SILENT TRUTH by Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love

#1 NYT best seller Sherrilyn Kenyon and NYT best seller Dianna Love have donated 8 copies of their romantic thriller SILENT TRUTH (third collaboration) being released as an original mass market (paperback) book on April 20, 2010 by Pocket Books. For more on this exciting debut book go to http://www.authordiannalove.com/bookshelf.html

Tough-as-nails Bureau of American Defense agent Hunter Thornton-Payne is no stranger to uncomfortable top-secret missions, but tonight takes the cake. He just needs to stick out a stuffy charity fundraiser long enough to find the ruthless assassin he’s hunted for four years. It’s a rogue operation, but Hunter’s got nothing to lose—until a beautiful brunette unexpectedly pulls him into her own dangerous agenda.

Abbie Blanton will do anything to find out why her healthy mother has become critically ill. When a high-profile heiress is shot as Abbie tries to blackmail her for the truth behind her mother’s mysterious illness, Abbie realizes she’s stumbled into an unforgiving conspiracy—and she’s the next target. She and Hunter discover an alarming connection that puts them at opposing goals as they begin a treacherous battle against an evil enterprise a secret organization will go to terrifying lengths to keep hidden.  Death is inevitable for someone before it’s all over.  

Survival comes down to choice.  Her salvation or his redemption?
Only one can win and the assassin holds the best odds. 

THE DARKLY LUMINOUS FIGHT FOR PERSEPHONE PARKER by Leanna Renee Hieber

Prism Award winning and bestselling author Leanna Renee Hieber will donate 8 copies of THE DARKLY LUMINOUS FIGHT FOR PERSEPHONE PARKER, the second in her new Strangely Beautiful series, to be released from Leisure Books/Dorchester Publishing in April, 2010.

#1 NYT best seller Sherrilyn Kenyon is donating 8 copies of the mass market release of BAD MOON RISING, her latest Dark-Hunter® book from St. Martin’s Press released August 4, 2009. For more on Sherrilyn visit www.SherrilynKenyon.com

A stunning and suspenseful new landscape emerges in the thrilling Dark-Hunter world—a world where nothing will ever be the same again. . .
Fang Kattalakis isn't just a wolf. He is the brother of two of the most powerful members of the Omegrion: the ruling council that enforces the laws of the Were-Hunters. And when war erupts among the lycanthropes, sides must be chosen. Enemies are forced into shaky alliances. And when the woman Fang loves is accused of betraying her people, her only hope is that Fang believes in her. Yet in order to save her, Fang must break the law of his people and the faith of his brothers. That breech could very well spell the end of both their races and change their world forever.
 
The war is on and time is running out...

*Note – The 8 books given away will be the mass market copies (paperback)

UNTOUCHED by Anna Campbell
Award winning author Anna Campbell has donated 8 copies of UNTOUCHED published by Avon. For more on Anna, visit www.annacampbell.info

“I am many things,” Lord Sheene said. “Kind is not one of them.”

Beautiful Grace Paget has no reason to doubt these words. After all, she was kidnapped, spirited away to a remote country manor, and told she is to grant this man his every desire…or lose her life. But Grace is no common trollop. So she risks everything to save her virtue by planning a daring escape, even though she finds herself tempted by this dangerously handsome man. There is something in his eyes that makes her wonder if he is not as cruel as he would have her believe…
Sheene knew nothing of the plan to bring him this woman. Locked up as a prisoner, called “mad” by all of society, he will do anything to reclaim his life, and Grace’s sensuous beauty has distracted him from his goals. And although he finds her irresistible, he is horrified to hold her against her will. Now, together, they must both revolt against the strange set of circumstances that force them together—for only then will Grace truly surrender to him…forever.

GOING DOWN HARD by Tawny Weber
Multi-published author Tawny Weber has donated 8 copies of GOING DOWN HARD, released May 2009 from Harlequin Blaze. For more of Tawny, check out www.Tawnyweber.com

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…

WHISPERED LIES by Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love
#1 NYT best seller Sherrilyn Kenyon and NYT best seller Dianna Love have donated 8 copies of their romantic thriller WHISPERED LIES (second collaboration) being released in mass market (paperback) format on March 23, 2010 by Pocket Books. For more on this exciting debut book go to http://www.authordiannalove.com/bookshelf.html

After leaving South America, Bureau of American Defense operative Carlos Delgado has spent the past sixteen years watching over his shoulder, waiting for death to catch up to him. His luck runs out when BAD intercepts an unexpected tip on the number one threat to US security — the Fratelli de il Sovrano. Capturing a mysterious informant—Mirage—is their best hope of uncovering a deadly plan that risks the lives of teenagers and threatens economic chaos within the US, all unfolding just days before the presidential election. When Carlos takes the Mirage into custody, she’s nothing like what he expected and presents a threat to secrets he’s willing to die to protect.

