A celebration of GIAMers’ books that are currently available at bookstores and online.
For upcoming releases, check out Release Announcements under Members’ News on the right sidebar.
The Tricked Out Toolbox
Whether you’re just sticking your toe into the murky waters of the publishing industry, traversing the white waters of your already established career, or somewhere in between, The Tricked Out Toolbox is for you.
In The Tricked Out Toolbox, you’ll identify your personality type: introvert or extrovert. Read anecdotes from authors about what’s worked for them and what hasn’t. Get ideas, craft a budget, build a marketing plan, and learn how to execute it.
With checklists and worksheets galore, real-life advice, and an easy to read format, this user-friendly, practical guide allows you to pick and chose what promotion and marketing tools will work for you. If you buy one business book this year, make it The Tricked Out Toolbox.
“In today’s tough market, savvy promotion is often a key ingredient to an author’s success, but few authors are familiar with all the tools available to them. They spend a fortune on the things that don’t work and overlook opportunities that might create more impact. That’s why I’m thrilled Melissa Bourbon and Tonya Kappes have taken on this aspect of the writer’s life and demystified the process. In Tricked Out Toolbox, the new author has all she needs to successfully promote her latest book. If you buy one business book this year, make it this one!” ~ Brenda Novak
International Bestselling author Tonya Kappes believes that targeted and smart promotion and marketing can take a book from lackluster sales to the world of bestseller. She pooled her resources and knowledge to write The Tricked Out Toolbox: Promotion and Marketing Tools Every Writer Needs. When not touting marketing and promotion through her workshops, she write cozy mysteries, romantic suspense, and women’s fiction. I’m addicted to coffee, McDonald’s Diet Coke, and Red Hots Candy!
The Rodeo Man’s Daughter
THE RODEO MAN’S DAUGHTER
by Barbara White Daille
His Rodeo Career Is Over…
When Caleb Cantrell left home as a dirt-poor teenager, he never thought he’d return as a wealthy rodeo star. As a matter of fact, he didn’t think he’d return at all. The accident changed all that. It ended his career, nearly ended his life and rekindled a bitterness he thought he’d left in the dust long ago.
But A New Life Begins
To rebuild, Caleb has to go back to where it all began—back to Flagman’s Folly, New Mexico, and back to his high-school sweetheart, Tess LaSalle. But a ten-year-old secret stands between them, one that could hurt everyone Tess loves, especially her daughter…their daughter…the one Caleb never knew existed. No rodeo ever required the courage Caleb needs now—to forgive, to forget and to start over again…if it’s not already too late.
THE RODEO MAN’S DAUGHTER, a February 2012 release, is available for order in print and e-book from: Harlequin, Amazon, Barnes & Noble
Best,
Barbara
Family traditions and the holiday season!
I’m excited to have the cover and buy link for A Superstitious Christmas!!
Only things don’t go as planned once Maggie announces to the Greenlee clan that she’s engaged to Grady Cohen, one of the wealthiest bachelors in New York City.
There are two problems. One, Hazel Greenlee, Maggie’s granny and Grandberry Falls’ local matchmaker, has already determined that Maggie is going to marry Mayor Mitch Dozier. And two, Grady thinks the superstitious beliefs that have ruled Maggie’s life, are child like.
With Grady deliberately breaking every superstitious tradition, and Granny Hazel pushing Maggie in the arms of Mitch Dozier, Maggie isn’t sure she’s going to survive Christmas in Grandberry Falls.
A SUPERSTITIOUS CHRISTMAS
A SUPERSTITIOUS CHRISTMAS
I’m so excited to announce that the cover for my Christmas short story, A SUPERSTITIOUS CHRISTMAS (Madness Under The Mistletoe Anthology) is here!!
Grandberry Falls is beautiful during Christmas. And Maggie Greenlee can’t wait for theGreenlee traditions to start, especially the annual ornament exchange.
Only things don’t go as planned once Maggie announces to the Greenlee clan that she’s engaged to Grady Cohen, one of the wealthiest bachelors in New York City.
There are two problems. One, Hazel Greenlee, Maggie’s granny and Grandberry Falls’ local matchmaker, has already determined that Maggie is going to marry Mayor Mitch Dozier. And two, Grady thinks the superstitious beliefs that have ruled Maggie’s life, are child like.
With Grady deliberately breaking every superstitious tradition, and Granny Hazel pushing Maggie in the arms of Mitch Dozier, Maggie isn’t sure she’s going to survive Christmas inGrandberry Falls.
A SUPERSTITIOUS CHRISTMAS BOOK TRAILER
BEACH RENTAL by Grace Greene
On the Crystal Coast of North Carolina, in the small town of Emerald Isle…Juli Cooke, hard-working and getting nowhere fast, marries a dying man, Ben Bradshaw, for a financial settlement, not expecting he will set her on a journey of hope and love. The journey brings her to Luke Winters, a local art dealer, but Luke resents the woman who married his sick friend and warns her not to hurt Ben—and he’s watching to make sure she doesn’t. Until Ben dies and the stakes change. Framed by the timelessness of the Atlantic Ocean and the brilliant blue of the beach sky, Juli struggles against her past, the opposition of Ben’s and Luke’s families, and even the living reminder of her marriage—to build a future with hope and perhaps to find the love of her life—if she can survive the danger from her past.
