Community Correspondent, the Cape Crier by Wanda Boyle Author’s Note: Cape Willington, Maine, serves as the setting and background for the Candy Holliday Murder Mystery Series. The scenic coastal village is home to blueberry farmer Candy Holliday and her father, Henry “Doc” Holiday, who run Blueberry Acres—and often work together to solve local mysteries. In this exclusive excerpt, we get an update on local news from Community Correspondent Wanda Boyle. Hello, Capers! Summer is soon upon us, and so is strawberry-picking season! And you know what that means . . . strawberry shortcake! Events and activities are heating up, and the town is BUZZING! So, what’s new in Cape Willington, Maine? A lot! Here’s the latest: I suppose you’ve heard those rumors about the impending sale of Crawford’s Berry Farm, located west of Cape Willington out past Blueberry Acres? No? Well, from what I’ve been told, it’s a juicy story indeed, with talk of a sweetened deal and hush-hush backroom glad-handing. We’ve heard it on good authority that a formal offer has been made for the charming coastal property, with local real estate agent Lydia St. Graves handling the deal. (What could possibly go wrong?) Details are sketchy, but owner…

July 2013 On Sale: June 24, 2013 Featuring: Blair Drake; Nick Robichaud 235 pages ISBN: 1622660803 EAN: 9781622660803 Kindle: B00CQYAWQ0 e-Book Add to Wish ListRomance SuspenseBuy at Amazon.com Enjoy the suspense, stay for the romance Out of Control by Stephanie Feagan Someone’s bound to get burned… And they thought the blowout was hot… Oil rig blowout specialist Blair Drake is finished with men—especially after her disastrous marriage that caused her family to disinherit and cut all ties with her. But when Nick Robichaud, a handsome, roguishly charming oil well fire expert, wildcats into her life, throwing his devil–may–care attitude all over the place, the real sparks begin to fly. Forced to work together to kill a string of sabotaged oil rig explosions, Nick and Blair discover a plot to cripple the world’s oil supply. Unless they stop the doers, it’ll mean global economic catastrophe. With time running out and their lives on the line, they risk everything to prevent disaster. But nothing can stop the fire between them from burning out of control…. Previous Picks

There are lots of things that writers do to avoid writing. There’s chocolate and pictures of man chest. Also funny pet pictures. You can see all of those in abundance on my facebook page. But I recently got my shipment of new toys for my appearances. (Find out if I’m going to be in your area on my events page or on Jade’s Jewels And yes, I’ll have them at the Adventures in Fiction in Dallas, Feb 15. Meanwhile, Elizabeth Hoyt named my new promo items Squidges and proceeded to put them into poses for the Squidge Kama Sutra. Here’s a few of the pictures. First we have Hello Squidge and the Squidge doing its job. Then we have Downward Facing Squidge and Two Squidges Make a Box. That led to lots of hilarity, but also started a group of us talking about types of love scenes. I contend that there are three basic romance love scenes. (We’re talking the normal male/female two person love scene) 1. Hero in power – usually on top, heroine’s legs possibly up by her ears. Variant A – from behind. That’s always hero dominant, IMO, because she’s usually face planting somewhere. 2. Heroine in…

Bridal Favors #4 February 2014 On Sale: February 4, 2014 Featuring: Jacob Teel; Wendy Drew 416 pages ISBN: 1402283784 EAN: 9781402283789 Kindle: B00FG9GUQ8 Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List Romance Historical Buy at Amazon.com Romance blooms on Wednesdays What The Groom Wants by Jade Lee There can only be one winner in this game of hearts Wendy Drew, co-owner of A Lady’s Favor dress shop, is working at a gambling den to help pay off a relative’s debt when she catches the eye of the den’s owner. Wendy is attracted to his dark, dangerous ways but she has no idea how far he’ll go to make her his. Seaman Jacob Teel has been in love with Wendy from the first time he met her. Now he’s home, done with the seafaring life, and has recently inherited a Welsh title. Finally, he can court Wendy for real-if he only he knew about his deadly competition. Fortunes change. Love grows. And hatred can destroy it all. A seaman inherits a title – so how can he marry a seamstress? Previous Picks

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, the shops and the media world are full of what you need to do to be romantic. Cards galore, special boxes of chocolates, sexy lingerie and, of course, red roses. I’ll be honest here and say that I prefer my romance to be a little less commercialized. Sure, it’s lovely to get a romantic surprise on Valentine’s Day – and go out for a nice meal at a favourite restaurant – but a romantic surprise ‘just because’ is more likely to steal my heart! The same is true when it comes to flowers. I love getting flowers! I’m very lucky in that my lovely husband, Doc Cambridge, is a flower giver. He is also a ‘just because’ flower giver, which is even better <happy sigh>. He knows too that the way to my heart is not a bouquet of red roses! Don’t get me wrong – I think roses are a lovely flower and we have many rose bushes in our garden. Pink and yellow and white and peach roses. There is even one rambling dark red rose. I just don’t think red roses are especially romantic. I’m not especially fond of them, even…

