New Contemporary Fiction Releases

Terrifying family secrets, a revenge-seeking ex-husband, and an environmental nightmare threaten a woman desperate to start a new life in her dilapidated family home deep in the Louisiana swamp. For protection, she turns to the only man she believes she can trust--a rugged ex-cop with his own batch of secrets.

Mr. Irresistible by Karina Bliss, Harlequin Superromance, ISBN 037314262

Two people used to control out of control with each other She craves security; he needs independence.  She sees the world in black and white; he lives in Technicolor.  He denies his insecurities; she’s only too aware of hers.  He wants her; she wants someone else.  They’re perfect for each other.

She'd seen his type before...

To everybody else, Jordan King was a selfless philanthropist and most-eligible bachelor, but newspaper columnist Kate Brogan had inside information that he was a home-wrecker-handsome and full of false promises.  Just like her philandering father.  Of course, she let "Mr. Irresistible" know, there was nothing he could do to change her mind.

Oh, how Jordan King loves a good challenge.  Besides, he couldn't let Kate's scathing newspaper article go unanswered, not when destroying his reputation also jeopardizes his camp for underprivileged kids.  Setting the record straight is only one of the reasons Jordan has for getting the incredibly sexy Kate Brogan in a canoe for five days on the river....

Dad for Life by Helen Brenna, Harlequin Superromance, ISBN 9780373714254

A second chance at fatherhood...

Legend has it that the lost bowl of Inca ruler Manco Capac has the power to heal.  And the one who finds it will gain the answers he seeks....  Lucas Rydall is looking for redemption.  His search leads him to his ex-wife, Sydney Mitchell--and the son he didn’t know he had.  Even as he confronts Sydney, however, Lucas believes in his heart that his family is still better off without him.

But Lucas isn’t the only one searching for the legendary bowl--and his reappearance in Sydney’s life puts them all in danger.  To save those he cares about, Lucas must put aside his fears and become the man they need.

It would just figure!  Eve Bailey would have the rotten luck to drop in on a body and a thirty-year-old mystery.  And darn it all, Carter Jackson would be the sheriff determined to take on the cold case--and Eve.  In high school he had been one tall drink of water, and nothing had changed--not his smoldering eyes, his cowboy swagger or the way Eve felt about him.  The Whitehorse sewing circle would surely be putting in overtime "quilting" sessions down at the community center, speculating whether Eve and Carter would have a second chance.

But gossip was the least of Eve's problems.  One of their own was desperate to keep local secrets buried deep in the Montana mountains.  There would be an old-fashioned showdown when the truth was revealed.... And anyone could get caught in the crossfire.

A town destroyed...
        A sole survivor...
                A terrible secret...

Artist Mia Kearney has the perfect life: A successful career, a home she loves, amazing friends...until her world explodes one hot August morning.  Lone survivor of a nuclear accident, Mia awakens in a government facility, faced with Homeland Security agent Nicholas Price, a man who wants answers she knows she doesn’t have.

When Mia escapes, Nick has a choice to make.  The CIA wants him off the case, but instinct tells him not to let Mia out of his sight.  Now the web of deceit that’s woven tightly around them is about to unravel, and someone out there won’t be satisfied until Cedar Branch’s last surviving resident is dead....

 ** COMPLETELY UNAUTHORIZED ** Speculating about the cultural metaphors in Janet Evanovich's wildly popular mystery series (which includes 13 books, from One for the Money to Lean Mean Thirteen), this anthology takes a look at lingerie-buyer-turned-bounty-hunter Stephanie Plum and catalogs her bad luck with cars (she's blown up quite a few), her good luck with men, her unorthodox approach to weapon storage, and the rich tapestry of her milieu: Trenton, New Jersey, also known as The Burg.  The contributors praise the way the series smartly spoofs that familiar chick-lit epiphany--I have a bad job and what I really want is a good man!--in "Bounty Hunting as a Metaphor for Dating," "Why Stephanie Should Quit Her Job...but Never Will," and "Nothing Better than a Bad Boy Gone Good."  Several essays veer from the chick-lit perspective and focus instead on the comic theme of luck and chance that ties Stephanie to the barroom gamblers and gangster meanies of her home town in "Luck of the Italian?: Skill Versus Chance."

Includes "Learning to Fly" by Sylvia Day and "Stephanie Plum's Trenton" by Pam McCutcheon.

The Lori Foster Bookjunkys has been hard at work doing a “troop project.”  Through generous donations and the organizational finesse of Laurie Damron, fun, heartwarming, and sometimes necessary items are bought and shipped to our beloved troops.  This cookbook is their way of further contributing to the cause.  Over 90 authors, and a handful of dedicated readers, have offered up their favorite recipes for this publication, and proceeds will go toward the “troop project.”  Includes a recipe from Sylvia Day.