Available in print and eformats at Smashwords, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and all of the usual places. Contact Grace at grgreene.fictionATcomcast.net or www.GraceGreeneAuthor.com
Magical Stories
Fantasy and fable. A new e-book by Annemarie Nikolaus.
A water ghost, a young magician, a magic-talented hare and a good witch: Magic and intelligence, reality and legend connect in these stories.
Two stories, which tell about the force of nature and the thoughtlessness of men.
One story, in which counts to consider well what to wish.
And a very particular Christmas story.
Some years ago, “The Brook“ and “Cork“ have been published in German, the Christmas story in Italian.
Short stories with humor and wisdom; and not only for children to enjoy.
This now is the English edition of my first e-book “Magische Geschichten”, published in January. I thank two GIAM-members for their help correcting my English.
Like the other books its available at the Amazon kindle stores and in all formats at Smashwords.
Ambersley by Amy Atwell
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
Traumatized by a blaze that killed her parents, young Johanna Vaughan remembers nothing of her privileged past. She remains ignorant of the complexities and dangers that surround her and gladly accepts a new identity when her guardians, an aging tenant couple, deem it necessary to disguise her as their adopted son. Raised among the servants, she develops a sense of purpose that helps her survive the betrayal that unmasks her true identity. Forced to take her proper place in Regency society as the highly-sought heiress to the Ambersley fortune, she must defy the relatives who would make her a pawn in their struggle for power.
When her distant cousin Derek Vaughan inherits the dukedom, his dubious parentage makes it sacrilege to accept. But touched by the ravaged estate and its destitute servants, he confronts a society that shunned him while he rebuilds Ambersley and protects it from his stepmother’s bankrupting clutches. He intends to grant the title to his half-brother when the boy comes of age, but Derek’s plans go awry from the moment the gardener’s apprentice—once his trusted young friend—is revealed to be not only an heiress of beauty and spirit, but the one woman who may finally capture his heart.
Ambersley is now available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Ustica
Annemarie published a short crime story as an e-book at Smashwords.
This short story plays with facts and speculations around two historical events, taking place in the 80th of last century in Germany and Italy. The dramatic end of a flight show, destroying a small town’s quarter … A journalist has many questions; and then her children are kidnapped …
Language: German
Available now at Smashwords and the Amazon kindle store
Do you like series?
I have to tell you that I love a good series set in a cozy town.
I grew up in one of those towns and it has haunted me for years. I really wanted to make a town of my own, with special people, and places. After I wrote a few novels, I decided it was time to write that series set in my fictitious town of Grandberry Falls.
The Ladybug Jinx is the first in the series, and is available now!! YIPEE!!! I can’t wait for everyone to take a stroll down the cobblestone streets of Grandberry Falls, and stop in The Fatted Pig for a great lunch. After lunch you can walk into The Figure 8 Boutique for the perfect outfit, or The Purple Cow Bookstore to roam the aisle for the perfect book that you and read at one of Trembling Cup Cafe’s outside table near the waterfall that the town is centered around.
Be sure to say hello to Mayor Mitch Dozier, who frequents the waterfall, talking about the looming eminent domain case against long time resident Hazel Greenlee. But if you see Hazel, don’t tell her you’re single or she’ll fix you up!
Come on over and pick up your copy of The Ladybug Jinx.
Blurb:
Celia Briggs has always lived her life for everyone but herself. With the death of Celia’s mom, Celia realizes life is too short not to follow her dreams. In her small town of Grandberry Falls, Kentucky-Celia decides to open up, The Ladybug Florist, which is only fitting due to her love of flowers and ladybugs.
How can she not love ladybugs? Her deceased grandfather always said ladybugs bring luck and love.
Marty Briggs, Celia’s father, never dreamed his life as Grandberry Falls, Kentucky’s only flower delivery boy is harder than the job he’s retired from.
Sam Barber jumps in his car leaving his Hollywood life behind. He didn’t know stopping in the cozy town of Grandberry Falls, was about to change his life forever. Especially after answering the help wanted ad at The Ladybug Florist and giving a fake name so no one would recognize him.
Celia knows something is up Sam’s sleeve. Why would a thirty-year old man want to deliver flowers? Marty doesn’t care, he’s just happy to be retired-again.
Will Celia ever figure out Sam’s true identity? Does Sam reveal the big family secret Celia’s parents have kept from her all her life?
Celia’s about to find out if ladybugs are lucky or a jinx?
Buy links for The Ladybug Jinx
- Amazon page with all my books: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_12?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=tonya+kappes&sprefix=tonya+kappes
- Barnes and Noble page with all my books: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/tonya-kappes
- Smashwords page with all my books: http://www.smashwords.com/books/search?query=tonya+kappes
In honor of The Ladybug Jinx, I have lowered the price of Carpe Bead ‘em for the month of June! Be sure to get your copy for .99!!
