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Fresh Pick | HAVEN by Kay Hooper
Author Guest , Fresh Pick / August 21, 2012

Bishop/SCU Novel August 2012 On Sale: July 31, 2012 336 pages ISBN: 0425258742 EAN: 9780425258743 Kindle: B0073XV3FI Hardcover $26.95  Add to Wish List Thriller Police Procedural, Suspense Buy at Amazon.com Fan favorite author Haven by Kay Hooper Another nightmare, in the woods this time. Different: She was running. Trying to escape. But the same ending. Always the same ending. Another dead girl… Emma Rayburn was born and raised in Baron Hollow, North Carolina, and it was a quiet life. Then came the accident… and the nightmares—each filled with unshakable visions of darkness, blind panic, and desperate women chased toward inevitable death. With no reports of local women missing or found dead, Emma has written it off to troubled imaginings—night after dreaded night. Until her sister arrives. Jessie Rayburn, psychic investigator for a firm called Haven, has been estranged from Emma for years. Unresolved issues from Jessie’s past have not only kept them apart but have been clouding Jessie’s unique abilities. A return to her hometown to face a dark and violent incident from years gone by is her chance to regain them. But reconciliation with the past comes with a price. Few people in Baron Hollow are welcoming Jessie back….

Meet the Heroes from Covet Books!
Author Guest / August 21, 2012

At Covet, we love heroes! Our authors love heroes. Our readers love heroes. Today we have invited  three of our Covet launch authors to share their heroes with you for a special episode of #HERO WARS! Then on Tuesday, August 21st visit the Covet Books Facebook Page to catch all the action when our alpha heroes duke it out! Are Jenna Bennett, Melissa Bourbon Ramirez, and Candace Havens up for the challenge? Let’s find out and learn a little about their books… About TALL, DARK, AND DIVINE by Jenna Bennett: Being the Greek god of love doesn’t mean you believe–or want–anything to do with that sappy emotion.  Sure, Eros runs his matchmaking business, Made in Heaven, but finding his own love has never been part of the equation.  When he spots the sweet baker who works across the street, he vows to match her with someone else before she stirs his sullen heart. Annie Landon has given up on finding Mr. Right. What she needs is Mr. Right Here, Right Now, and this so-called “Greek God” she’s heard is on the rebound sounds like the perfect kind of distraction. But picking up the bitter workaholic is easier said than done…especially…

Fresh Pick | THE LAST VICTIM by Karen Robards
Fresh Pick / August 20, 2012

August 2012 On Sale: August 7, 2012 384 pages ISBN: 0345535405 EAN: 9780345535405 Hardcover $26.00  Add to Wish List Romance Suspense Buy at Amazon.com Thriller with a paranormal twist The Last Victim by Karen Robards Electrifying suspense, cutting-edge psychological insight, and an unforgettably sensuous love story—these are the trademarks of Karen Robards’s sizzling novels. Now the New York Times bestselling author launches a red-hot new paranormal romantic thriller series featuring the fascinating Dr. Charlotte Stone, a serial killer expert whose extraordinary powers lead her from ecstasy to terror. THE LAST VICTIM Dr. Charlotte Stone sees what others do not. A sought-after expert in criminal pathology, Charlie regularly sits face-to-face with madmen. Obsessed with learning what makes human monsters commit terrible crimes, Charlie desires little else from life—no doubt because when she was sixteen, she herself survived a serial killer’s bloodbath: A man butchered the family of Charlie’s best friend, Holly, then left the girl’s body on a seaside boardwalk one week later. Because of the information Charlie gave police, the Boardwalk Killer went underground. She kept to herself her eerie postmortem visions of Holly and her mother. And even years later, knowing her contact with ghosts might undermine her credibility…

Fresh Pick | WHITE HORSE by Alex Adams
Fresh Pick / August 19, 2012

April 2012 On Sale: April 17, 2012 Featuring: Zoe Marshall 306 pages ISBN: 1451642997 EAN: 9781451642995 Kindle: B005JSV1F6 Hardcover $19.99  Add to Wish List Science Fiction Alternate History, Science Fiction, Thriller Paranormal – Supernatural Buy at Amazon.com A Science Fiction thriller White Horse by Alex Adams The world has ended, but her journey has just begun. Thirty-year-old Zoe leads an ordinary life until the end of the world arrives. She is cleaning cages and floors at Pope Pharmaceuticals when the president of the United States announces that human beings are no longer a viable species. When Zoe realizes that everyone she loves is disappearing, she starts running. Scared and alone in a shockingly changed world, she embarks on a remarkable journey of survival and redemption. Along the way, Zoe comes to see that humans are defined not by their genetic code, but rather by their actions and choices. White Horse offers hope for a broken world, where love can lead to the most unexpected places. An Exciting Post-Apocalyptic Novel Previous Picks

Amanda Ashley | The Times, They are A’Changin’
Author Guest / August 19, 2012

It’s amazing to think that I’ve been a published author for just over 25 years. Unlike many authors, I didn’t grow up dreaming of being a writer, or ever even thought about it. The first thing I remember writing was a poem to my first crush. I think I used bit of that poetry in one of the Silhouette Romances I wrote some years ago. It was boredom that drove me to write. I had been reading a lot of romances and one night I sat down and starting writing my own. I lived that book 24/7. I was totally caught up in the story. I was the hero. I was the heroine. I was the villain. I wrote every chance I got, mostly in the bathroom, which was the only place where I could get any privacy during the day. I also wrote late at night, while my husband was at work and my three sons were asleep. I wrote about the things I loved – the Old West, horses, cowboys and Indians, until I discovered vampire novels and a whole new world opened up for me. Historicals have to be accurate depictions of the time period, but with…

