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It's danger- STACY HENRIE, DEBRA ULLRIK ous, brutal, back-breaking work, but he's more than Two most surprising women… Lady Outlaw by Sta- ready for the challenge. There's just one problem … cy Henrie: No one would ever imagine that a fresh- Iris Richmond has been a thorn in the Randolph faced young woman could be robbing stage bandits boys' side since she was a little girl. Fiercely inde- of their ill-gotten fortunes. But Jennie Jones is des- pendent, she's vowed to save her ranch by driving perate to save her family's ranch from foreclosure. her own herd up the long and dusty trail--and Monty's And the risks seem worth it. Until her upright new just the man to help her get there. Monty swears he ranch hand, former bounty hunter Caleb Johnson, has no intention of taking Iris to Wyoming, but she's offers a glimpse of how much is really at stake… The never taken no for an answer. 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She's underestimated the lady...Clarissa would like to find a quite happily engaged to a marquess, thank you very husband, but perhaps not as much as her stepmoth- much, and scarcely remembers the pain of being er would like one for her. The woman has forbidden callously tossed over by the Duke of Worthington Clarissa from wearing her spectacles so she can look nearly two long years ago-till now. prettier, but how is she to see her potential suitors? THE ENTICING OF MISS STANDISH BK#3 $14.95 Besides, she's already caused enough mayhem to earn a rather horrible nickname. Just when she is JULIA JUSTISS about to give up hope of anyone asking her to dance, Cinderella Spinsters series. A meeting of minds… a man comes to lead her to the dance floor...a dark, But a most unsuitable match! When lady's compan- handsome blur of a man. ion Sara Standish meets Cameron Fitzallen, he has his jacket off and he's mending mill machinery. 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Highland Fling series. Since she was a little girl, Jennifer Adaire, daughter of the Earl of Burfield, has loved Gordon McDonnell even though his station as the gardener's son made him strictly forbidden to ONCE DISHONORED BK#5 $39.95 HARDCOVER her. After Gordon was forced from Adaire Hall, taking Jennifer's heart with him, he headed for London, MARY JO PUTNEY intent on making a better life for himself. Though Rogues Redeemed series. Bk#1 Once A Soldier. A they've kept in touch through letters and Jennifer has man who has lost his honor has nothing . . . London, waited patiently for him, it's taken Gordon five years 1816. As a Royal Navy officer, Lucas Mandeville, to return to Scotland. Now Jennifer doesn't know if Lord Foxton, has fought his share of battles on the she can manage seeing again the man she loves-- high seas, followed by long years of imprisonment. but can never have. In the time since his departure, But on this night, he’d rather be on the burning deck Gordon has achieved the success he's always of a ship than in a ballroom, where it is just a matter of time before someone challenges him because of INTRIGUE AUGUST 2020 CATALOGUE

HISTORICAL content. But when he meets Libby, sparks fly and passion ignites. She's the complete opposite of the what happened on the Continent. A woman who has woman he thought he wanted in his life, but she just lost her reputation is nothing . . . When dark-haired might be exactly who he needs… beauty Kendra Douglas arrives, a whisper of scandal TO BE WICKED WITH YOU BK#1 $19.95 ripples through the ton. The disgraced divorcee’s TRADE P/BACK (198 PAGES) entrance is an act of daring. Which is exactly why TAMARA GILL Lucas asks her to dance . . . A couple who stands Wicked Widows series. Evie Milton knows she'll together has everything . . . Unexpectedly, Lucas never marry. But that doesn't mean she can't cele- offers Kendra his aid in finding the evidence to regain brate her sister's betrothal to Finlay Stone, Duke of her good name—and her beloved young son. To- Carlisle. Until the bride-to-be runs off with the wrong gether they investigate the wicked conspiracy that man, that is. Now, if they have any hope of avoiding destroyed her life, and in the midst of danger, find a a devastating scandal, Evie and Finlay will need to deep love that will redeem them both—if only they bring the runaway bride to heel. And Evie will have to can live long enough to build a future together. (due somehow ignore her growing attraction to the hand- for release in small p/back 29th Sep) some duke who can never be hers ...In order to SOMEONE TO CHERISH BK#2 $29.95 TRADE P/BACK avoid disinheritance, Finlay needs a wife, and he CHERYL HOLT requires one now. Finding a match wasn't terribly Lost Girls Trilogy. Bk#1 Someone to Love. Caroline difficult. Keeping her, however, was another story. Grey was just four years old when she was found Going after the chit was his last option. What he nev- stranded and alone by navy sailors on a deserted er expected was how he'd start to feel for Evie. She's island in the Caribbean. When she was returned to beautiful, kind, mature...and an entirely unsuitable England, she enjoyed a brief burst of notoriety. Who bride. If only he could convince his heart of that ...All was she? Who had her parents been? Ultimately, it takes is one spontaneous kiss to scatter their best she was claimed by her dour, miserly relatives intentions to the wind. But as secrets emerge and who've treated her like an unwanted pauper. She's truths are revealed, can Evie and Finlay find their spent her life trying to be accepted by those who way to happily ever after-or is their wicked liaison should love her, but her haunting past has created doomed to end in heartbreak? too many obstacles. It's difficult to fit in… Caleb Ral- THE UNLIKELY HEROES BK#3 $25.95 TRADE P/BACK ston is a wealthy, infamous gambler who's raging CARLA KELLY (RELEASED 11TH AUG) against the unfairness of life. After spending a dec- St. Brendan series. 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To coun- out to be just the woman he needs... teract the growing threat from across the English SOMEONE TO LOVE BK#1 $29.95 TRADE P/BACK Channel, Able Six has been recalled to the fleet. CHERYL HOLT Thanks to a legacy from the legendary Sir B, Able Lost Girls Trilogy. Libby Carstairs was found by and his Gunwharf Rats - workhouse boys like him - navy sailors on a deserted island in the Caribbean. will serve as ship-to-shore messengers in Sir B's own She was all alone and had no memory of her past or yacht. Able is torn. His loyalty to England and the parents. Who is she? And what happened to leave Royal Navy is strong and he knows his duty, but her stranded so far from home? After she was re- there is loving wife Meridee to consider, and their turned to England, her situation was sensationalized small son Ben. Is the cost of war finally too high, in the newspapers, which meant she's enjoyed a life even to a man so committed? What awaits Able Six of public acclaim. 