RUN AMONG THORNS & DANGEROUS LIES by Anna Louise Lucia
AVAILABLE NOW IN EBOOK AND MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
RUN AMONG THORNS
In a crisis moment of her life, Jenny Waring did something exceptional.
Now the authorities want to know how and why she killed three armed men.
Romantic Times 4.5 stars
“Excellent… an all-round compelling escape.”
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DANGEROUS LIES
Marianne Forster was only spending time with a gorgeous man in the hot sun of Morocco.
It wasn’t anything more than that – until she was kidnapped on the way home.
All About Romance ‘A’ and Desert Isle Keeper
“Because this was, hands down, the best romantic suspense I’ve read since Angels Fall. And since Angels Fall is my #1 Romantic Suspense of all time, that makes this book pretty damn good.”
Jean Wan, AAR
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Carpe Bead ‘em
Lift your beverage of choice and let’s celebrate!!
We are celebrating at my fun and quirky grog, The Naked Hero!! Come on over!!!!
Renntag in Kruschar
Annemarie Nikolaus just published as an e-book another of her out-of-print-books.
It’s a fantasy antholgy, she wrote with two other authers. The stories focus at a race between dragons and horses.
See at smashwords
The basics of this world – dragon’s island – has been developped in a German fantasy loop.
Annemarie and one of her co-authors are working on with this world and plan a series of novels taking place there.
Language: German
No Such Thing now available
Today is release day for Book 4 in the Holiday Magic series. This is the mysterious Mrs. Wiggins’s story and if you buy it from Lyrical Press TODAY ONLY, you can get it at 30% off!
When magic fails, sometimes trust and a second chance are all you need.
Magical things are happening once again in the tiny town of Crystal Falls, Indiana. But this time, the source of that magic is in trouble. May (Malaya) Wiggins, the owner of a boarding house, has been called to task by a member of the Magical Enforcement League. It seems May’s been practicing magic and nurturing the special spark in others without a license.
Enter Tavian Brightmore—the good-looking, play-by-the-rules Magical Enforcement officer sent to drain May’s energy. He’s also her former lover and the man who betrayed her ten years ago.
As Mrs. Wiggin’s May Day celebration nears, she and Tavian must learn to interact with each other, regardless of the attraction and anger that sizzle between them—magical and otherwise—before the power-hungry dean of the Institute of Magical Instruction kills them both.
Excerpt from Chapter 1
The silhouette of a man appeared amidst a flash of golden light and a thin veil of green smoke. When the air cleared, he glanced about the porch then stepped in May’s direction. “It’s vital that I speak to Malaya Strothers.”
For the space of a heartbeat, May froze. “There is no one here by that name. I suggest you keep looking.”
She cocked her head and gave him a critical once-over. A tick taller than six feet tall, the top of his head almost brushed the roof of the old-fashioned porch. Short, sandy-blond hair fell into soft-cropped waves, a few silver strands sparkling in the afternoon sun. But it was his deep, whiskey-colored eyes that held her attention. She’d only seen eyes like that once before, ten years ago.
May sucked in her breath as recognition dawned. It couldn’t be him. Too much time had passed–and he didn’t know where she’d gone.
“Ma’am?” He scoffed. “I don’t have time to play games. Are you quite sure you’re not Malaya?” A muscle clenched in his chiseled jaw.
“I’m very sure.” As sure as she was that the man before her was indeed the same man she’d run from all those years ago. She narrowed her eyes and stiffened her spine. The inevitable had finally happened. “I haven’t been that woman for a long time, Tavian.” Although she won the small victory of surprise, she couldn’t revel in it when his eyes reflected nothing but cold animosity. “I’ve been May Wiggins since I left the Institute. I have no intention to return to the woman I used to be then.”
“I should have known. You always were a master of deception.” He shifted his weight and reached into a camel-hued briefcase near his feet, withdrawing an envelope. “This is your formal warning. You are under investigation by the Magical Enforcement League for teaching and practicing magic without a valid license.”
“Oh hell. This is exactly why I left.” May ripped the paper into little pieces and tossed them in his face. “Get off my property.” She crossed her arms under her breasts and glared. “If you wanted to dispute my license, you’re years too late. The list of crimes I’ve committed against the
Institute is long and tedious.” She didn’t know what bothered her more, the fact he had finally tracked her down or that the years had been kind to him. He was still as gorgeous now as he had been when she’d known him.
Tavian waved a well-manicured hand at the litter until the pieces became one. “We wouldn’t have minded the small indiscretions, except now enrollment at the Institute is down, largely because of you.”
“You’ll have to enlighten me.” For one long moment, she allowed her gaze to sweep over the black polo-style shirt that pulled taut over his broad chest and lingered over his lightly tanned skin. He hadn’t been that built the last time she’d seen him. She wondered what transpired in his life to drive him into a gym. “I’ve done nothing outside of the rules that would warrant a visit from you now.” A flash of sunlight off his monogrammed belt buckle drew her eye to his slim waist encased in well-fitting khakis.
