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

Winners are in!

For our July-August Givewaway

STACEY C. of Wake Forest, NC: ”THE COWBOY AND THE PRINCESS” by Lori Wilde; ”FAMILY AFFAIR” by Debbie Macomber; ”RESCUE ME” by Rachel Gibson; ”HOT FOR FIREMAN” by Jennifer Bernard; and ”OLIVERS STORY” by Erich Segal.

SHERRY H. of Judsonia, AR: ”HOW TO BE A PROPER LADY” by Katharine Ashe; ”SCANDAL WEARS SATIN” by Loretta Chase; ”WHEN YOU WISH UPON A DUKE” by Isabella Bradford; ”THE BRIDE WORE PEARLS” by Liz Carlyle; and ”LESSON OF A SCANDALOUS BRIDE” by Sophie Jordan.

DIANE B. of San Diego, CA: ”WILLOW SPRINGS” by Toni Blake; ”CAN’T BUY ME LOVE” by Molly O’Keefe; ”CAN’T HURRY LOVE” by Molly O’Keefe; ”THE COWBOY AND THE PRINCESS” by Lori Wilde; and ”FAMILY AFFAIR” by Debbie Macomber.

SANDRA L. of Belle Center, OH: ”ONCE BURNED” by Jeaniene Frost ; ”WHEN DARKNESS HUNGERS” by J. K. Beck; ”WHEN TEMPTATION BURNS” by J. K. Beck; ”TARNISHED” by Karina Cooper; and ”CROSS YOUR HEART” by Michelle Bardsley.

SHELLY C. of Newborn, GA: ”LESSONS FROM A SCANDALOUS BRIDE” by Sophie Jordan; ”THE BRIDE WORE PEARLS” by Liz Carlyle; ”A SCANDALOUS SCOT” by Karen Ranney; ”BLAME IT ON BATH” by Caroline Linden; and ”THE TWELFTH ENCHANTMENT” by David Liss (HC).

CAROLYN Y. of Deer Park, TX: ”INTO THE DREAMING” by Karen Marie Moning (HC); ”REAL VAMPIRES HAVE MORE TO LOVE” by Gerry Bartlett; ”THE WITCH IS BACK” by H.P. Mallory; ”ONCE BURNED” by Jeaniene Frost; and ”ETERNAL PREY” by Nina Bangs.

Congrats all! Our September/October giveaway will be up shortly.

And the winners are in!

Recipients of the May/June Book Giveaway are:

LYNN R. of Westfield MA: “TANGLE OF NEED” by Nalini Singh (HC), “WICKED NIGHTS” by Gena Showalter, “UNDER A VAMPIRE MOON” by Lynsay Sands, “WHEN PASSION LIES” by J.K. Beck, and “A BLOOD SEDUCTION” by Pamela Palmer.

TINA R. of Mickelton, NJ: “THE PROPOSAL” by Mary Balogh (HC), “A NIGHT LIKE THIS” by Julia Quinn, “A GENTLEMAN UNDONE” by Cecilia Grant, “LYON’S BRIDE” by Cathy Maxwell, and “THE TATTOED DUKE” by Maya Rodale.

DIANE P. of Oxford, ME: “RESCUE ME” by Rachel Gibson, “THE FIREMAN WHO LOVED ME” by Jennifer Bernard, “HOT FOR FIREMAN” by Jennifer Bernard, “HOME FOR THE SUMMER” by Mariah Stewart, and “TROUBLE ME” by Laura Moore.

JESSICA Z. of Shady Cover, OR: “I’VE GOT YOUR NUMBER” by Sophie Kinsella (HC) , “HEARTWOOD” by Belva Plain (HC), “CROSSROADS” by Belva Plain, “KEYS TO THE CASTLE” by Donna Ball, and “A TOWN CALLED VALENTINE” by Emma Cane

SOPHIE S. of El Monte, CA: “ALONG CAME A DUKE” by Elizabeth Boyle, “A NIGHT LIKE THIS” by Julia Quinn, “MY TRUE LOVE” by Karen Ranney, “THE RECKLESS BRIDE” by Stephanie Laurens, and “TEN WAYS TO BE ADORED WHEN LANDING A LORD” by Sarah MacLean.

MELODI F. of Sardis, GA: “A BLOOD SEDUCTION” by Pamela Palmer, “DARKNESS RISING” by Keri Arthur, “DARKNESS UNBOUND” by Keri Arthur, “NIGHT MOVES” by Stephanie Tyler, and “IF YOU HEAR HER” by Shiloh Walker.

CONGRATULATIONS!!

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!