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Fresh Pick | ALL NIGHT WITH A ROGUE by Alexandra Hawkins
Fresh Pick / September 23, 2010

Lords Of Vice #1 February 2010 On Sale: February 2, 2010 Featuring: Alexius Braverton; Juliana Ivers 320 pages ISBN: 0312580193 EAN: 9780312580193 Mass Market Paperback $7.99 Add to Wish List Romance Historical Buy at Amazon.com All Night With A Rogue by Alexandra Hawkins Pleasure so wicked never felt so right… Notorious, handsome, and decadent, the Lords of Vice prowl the glittering ballrooms of Regency London— breaking rules and hearts with equal aplomb. But even the wildest rogue must eventually meet his match… Seduce Lady Juliana Ivers and then cast her aside: Those are his sister’s instructions. Alexius Braverton, Marquess of Sinclair—known as Sin to the ton—is happy enough to oblige, especially when he catches a glimpse of his target. Juliana is completely unlike the empty-headed chits who barely hold his attention for a week. A true gentleman would leave her to find a worthy suitor. But then, a Lord of Vice would never claim to be a gentleman. Juliana is expected to marry well to improve her family’s finances, even if she secretly longs to make a living through her musical compositions. A dalliance can only complicate matters, though not even practical Juliana can help succumbing to the aptly named…

Fresh Pick | ONE DANCE WITH A DUKE by Tessa Dare
Fresh Pick / September 22, 2010

Stud Club #1 June 2010 On Sale: May 25, 2010 Featuring: Spencer Dumarque; Amelia d’Orsay 400 pages ISBN: 0345518853 EAN: 9780345518859 Mass Market Paperback $7.99 Add to Wish List Romance Historical Buy at Amazon.com One Dance with a Duke by Tessa Dare True temptation begins at midnight… True temptation begins at midnight… A handsome and reclusive horse breeder, Spencer Dumarque, the fourth Duke of Morland, is a member of the exclusive Stud Club, an organization so select it has only ten members — yet membership is attainable to anyone with luck. And Spencer has plenty of it, along with an obsession with a prize horse, a dark secret, and, now, a reputation as the dashing “Duke of Midnight.” Each evening he selects one lady for a breathtaking midnight waltz. But none of the women catch his interest, and nobody ever bests the duke — until Lady Amelia d’Orsay tries her luck. In a moment of desperation, the unconventional beauty claims the duke’s dance and unwittingly steals his heart. When Amelia demands that Spencer forgive her scapegrace brother’s debts, she never imagines that her game of wits and words will lead to breathless passion and a steamy proposal. Still, Spencer is…

Fresh Pick | MY LORD SCANDAL by Emma Wildes
Fresh Pick / September 21, 2010

Notorious Bachelors #1 September 2010 On Sale: September 7, 2010 Featuring: Alexander St. James; Lady Amelia 336 pages ISBN: 0451231066 EAN: 9780451231062 Paperback $6.99 Add to Wish List Romance Historical Buy at Amazon.com My Lord Scandal by Emma Wildes Alexander St. James may be a thief of hearts, but he is no burglar. Nevertheless, he must recover and item belonging to his family to avoid a scandal, and so he has stolen into the home of Lord Hathaway, only to come upon the beguiling and chaste Lady Amelia in her bedroom, wearing little but a look of surprise. Alexander leaves Amelia breathless-but is it from fear or excitement? Captivated by her beauty and charmed by her intellect, he ignores the scandalous whispers as he sets out to seduce the woman of his dreams… This first book in the new Notorious Bachelors series is refreshing and alluring. Excerpt Chapter One The alley below was filthy and smelled rank, and if he fell off the ledge, Lord Alexander St. James was fairly certain he would land on a good-sized rat. Since squashing scurrying rodents was not on his list of favorite pastimes, he tightened his grip and gauged the distance to the…