No good would come from her persistent appraisal of his person. The opportunity for romance in her life had passed her by a long time ago.
“You’ve done everything possible to violate the rules, and now there’s a reporter out there who’s gotten wind of the supernatural goings-on in this town. He’ll come back to Crystal Falls, mark my words.”
“And why is someone’s curiosity being dumped on my doorstep? Isn’t that human nature?”
Crackers! Her attempt at goading him failed, but then it usually took more than one attempt.
His lips twitched but he didn’t display any anger. “Human nature can become a sticky thing. It only takes one person to believe his story, and then what? This town will cease to be the peaceful hideaway you crave.” Tavian moved a few steps toward her. “The first thing I want to know is why the name change?”
For the first time since he’d arrived, May allowed herself a small smile. “It would have been far too easy for the Enforcement League to find me without an assumed name. When I moved to
Crystal Falls, I bought this house. It had been abandoned for years, but I felt an affinity for it and
I took inspiration from the name on the mailbox.” She narrowed her eyes. He had just the hint of a thin mustache on his upper lip. It gave his serious face a playful air–much different from his somber business look of years ago.
“May Wiggins is hardly inspired. You are much more powerful than that simple moniker suggests.”
Unexpected pleasure swirled through her stomach at his praise, but she had learned not to put her trust in mere words–especially his. “Did you come here to waste the afternoon with pointless conversation or do you have an agenda?” She lifted a brow in challenge.
“Always blunt.” Tavian’s expression never changed. He circled around her and leaned a shoulder against the doorframe as if he had all the time in the world. “I can be just as direct. If you don’t stop encouraging magic to bloom in this town, the Institute has given me the authority to drain your powers, whether you give permission or not.”
Hope you’ll pick this short story up. You can find the previous shorts also at Lyrical Press, as well as Amazon and All Romance e-books.
Da Vinci’s Lost Years
Ever wonder how Da Vinci could conjure up such futuristic concepts? Maybe he saw them. After striking a bargain with the Old One, a weaver of time, young Leonardo lands in 1969 New Orleans at the height of Mardi Gras. But things go awry when this medieval man befriends an unlikely couple–T-Man, an inept artist who moonlights as a bag man for the mob, and Monique, an amputee, grateful for T-Man’s attention. Throw in murder and romance and you’re set for an adventurous romp through history.
Da Vinci’s Lost Years
by Sylvia Rochester
Winner, EPIC eBook Awards 2011 Best Paranormal Romance
Available from Whiskey Creek Press
Read an Excerpt
Come Back My Love
Olivia Montgomery disappears into the past, leaving Joseph Underwood a suspect in her murder. She finds herself in arms of Prentice Angelle, a Civil War surgeon. Thus begins a journey fraught with adventure, where true love will be found and lost, only to be tested again.
As her love for Prentice grows, a rejected suitor threatens to destroy her relationship. His actions trigger her return to the present where Olivia discovers that with true love, even time is not a barrier.
Available from Whiskey Creek Press
Shadow of the Soul
Northwest Territory – l870. A father surrenders a deformed twin to a wintry grave and steels himself against the consequences. A trapper rescues the barely breathing infant from a wolf’s den and rears the child. The father lies out of selfishness; the trapper, out of love. But no lie is a good lie. The truth turns wife against husband, twin daughter against father, and threatens the trapper’s relationship with the boy.
The child grows to young manhood, befriended by the wolf that nurtured him and a dark anomaly–a fragment of that special bond born to twins–the shadow of the soul. Communicating through thoughts, this mysterious entity seeks always to reunite the twins.
Matthew’s journey is a story of triumph over tragedy, of love and forgiveness.
Winner, 2009 Eppie Award
Available from Wings ePress
P.J. Alderman: Suspense, Mystery and Murders
Astoria Series: Book One: A Killing Tide • 2007 RITA Finalist
Where there’s smoke…
Kaz Jorgensen is used to fear–the anxiety of negotiating treacherous currents as she captains her family’s fishing trawlers, the terrifying nightmares of the day she almost lost her life on the river. But now a man is dead, an arsonist has set the Anna Marie ablaze, and her brother is missing.
There’s fire...
Michael Chapman knows how to take the heat–as the new fire chief of Astoria, Oregon, he’s dealt with more than his share. No way can he afford to get involved with the sister of a suspect. But the scorching attraction between him and Kaz burns out of control, and when someone takes a shot at her, his protective instincts kick in. Whatever happens, he can’t allow another woman to die because of him.
A Killing Tide available in digital formats at Amazon • Barnes & Noble• Smashwords
Coming Soon, Book Two: Phantom River
Port Chatham Series
Pacific Northwest port towns have a fascinating history. For instance, did you know that the quaint and charming seaside village of Port Townsend, which today is filled with beautiful, refurbished Victorians and lush gardens, was once the second largest West Coast seaport? Or that its waterfront was infamous because thousands of sailors were shanghaiied? Or that virtually every other waterfront building was a brothel?
