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Out February 2009 from Dorchester…

VEXING THE VISCOUNT — ISBN-13: 9780843961348

You only vex the one you love!

Daisy Drake is leading a double life! By day, she’s Lucian Beaumont’s unwanted assistant and by night, she masquerades as the masked courtesan, Blanche La Tour, a Frenchwoman who agreed to give Lucian lessons in sensual love!

There’s only one problem. Daisy speaks fluent French and can read ancient Latin without moving her lips, but she doesn’t know the first thing about the pleasures of the flesh!

Good thing she has the real Blanch La Tour’s very explicit memoirs for guidance.

Lucian Beaumont, Viscount Rutland, longs to see his family’s standing returned to its glory days, before his father lost their fortune. And he thinks he can manage it, if he can only discover the hiding place of an ancient Roman payroll.

Daisy never forgot her girlhood fascination with Lucian, even though his father has a score to settle with her uncle. Now that they’re all grown up, she’s determined to help the viscount find his Roman treasure.

Whether he wants her help or not!

To read an exerpt, visit www.emilybryan.com

Out now from 5 Spot…

MRS. PERFECT — ISBN-13: 978-0446699242

Where’s a Fairy Godmother When You Need One?

For Taylor Young life is very good. She has a handsome husband who loves her, three gorgeous children, a personally designed and decorated dream house. Suburbanite trendsetter and super mom—life couldn’t be more perfect. And as long as no one notices the fragile woman beneath her coifed and polished image, things will stay that way.

Then, a devastating secret bursts Taylor’s fairy-tale bubble, suddenly making her a cul-de-sac pariah, and stripping her of the role that defined her. With her struggling to maintain her alpha image, Taylor finds help from the unlikeliest of people, her nonconformist nemesis, Marta Zinsser. But to become the woman her family truly needs, Taylor must first believe in the person she is hardest on—herself.

To read an exerpt, visit www.janeporter.com
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Out now from Leisure Books…

DISTRACTING THE DUCHESS — ISBN-13: 978-0-8439-5870-6

From the moment she saw the man on her doorstep, Lady Artemisia, Duchess of
Southwycke, wanted him naked. For once, she’d have the perfect model for her
latest painting. But as he bared each bit of his delicious golden skin from his
broad chest down to his–oh, my!–art became the last thing on her mind.

Trevelyn Deveridge was looking for information, not a job. Though if a brash,
beautiful widow demanded he strip, he wasn’t one to say no. Especially if it
meant he could get closer to finding the true identity of an enigmatic
international operative with ties to her family. But as the intrigue deepened
and the seduction sweetened, Trev found he’d gone well beyond his original
mission of . . . DISTRACTING THE DUCHESS.

To read an excerpt, visit http://www.emilybryan.com

Out now from Harlequin Books…

ACCIDENTALLY YOURS — ISBN: 978-0373772056

WANTED:

Single mom seeks billionaire’s pocketbook to fund dying son’s research cure. Will seduce if necessary. Blackmail is not out of the question. Miracles welcome.

Cynical billionaire seeks working mom with a heart of gold for PR campaign to improve his standing in the community. Must be willing to attend social events. Anyone looking for love, need not apply.

It seemed like the perfect match…until the unthinkable happened.

To read an excerpt, visit http://www.susanmallery.com/

Out now from Harlequin Books…

HOW TO SALSA IN A SARI — ISBN: 0373830882

This is the story of Issa Mazumder and Catalina Morena, two arch-enemy teenage girls who must learn to put their differences aside and accept a life together after their single parents decide to marry…making Issa and Catalina step-sisters

To learn more, visit http://donasarkarmishra.com/

Out now from Tor Books…

VENUS ENVY - ISBN: 978-0765354976

Take one hunky firefighter, one stubborn “Cinderella,” and one very reluctant fairy godmother and what do you get?

Rachel Greer wants no part of Venus’s scheme to land Mr. March as her Prince Charming, but Venus is determined to do just that. She’s only a few love-life fixes short of returning to her former goddess status, and she’s not letting one mulish mortal stand in her way.