The infamous Sonny Barger once declared that the Hells Angels would never be infiltrated.  Running with the Devil chronicles the story of the ATF sting and the two undercover agents who risked their lives to prove him wrong.  For two years, they posed as members of a Mexican renegade motorcycle club, earning the trust and respect of the vicious Arizona Hells Angels.  Their work led to the shocking 2003 bust in which ATF agents arrested fifty people and seized 650 guns, 30,000 rounds of ammunition, and more than 100 explosive items--including grenades and napalm!  The author follows the perilous mission up through the ensuing court case and jail sentences.  Along the way, Droban provides a startling--and unprecedented--expose on the treacherous inner workings of the Hells Angels brotherhood. 

Agent Marina Santos ruined her relationship with Officer Reed Crawford when they first had dated.  She never expected another chance.  Until a vicious serial killer began terrorizing Chicago, and the two had to work together to track him down.

Marina and Reed soon discovered a dark secret that might be the link between all the victims.  And as they delved deeper, their steamy past added tension to the high-pressure investigation.  Now they had to face their explosive feelings for one another, as well as the possibility that the victims may have gotten exactly what they deserved.

Into The Dark, Book 6, The Bodyguards by Cindy Gerard, St. Martins Press, ISBN 031298118X

HER SPIRIT WON’T BE BROKEN.  Amy Walker endured unspeakable horrors while being held hostage in the Philippines before she was rescued by Dallas Garrett and his brothers from E.D.E.N., Inc. Amy is determined to leave the past behind...but only after she gets some answers to the questions that haunt her:  Why was she abducted by the terrorists?  Why is her mother locked up in a mental institution in upstate New York?  Where is her grandfather and can he, alone, reveal the truth?

HIS PASSION CAN’T BE CONTAINED.  Dallas wants Amy to know he’s a man she can trust.  He’s incapable of offering her his love but promises his sworn protection while she embarks on her quest to discover the truth about her family...and herself.

TOGETHER, THEY’LL FIGHT WITH ALL THEIR HEART… Working on a lead, Amy and Dallas travel to Argentina where they team up with an investigative journalist and an unlikely accomplice whose motives are as murky as his past.  Soon they are drawn into the depths of a heinous secret organization that practices invasive, non-consensual mind-control experimentation--one that Amy’s grandfather appears to be involved in.  With a ruthless enemy closing in fast Amy and Dallas race against time and risk their lives to expose these crimes against humanity...and share a passion neither of them could have expected.

Forbidden Temptation by Paula Graves, Harlequin Intrigue, ISBN 037369265X

Hot-shot criminal profiler Daniel Hartman was looking for a man called Orion.  Leading a manhunt through Birmingham for the killer, Daniel was trying to put old ghosts to rest.  But this time Orion's target was Rose Browning, a matchmaking wedding planner with a gift for predicting true love.  Tempted by secrets she couldn't reveal, Daniel insisted on offering some very personal protection. He would get her to open up, but at a price.  Would he be able to safeguard this raven-haired beauty before his desires for revenge became an obsession?  This is a sequel to her debut book, Forbidden Territory.

Showdown with the Sheriff by Jan Hambright, Harlequin Intrigue, ISBN 9780373692644

Sheriff Logan Brewer was just a deputy when Rory Matson was abducted and left for dead on Reaper's Point.  Before they could say goodbye, she'd run off and hadn't looked back...until the mystery surrounding her father's death brought her home.  And reawakened a madman out to finish what he'd started.

Pushing aside the guilt he still harbored for not saving Rory once before, Logan had to capture this elusive killer if he was to lay old demons to rest.  After all, the beauty may have survived, but her body and spirit were permanently scarred.  This time, he'd right past wrongs and protect her at all costs.

Failure was not an option.

He has a secret--one he has to hide.

Rhian’s Rooftop Resolutions:

1. Write a children’s book  2. Learn to play basketball  3. Have a summer fling

Between caring for her orphaned nephew and working as a tech writer, Rhian MacGregor has spent several years perfecting the art of abstinence.  But the arrival of Nathan Delaney--her gorgeous housepainter--has her contemplating a new instruction manual: Seducing Your Handyman.

She’s not thinking of getting serious, of course.  She’s only got the summer to herself before it’s back to real life. Besides, Rhian doesn’t do serious, because the consequences are too painful.

Just as they will be when she finds out who Nathan really is....