My Port Chatham mystery series juxtaposes these two perspectives of the quaint present-day seaside towns and their violent pasts. My heroine, Jordan Marsh, solves murders in both timeframes, usually aided by a meddling ghost or two who just happens to have been a suspect in the century-old crime. So if you have a hankering to read a bit about West Coast history, and if you enjoy humorous stories set in small towns, then you’ll love this series.
Ghost Ship available at Amazon • Barnes & Noble
Haunting Jordan available at Amazon • Barnes & Noble • Sony
Temple of the Heart by Tori Minard
Born a princess, raised a priestess.
As a priestess of Desou, Laila knows the most sacred Rule in the Temple as well as anyone. No priestess should look upon the world outside or be seen by any man. Even in the face of catastrophic fire, the priestesses keep the Rule, and burn. All except for Laila, who is determined to survive.
Seduced by a vampire.
Over one hundred years ago, Niko vowed allegiance to the Dark and became a vampire in order to defend his mother and sister. He never expected to destroy them himself. Now he lives in the shadows of Atlantis, the greatest civilization in the world, hating himself and feared by others.
Pulling one lovely priestess from a burning temple can’t possibly atone for a century of drinking human blood.
Although his very touch is said to defile her, Niko vows to protect Laila, not only from the men who hunt her but also from the darkness he carries within himself. But Laila desires love and strength, not protection, and she’s willing to make her own vow to the Dark in order to get it. She defies her deepest fears and risks death to save Niko from an Atlantean execution so they can be together forever.
Fantasy-Novel Written by Six Hands
Meanwhile avilable as an e-book: “Das Feuerpferd”, a fantasy-novel, written as a co-project by Annemarie Nikolaus, Monique Lhoir and Sabine Abel, three authors from the German group Schreibwerk. In print it has been published in 2005.
Look for the book at smashwords
Language: German
Hello from Barbara White Daille!
Hi. I’m Barbara White Daille, and I write romance for Harlequin American Romance. If I had to describe my books in the fewest possible words, I’d share what readers have said they enjoy in my stories: heartwarming characters and hometown charm.
My next book, THE RODEO MAN’S DAUGHTER, will be out in both paper and e-book in February 2012.
My most recent book, A RANCHER’S PRIDE (May 2011), received a 4-1/2 Top Pick rating from RT Book Reviews. Other reviews have been fabulous, as well. You can see clips from them at my website.
FAMILY MATTERS (October 2010), also received a 4-1/2 Top Pick Review rating and was nominated for an RT Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Award.
Thank you for making time in your travels around the site to stop by my page and read a bit about me!
All my best,
Barbara
A Rancher’s Pride by Barbara White Daille
A RANCHER’S PRIDE, my May 2011 title from Harlequin American Romance, is still available in paper and e-book. Here’s a look at the cover.
Sam Robertson’s life just changed. In one short day, he found out that he’s a daddy; that his beautiful little girl, Becky, is deaf; and that her aunt, sign language teacher Kayla Ward, intends to fight him for custody.
There are plenty of reasons Sam shouldn’t fall for Kayla. A city girl like her has no place on his ranch, particularly when she’s his ex-wife’s gorgeous sister. But thanks to the judge’s orders, Sam’s spending a lot of time with Kayla, trying to give Becky the stable home she’s never known.
Despite their ongoing custody battle, Sam and Kayla’s love for Becky brings them closer than they ever expected, and Sam knows that no matter who wins in court, he could still lose—Kayla or his daughter.
Please check out the books page at my website for more info!
All my best,
Barbara
Tricked Out Toolbox
(April 4, 2011)
I never thought I’d write a non-fiction book when I started on this crazy career. If you know me, I tried to be everywhere even when I didn’t have a book to push. I full-heartedly believe that you can’t market yourself too soon. And it all starts with your brand.
This week, I was on a panel with Authors Jenn Stark and Misa Ramirez/Melissa Bourbon at Digicon at Savvy Author. Jenn is an expert on branding and all things related, and there were a ton of questions. I know Jenn and knew branding was so important for my career. That is the first part of promoting/marketing myself I did.
No matter how much I tried to cover up, my voice has become my brand. I about funny, quirky characters in quirkier situations. When I tried to write a love scene, it was like clowns juggling cats=A MESS! So I went back to my voice. Again, and again, my writing had that comic voice and crazy situations. I couldn’t stop myself. This was how I knew my brand had to be funny.
“Quirky characters in quirkier situations.” Became part of my brand along with my tag-line, “Quirky creations from a high-class hillbilly.”
Yes! Hillbilly! Made you laugh-right! So when you pick up my books, you know you are going to laugh, cry, and feel good in the end.
Check out Tricked Out Toolbox, April 4, and get the down load on how to market/promote yourself throughout your entire career. We will help you figure out your PR personality and give you great tips to decide what is best for your career. Plus you get complete access to www.trickedouttoolbox.com and the spreadsheets (budgeting, schedules, decisions, etc.) you will need to make the best marketing decisions for you!
