Fresh FIction Box Not To Miss
Fresh Pick | THE VAULT by Boyd Morrison
Fresh Pick / August 23, 2011

July 2011 On Sale: July 5, 2011 Featuring: Stacy Benedict; Tyler Locke 448 pages ISBN: 1439181829 EAN: 9781439181829 Hardcover $24.99  Add to Wish List SuspenseBuy at Amazon.com The Vault by Boyd Morrison A combat engineer and linguistics expert must find the connection between Archimedes and the legend of King Midas before it is too late. In the latest international thriller from bestselling author Boyd Morrison, former combat engineer Tyler Locke races against time to unearth the truth about the fabled touch of King Midas. Tyler Locke’s routine commute on a Washington State ferry is interrupted by a chilling anonymous call: his father has been kidnapped, and a truck bomb is set to detonate on board in twenty minutes. When Tyler reaches the bomb on the boat’s car deck, he’s stunned to find classical languages expert Stacy Benedict waiting for him. She’s received the same threat, and her sister has also been taken. In order to disarm the bomb, Tyler and Stacy must work together to solve an engineering puzzle—a puzzle written in ancient Greek. But preventing the explosion is only the first step; they soon learn the entire setup is a test created by a ruthless criminal who forces them…

Cate Lord | The First Date: The Good, the Awkward, and the Deliciously Romantic
Author Guest / August 23, 2011

It seems a long time ago that I was single and dating.  That was part of the fun, though, of writing LUCKY GIRL, my quirky romantic comedy to be released September 6th by Entangled Publishing.  When writing the book, I mentally slipped on my three-inch heels, donned my slinky size 6 dress, and sashayed back through memories of when I lived and studied in England—the good experiences, the awkward, and the deliciously romantic.  Best of all, I got to relive once again my first date with the man I affectionately call “The Brit,” who later became my husband. The heroine of LUCKY GIRL, Jessica Devlin, finds herself single at twenty-nine, months before she was to be married.  Heartbroken, she takes an overdue vacation from her job as beauty editor of Orlando’s O Tart magazine and flies to England to be maid-of-honor in her cousin’s wedding.  Jess is anxious about the trip, and not just because her cousin is living the fairy tale romance Jess wanted so badly.  There’s also the embarrassing episode that took place two years ago after Jess’s grandfather’s funeral; it involved an English pub, too many drinks, and a handsome Brit who held her in his arms…