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AUTHOR: Karin Tabke
PUBLISHER: Pocket Star
RELEASE DATE: May 1, 2009

‘Twas whispered along the Marches the demon knights who rode black horses wielding black swords would slay anyone who dared look upon them. ‘Twas whispered their loyalty was only to the others and no man could split them asunder, nor was there enough gold in the kingdom to buy their oath. ‘Twas well known each of them was touched not by the hand of God but by Lucifer himself. T’was also whispered, but only by the bravest of souls, that each Blood Sword was destined to find only one woman in all Christendom who would bear him sons, and until that woman was found, he would battle and ravage the land.

But the darkest secret whispered was that there was one among them whose violent craving for the one woman he could not have would be the spark that would set an entire region on fire, and nearly bring down a kingdom, with the aftermath to be felt for the next thousand years.

AUTHOR: Ruby Bartek
PUBLISHER: The Wild Rose Press
RELEASE DATE: May 1, 2009

Dentist Junior Atkinson left her tiny home town to see if she would fit in better in the big city. She definitely didn’t. Now she’s back, living in the house she grew up in, friendly with every citizen of the two-stoplight town. Things couldn’t be more wonderful.

Well, maybe if her patients paid her regularly. If there was an eligible man in a fifty-mile radius. If she hadn’t just been told that a medical condition meant she had only a few more fertile months despite her tender age of twenty-eight. Junior barely has time to digest this news when she finds hunky travel book author Griff Ross in her chair with a hell of a toothache…

AUTHOR: Shelley Adina
PUBLISHER: Hachette FaithWords
RELEASE DATE: May 1, 2009

Shani Hanna always thought her parents sent her to Spencer Academy to groom her for a career in her dad’s company. Little did she know it was to advance her family’s interests in a much more personal way! Shani returns to Spencer Academy after an amazing summer with her friends and a new hottie: Danyel Johnstone. But a new addition to the student body has all the girls buzzing. Prince Rashid al Amir is doing an exchange term at Spencer Academy—and he’s set his sights on Shani. It turns out that Shani’s family and the prince’s go back for generations. In each generation, members of the two families have expanded their business interests through an archaic and inescapable tradition. Will Shani put aside her feelings for Danyel to become a princess? Or will her headstrong ways put her feelings, her future—and her faith—at risk?

AUTHOR: Tawny Weber
PUBLISHER: Harlequin Blaze
RELEASE DATE: May 1, 2009

Her satisfaction is guaranteed… Sierra Donovan is flying high on her company’s rising success. Her bonus? Another sexy one-night stand with cowboy Reece Carter—also known as the best sex she’s ever had. But when sick blackmail photos start to show up, fiercely self reliant Sierra suddenly finds herself needing a 24-hour bodyguard. Who better than cowboy turned security specialist Reece Carter? Reece is tall, dark and dangerous…and he’s getting in Sierra’s take-charge way. But, oh god, can he make every single nerve ending on her body sizzle. Sierra soon realizes that coming home to great sex each night has its benefits. That is, as long as her bodyguard can keep her alive long enough to enjoy it…

AUTHOR: Bella Andre
PUBLISHER: Bantam
RELEASE DATE: April 1, 2009

Maya Jackson doesn’t sleep with strangers. Until the night grief sent her to the nearest bar and into the arms of the most explosive lover she’s ever had. Six months later, the dedicated arson investigator is coming face-to-face with him again. Gorgeous, grinning Logan Cain. Her biggest mistake. Now her number one suspect in a string of deadly wildfires. Risking his life on a daily basis is what gets Logan up in the morning. As the leader of the elite Tahoe Pines Hotshot Crew, he won’t back down from a blaze—or from beautiful, lethal Maya Jackson. She may have seduced him with her tears and her passion, but it’ll be a cold day in hell before Logan lets down his guard again. But when Maya’s life is threatened, his natural born hero instincts kick in, and Logan vows to protect the woman sworn to bring him down. And as desire reignites, nothing—not the killer fire nor the killer hot on their trail—can douse the flames.…

AUTHOR: Crystal Kaufmann
PUBLISHER: Loose Id
RELEASE DATE: April 1, 2009

Desperate to locate her missing sister, Gabrielle Langston travels to San Francisco expecting to find Linna in a fanatical Goth community of wannabe bloodsuckers. Instead, Gabrielle discovers real vampires, sexy gargoyles, and an undead prince intent on claiming her as his bride.

Though it was over 800 years ago that a vampire killed his young wife, the scars on Davin McCain’s soul burn deep. He has risked his life for the Guardians, an ancient sect of gargoyles charged with policing vampire kind, for eight centuries, yet never again has he risked his heart. But when he rescues feisty Gabrielle, Davin is lost to the charms of the pretty, green-eyed human. Her dangerous idea to infiltrate the vampire coven is the only chance the Guardians have to finally locate the vampire’s “Palace,” and Davin realizes while he’s just found the mate he wants by his side for eternity, he could lose her in mere days.

AUTHOR: Monica Newcomb
PUBLISHER: Ravenous Romance
RELEASE DATE: April 1, 2009

Grace Park, upstart LA publicist, has never asked a man out before. Korean-American culture has taught her two things: how to walk effortlessly in five-inch heels and how to let the men do the pursuing. But she’s been intensely drawn to notorious player Nick Matthews from the first time they met.

Nick has always avoided women like Grace, women he calls “relationship chicks.” But there’s no doubt about it–Grace is his walking wet dream. When she offers herself to him on a platter, how can he resist the feast? He was afraid the same diet would grow boring and tasteless, but every moment with Grace is an adventure.

