October Daye #1 September 2009On Sale: September 1, 2009Featuring: October “Toby” Daye368 pages ISBN: 0756405718EAN: 9780756405717Paperback$7.99 Fantasy Urban Buy at Amazon.com Rosemary And Rue by Seanan McGuire October “Toby” Daye, a changeling who is half human and half fae, has been an outsider from birth. After getting burned by both sides of her heritage, Toby has denied the Faerie world, retreating to a “normal” life. Unfortunately for her, the Faerie world has other ideas… The murder of Countess Evening Winterrose pulls Toby back into the fae world. Unable to resist Evening’s dying curse, which binds her to investigate, Toby must resume her former position as knight errant and renew old alliances. As she steps back into fae society, dealing with a cast of characters not entirely good or evil, she realizes that more than her own life will be forfeited if she cannot find Evening’s killer. Excerpt I woke up just after sundown with a pounding head and the vague, nagging feeling that something was wrong. Cagney and Lacey had somehow managed to open the bedroom door while I was sleeping, and had migrated from the couch to the warmer and hence more desirable bed. They started to wail as…

Fever #4 August 2009On Sale: August 18, 2009Featuring: MacKayla; Jericho Barrons; V’lane352 pages ISBN: 0385341652EAN: 9780385341653Hardcover$24.00 Romance Paranormal, Romance Erotica Sensual, Paranormal Buy at Amazon.com Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning He has stolen her past, but MacKayla will never allow her sister’s murderer to take her future. Yet even the uniquely gifted sidhe-seer is no match for the Lord Master, who has unleashed an insatiable sexual craving that consumes Mac’s every thought—and thrusts her into the seductive realm of two very dangerous men, both of whom she desires but dares not trust. As the enigmatic Jericho Barrons and the sensual Fae prince V’lane vie for her body and soul, as cryptic entries from her sister’s diary mysteriously appear and the power of the Dark Book weaves its annihilating path through the city, Mac’s greatest enemy delivers a final challenge… It’s an invitation Mac cannot refuse, one that sends her racing home to Georgia, where an even darker threat awaits. With her parents missing and the lives of her loved ones under siege, Mac is about to come face-to-face with a soul-shattering truth—about herself and her sister, about Jericho Barrons…and about the world she thought she knew. Excerpt Dani: 2:58 p.m.,…

January 2010On Sale: January 5, 2010Featuring: Aislinn Finvarra; Gabriel Mc Braire336 pages ISBN: 0425232018EAN: 9780425232019Paperback$7.99 Romance Paranormal Buy at Amazon.com Wicked Enchantment by Anya Bast When you’re a half incubus, your reputation precedes you… All eyes are on Gabriel Mac Braire the day he makes his first appearance in the Seelie Court, including those of Aislinn Finvarra. Despite deep bitterness over her last failed relationship, Aislinn cannot help but be curious about the half incubus who is known to possess dark magick, both lethal and sexual in nature. Rumors abound of the women who have become enslaved to his irresistible charms. So when the Summer Queen of the fae orders Aislinn herself to act as his guide in the court, she is understandably on guard. She’s fallen under the spell of far less persuasive men before. In addition, Gabriel might be more than he seems and his true mission is far from innocent. This time, Aislinn must protect not only her heart, but her very life… Excerpt Having no particular interest in women’s clothing other than when he was taking it off, Gabriel watched Aislinn. She touched the gowns, examined their size and length. Talked to the clerk about alterations,…

