Books For You: June 2011

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THE LIES THAT BIND: A BIBLIOPHILE MYSTERY by Kate Carlisle

NYT Bestselling author Kate Carlisle has donated 8 copies of THE LIES THAT BIND, latest in her best-selling Bibliophile Mysteries series, released by NAL in November, 2010. For more on Kate, visit her website at www.katecarlisle.com

When it comes to rare books and antiquities, Brooklyn Wainwright is a master. Which is why she's returned home to San Francisco to teach a bookbinding class at Bay Area Book Arts. Unfortunately, BABA director Layla Fontaine is a horrendous host who pitches fits and lords over her subordinates. With the help of her beau, British security expert Derek Stone, Brooklyn manages to put up a brave face and endure.

Unfortunately, someone else is not so forgiving. Layla is found dead of a gunshot wound, and Brooklyn is bound and determined to investigate. But when Layla's past ends up intertwined with Derek's, Brooklyn realizes that the case is much more personal than she thought--and that the killer might want to close the book on her for good.

UNFORGIVEABLE by Laura Griffin

NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling author Laura Griffin has donated 8 copies of UNFORGIVABLE, released from Pocket Books in November, 2010. For more on this Rita Award-winning author, check out her website at www.lauragriffin.com.

TRACING KILLERS IS MIA VOSS’S BUSINESS.
AND HER WORK JUST GOT PERSONAL.

At first, Mia Voss thinks it’s just bad luck when her already lousy day ends with a carjacking. But what seems like a random incident is followed by another sinister episode. A DNA expert, Mia has made it her mission to put away vicious criminals. Suddenly, she’s become the target of one. And the only way to protect the people she loves most is to deliberately destroy her reputation and risk letting a killer walk free.

Once, Mia trusted Detective Ric Santos. That was before Ric let his turbulent past ruin his chances with Mia, the sexiest, most intriguing woman he’s ever met. But he can tell when she’s lying—and when she’s scared. The key to catching a sadistic madman lies within a long-buried cold case that has haunted Mia for years. Only she can uncover the truth, but first, Ric will have to get her to entrust him with her secrets . . . and her life.

BET ME (anthology) by Debra Webb, Catherine Mann, & Joanne Rock

Award-winning author Catherine Mann has donated 8 copies of the anthology, BET ME including THE JOKER by Catherine, plus stories by multi-award winner Joanne Rock and Bestseller Debra Webb. BET ME was an August, 2007 special release from HQN. For more on Catherine, go to www.catherinemann.com

They don’t call Vegas Sin City for nothing. And now that prime tourist season is around the corner, it’s time to kick some criminal butt. Enter three full-throttle Vegas detectives, ready to eat their undercover assignments alive….

Clarissa Rivers can’t believe she’s got to play fake maid to weasel her way into some of the city’s dirtiest criminal activities. But pretend she’s hitched, too? Meanwhile, Kim Wong is all over her undercover sting operation at the Great Wall Casino. Only problem: an old boyfriend’s got intel on Kim’s secret royal past. And Dorian Byrne is posing as a high-class call girl to take down a sex crimes ring. But what’s with her wild-card FBI partner?

High rolling scoundrels better watch their backs this weekend, because one wrong move and all bets are off…

THE SEDUCTION OF A DUKE by Donna MacMeans

Award-winning author Donna MacMeans has donated 8 copies of THE SEDUCTION OF A DUKE, released April, 2009 from Berkley Sensation.  For more on Donna, check out her website at www.donnamacmeans.com.

Francesca Winthrop wanted to marry for love, but her social-climbing mother arranged a betrothal to an English duke who is likewise not eager to marry.  But a chance encounter and a dash of intrigue make the unwilling couple rethink what they really desire.

BLOOD TRINITY by Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love

NYT best seller Dianna Love has donated 8 copies of her latest collaboration with #1 NYT best seller Sherrilyn Kenyon. Blood Trinity is the first in a new urban fantasy series, and debuted on the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly and Walmart best seller lists.   Read an excerpt of BLOOD TRINITY and find out more about the Belador urban fantasy series here.

Atlanta has become the battlefield between human and demon. An outcast among the Beladors, Evalle Kincaid has walked the line between human and beast her whole life.

A cursed warlord’s blood grudge against the Beladors will pit Evalle’s freedom against the survival of the human race.

And only one can win.

"NYT best sellers Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love’s new Belador series explodes onto the urban fantasy scene with a fresh concept, complex world and unique characters wrapped into an emotionally engaging story full of twists." Barbara Vey, Publishers Weekly

MONEY SHOT by Susan Sey

Award-winning author Susan Sey has donated 8 copies of MONEY SHOT, her latest release from Berkley. For more on Susan, go to www.SusanSey.com

READY…

Secret Service Agent Maria “Goose” di Guzman knows something about penance. A tragic mistake forced her to replace the dangerous, impulsive girl she’d been with someone better, smarter. Someone sexy, cool and utterly controlled. But one crack in her perfect façade lands Goose on tiny Mishkwa Island, investigating naked hippies, frisky moose, and a red hot park ranger who sees straight through her.

AIM…

When Rush Guthrie traded in an elite military career to police his tiny island home town, he got a pretty good deal: a park ranger’s badge, a resurrected conscience, and signs of life from his MIA sense of humor. A guy couldn’t want anything more. But when Goose turns up--all sexy curves, sad eyes, and thorny questions--Rush realizes he can want more. A lot more.

FIRE!

While Goose pursues the island’s deepest secrets, Rush pursues the brave, funny woman inside all that careful perfection. But the truths they uncover put everything on the line--life, death and true love. And they’ll only get one shot at all of it.

THE MAVERICK PRINCE by Catherine Mann

Multi-Award-Winning author Catherine Mann has donated 8 copies of THE MAVERICK PRINCE, Book 1 in her Rich, Rugged and Royal series, released November, 2010 from Silhouette books. For more on Catherine, check out her website at www.catherinemann.com.

Mr. November: Antonio Medina, Stetson-clad royalty

His Past: Living without royal constraints.

His Present: Dealing with the results of his ruse.

The world knew him only as a Texas shipping magnate, lover of the finer things in life…including Shannon Crawford. But when Tony Medina’s true identity was splashed across the tabloids, he could no longer hide his royal heritage. Despite his lover’s furious reaction to the news, Tony had no choice but to whisk her away to his secret island retreat. He claimed he was simply guarding Shannon from the paparazzi. But Tony’s true goal was to win her back…by any means necessary.

WICKED SEDUCTION by Jade Lee

Bestselling author Jade Lee has donated 8 copies of WICKED SEDUCTION, released March 1, 2011 by Berkley. For more on Jade, visit her at www.jadeleeauthor.com.

A MAN INTENT ON JUSTICE...

After seven years of battling for survival on a pirate ship, Kit Frazier returns to England to right a wrong and make peace with what he lost. But once in London, he finds himself unexpectedly at sea, caught in his swirling attraction to the beguiling and elusive Maddy.

A WOMAN DETERMINED TO BE FREE...

Maddy will do anything to escape the desperate circumstances of her life, and helping her cousin Rose catch the man of her dreams seems an easy enough task--until Maddy meets the handsome pirate captain Kit. The dashing rogue has only two purposes: to rescue the boy in his care and to seduce Maddy into his bed.

A LOVE WITHOUT END

With each heated encounter, Kit pulls Maddy off her stated course. But when treachery threatens them all, she will have to choose between a respectable future and wicked, wonderful seduction.