry. Now, she writes from an undisclosed location, trying to avoid the torture of mundane housework, grocery shopping, and golf stories. However, she occasionally comes out of hiding to visit with her two grandsons or to enjoy a Starbucks caramel macchiato.

Besides being an award-winning author, Luana is a freelance writer, minister's wife, and former missionary. She and her husband are long-time residents of Norman, Oklahoma. She's also lived in Indiana, Illinois, New Mexico, Texas, and Michigan, and for several years, she and her husband were missionaries in Costa Rica and Venezuela.

In addition to being an avid reader, Luana is also a news fanatic, following events around the world on a daily basis, particularly the Middle East. She loves to hear from her readers!



Author: D.L. Wood
Author Genre: Suspense, Mystery, Christian

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D.L. Wood is an award-winning author, attorney and worship leader who writes CleanCaptivatingFiction™ that entertains AND uplifts. She loves the art of storytelling, particularly any story involving suspense or the epic struggle of good versus evil. In her faith-laced suspense novels, Wood tries to give her readers the same thing she wants: a "can't-put-it-down-stay-up-till-3am-story" that stays clean without sacrificing an iota of quality, believability or adrenaline. If she isn't writing, you'll either catch her practicing behind the keys or curled up with a cup of tea and her Westies, bingeing on the latest Sherlock series. She lives in North Alabama with her husband, twin daughters, and Westies, Frodo and Dobby.


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Title: Brandon




Air force pilot turned electrician Brandon Anderson never thought he’d have money or security, so the inheritance he and his brothers receive from his billionaire uncle seems too good to be true. Brandon can’t help but wonder if there are strings attached. After all, his uncle loves to meddle…

Working alongside his brothers to build a new veterans center, Brandon just wants to get the job done. That all changes when his uncle asks Chloe—the beautiful and confident daughter of a famous chef and food critic—to design the center’s kitchen. Brandon and Chloe have a steamy chemistry, but he struggles with allowing himself happiness, and Chloe is a perfectionist determined never to be in a long-term relationship. Now Brandon has to convince her to finish this job with him.

Brandon and Chloe are used to putting work first, but as they grow closer, they’ll learn that even a real-life love story can have a fairy-tale ending.

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Author: Melody Anne
Author Genre: Romance, Young Adult

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Melody Anne is a NYT best selling author of more than 50 books including contemporary romance, erotic romance, young adult, thriller books.

As an aspiring author, she wrote for years, then officially published in 2011, finding her true calling, and a love of writing. Holding a Bachelor's Degree in business, she loves to write about strong, powerful businessmen and the corporate world.

When not writing, she spends time with family, friends, and her many pets. A country girl at heart, she loves the small town and strong community she lives in and is involved in community projects.

To date, she has over 7 million book sales and has earned multiple placement on varying best seller lists, including NYT's, USA Today, and WSJ, being an amazon top 100 bestselling author for 3 years in a row, as well as a Kobo and iBooks best-seller. But beyond that, she just loves getting to do what makes her happy - living in a fantasy world 95% of the time.

Title: The Secret One




When Christof meets a beautiful mechanic on the side of the road, he knows they’re meant to be. His family, however, needs him and his mediation skills in Italy, where decades of secrets and betrayal could cost them everything. His mother is convinced a fiancée would help smooth things over. But he’d be nuts to ask a woman he just met to participate in such a farce.

Men always find something about McKenna they want to change—her independence, her success, the grease that clings to her after a satisfying day in the garage. So when she starts falling for a handsome billionaire, she doesn’t believe it will last. Their engagement is fake, but the sparks that fly when they’re together are too real to resist.

If Christof and McKenna trust themselves and each other, Italy will jump-start a love as intimate as it is intense. If not…their relationship isn’t the only one on the line.

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Author: Ruth Cardello
Author Genre: Romance - Contemporary

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Ruth Cardello hit the New York Times and USA Today Bestsellers Lists for the first time back in 2012. Millions of sales are evidence that her her books are akin to potato chips, addictive from the first one. She has created a multi-series billionaire world with a combination of escapism and realism that has gained her a faithful following of readers.

