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Connie Brockway, Eloisa James and Julia Quinn - The Lady Most Likely... (2010)



Three of the brightest stars of historical romance invite you to a party at the country home of the Honorable Marquess of Finchley

Hugh Dunne, the Earl of Briarly, needs a wife, so his sister hands him a list of delectable damsels and promises to invite them— and a few other gentlemen—to her country house for what is sure to be the event of the season.

Hugh will have time to woo whichever lady he most desires . . . Unless someone else snatches her first.

The invitation list includes:

    * The horse-mad but irresistibly handsome Earl of Briarly
    * The always outspoken Miss Katherine Peyton
    * The dashing war hero Captain Neill Oakes
    * The impossibly beautiful (and painfully shy) Miss Gwendolyn Passmore
    * The terribly eligible new Earl of Charters
    * The widowed Lady Georgina Sorrell (who has no plans to marry, ever)

And your hostess, Lady Carolyn Finchley, an irrepressible matchmaker who plans to find the lady most likely . . . to capture her brother’s untamed heart.

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Kat Martin - Against the Wind (2011)
(The first book in the Raines of Wind Canyon series)



They were known as the "no-account Raines boys" but they've grown into successful, honorable men and everything they have, they've fought for tooth and nail. Now each of the three brothers has one last obstacle to overcome to claim what's eluding them: love.

Secrets don't stay buried long in cattle country. Sarah Allen, the beautiful girl who humiliated Jackson Raines in high school, is back in town. Not so long ago, she couldn't wait to leave Wind Canyon, Wyoming, in her dust. But, recently widowed, she has nowhere else to go and finds herself on Jackson's ranch. And despite everything, Jackson's finding himself reluctant to get rid of her.

Sarah brings her own kind of trouble, and he can't resist trouble. Enemies of her dead husband show up making threats, thinking she has something they're owed. They're not taking no for an answer, but what they will take is the one thing she has left—her daughter. Jackson's the only one who might be able to save little Holly and bring her home.

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Connie Brockway, Katie MacAlister and Vicki Lewis Thompson - Cupid Cats (anth.) (2010)



This playful collection ties together three romantic novelettes with the concept of a shelter named Cupid Cats, though the stories are unrelated and the featured shelters have nothing in common except the name.
In MacAlister's "Unleashed," a heavy-handed, unexciting mythology of modern telepathic vampire shape-shifters and a ridiculous villain provide the setting for a romance between a werejaguar and a wildlife officer.
Brockway's "Cat Scratch Fever" is a charming, gentle love story between a brainy, socially awkward shelter owner and a widower not sure he's ready to love again.
Thompson's "A Cat's Game" is a classic, fun romance featuring a condom-toting, charismatic, magical cat from a New Age shelter who brings high school sweethearts back together.
Fans of cats and romance will find this collection an enjoyable distraction.

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Laura Lee Guhrke - Wedding of the Season (2011)
(The first book in the Abandoned at the Altar series)



Abandoned at the altar . . .

Lady Beatrix Danbury had always known she would marry William Mallory. She'd loved him forever and she'd never doubted he loved her, too. But when she made him choose between their life together or his lifelong dream, Will chose the latter . . . and left two weeks before their wedding.

Return of the duke . . .

Will has no illusions that Beatrix would welcome him back with open arms, but six years did not dim his love or desire for her. The only problem is, she's about to marry someone else. Someone safe and predictable . . . the complete opposite of Will. But can he stop the wedding of the season and win Beatrix back, or is it just too late?

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Monica McCarty - The Ranger (2010)
(The third book in the Highland Guard series)



Chosen to help Robert the Bruce in his quest to free Scotland from English rule and claim his crown, the legendary team of warriors known as the Highland Guard battles on.

Embedded deep behind enemy lines, Arthur 'Ranger' Campbell is prized for his razor-sharp senses and his ability to blend into the shadows. But when Arthur infiltrates the clan of the chieftain who murdered his father, his heart is locked on revenge. Inside he faces unexpected resistance from the sweetest of obstacles - a honey-haired siren who is his enemy's daughter.

Intrigued by this ruggedly handsome newcomer to her father's forces, the vivacious, enchanting Anna MacDougall is a woman whose skill at uncovering deception rivals Arthur's own. Though yearning for a quiet life with a good man to love, Anna is drawn to this mysterious knight whose eyes devour her but whose words push her away. As danger, treachery, and the threat of looming war draw them closer into each other's arms, a warrior made of steel must make a choice from the heart: love or revenge.

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Jayne Ann Krentz - In Too Deep (2011)
(The first book in the Arcane Society: Looking Glass Trilogy series)



Jayne Ann Krentz follows up her highly successful Dreamlight Trilogy - written in collaboration with her two alter egos, Amanda Quick and Jayne Castle - with a brand-new story arc that begins in a secluded coastal town in northern California.

Scargill Cove is the perfect place for Fallon Jones, confirmed recluse and investigator of the paranormal. It's a hot spot, a convergence point for unusually strong currents of energy, which might explain why the town attracts misfits and drifters like moths to a flame. Now someone else has been drawn to the Cove - Isabella Valdez, on the run from some very dangerous men.

When she starts working as Fallon's assistant, Isabella impresses him by organizing his pathologically chaotic office - and doesn't bat an eye at the psychic element of his job. She's a kindred spirit, a sanctuary from a world that considers his talents a form of madness. But after a routine case unearths an antique clock infused with dark energy, Fallon and Isabella are dragged into the secret history of Scargill Cove and forced to fight for their lives, as they unravel a cutthroat conspiracy with roots in the Jones family business.and Isabella's family tree.