A columnist for the Big Easy's hottest erotica magazine, Britta Berger has heard her share of wild, hidden desires. But beneath her sophisticated facade, Britta is running from much darker secrets, including the terrifying night she barely survived. Now someone from her past has returned to play a merciless game. And only one man can help her...

Detective Jean-Paul Dubois knows instinctively that Britta is the key to ending the string of vicious ritualistic murders that plague his city.  But still haunted by his past, he must resist the dangerous attraction between them.  For lurking deep in the shadows of the bayou, a killer waits to end her life--and their future--with one devastating final strike.

Anyone looking at the photographs in Celia's scrapbook would see a portrait of a wonderful marriage, from Celia and Mack Butler's beautiful white wedding--the beginning of her life as a Navy wife--to her growing, smiling family.

But Celia's life is not so easily summed up in photographs.  The value of these moments frozen in time is the stories behind them.  From the sweetness of a child's birth, or the excitement surrounding a much-belated honeymoon--to the crisis that almost tears her family apart.

From the love that began, almost by chance, all those years ago....

Sara Montgomery thought her days as a debutante were over.  But when top-level businessmen connected to an oil conspiracy began disappearing, her undercover work returned her to the spotlight--and forced her into the arms of Kyle Prescott.  Could this millionaire playboy be the mastermind behind the investment scheme?

Just when she thought she had Kyle pegged, he stepped in front of a bullet meant for Sara...then insisted on playing protector.  And although relying on the charming bad boy 24/7 was good for the mission, spending long nights together was never part of the plan.  But what about falling for the very man she'd been assigned to investigate?

Coulda Been a Cowboy by Brenda Novak, A Dundee, Idaho Book, Harlequin Superromance, ISBN 037371422X

Old fashioned values never go out of style.  Grandpa Garnier used to say, Love is like a bucking bronco. It takes guts and determination to hang on, but it’s worth the ride.  If only Grandpa was around now to help Tyson Garnier out of this mess.  The famous pro football player is suddenly saddled with a very public scandal--and an illegitimate child.  Tyson needs a good nanny now if he’s going to salvage his career.  And plain, no-nonsense Dakota Brown is the ideal candidate.

Dakota doesn’t care for football--or for a man who doesn’t seem to want his own son.  But she needs this job, and that precious little baby needs her.  Dakota isn’t Tyson’s kind of woman.  But the more he sees of her--and the more he sees of his son--the harder he wants to hang on.

"One Shore Thing" by Jessica Raymond:  Desperate to escape London, Carrie Vaughan heads for the Cornish coastal town of New Bay.  Noah Trevanion needs an assistant in his deli shop. He is delighted when Carrie walks through the door.  Soon, their relationship becomes something special.  But even in New Bay, where the sun shines and the sea whispers, could Carrie's past catch up with her?

Brady Cornell and Holly Stevens had been teen-age sweethearts until they'd quarreled and broken it off.  She's even more unforgiving now because he's in charge of the renovation project that will put her out of a job.  But they still feel the temptation. A nd this time they might just give in....

His Perfect Woman by Kay Stockham, Harlequin Superromance
ISBN: 0-373-71424-6

Small town practice would be heaven if it weren't for the women hounding Dr. Bryan Booker.  Tired of playing games and dodging passes, the handsome doctor is resigned to staying single. Until he's guilted into hiring a new office assistant, and she makes him consider changing his mind....

Melissa York is a big surprise.  Despite all she's been through, she's tough, bold and beautiful. But can the town's most-south-after bachelor persuade the survivor who thinks she's damaged goods that when he looks at her he sees his perfect wife?

Q: Is he a surfing slacker or decorated Navy SEAL?
A: Try both.

What is it about extreme surfer John “Cash” Cashman?  Ambitious documentarian Rina Calhoun has filmed risk-taking sports enthusiasts before, but she’s never made a private tape of one of these bad boys....  And it turns out the daring, hot movie version’s got nothing on the real thing!  But Rina’s X-treme documentary is turning into an X-asperating docudrama since Cash won’t sign her release form.  No paper from him, no big break for her.

Cash wants to help the fiery little number behind the lens, though can’t because his secret life as a Navy SEAL has him deep undercover.  Yet, as Rina stumbles into the line of fire, all bets are quickly off.  He’s risking everything to save her.  But will it be enough?

With their reputations and Sunday dinner in jeopardy, Victoria Colby-Camp and her son Jim were not about to give in when it came to Sam Johnson.  He was Jim Colby's newest Equalizer--but a mystery to everyone else.  Until the past caught up to him when Officer Lisa Smith was called in to drag him back to the City of Angels to clear his name.