Cece Caruso Mystery June 2007On Sale: June 1, 2007Featuring: Cece Caruso288 pages ISBN: 0061452173EAN: 9780061452178Paperback$13.95 Mystery Woman Sleuth, Contemporary Chick Lit Buy at Amazon.com Christietown by Susan Kandel A new suspense-themed housing tract on the edge of the Mojave Desert is about to open, and who better to help promote the Cotswold-cozy development than mystery biographer extraordinaire Cece Caruso? For the grand opening weekend, Cece is staging a play featuring the beloved sleuth Miss Marple. Of course, everything goes wrong, including a leading lady who ends up dead. All is not well in Christietown; its secrets are as complicated as the truth behind Agatha Christie’s real-life disappearance. The developer, an Englishman who claims to be Dame Agatha’s descendent, has ruthless investors breathing down his neck. Meanwhile, Cece’s got a wedding to plan, a baby shower to give, and an ex-husband who shows up on her doorstep with his fiancée and future mother-in-law. And when another body surfaces, the intrepid amateur sleuth knows she must play the famed detective for real-or suffer the same mysterious fate. A Cozy Mystery for Agatha Christie Fans…. Previous Picks Visit FreshFiction.com to learn more about books and authors.

Trash ‘n’ Treasures Mystery October 2008On Sale: October 1, 2008Featuring: Brandy Borne; Vivian232 pages ISBN: 0758211953EAN: 9780758211958Hardcover$22.00 Mystery Buy at Amazon.com Antiques Flee Market by Barbara Allan Brandy Borne’s new life in the small Mississippi River town of Serenity is anything but serene. Moving back in with her bipolar Mum, Vivian – an antique herself who treats Brandy like a perpetual five-year old – is challenging enough, but stocking and running their antiques holiday booth at the shopping mall is positively daunting. And as the big Christmas season gets into full swing, they find themselves in the midst of small-town mayhem when an old flame of Vivan’s turns up mysteriously deceased. ‘Tis the season – to be murdered? Brandy and her diva Mum last saw the recently departed dealer, Walter Yeager, at a flea market where Vivian made her usual theatrical scene while saving Walter from under-pricing a valuable first edition of Tarzan and the Apes. The prospective first buyer was furious, and when Walter ends up dead the next day – ‘officially’ of a heart attack – and the book goes missing, Vivian senses a Yuletide homicide. As the season’s first flakes of snow drift lazily down over Serenity,…

Witchcraft #1 July 2009On Sale: July 7, 2009Featuring: Max Carmichael; Lily Ivory336 pages ISBN: 045122745XEAN: 9780451227454Paperback$6.99 Paranormal, Mystery Woman Sleuth Buy at Amazon.com Secondhand Spirits by Juliet Blackwell Love the vintage, not the ghosts. Lily Ivory feels that she can finally fit in somewhere and conceal her “witchiness” in San Francisco. It’s there that she opens her vintage clothing shop, outfitting customers both spiritually and stylistically. Just when things seem normal, a client is murdered and children start disappearing from the Bay Area. Lily has a good idea that some bad phantoms are behind it. Can she keep her identity secret, or will her witchy ways be forced out of the closet as she attempts to stop the phantom? Excerpt Tis the witching hour of night,Or bed is the moon and bright,And the stars they glisten, glisten,Seeming with bright eyes to listenFor what listen they?John Keats (1795–1821)Chapter One Witches recognize their own. So I could tell this customer was . . . different . . . the moment he walked into my store. Not to mention the bell on the door failed to chime. He was gorgeous: golden hair glinting in the light of the amber sconces, eyes the blue of a perfect periwinkle, tanned skin…

January 2010On Sale: January 1, 2010Featuring: Athena Smith; Drew Clayworth384 pages ISBN: 0446618594EAN: 9780446618595Mass Market Paperback$6.99 Romance Contemporary Buy at Amazon.com A Black Tie Affair by Sherrill Bodine SUITED FOR SEDUCTION Fashion curator Athena Smith will do anything to get her perfectly manicured hands on the Clayworth family’s celebrated couture collection for her exhibit. So when she’s called in to make sure the gowns are the real deal, she’s ecstatic… until a dress she’s examining turns out to be loaded with toxins (talk about killer threads!) and Athena faints, only to wake up face-to-face with the One That Got Away, notorious Chicago bachelor Drew Clayworth. Drew still believes Athena betrayed him all those years ago, and he’s sure he can’t trust her. But when the priceless gowns go missing, she offers to help track them down. Reluctantly allied in the quest, Drew and Athena are soon stunned by the barely restrained passion still sizzling between them… and memories both bitter and sweet. Is their new partnership just a business arrangement? Or is this something more than… A BLACK TIE AFFAIR Previous Picks Visit FreshFiction.com to learn more about books and authors.