After trusting Nick once and getting burned, she’s afraid to try again. But when they’re thrown together in an exotic Hawaiian setting, will Nick and Grace be able to let down their guards and take a chance on each other?

AUTHOR: Shirley Marks
PUBLISHER: Avalon Books
RELEASE DATE: April 1, 2009

Robert, the Marquess of Haverton, desires a chaperone to keep from falling prey to the married, widowed, and single ladies of London. The Duchess of Waverly is sympathetic to her son’s predicament and helps him find a suitable female to fill the position. Miss Catherine Hayward accepts this unusual job. She is surprised to find the need to keep her new charge from being compromised is genuine. It isn’t long before her sympathetic and protective feelings give way to pleasant, fanciful notions of sharing his company. Soon Catherine finds herself falling for her employer, the Marquess, which makes her the exact type of woman from whom he is to be protected.

AUTHOR: Tawny Weber
PUBLISHER: Harlequin Blaze
RELEASE DATE: April 1, 2009

Event: Very sensual resort opening.
Place: In bed, hopefully!
Host: Hottie millionaire Mitch Carter
Planner: Belle Forsham, who once jilted Mitch at the altar. Oops …
When Mitch’s new hotel falters, he needs a pro. Enter the It Girl of event planning: the traitorous, damnably sexy Belle. Time for some red-hot revenge! But Belle has her own secret agenda for her ex-fiancé. And in the meantime, she’ll enjoy how Mitch still makes her legs—and every other body part—deliciously quiver. But it’s strictly business between them this time. At least it is…until Belle decides that the best sexual revenge goes both ways!

AUTHOR: Jami Alden
PUBLISHER: Kensington Brava
RELEASE DATE: March 1, 2009

Ethan and Derek Taggart: they’re the men of Gemini, and when it comes to sheetscorching undercover work, nobody does it better. The only one they answer to is big brother Danny—until the right women come along to grab the reins and crack the whip as hard as the Taggart men like it… Security is Derek Taggart’s game, and he plays it straight—no margin for error, no time to fool around…except with one hot little number who changes everything. He takes her home when she needs a ride—one she’ll never forget. The problem is Derek can’t forget her, a total about-face for a guy who keeps his enemies closer than his lovers. Then he finds out the sexy dynamo is Alyssa Miles, notorious party girl and darling of the gossip rags. It’s time to walk away and never look back, which would be a hell of a lot easier if his agency didn’t desperately need the high-profile gig her family’s offering: a minor detail that consists mainly of Derek watching Alyssa 24/7. Keeping an eagle eye on every inch of Alyssa’s nubile body isn’t exactly a hardship—the problem is keeping his hands off and his brain on when things go dangerously wrong…

AUTHOR: Jina Bacarr et al
PUBLISHER: Harlequin Spice
RELEASE DATE: March 1, 2009

Naughty Bits is the first-ever compilation of breath-hitching, leg-crossing, pulse-quickening short erotic fiction from the editors of SPICE Briefs. Penned by some of the genre’s best authors, including Megan Hart, Delilah Devlin, Jodi Lynn Copeland, Kimberly Kaye Terry, Alice Gaines, and Sarah McCarty, these fifteen provocative, flirty, haunting—but always arousing—erotic encounters may be brief, but each one is guaranteed to be the naughtiest part of your day!

AUTHOR: Monica McCarty
PUBLISHER: Random House
RELEASE DATE: March 1, 2009

Patrick MacGregor is a hunted man living on the edge. With his land stolen and clan outlawed, Patrick and his MacGregor clansmen have been forced into hiding—blame for which Patrick puts squarely on the shoulders of the hated Campbells. Patrick will stop at nothing to save his clan from destruction, and marriage to Elizabeth Campbell, whose quiet beauty he’d admired from afar, just might be the answer. Arranging an attack seems to be the perfect means to win the trust of the protected lass, but soon Patrick realizes that it isn’t just his life at stake if she discovers the truth of his identity, but something he’d thought lost long ago—his heart.
Elizabeth Campbell has never done anything reckless in her life. Shy and dutiful, Lizzie has always tried to do the right thing—even suffering through the humiliation of two broken engagements without complaint. But behind the serious façade is a passionate woman fighting to get out. So when a handsome mysterious warrior rescues her from an attack, Lizzie boldly asks him to stay. Seduced by his kiss and mesmerized by the edge of danger that surrounds him, Lizzie succumbs to the promise beckoning from behind his shadowed gaze, believing she’s found the perfect man. But soon Lizzie wonders whether in risking her heart, she’s lost everything.

AUTHOR: Shirley Marks
PUBLISHER: Avalon Books
RELEASE DATE: February 24, 2009

The terms of Lady Cassandra Phillips’ inheritance are simple: marry the man her father has chosen and she can keep her fortune and her family estate. If Cassie refuses to comply, she will lose everything she has come to know and treasure as her own.

Julian, the elder brother of the Stewart family, values family duty and honor above all else. He can wield a pen in business matters and keep his respected, long-established family financially secure, but he knows nothing of love. He will ensure that Cassie adheres to the marriage agreement proposed by their fathers, though it means uniting her with his capricious younger brother, Edward. Dashing Edward Stewart has the charm and talent to win the heart of any young woman. The arrangement seems happily settled, but will Cassie’s misplaced affection make it impossible to have both her heart’s desire and the man she loves?