Charlotte McNally Mystery #4 February 2010On Sale: February 1, 2010Featuring: Charlotte McNally400 pages ISBN: 0778327973EAN: 9780778327974Mass Market Paperback$7.99 Romance Suspense, Mystery Amateur Sleuth Buy at Amazon.com Drive Timeby Hank Phillippi Ryan Investigative reporter Charlotte McNally is an expert at keeping things confidential, but suddenly everyone has a secret—and it turns out it is possible to know too much. Her latest scoop—an expose of a counterfeit car scam, complete with stakeouts, high-speed chases and hidden-camera footage—is ratings gold. But soon that leads her to a brand-new and diabolical scheme. Charlie’s personal and professional lives are on a collision course, too. Her fiancé is privy to information about threats at an elite private school that have turned deadly. Charlie has never counted on happy endings. But now, just as she’s finally starting to believe in second chances, she realizes revenge, extortion and murder may leave her alone again—or even dead . . . . An exciting and complex plot makes this thrilling mystery a must-read. Excerpt I can’t wait to tell our secret. And I’ll get to do it if we’re not all killed first. We’re ten minutes away from Channel 3 when suddenly the Boston skyline disappears. Murky slush splatters across…

April 2010On Sale: April 6, 2010Featuring: Byron Hawthorne; Lacey Richards304 pagesISBN: 0451229258EAN: 9780451229250Paperback$15.00 Romance Erotica SensualBuy at Amazon.com Tease Meby Tracy Wolff You can look but you can’t touch The “edgy and erotic” (Shannon McKenna, New York Times bestselling author of Tasting Fear) author of Tie Me Down and Full exposure offers another steamy novel of sex, lies, and sultry games. Burned once too often, true crime writer Lacey Richards has sworn off love. Instead, she explores her deepest desires through her anonymous- and very provocative-blog. Anonymous, that is, until her dark and ultrasexy neighbor discovers her dirty secret. Stockbrocker-turned-carpenter Byron Hawthorne gave up life in the fast lane, hoping to start over in a new city. When he learns his alluring neighbor is the one writing the sizzling blog that keeps him up all night, he can’t resist offering to fulfill her fantasies in the flesh. But Byron isn’t the only man provoked by Lacey’s writing. Now Lacey doesn’t know who she can trust-and who she can dare to tease. Drama, action, seduction, intrigue, romance and sexy hot scenes make this a great read. Previous Picks Visit FreshFiction.com to learn more about books and authors.

Hollywood Headlines #1 November 2009On Sale: October 27, 2009Featuring: Calvin Dean; Felix Dunn; Tina Bender320 pages ISBN: 0505528053EAN: 9780505528056Mass Market Paperback$6.99 Contemporary Women’s Fiction, Romance Suspense, Mystery Woman Sleuth Buy at Amazon.com Scandal Sheetby Gemma Halliday The L.A. Informer is Los Angeles’s premier tabloid magazine, reporting on all the latest celebrity gossip, scandals and dirt. They’re not above a little sensational exaggeration and have even been known, on occasion, to bend the law in pursuit of a hot story. Their ace reporter, Felix Dunn, has just been promoted to managing editor. Now, he’s got his work cut out for him keeping the magazine running smoothly while keeping his staff in line… Tina Bender is the Informer’s gossip columnist extraordinaire. She knows everything about everyone who’s anyone. And she’s not afraid to print it. That is, until she receives a threatening note, promising, “If you don’t stop writing about me, you’re dead.” Teaming with a built bodyguard, a bubbly blonde, and an alcoholic obituary writer, Tina sets out to uncover just which juicy piece of Hollywood gossip is worth killing over. From gossip to murder — this writer is not afraid to print news that may get her killed. The first…