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Any thought of romance is quickly set news of an old flame. And in San Francisco, Dani, aside, however, when Hudson proposes they work the aspiring writer who can't seem to put down a together to secure suitable spouses for each other. book--or a cocktail--long enough to open her laptop, As their friendship grows, Hudson and Bianca begin has just been fired...again. In an effort to regroup, to reconsider what they truly want in life. But will Kate, Vanessa, and Dani retreat to the New Jersey beach town where they once spent their summers. WOULD I LIE TO THE DUKE BK#1 $15.95 Emboldened by the seductive cadences of the shore, EVA LEIGH the women begin to realize how much their lives, and Union of the Dukes series. When an ambitious friendships, have been shaped by the choices they entrepreneur pretends to be a lady of means, she made one fateful night on the beach eight years ear- catches the eye--and heart--of a duke… Jessica lier--and the secrets that only now threaten to sur- McGale's family business desperately needs inves- face. tors and she's determined to succeed at any cost. BAREFOOT ON A STARLIT NIGHT BK#3 $15.95 But she knows London's elite will never look twice at a humble farm girl like herself. Posing as "Lady Whit- JO MCNALLY field," however, places her in the orbit of wealthy, Rendezvous Falls series. Bk#1 Slow Dancing at powerful people--most notably the Duke of Rotherby. Sunrise. Bridget McKinnon would do anything for her His influence and support could save her company, feisty ailing grandma Maura. 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If he can convince derella scheme, the thought of achieving her goal at his beautiful but tightly wound landlord to be his pre- Noel's expense breaks Jess's heart. He doesn't just tend fiancée, his boss will be happy--as will Bridget's want her now, he wants her forever. But will her se- matchmaking grandma and her meddling book club. cret end their future before it begins? Finn and Bridget fool (almost) everyone with their sizzling glances and toe-curling kisses...even as they COMING IN SEPTEMBER: tell themselves it's only make-believe. Playing a part How to Catch a Sinful Marquess—Amy Rose Ben- has never been so easy. But when love is real, it's nett time to find the courage to start playing by heart... 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CONTEMPORARY intriguing, independent woman is turning out to be more than he bargained for. Lorelei West had given shared with her fiancé makes her a regular at the new up hope of having a family of her own until her sister's coffeehouse in her neighborhood, where she finds tragic death brought little Sawyer into her life. And some guidance from (and eye candy in) the attractive now there's no way she's going to let Reese take her owner, Eric. Between Jordan's support, the Barnes & away. Lorelei knows hotshot, good-looking cowboys Noble self-help aisle, and the Tao of Eric, Allison like him -- she's dated enough of them -- and she gradually discovers that her old life wasn't as perfect intends to stand her ground. Yet the more time Reese as she thought--and that if she truly wants to find her and Lorelei spend together, the harder it is to deny happily-ever-after, she's going to have to start writing the attraction building between them. But opening her own rules. their hearts to a baby is one thing -- can they also open their hearts to the possibility of a happily-ever- CHRISTMAS IN BAYBERRY $25.95 TRADE P/BACK after? JENNIFER FAYE THE COWBOY SAYS I DO BK#1 $15.95 She's trying to save the family candle company. He's trying not to fall for Bayberry--and her--again. Kate DYLANN CRUSH Taylor knows what she wants in life: to one day run Tying the Knot in Texas series. It's anything but a her family's candle business, which is at the heart of wedding cake walk for the mayor and the deputy the close-knit community of Bayberry, Vermont. But sheriff when they team up to reinvent the town of the company isn't doing well. Wesley Adams is on the Idont, Texas to Ido. Newly elected mayor, Lacey fast track to be an assistant vice president at his fi- Cherish, ran for office to redeem the family name nancial firm in Manhattan. Before the promotion is after her father had to resign for un-mayorly like con- announced, he's sent to this small town from his past duct. But if she wants to salvage her family's reputa- to do an analysis of the candle company. He doesn't tion, along with the town's economy, she'll need to expect to bump into his childhood crush, Kate, and think fast. With few options at hand, she starts to re- when he does, sparks fly. As he spends time in Bay- brand Idont as Ido, as the most romantic place in Tex- berry, he falls for the town's Christmas traditions--and as to tie the knot. Lacey's grand plans have just made for her. But he has a responsibility to submit an hon- Deputy Sheriff Bodie Phillips's life a whole lot harder. est report. Will it extinguish Kate's dreams...along with He's got bigger problems than helping the mayor any chance they have for a future together? Includes bring in brides. Like figuring out why his dad and contains a free Hallmark original recipe for Cast Iron grandfather mysteriously shut down the family busi- Beef Stew. ness, and who's abandoning dogs within the town limits. When Lacey's chance at getting major publicity COME HOME TO DEEP RIVER BK#1 $15.95 for Ido's first wedding is jeopardized, she's forced to JACKIE ASHENDEN rely on Bodie for help. But as their attraction heats up, Alaska Homecoming series. Deep River, Alaska they both have to decide how far they're willing to go boasts a fiercely independent though small popula- to revive the town and their families' honor. tion. The people who live here love it, and they don't COWBOY STRONG BK#3 $25.95 TRADE P/BACK much care what anyone else thinks. Until the day Silas Quinn comes back and tells them an oil reserve STACY FINZ has been found below the town and now it's neighbor Dry Creek Ranch series. Bk#1 Cowboy Up. Three vs. neighbor. 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A DOG BETWEEN THEM $14.95 2IN1 REISSUE pregnant, Ryder makes it clear he wants it all. But DALY THOMPSON, CJ CARMICHAEL having suffered the fallout of her parents' disastrous Wanted: A place to belong … One of a Kind Dad by relationship, Sammy is wary of letting Ryder too close. Daly Thompson; Veterinarian Daniel Foster knows This cowboy will have to prove he's proposing out of what it's like to feel unloved. That's why he became a more than just honor... foster dad. Now he wants new housekeeper Lilah HONEYSUCKLE DREAMS BK#2 $15.95 Jamison and her son to be a part of his extended fam- SMALL P/BACK RELEASE ily. Except the skittish single mom is hiding something. DENISE HUNTER Daniel has to find a way to win her trust. But what Blue Ridge Romance series. Bk#1 Blue Ridge Sun- happens when Lilah's past catches up with her? Her rise. Brady Collins is juggling full-time fatherhood with Cowboy Dilemma by C.J. Carmichael: Cassidy the booming auto repair business he runs out of his Lambert traded in Montana's big sky country for the barn. His ex-wife's sudden death has shaken him, but big-city lights--forever. Until a potentially devastating the devastating news that follows leaves him reeling: equine illness threatens her family's ranch, and Cassi- Sam is not his biological son. When Sam's wealthy dy is needed at home to help. She thinks she knows maternal grandparents decide they want custody of what she wants from life, but the more she's around the child, Brady knows he's in for the fight of his life. sexy veterinarian Dan Farley, the more uncertain she Brady's attorney tips him off that one major life is... change would virtually assure him of winning guardi- FEELS LIKE FAMILY BK#3 $16.95 REISSUE anship of baby Sam at the final hearing: the stability of SHERRYL WOODS an impending marriage. And his friend Hope is willing Sweet Magnolias series. Bk#1 Stealing Home. On to step in as the loving and devoted fiancée. Local the road to success, good friends are never far apart radio celebrity Hope Daniels has been driven by a in the world of the Sweet