Cheers!
.38 CALIBER COVER-UP
AN UNDERCOVER AGENT, A BEAUTIFUL COP
…AND THE BULLET THAT BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER
Undercover DEA agent Erren Rhodes was used to working alone. So the very idea of teaming up with Officer Darby O’Malley to ferret out a killer wasn’t exactly how he thought this critical mission would go. But thanks to information only the beautiful cop possessed, finding whoever was responsible for shooting Erren’s friend made Darby a valuable—and irresistible—partner. Digging into the case, though, revealed a far-reaching conspiracy…and angered all the wrong people. Now, trying to bring a killer to justice while keeping Darby safe was making Erren remember why he was better off on his own. Especially when Darby made him long to hole up together in the safe house and never let her out of his sight.
.38 Caliber Cober-Up
Angi Morgan
On Bookshelves February 8th
ISBN: 0373695292
Magical Stories
German author Annemarie Nikolaus has decided to republish some of her “out-of-print”-stories as e-books.
Her first release:
“Magische Geschichten – Magical stories.
Short stories not only for children.
A third story has been published in Italian under the title “La Befana globalizzata” (The globalized Befana”)
Upcoming release with Cobblestone Press
Writing as Eve Knight
http://www.eveknight.com
I have a new release coming out on January 28, 2011.
The Pleasure Club: The Park Rangers will be available from Cobblestone Press.
http://www.cobblestone-press.com
Come along and have some hot fun in the Everglades. 
A Little Texas – January 4th!
So excited to announce the release of my third book, A Little Texas, from Harlequin Superromance. It follows the fiesty, sexy Kate Newman as she seeks to save her salon from bankruptcy. What’s her master plan? To blackmail the father who never claimed her. To get the money, Kate has to go back to her hometown of Oak Stand, Texas, accompanied by the enigmatic and totally hot Rick Mendez. Kate comes face to face with a past she’d rather not remember, but in order to capture Rick’s heart, she’s going to have to emtpy her own heart of all the anger and bitterness she’s toted around with her since childhood.
Hope you’ll give it a spin. It’s one of my favorites!
A Silverhill Christmas
A Silverhill Christmas, a December Harlequin Intrigue by Carol Ericson, is now available.
ANOTHER QUIRKY CHRISTMAS
I’m excited to annouce I’m included in Christmas Anthology with my short story ANOTHER QUIRKY CHRISTMAS.
(Turquoise Morning Press, December 1, 2010)
You are going to get the first glimpse of my quirky characters featured in my novel CARPE BEAD ‘EM, available May 23, 2011!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RAgSW6BOJQ
(click the link above and watch the trailer!)
I hope you enjoy it!!
Something More
Something More by Keena Kincaid
If she could, Nora Emerson would demand a “do over” of the last twenty-five years. An emotionally abusive marriage, failed fertility treatments and a nasty, public divorce have left her bruised, skittish and determined to remain independent at all costs.
With an all-consuming business and a furious teenage sister on his hands, Nora is a complication Nick McPherson doesn’t need. It’s one he wants. Her vulnerability and kick-ass competency intrigue him, and the sexu al sparks between them could set Summerville on fire.
The more she insists the sex is just for fun, the more determined he becomes to turn their fling into something more.
Contemporary novella
Coming Nov. 17, 2010
Enthralled
To claim her, he must abandon home, duty, and honor—or reveal the secret of her Sidhe heritage and risk losing her forever to dark magic…
William of Ravenglas wants only one woman—his foster sister, Ami—but she is promised to another, a fate sealed by his father’s recklessness. Resolved to her forfeiture, he forges a dangerous path to bring stability to the house of Ravenglas, balancing the secret demands of the queen against loyalty to the king.
Ami, true sister to Aedan ap Owen the minstrel, refuses her fate. She wants William. But when his kiss awakens her dormant magic, it triggers cascading events that sweep her into the queen’s fiendish web and threaten William’s life.
Now Ami must learn to control her fey powers or watch William die. But with a mystery lover in his past, even if she succeeds will he truly be hers?
Enthralled is on sale now.
Buy links:
http://www.thewildrosepress.com/enthralled-p-4273.html (ebook)
http://www.amazon.com/Enthralled-Keena-Kincaid/dp/1601548419/ref=cm_cmu_up_thanks_hdr
Something Spooky This Way Comes!
This week my editor asked if I wanted to take part in a Halloween anthology because another author had to drop out. The only problem~it was due in TWO days. I pushed the email aside for the night because I wasn’t sure if I was up for the challenge. I already have three books I am editing and sitting down to write a short Halloween story wasn’t really in what I’d planned.
Was this opportunity knocking and I’m not answering it? Of course I could find time to sit down and write ten pages–right? PRESSURE!
Well . . . I took the opportunity and did it! I sat down on Monday morning and wrote a ten page Halloween romance. I sent it to my editor and asked her what she thought. She sent me an email and said, “yes, we’ll take it.” I had to still edit it a bit, so I sent it to my critique partner and mystery writer, Heather Webber, who helped me iron out a few details and it was sent again.