How many of you are excited for the start of the Sochi games? Yes, there’s a ton of controversy around them. Russia’s anti-gay laws. Putin’s threat to monitor (and possibly censor) communications during the games. The constant worry of Chechen terrorist activities. And yet, when the Olympic torch will be lit Friday night, we’ll hopefully forget about all that for a few weeks. The world will come together to watch athletes prove they are “Faster. Higher. Stronger.” We’ll be dazzled and awed and filled with the warm glow of hope that maybe things aren’t as drab and dire as we think they are. It’s no wonder that with all the excitement and the sense of community that the Olympics make a great backdrop for a good romance. Well, that and the fact that there were over 150,000 condoms distributed to athletes during the London games. Just imagine how the athletes will be staying warm during those cold Russian winter nights in Sochi. 😉 One of my favorite movies growing up was The Cutting Edge. I loved the sexual tension between Doug and Kate. I loved they were both out to redeem themselves and catch that elusive Olympic medal they both…

  February 2014 On Sale: February 4, 2014 Featuring: Benvolio Montague; Rosaline ISBN: 0451414411 EAN: 9780451414410 Kindle: B00DMCV12E Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List Young Adult HistoricalBuy at Amazon.com Romance. Classic. Daring. Dashing. New TODAY Prince of Shadows by Rachel Caine A thrilling retelling of the star-crossed tale of Romeo and Juliet, from the New York Times bestselling author of the Morganville Vampires series. In the Houses of Montague and Capulet, there is only one goal: power. The boys are born to fight and die for honor and—if they survive—marry for influence and money, not love. The girls are assets, to be spent wisely. Their wishes are of no import. Their fates are written on the day they are born. Benvolio Montague, cousin to Romeo, knows all this. He expects to die for his cousin, for his house, but a spark of rebellion still lives inside him. At night, he is the Prince of Shadows, the greatest thief in Verona—and he risks all as he steals from House Capulet. In doing so, he sets eyes on convent-bound Rosaline, and a terrible curse begins that will claim the lives of many in Verona… …And will rewrite all their fates, forever….

Nadia Stafford #3 December 2013 On Sale: November 26, 2013 Featuring: Nadia Stafford 400 pages ISBN: 0452298814 EAN: 9780452298811 Kindle: B00COOFQKY Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List Suspense, Romance Suspense Buy at Amazon.com Exciting and fast paced Wild Justice by Kelley Armstrong The long-awaited final installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling author’s Nadia Stafford series Since Kelley Armstrong wrapped up book two of the Nadia Stafford series, fans have been eager to know what happens to the tough-as-nails contract killer. At last, Wild Justice brings Nadia back for the series’ thrilling conclusion—an action-packed tale that will dazzle fans of the series as well as those who are only familiar with Armstrong’s bestselling paranormal books. In Wild Justice, Nadia is confronted with her most difficult task to date: going after the man who killed her cousin Amy twenty years prior. But when it turns out that someone else has already taken justice into their own hands, she is drawn into a complex situation where everything she knows and loves is thrown into the path of danger. Nadia is forced to take matters into her own hands, ultimately requiring her to confront her darkest secrets—and her deepest desires—in a way…

Parsons’ new book in his historic fiction thriller series is Baden-Powell’s Beads: AKSUM BADEN-POWELL’S BEAD’S is a story that took me four books and four years to tell and spans the history of mankind and three continents. (The fourth book is planned for release later this year.) A story this broad has room for more than one villain. Lij Mered, the self-proclaimed Emperor of Ethiopia in the series’ setting of 2005, is evil enough to have carried this burden alone. He is the mastermind behind the plot to obtain all of the original twenty-four Zulu beads recovered by Captain Baden-Powell in South Africa in 1888. But the opportunity to create a villainess to play into the tale was irresistible. Cheri Hassan is the beautiful temptress who appears in book two, BADEN-POWELL’S BEADS: LONDON, hired, by an agent working within Scotland Yard to obtain four Zulu beads known to be in the United States. She’s also in my new book, BADEN-POWELL’S BEADS: AKSUM. A remorseless killer, she uses her sexuality and influence to obtain money to support her lifestyle and thus becomes the ideal person for this dangerous task, provided she’s paid enough. Creating this character to interest both male and…

Out of Bounds #1 May 2013 On Sale: May 7, 2013 Featuring: Shane Devlin; Carly March 304 pages ISBN: 042526663X EAN: 9780425266632 Kindle: B0095ZP0I8 Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List Romance Contemporary Buy at Amazon.com Super Bowl reading Game On by Tracy Solheim The only way to win is to score… With a reputation for fast moves on the gridiron and even faster moves off the field, Shane Devlin was a player in every sense of the word. Unfortunately, his bad-boy persona has made him a risky prospect as a quarterback, and only the Baltimore Blaze are willing to give him a chance. And he’s about to take a hit he never expected. Working for the Blaze, Carly March knows too well how jocks think—and what they think with—so she’s always made a point of keeping them at arm’s length. But when she shares a kiss with the devilishly handsome Shane, she finds it hard to play by her own rules—and even harder to resist him. Behind the scenes of pro football there’s hot romance Previous Picks