Gabrielle Saxe never intended to become Mirage when she started sending anonymous tips on international criminals to intelligence agencies over the past decade while hiding from a killer. When a postcard arrives from a friend who is supposed to be dead, Gabrielle is forced to take a risk that catapults her into the midst of dangerous operatives on a treacherous mission…and into the arms of a man whose duty is to hand her over to Interpol as an international felon. Carlos is the last person she should trust and the only one standing between her and death. But she unknowingly holds the key to his survival as well.

Carlos and Gabrielle face a destiny built on whispered lies that can save a nation, but promises to destroy one of them before it’s over.

THE EDUCATION OF MRS. BRIMLEY by Donna MacMeans
Award-winning author Donna MacMeans has donated 8 copies of THE EDUCATION OF MRS. BRIMLEY. For more about Donna, check out www.DonnaMacMeans.com

Emma Brimley made one small fib in her application to teach at the Pettibone School for Young Ladies: She claimed to be a widow. But when she arrives in Yorkshire, she is dismayed to learn that she’s expected to prepare her students for the intimacies of marriage – of which she knows nothing! Her only hope of maintaining her place lies with the alluring Lord Nicholas Chambers, a neighboring artist whose behavior is scarcely consistent with that of a gentleman.

True to his reputation, “Lord Bedchambers” offers Emma a scandalous bargain: He will answer her questions about anatomy and bedroom etiquette if she will pose for him...in the Grecian fashion. Though keenly aware of the dangers of such a scenario, Emma determines to best this noble roué — never thinking she may be risking her heart as well...

NO CHANCE by Christy Reece
Multi-published author Christy Reece has donated 8 copies of NO CHANCE, First book in the second trilogy of Last Chance Rescue trilogies, released February 2010 from Ballantine Books. For more on Christy, check out http://www.christyreece.com

DO OR DIE
Skylar James told a lie to the man she married, and eight years later she still bitterly regrets the deception. Unknown to Skylar, her husband, Gabe Maddox, now lives in the dangerous shadows of elite operatives who rescue victims. When Skylar tries to save a naïve young beauty, kidnappers come after her. For Gabe, Skylar had been his last shot at trust and love. But news of her disappearance battens down his anger and launches him into action. Saving Skylar is Gabe’s only chance for peace and his last chance for happiness.

SWEETEST LITTLE SIN by Christine Wells
National Best-Selling author Christine Wells has donated 8 copies of SWEETEST LITTLE SIN being released from Berkley Sensation May 4, 2010. For more about Christine, and to see her other books, visit www.ChristineWells.com.

He'll risk his life, but not his heart...
Lady Louisa Brooke has many suitors, but the only man for her is the wild and ruthless Marquis of Jardine. When Jardine suddenly abandons her after a long-standing liaison, he leaves her with nothing except the secret they share. Her future in ruins, Louisa recklessly accepts a mission from the head of the secret service and becomes embroiled in a perilous operation in which nothing is as it seems ...

The Marquis of Jardine is determined to destroy the criminal mastermind who has sworn vengeance against all he holds dear. But when he hears that Louisa is to wed a dangerous enemy, Jardine is tortured by jealousy and fear for her safety. He tracks her down, only to discover that her mission collides with his. Together, Louisa and Jardine must now foil a plan to betray the secret service and escape a diabolical revenge. But can they put the past behind them and take the greatest risk of all -- on love?

THE CAPTIVE by Joanne Rock
Three-time Rita nominee Joanne Rock has donated 8 copies of THE CAPTIVE, from Harlequin Blaze Historicals. For more about Joanne, visit her website at http://joannerock.com.

What's a little bondage between enemies?
In 885 Wessex a woman is supposed to be sweet, mild mannered...docile.
Unfortunately, Lady Gwendolyn, a rich Saxon widow, is none of those things.
And Viking warrior Wulf Geirsson wants her desperately! One glimpse of the brazen beauty scrambling over the castle ramparts, and he knows he has to have her. Especially when she takes a tumble and lands at his feet.