Hired by the Colby Agency, Lisa was by the book in every way, except when it came to Sam.  After all this time, she couldn't forget him--and she had tried.  With Sam framed for three gangland killings, Lisa found herself unraveling a man who trusted no one.  But Sam would have to let Lisa in if they were ever going to expose a brutal killer before it was too late for the next victim…and the Colbys.

Royal Lockdown is the first book in the Intrigue Lights Out Series.  It takes place during a night of panic in Boston.  At a glittering international reception at the top of the John Hancock Tower, Princess Ariana of Beau Pays and security expert Shane Peters are mesmerized by each other.  Then terrorists invade the reception, capturing the guests and threatening to kill them one by one, starting with Princess Ariana, if they don't turn over the vice president of the United States (who has hidden in a closet).

Shane and Ariana escape, only to find themselves on the run from a man who will stop at nothing to kill them both.  And at the same time, the passion smoldering between them reaches flash point.  But is it possible for these two very different people to forge a meaningful relationship?

The last thing the Earl of MacLaren wants is a wife, so when he awakens to discover a fair-haired enchantress standing beside his bed, he behaves as any man might by taking full advantage of the delicious situation.  And she does what any startled young lady does--she screams.  Then his family bursts in, and the chit brazenly announces that she is his betrothed.  So he finds himself well on his way to being legshackled for life!

Beautiful, reserved Anne Royle had never done anything so mad in her life.  She entered the earl's bedchamber with no intention of seduction.  Rather, she hoped to discover a bundle of secret letters that could contain the truth about her royal heritage.  But now her world is turned upside down, and while she trembles at the thought of her wedding night, she finds she longs for it in ways she never thought possible.

Angel's Embrace by Charlotte Hubbard, Dorchester, ISBN 0843958030

No one could've been more surprised or secretly relieved than Billy Bristol when a very pregnant young woman interrupted his wedding with the wild claim that she was carrying his long-lost brother's baby.  Was it a handy reprieve or a sign from God when Eve Massena gave birth to her little girl right there in the church?  Either way, Billy knew his life had been changed forever.  There was no way he could ignore his responsibility to this tiny, innocent angel, and when he looked into her mama's enticing green eyes, he had a hunch he'd got lost in this Angel's Embrace.

Jack Langdon, Lord Frayne, is one of Wellington’s army officers, but in the winter he and his friends return to England for the hunting season, and there he suffers a mortal injury.  His dying body is taken to the nearest house, which happens to be the home of a respected local wizard.  The wizard’s daughter, Abigail Barton, offers to undertake a dangerous healing procedure--but Jack must agree to marry her if she succeeds.  And she does.

As hard as it is for Jack to accept his new wife’s powerful magical abilities, it’s even harder to acknowledge that his own long-suppressed talent is growing.  It is equally hard for Abby to accept that the man she has admired from afar for so many years has no use for the magic that is a vital part of her life.  Together, they must come to terms with magic, desire--and love.
 

New Paranormal Fiction Releases

Hell on Heels Anthology with Dee Davis, Berkley Books, ISBN 042521527X

MEET THE DAUGHTERS OF SATAN...

LUCIA, the eldest, Daddy’s favorite because she’s following a profession worthy of her heritage--she’s an assassin.

JEZEBEL, never a female more suitably named.  Thank her half-demon blood for that--and pity the poor guy who crosses her.
 

LOLA, the baby of the family, so beautiful to look at.  Men would do anything to have her, making it that much easier--and fun--to steal their souls.

Never has man met such a desirable challenge....

Seduction is the best revenge...

Trish Henderson has returned home to Eden to take care of some family business...and some personal business, as well.  Though she’s achieved remarkable success as a high-powered Chicago attorney, Trish has never forgotten her small-town high school sweetheart, Joe Ramsey, or the devastation of heartbreak.

Now she’s come face-to-face with the gorgeous sex god Joe has grown into, and she’s determined to get him out of her system once and for all--and maybe take a little revenge, too.  And this time, she has all the power.  After all, where is it written that only men can explore and enjoy a physical relationship without commitment?  Her plan: seduce him for just one night, then walk away....

But there’s just one problem.  Trish is about to find out that one night with Joe may never be enough....

For the notorious Lady Winter, seduction and duplicity are required to survive.  Cunning and precision are the tools of pirate Christopher St. John.  Pitted against one another, they are a surprise waiting to happen.

SET A CRIMINAL TO CATCH A CRIMINAL
Christopher St. John and Maria, Lady Winter, are infamous in Society for their misdeeds and their charming allures.  Wherever they go, scandalized whispers and covetous glances follow.  A ruthless pirate and a widow whose two husbands have met untimely deaths, the wickedly renowned figures are even more intriguing to the authorities.  Now they've been set on the most provocative of tasks--St. John is released from prison to learn the "Wintry Widow's" intimate secrets, while Lady Winter is charged with performing a similar deception in reverse. One will succeed.  One will hang.