Ruth Cardello was born the youngest of 11 children in a small city in northern Rhode Island. She spent her young adult years moving as far away as she could from her large extended family. She lived in Boston, Paris, Orlando, New York--then came full circle and moved back to New England. She now happily lives one town over from the one she was born in. For her, family trumped the warmer weather and international scene.

She was an educator for 20 years, the last 11 as a kindergarten teacher. When her school district began cutting jobs, Ruth turned a serious eye toward her second love- writing and has never been happier. When she's not writing, you can find her chasing her children around her small farm or connecting with her readers online.

Title: One Hundred Lessons




Welcome back to Aspen Cove, where love lives and lessons abound for those willing to learn …

Schoolteacher Mercy Meyer had dreams of the good life until her cheating husband stole them away. When the scandal broke, she moved to Aspen Cove to lick her wounds and start over. Falling in love, getting married, and having a child are at the top of her bucket list, but she can’t focus on love when she’s buried in debt. Not that it matters because the only eligible bachelor isn't exactly family-man material. Rock star, Alex Cruz is everything she doesn’t want … or is he?

Alex Cruz is tired of the rock star lifestyle. He hoped moving to Aspen Cove would give him a much-needed break from groupies showing up at his home at all hours, but somehow, they still found him. He never knows who’s lurking around the corner. A blonde stuffing underwear into his fence? A brunette in his bed? He never expects a little girl on his doorstep, who has the smile of an angel and his eyes. Suddenly finding himself as a full-time father, he realizes he is in way over his head. When the only available help is Mercy Meyer, he learns the most valuable lessons of his life: never judge a book by its cover, actions speak louder than words, and there’s a big difference between a father and a dad.

Can Mercy get over her hurt to let Alex inside her heart? Will Alex bury his rock star life for domestic bliss?

Find out in One Hundred Lessons …

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Author: Kelly Collins
Author Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Fiction

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International bestselling author of more than thirty novels, Kelly Collins writes with the intention of keeping the love alive. Always a romantic, she blends real-life events with her vivid imagination to create characters and stories that lovers of contemporary romance, new adult, and romantic suspense will return to again and again.

Title: The Lies Between Us




A drug lord, a kidnapping, another woman—to save her marriage, Cat must fight them all.

Undercover FBI agent, Tom Phillips, is building a case against a known drug lord, but his confidential informant has disappeared. Tom’s captured trying to rescue his CI and loses all hope until his wife does the unthinkable… Cat’s husband is missing. To find him, she must break her promise—hiding her extraordinary abilities is no longer an option. Tom’s double life has put them all in danger. It’s time he discovered who she is, and what she is capable of.

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Author: Cynthia Cooke
Author Genre: Romance, Mystery & Thrillers

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First published in 2003, Cynthia Cooke is a USA Today Bestselling author who has published 25 novels in 12 different countries with Harlequin Enterprises, Entangled Publishing, and Amazon Kindle Worlds. She has a deep affection for romance stories and playing in the ocean. On her best days, you can find her on the beach with her notebook, a novel in hand, and her dog, Bella, by her side.

Embrace the Seduction and prepare to get naughty and have a little fun!

Title: Deadly Betrayal




Her new boss is the guy from last night’s tryst…can she trust him with her secrets?

Down to her last five dollars and homeless to boot, former Army nurse and helo pilot, Josie Jackson, is determined to fix her life. Accepting a desk job with Bondsman Brothers Agency means swallowing her pride—and her embarrassment when she discovers her new boss is the guy from last night’s tryst.

Once a Marine, always a Marine, Caleb Cahill hides his deep rage with his sarcastic wit and is always ready for a fight. Discovering he’s slept with the new receptionist—the only woman to make him forget his internal demons—he’s prepared to go toe-to-toe with her to get her back in his bed.

When Josie becomes the target of a high-end art theft ring, Caleb will have to do more than punch his way out of the danger. Secrets will come to life. Betrayal is a breath away. Who will survive?