But Wulf quickly finds that taking Gwendolyn and keeping her are two different things. And once she decides to engage in a seductive assault of her own, he's the one captivated....

DIVORCED, DESPERATE AND DELICIOUS, by Christie Craig
Award-winning author Christie Craig has donated 8 copies of DIVORCED, DESPERATE AND DELICIOUS, first in her Divorced and Desperate series from Dorchester. Check out the whole series at Christie’s website, www.christie-craig.com.

Ever since photographer Lacy Maguire caught her ex playing Pin-the-Secretary-to-the-Elevator Wall, she’s been content with her dog Fabio, her three cats and a vow of chastity. But all that changes when the reindeer-antlered Fabio drags in a very desperate, on-the-run detective who decides to take refuge in her house – a house filled with twinkling lights and a decorated tree. (Okay, so it’s February, but she has a broken heart to mend, a Christmas-card shoot to do, and a six-time divorced, match-making mother to appease.)

For the first time in a loooong while, Lacy reconsiders her vow. Because sexy Chase Kelly, wounded soul that he may be, would be an oh-so-delicious way of breaking her fast. Now if she can just keep them both alive and him out of jail…

HOT SHOT by Catherine Mann
Rita award-winning and USA TODAY bestselling author Catherine Mann is donating 8 copies of HOT SHOT, from her new Dark Ops series released by Berkley Sensation. For more on Catherine visit www.catherinemann.com

Old flames burn the hottest…
Major Vince DeLuca may have just accepted his most difficult recon mission ever—keeping an eye on Shay Bassett. As a pilot in the Air Force’s top secret test unit, Vince keeps a cool head at the controls. But ever since they were teens, Shay’s had a way of jamming his radar. Vince owes it to her dad, his old mentor, to keep her safe—but can he do it at arm’s length?

Once young and desperate herself, Shay cares deeply about the troubled teens she works with. Now she’s scheduled to tell Congress about Cleveland’s escalating gang activity, and someone out there is trying to cut her testimony short. Living to tell the tale may depend on trusting the one man who burned her so badly years ago—and still makes her feel hot all over…

THE WISH LIST by Gabi Stevens
Debut author Gabi Stevens has donated 8 copies of THE WISH LIST, being released by Tor in May, 2010. To learn more about Gabi, visit www.GabiStevens.com

When Kristin Montgomery discovers her three aunts are fairygodmothers and she's next in line for the job, her uncomplicated life disappears like magic. No, not like magic; it is magic.

Kristin not only has to deal with burgeoning magical powers, but also a reluctant arbiter, a selfish sprite, and a suave French sorcerer. And someone is out to take over the Arcani world. Not only does Kristin have to learn magic, she also has to trust her heart and her instincts to keep herself and the ones she loves out of danger.

TEMPT THE DEVIL by Anna Campbell
Award winning author Anna Campbell has donated 8 copies of TEMPT THE DEVIL, published by Avon. For more on Anna, visit www.annacampbell.info

For Olivia Raines, London’s most notorious courtesan, and the infamous Julian Southwood, Earl of Erith falling in love will be the greatest risk of all in this wicked and wild romance.

Any man in London would worship her. Yet Olivia is, quite frankly, bored of them all. Despite her many dalliances, she’s never felt true passion, never longed for any lover’s touch . . . until Julian, London’s most notoriously wanton rake, decides to make her his mistress.

From the moment he first sees her, Julian knows he must possess her. And when he discovers her greatest secret, a scandal that could ruin her reputation and end her career, he knows just the way to use this damaging information to his most delightful advantage. He offers Olivia a deal with the devil: he’ll keep her secret . . . if she allows him the chance to show her true ecstasy.

But Olivia must be careful, for Julian has a secret of his own: he will not rest until she is completely, shamelessly his.

SILENT TRUTH by Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love
#1 NYT best seller Sherrilyn Kenyon and NYT best seller Dianna Love have donated 8 copies of their romantic thriller SILENT TRUTH (third collaboration) being released as an original mass market (paperback) book on April 20, 2010 by Pocket Books. For more on this exciting debut book go to http://www.authordiannalove.com/bookshelf.html

Tough-as-nails Bureau of American Defense agent Hunter Thornton-Payne is no stranger to uncomfortable top-secret missions, but tonight takes the cake. He just needs to stick out a stuffy charity fundraiser long enough to find the ruthless assassin he’s hunted for four years. It’s a rogue operation, but Hunter’s got nothing to lose—until a beautiful brunette unexpectedly pulls him into her own dangerous agenda.