previously published as INTIMACIES August 2005Featuring: Cassidy Buchanan; Brig McKenzie496 pages ISBN: 0821777122Paperback (reprint)$7.99 Romance Suspense, Mystery, Suspense Buy at Amazon.com Now available in Kindle format. Final Screamby Lisa Jackson The sound every killer waits for… When there’s no escape from a cold-blooded killer, scream, scream as loud as you can…or it might be the last sound you ever make . . . . As white-hot flames sear the dark night, a killer waits in the trees, watching the mill burn, listening for the screams—the only proof that justice has finally begun for the sins of long-ago. For journalist Cassidy Buchanan, this inferno is a living nightmare: a reminder of the horrible, mysterious fire that destroyed her wealthy family seventeen years ago—and of Brig McKenzie, the handsome hellraiser accused of setting the blaze. That tragic crime has never been solved, and already the whispers have begun in Prosperity, Oregon: Another fire, more deaths, and one common denominator—Cassidy herself. Cassidy came home to Prosperity to put the past behind her, but it seems the past isn’t finished with Cassidy. Someone doesn’t want her to uncover the chilling truth…someone who has killed before and will kill again…a cold-blooded psychopath who is only…

January 2010On Sale: December 29, 2009Featuring: Jack MacAlister; Sophie Rose400 pages ISBN: 0345500768EAN: 9780345500762Mass Market Paperback (reprint)$7.99 Romance Suspense Buy at Amazon.com Fire and Iceby Julie Garwood Sophie Rose is a crime reporter at a major Chicago newspaper and the daughter of Bobby Rose, a charming gentleman and big-time thief. When asked to write an exposé about her notorious father, Sophie quits and goes to work at a small newspaper, covering local personalities such as William Harrington, the 5K runner whose trademark is red socks. Those socks—with Sophie’s business card tucked inside—are practically all that’s found after Harrington is killed near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, seemingly in a brutal polar bear attack. Sophie heads north to investigate, but danger follows in her wake. After one attempt on her life, she’s assigned brash but sexy Jack MacAlister as a bodyguard. But Sophie and Jack will soon be fighting more than their growing passion for each other. Powerful forces will stop at nothing to prevent the exposure of the sinister conspiracy Sophie and Jack are about to uncover. A fast-paced romantic suspense filled with lots of excitement, thrills and chills. Previous Picks Visit FreshFiction.com to learn more about books and authors.

I-Team #4 March 2010On Sale: March 2, 2010Featuring: Katherine James; Gabriel Rossiter400 pages ISBN: 0425219763EAN: 9780425219768Mass Market Paperback$7.99 Romance Suspense Buy at Amazon.com Naked Edgeby Pamela Clare What do you do when desire drives you to the very brink? What do you do when desire drives you to the very brink? The day Navajo journalist Katherine James met Gabriel Rossiter, the earth literally moved beneath her feet. Nearly killed in a rockslide while hiking, she found her life in the tall park ranger’s hands. Although she can’t forget him she thinks she’ll never see him again. She is crushed when she recognizes her rescuer among the law enforcement officers raiding a sweat lodge ceremony one night, throwing her and her friends off Mesa Butte, land they consider sacred. Gabe long ago swore he would never again lose himself to a woman — not even one with long dark hair and big eyes that seem to see right through him. But from the moment he first sees Kat, the attraction he feels is undeniable. Appalled by what he has been ordered to do, he’s determined to get to the bottom of recent events at Mesa Butte and to keep Kat safe….

Tulanes of Tennessee March 2010On Sale: March 16, 2010Featuring: Alexandra Tulane; Dylan Bower256 pages ISBN: 0373716214EAN: 9780373716210Mass Market Paperback$5.50 Romance Series Buy at Amazon.com She’s The Oneby Kay Stockham Sometimes life gives you exactly what you need! Undercover travel writer Alexandra Tulane wonders if maybe she’s in way over her head. A men’s hunting and fishing retreat in the wilds of Alaska? Not exactly her stylish scene. Fortunately, there’s plenty of breathtaking scenery…including good-looking bush pilot Dylan Bower.Despite the magnetic attraction between them, however, Alexandra is everything Dylan is not—she’s a rover, always looking for the next adventure. For Dylan, the scars of the past run deep. He’s hidden himself and his silent son in an isolated haven for their protection. Yet Alexandra engages both of them and soon they’re under her spell. This—she—feels so good Dylan doesn’t want it to end. So how can he convince her to stay? Excerpt It’s so small. Doesn’t he realize size matters? What if he can’t get it up, what am I going to do then? Alexandra Tulane swallowed nervously and forced a confident smile to her lips while she tried to figure out the best way of getting the job done. Climb…