Hex #4 October 2009On Sale: October 1, 2009Featuring: Blair Fitzpatrick; Jake Harrison352 pages ISBN: 1402218192EAN: 9781402218194Mass Market Paperback$6.99 Romance Paranormal Buy at Amazon.com Hex In High Heels by Linda Wisdom Fourth in the popular, light paranormal romance series by an author whose books have sold 13 million copies In this sexy, funny paranormal romance by bestselling author Linda Wisdom, it’s all beautiful witch Blair Fitzpatrick can do to keep a lid on her talent for revenge spells, but things are about to get a lot more complicated… Blair loves running her vintage shop and hanging out with witchy friends Stasi and Jazz. She’s forever had a crush on hunky carpenter Jake Harrison, whose Were nature (he’s a Border collie) makes him loyal, lovable, and fierce when need be. Just as sparks are beginning to fly, Blair is served with a big surprise when Jake’s mother shows up along with his pack leader, who threatens to make Jake heel! When the alpha does the unthinkable, Blair is pushed over the edge. No one messes with her boyfriend-to-be, even if he does shed on the furniture! Previous Picks Visit FreshFiction.com to learn more about books and authors.

Hunting Party #1 August 2009On Sale: July 28, 2009Featuring: Jeremy Trescott; Lucy Waltham384 pages ISBN: 0345506863EAN: 9780345506863Mass Market Paperback$6.99 Romance Historical Buy at Amazon.com A Fresh Fiction read for 2009! Goddess of the Hunt by Tessa Dare Ever the bold adventuress, Lucy Waltham has decided to go hunting for a husband. But first she needs some target practice. So she turns to her brother’s best friend, Jeremy Trescott, the Earl of Kendall, to hone her seductive wiles on him before setting her sights on another man. But her practice kisses spark a smoldering passion—one that could send all her plans up in smoke. Jeremy has an influential title, a vast fortune, and a painful past, full of long-buried secrets. He keeps a safe distance from his own emotions, but to distract Lucy from her reckless scheming, he must give his passions free rein. Their sensual battle of wills is as maddening as it is delicious, but the longer he succeeds in managing the headstrong temptress, the closer Jeremy comes to losing control. When scandal breaks, can he bring himself to abandon Lucy to her ruin? Or will he risk his heart, and claim her for his own? Fantastic debut historical…

September 2009On Sale: September 8, 2009528 pages ISBN: 0385736908EAN: 9780385736909Hardcover$17.99 Young Adult Buy at Amazon.com A Fresh Fiction read for 2009! The Splendor Falls by Rosemary Clement-Moore Can love last beyond the grave? Sylvie Davis is a ballerina who can’t dance. A broken leg ended her career, but Sylvie’s pain runs deeper. What broke her heart was her father’s death, and what’s breaking her spirit is her mother’s remarriage—a union that’s only driven an even deeper wedge into their already tenuous relationship. Uprooting her from her Manhattan apartment and shipping her to Alabama is her mother’s solution for Sylvie’s unhappiness. Her father’s cousin is restoring a family home in a town rich with her family’s history. And that’s where things start to get shady. As it turns out, her family has a lot more history than Sylvie ever knew. More unnerving, though, are the two guys that she can’t stop thinking about. Shawn Maddox, the resident golden boy, seems to be perfect in every way. But Rhys—a handsome, mysterious foreign guest of her cousin’s—has a hold on her that she doesn’t quite understand. Then she starts seeing things. Sylvie’s lost nearly everything—is she starting to lose her mind as well?…