Abbie Blanton will do anything to find out why her healthy mother has become critically ill. When a high-profile heiress is shot as Abbie tries to blackmail her for the truth behind her mother’s mysterious illness, Abbie realizes she’s stumbled into an unforgiving conspiracy—and she’s the next target. She and Hunter discover an alarming connection that puts them at opposing goals as they begin a treacherous battle against an evil enterprise a secret organization will go to terrifying lengths to keep hidden.  Death is inevitable for someone before it’s all over.  

Survival comes down to choice.  Her salvation or his redemption?
Only one can win and the assassin holds the best odds. 

ON FOLLY BEACH by Karen White
Four-time RITA Award nominee and NYT bestseller Karen White has donated 8 copies of ON FOLLY BEACH, released by NAL/Penguin. For more about Karen, visit www.karen-white.com

The lives of two war widows--sixty years apart--converge on the Lowcountry island of Folly Beach, South Carolina. The women never meet, but are connected by the same book store they own, one in 1942 and the other in 2009. When Emmy, the current owner, discovers secret love notes written in the margins of books belonging to the past owner, details of a possible murder and a mysterious disappearance during WWII are revealed. And it is through the story from the past that Emmy's war-ravaged heart finds hope for a second chance.

DIVORCED, DESPERATE, AND DECEIVED by Christie Craig
Award-winning author Christie Craig has donated 8 copies of DIVORCED, DESPERATE, AND DECEIVED, third book in the Divorced & Desperate Series, released November 2009 from Dorchester LoveSpell. For more about Christie, visit www.christie-craig.com.

Of the Divorced, Desperate and Delicious club, Kathy Callahan is the last surviving member. Oh, her two friends haven’t died or anything. They just gave up their vows of chastity. They went for hot sex with hot cops and happy second marriages—something Kathy can never consider, given her past. Yet there’s always her plumber, Stan Bradley. He seems honest, hardworking...and skilled with a tool.

PLUMB CRAZY
Kathy’s best-laid plans are about to hit a clog. The guy snaking her drain isn’t what he seems. He’s handier with a pistol than a pipe wrench, and she’s about to see more action than Jason Statham. The next forty-eight hours promise hot pursuit, hotter passion and a super perky pug, and at the end of this wild escapade, Kathy and her own undercover lawman will be flush with happiness . . . assuming they both survive.

SWEETEST LITTLE SIN by Christine Wells
National Best-Selling author Christine Wells has donated 8 copies of SWEETEST LITTLE SIN being released from Berkley Sensation May 4, 2010. For more about Christine, and to see her other books, visit www.ChristineWells.com.

He'll risk his life, but not his heart...
Lady Louisa Brooke has many suitors, but the only man for her is the wild and ruthless Marquis of Jardine. When Jardine suddenly abandons her after a long-standing liaison, he leaves her with nothing except the secret they share. Her future in ruins, Louisa recklessly accepts a mission from the head of the secret service and becomes embroiled in a perilous operation in which nothing is as it seems ...

The Marquis of Jardine is determined to destroy the criminal mastermind who has sworn vengeance against all he holds dear. But when he hears that Louisa is to wed a dangerous enemy, Jardine is tortured by jealousy and fear for her safety. He tracks her down, only to discover that her mission collides with his. Together, Louisa and Jardine must now foil a plan to betray the secret service and escape a diabolical revenge. But can they put the past behind them and take the greatest risk of all -- on love?

SILENT TRUTH by Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love
#1 NYT best seller Sherrilyn Kenyon and NYT best seller Dianna Love have donated 8 copies of their romantic thriller SILENT TRUTH (third collaboration) being released as an original mass market (paperback) book on April 20, 2010 by Pocket Books. For more on this exciting debut book go to http://www.authordiannalove.com/bookshelf.html

Tough-as-nails Bureau of American Defense agent Hunter Thornton-Payne is no stranger to uncomfortable top-secret missions, but tonight takes the cake. He just needs to stick out a stuffy charity fundraiser long enough to find the ruthless assassin he’s hunted for four years. It’s a rogue operation, but Hunter’s got nothing to lose—until a beautiful brunette unexpectedly pulls him into her own dangerous agenda.

Abbie Blanton will do anything to find out why her healthy mother has become critically ill. When a high-profile heiress is shot as Abbie tries to blackmail her for the truth behind her mother’s mysterious illness, Abbie realizes she’s stumbled into an unforgiving conspiracy—and she’s the next target. She and Hunter discover an alarming connection that puts them at opposing goals as they begin a treacherous battle against an evil enterprise a secret organization will go to terrifying lengths to keep hidden.  Death is inevitable for someone before it’s all over.  

