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Breaking All the Rules by Susan Vaughan
BREAKING ALL THE RULES is a sweet love story mixed with an air of mystery that left this reader sitting on the edge of her seat to find out what would happen next. Ms. Vaughan pens a tale with compelling characters and an energetic plot that will leave you breathless. I laughed at the easy bantering between Janna and Simon, cried at the horrible pain that Janna endured and cheered for two beautiful people to get together and let love soothe their hearts and soul. >>Read Review


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Questions:

1. What month is Erin Grady's book Whispers coming out?

2. What publisher is publishing RAIN OF FIRE from LINDA JACOBS ?

3. Name the Harlequin line of Barbara Dunlop's Thunderbolt over Texas?

4. Good Girls Do is Cathie Linz what number book?

5. What month is Hope Tarr's VANQUISHED coming out?

6. What is the name of the title coming out at Samhain publishing March 21, 06 by Vicki Gaia?

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Philippa Gregory

3 hard back copies

The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory

Touchstone Publishing

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Rachel Bo
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is giving away a "Desire" Kit - includes a small book on the art of seduction, two scented candles, massage oil, and a sexy dice game.

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PARANORMAL MATES SOCIETY: LONG TALL FURRY
by Rachel Bo

Available now www.changelingpress.com

Cursed long ago by an Amazonian witch-woman, the females of Sinna’s family are fated to spend their lives as Brazilian fire serpents, shapeshifters obsessed with finding ways to dissipate heat - both the fever of their bodies and the smoldering flames of sexual desire that will some day consume them.

Driven to distraction by the callous, unsatisfying one night stands that have been her family’s mainstay on the sexual front, Sinna longs for a man who can properly quench her raging desires.

On a dare, she joins the Paranormal Mates Society, thinking that at the very least it might be interesting to try a werewolf sandwich, or to discover whether a satyr’s sexual appetite can match her own. Instead, she’s drawn by the most unlikely profile - that of a Yeti, a creature whose very existence is diametrically opposed to hers.

They’re either destined for meltdown...or in for the steamiest ride of their lives!

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Dee Knight

Is giving away I'M NO SAINT, VALENTINE mug and chocolate.

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I'M NO SAINT, VALENTINE

Sindulgence: Clarice Johnson is divorced and happy about it. She's also found a new hobby--reading erotic romance. But there is something lacking in her life…someone to show her just what being 'erotic' means. When Devon, the bookstore clerk who is barely older than Clarice's adult son, asks her for coffee he gives her a taste of what seduction is about. Yes, he's young. Yes, he's gorgeous. Yes, her thoughts about him are sinful…but what's wrong with a little indulgence? A little...Sindulgence?

Candy Hearts and Flours: For one week, a demon matches wits with an angel. She just can't find it in her heart to be mean and nasty, but if she can't seduce the angel who finds her in Las Vegas, she can't go home again. Our angel has been given a second chance on Earth to create something spectacular and to save a soul from damnation. To fail means returning to Heaven feeling like a failure. Is love supposed to be this hard?

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Erin Grady

Is giving away away autographed copy of ECHOES and a gift basket The gift basket will be from
Holbox Dessert Bakery--Arizona's premier chocolate and dessert store in honor of my new Arizona-set released, WHISPERS.

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Coming in April 2006.... Whispers
A haunted hotel... A century old curse...
And a love destined to last forever...

If you listen hard enough…

Diablo Springs—once a boomtown of gamblers, outlaws and miners. Now a place where shifting sands whisper only of torment and loss…a place where shadows lure the unsuspecting into its abyss.

It is where Gracie Beck was raised, but she never called it home. When she left that place, she never looked back…

You will hear their whispered warnings…

Now Gracie finds she’s inherited the Diablo Springs Hotel from her grandmother and, with it, a curse that has haunted her family for over a hundred years. As she begins to unearth long-buried secrets, she unleashes a force that threatens everyone she cares about. And when the one man she has tried to forget unexpectedly returns to Diablo Springs to find inspiration for his next novel, Gracie knows that a dark and desperate chapter in the story of her family must finally be written…

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Barbara Dunlop

Barbara is giving away an autographed copy of HIGH STAKES and a heart-shaped box of Godiva heart-shaped chocolates.