FROM BALLROOM TO BEDROOM, THEY'RE PERFECTLY MATCHED
With the fate of loved ones in the balance, the unlikely couple embarks upon a battle of wills and wits that takes them from glittering ballrooms to the depths of the underworld to the candlelit pleasures of the bedroom.  As they fall helpless to a desire and startling affinity neither expected, the deadly web of their subterfuge closes in, forcing them to make a choice.  Individual freedom? Or an audacious scheme to keep an impossible yet irresistible love....

The untrained skills coursing through her might kill a man...but what a way to die.

When Gilrohan, shapeshifter and king’s man, is thrown into a dank prison cell, his only option is clear--turn himself into a rat and escape.  But fleeing the iron bars is easier than escaping the quick hands of the woman who captures him--and undoes his magic.  Her undiscovered power is a rare gift, and unknown even to her.

Tabica lives as a slave to her oversexed overlord.  Life seems grim until the furry tesslerat shifts into a sleek, naked man beneath her hands.  Gilrohan wants to explore her power, and she wants to explore him.  Together, they discover that magic can actually work between two people whose lives and love should never have intertwined.  But her awakened skills land her into a new existence that threatens to be as dreary as her old one.

Her mouth should be a dangerous weapon.  So should his--but for different reasons.  Thrown together by chance--and a pair of handcuffs--they’re about to make Hawaii even steamier....

Annie Parks came to Hawaii to gather information and settle a score, not spend time handcuffed to a sexy stranger’s bed.  Okay, so this particular stranger saved her from drowning after she was pitched overboard by some goons.  And he’s about six feet of hard, Hawaiian muscle and gorgeous cool that’s making forgotten parts of her say, “A-lo-ha!” She needs to stay focused, but a side dish of Kane Travers is awfully tempting.

Kauai Police Chief Kane Travers is not a vacation kind of guy.  So it figures that when Internal Affairs suspended him, he’d end up rescuing a sarcastic, dishonest, extremely hot redhead who is clearly hiding something.  Amnesia?  Yeah, right.  Kane’s got half a mind to give Miss Whoever She Is something she’ll never forget.  His cop senses tell him that the lady’s in deep and needs his protection.  But how can he get her to tell him anything when all he wants is to take her home and do everything?

Shy and cautious physical therapist Kelly Marshall is all work and no play.  Determined to go to medical school and avoid becoming like her recklessly irresponsible mother, she has always repressed her wildest and most sinful desires.  That is, until she meets sexy architect Mark Majors and discovers a deeply sensual side she never knew she had.  And when weeks later he appears in her exam room--needing her healing touch--she can't help but surrender, once again, to the passion blazing between them.

June 1 - 3, Anna DeStefano will be giving her "Learn to Rewrite" workshop, and will be speaking on "Developing Communication Skills Than Can Make or Break Your Career" with her agent, Michelle Grajkowski.  Don't miss these great chances to learn, and, of course, the chance to win one of Anna's great doorprizes!  Wisconson Write Touch Conference, Radisson Hotel Conference Center, Green Bay, WI.

June 2, All Day, Join Ann Christopher and many other romance authors at the Reader/Author Get Together 2007, June 1st - June 3rd, hosted by Lori Foster, Dianne Castell & Linda Keller. A portion of the book fair proceeds will benefit the YWCA Battered Women's Shelter. Cincinnati Marriott North, 6189 Mulhauser Rd, West Chester, OH.

June 2, 2:00 p.m., Stevi Mittman will be signing books provided by Harlequin/Next at the Harlequin booth at BEA.  Check their website for details.  Javits Center, West Side, New York City, NY.

June 2, 2:00 p.m. Rebecca York will have a booksigning for Royal Lockdown, Book Expo America (Harlequin Exhibit), Javits Convention Center, New York, NY.

June 2, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.,  Patricia Sargeant will sign copies of her romantic suspense, You Belong To Me.  You Belong To Me reunites a divorced couple in a race to unmask a serial killer.  Cincinnati (Ohio) Marriott North, 6189 Mulhauser Road, West Chester, OH.

June 6, 9:00 p.m. Eastern, Join Dee Davis in the NovelTalk chat room.

June 7, 9:00 p.m. Eastern, Join Alyssa Brooks in the NovelTalk chat room.

June 8, 7:00 p.m. Eastern, Patricia Sargeant is the June guest author for the Sistah Chat Book Club meeting. Sistah Chat meeting, Columbus, OH.