Magnolias. Helen Decatur solitary goal her entire life, and she's finally been of- spent a lifetime setting goals--getting through college fered her dream job--in Atlanta. Unfortunately, her and law school, opening her own practice, becoming arrangement with Brady requires her presence in financially secure, and establishing herself as one of Copper Creek, and she is faced with missing the the most highly respected divorce attorneys in the chance of a lifetime or standing in the way of a dear state of South Carolina. Achieving those goals was a friend's dreams. Both Hope and Brady would give breeze compared to the one she's faced with now. their lives for beautiful Sam. But can they give their The most driven--and cynical--of the Sweet Magnoli- trust to one another? With this novel in the Blue Ridge as, Helen is forty-two, single and suddenly ready for Romance series, Honeysuckle Dreams shines light on the family she's put on the back burner for all these the complicated and beautiful angles of love. years. Unfortunately, having a child at her age comes HOW MUCH I FEEL BK#1 $21.95 with lots of complications, not the least of which is the TRADE P/BACK absence of a serious relationship in her life. Handling MARIE FORCE so many divorces has left her skeptical about love, but Miami Nights series. Carmen ...Babysitting a hand- Helen's not the type of woman to wait around for fate some, arrogant neurosurgeon isn't how I imagined my to step in. Taking charge of her own destiny puts her first day at Miami-Dade General Hospital. This is sup- at odds with her two best friends and sets sparks fly- posed to be the start of my dream career--something ing with a man who claims he doesn't want a family, I've worked hard to achieve after the tragic loss of my and nothing turns out like she planned. husband. Dr. Jason Northrup isn't going to mess up THE HERO OF HOPE SPRINGS BK#10 $17.95 my plans, even if he makes my lady parts stand up MAISEY YATES and say hello. Especially since the surgeon sends up Gold Valley series. Bk#1 Smooth-Talking Cowboy. every kind of red flag. However, my heart--and other Will Gold Valley's most honorable cowboy finally claim parts--seem intent on ignoring those signs... Jason ... I the woman he's always wanted? For as long as have more important things to do than bail out an at- brooding cowboy Ryder Daniels has known Sammy tractive new colleague, but I need her. Carmen is my Marshall, she has been his sunshine. Her free spirit only hope in convincing the Miami-Dade board to and bright smile saved him after the devastating loss overlook my tarnished reputation--and she makes me of his parents and gave him the strength to care for feel optimistic again. Romantic entanglements are the his orphaned family. Only Ryder knows how vulnera- last thing I can afford, but Carmen isn't an entangle- ble Sammy is, so he's kept his attraction for his best ment. She's a beautiful breath of fresh South Florida friend under wraps for years. But what Sammy's ask- air. My feelings for her are quickly becoming the best ing for now might be a step too far… Something has kind of scandal. been missing from Sammy's life, and she thinks she knows what it is. Deciding she wants a baby is easy; realizing she wants her best friend to be the father Rainy days should be spent at home is...complicated. Especially when a new heat between them sparks to life! When Sammy discovers she's with a cup of tea and a good book.

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CONTEMPORARY Tripp to meddle with her new plan to find Mr. Right-- or to discover that she's more attracted to him than ever! Divorced and eager to reconnect with his cow- KISS MY CUPCAKE $25.95 TRADE P/BACK boy roots, Tripp returns to Bliss County to save his HELENA HUNTING ailing father's ranch. He's not looking for another Blaire Calloway has planned every Instagram-worthy wife--certainly not his best friend's little sister. But moment of her cupcake and cocktails shop launch he's never been able to forget Hadleigh. And this down to the tiniest detail. What she didn't plan on? time, if she ends up in his arms, he's not letting her Ronan Knight and his old-school sports bar next go! door opening on the very same day. He may be su- per swoony, but Blaire hasn't spent years obsessing MACKADE BROTHERS: RAFE AND JARED BKS#1&2 over buttercream and bourbon to have him ruin her $17.95 REISSUE chance at success. From axe throwing (his place) to NORA ROBERTS frosting contests (hers), Blaire and Ronan are con- MacKade Brothers series. THE RETURN OF stantly trying to one-up each other in a battle to win RAFE MACKADE: Ten years after disappearing new customers. But with every clash, there's also an from Antietam, Maryland, the bad boy has come undeniable chemistry. When an even bigger threat home. Cleaned up, successful and still dangerously to their business comes to town, they're forced to good-looking, Rafe MacKade plans to open a bed- call a temporary time-out on their own war and work and-breakfast with the help of antique shop owner together. And the more time Blaire spends getting to Regan Bishop. Though Regan claims to not want to know the real Ronan, the more she wonders if it's get involved with a rebel, Rafe is pretty sure that her possible to have her cupcake and eat it too. reaction to their sizzling kisses suggests otherwise… THE PRIDE OF JARED MACKADE: Jared MacK- THE LOVE SCAM $26.95 TRADE P/BACK ade believes in taking a stand, and he never turns MARYJANICE DAVIDSON his back on a fight. So when his work as an attorney Rake Tarbell is in trouble. When the fabulously brings him up against Savannah Morningstar, her wealthy and carefree bachelor wakes up horribly rude behavior and strong defences aren't nearly hungover in Venice, it's not something that would enough to scare him off--quite the opposite. normally be a problem...except he has no idea how Thoughts of the outrageously direct and sinfully sexy he got there from California. Or who stole his wallet. woman keep Jared coming back for more. And the Or who emptied his bank account of millions. Or who more he gets to know her, the more determined he in the world is Lillith, the charming little girl claiming is to always stand by her. to be his long lost daughter. For the first time in his life, Rake is on his own and throwing Benjamins MISS JANIE’S GIRLS $21.95 TRADE P/BACK around aren't going to solve his problem. Now if only CAROLYN BROWN the gorgeous, fun, and free-spirited woman who Miss Janie is at the end of a long and full life, but brought Lillith into his life was willing to help the situ- she has no intention of crossing that finish line until ation...Claire Delaney finds Rake's problems hilari- she's found her girls… It's been ten years since Te- ous and is not in the least bit sorry of adding to them resa and Kayla shook off the dust of Birthright, Tex- by bringing Lillith into the mix. A pretty Midwestern as, went their separate ways, and never looked girl with a streak for mischief, Claire isn't the type to back. Apart from their foster mom, Miss Janie, they hang around with a guy like Rake. Even if he is drop don't have many fond memories of their hometown. -dead handsome and charming as all get-out. Even Or of each other. Still, neither can forget the kind if he needs help and she has all the answers. But if woman who opened her home and heart to two this helps Lillith, she will go out of her way. And with teenagers in need. When a private investigator--who a guy like Rake, she's willing to bend her rules a bit just happens to be Miss Janie's handsome nephew-- for some