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Thunderbolt over Texas
Silhouette Desire
January 2006
ISBN: 0-373-76704-8

Rancher Cole Erickson is forced to team up with museum curator Sidney Wainscott to hunt down an antique Viking brooch. But when tradition dictates the brooch be presented to Cole's bride on their wedding day, Sidney makes an outrageous proposal.

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Deanna Lee

I'd like to give a signed copy of Undressing Mercy

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As assistant director of a Boston art gallery, Mercy Rothell has made some hot deals in her time, but none like this. In order to sign the impossibly sexy, brilliant, and successful artist Shamus Montgomery to do a show of his celebrated erotic sculptures, Mercy must meet his curious but absolutely non-negotiable demand- she must pose for him in the nude, day after day, or he walks. Never one to back down from a challenge, Mercy agrees. Burning under the intense gaze of the hottest man she's ever known, watching his hands work their magic, Mercy feels vulnerable yet liberated and fully aroused, desperate for the kind of satisfaction only a master like Shamus can give. In fact, she would beg him to cross the line. And once he does, mercy is the last thing she desires....

Coming expanded and in Print/E-book from Kensington Books in March 2006

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Susan Crandall

Is giving away an autographed copy of ON BLUE FALLS POND, a set of floating candles, and chocolates to enjoy while reading.

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ON BLUE FALLS POND:

Nearly two years after tragedy drove Glory Harrison from her Tennessee hometown, she
finds herself called back to care for her ailing Gran. The serenity Glory draws from the tranquility of Blue Falls Pond is short-lived as she is haunted by buried
memories of the brutal fire that took her husband and unborn child. Glory finds herself assaulted by reminders she’d rather avoid … including courageous fire chief Eric Wilson, the man who saved her life that fateful night. Eric’s silent strength
and soft kindness conspire to break down the walls Glory has built around her heart – and each moment in his powerful embrace makes it that much harder to tear herself away. Can she gather the courage to face the dark truths lurking in her past and
build a future with the humble hero who made her believe in herself – and in love – once again.

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Elizabeth Batten-Carew

I have a great feather boa to offer as a prize, a download copy of my book, "Celestial Soul-Mates: THE KING AND I", and a lipstick pen (a pen that looks like a lipstick). I'd like to offer these as different prizes (for different people to win.) -

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The King and I, the first story in the Celestial Soul-Mates series, (from NCP)

Ever have one of those days? Win a contest to a luxury resort, get abducted by aliens, find out you’re to be wed to the king of another planet, then fall in love with your abductor?

4.5 Stars! "... a story of impossible love and unexpected scorching sex. While the relationship between Tai and Aria leaps off the pages of this book, the ending will have the reader gasping for breath... I look forward to following this new series with great interest."

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Shana Galen

I'll give away a box of Godiva chocolate and a signed copy of my new release PRIDE AND PETTICOATS.

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PRIDE AND PETTICOATS

Dear Friend,

You were right: desperation is a dangerous state of mind. It was desperation that drove me to London to salvage my family's reputation and finances in the first place. And it is desperation -- and perhaps a little desire -- that has gotten me into the situation I find myself in now.

You see, I've become ensnared in the investigation of a traitor by Lord Dewhurst -- the most insufferable, sinfully handsome man I've ever met. I know it is shocking, but in order to catch this spy and clear my name, I've no choice but to play the
agent's bride. Now I'm desperate again to avoid his seductive words and searing looks. I pray that I can resist him, but I can make no promises. Oh, my dear friend, I know he and I are merely pretending to be wed, but the blush he can send all the way to my petticoats feels far too real!

Yours truly, Charlotte

Pride and Petticoats--February 2006

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Delilah Devlin

Perhapsto one winner a $15 gift certificate from Victoria's Secret to indulge themselves?

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Ride a Cowboy

Katelyn Carter came to rural Texas to lick her wounds and start over after her failed marriage, but a sexy young cowboy seems determined to show her that love is still in the cards for this single librarian.