April 2010On Sale: April 1, 2010432 pages ISBN: 1402237154EAN: 9781402237157Trade Size$14.99 Women’s Fiction, Romance Contemporary Buy at Amazon.com Beautiful Peopleby Wendy Holden Wendy Holden’s ninth novel blissfully returns to the witty, unputdownable style of her best-loved early bestsellers, featuring the trademark Holden wit that prompted the Daily Mail to say: “Thank God for Wendy Holden.” A fabulous romantic romp revolving around the adventures of a struggling actress, a fame-crazed former film star, and a down-to-earth nanny, Beautiful People jets to London, Hollywood, and Italy at a frenzied pace. Holden crafts a tale wicked in its observations yet buoyant at its heart: a masterful return to the swashbuckling verve her adoring fans devour. A confection that’s made for summer reading. Fame, love and happiness. Can anyone have it all? Darcy’s a struggling English-rose actress when The Call comes from LA. An Oscar-tastic director. A movie to make her famous. The hunkiest co-star in Hollywood. So why doesn’t she want to go? Belle’s a size-zero film star but she’s in big, fat trouble. Hotter than the earth’s core a year ago, she’s now Tinseltown toast after her last film bombed. Can she get back to the big time? When the two women…

April 2010On Sale: March 30, 2010336 pages ISBN: 0385342241EAN: 9780385342247Trade Size$15.00 Romance Contemporary Buy at Amazon.com Second Time Aroundby Beth Kendrick From the author of “The Pre-Nup” comes this novel that focuses on four college friends who learn that the grass may not always be greener on the other side of the fence. Every summer, four college friends hold a mini-reunion. They laugh, reminisce, and commiserate about their soul-sucking jobs. Maybe they should have listened to everyone who warned them to study something “practical.” Then an unexpected windfall arrives—one million dollars, to be exact—with the stipulation that they use it to jump-start their new careers. Almost overnight, a professor, a bartender, a copywriter, and an administrative assistant reinvent themselves as a novelist, an event planner, a pastry chef, and a bed-and-breakfast owner. But the changes in their professional roles create unexpected turbulence in their personal lives, and soon the secrets and scandals from their past start to resurface. For anyone who has ever wondered “What if?,” this engaging novel provides a sweet, funny look at friendship, romance, and second chances. Excerpt Chapter One “The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it.” –…

March 2010On Sale: March 2, 2010Featuring: Vivian Armstrong Gray448 pages ISBN: 0425232352EAN: 9780425232354Trade Size$15.00 Contemporary Chick Lit, Women’s Fiction Contemporary Buy at Amazon.com Magnolia Wednesdaysby Wendy Wax From the author of The Accidental Bestseller comes a wonderfully entertaining book about what to do when life comes at you full swing. At forty-one, Vivian Armstrong Gray’s life as an investigative journalist is crumbling. Humiliated after taking a bullet in her backside during an exposé, Vivi learns that she’s pregnant, jobless, and very hormonal. This explains why she says ‘yes’ to a dreadful job covering suburban living back home in Georgia, a column she must write incognito. Down South, it’s her sister’s ballroom dance studio that becomes her undercover spot where she learns about the local life-and where unexpected friendships develop. As she digs up her long buried roots, she starts to wonder if life inside the picket fence is really so bad after all. Excerpt Well bred girls from good Southern families are not supposed to get shot. Vivien Armstrong Gray’s mother had never come out and actually told her this, but Vivi had no doubt it belonged on the long list of unwritten, yet critically important rules of conduct, on…