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Author: Misty Evans
Author Genre: Romance, Paranormal, Fantasy

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Misty Evans was bitten by the writing bug when she won a contest in 4th grade with an essay about how awesome her dad was. Today, she's a USA TODAY bestselling author of award-winning romantic suspense, paranormal romance, and urban fantasy.

When not writing, she teaches yoga and hangs out with her husband, twin sons, and two spoiled puppies. She's a Reiki Master and Crystal Reiki healer.

Title: Bayou Cottage




Maggie Angel accepts a chance of a lifetime when her aunt offers her the family’s dilapidated Bayou Cottage in the swamp at Cypress Cove. It’s the perfect place to run away to after her heart was broken.

The first night while she’s down at the road to lock the gate, a hunky guy on horseback steps out of the woods, but Maggie doesn’t recognize him. Turns out they were childhood playmates long ago during winter visits to her grandparents’ cottage.

Justin Chastain, local vet and wild horse advocate, heard through the grapevine that Maggie had returned to Cypress Cove and wanted to see her for himself. But he didn’t know that she was hiding from a failed marriage, leaving her with a big chip on her shoulder. It remains to be seen if she can ever trust again.

The chemistry Maggie senses fluctuates between lukewarm and molten, but for Justin, it’s constant and he’s falling in love, hard.

Then he unintentionally commits a blunder that Maggie will struggle to forgive, and they have to start all over again.

Is there another chance at love for Maggie Angel?

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Author: Suzanne Jenkins
Author Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Suspense

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USA Today Bestselling Author Suzanne Jenkins writes page-turning contemporary romance, mystery, and women's fiction with passionately gripping characters that stay with readers long after they turn the last page. The Detroit Detective Stories, beginning with The Greeks of Beaubien Street are truly American with a touch of fantasy. Pam of Babylon books consistently rank in the Top 100 Best Sellers in American Drama with over 500,000 downloads.

A retired operating room nurse, Jenkins lives in Southern California.

Title: Dare To Play




He’s the bad boy of baseball who’s about to lose everything. She needs a husband to get custody of her teenage sister. Suddenly a marriage of convenience doesn’t look so bad.

Pitcher, Jaxon Prescott has a lot on his plate. Major League Baseball. Reputation as a player. And now? He’s on the verge of losing it all. He didn’t mean to sleep with his general manager’s daughter or get into a brawl that was captured on camera. But his notoriety is a problem and everything he's worked for is at risk.

What’s a bad boy to do? Marry his sister's best friend to save his career, even if it’s the opposite of everything he wants and believes in.

Macy Walker is the sole guardian of her half-sister until the girl’s mother returns and wants her daughter back. In order to win custody, Macy needs to provide stability and marrying someone would do the trick. Luckily for her, her best friend’s brother needs a wife.

They're this close to getting exactly what they want - as long as they don't fall in love.

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Author: Carly Phillips
Author Genre: Romance

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Author's Blog: The Plotmonkeys
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NY Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller, Carly Phillips gives her readers Alphalicious heroes to swoon for and romance to set your heart on fire. She married her college sweetheart and lives in Purchase, NY along with her three crazy dogs: two wheaten terriers and a mutant Havanese, who are featured on her Facebook and Instagram. The author of 50 romance novels, she has raised two incredible daughters who put up with having a mom as a full time writer. Carly's book, The Bachelor, was chosen by Kelly Ripa as a romance club pick and was the first romance on a nationally televised bookclub. Carly loves social media and interacting with her readers.

Title: Sunshine Over Snow




When his children manage to ruin his second wedding, Brad is caught between a furious fiancée and the ex-wife he betrayed, both determined to keep him and make him pay for his mistakes.

Caught in a snowstorm while driving her kids to their father’s second wedding, Michele is forced to call her ex-husband Brad – the man who betrayed her – to rescue them.

Leaving his furious fiancée alone at their rehearsal dinner, Brad takes his children and their mother to a hospital to treat Michele for hypothermia. Determined to get their parents back together, the children plot a series of mishaps and manage to keep their father at their mother’s side. With the wedding postponed and the exasperated bride leaving town to pursue her career, Brad realizes his kids have saved him from a huge mistake. Will Michele forgive him or make him pay for his betrayal?

