Emma Caldridge # 3 October 2011 On Sale: September 27, 2011 Featuring: Emma Caldridge 352 pages ISBN: 0062025317 EAN: 9780062025319 Paperback $9.99  Add to Wish List Thriller Buy at Amazon.com Thriller on the border (Sleuthfest author) The Ninth Day by Jamie Freveletti In less than nine days, terror crosses the border . . . Hiking in Arizona, biochemist Emma Caldridge inadvertently interrupts the operations of dangerous traffickers in human cargo—and is chased south into the arms of millionaire drug merchants. Suddenly a prisoner of Mexico’s most feared cartel, Emma makes a shocking discovery in the marijuana fields outside Ciudad Juarez: plants rotting with a flesh-eating toxin that causes a truly horrible death within nine days of exposure. And there is no antidote. The cartel believes that U.S. agents contaminated the plants, and, determined to make their enemy pay, they prepare to spread their lethal product across America. Emma Caldridge searches desperately for a cure, but time is running out more quickly than she anticipated. For Emma herself has been infected—and, barring a miracle, she will die before the terrible dawning of . . . Seriously engrossing! Previous Picks

January 2012 On Sale: January 3, 2012 368 pages ISBN: 0061840300 EAN: 9780061840302 Hardcover $25.99  Add to Wish List Thriller Crime Buy at Amazon.com Crime Thriller (Sleuthfest author) Need You Now by James Grippando The New York Times bestselling author returns with a gripping new stand-alone novel ripped from the headlines, in which a young financial adviser and his girlfriend uncover a conspiracy that reaches from Wall Street deep into the halls of government “Grippando grips from the first page.”-Harlan Coben Abe Cushman, the evil genius behind a sixty-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme, has killed himself and taken his secrets to the grave. For Patrick Lloyd, a young Wall Street advisor at the world’s largest Swiss bank, Cushman’s fall has unexpected- and deadly-repercussions. His girlfriend, Lilly, is directly tied to billions of dollars in losses suffered by Cushman’s most dangerous “victims,” a group of powerful investors whose identities and dirty finances are shrouded in secrecy. What Lilly knows can get her-and Patrick-killed, and now the pair are in a run for their lives that leads to the heart of secret operation, and to a cabal of powerful government officials determined to keep their agenda secret from the public. With no place to…

Haunted Mysteries August 2011 On Sale: August 9, 2011 Featuring: Zack 323 pages ISBN: 0375865101 EAN: 9780375865107 Paperback (reprint)  Add to Wish List Childrens Buy at Amazon.com Mysteries are for kids too (SleuthFest Guest of Honor) The Smoky Corridor by Chris Grabenstein With the help of his stepmother, his dog Zipper, and new friend Malik, Zack Jennings faces ghosts and zombies at his new middle school, which is said to house a lost Confederate treasure. Zack is about to start at his new school, and in addition to homework, school lunches, and bullies, Zack must also contend with a ruthless hit man seeking a lost treasure, a voodoo savvy ghost waiting to take possession of a new body, and a soul-sucking zombie in the basement. Suddenly homework doesn’t seem so bad. Once again Chris Grabenstein proves his mastery of the frightening and funny tale. Young readers, especially reluctant ones, have found an inspiration to read in Grabenstein’s quirky characters and deadly situations. Previous Picks

Karla Trilogy #1 October 2002 On Sale: October 1, 2002 Featuring: George Smiley 400 pages ISBN: 0743457900 EAN: 9780743457903 Kindle: B005ZOCFCW Paperback (reprint)  Add to Wish List Suspense, Suspense Spy Buy at Amazon.com Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John Le Carre George Smiley must use a lifetime’s worth of espionage skills to ferret out a spy who’s gotten too close for comfort British Secret Service agent George Smiley has a world-class problem: he has discovered a mole–a Soviet double agent who has managed to burrow his way up to the highest level of British Intelligence. Smiley must use a lifetime’s worth of espionage skills to ferret out a spy who’s gotten too close for comfort. John le Carre’s classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of international espionage with unsurpassed skill and knowledge and have earned him — and his hero, British Secret Service agent George Smiley — unprecedented worldwide acclaim. A modern masterpiece in which le Carre expertly creates a total vision of a secret world, “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” begins George Smiley’s chess match of wills and wits with Karla, his Soviet counterpart. It is now beyond doubt that a mole, implanted decades ago by…