fun. But when adventure-filled days turn to tracks them both down and tells them Miss Janie is romantic nights as they search for answers, and dying, Teresa and Kayla know deep down that someone starts following them through the streets of they've got to be there for her as she had been there Venice, Claire realizes she's playing more than just for them. With Teresa and Kayla together again un- a game. And maybe, just maybe, she isn't willing to der the same roof, old tensions may flare, but with let go of Rake or Lillith just yet. Miss Janie's help, they might rediscover that home is the perfect place for new beginnings. THE MARRIAGE PACT BK#1 $16.95 REISSUE LINDA LAEL MILLER ON MAGNOLIA LANE BK#3 $15.95 Brides of Bliss County series. The women of Bliss SMALL P/BACK RELEASE County are ready to meet the men of their dreams! DENISE HUNTER Ten years ago, Hadleigh Stevens was eighteen and Blue Ridge Romance series. Bk#1 Blue Ridge this close to saying "I do," when Tripp Galloway in- Sunrise. After two years of counselling sessions with terrupted her walk down the aisle. Now with that Daisy Pendleton, Pastor Jack McReady has earned disaster firmly behind her, Hadleigh and her single a permanent spot in her life as a spiritual leader-- friends form a marriage pact. But she doesn't expect and nothing more. Jack would never risk losing her INTRIGUE AUGUST 2020 CATALOGUE

trust by exposing the depths of his heart, but he's enjoying her life was on her year abroad. Inspired to hopelessly in love with her. Daisy loves her southern retrace her steps-to find Colin in Ireland, Jean small-town life and her job at her family-run flower Claude in France, and Marcelino in Italy-Chelsea shop, but she doesn't have the thing she longs for hopes that one of these three men who stole her most: someone to share it with. Her recent foray into heart so many years ago, can help her find it again. online dating has been a disaster--until she meets From the start of her journey nothing goes as TJ. Jack could kill his friend Noah for using his ini- planned, but as Chelsea reconnects with her old tials and some indistinct photos to set up a profile on self, she also finds love in the very last place she the dating app Daisy is using. 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She's certainly sees looks like a superhero god, she wonders if not going to be controlled by Ben, especially when maybe there's something to small-town living after he takes her out in the middle of nowhere to learn all. Jake Ramsey also has a broken heart -- one he how to survive. Yet gradually, far from her cell never expects to heal. He doesn't need people any- phone, Silver begins to open up to him about her life way and is content hiding out in his secluded cottage --and finds they have more in common than they on the beach. But after helping Nora with a medical thought. Soon a romance blossoms--but can a jet- emergency, he finds himself opening up to the witty, setting movie star and a homebody cowboy find the warmhearted doctor. Soon the local matchmakers best of both worlds? are working overtime to pair them off, and Jake be- SEA GLASS CASTLE BK#3 $15.95 gins to wonder if his campaign to get Nora to stay is TI LOWE for the town or because he can't bear the thought of Carolina Coast series. Bk#1 Beach Haven. Sophia her leaving. Prescott is still mending from the embarrassment of PARIS IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA $25.95 a highly publicized divorce from a pro football player, TRADE P/BACK and the now-single mother is back in Sunset Cove, JENN MCKINLAY surrounded by the supporting love of her family and A thirty-year-old woman retraces her gap year the Sand Queens. Sophia doesn't think there's any through Ireland, France, and Italy to find love-and hope for starting over until an unexpected trip to the herself-in this hilarious and heartfelt novel. It's been paediatrician's office gives her a second chance seven years since Chelsea Martin embarked on her after all. Dr. Weston Sawyer knows all about lives yearlong post-college European adventure. Since shattering into millions of pieces. His own all but then, she's lost her mother to cancer and watched ended when a truck driver fell asleep at the wheel her sister marry twice, while Chelsea's thrown her- and barreled head-on into his pregnant wife's sedan, self into work, becoming one of the most talented killing her instantly and leaving Wes with a soul so fundraisers for the American Cancer Coalition, and wounded that it has refused to heal. He packed up with the exception of one annoyingly competent and left swampy southern Alabama for South Caroli- coworker, Jason Knightley, her status as most tal- na with the hope of fading into the sleepy coastal ented fundraiser is unquestioned. When her intro- town of Sunset Cove. Instead, feisty brunette Sophia verted mathematician father announces he's getting Prescott will have him braving something different remarried, Chelsea is forced to acknowledge that and entirely unexpected. If Sophia and Wes can her life stopped after her mother died and that the take the leap to give love another try, they just might last time she can remember being happy, in love, or find that hope has a way of coming back around and weaving into one's heart. INTRIGUE AUGUST 2020 CATALOGUE

CONTEMPORARY clashes with Christian's careful methods and he worries his students will never be the same. With a track record of catastrophe, Ruby always feels too SEARCHING FOR LOVE BK#6 $27.95 TRADE P/BACK clumsy, too distracted, too . . . much. Desperate for MELISSA FOSTER a chance to prove that she can do more than make Bradens: Pleasant Falls—Oak Falls series. Bk#1 mistakes in her life, she throws herself into her new Embracing Her Heart. Zev Braden and Carly Dylan teaching position. But when Christian can't seem to have known each other their whole lives. Their close stay out of her way, she finds herself slipping into -knit families were sure they were destined to marry- old, chaotic tendencies. What she doesn't anticipate until a devastating tragedy struck, breaking the two is that Christian's heart is slowly catching up with his lovers apart. Over the next decade Zev, a nomadic mind--and she, too, must decide whether to follow treasure hunter, rarely returned to his hometown, logic or love. and Carly became a chocolatier and built a whole new life across the country. When a chance encoun- THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING BK#1 $14.95 ter brings them back into each other's lives, can they JENNIFER ASHLEY find the true love that once existed, or will shattered McLaughlin Brothers series. See that gorgeous dreams and broken hearts prevail? guy over there? Standing behind his brother at the altar, best man while I'm maid of honor. Zach SUNSHINE ON SILVER LAKE BK#5 $15.95 McLaughlin. He was my first love. Hot, enticing, out ANNIE RAINS (RELEASED 11TH AUG) of reach. Now he's back in my life, the two of us Sweetwater Springs series. Bk#1 Christmas on reconnecting when my best friend marries his broth- Mistletoe Lane. Welcome back to Sweetwater er. I haven't seen Zach for years, now he's next to Springs, North Carolina for a heart-warming second- me, irresistible in his tux. He looks at me with his chance romance between a quirky café owner and a sweet blue eyes, and his mouth quirks just a little. handsome park ranger. With summer just around Enough to show me he's noticing me, and wonder- the corner, Emma St. James is eagerly planning a ing how we'll get through this. I'll try to keep it casu- 5K run at Sweetwater Springs National