Fresh Pick | WAKE by Amanda Hocking
Fresh Pick / August 17, 2012

August 2012 On Sale: August 7, 2012 Featuring: Lexi; Penn; Gemma 320 pages ISBN: 1250008123 EAN: 9781250008121 Kindle: B00779MO7E Hardcover $17.99  Add to Wish List Fantasy, Young Adult Paranormal Buy at Amazon.com Beginning of a exciting new series, sure to keep you up ALL night reading Wake by Amanda Hocking Fall under the spell of Wake—the first book in an achingly beautiful new series by celebrated author Amanda Hocking—and lose yourself to the Watersong. Gorgeous. Fearless. Dangerous. They\’re the kind of girls you envy; the kind of girls you want to hate. Strangers in town for the summer, Penn, Lexi and Thea have caught everyone\’s attention—but it’s Gemma who’s attracted theirs. She’s the one they’ve chosen to be part of their group. Gemma seems to have it all—she’s carefree, pretty, and falling in love with Alex, the boy next door. He’s always been just a friend, but this summer they’ve taken their relationship to the next level, and now there’s no going back. Then one night, Gemma’s ordinary life changes forever. She’s taking a late night swim under the stars when she finds Penn, Lexi and Thea partying on the cove. They invite her to join them, and the next…

Fresh Pick | DYING WISH by Shannon K. Butcher
Fresh Pick / August 15, 2012

Sentinel Wars #6  March 2012 On Sale: March 6, 2012 Featuring: Jackie Patton; Iain 400 pages ISBN: 045123605X EAN: 9780451236050 Paperback $7.99 Add to Wish List Romance Paranormal, Fantasy Urban Buy at Amazon.com Thrilling paranormal romance Dying Wish by Shannon K. Butcher They are the Sentinels. Three races descended from ancient guardians of mankind, each possessing unique abilities in their battle to protect humanity against their eternal foes — the Synestryn. Now, a beautiful but damaged Sentinel may be a warrior’s last hope… Jackie Preston has been rescued by the Theronai from her captivity and torture at the hands of the Synestryn. All she wants is to be left alone, but that isn’t possible — not when she’s a potential match for the Theronai warriors who need a woman to literally save their lives. Forced to choose, she unexpectedly selects Iain, a cold-hearted warrior who doesn’t want to be saved. Iain is convinced that it’s too late for him — that his soul is already as dead as his former betrothed, killed by the Synestryn. Still, he is the only man Jackie feels a measure of peace around, the only one she wants. But is Iain indeed beyond saving? Rescued…

Kat Martin | Vacationing at sea … exhilarating or exhausting?
Author Guest / August 14, 2012

Next year I’m planning to take a cruise.  I’ve only done it twice before–both times on Carnival, fun because both were readers’ cruises.  Six hundred and fifty readers and only twenty five authors!  It was like being a big celebrity, even though it only lasted a week.  It was terrific to talk books with people who love them as much as I do. Next year’s cruise will be different.  We’re going to the Greek Isles–or at least so we thought until last week when I found out the boat doesn’t stop at any real islands.  They kind of tricked us, but it was a very good deal, money-wise, since the cruise industry is after the accident in Italy and Greece has riots in the streets. So it’s going to be cheaper–if we live through it.  And there is always the possibility of storms that time of year.  I’m definitely taking my patch–which, incidentally, actually works.  Twelve-foot seas and you don’t feel a thing.  Kind of like being drunk without the hangover.  Gotta have a prescription for it, though, but it’s usually easy to get. Our last cruise was in the Caribbean–the setting for DEEP BLUE, a book that Kensington Publishing…

Fresh Pick | BY A THREAD by Jennifer Estep
Fresh Pick / August 14, 2012

Elemental Assassin #6 March 2012 On Sale: February 28, 2012 Featuring: Gin Blanco; Mab Monroe; Bria 384 pages ISBN: 1451651767 EAN: 9781451651768 Kindle: B005GG0LS4 Paperback $7.99  Add to Wish List Fantasy Urban Buy at Amazon.com Great Urban Fantasy By A Thread by Jennifer Estep Gin Blanco never thought she’d need a vacation from being an assassin. But a few weeks ago, she killed Mab Monroe, her nemesis and the most powerful Fire elemental in Ashland. Now, all the city’s lowlifes are trying to make a name for themselves by taking out the Spider. So she heads south to a swanky beach town, along with her baby sister, Bria, for a weekend of fun in the sun. But when an old friend of Bria’s is threatened by a powerful vampire with deadly elemental magic, it looks like Gin will have to dig the silverstone knives out of her suitcase after all. But this time, her special powers might not be enough to prevent her from coming home in a pine box Gin’s Back For Round 6! Retired or not, assassins don’t actually get a vacation, do they? Previous Picks

Heather Snow | My Lady Criminologist…Comment to Win
Author Guest / August 13, 2012

Lady criminologist, Miss Emma Wallingford, unknowingly finds herself tangled in the dangerous final mission of Lord Derick Aveline, a spy who also happens to be her long lost first love. But when deception, however sweet, is the name of the game, no one can be trusted. And every love—and every life—is at risk. Hello! Heather Snow here and I am thrilled to be continuing my blog tour for SWEET DECEPTION here at Fresh Fiction. Thank you for having me back again! What I am doing for this tour is pulling back the curtain of Sweet Deception a bit, sharing a few of my favorite passages from the book each day while letting you in on the thoughts behind them. You can keep up with the stops (or go back and read ones you missed) either on my website or my Facebook page. The past few days, I’ve shared quite a bit about my hero and how he literally rode onto the page, hijacked my story and immediately (and intentionally) got off on the wrong foot with my heroine—as those heroes are wont to do. So today, I thought I would start sharing some of the things I love about my…