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Author: Mona Risk
Author Genre: Romance

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A tireless traveler, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author MONA RISK received an Outstanding Achiever Award at Affaire de Coeur Magazine. She is a Best Romance Novel winner at Preditors & Editors Readers Poll; Two-Time winner of Best Contemporary Romance Novel at Readers Favorite; an EPIC’s Ebook Award Finalist.

Mona Risk's name has often been posted on the Amazon.com 100 Most Popular Authors in Romance list, and her books have garnered: Top Pick, Outstanding Read, Sweetheart of the Week, and Best Book of the Week from various reviewers, and received two mentions in Publisher's Weekly.

Mona lives in South Florida and has traveled to more than eighty countries on business or vacation. She writes contemporary romances, medical romance, romantic suspense, and paranormal fantasy. Sprinkled with a good dose of humor, her stories are set in the fascinating places she visited or more simply at home.

If you like to travel and love to read, come and enjoy her international romances. Meet the spirited heroines and special heroes who share irresistible chemistry in stories that simmer with emotion. Www.monarisk.com

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Title: Gideon




So, crucify him for it. He doesn’t like working with women in the harsh world of police law enforcement.

She sees herself as tough as any man. Then she becomes his boss.

Hidden Cove Police Officer Gideon Casella is a hard man. A divorce three years ago still has him grumpy and out of sorts. But he’s a top cop, which is why he thinks he’ll get the promotion to sergeant that’s being announced soon.

Anabelle Sanders is on her way up the law enforcement ladder right to the commissioner’s office. But she’ll settle for one step at a time, even if she does have to walk all over Gideon Casella’s ego and his barely-concealed chauvinistic attitude. Man, she’s been dealing with men like him all her life.

It comes as a shock to Gideon that the brass gives the position to Sanders, a tough-as-nails female in the department. When he’s assigned to work on a special task force with her—under her—he’s furious at the department, at her, and at life in general.

Will these two hardened-by-life cops be able to find a soulmate in each other?

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Author: Kathryn Shay
Author Genre: Romance

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A NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling author, Kathryn Shay has been a lifelong writer and teacher. She has written dozens of self-published original romance titles, print books with the Berkley Publishing Group and Harlequin Enterprises and mainstream women’s fiction with Bold Strokes Books. She has won many awards for her work: five RT Book Reviews awards, the Bookseller’s Best Award, Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year and several “Starred Reviews.” One of her firefighter books hit #20 on the NEW YORK TIMES list. Her novels have been serialized in COSMOPOLITAN magazine and featured in USA TODAY, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL and PEOPLE magazine. There are over ten million copies of her books in print and downloaded online. Reviewers have called her work “emotional and heart-wrenching.”

Title: Lanie




U.S. Marshal Ben Carleton is new to the job. He had no plans to hunt killers and thieves, but his life took an abrupt turn when his wife was murdered and he was left caring for his infant son. Alone. Ben knows nothing about caring for children, but he does know one thing...tracking a killer. And that's what he's determined to do when he arrives at the Monroe's Colorado ranch, the family that took him in when he was a boy. His intention is to leave his son in their capable hands until he does what needs to be done. Until he eliminates the evil man who killed his innocent wife.

Lanie Monroe hasn't seen Ben since she was a child chasing frogs in the creek and seeing him again is a shock to her system. The teenage boy she idolized has grown into a hardened, and heartless man. Not much else has changed. Her parents are older, but she still chases frogs, and cattle, shoots snakes and runs the ranch like it's her own. Trouble is, a woman isn't allowed to inherit, and her father is determined to see her married. Ben's arrival is her father's answer to all of life's problems. He wants Lanie to take off her pants and spurs and settle down into domestic bliss with a Marshal who is still grieving his dead wife, hunting a killer, and has so much pain in his eyes she can barely stand to look at him.