There you have it!! My short story made it into the anothology that will be out on Sunday, October 24!! It goes to show that when opportunity knocks, TAKE IT!
| “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” | |
 Thomas Alva Edison |
Lying Eyes by Amy Atwell
Available in digital formats November 15, 2010 from Carina Press.
Pre-Order available now from Amazon: http://amzn.to/LyingEyesAtwell
Her jewels were real, but her life was fake.
No-nonsense jewelry designer Iris Fortune yearns for a normal life. But life as Vegas magician Cosmo Fortune’s daughter is anything but normal, especially since dear old Dad is also a scam artist. When Cosmo’s latest scheme goes awry and he pulls a real-life disappearing act, Iris is left holding the bag.
Now Iris must be a master of illusion—play the poised partner to her politician fiancé while trying to save her father and stay out of reach of Mickey Kincaid, the sexy thief who claims he’s only after her jewels.
Detective Kincaid is deep undercover and seeks Iris out because of her connection to Cosmo—he never expected to be so drawn to her. While working with Iris to find the elusive conman, Mickey learns a killer has Iris in his sights, and he must do everything he can to save her, without blowing his cover.
Mickey’s put his life on the line before, but never his heart—and now he’s not sure which is more dangerous…
Carolina Heat by Christi Barth
Put a workaholic Yankee together with an amiable Southerner and watch the sparks fly! Annabelle travels to Charleston, where she stumbles across the trail of a long-buried Civil War mystery. Along the way she finds steamy passion, steadfast friends, mortal danger, and the love of her life.
Well-known journalist Annabelle Carlyle is stunned by the personal twist of her latest assignment: her best friend Vanessa is missing. Annabelle goes undercover in the Old South to search for answers. Full of thick accents and a way of life rooted in the past, Charleston is as foreign and strange a place as any Annabelle’s visited. And before she finds a single clue, she runs into a sexy man she can’t shake.
Tall, dark and charming, Mark Dering is happy to show the gorgeous Yankee his hometown. He’s captivated by the quick witted, quick tempered redhead. But when they’re shot at, he realizes she’s far more than just another tourist. Soon they’re knee deep in a mystery that goes all the way back to the Civil War. For once Annabelle is in over her head. Desperate to find Vanessa, she reluctantly accepts Mark’s help. It isn’t long before romance blooms right alongside the magnolias.
The stakes grow higher when a body is discovered. Someone is willing to kill to keep a century old Confederate secret hidden. With her best friend missing and a killer on the loose, it’s the worst possible moment for Mark to try and unlock Annabelle’s heart. Or is love exactly what her life’s been missing?
Excerpt:
Annabelle pushed through the baggage claim doors and stopped dead as a dense wall of humid air immobilized her. No, it was more like being slowly smothered. The humidity was a wet blanket lying over the entire city of Charleston and it sapped the tiniest dreg of energy she had left.
Act Like We’re In Love by Christi Barth
When two people make beautiful music together onstage, can their love survive once the curtain falls? Linnea Larson is willing to do anything to keep her family’s Minneapolis dinner theatre from going under. Anything, that is, besides accepting a date from the Hollywood hunk her father hired to inject a dose of star power into their production of Guys & Dolls. It’s a toss up whether his greatest claim to fame is playing a superhero on screen, or a super stud off screen. Neither fact convinces her he’s got what it takes to share her stage. And thanks to a life long pact with her best friend, she never dates actors.
Luke Powell has fame, fortune, and an endless string of women, but also a lingering dissatisfaction with his picture perfect life. Looking for a change, he escapes to his theatrical roots. What he finds are wary cast mates, a nervous best friend convinced the show will ruin Luke’s career, and an adorable costar who stubbornly refuses to go out with him. Suddenly singing and dancing aren’t the only challenges he’ll tackle over the summer. Far from the spotlights of Hollywood, can he find happiness in the footlights of a tiny theatre?
Despite Luke dragging her into his daily paparazzi nightmare, Linnea can’t deny her mounting attraction to his irresistible charm. And even if she’s crazy enough to chance getting involved, their fling would have a guaranteed expiration date. He’s leaving at the end of the run, and she’s tied to her family’s theatre. Why risk the inevitable heartbreak? Their job is to act like they’re in love, but will they decide it’s worth the leap to fall in love for real?
Released October 7, 2010! For more information, go to www.christibarth.com
Excerpt:
The Irish Warrior, by Kris Kennedy
2008 Golden Heart® winner for Historical Romance
A sexy, sweeping medieval adventure
Inhibited, accountant-minded Senna de Valery comes to Ireland to finalize a deal that will save her faltering wool business. What she gets instead is a cunning English lord with dangerous ulterior motives.
Forced to rely on her wits, not her ledgers, Senna frees an Irish warrior chained in the prisons, and together they flee across the war-torn land of medieval Ireland. But Finian O’Melaghlin is much more than a charming, roguish warrior. He is councilor to his king, on a grave mission to recover military secrets, and has an agenda of his own.