Fresh Pick | BARELY A LADY by Eileen Dreyer
Fresh Pick / September 20, 2010

Drake’s Rakes #1 July 2010 On Sale: July 1, 2010 Featuring: Jack Wyndham; Olivia Grace 432 pages ISBN: 0446542083 EAN: 9780446542081 Mass Market Paperback $6.99 Add to Wish List Romance Historical Buy at Amazon.com Barely A Lady by Eileen Dreyer She never stopped wanting him… Olivia Grace has secrets that could destroy her. One of the greatest of these is the Earl of Gracechurch, who married and divorced her five years earlier. Abandoned and disgraced, Grace has survived those years at the edge of respectability. Then she stumbles over Jack on the battlefield of Waterloo, and he becomes an even more dangerous secret. For not only is he unconscious, he is clad in an enemy uniform. But worse, when Jack finally wakes in Olivia’s care, he can’t remember how he came to be on a battlefield in Belgium. In fact, he can remember nothing of the last five years. He thinks he and Olivia are still blissfully together. To keep him from being hanged for a traitor, Olivia must pretend she and Jack are still married. To unearth the real traitors, Olivia and Jack must unravel the truth hidden within his faulty memory. To save themselves and the friends who…

Fresh Pick | RAVISHING IN RED by Madeline Hunter
Fresh Pick / September 19, 2010

The Rarest Blooms #1 February 2010 On Sale: January 26, 2010 Featuring: Sebastian Sommerhays; Audrianna Kelmsleigh 368 pages ISBN: 0515147540 EAN: 9780515147544 Paperback $7.99 Add to Wish List Romance Historical Buy at Amazon.com Ravishing In Red by Madeline Hunter Armed with her cousin’s pistol, Audrianna travels to a coaching inn, to meet with a man who may have information that will clear her dead father’s name. She does not realize that the handsome man of commanding sensuality who shows up is not the person she expected, but instead Lord Sebastian Summerhays, one of her father’s persecutors, lured to the inn by the same advertisement that brought her there. When the pistol accidentally fires, the situation becomes mortifyingly public, and thoroughly misunderstood. Audrianna is prepared to live with the scandal. Lord Sebastian has other ideas. . . Her father’s scandal and death may lead this young woman to the love of her life. Excerpt Oh, goodness. Oh, heavens. This day was definitely not unfolding the way she had pictured. She had not expected the Domino to be a gentleman. She had certainly not expected a tall, handsome, young gentleman with such a winning smile. She was not sure what she had…

Fresh Pick | WWW: WAKE by Robert J. Sawyer
Fresh Pick / September 19, 2010

WWW #1 April 2010 On Sale: March 30, 2010 Featuring: Caitlin Decter 352 pages ISBN: 044101853X EAN: 9780441018536 Paperback $7.99 Add to Wish List Science Fiction Buy at Amazon.com The author, Robert J. Sawyer, will be at FenCon, A Fan-Operated Science Fiction and Fantasy Literary and Filk Convention in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area, on Sunday, September 18th. Www: Wake by Robert J. Sawyer A Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author joins Ace with a stunning new science fiction epic. Caitlin Decter is young, pretty, feisty, a genius at math — and blind. Still, she can surf the net with the best of them, following its complex paths clearly in her mind. When a Japanese researcher develops a new signal-processing implant that might give her sight, she jumps at the chance, flying to Tokyo for the operation. But Caitlin’s brain long ago co-opted her primary visual cortex to help her navigate online. Once the implant is activated, instead of seeing reality, the landscape of the World Wide Web explodes into her consciousness, spreading out all around her in a riot of colors and shapes. While exploring this amazing realm, she discovers something — some other — lurking in the background. And it’s…

Fresh Pick | AN ARTIFICIAL NIGHT by Seanan McGuire
Fresh Pick / September 17, 2010