But fate has never been on Lanie's side. To save the ranch she loves, marriage is the only option. Even as she says, 'I do', she wonders if the gorgeous cowboy vowing to love her forever will do nothing but break her heart.

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Author: Cynthia Woolf
Author Genre: Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Website: Cynthia Woolf - from Cowboys to Space Captains
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Cynthia Woolf is the award winning and best-selling author of more than forty-four historical western romance books and two short stories with more books on the way. She also has six scifi romance novels. She also has three boxed sets of her books available

Cynthia loves writing and reading romance. Her first western romance Tame A Wild Heart, was inspired by the story her mother told her of meeting Cynthia's father on a ranch in Creede, Colorado. Although Tame A Wild Heart takes place in Creede that is the only similarity between the stories. Her father was a cowboy not a bounty hunter and her mother was a nursemaid (called a nanny now) not the ranch owner.

Cynthia credits her wonderfully supportive husband Jim and her great critique partners for saving her sanity and allowing her to explore her creativity.

Title: Trapped




Cash Baker wakes up in a secret military bunker, drugged, with vague images of a mission gone horribly wrong. Which of his memories are true and which are fake? There’s no one he can trust in his nightmare world until the woman he never forgot risks everything to save him.

Psychologist Sophia Rhodes never got over the bad boy who stole her good-girl heart a decade ago. Now she knows Cash is in terrible danger. But without military training, how can she possibly spring Cash from a high-security facility? Sophia discovers that breaking in and rescuing Cash is easier than dealing with his damaged memories, as desperate men try to make sure he never tells her what he knows.

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Author: Rebecca York
Author Genre: Paranormal Romantic Suspense Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance, Cooking, Food & Wine

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Author Description:
A master of paranormal romantic suspense, Rebecca York is the author of over 150 books. A New York Times and USA Today best-seller, she has written paranormal romantic thrillers for Berkley and romantic thrillers for Harlequin Intrigue. Her romantic-suspense series, Decorah Security, is set at a detective agency where agents have paranormal powers or work paranormal cases. She also writes an Off-World series where each story is a science fiction romance taking place on a distant planet in the far future.

The first of her Berkley Sensation paranormal romantic suspense novels, KILLING MOON, was a launch book for the imprint.

She also wrote the popular 43 Light Street series for Harlequin Intrigue. In addition, as Ruth Glick, she has authored or co-authored 15 cookbooks.

Rebecca's many awards include two Rita finalist books. She has two Career Achievement awards from Romantic Times: for Series Romantic Suspense and Series Romantic Mystery. NOWHERE MAN was the Romantic Times Best Intrigue of 1998, and the book was selected as one of their Reviewers' "all-time favorite 400 romances." In addition, she received the 1998 Affaire de Coeur's Critics Choice Award for Best Contemporary Novel, also for NOWHERE MAN. Ruth's book, KILLING MOON, won the 2003 New Jersey Romance Writers Golden Leaf Award for best Paranormal. AMANDA'S CHILD won the 2001 Golden Leaf Award for Long Contemporary and was nominated for Best Intrigue of 2000 by Romantic Times. She is one of a small group of authors to have won the Romance Writers of America Centennial Award.

Ruth and her husband travel frequently to research settings for novels and taste new dishes for cookbooks. Her many unique experiences are apt to end up in her books--like the time she encountered a coral snake in the Guatemalan jungle or took a flight in a glider plane.


Featured Set: Christmas Comes To Dickens





A Christmas Romance Anthology


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Welcome to Dickens—a quaint New England town bustling with excitement and anticipation for the upcoming Christmas holiday. We have the annual tree lighting in the town square, a snowman building competition, ice skating on Grosvenor’s Pond, and horse-drawn sleigh rides. You’re welcome to cut down your own Christmas tree at Gridley Meadows, or join in the caroling on the Common.

Dickens offers an abundance of heartfelt wishes, a few much needed miracles, and—quite possibly—a touch of magic! Families reunite, new friends are made, and old flames take a second chance at happiness. All while celebrating this most joyful time of the year.