Park. But al, but I know inside that seeing Zach after all these first she needs the help of one charming, rugged, years ... is going to change everything ... and handsome park ranger. Her brief high school romance with Jack Hershey may have ended in WANT YOU TO WANT ME BK#2 $15.95 heartbreak, but Emma can't deny that he still gives LORELEI JAMES her butterflies. So when Jack responds to her re- Want You series. Bk#1 I Want You Back. Hockey quest with an all-too-tempting plea to pretend to be player Gabriella "Gabi" Welk spent her life in pursuit his girlfriend for the summer, how can she say no? of championships, but she has little to show for it Jack would do anything for his sister -- even pretend besides dusty trophies and second-place medals. to give up his bachelor life to care for his nephew. Now her career consists of several part-time jobs to Passing his days with his high school sweetheart make ends meet. When Gabi gets a chance at her guarantees one long, hot summer -- but only be- dream job, she swallows her pride and asks her cause every moment together leaves him wanting a nemesis--smart, sexy and savvy Nolan Lund--for real relationship. He can't imagine spending another help. Since being named future CEO of Lund Indus- season without Emma by his side. Can he convince tries, Nolan has tried hard to overcome his reputa- her to give their love a second chance before the tion as a fun-loving playboy and ladies' man. For the summer draws to a close? Includes the bonus novel- first time ever, he's more focused on the company la A Fairytale Bride! by Hope Ramsay. than his personal life. He spends his free time at the ice rink his brother owns, cheering on his niece at THE TEACHER’S BRIDE BK#1 $15.95 her hockey games...and watching Gabriella Welk, SMALL P/BACK RELEASE the superstar athlete and assistant coach who gets KATHLEEN FULLER under his skin in a way he can't ignore. He's Amish Brides of Birch Creek series. If there is one shocked when Gabi agrees to trade a favor for a thing Christian Ropp will not allow in his classroom-- favor. They have little in common besides their mu- or his life--it's chaos. So why is he drawn to Ruby tual mistrust, but between family crises and sibling Glick, a woman who seems to bring mayhem wher- rivalries, Nolan and Gabi realize they want to be ever she goes? Christian Ropp moves to Birch more than just friends--much more. Creek to accept a teaching position in the rapidly growing Amish community. He's determined to put WILD COWBOY COUNTRY $15.95 the rambunctious school in order as well as check ERIN MARSH another task off his list: finding a wife. Of course, Clay Stevens desperately wants to reclaim his that would be much easier if women were like text- grandfather's land, using the latest techniques to books, straightforward and logical. When an acci- bring water to the arid landscape. The last thing he dent puts Christian out of commission, a new com- needs is wild wolves on his ranch--even if they are munity member named Ruby Glick takes over his brought there by feisty and determined conservation classroom. But Ruby's exuberant teaching style officer Lacey Montgomery. Lacey is convinced the ranchers and the lobos can co-exist, until Clay's INTRIGUE AUGUST 2020 CATALOGUE nephew and his friends cause a landslide that injures MYSTERY & SUSPENSE some rare Mexican wolf pups and Lacey gets hurt too. Clay and Lacey have to work together to heal old ACCEPTABLE RISK BK#2 $25.95 TRADE P/BACK wounds and reconcile community factions, if they're LYNETTE EASON going to have any chance at the bright future they Danger Never Sleeps series. Bk#1 Collateral Dam- both envision. age. Sarah Denning is a military journalist with the YES I DO $15.95 REISSUE Army in the Middle East when her convoy is attacked JANET DAILEY and she's taken hostage. When former Army Ranger ENEMY IN CAMP ... Dirk Ramsey's newspaper col- Gavin Black is asked by his old unit commander-- umn is syndicated nationwide, but that doesn't im- Sarah's imposing father--to plan an extremely risky press Victoria Beaumont. Just because Dirk's tall, rescue, he reluctantly agrees and successfully exe- dark, totally cute, and way too smart for his own good cutes it. Back in the US, Sarah is livid when she's doesn't mean he knows everything. If he did, he'd discharged on a false psychiatric evaluation and know that she fell in love with him at the start of their vows to return to the Army. Until she learns of her summer together on Mackinac Island. She couldn't brother's suicide. Unable to believe her brother would help it. Going down leafy lanes on a bicycle built for do such a thing, she puts her plans on hold and en- two, having tea at the Grand Hotel--it doesn't get lists Gavin to help her discover the truth. What they more romantic than that. Until Dirk kisses her . . . uncover may be the biggest story of Sarah's career-- DIFFICULT DECISION … Deborah Holland is ready if she can survive long enough to write it. Strap in for to climb the corporate ladder, and the first step is an another breakneck nail-biter from bestselling roman- interview at LaCosta, one of the biggest companies tic suspense author Lynette Eason that will have you around. The last thing she expected was to meet up turning pages long into the night. CEO Zane Wilding in person. He's masterful, sexy, ACCIDENTAL TARGET $12.95 and...well, everything she ever wanted in a man. In THERESA HALL your dreams, Deborah. Not going to happen. Wonder On an icy road in the dead of night, what she sees of wonders. Zane calls to offer her a plum job as his might get her killed. Allison Moore can't deny what assistant and Deborah can't refuse. From meetings in she sees--a lifeless hand sticking out of a tarp in the the walnut-paneled company boardroom to social back of a crashed pickup truck. Seconds later, she's events at his Connecticut mansion, she'll be at his on the run with a murderer on her heels. Nowhere is side day and night. Anything could happen . . Re- safe and no one can be trusted...except police ser- member when you first fell in love? It's time to get geant Jackson Archer. But with someone set on si- that feeling again . . . lencing her, can Jackson keep his promise of protec- COMING IN SEPTEMBER: tion? Bayou Baby—Lexi Blake BLIND FAITH BK#3 $15.95 SMALL P/BACK RELEASE Make Mine a Cowboy—AJ Pine SHARON SALA Once in a Blue Moon—Sharon Sala Jigsaw Files series. Bk#1 The Missing Piece. He A Sweet Alaskan Fall—Jennifer Snow has nothing and everything to lose… When a seven- teen-year-old boy goes missing while camping with Temptation on Ocean Drive—Jennifer Probst his buddies in the Chisos Mountains in Big Bend, the Waiting on a Cowboy—Jennifer Ryan case is right up PI Charlie Dodge's alley. Charlie's Wildflower Ridge—Sherryl Woods reputation for finding missing people--especially missing kids--is unparalleled. Unfortunately, trouble Beach Wedding Weekend—Rachel Magee seems to be equally good at finding him. Charlie's Can’t Help Falling—Cara Bastone still in the thick of it when bad news arrives regarding Her Aussie Holiday—Stefanie London his wife, Annie, whose early onset Alzheimer's is causing her to slip further and further away. The tim- Like Lovers Do—Tracey Livesay ing couldn't be worse. Thankfully, Charlie's ride-or- die assistant, Wyrick, has his back. But when Univer- sal Theorem, the shadowy and elusive organization from Wyrick's past, escalates its deadly threats against her, it pushes both partners past their break- ing points. Finding people is one thing; now Charlie will have to fight to hold on to everyone he holds dear.