Sheriff's deputy Daniel Bodine answers a 911 call to remove a rattlesnake from his new neighbor's bedroom. What he finds is an embarrassed Katelyn, dressed in little more than her pretty pink blushes. One little omission later, and he's working for the lady as her handyman.

Burned once by a man, Katelyn fights her growing attraction but finds Daniel more temptation than she can resist. When he shows her he knows his way around a woman's body as well as he does a hammer and a saw, she takes a walk on the nasty side, vainly hoping she can keep her heart free of entanglement.

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Debora Hill

Is giving away to one winner: a set of A GHOST AMONG US and JEROME'S QUEST as one prize

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to another winner:a copy of A WIZARD BY ANY OTHER NAME as one prize

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to a third winner: a copy of THE LAND OF THE WAND as one prize...

THE LAND OF THE WAND

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Justus Roux

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Paradise

Mary and her crew crash lands on a planet where women rule everything and men have become slaves. At first this seems like a woman's paradise, but when Mary is given a gorgeous man named Sabre he opens her eyes to the hell that Paradise has become for men. She must find out what happened to her male crew mates and deal with what she sees all around her. Her growing love for Sabre further complicates everything.

Sabre’s only mission was to become a pet to one of the high council members, but he is given to Mary by the Queen. He finds himself quickly feeling things for Mary that he has never felt before. He had grown so use to women using his body that Mary’s tenderness and compassion is almost overwhelming to him. He soon finds himself trusting her enough to tell her about the Rebellion and its leader Cyrus. But will she be willing to risk everything to free the men of Paradise?

Erotictales Publications

ISBN: 0-9777788-0-0

Release date: Jan 30, 2006 for E-book,

Feb 8, 2006 for Print edition

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Catherine Kean

Is giving away an autographed copy of DANCE OF DESIRE and a 4-piece box of Godiva truffles.

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Dance of Desire, a medieval historical romance from Medallion Press --Available Now!

It all begins with a dance . . . .

Dressed in the gauzy costume of a desert courtesan, dancing with all the passion and sensuality in her soul, Lady Rexana Villeaux performs in disguise for the new High Sheriff of Warringham. Her goal is to distract him while her servant steals a missive which offers proof her brother Rudd is a traitor to the Crown.

She succeeds. Too well.

Fane Linford, the High Sheriff, has been granted a bride by a grateful king. Yet he desires only one woman . . . the exotic dancer who tempted him. When Fane discovers the dancer's identity, and learns her brother is in his dungeon, it is more temptation than Fane can resist.

The last thing Rexana wants is marriage to the dark and brooding sheriff. But her brother is his prisoner and there may be only one way to save him. Taking the greatest chance of her life, Rexana becomes the sheriff's bride.

And learns that the Dance of Desire was only a beginning . . .

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Betty Jo Schuler

She is giving away a stuffed animal holding a heartshaped box of candy.

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FINDING MR. ROMANTIC

Nick Dennis, a mystery writer who's gone where he wanted and done what he liked, has never had a serious relationship. Celeste Harte, a widow who's always met others' expectations, is looking for a romantic man. Nick is secretly trying to write a romance novel on a bet but can't get inside his heroine's head. She wants to become a free spirit. When he tells Celeste he doesn't understand women, she thinks he's joking. When he offers to turn her life around, she knows he can turn it upside down but can't resist.

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Kay Swanson

Is giving away away a copy of my release A DRUMMER'S BEAT TO MEND, possible copy of my ebook, THE SEABIRD OF SANEMATSU (pending it's release), chocolates, bath goodies, and a speciel gift which reflects A DRUMMER'S BEAT TO MEND.

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DRUMMER'S BEAT TO MEND

McKenna Stafford thinks she’s content with her world as soon-to-be chief of orthopedic surgery, living alone in the family mansion in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio. Men don’t matter now, having experienced disappoint in her father’s eyes and failing to deliver a healthy baby to her now ex-husband. Her world is the hospital and she claims to be happy without a family to call her own.