Join us as our best selling and award winning authors fill your holiday stocking with ten brand new novellas ranging from sweet to sassy, including:

Millie’s Awesome Holiday Miracle by Top 100 Author Nancy Fraser
She’s an overworked single mom struggling to make ends meet. He’s the handsome CEO who’s come to Dickens to save—or close—the toy factory. Can one precocious little girl bring a couple of much-needed miracles to the people she cares about most?

Miracle At Holly Hill Inn by Top 100 Author Maddie James
Ariana is looking for the perfect Christmas village. Instead, she finds the town Scrooge. Will two days snowbound together at Holly Hill Inn bring them closer together, or send them each on their merry way?

Holiday Hearts by Top 100 Author Caroline Clemmons
Laura Jordan’s beauty and sense of humor are more apparent than her sharp mind, soft heart, and strict code of right and wrong. Ward Callahan has avoided romantic complications to throw himself into building his ad agency. Once he meets Laura, he falls hard but must convince her that dating her boss is not inappropriate. Can he convince her he doesn’t want her heart only for the holidays, but forever?

The Tinsel Tango by Best Selling Author Bonnie Edwards
Brenna needs some R&R over Christmas in Dickens. Tango lessons from mysterious Jett…Smith? may bring her everything her heart desires, but his secrets may kill the love they find.

Wisdom of the Heart by USA Today Best Selling Author Liz Flaherty
They were best friends who fell in love, but that was high school. Life and families and other loves had happened since that dear and distant time. They're friends again, comfortable with each other and having so much fun at Christmas time in Dickens. They're not still in love, but...wait...could it be happening again?

Operation Snowball by Best Selling Author Kathryn Hills
Returning to small town life is hard for Army veteran John Gridley. The last thing he expects to find is love with the beautiful widow, Heather Murphy. Can the perfect Christmas tree and a missing cat named Snowball bring them together despite meddling townsfolk?

Angel Kisses and Holiday Wishes by Best Selling Author Peggy Jaeger
When Sage left town 18 years ago, she left Keith's heart in tatters. Now she's back, and he's wondering if they can put the past behind them and rekindle the love they lost.

Holly’s Wish by Top 100 Author Kathleen Lawless
What if the girl who got away is actually standing right in front of you? Years earlier, Nico and Holly shared one magical Christmas Eve. She never stopped wishing he’d find where she left her number.

When he does, is it too late?

Holiday Heart Wishes by Award Winning Author Lucinda Race
On her way into Dickens to visit family, Vera picks up Tony, a stranded motorist. Rather than part ways when they arrive, they discover their loved ones are intent on getting married. Can they slow down the older couple's rush to the altar? Or, will holiday heart wishes come true for everyone?

Santa’s Wish by Best Selling Author Jan Scarbrough
Will Christmas magic help them overcome Roz’s career ambitions and Cooper’s grief, and bring them together for a second chance at love?




Author: Nancy Fraser
Author Genre: Romance

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Author Description:
NANCY FRASER—Jumping Across Romance Genres with Gleeful Abandon—is an Amazon Top 100 and Award-Winning author who can’t seem to decide which romance genre suits her best. So, she writes them all.

Like most authors, Nancy began writing at an early age, usually on the walls and with crayons or, heaven forbid, permanent markers. Her love of writing often made her the English teacher’s pet which, of course, resulted in a whole lot of teasing. Still, it was worth it.

Published in multiple genres, Nancy currently writes for two publishers, and has recently thrown her hat into the self-publishing ring. She has published over thirty-five books in full-length, novella, and short format.

When not writing (which is almost never), Nancy dotes on her five wonderful grandchildren and looks forward to traveling and reading when time permits. Nancy lives in Atlantic Canada where she enjoys the relaxed pace and colorful people.



Author: Maddie James
Author Genre: Romance, Suspense

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Author Description:
Maddie James writes to silence the people in her head--if only they wouldn't all talk at once!

Whether writing traditional contemporary romance or building paranormal worlds, bestselling romance author, Maddie James, pens stories that frequently cross a variety of romantic sub-genres. Sweet or spicy, suspense or comedy, western or time-travel, her heroes and heroines are always chasing one thing--the happily-ever-after.

