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The latest happenings in the world of Romance & Historical Fiction Novels!

Winners of April Giveaway!

We’re a bit late, but here’s our last round of winners from April:

Karin A. or Tenstrike, MN: “THE WITNESS” by Nora Roberts (HC); “RIPTIDE” by Margaret Carroll; “CAUGHT IN THE ACT” by Jill Sorenson; “STOLEN SEDUCTION” by Elisabeth Naughton; and “THE DARKEST HOUR” by Maya Banks.

Tina R. of Mickleton, NJ: “WANTED: UNDEAD OR ALIVE” by Kerrelyn Sparks; “SET THE DARK ON FIRE” by Jill Sorenson; “SPIRIT BOUND” by Christine Feehan; “BREATH OF FIRE” by Tammy Kane; and “BEDEVILED ANGEL” by Annette Blair.

Sharlene W. of Commack, NY: “THE DRESSMAKER” by Posie Graeme-Evans; “A WEEK TO BE WICKED” by Tessa Dare; “MY RUTHLESS PRINCE” by Gaelen Foley; “THE ART OF DUKE HUNTING” by Sophia Nash; and “THE SAINT” by Monica McCarty.

Anne M. of Summerville, SC: “THE COWBOY TAKES A BRIDE” by Lori Wilde; “THE FIREMAN WHO LOVED ME” by Jennifer Bernard; “CALL ME IRRESISTIBLE” by Susan Elizabeth Phillips; “HERE TO STAY” by Catherine Anderson; and “A MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE” by Jewel Amethyst.

Bea F. of Brick, NJ: “SACRIFICIAL MAGIC” by Stacia Kane; “WICKED ROAD TO HELL” by Juliana Stone; “DEMON BLOOD” by MelJean Brook; “THE PHOENIX CHARM” by Helen Scott Taylor; and “SPARKS FLY” by Katie MacAlister.

Congrats to all the winners! And watch for our May/June Giveaway to go online June 1!

Grand Central Publishing News

Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, announced today that it will publish six books in Debra Webb’s bestselling romantic thriller series FACES OF EVIL, under their Forever and Forever Yours imprints….

OBSESSION and IMPULSE, the first two books in the series, were Kindle bestsellers and will be re-released under the digital-first Forever Yours imprint in Summer 2012, along with the next, never-before-published novel in the series, POWER. OBSESSION, IMPULSE, and POWER will then be put into print under the Forever imprint in Spring 2013. Books  #4, #5, and #6 will be published simultaneously in print and ebook editions in 2013.

Debra Webb is a best-selling, multi-published author of romantic suspense.  She’s published with St. Martin’s Press, and she has just completed her 50th Colby Agency novel for her ongoing Harlequin Intrigue series.

Winners of our March Book Giveaway

Congratulations to these lucky winners!

Sandra P. of Monaca, PA: “BORN TO DARKNESS” by Suzanne Brockmann (HC); “OVERBITE” by Meg Cabot; “IF YOU KNOW HER” by Shiloh Walker; “ALL THINGS WICKED” by Karina Cooper; and “LURE OF THE WICKED” by Karina Cooper.

Julie M. of Free Union, VA: “WITCHFUL THINKING” by H.P. Mallory; “ECSTASY UNTAMED” by Pamela Palmer; “WITHIN THE FLAMES” by Marjorie M. Liu; “WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE” by Kerrelyn Sparks; and “SEXIEST VAMPIRE ALIVE” by Kerrelyn Sparks.

Jahaira T. of Lowell, MA: “WHEN A SCOT LOVES A LADY” by Katharine Ashe; “THE TATTOOED DUKE” by Maya Rodale; “PERILOUS PLEASURES” by Jenny Brown; “BETWEEN THE DUKE AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA” by Sophia Nash; and “THE ART OF DUKE HUNTING” by Sophia Nash.

Khristine C. of Los Angeles, CA: “MAD ABOUT THE DUKE” by Elizabeth Boyle; “BLAME IT ON BATH” by Caroline Linden; “SHE TEMPTS THE DUKE” by Lorraine Heath; “BETWEEN THE DUKE AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA” by Sophia Nash; “A ROGUE BY ANY OTHER NAME” by Sarah MacLean.

Lois M. of Perth Amboy, NJ: “A SECRET IN HER KISS” by Anna Randol; “A WEEK TO BE WICKED” by Tessa Dare; “SECRETS OF A PROPER COUNTESS” by Lecia Cornwall; “THE BED AND THE BACHELOR” by Tracy Anne Warren; and “ONE TOUCH OF SCANDAL” by Liz Carlyle.

A new book giveaway will be posted next week. Watch for it!

AVON BOOKS REDUCES THE E-BOOK PRICE OF CATHY MAXWELL’S MARRIED IN HASTE DURING MARCH

MARRIED IN HASTE Selling for $1.99 During Publisher’s“March Madness” E-Book Sale

3-16-2012, New York Metro AreaNew York Times bestselling novelist Cathy Maxwell’s MARRIED IN HASTE is now on sale as an e-book for $1.99 as part of Avon Books’ “March Madness” sale, which continues through March 31.

