April 2010 On Sale: April 1, 2010 Featuring: Kate Fisk; Garrett James 432 pages ISBN: 0446540277 EAN: 9780446540278 Mass Market Paperback $6.99  Add to Wish List Romance Historical Buy at Amazon.com Fans rave about this historical romance A Touch of Scandal by Jennifer Haymore The last thing Garrett, Duke of Calton, expects to find while tracking his sworn enemy is the delectable, mysterious Kate. This beautiful servant girl rouses a longing the battle-scarred ex-soldier had never hoped to feel again. But when she turns out to be the sister of the man he seeks, he’s convinced he’s been betrayed. Kate knows her duty to her family, yet how can she ignore Garrett’s powerful pull on her heart? Or the heady temptation of his stolen-and sizzling-kisses? Scandal has followed the duke since the war. Now the greatest shock of all is on its way-the one that can separate Garrett and Kate forever. A classic tale woven with lies and hatred, while also filled with warmth and all-consuming love. Previous Picks

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The romance world received the sad news that one of the shining stars of the genre, Leslie Esdaile Banks, widely know as LA Banks, lost her battle with late stage adrenal cancer on August 2, 2011. A loved author with more the 40 novels under her belt, Leslie was also known to contribute to magazines and newspaper columns. She was the recipient of the 2009 Romance Times Booklover’s Career Choice Award for Paranormal Fiction and the 2008 Essence Storyteller of the Year award. Leslie was a proud founding member of the Liars Club, an organization based in her home town of Philadelphia of authors and publishing personnel. Shortly after the announcement of Banks’ illness, the publishing community gathered together and auctioned books, agent and publisher time, and other valuable items to the literary community to help the Banks family with the costs of Leslie’s medical bills. The Liars Club had planned to host a writer’s bash on August 6th at Smokie Joe’s Bar in Philadelphia with the proceeds going towards medical bills. This gathering of friends, family, colleagues and fans will now serves as a memorial to remember the positive force Leslie was to so many people. For those who…