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MYSTERY & SUSPENSE OPERATION RESCUE $14.95 2IN1 REISSUE CARLA CASSIDY, LISA CHILDS HIDDEN WITNESS $12.95 A mission they never prepared for… The Colton SHIRLEE MCCOY Cowboy by Carla Cassidy: Ranch foreman Anders The ranch was her safe haven … but now she's been Colton is shocked to find an infant left on his porch-- found. As the only witness to a murder, FBI defense and a note saying she's a Colton. Investigating an attorney Annalise Rivers has no choice but to enter abandoned baby isn't the career-making case rookie witness protection on a remote dude ranch. But after officer Elle Gage is hoping for. But when their lives an attempt on her life, Annalise must rely on the are threatened, she moves in to protect the child. ranch's owner, former navy SEAL MacArthur Davis, Suddenly lone wolf Anders is thinking family, and to keep her safe. And Mac will do whatever it takes to must uncover little Bonnie's parentage before it's too help Annalise live to testify...even if it costs him his late. Colton's Cinderella Bride by Lisa Childs: For future. one magical night, they were Cinderella and the prince. Reunited four years later, billionaire Blake LABYRINTH BK#23 $17.95 SMALL P/BACK RELEASE Colton and K-9 cop Juliette Walsh are worlds apart, CATHERINE COULTER and he is furious to learn that Juliette's secret daugh- FBI Thriller series. Bk#1 The Cove. On a Tuesday ter is his. But with danger closing in, Blake and Juli- afternoon, Agent Sherlock is driving in downtown ette must risk more than their rekindling passion to Washington when her Volvo is suddenly T-boned at have a future with their child. an intersection. As her car spins out of control, a OUTFOX $17.95 SMALL P/BACK RELEASE man's body slams against her windshield and then-- blackness. 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However, the bling him to lure eight wealthy women out of their man she accuses is the local sheriff's nephew and a fortunes before they disappeared without a trace, member of a very powerful family, reputed to have their families left without answers and the authorities psychic powers. When the sheriff arrests Griffin and without clues. The only common trait among the vic- the rescued woman, Carson DaSilva, he calls Savich tims: a new man in their life who also vanished, leav- for help. Together they have to weave their way ing behind no evidence of his existence . . . except through a labyrinth of lies to find the truth of a terrible for one signature custom. Drex is convinced that secret. is another electrifying novel that will sink its these women have been murdered, and that the man teeth in you. he knows as Weston Graham is the sociopath re- sponsible. 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The closer he gets to the share--about bodies that were never found, and couple, the more convinced he becomes that Jasper about the apprentice who is continuing his grisly is the clever, merciless predator he's sought--and work . . . AND NOW HE'LL TEACH THEM ….. He that his own attraction to Talia threatens to compro- buries his victims alive the way his mentor Harvey mise his purpose and integrity. This is Drex's one did, relishing their final screams as the earth rains chance to outfox his cunning nemesis before he mur- down. And as one last gift to the only father he knew, ders again and eludes justice forever. But first he he'll make the most perfect kill of all. HOW TO must determine if the desirable Talia is a heartless DIE.Everything about this investigation is unnerving accomplice . . . or the next victim. Jo, from Harvey's fascination with her to the fact that she's working alongside Texas Ranger Brody Win- chester, her ex-husband. Harvey's protégé is growing bolder and more vicious every day. And soon the trail of shallow graves will lead them to the last place Jo expected, and to the most terrifying truth of all . . . INTRIGUE AUGUST 2020 CATALOGUE

PARANOID $17.95 SMALL P/BACK RELEASE ficer, receives a call about a suspected poisoning at a LISA JACKSON party aboard a yacht, Colin decides to tag along. He IF YOU THINK SOMEONE IS OUT TO GET YOU . . recognizes one of the victims as an undercover Brit- .There are people in Edgewater, Oregon, who think ish intelligence officer, and it quickly becomes evident that twenty years ago, Rachel Gaston got away with they're dealing with something very sinister. At the murder. But Rachel still has no idea how a foolish same time, a valuable painting by Irish artist Aoife teenaged game turned deadly--or who replaced her O'Byrne--a friend of Emma and Colin's--is missing soft pellet air gun with a real weapon. When a figure from the yacht, making the investigation extremely jumped out at her from the darkness, she fired with- personal. With the help of HIT, their small, elite Bos- out thinking. 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She claims she was tipped off that she can trust is the ex-fiance who once shot her, the the still-gorgeous cowboy kidnapped her chances of making it out of an international game of newly adopted daughter because of the cat-and-mouse alive grow increasingly slim with every bad blood that defines their past. They step she takes. Still, she thinks she just might make quickly realize Eli's been set up and now it...until the one target she let get away reappears in a Eli is determined to protect Ashlyn and her position of such power that it changes everything. daughter. But regaining her trust will be as Caught between family, duty, and the right thing to easy as ignoring the attraction even a do, Alisha realizes that the only way to change the lifetime apart can't erase... world is to bring the whole system down around her...and hope that what doesn't burn, grows strong- SOMEONE IS WATCHING BK#3 $12.95 er... AMANDA STEVENS Echo Lake series. Bk#1 Without a Trace. How can RIVAL’S BREAK BK#9 $15.95 she remember the night, she desperately wants to SMALL P/BACK RELEASE forget? Radio host Ellie Brannon fears the return of CARLA NEGGERS the monster who abducted her and two of her friends Sharpe & Donovan series. Bk#1 Saint’s Gate. A from the Ruins...and left her for dead. Fifteen years deadly poisoning, a stolen painting and a criminal later, Special Agent Sam Reece reopens the cold mastermind. FBI agent Emma Sharpe is recovering case when new evidence comes to light about one of from a shattering loss while her husband, Colin Do- the victims. Ellie must trust Sam completely to have novan, is deep into his latest undercover mission. So any chance of discovering the truth--especially since they're grateful to enjoy a peaceful autumn weekend the gaps in her memory left them with few leads. But together on the southern Maine coast for a family is someone luring Ellie into a terrifying return to the wedding. 