Maddie is a Food Network junkie, a struggling gardener, an amateur photographer, a sometimes artist, a by-the-seat-of-her-pants writer, and a closet hermit. She writes every day in her sunroom looking out over a rolling corn field and wouldn't have it any other way. She frequently rescues stray fur-babies and wayward plants and an occasional antique wicker table but has ceased rescuing two-legged strays (her mother is happy about that). All these quirky topics, and more, make their way into her books.

Her first book, THE WILD WEST, a Kensington Precious Gems romance, received a Calico Trails Cameo Award. RED: A SEDUCTION TALE, claimed first place as the Romance Book Scene's favorite novella of the year. A four-time nominee for a CAPA/Psyche Award from The Romance Studio, she has received numerous Top Pick, 5 Star, and Best Read reviews from various reviewers. Her books have landed on Amazon Top 100 Paid Bestseller lists, including BROKEN, a #1 bestseller in western romance. Maddie has been listed as a Top 100 Most Popular Contemporary Romance Author at Amazon.

Affaire de Coeur says, "James shows a special talent for traditional romance," and RT Book Reviews claims, "James deftly combines romance and suspense, so hop on for an exhilarating ride."



Author: Caroline Clemmons
Author Genre: Romance, Mystery & Thrillers, Paranormal

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Twitter: @CarolinClemmons
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Author Description:
Through an illogical twist of fate, Caroline Clemmons was not born on a Texas ranch. To compensate for this inexplicable error, she writes about handsome cowboys, feisty ranch women, and scheming villains in a small office her family calls her pink cave. She and her Hero live in North Central Texas cowboy country where they ride herd on their rescued cats and dogs. The books she creates there have made her an Amazon bestselling author and won several awards. Find her on her blog, website, Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, Google+, and Pinterest.

Prior to writing full time, her jobs included stay-at-home mom (her favorite), secretary, newspaper reporter and featured columnist, assistant to the managing editor of a psychology journal, bookkeeper for the local tax assessor and--for a short and fun time--an antique dealer with her youngest daughter.

Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your viewpoint), she and her daughter took the most interesting antiques home and didn't make much money selling what was left. They enjoyed themselves tremendously, though. If she ever wins the lottery, she'll go back into the antique business while continuing to write. When she's not indulging her passion for writing, Caroline enjoys reading, travel, browsing antiques, genealogy, painting, and getting together with friends.

She has written articles for several genealogy periodicals and has put together three family books: one for the family of her mother, one for her father, and one for her mother-in-law. She often uses family names in her historical novels for accuracy to the time period.

On her blog or her website you can sign up for her newsletter and receive a free novella, HAPPY IS THE BRIDE. Being on Caroline's mailing list will also keep you informed of new releases, contests, and giveaways. Don't worry, no salesman will call



Author: Bonnie Edwards
Author Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Paranormal

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Author Description:
Romance author Bonnie Edwards lives with her husband and pets on the rainy coast of British Columbia.You'll find humor and tears in her earthy, irreverent, love stories. Sometimes her books have a paranormal twist, likes curses or ghosts, other times not, but they’re always entertaining and guarantee a happy ending.

With four ongoing romance series (Tales of Perdition, The Brantons, and her Christmas Collection) and new series RETURN TO WELCOME, she rarely spends a day without writing. She has written novels, novellas and short stories for Kensington Books, Harlequin Books, Carina Press, and Robinson (UK) although now she publishes her work herself. Look for a brand new series RETURN TO WELCOME starting with FINDING MERCY.



Author: Liz Flaherty
Author Genre: Romance

Website: Window over the Sink
Twitter: @LizFlaherty1
E-Mail: lizkflaherty@gmail.com
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Author Description:
I was always daydreaming as a kid, about living in elegant places where other people made your bed and dusted your furniture, wearing clothes that screamed triumphantly, "Liz Claiborne, size two!" every time I put them on, and writing blockbuster novels. Instead, I live in a big old farmhouse back a dusty lane, where whoever is the last one out of bed makes it and no one bothers with dusting. My clothes mumble sheepishly, "J. C. Penney, buy a bigger size." And my novels aren't what you'd call blockbusters. What they are is stories about people like me and maybe like you, whose dreams have gone awry or simply withered up and died. It's my job as a writer to take care of those dreams, either by straightening out the old ones or finding new ones. Either way, I love it, and I'd love hearing how you feel about how I've done that job.