June 9, 1:30 p.m., Shelley Bates will be signing copies of her new release, Over Her Head, and appearing with fellow authors Jennifer Skully, Tawny Weber, and Regan Taylor.

June 9, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m., Toni Blake will sign copies of Tempt Me Tonight and Swept Away and will also sign titles by her alter-ego, Lacey Alexander. Author LuAnn McLane will also be signing. Paperbacks 'n' Things, 8044 N. Wayne Rd., Westland, MI.

June 10, 1:30 p.m., Eve Silver (AKA Eve Kenin) will be at Book Expo Canada to talk about Dorchester Publishing's new Shomi line. Book Expo Canada, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, Toronto, Ontario.

June 13, 9:00 p.m. Eastern, Join Tawny Weber in the NovelTalk chat room.

June 14, 9:00 p.m. Eastern, Join Helen Brenna in the NovelTalk chat room.

June 15-16, 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., Lillian Stewart Carl will moderate the "We See Dead People" psychic/paranormal panel at 10 am on June 16, and will sit on the "Grammar Y'all" panel at 11 the same day. Hardboiled Heroes and Cozy Cats Mystery Conference, Radisson Hotel at Mockingbird Station, Dallas, TX.

June 16, 1:00 p.m., Shelley Bates will be signing copies of her new release, Over Her Head, and appearing with fellow author Jennifer Skully. Borders Books, Fremont Hub, Fremont, CA.

June 16, 1:30 - 3: 00 p.m., Ann Christopher and Patricia Sargeant will participate on an author panel discussion on African American literature at the Cincinnati Juneteenth Festival. Eden Park, Cincinnati, OH. 

June 20, 9:00 p.m. Eastern, Join Dee Davis in the NovelTalk chat room.

June 21, 9:00 p.m. Eastern, Join Ann Roth in the NovelTalk chat room.

June 22, 7:00 p.m., Shelley Bates will be signing copies of her new release, Over Her Head, and her February release, Grounds to Believe, at a multi-author, multigenre booksigning.  Come on by--it'll be a party! Barnes & Noble, Greensburg, PA.

June 23, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Lauren Royal will be signing her new release, Tempting Juliana, along with older titles at the San Diego Highland Games in Vista, California. Look for her in the vendor's area at the Tea & Sympathy booth.  San Diego Highland Games, Brengle Terrace Park, 1200 Vale Terrace Drive, Vista, CA.

June 23, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., Little Falls is having its annual River Dam Festival. Come join Helen Brenna and the fun! Bookin' It, Little Falls, MN.

June 23, 3:30 to 5:00 p.m., Lacey Alexander will sign copies of Voyeur and, as her alter ego, Toni Blake, will sign copies of Tempt Me Tonight. Author LuAnn McLane will also be signing. The Bookstore, 301 W. Lincoln Trail Blvd., Radcliff, KY.

June 23, Kay Stockham joins other authors on June 23 for a multi-author, multi-location signing beginning in Charleston, WV at Borders Express from 10am to 12. From there the authors will sign at Borders books in the Hungtington Mall, Barboursville, WV, from 2 to 4 PM and at Waldenbooks in the Ashland Town Center, Ashland, KY, from 6 to 8 PM. Bring a friend and join the fun!

June 24, 10:00 am - 5:00 p.m., Lauren Royal will be signing her new release, Tempting Juliana, along with older titles at the Great American Irish Fair in Irvine, California. Look for her in the vendor's area at the Tea & Sympathy booth.  Great American Irish Fair and Music Festival, Irvine Meadows Fairgrounds, 8800 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, CA. 

June 27, 9:00 p.m. Eastern, Join Charlotte Hubbard in the NovelTalk chat room.

June 28, 9:00 p.m. Eastern, Join Susan Kearney in the NovelTalk chat room.

July 10 - 15, Mallory Kane will be attending Thrillerfest in New York during the second week in July. 

July 11 - 14, Many NovelTalk authors will attend the RWA National Conference "Readers for Life" Literacy Autographing, including Natalie Dunbar, Vicki Lewis Thompson, Joanna Wayne, Lori Wilde. Hyatt Regency Hotel, Dallas, TX.

July 11-14, Vicki Lewis Thompson will present a workshop with author Peggy Webb titled "Dying is Easy...Comedy is Hard" at the RWA National Convention, Dallas, TX.
 

To celebrate the release of her NAL Heat book, Voyeur, Lacey Alexander is giving away an autographed copy of the book!  Ends June 30.

Melanie Atkins invites you to participate in her monthly contest. Prizes change each month.

To celebrate the release of Over Her Head, Shelley Bates will give away a Warner T-shirt to one lucky winner and a copy of Over Her Head to a second winner!  Ends June 15.