January 2012 On Sale: January 11, 2012 ISBN: 0014044188 EAN: 2940014044189 Kindle: B006W1B870 e-Book $1.99  Add to Wish List Romance Anthology, Romance Buy at Amazon.com What can we say? They got us at Cupid, Texas Return to Cupid, Texas by Sylvia McDaniel, Carol Rose, Kathy Shaw An Anthology by Sylvia McDaniel, Carol Rose, and Kathy Shaw about a Valentine Wedding that brings three women face to face with their biggest dreams and greatest nightmares. An Anthology Cupid’s Revenge Ten years ago, Skye Brand ran from Cupid, Texas to avoid marriage to Zane Calhoun. Now she’s returning to town for the wedding of her friends Michelle and Ryan where she’ll see Zane for the first time. Has he forgiven her for running from an elopement that would have resulted in a disastrous marriage? Resisting Cupid Emma’s a successful television journalist, but returning home to Cupid, Texas, for her best friend’s wedding means facing the chunk of her heart that broke off when she left her teenaged husband, Tucker. Emma always thought he’d gotten a divorce, but Dr. Tucker Anderson hasn’t moved on and he’s determined to talk his only love into giving them another chance. True Love Wears a Tutu How…

Robert Amiss #2 October 2007 On Sale: October 15, 2007 Featuring: Baroness Troutbeck; Robert Amiss 248 pages ISBN: 159058435X EAN: 9781590584354 Kindle: B003YDXML4 Paperback (reprint) $14.99  Add to Wish List Mystery Buy at Amazon.com If you love witty British crime fiction, sink your teeth into this Valentine gem The Saint Valentine’s Day Murders by Ruth Dudley Edwards Life in a dismal bureaucratic cul-de-sac is not what the irreverent, high-flying Robert Amiss expects when the British civil service lends him for a year to the British Conservation Corporation. In theory, he is to gain invaluable experience of thrusting capitalism: in practice, he is condemned to a non-job in a backwater managing disgruntled and demoralized time-servers who deeply resent this interloper. Morale in this all-male environment is not improved by the arrival of Melissa, a radical feminist lesbian separatist. It is only Amiss’s sense of humour and the joys of visiting Rachel, his new love, in Paris, that keep him sane. The malice, envy and anger that burgeons among the filing cabinets is first expressed in pettiness and then in unpleasant practical jokes. These begin to escalate worryingly and finally culminate in callous murder by means of boxes of poisoned chocolates sent…

A Cupcake Club Romance #1 January 2012 On Sale: January 1, 2012 Featuring: Baxter Dunne; Leilani Trusdale 336 pages ISBN: 0758266340 EAN: 9780758266347 Trade Size $14.00  Add to Wish List Romance Romantic Buy at Amazon.com Sweet reading treat Sugar Rush by Donna Kauffman Devil’s Food…Angel Cake…Red Velvet…Praline Crunch…Lemon Chiffon… How’s a woman to choose? Luckily, the members of the Cupcake Club are about to taste it all… When baker extraordinaire Leilani Trusdale left the bustle of New York City for Georgia’s sleepy Sugarberry Island, she didn’t expect her past to follow. Yet suddenly, her former boss, Baxter Dunne, aka Chef Hot Cakes, the man who taught her everything pastry, wants to film his hit cooking show in her tiny cupcakery. The same Chef Hot Cakes whose molten chocolate brown eyes and sexy British accent made Lani’s mouth water and her cheeks blush the color of raspberry filling–stirring all kinds of kitchen gossip, much of which Lani wished was true… Lani’s friends are convinced that this time around, Baxter is the missing ingredient in her recipe for happiness. But convincing Lani will be a job for Baxter himself. And he’ll need more than black velvet frosting to sweeten the deal… A…