Author: Kathryn Hills
Author Genre: Romance

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Author Description:
The rich history and many mysteries of New England are the perfect backdrop for Kathryn's books. Winding roads lined by old stone walls, forgotten cemeteries, grand homes with shadowy pasts...all sparks for her imagination. Whether it's a quaint seaside town or the vibrant city of Boston, it's easy for this "hauntingly romantic" author to envision the past mingling with the present. Romance, time travel, ghosts, and magic... You're off on a great adventure!



Author: Peggy Jaeger
Author Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Mystery

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Peggy Jaeger writes contemporary romances and rom coms about strong women, the families who support them, and the men who can’t live without them.

Family and food play huge roles in Peggy’s stories because she believes there is nothing that holds a family structure together like sharing a meal…or two…or ten. Dotted with humor and characters that are as real as they are loving, Peggy brings all aspects of life into her stories: life, death, sibling rivalry, illness, and the desire for everyone to find their own happily ever after. Growing up the only child of divorced parents she longed for sisters, brothers and a family that vowed to stick together no matter what came their way. Through her books, she has created the families she wanted as that lonely child.

As a lifelong diarist, she caught the blogging bug early on, and you can visit her at peggyjaeger.com where she blogs daily about life, writing, and stuff that makes her go "What??!"



Author: Kathleen Lawless
Author Genre: Romance

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Twitter: @KathleenLawles6
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Kathleen blames a misspent youth watching Rawhide, Maverick and Bonanza for her fascination with cowboys. Historical or contemporary, cowboys continue to resonate with her today.

One of her heroes, Steele, is a modern-day cowboy, so when she was dating on-line and met a man called Steel-- Well, he's not a cowboy but his is an alpha male and her forever hero. Which is why all of her stories end Happily Ever After.

Not that she can ever stick to just one genre. So many stories to tell--never enough time.

With close to 30 published novels to her credit, she enjoys pushing the boundaries of traditional romance into historical romance, erotic romance, romantic suspense, women's fiction and stories for young adults.



Author: Lucinda Race
Author Genre: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary

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Award winning author Lucinda Race writes about family, love and happily ever afters.

A life long fan of romance books she is surrounded by books she wants to read. It all started as a young girl when she spent countless hours reading novels and dreaming of, one day, becoming a writer.

As life twists and turns, she found herself writing nonfiction but longed to turn to her true passion, romantic fiction. After developing the story line for The Loudon Series, it was time to start living her dream. With fingers flying over computer keys, she does her best to bleed on the page.

Lucinda lives, with her husband Rick, and their two little dogs, Jasper and Griffin, in the rolling hills of western Massachusetts. When she's not writing romance novels Lucinda still reads everything she can get her hands on.



Author: Jan Scarbrough
Author Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Historical Fiction

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Whether it is the Bluegrass of Kentucky, the mountains of Montana, or Medieval England, Jan Scarbrough brings you home with romances from the heart.

Jan is the author of two popular Bluegrass series, writing heartwarming contemporary romances about home and family, single moms and children, and if the plot allows, about another passion--horses. Living in the horse country of Kentucky makes it easy for Jan to add small town, Southern charm to her books and the excitement of a Bluegrass horse race or a competitive horse show.

Jan leaves her contemporary voice behind with two paranormal gothic romances, Timeless and Tangled Memories, a Romance Writers of America (RWA) Golden Heart finalist. Her historical romance, My Lord Raven, is a medieval story of honor and betrayal.

A member of Novelist, Inc., Jan has published with Kensington, Five Star, ImaJinn Books, Resplendence Publishing and Turquoise Morning Press. Today she self-publishes her books with her husband's help. She has published 23 romances.

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