Tetsuro Takamitsu thinks he’s happy with the world of taiko drumming. Having become one of the featured performers, he’s traveled the world several times on tour and experienced what other cultures have to offer. Handsome and viral, he’s also experienced what female fans have offered. A mistake thirteen years ago still haunts him, denying him the one thing in the world he wants--a family.

When Dr. Stafford is called to the emergency room to repair the crushed hand of a performer, she never thought she’d be bringing her patient home with her. Unable to join the touring company until his hand is mended, Tetsuro lives with his doctor in an uneasy plutonic relationship. Slowly the housemates come together as they learn about the other’s culture. Showing McKenna the way to mend her heart as she mends his hand, Tetsuro finds his own beat mended by her love.

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Hope Tarr

is giving away chocolate goodies accompanied
by a signed copy of Tempting.

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Coming July 2006 from Medallion Press... VANQUISHED

A devil's bargain.

"The photograph must be damning, indisputably so. I mean to see Caledonia Rivers not only ruined but vanquished. Vanquished, St. Claire, I'll settle for nothing less."

Known as The Maid of Mayfair for her unassailable virtue, unwavering resolve, and quiet dignity, suffragette leader, Caledonia — Callie — Rivers is the perfect counter for detractors' portrayal of the women a rabble rousers, lunatics, even whores. But a high-ranking enemy within the government will stop at nothing to ensure that the Parliamentary bill to grant the vote to females dies in the Commons — including ruining the reputation of the Movement's chief spokeswoman.

After a streak of disastrous luck at the gaming tables threatens to land him at the bottom of the Thames, photographer Hadrian St. Claire reluctantly agrees to seduce the beautiful suffragist leader and then use his camera to capture her fall from grace. Posing as the photographer commissioned to make her portrait for the upcoming march on Parliament, Hadrian infiltrates Callie's inner circle. But lovely, soft-spoken Callie hardly fits his mental image of a dowdy, man-hating spinster. And as the passion between them flares from spark to full-on flame, Hadrian is the one in danger of being vanquished.

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Susan McBride

Win a signed copy of Susan McBride's newest Debutante Dropout Mystery,

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THE LONE STAR LONELY HEARTS CLUB

Hot off the press!

McBride continues the crazy antics of deb ball refugee Andy Kendricks and her socialite mother Cissy in this latest romp, which Publishers Weekly calls, "delightful" and raves, "Chatty, colorful and très Texas, McBride's latest cozy is a pleasure."

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From back cover:
Wealthy Texas widows need loving too...which is why Bebe Kent joined a dating service for "discriminating" seniors soon after relocating to the swanky Belle Meade retirement community. Unfortunately, Bebe didn't live long enough to meet "Mr. Right." And though doctors declared her death totally natural, extravagant blue-blooded Dallas socialite Cissy Blevins Kendricks believes her old friend's demise was hastened--and she's ready to check herself into Belle Meade incognito to prove it.

Cissy's rebellious, sometime-sleuthing daughter Andrea wants no part of her mother's glittering social whirl--she has no choice, however, but to join her mom in search of the truth, especially when more well-heeled widows start turning up dead....

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LINDA JACOBS

In honor of my fall 2005 release, a modern day Romeo and Juliet - Children of Dynasty w/a Christine Carroll, recently nominated in the RT Reviewers Choice as best romance from a small press, I'll send the winner some Ghiardelli chocolate bars in
various flavors - in honor of the book's setting in San Francisco.

**Winner: ejp5475@**

In addition, I'll throw in some promo matchbooks for my "hot" thrillers in the Yellowstone series writing as Linda Jacobs, books with a strong romantic element -
Summer of Fire (June 20050 and Rain of Fire (June 2006) and some candles to heat things up.

RAIN OF FIRE, JUNE 2006
ISBN#1932815279
www.medallionpress.com

This book is dedicated to the men and women who have devoted their lives, and risked them to study the deadly potential of modern volcanoes.
For the inspiration for this follow-up book to Summer of Fire, I am particularly indebted to Robert Smith, one of the foremost experts on Yellowstone and its unstable terrain, and his Utah Seismic Stations at the University of Utah. While none of my characters represent anyone in Salt Lake, I have freely based my Utah Seismic Institute on this fine institution. I especially appreciate scientist Fabia Terra, took the time to give me a tour of their facility.