MARRIED IN HASTE is the first book in Maxwell’s Marriage trilogy. It features three friends who discover love is never quite like people expect it to be.  Upon its initial publication, Publishers Weekly praised MARRIED IN HASTE as “a well-wrought tale…a delicious read” and praised Maxwell’s “sympathetic protagonists and [the] engaging writing style characteristic of Maxwell’s Regency romances.”  Her other Marriage novels are A Scandalous Marriage and The Marriage Contract.

Also this month, Avon Books is re-releasing Maxwell’s “masterful, joyous love story”* WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE. In May, with an on sale date of April 24th, LYON’S BRIDE, will launch Cathy Maxwell’s new The Chattan Curse trilogy. It be followed in November 2012 by The Scottish Devil.

For more about Cathy Maxwell, her books and her upcoming appearances, please visit her at www.cathymaxwell.com and on Facebook.

Winners of our February Giveaway

These lucky entrants have just been given a wonderful assortment of books in from February Book Giveaway:

Renee G. of Valleyford, WA: “ANGEL’S FLIGHT” by Nalini Singh; “DARKER AFTER MIDNIGHT” by Lara Adrian (HC); “LAIR OF THE LION” by Christine Feehan ; “WRONG SIDE OF DEAD” by Kelly Meding; “THE BITE BEFORE CHRISTMAS” by Lynsay Sands, Jeaniene Frost (HC); and “TAKEN BY FIRE” by Sydney Croft.

Becky D. of Grand Rapids, MI: “IF YOU SEE HER” by Shiloh Walker; “THE EDEN PROPHECY” by Graham Brown; “BREAKING THE RULES” by Suzanne Brockmann; “HOT & HEAVY” by Sandra Hill; and “WET & WILD” by Sandra Hill.

Vicky M. of Chalmette, LA: “WITHIN THE FLAMES” by Marjorie M. Liu; “DEARLY DEPARTED” by Lia Habel (HC); “HIS DARKEST EMBRACE” by Juliana Stone; “ALL THINGS WICKED” by Karina Cooper; and “MERMAID” by Carolyn Turgeon.

Christina W. of Mesa, AZ: “AUTUMN LOVER” by Elizabeth Lowell; “A TALE OF TWO LOVERS” by Maya Rodale; “A TOWN CALLED VALENTINE” by Emma Cane; “PASSIONS OF A WICKED EARL” by Lorraine Heath; and “THE SINS OF VISCOUNT SUTHERLAND” by Sarah McCarty.

Asya S. of Palo Alto, CA: “A SCOTTISH LOVE” by Karen Ranney; “THE CAPTURE OF THE EARL OF GLENCRAE” by Stephanie Laurens; “SHE TEMPTS THE DUKE” by Lorraine Heath; “PRINCESS CHARMING” by Nicole Jordan; and “THE BRIDE WORE SCARLET” by Liz Carlyle.

Congrats to all, and watch for our new March Giveaway coming shortly!!!

 

Create Something Magical Conference

From Readers’ Track at Liberty States Fiction Writers:

What if we told you that for $40 you would get at least 7 free books from Avon, Grand Central Publishing and Samhain, samplers from Forever Romance and Penguin Books, a dessert reception at a very special Lady Jane’s Salon, readings and genre panels with bestselling authors, a karaoke party with hot finger foods, water bottle from Secret Cravings Publishing, pad folios from Carina Press, free raffle tickets for an assortment of gift baskets including one with a Kindle, courtesy of Secret Cravings Publishing, a book fair, plus lots of other swag? Also toss in there the ability to spend time with other readers and rub elbows with an assortment of authors at the reception and party?

Whoa, that was a mouthful! We know it’s hard to believe, but all that can be yours for $40 at the Create Something Magical Conference on March 17 in Woodbridge, New Jersey. The conference is being run by the Liberty States Fiction Writers and more information is available at www.lsfwriters.com.

RACHEL GIBSON Special epub Price Point Promotion!

NOW AVAILABLE AT THE DISCOUNTED PROMOTIONAL PRICE OF $5.99

True Love and Other Disasters
Nothing But Trouble
True Confessions
Sex, Lies and Online Dating
I’m in No Mood for Love
Tangled Up in You
Not Another Bad Date
Lola Carlyle Reveals All
Any Man of Mine
($4.99)

NEW TO EPUB RELEASES ON 4/1/12 ALL ONLY $3.99!

Simply Irresistible
It Must Be Love
See Jane Score
The Trouble with Valentine’s Day
Truly Madly Yours
Daisy’s Back in Town

Don’t forget RESCUE ME, the first chapter in Gibson’s new series on men of the military, will be on-sale 5/29/12.