Neither is prepared for the powerful forces arrayed against them.
Neither can resist the fiery passion igniting between them.
They cannot imagine the sacrifices they will face, or the choices they will be forced to make.
King and outlaws, weapons and war: Can love indeed triumph over all?
Check out a sexy excerpt here!
Beloved Captive by Melanie Atkins
On Sale Date: October 1, 2010
Detective Kevin Jacobs believes integrity is the most important trait a cop can possess, until a beautiful doctor accuses him of murder and he’s forced to take her hostage in order to clear his name. Rebecca Daniels cooperates with Kevin, and soon finds herself in a fight for her very life — and also for her heart.
Available from Desert Breeze Publishing.
Family Matters by Barbara White Daille
Harlequin American Romance
On Sale Date: October 8, 2010
Family First
Kerry Anne MacBride and her quirky family are a package deal–get one, you get them all. The high school art teacher is stubborn and fiercely protective of her kin, making her the absolute wrong woman for a straitlaced, hardheaded, by-the-books lawyer like Matt Lawrence, no matter how attracted she is to him. And anyway, now’s not the time for distractions! Kerry has to focus on cleaning up the latest MacBride mess: a dilapidated amusement park her uncle just bought with the life savings of a bunch of senior citizens, including Matt’s mom.
To restore Rainbow’s End, Kerry will need Matt’s help—and the luck of the Irish—because even though they clash more often than bumper cars, Kerry and Matt are about to share the wildest ride of their lives!
Visit Barbara White Daille’s website.
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Hill Country Holdup by Angi Morgan
SHE’D DO ANYTHING TO RESCUE HER KIDNAPPED SON…EVEN IF THAT MEANT TURNING TO THE FBI AGENT WHO DIDN’T KNOW HE WAS A FATHER
Dr. Jane Palmer had every intention of telling FBI agent Steve Woods he was a father. But the rehearsed lines and practiced responses were forgotten the moment her little boy was kidnapped. Now, heart breaking and on the verge of falling apart, Jane needed Steve more than ever.…
After every attempt at putting old feelings to rest, Steve Woods never expected Jane back in his life. Especially not for this reason. Racing against a ticking clock, desperate to earn Jane’s trust, Steve still sensed Jane wasn’t telling him everything. Which made him wonder why she’d come to Texas in the first place. And what it had to do with the child he’d do anything to rescue.
ON SALE NOW
Harlequin Intrigue
ANGI MORGAN
Enemy Lover by Karin Harlow
It’s Jax Cassidy’s first mission for L.O.S.T.—one that will give the former cop who went rogue a chance to prove herself. Her assignment: gain the trust of assassin Marcus Cross . . . eliminate him . . . then take down Marcus’s mentor, Joseph Lazarus, a man with a bold eye on the White House. But the woman who’s known by her team for being a femme fatale succumbs to passion, only to discover Cross’s deadly secret. He’s a vampire, and Joseph Lazarus is his creator.
Left for dead by his platoon in the violent hills of Afghanistan, special ops sniper Marcus Cross was given a second chance at life. His newly heightened skills make him the perfect killing machine, and as Lazarus’s right hand man, he’s quickly rising to the top of his dark empire, purging enemies with speed and precision. Only when dangerous beauty Jax Cassidy is sent to bring him in does he begin to question Lazarus’s motives and his own actions. But when Jax’s life is threatened by the one thing that can destroy them both, Marcus must make a bitter choice—her death or his.
New Release: The Sergeant’s Lady by Susanna Fraser
Highborn Anna Arrington has been following the drum, obeying the wishes of her cold, controlling cavalry officer husband. When he dies, all she wants is to leave life with Wellington’s army in Spain behind her and go home to her family’s castle in Scotland.
Sergeant Will Atkins ran away from home to join the army in a fit of boyish enthusiasm. He is a natural born soldier, popular with officers and men alike, uncommonly brave and chivalrous, and educated and well-read despite his common birth.
As Anna journeys home with a convoy of wounded soldiers, she forms an unlikely friendship with Will. When the convoy is ambushed and their fellow soldiers captured, they become fugitives together. The attraction between them is strong, but even if they can escape the threat of death at the hands of the French, is love strong enough to bridge the gap between a viscount’s daughter and an innkeeper’s son?
Cattitude by Edie Ramer
It’s all in the CATTITUDE . . .
After Belle the cat switches bodies with a psychic on the run from a murderer, she wants her perfect cat body back instead of this furless human one. But she doesn’t count on falling in love with her former owner. Or that a CEO and a beauty queen want to use up her nine lives. Now is her chance to prove anything a human can do, a cat can do better.
CATTITUDE is on Amazon and Smashwords!
“Cattitude is a magical tale that you won’t soon forget. Edie Ramer has a writing voice that charms, and she pulls the reader right into Belle’s amazing world.” –Cynthia Eden, author of Deadly Fear, I’ll be Slaying You, and Eternal Hunter.
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