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Eloisa James - Storming the Castle (2010) (e-book)



An exclusive eBook original novella with bonus excerpts from A Kiss At Midnight and the forthcoming When Beauty Tamed the Beast from New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James. Featuring the handsome and mysterious Wick from A Kiss At Midnight.

What Miss Phillipa Damson needs is a good, old fashioned knight in shining armor. What she has is a fiancee she never wanted and a compelling urge to run away.

When Miss Philippa Damson runs away from home to Pomeroy Castle,
she is far from a princess…she’s an extraordinary beauty with ordinary dreams — to live a quiet life as a nursemaid.
 
Jonas Berwick, rakish son of a grand duke, has vowed never to wed. 
He offers Philippa everything—but his hand in marriage.
 
Philippa has stormed the castle, but now she faces an impossible Challenge: To win the love of a prince, she may have to risk everything that makes her a lady.

Will the sacrifice of her honor be too high a price to pay?

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Marjorie M Liu - In the Dark of Dreams (2010)
(The tenth book in the Dirk & Steele series)



She could never forget the boy with the ice blue eyes . . .

She was only twelve when she saw the silver boy on the beach, but Jenny has never stopped dreaming about him. Now she is grown, a marine biologist charting her own course in the family business - a corporation that covertly crosses the boundaries of science into realms of the unknown . . . and the incredible.

And now he has found her again, her boy grown into a man: Perrin, powerful and masculine, and so much more than human, leaving Jenny weak with desire and aching for his touch.

But with their reunion comes danger. For Perrin and Jenny - and all living creatures - their only hope for preventing the unthinkable lies in a mysterious empire far beneath the sea . . . and in the power of their dreams.
 

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Julia Latham - Sin and Surrender
(The third book in the Raised to be Bladesmen series)



This is the final chapter in Julia Latham's sexy medieval "Romance" series about three noble brothers raised in secrecy, who emerge to reclaim their inheritances.

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Christine Feehan - Ruthless Game (2010)
(The ninth book in the GhostWalkers series)



Ghostwalker Kane Cannon's mission plunges him into a hot zone more personal than he anticipated: the hiding place of Rose Patterson-hunted fugitive, ex-lover, and a fellow Ghostwalker desperate to save the life of her unborn child. Kane's child.

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Beverley Kendall - A Taste of Desire (2011)
(The second book in the Elusive Lords series)



She Challenged His Pride

Lady Amelia Bertram may have a reputation as the most brazen beauty of
the ton, but she shocks even herself when she accidentally - and loudly -
derides one of society's most eligible bachelors in the middle of
a crowded ballroom. The timing of her faux pas couldn't be worse, for her
father is seeking someone to take her off his hands that very night.

He Challenged Her Willpower

But when Thomas Armstrong overhears the so-called "Lady" Amelia slandering
his sexual prowess in public, he cannot help but accept the dare implicit
in her words. To her father's great delight, he offers to take her to his
secluded country estate - properly chaperoned, of course - to teach
the girl a lesson in ladylike behaviour.

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Maggie Robinson - Mistress By Midnight (2011)
(The second book in the Courtesan Court Trilogy series)



First comes seduction…

As children, Desmond Ryland, Marquess of Conover, and Laurette Vincent
were inseparable. As young adults, their friendship blossomed into love.
But then fate intervened, sending them down different paths.
Years later, Con still can’t forget his beautiful Laurette.
Now he’s determined to make her his forever. There’s just one problem.
Laurette keeps refusing his marriage proposals. Throwing honor to the wind,
Con decides that the only way Laurette will wed him is if he thoroughly
seduces her…

Then comes marriage…

Laurette’s pulse still quickens every time she thinks of Con and the
scorching passion they once shared. She aches to taste the pleasure Con
offers her. But she knows she can’t. For so much has happened since they
were last lovers. But how long can she resist the consuming desire that
demands to be obeyed?

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Vicky Dreiling - How to Marry a Duke (2011)



Tristan, the Duke of Shelbourne is a man with a mission: find a wife he can tolerate as long as they both shall live. Love is not necessary--nor desired. But how to choose among a dizzying array of wealthy-yet-witless candidates? Hire London's infamously prim and proper matchmaker. Then pretend she's not the most captivating woman he's ever met...

Helping a devilish Duke create a contest to pick his perfect mate is the kind of challenge Tessa Mansfield relishes. Her methods may be scandalous, but she's determined to find the notorious bachelor more than a wife--she'll bring him true love. Yet when Tessa watches the women vie for the Duke's affections, she longs to win his heart herself. And after a stolen kiss confirms Tristan's desire, Tessa knows she has broken a matchmaker's number one rule: never fall in love with the groom.

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Adrienne Basso - A Little Bit Sinful (2011)



Eleanor Collins knows that her beautiful younger sister will have wealthy, powerful men falling at her feet in her first London season. But Eleanor is surprised to discover that one man's attentions are utterly focused on her. As delicious as Sebastian Dodd, Viscount Benton, finds the eldest Collins daughter, his true motive is darker than mere seduction. Until he has avenged his mother's death, he will be unable to think of anything else. Or so he believes, until he takes his first taste of Eleanor's inviting lips, and finds his mind - and his body - utterly consumed.

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Delilah Marvelle - Prelude to a Scandal (2011)
(The first book in the Scandal series)



Lady Justine is willing to trade her good name, her reputation and her place in London's gossip-hungry ton to secure her father's release from prison. But when the notorious Duke of Bradford counters her offer with a proposal of marriage, the stakes grow higher still. For while the smoldering lord is famous for his conquests, the man is oblivious to both her devotion and her charms. And Justine is soon afraid she has wagered all for naught..