CHILDREN OF DYNASTY
w/a Christine Carroll
ISBN#1932815422
www.readchristinecarroll.com

SUMMER OF FIRE
ISBN#1932815295

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Cathie Linz

is giving away imported dark chocolate and one of Cathie's books

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Good Girls Do

by USA Today bestselling author Cathie Linz In stores now! Cathie’s 50th book and first single title romantic comedy!

Julia Wright couldn’t be more content with her job at the local library, nestled in placid, picturesque Serenity Falls. Until her wacky mother,
petty-thief sister, and little niece “Toni the Biter” decide to crash her quiet party of one…and a new guy roars into town on his Harley, shaking up more than just the books on her shelves.

Luke Maguire never thought he’d set foot back in the dull town here he’d spent his youth. But when his abusive father dies, he’s forced to return and
take care of the family bar. While trying to get the people of Serenity Falls to lighten up a little, he makes an unlikely alliance with a feisty
librarian, whose pages he’d really like to turn. The battle lines are being drawn, and Luke may have an uphill fight on his hands, but he’s determined to come out on top, tempting this good girl to be very bad.

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ISBN 0-425-20848-6

Ms. Linz definitely has a way with penning a tale with a beautiful, happy ever after. If you love a tale with lots of humor, wit and romance, then I
definitely recommend GOOD GIRLS DO.” Billie Jo, Romance Junkies Reviewer

Readers are going to love this!” -- Susan Elizabeth Phillips

“The author that readers of romantic comedy have been waiting for.” -- Jayne Ann Krentz

“Hilarious and heartwarming…a winner that will leave readers smiling long after they’ve turned the final page.” -- Library Journal

Starred review -- “Linz deftly seasons her writing with her usual delectable wit…fabulously fun” -- Booklist

 

Mechele Armstrong & Melany Logen

Two chocolate prizes, each with two samples of chocolate lube and caramel Kisses & peanut butter and chocolate hearts. One from Mechele Armstrong & one from Melany Logen. Two winners.

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Blood Lines: Blood Kiss by Mechele Armstrong,

Nick, a centuries-old vampire, and Sarah, a untrained psychic, succumb to passion while a killer watches from the shadows. Can Nick save her from a rogue's Blood Kiss?

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Conduit coming soon.

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Soul Shifter: Torc’s Salvation by Melany Logen

A hardened mercenary, Torc, plans a simple mission to set himself up in paradise for the rest of his days. Retrieving a sex slave will net him easy money.

But the trained submissive, Ailyea, wants him to be her next Master. And isn't above seducing him to keep him.

As their passion blazes across worlds, as he tries to free her from the bonds of her training, Torc finds she is not just a job or a sex slave. She has become his salvation.

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Vanessa Hart

Will be giving awaya free download in the winner's choice of format of my Valentine release, HEART OF A SOLDIER, a time-travel erotic romance fromLiquid Silver Books and a mousepad featuring the cover art from the two "Valentine Harts" releases.

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HEART OF A SOLDIER

On her way to her best friend's wedding, college student Stacy Webber is transported to 1963 West Germany, where the U.S. Army suspect her of being a Soviet spy. She's put under the guard of Douglas Lee Bradley III.

He worries that his sudden, explosive affair with the woman he’s supposed to be guarding could jeopardize his shot at Officer Candidate School. He doesn't understand a lot of what Stacy says but is drawn to her imaginative tales of the future. She just wants to get back to her own century and needs Brad to help her. She doesn’t expect to fall in love with him. Once Stacy uncovers the reason for her time-jump, she faces a terrible secret that affects Brad’s life. Will Brad’s future be saved if she sacrifices her own?

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Leigh Ellwood

Leigh Ellwood will give away a download eBook of the reader's choice, and a surprise gift from Lindt chocolates.

