Fresh Pick for Monday, April 7th, 2014 is THE RICH AND THE DEAD by Liv Spector #SuspenseMonday William Morrow March 2014 On Sale: March 18, 2014 320 pages ISBN: 0062258397 EAN: 9780062258397 Kindle: B00DB39Y14 Trade Size / e-Book Add to Wish List Thriller Paranormal – Supernatural, Suspense Buy A Copy Amazon.com Kindle BN.com Powell’s Books Indiebound The Rich and The Dead by Liv Spector   To solve the crime of the century, she’ll have to go back in time… Welcome to Star Island, where Miami’s wealthiest residents lead private lives behind the tall gates of their sprawling mansions. It’s a blissful escape from the hot and dirty city – or it was, until New Year’s Day 2015, when 12 of the most powerful people in the world were found murdered in the basement of a Star Island mansion. The massacre shocked the nation and destroyed the life of investigator Lila Day. Her hunt for the Star Island killer consumed her. But the case went unsolved, resulting in her dismissal from the Miami PD. Now, three years later, life hands Lila an unexpected second chance: reclusive billionaire Teddy Hawkins approaches Lila and asks her to solve the case. But how do you investigate a crime when…

On April 14, Carina Press is publishing six brand-new sports romances. Today Kat Latham is here to tell us about her rugby novel, PLAYING IT CLOSE. Hey, everyone! I’m so excited to be here today to introduce you to the world’s hottest rugby team, the London Legends. Now, I’m going to go out on a limb here and guess that most of you have never been to a rugby match or watched one on TV. And, since there aren’t many of us authors writing about rugby players, you might not have read much about these men with unbelievable bums, abs and thighs, wearing tight uniforms and short shorts. Mmm… Sorry, I drifted away there for a second. I’m back. If you’d told me when I was a kid that I’d grow up to write about rugby players, I’d have said, “What’s rugby?” You see, I’m from California, and rugby’s not exactly a big sport there. But when I was 23, I moved to the Czech Republic and met the most wonderful British man—a man who’s crazy about rugby. And as I fell in love with him, I fell in love with his favorite sport. That’s why I created the London…