To celebrate the upcoming release of her book, Tempt Me Tonight, Toni Blake is giving away a Tempt Me Tonight prize pack including an autographed copy of the book, a CD "soundtrack" featuring music from the book, and Tempt Me Tonight items from Cafe Press.  Ends June 30.

Stop by Riding with the Top Down and visit with Helen Brenna on June 12th to win a beautiful beaded bookmark and autographed copy of Helen's latest release, Dad for Life.

Contest: Spread the Hot Excerpt! To celebrate the impending release of her first single title from Berkley HEAT, Come and Get Me, Alyssa Brooks is hosting a new contest! Want a chance to win one of TEN mini-prizes consisting of a Book Thong handmade by her and various promo items?  Or better yet, the grand prize of a $50 Gift Certificate to Victoria's Secret?  Then pass on the hot excerpt! Your friends will thank you for the sizzling sneak peak and the opportunity to enter the contest themselves!  Visit her website to find out how to enter.  Ends June 30.

Enter K. Celeste Bryan's book-give-away contest by simply visiting her website.  Each month a copy of Sky Tinted Water or Beneath A Crimson Sky will be given away until January of 2008. You need only enter once to remain active until the end of the contest.

Check out C.J. Carmichael's monthly contest and while you're there, print off the downloadable soup recipes from Margo's Bistro.

Become a Laird...or a Lady. Kathryn Caskie's June/July grand prize contest winner will be given a (very) small plot of land known as Glencairn in the historic Scottish Highland County of Caithness along with legal documentation and a land title proclaiming the winner Laird (or Lady) of Glencairn!  Verra cool prize indeed.  Five other entrants will win signed cover flats and goodies from top Avon authors such as Julia Quinn, Eloisa James, Christina Dodd, Samantha James, Julianne MacLean, Sophie Jordon, Anna Campbell, Sari Robins, Toni Blake, Cathy Maxwell, Robyn Dehart, Shana Galen, Isabel Sharpe, Sophia Nash, Alexandra Benedict, Anne Mallory, Laura Lee Guhrke, Shirley Karr and many others.  Ends July 31.

Lisa Childs will be giving away Persecuted, which is book two of her Witch Hunt series, to two lucky winners in the next two contests.  Two winners will be selected on June 9 and two more will be drawn for on July 20.

Ann Christopher has several more *gently* used books to share! Answer her question for a chance to win one of three book bundles!  Ends June 30.

Let Your Bawdy Do The Talking. To coincide with Ann Cory's upcoming release Bawdy Talk on June 29th, she has some exciting gifts to give away that can really do a body good! For all the contest details on how you can win, please visit her website.

Love...coffee?  It's love at the local coffee shop as Melinda Curtis and four other super-Superromance authors celebrate the release of the Single...With Kids series.  Enter for your chance to win Starbucks items! Contest ends June 30.

One winner will receive a selection of autographed Sylvia Day titles in a collector's tote bag, along with a promo prize pack. Ends October 30.

Anna DeStefano is giving away the trendiest Coach Bag, to help promote the Coach Boutique she's sponsoring for Brenda Novak's online JDRF Auction!!! Don't miss Anna's Giveaway (just leave a comment in her blog from May - July), and stop by Brenda's auction starting May 1st and bid for even more yummy Coach goodies!!!  Ends July 31.

HelenKay Dimon is giving away a basket of Hawaii-themed goodies to celebrate her July '07 Brava release, Your Mouth Drives Me Crazy, which is set in Kauai, Hawaii PLUS your choice of a book from her backlist.  Check out her website for all of the details.

Mary Gardner will be holding contests for her newsletter subscribers.  Get in on the fun and join her newsletter group by sending an e-mail to MaryGardner-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.  You never know when she will hold a drawing with a prize of one book of your choice ($10.00 of less) sent directly to you from Amazon.com.

Please stop by Cindy Gerard's website to catch up on the latest news and to sign her guest book which automatically enters you in her monthly contest.

Lisa Renee Jones has a monthly drawing for a bag of books and promo goodies drawn from her newsletter list. Join here.

Lynnette Kent is celebrating the release of her first Everlasting Love Romance, The Scrapbook, with The Keepers Contest--a contest and survey rolled into one big event!  The survey asks readers to name their 5 absolute favorite romances, and tell why those books are on their keeper shelf. Everyone who responds will win a prize! And each name will be put into the final drawing for one of six terrific scrapbooking kits. Visit her website to enter The Keepers Contest!  Ends July 1.