October Daye #3 September 2010 On Sale: September 7, 2010 Featuring: Toby Daye; Blind Michael 368 pages ISBN: 0756406269 EAN: 9780756406264 Paperback $7.99 Add to Wish List Fantasy Urban Buy at Amazon.com An Artificial Night by Seanan McGuire Experience the thrill of the hunt in the third October Daye urban fantasy novel. October “Toby” Daye is a changeling-half human and half fae-and the only one who has earned knighthood. Now she must take on a nightmarish new challenge. Someone is stealing the children of the fae as well as mortal children, and all signs point to Blind Michael. Toby has no choice but to track the villain down-even when there are only three magical roads by which to reach Blind Michael’s realm, home of the Wild Hunt-and no road may be taken more than once. If Toby cannot escape with the children, she will fall prey to the Wild Hunt and Blind Michael’s inescapable power. It’s up to a changeling to save fae and human children who have been kidnapped by a monster. Previous Picks

Fresh Pick | A MAGIC OF DAWN by S. L. Farrell
Fresh Pick / September 16, 2010

Nessantico Cycle #3 April 2010 On Sale: April 6, 2010 Featuring: Kraljica Allesandra 624 pages ISBN: 0756405971 EAN: 9780756405977 Hardcover $25.99 Fantasy Buy at Amazon.com Add to Wish List A Magic Of Dawn by S. L. Farrell Completion of Nessantico Cycle The last chapter in the epic richly imagined world (New York Times bestselling author George R.R. Martin) of The Nessantico Cycle Kraljica Allesandra sits on the Sun Throne of a much-diminished Holdings empire, while her son Jan rules the rival Coalition of Firenzcia. The schism between them threatens to tear apart the realm when they need solidarity the most. Facing powerful threats, from the rising influence of the Numetodo sect to the fundamentalist preacher Nico Morel-as well as the army of Tehuantin from across the sea- Allesandra and Jan must each find a pathway to survival for themselves and their people. Previous Picks

Fresh Pick | SPY GLASS by Maria V. Snyder
Fresh Pick / September 12, 2010

Glass #3 September 2010 On Sale: September 1, 2010 Featuring: Opal Cowan 432 pages ISBN: 0778328473 EAN: 9780778328476 Trade Size $13.95 Add to Wish List Fantasy Buy at Amazon.com Spy Glass by Maria V. Snyder An undercover mission leads to danger, adventure and an impossible choice. After siphoning her own blood magic in the showdown at Hubal, Opal Cowan has lost her powers. She can no longer create glass magic. More, she’s immune to the effects of magic. Opal is now an outsider looking in, spying through the glass on those with the powers she once had, powers that make a difference in the world. Until spying through the glass becomes her new power. Suddenly, the beautiful pieces she makes flash in the presence of magic. And then she discovers that someone has stolen some of her blood – and that finding it might let her regain her powers. Or know it could be they are lost forever. A lively story of a girl who could have been exceptional, but might have to settle for being ordinary. Excerpt Crouching in the darkness of the closet, I stilled as footsteps approached. My instincts screamed to run. I stared at the thin…

Fresh Pick | STRONG, SLEEK AND SINFUL by Lorie O’Clare
Fresh Pick / September 11, 2010

FBI #3 April 2010 On Sale: March 30, 2010 416 pages ISBN: 031294344X EAN: 9780312943448 Paperback $7.99 Add to Wish List Romance Suspense Buy at Amazon.com Strong, Sleek and Sinful by Lorie O’Clare Desire is the deadliest sin of all… In this taut, sexy thriller from award-winning author Lorie O’Clare, sexual tension simmers between a beautiful FBI agent and a cop who may be moonlighting as a killer… SOMETIMES THE ONLY MAN YOU WANT… Special Agent Kylie Donovan knows the evil that men do. After her sister’s murder went unsolved, she decided to work undercover for the FBI. Now, posing as a college student, she hopes to track down an Internet predator who is murdering teenage girls. Using herself as bait, Kylie is sure she can lure the killer out of the shadows…until her fascination with a drop-dead gorgeous cop threatens to blow her whole case. …IS THE ONE YOU SHOULDN’T TRUST. With a rock hard body and seductive smile, Lieutenant Perry Flynn is a hard man to ignore. He makes it very clear that Kylie’s fierce attraction is mutual. But Kylie can’t afford to let Perry cloud her judgment, especially when she begins to suspect that his dark obsession…