Survival comes down to choice.  Her salvation or his redemption?
Only one can win and the assassin holds the best odds. 

RENEGADE by Catherine Mann
Rita award-winning and USA Today bestselling author Catherine Mann is donating 8 copies of RENEGADE, the third in her new Dark Ops series from Berkley Sensation, released January 2010. For more on Catherine visit www.catherinemann.com

*Special note – RENEGADE has a cover quote by Dianna Love

UNTAMED AND UNDERCOVER
Tech. Sgt. Mason “Smooth” Randolph lives to push boundaries—whether by bucking his wealthy family’s expectations and joining the Air Force or by working outside the box on top secret flight projects.  But no way could he have anticipated how far outside the box he would land when an in-flight accident sends him parachuting into Nevada’s notorious Area 51—and into the handcuffs of sexy security cop Jill Walczak.

As a member of a covert surveillance force, Jill is searching for a serial killer inside the Air Force—and the last thing she needs is some rebel aviator threatening her case.  But the smoky cloud Mason flew through during his parachute landing may have been toxic fallout from biochemical experiments—forcing Jill into quarantine with the reckless flyboy. Now, Jill has to keep her eye on Mason without getting distracted by the growing passion between them, before the assassin ends her investigation, permanently…

MY RECKLESS SURRENDER by Anna Campbell

Award-winning author Anna Campbell has donated 8 copies of MY RECKLESS SURRENDER, being released May 25th from Avon. For more about Anna, visit www.annacampbell.info.

Headlong into sin...

A well-practiced rake, weary of easy conquests and empty pleasures, Tarquin Vale, Earl of Ashcroft, knows women—and his every instinct warns him to beware of this one. Diana Carrick’s brazen overtures have thrown the haunted, sinfully handsome lord completely off his guard. Why, the exquisite temptress stated outright that she wishes to be his lover! But it is neither Diana’s boldness nor her beauty that intrigues him so—it is the innocence he senses behind her worldly mask.
Intent upon the seduction that will finally free her, Diana has set her sights on the notorious Ashcroft—never dreaming that there is much more to the enigmatic rogue than sin and deviltry. His kiss is bewitching, his caress intoxicating—and even the dangerous secret Diana must protect cannot shield her from Ashcroft’s dark allure.

Unwittingly yet most willingly, they are playing with fire. Now the fuse has been lit and there is no escape…except surrender.

SHUT UP AND KISS ME by Christie Craig
Award-winning author Christie Craig has donated 8 copies of SHUT UP AND KISS ME, being released June 2010 from Dorchester. For more about Christie, visit her website at
www.christie-craig.com.

WELCOME TO PRECIOUS, TEXAS
…where fistfights serve as dinner theater and fire ants rain from the sky. The locals are usually very friendly, if a bit eccentric. No pictures please, or you may find yourself a guest of the county morgue.
Photojournalist Shala Winters already had her hands full bringing tourism to this backward, podunk town, but her job just got tougher. Pictures can say a thousand words, and one of Shala’s is screaming bloody murder. Now she has to entrust a macho, infuriating lawman with her life—but she’ll never trust him with her heart.

Trusted or not, Sky Gomez isn’t about to let a killer get his hands on Shala’s Nikon—or any of her more comely assets, for that matter. Her mouth might move faster than a Piney Woods roadrunner, but all he can think about is how good it must taste…and how she’ll never escape true love.

COMING ON STRONG by Tawny Weber
Multi-published author Tawny Weber has donated 8 copies of FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME, released April 2009 from Harlequin Blaze . For more about Tawny, check out www.tawnyweber.com.

By private invitation only...

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 redhot revenge!

But Belle has her own secret agenda for her ex-fiance. 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!

THE FORBIDDEN ROSE by Joanna Bourne

RITA® award-winner and American Library Association RUSA Best Romance Genre author Joanna Bourne has donated 8 copies of her new historical romance THE FORBIDDEN ROSE, being released June 1, 2010 by Berkley Sensation. For more on Joanna, visit http://www.joannabourne.com/

A glittering French aristocrat is on the run, disguised as a British governess. England 's top spy has a score to settle with her family. But as they're drawn inexorably into the intrigue and madness of Revolutionary Paris, they gamble on a love to which neither of them will admit.