The scent continues! As the release of her November Regency historical Rogue's Lady approaches, Julia Justiss continues the lavender theme begun in the last contest by offering three lucky winners a trio of lavender sachets. The sachets are made up as little 4-inch party dresses (not Regency, alas, but very pretty) displayed on wire hangers, perfect to tuck in a drawer or hang in your closet. Bring the soothing scent of lavender to your wardrobe! Enter using the form on her contest page for details.  Ends July 21.

Mallory Kane is holding a summer contest for a chance to win 4 hand-crafted greeting cards from her original "Reading" collection. Visit her contest page and follow the directions there to enter.  Ends August 30.

Sylvie Kurtz: To get ready for the release of The Seekers, Book 5, catch up on previous The Seekers stories. Win a signed copy of Eye of a Hunter and Pride of a Hunter as well as a dragon zipper pull that looks like Sabriel's tattoo in Spirit of a Hunter.

Cait London's red shoulder bag filled with her books and goodies will go to one lucky person. This is a simple drawing, name and address required.  Newsletter subscribers also have a contest especially for them, so don't forget to subscribe!  End June 30.

In anticipation of the upcoming August release of Maureen McKade's second Forrester brothers book, A Reason to Believe, she will be giving away an autographed advanced reading copy on June 15th. Hurry on over and enter her contest now!  Ends June 15th.  

Contests abound on Jenna McKnight's site! Treasure hunts, gift card drawings, prizes, and more. Always something new and different.

Ready to put on your sleuthing hats? Julie Miller is hosting her summer book giveaway contest on her website starting June 21 and going through July 20. For a chance to win a signed copy of her August/September Precinct: Vice Squad books, Up Against the Wall and Nine-Month Protector, check out the contest page at her website. And look for a copy of her January 07 Intrigue, Beast in the Tower.  A chance to win a free book every month at Stevi Mittman's website just by subscribing to her newsletter!

Jessica Raymond is holding an exciting new contest to celebrate the release of her latest book, A Taste of Summer. You could win a signed copy of the book, a beach ball and frisbee, Alba Organics sunscreen, a box of Cornish cream fudge, and assorted Jessica Raymond goodies (including jotter pad, pens, post-it notes, fridge magnets and bookmarks) among other things!  To be in with a chance of winning, just answer the easy question on Jessica's website (a hint is provided). Contest closes 18 June 2007 and worldwide entries are welcome. Good luck!

CONTEST ONE: Review a book by Summer Devon or Kate Rothwell and be included in a random drawing to win a thirty-dollar gift certificate at Barnes and Noble OR Amazon.  CONTEST TWO: Announce this contest--along with a link to the blog--on your blog or website.  Send Kate Rothwell a link to the announcement and be included in another drawing for another thirty-dollar gift certificate for Barnes and Noble, Amazon, OR Samhain, your choice. Do both and be eligible to win sixty dollars worth of gift certificates.

Win a sterling silver quizzing glass! To celebrate the release of her newest Regency historical, Tempting Juliana, Lauren Royal is giving away the quizzing glass on the book's back cover once every month through September! Visit her contest page for more details.  Ends September 30.

Enter Patricia Sargeant's monthly Reader Appreciation Contest to win promotional prizes.

Every three months Kathryn Shay will give away three copies of her backlist (when available) or her upcoming release every three months. Visit her contest page for more details.

Check out Eve Silver's June website contest for a chance to win an advance reading copy of her August historical gothic release, Dark Prince, along with other great prizes. 

Kay Stockham has a very special Launch Party Scavenger Hunt starting this month with the release of His Perfect Woman.  In honor of her breast cancer survivor heroine, Kay is giving away a Longaberger Horizon of Hope tote and accessories.  Sign up for Kay's newsletter to receive contest questions and instructions on how to enter to win this fabulous prize!  Ends August 31.

WELCOME TO ETERNITY...WHERE DREAMS CAN COME TRUE.  For generations, couples have been coming to Eternity, MA, to exchange wedding vows. Legend has it that those married in Eternity's chapel are destined for a lifetime of happiness. And the townsfolk are more than willing to keep the legend intact.  Enter for your chance to win one of two personally autographed copies of Vicki Lewis Thompson's classic Harlequin, Wedding Song.

Enter Stephanie Tyler's monthly contest to win an Amazon gift certificate and check in at Writeminded for spontaneous book and goodie giveaways and more!

Enter Susan Vaughan's contest to win a $10 gift certificate from the on-line bookstore of your choice. To be entered in the drawing, you must answer three questions. It's easy!

For June, Linda Warren is giving away an autographed copy of Son Of Texas and a Texas beaded bookmark. The winner will be drawn from the correct answers to a question on her website.

Pat White:  A copy of Miss Fairmont and the Gentleman Investigator and Scottish treats!