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MYSTERY & SUSPENSE THE ULTIMATE BETRAYAL BK#3 $39.95 HARDCOVER TRACKING A KIDNAPPER BK#5 $12.95 KAT MARTIN VALERIE HANSEN Maximum Security series. Bk#1 The Conspiracy. True Blue K-9 Unit: Brooklyn series. Bk#1 Copy- When journalist Jessie Kegan's father is accused of cat Killer by Laura Scott. Foiling a criminal's plans espionage and treason, Jessie has no doubt the makes an officer and her K-9 partner targets. man she looked up to her entire life is innocent. Thwarting a kidnapping has thrust Officer Vivienne Worse yet, before Colonel Kegan can stand trial, Armstrong and her K-9 partner, Hank, right into the he's found dead of a heart attack...but Jessie knows culprit's crosshairs. Now, even with it was murder. Forcing down her grief, she's deter- danger stalking them at every turn, mined to use her investigative skills and resources to Vivienne refuses to stop working, but clear her father's name. But going after the truth FBI agent Caleb Black intends to do means Jessie soon finds herself in the crosshairs of his job and safeguard her. Together, a killer who wants that truth to stay buried with her can they stop the would-be kidnapper father. Protecting Jessie Kegan is a job bodyguard from striking a final, fatal blow? Brandon Garrett can't refuse. Jessie isn't just a client at Maximum Security--she's the sister of his best TRADING PLACES $16.95 REISSUE friend, Danny, killed in Afghanistan. With dangerous FERN MICHAELS forces gunning for Jessie from every angle, keeping Atlanta police detective Aggie Jade is still recovering her safe will mean keeping her close and Bran finds from the raid that nearly killed her and took the life of their mutual attraction growing, though being her partner and former boyfriend. Though she's not Danny's sister puts Jessie out of bounds. With their ready to hit the streets again, she's desperate to backs against the wall, Jessie and Bran will have to hunt down the cop killers who shattered her world. risk everything to expose her father's killer--before But there's only one person who can help her in her his legacy dies with his daughter. quest for vengeance--her identical twin sister. Lizzie Jade is as flashy and fiery as Aggie is quiet and con- UNEXPECTED PROTECTOR $14.95 REISSUE servative--and the high-rolling Vegas gambler loves JUSTINE DAVIS, MARIE FERRARELLA a challenge. But the gutsy charade gets complicated Colton Baby Rescue by Marie Ferrarella (Bk#1 when sexy investigative reporter Nathan Hawke Coltons of Red Ridge series): Carson Gage has a senses something different about the new Aggie, crime to solve--the murder of his brother. He's con- especially since she suddenly isn't shying away from vinced Serena Colton, his archenemy, is hiding his his flirtations. As they join forces to uncover a web of prime suspect on her ranch. But the beauty and her lies and corruption, Lizzie finds herself giving in to baby stir unwelcome yearnings in his calloused his charms. But how can she confess that she's not heart. When Serena and her child become targets of who he thinks she is? And how can she let herself a mysterious assailant, Carson's protective urges fall in love when she and her twin might have to run take over. Can an irresistible attraction prove strong- for their lives? er than old family hatreds and help them capture a criminal? Operation Midnight by Justine Davis TRUST NO ONE BK#1 $25.95 TRADE P/BACK (Bk#1 Cutter’s Cove series): Being spirited away DEBRA WEBB with her dog, Cutter, by armed men is the last thing Devin & Falco series. A double homicide and a Hayley Cole expects. She's determined to escape. missing woman lead a detective to unearth disturb- Unfortunately, Quinn Foxworth is always three steps ing secrets …. It's the worst possible time for Detec- ahead--and much too close. Taking Hayley is the tive Kerri Devlin to be involved in an all-consuming only way Quinn's undercover witness-protection double-homicide case. She's locked in a bitter strug- team can protect her. But convincing her he's one of gle with her ex-husband and teenage daughter, and the good guys might be easier than guarding his her reckless new partner is anything but trustworthy. heart... Still, she has a job to do: there's a killer at large, and a pregnant woman has gone missing. Once Devlin COMING IN SEPTEMBER: and her partner get to work, they quickly unearth Hidden—Laura Griffin See Her Die—Melinda Leigh secrets involving Birmingham's most esteemed citi- Shielding Kinley—Susan Stoker zens. Each new layer of the investigation brings Smokescreen—Iris Johansen (sm p/b rel) Devlin closer to the killer and the missing woman, Nowhere to Hide—Leslie A. Parish who starts looking more like a suspect than a victim. Heart of Gold—BJ Daniels But just as answers come into view, the case twists, Thick As Thieves—Sandra Brown (h/cover) expands, and slithers into Devlin's personal life. There's a much more sinister game at work, one she doesn't even know she's playing--and she must un- ravel the truth once and for all to stop the killer be- fore she loses everything.

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PARANORMAL & FANTASY are used to facing danger alone, but now the mage and the ancient warrior must learn how to rely on each other in order to stop a plot that threatens all AT DEATH’S DOOR BK#3 $16.95 P/BACK RELEASE Carpathians.... SHERRILYN KENYON Deadman’s Cross Trilogy. Bk#1 Deadmen Walking. DEADLY TOUCH BK#31 $17.95 Welcome to the latest Deadmen's Quest… Valynda HEATHER GRAHAM Moore was born cursed. So when she dies as the Krewe of Hunters series. Bk#1 Phantom Evil. SHE result of a spell gone wrong and is trapped in the KNOWS WHERE TO FIND THE BODY …When body of a voodoo doll, she expects nothing else from Raina Hamish tries on a dress in a Miami boutique, her messed up life. Until Thorn, leader of the Hell- she has a terrifyingly accurate vision of a murdered chasers, offers her a chance at redemption and a corpse in the murky shadows of the Everglades. She new life. But nothing has ever gone her way, for the wants to help, but who would believe her when she Malachai, the very beast she and her crew of Dead- can hardly believe herself? Special Agent Axel Tiger men have sworn to keep locked away, has risen. And has returned to Florida to help hunt a serial killer, but this time he's taken prisoners. Valynda must keep her the investigation doesn't have much to go on. Raina's wits about her or be denied her salvation and forced vision is their best chance to uncover more. Axel's to watch as the entire world falls into the hands of experience with the FBI's elite paranormal team will absolute evil. It's a demon-eat-demon world where nurture Raina's abilities, and she may be able to help the stakes have never been higher and either re- save a life--but it puts her directly in the crosshairs of demption or the ultimate betrayal waits for her at a killer who is closer than they would ever suspect. Death's Door. DEAL WITH THE DEVIL BK#1 $27.95 TRADE P/BACK BOUND BY SHADOWS BK#1 $15.95 REISSUE KIT ROCHA KATHY LYONS Mercenary Librarians series. Nina is an information Grizzlies Gone Wild series. (previously published broker with a mission--she and her team of merce- as The Bear Who Loved Me). Between singlehand- nary librarians use their knowledge to save the hope- edly running her bakery and raising her teenaged less in a crumbling America. Knox is the bitter, battle- nephew, Becca Weitz thought she had a decent grip weary captain of the Silver Devils. His squad of su- on "normal." Then her nephew vanishes, and life as persoldiers went AWOL to avoid slaughtering inno- she's known it changes forever. Local legends are cents, and now he's fighting to survive. They're on a true: bear shifters exist . . . and her nephew is part of deadly collision course, and the passion that flares their clan. As is Carl Carman, the sexy, larger-than- between them only makes it more dangerous. They life man who has sworn to find her nephew-and the could burn down the world, destroying each other in other young shifters who've gone missing. As the the process… Or they could do the impossible: team leader of his clan, Carl is surrounded by enemies. up. This is the first book in a near-future science fic- He's learned the hard way that keeping a firm leash tion series with elements of romance. on his inner beast is key to survival, though his feel- GOLDEN IN DEATH BK#50 $16.95 P/BACK RELEASE ings for Becca test his legendary control. Then dan- JD ROBB ger stalks too close, and Carl realizes he must un- In Death series. Bk#1 Naked in Death. Paediatrician leash the raging, primal force within to protect every- Kent Abner received the package on a beautiful April thing he holds dear. But can Becca trust his grizzly morning. Inside