It appears the only way Rachel can get rid of the very un-Disney-like fairy godmother is to play along. So she follows Venus’s plan to interview Luke Stanton’s ex-girlfriends…which Venus believes will cure Rachel’s relationship fears, but which Rachel knows will only prove her point that men are never what they appear to be.

But, when Venus’s plan appears to work, and Rachel and Luke fall in love, does Rachel dare set aside her fears about happily ever? Or will betrayal send her back into relationship seclusion…this time forever?

And what happens when a goddess-turned-fairy godmother breaks the most important rule–protecting herself from human emotions?

To learn more, visit http://www.shannonmckelden.com/

Out now from Zebra Books…

HIS AND HERS — ISBN: 0821780603

All Jane wants is a happy ending. Even if someone else has to write it for her.

When she’s thrust into a Victorian-era novel as the story’s main character, Jane is paired with a hero who has everything – looks, charm, money and social standing – except the ability to capture her heart. It’s her love life in shambles, all over again.

Wickedly handsome villain Curran Dempsey has a very different idea about who the hero should be. When Jane reclaims her damaged spirit and finds her voice, havoc ensues. Her hero is appalled to find his once-docile heroine instructing him the art of wooing a woman, the villain rising to hero status and someone else hovering in the wings to play the heroine.

But wresting control from the one who wields the pen can be dangerous. If these characters cause too much trouble for the impatient author, their happily-ever-after, and indeed Jane’s very existence, will be tossed straight into the fire.

To learn more, visit http://www.dawncalvert.com/

Out now from AVON Books…

LOVE LETTERS FROM A DUKE — ISBN: 978-006078403-4

Though she can’t afford the coal to heat her drafty Mayfair mansion, Felicity Langley still clings to her dream of marrying a duke–one she’s had since her very first curtsy. After all, she’s been all but promised to the very proper and very lofty Duke of Hollindrake for the last four years. Now all she has to do is meet him. But what Felicity doesn’t realize is that she has already met her duke—he’s the rather unfashionable yet altogether too-handsome man who has just turned up at her doorstep. And Felicity has just mistaken him…for her new footman!

By rights, Thatcher should immediately set this presumptuous chit straight and tell her he has no intention of following through with a betrothal his grandfather—the previous duke—arranged. But he’s quickly smitten by Felicity’s delightful determination, her irrepressible charm…and her breathtaking beauty. Yes, she’d wed him in an instant were his true identity revealed—but Thatcher’s vowed to marry only for love. So begins his deception and his conquest of this uncommon woman who doesn’t believe in romance, but is about to find her heart and passions set aflame by the unlikely servant she’s sworn to resist.

To learn more and read an excerpt, visit http://www.elizabethboyle.com

Out August 2007 from Samhain Publishing…

REILLY’S PROMISE — ISBN: 1-59998-552-7

She stands for everything he despises. Only, the minute they meet, she becomes everything he desires.

Former US Marine turned private investigator, Reilly Murdock is no stranger to high society. Thanks to his malevolent millionaire stepfather, he turned his back on that elite world years ago. But when a friend calls in a favor he’s honor bound to repay, Reilly finds himself stuck as glorified babysitter to a spoiled heiress with secrets of her own.

Since her father’s sudden death six months ago, Cassandra Van Winter has been trying to conceal her family’s millions of dollars of debt. She can’t afford to let anyone near enough to discover the charade she’s maintaining. At first, the discovery of a multi-million-dollar necklace seemed like the answer to her prayers, but that was before the “accidents” started.

Now, she takes one look at the six feet of muscle her mother’s hired to protect her, and curses her body for coming back to life. As the “accidents” increase and danger comes closer, Reilly gets closer too. Before long it’s not just her life in danger, but her heart.

To learn more and read an excerpt, visit http://www.christynebutler.com

Out October 2007 from Leisure Books…

WARRIOR’S BRIDE — ISBN: 0843959843

Gerri Russell’s Stones of Destiny series continues with a young woman who’s been sheltered from the world on an isolated island and becomes a key player in a plot to capture the legendary Seer’s Stone. She must marry a mysterious stranger known as the Black Wolf to protect her heritage and Scotland’s future.

To learn more and read an excerpt, visit www.GerriRussell.net