November 2011 On Sale: October 28, 2011 Featuring: Bella Valentine; Gray Cameron ISBN: 0013238221 EAN: 2940013238220 Kindle: B0061YAOEG e-Book (reprint) $0.99  Add to Wish List Romance Buy at Amazon.com A short “Valentine” read for your e-reader My Funny Valentine by Rhonda Nelson Vintage Rhonda Nelson! Though Rhonda is known more recently for her sexy, romantic comedies she began her career writing funny, heart-warming romance for Kensington’s Precious Gems line. The books were only sold in Wal-Mart and spent less than a month on the shelves. Now, thanks to the wonderful world of digital publishing, they’re available again. Young widow Bella Valentine isn’t looking for love in all the wrong places–she’s not looking for love at all. With a young son, an aging Victorian house in need of constant repair and a busy business keeping the women of Magnolia Grove, Mississippi groomed and in current fashion, she doesn’t have time for romance…until it literally arrives at her front door…in the form of Gray Cameron. Bestselling mystery author Gray Cameron is in town researching his latest novel and needs a place to lay his head for a few months. Bella’s above-stairs apartment fits the bill excellently and the scenery–hers specifically–is nothing to…

May 2009 On Sale: May 19, 2009 Featuring: Genna Hastings; J. J. Hennessy 320 pages ISBN: 0553592505 EAN: 9780553592504 Kindle: B00296SVRW Mass Market Paperback (reprint) $6.99  Add to Wish List Romance Contemporary Buy at Amazon.com For Super Bowl XLVI, one of our favorite football-related romances The Trouble With J.J. by Tami Hoag He was the wrong man at the wrong time for all the right reasons In this romantic, funny, and heartwarming classic novel, #1 New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag poignantly captures one eventful summer in the life of a woman facing the ultimate relationship dilemma. It took only one look for Genna Hastings to make up her mind about her new next- door neighbor, J. J. Hennessy. She knew his type all too well: Jared Jay Hennessy was tall and handsome, a man who thought he was God’s gift to women. From the pink flamingos dotting his front yard to the all-night boozy barbecues, he threatened to disrupt Genna’s peaceful summer off from teaching. But beneath his carefree smile and teasing nature, J.J. was a man as serious about the future as he was about Genna. He’d come to this quiet Connecticut town to change his life,…

Lucy Stone #19 January 2012 On Sale: January 1, 2012 Featuring: Lucy Stone 304 pages ISBN: 075822933X EAN: 9780758229335 Hardcover $24.00  Add to Wish List Mystery Cozy Buy at Amazon.com A delicious mystery for Valentine Chocolate Covered Murder by Leslie Meier Between a cutthroat dessert contest and her daughter’s new job at the fanciest chocolate shop Tinker’s Cove has ever seen, Lucy Stone is on a steady diet of tempting treats! But with a killer on the loose, and Valentine’s Day around the corner, there may be nothing sweeter than revenge… It’s frigid in snow-covered Tinker’s Cove, and Lucy is fighting the winter blues—and her widening waistline. No one in their right mind would vacation in Maine this time of year, but to boost the economy, the town is launching a travel promotion for Valentine’s Day. As a reporter for the Pennysaver, Lucy is assigned a puff piece on upscale Chanticleer’s Chocolates, and its deliciously handsome owner, Trey Meacham. But when a local fisherman drowns suspiciously, Lucy’s certain her investigative skills could be put to better use… Everyone is shocked when Fern’s Famous Fudge loses its status as “Best Candy on the Coast” to Chanticleer’s pricey newfangled confections. And Lucy…