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Leading Lady

Coming in April from Leigh Ellwood, the story "Leading Lady" from Dragons, Elves, and Myths, a hot fantasy anthology from Midnight Showcase.

Following the publication of "Fairies and Cherries" in Sinful Sundaes, I have contracted with Midnight Showcase to contribute to four more digests. Keep an eye out for these upcoming titles in 2006-07:

"Blue Eyes" from Alien Seductions

"Excitable" from Jaded Beasts

"Leading Lady " from Dragons, Elves, & Myths

"Marriage, Mayhem, and Marzipan" from Sinful Sundaes 2: a Second Helping


Shelley Munro

Will give away a download of Scarlet Woman.

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The Shadow

Medallion Press
Release Date-June 2006

Occupations often run in families, and mine is no exception. I’m Lady Katherine Fawkner, cat burglar in training. Under duress, I might add, but someone has to keep the family safe. Father’s gambling has escalated into debts, and with that debt comes outrageous interest charges and goons threatening bodily
harm if overdue money isn’t paid. So, here I am, attending a society ball, researching the rich and their jewels for my
first heist.

Wouldn’t you know it? I’m looking for rubies and find a man instead. Not just any man, but a cop.

A cat burglar and a cop? No future there. But I can’t stop thinking about Inspector Kahu Williams.

To make matters worse, now there’s been a murder.

And if that’s not bad enough, my past has returned to haunt me. I’ve stumbled across a photo of a child who is the mirror image of my precious daughter. In my hands I hold a clue to reveal the identity of my child’s father – the man who drugged me six years ago. So I’m hot on the trail of my revenge for date rape while Inspector Williams searches for a killer. But we keep running into each other and … no, this is not going to work ...

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Vicki Gaia

Giveaway: Boomark/stickers with sixties theme/tie dyed peace sign necklace = all in one package

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Long Strange Trip

Kenneth Hailey, an uptight, conservative mathematician, believes he's in control. After all, every problem can be solved in a deliberate, logical manner - even love. When his fiancée drops him for his best friend, he leaves Manhattan for the West Coast to start afresh. What better place to step out of his shell. After all, it's 1967, and San Francisco is the place
to turn on, tune in, and drop out. But is he ready for Rose Red?

Rose Red, a free-spirited flower-child, challenges Kenneth's very essence. She itches to strip him of his button-down shirts, crew cut and thick rimmed glasses by introducing him to her world of love-ins, protest rallies, and rock concerts. Their worlds collide, and Kenneth finds himself falling down the rabbit hole, hanging on for dear life! Not willing to give up his old habits, he tries to retire into his shell, a place of security and comfort, but Rose has other plans for him. Set in San Francisco during the turbulent sixties, it’s a story about love, acceptance and the willingness to see the world in a new light.

Available March 21, 06

Samhain Publishing

Lucynda Storey

is giving away a beautiful pink throw blanket.

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Blind Devotion...

Azari escapes from a wild animal in the woods into the cabin and life of the High Priest of Eiliki, Tor. Only by following Tor's commands does Azari have a chance at survival. Neither expect it will cost their hearts.

The following is a tiny taste of Blind Devotion:
Dear Goddess. No. This was not happening. Abruptly he stopped and leanedagainst a siasma tree. The stringy bark peeled easily beneath his fingers.How could he serve the Goddess when his thoughts continually returned tomaking love to Azari?

"Are you alright?"

Her voice blanketed him with softness. He stared at the hand that touched his arm. The longing he'd been trying to bank leapt to full flame again. He snapped, "How can I be when you touch me?"

At that, she dropped her hand and resumed her trek through the woods. It was only when Tor saw her run that he realized the wound he'd dealt.

Tor gave chase. Pain lanced his heart when he caught her and saw the tears
on her face. "Azari. I'm not worthy of your tears. I cannot give you whatyou desire."

Defiantly, she lifted her gaze to meet his eyes. "What do I desire?"

Wiping away a tear with the pad of his thumb, he answered. "I know what you think. A home, family, love. I can give you none of those."

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