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Romance Reader at Heart in conjunction with Penguin Putnam announces the following new and upcoming releases. Read what we think about these books in our Novel Thoughts and Ponderings Review webpages!
Coming January 2009:
"MORTAL TEMPTATIONS" by Allyson James ISBN: 9780425223697 (HEAT)
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Demigods and the women who love them! First in a new paranormal erotic romance series.
Patricia was startled when she found a handsome and wounded man in her antique store—but her interest was truly aroused when she saw his well-muscled back sporting two wings. He was Nico, son of a powerful deity, breaker of hearts, and cursed by the goddess Hera to spend eternity as a slave to female desire—drained, used, and cast aside time and again as a sex god. With Patricia, for the first time in three thousand years, he’s looking forward to paying his dues. Now, if she could only free him...
"NIGHT HUNTRESS" by Yasmine Galenorn ISBN: 9780425225462 (BERKLEY)
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We're the D'Artigo sisters: sexy, savvy operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. But being half-human, half-Fae means our supernatural talents always go haywire at the wrong time. My sister Camille is a wicked good witch who attracts men like honey attracts flies. Menolly's a vampire who's still getting the hang of being undead. And me? I'm Delilah, a werecat who's been marked by the Autumn Lord as one of his Death Maidens. And wouldn't you know it, Karvanak—the demon general who stole the third Spirit Seal—is back. And this time, he's out for blood...
The Hags of Fate enjoy seeing me squirm. First, my boyfriend, Chase, mutters another woman's name in his sleep. Then I discover the Autumn Lord has a very special plan for me. But things go from bad to deadly when Karvanak—the Raksasa—returns. In order to get his greedy hands on both the fourth Spirit Seal and his former associate, Vanzir, he kidnaps Chase. Now, we have to find a way to rescue the man I love without risking the safety of both Otherworld and Earth...
"PRINCESS OF THE SWORD" by Lynn Kurland ISBN: 9780425225684 (BERKLEY SENSATION)
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When darkness falls...
As the mercenary daughter of Gair, the black mage of Ceangail, Morgan is the only one who can stop the terrible sorcery her father unleashed. To do so, she must race against time and find the spell that will allow her to close the well of evil he opened. But that quest will lead her to places she never dreamed existed and into a darkness she would give anything to avoid ...
The magic rises.
The fate of the kingdom of Neroche is intertwined with the closing of Gair's well. Miach, the archmage of Neroche, is determined to help Morgan find what she needs, not only because the safety of the Nine Kingdoms hangs in the balance, but because he will do anything to protect her. Together they must search out the mysteries of Ceangail, and the dangers of Morgan's own bloodline.
Now, to rescue the kingdom from total ruin, Morgan and Miach have only each other to trust, heart and soul ...
"A WITCH'S BEAUTY " by Joey W. Hill ISBN: 9780425225677 (BERKLEY)
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Mina is the daughter of an unholy union—a mermaid taken by one of the malevolent Dark Ones. While helping to rescue Prime Legion Commander Jonah, she exposed herself as a potentially dangerous weapon, susceptible to the darkness in her own blood. Now, for the general good, Jonah has angels watching over her...
While other angels see Mina as a liability, David, the human-born angel, feels a connection to her that is undeniable. Perhaps there has never been a Dark One capable of good, but in Mina, David believes he's found an exception.
Though Mina is resistant to being protected, her attitude begins to change when David is awarded the duty. Looking into his eyes, she can sense that he too knows what it means to fight the darkness within. But as their passion threatens to take over—will it lead them to Heaven or Hell?
"REAL VAMPIRES DON'T DIET" by Gerry Bartlett ISBN: 9780425225646 (BERKLEY)
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Even after four hundred years, don't be surprised if your boyfriend still manages to disappoint you...
Gloriana St. Claire, curvy, stylish, undead, is spending New Year's Eve alone. And it's all because her boyfriend, Jeremy Blade, is traipsing off to parts unknown to rescue his supposed daughter from the clutches of "dangerous radicals."
Just as she settles down to subject her telepathic dog Valdez to an evening of romcoms, Glory gets a call from the bodyguard of rock star and newly turned vamp Israel "Ray" Caine. Like most guests at a New Year's party, Ray is well on his way to being drunk off his butt, despite the fact that alcohol and turned vampires don't exactly mix.
Glory speeds over to the party to save Ray from himself, and finds the rock star more depressed than drunk. To take his mind off his vamp issues, Glory asks him for a latenight boat ride on the lake. What kind of trouble could they possibly get up to out in the middle of a lake late at night?
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"IN TOO DEEP" by Jennifer Banash ISBN: 9780425223536 (BERKLEY JAM)
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It’s the most exclusive luxury apartment building on New York’s Upper East Side. And if you don’t belong there—you just don’t belong.
The Bramford's newest resident and small-town transplant Casey McCloy is adapting to life in the Big Apple and loving it. She's finally got the look, the attitude, and a delish new boyfriend, Drew Van Allen. But even with everything she has going for her now, she's starting to have second thoughts as to whether the "New York" Casey is the real Casey. And she's not so sure she likes herself much anymore.
She’s not the only one…
Madison Macallister has always had her Manolo Blahniks firmly planted on the top rung of the social ladder—until that corn-fed cow Casey stole Drew away from her and made her look the fool. So what if Madison wasn’t exactly dating Drew at the time? She wanted him. And everyone knows that Madison gets what she wants, like Drew—and a little revenge…
"FULL EXPOSURE" by Tracy Wolff ISBN: 9780451225962 (BERKLEY HEAT)
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Closing herself off from a traumatic past, photographer Serena Macafee likes sex with no strings attached—no commitment, just pure pleasure. Her new subject, sculptor Kevin Riley, is the perfect man to fulfill her hottest fantasies. Where better than the torrid wetlands of Baton Rouge where Riley works—and plays? But as their sessions heat up, so do Serena's intimate feelings for Kevin. And as her guard breaks down, her fears are aroused.
She's opening herself up to emotions she never wanted, and making herself vulnerable to a past she thought she'd escaped. One that has followed her to the sweltering Southern bayou, exposing her to the twisted fantasies of someone in the shadows, and to dangers beyond her control.
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