was a cheap trinket, a golden egg side with her life-and her heart? that could be opened into two halves. When he pried DARK ILLUSION BK#33 $15.95 P/BACK RELEASE it apart, highly toxic airborne fumes entered his body- CHRISTINE FEEHAN -and killed him. After Eve Dallas calls the hazmat ‘Dark’ Carpathian series. Bk#1 Dark Prince. At any team--and undergoes testing to reassure both her other time, Julija Brennan would find solace in the and her husband that she hasn't been exposed--it's quiet of the Sierra Mountains, but now the mage is in time to look into Dr. Abner's past and relationships. the race of her life. Having broken free from her con- Not every victim Eve encounters is an angel, but it trolling family, Julija's attempt to warn the Carpathi- seems that Abner came pretty close--though he did ans of the coming threat has failed and put a target ruffle some feathers over the years by taking stands on her back--and those who are hunting her are close for the weak and defenseless. While the lab tries to behind.... After centuries locked away in a monastery identify the deadly toxin, Eve hunts for the sender. in the Carpathian Mountains, Isai Florea can't believe But when someone else dies in the same grisly man- he's finally found his lifemate--the missing half of his ner, it becomes clear that she's dealing with either a soul. The second he sees Julija, his world blazes with madman--or someone who has a hidden and elusive color. But despite their explosive connection, Julija connection to both victims. rebels against what she sees as Isai's intent to con- trol her and rejects the bond that would prevent him **Occasionally the first title in a series is not shown from becoming a monster. As their unfulfilled bond because the first, and even some subsequent books, continues to call to them both, Julija and Isai aim to complete the task that brought them together. They particularly in a long series, are no longer readily available.** INTRIGUE AUGUST 2020 CATALOGUE

PARANORMAL & FANTASY SUCKER PUNCH BK#27 $39.95 HARDCOVER LAURELL K. HAMILTON THE LADY & THE WOLF BK#1 $29.95 Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series. Bk#1 Guilty TRADE P/BACK Pleasures. A brutal murder, a suspect in jail, and an execution planned--but what if the wrong person is CASSIDEE MEEKS (202 PAGES) about to be killed? When a fellow U.S. Marshal asks Fangs, Fur & Feathers series. Amelia Cavendash is Anita Blake to fly to a tiny community in Michigan's a Regency Miss who does as she pleases. Instead of Upper Peninsula on an emergency consult, she following society's dictates she follows her own. knows time is running short. When she arrives, there Which means hunting beasts who can turn into men, is plenty of proof that a young wereleopard killed his and allowing the duke next door to warm her bed. 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She The timing couldn't be worse, for a band of rogues races to uncover the truth and determine whether the has invaded the London territory and Gideon and Marshals have caught the killer or are about to exe- Amelia must put aside their differences before hearts cute an innocent man--all in the name of justice. and lives are broken forever. SWORD AND PEN BK#5 $17.95 RAGE AND RUIN BK#2 $29.95 HARDCOVER RACHEL CAINE JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Great Library series. Bk#1 Ink and Bone. The cor- Harbinger series. Bk#1 Storm and Fury. Half-angel rupt leadership of the Great Library has fallen. But Trinity and her bonded gargoyle protector, Zayne, with the Archivist plotting his return to power, and the have been working with demons to stop the apoca- Library under siege from outside empires and king- lypse while avoiding falling in love. The Harbinger is doms, its future is uncertain. Jess Brightwell and his coming...but who or what is it? All of humankind may friends must come together as never before, to forge fall if Trinity and Zayne can't win the race against time a new future for the Great Library...or see everything as dark forces gather. As tensions rise, they must it stood for crumble. stay close together and patrol the DC streets at night, seeking signs of the Harbinger, an entity that is killing Wardens and demons with no seeming rhyme or rea- son. Forbidden to be with each other, Zayne and Trin- ity fight their feelings and turn to unusual sources for help--the demon Roth and his cohorts. But as deaths pile up and they uncover a sinister plot involving the local high school and endangering someone dear to Zayne, Trin realizes she is being led...herded...played for some unknown end. As anger builds and feelings spiral out of control, it becomes clear that rage may TO CATCH A WITCH BK#8 $15.95 be the ruin of them all. SMALL P/BACK RELEASE HEATHER BLAKE SPELLS FOR THE DEAD BK#5 $15.95 Wishcraft Mystery. 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Nell is called to the Tennessee mansion rage on the morning of the race, Darcy's main con- of a country music star and finds a disturbing scene-- cern is the terrible weather--until Abby goes miss- dead bodies rapidly decaying before everyone's eyes. ing...and is later found dead, buried in the snow. As The witch on her team, T. Laine, has never seen Darcy investigates her friend's untimely death, she magic that can steal life forces like this. PsyLED learns that she didn't really know Abby well at all. And needs to find this lethal killer fast. But when a para- those closest to the woman--her secret fiancé́ , her normal-hating FBI agent tries to derail the investiga- roommate, her ex-boyfriend, and her co-workers at tion, and the dark magics begin to spiral out of con- Balefire Sports--seem to have plenty to hide too. As trol, they find themselves under attack from all sides. INTRIGUE AUGUST 2020 CATALOGUE

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A cofounder of KRG, Derek's promise is to ad- Now that she’s grown and engaged to another man, I vise small-business owners in trouble. He never can’t just let her go. But how many bridges am I will- guessed that assisting the diffident but sexy Alice ing to burn to convince her that she’s mine? Maybe if I would be so captivating and make it so hard to keep tell her I’m in love with her, she’ll choose me. Then his desires in check. But just as intriguing is the again, Perrie has shocked me for years—and now is alarming puzzle behind the computer glitch that's un- no different… Seducing the Stranger: Will a hot settled his client. As the investigation unfolds, they night with a stranger spark more than she ever imag- must also confront an attraction too palpable to ig- ined? I’m Calla. I’m responsible. I plan. I’m cautious— nore. Every new dark twist they follow is only bringing always. 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I have everything jump in to play the part of pretend boyfriend. But I I could ever want—except revenge. Eight years ago, wasn't counting on her touch awakening things in me. my best friend and I planned to start a business to- I'm not looking for a relationship-hell, I don't deserve gether… Until I fell for his little sister. After he found it, and the last thing I want is to love and lose again, out, he stole my idea and made a fortune. She took but being with sweet and sexy Gemma has a way of his side and stabbed me in the back. Now he’s in fi- calming my demons. Gemma: Callan is big, athletic nancial straits, while I’m richer than I ever dreamed. and tough, a man haunted by his past, but beneath So I made Whitney a bargain: forty million dollars in the rough exterior, he's gentle and tender. And he exchange for a week of her body.But now that she’s in makes me feel safe. He's the perfect person to have a my bed, what if it's not animosity I feel? 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