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HISTORICAL Watson is desperate to help her old friend recover those secrets and Charlotte finds herself involved in a fever-paced scheme to infiltrate a glamorous AFTER THE SPY SEDUCES BK#6 $26.95 Yuletide ball where the painting is one handshake TRADE P/BACK away from being sold and the secrets a bare breath ANNA HARRINGTON from exposure. Her dear friend Lord Ingram, her sis- Capturing the Carlisles series. Bk#1 If the Duke ter Livia, Livia's admirer Stephen Marbleton-- Demands. The Spy Who Loves Her … As the second everyone pitches in to help and everyone has a son of the Earl of Spalding, Christopher Carlisle ap- grand time. But nothing about this adventure is what pears content to do nothing more than live out his life it seems and disaster is biding time on the grounds of in gambling hells, wild parties, and widows' beds. But a glittering French chateau, waiting only for Charlotte Kit's scapegrace existence hides his true calling-as a to make a single mistake... secret operative who has dedicated his life to crown and country. When his partner is murdered, nothing BEHIND CLOSED DOORS BK#2 $13.95 REISSUE will distract him from his pursuit of justice...until he BETINA KRAHN meets Diana Morgan. When he discovers the gen- Tudor series. UNDER THE QUEEN'S EYE . . . As eral's lovely daughter disguised as a boy in a seedy Queen Elizabeth's prized new lady-in-waiting, Corri- tavern, he's thrust into a tangled web of lies and de- na Huntington is beautiful, innocent, and eager to ceit that leaves him wondering if anything is as it know the world beyond her sheltered home-- seems. Especially Diana. Diana Morgan will do any- especially the mysteries of love. Despite the queen's thing to keep her family safe, including risking her vow of protection, Corrie soon finds herself swept own life. So when her missing brother is accused of into the intrigues of the court, rampant with plots and treason and murder, she's forced to make a deal with pleasures--and discovers more than she ever imag- the devil himself-cooperate with Kit in order to find ined . . . Manly and magnificent, Count Rugar Kalis- her brother before the French get to him first. Diana son swears vengeance on the insulting, overbearing must race to prove her brother's innocence before Kit English who scorn him for his Swedish heritage. He can send him to the gallows, but as trust grows be- vows to best the vain queen's knights in contest, and tween them, so does desire. Soon, secrets are re- her ladies in seduction--including her latest pet. Love vealed that threaten everything Diana holds most is not part of his plan, yet he and the sheltered Eng- dear, and when their lives are placed in peril, she lish rose are soon drawn together by a reckless pas- finds herself desperately wanting the one thing she sion--a forbidden bond that will not only inflame the can never have...Kit's heart. wrath of a jealous Queen, but provoke a diplomatic scandal . . . ANGEL IN A DEVIL’S ARMS BK#2 $13.95 JULIE ANNE LONG A CREED COUNTRY CHRISTMAS $13.95 Palace of Rogues series. Bk#1 Lady Derring Takes 2IN1 REISSUE a Lover. He has devil's blood in his veins. At least, LINDA LAEL MILLER, PATRICIA DAVIDS that's always been the legend. How else could the HOLIDAY ON THE HOMESTEAD: Montana, Christ- Duke of Brexford's notorious bastard son return from mas 1910: For widowed rancher Lincoln Creed, the the dead? The brutal decade since Lucien Durand, holiday serves as a harsh reminder of what a tough Lord Bolt, allegedly drowned in the Thames forged year it's been--and who he's lost. His ranch has fallen him into a man who always gets what--and who--he on hard times, and he must find his little daughter wants. And what he wants is vengeance for his sto- Gracie a governess, a lady who can teach and cook-- len birthright . . . and one wild night in Angelique yet won't set her sights on him. For schoolteacher Breedlove's bed. Angelique recognizes heartbreak Juliana Mitchell, the holiday means finding a way to when the enigmatic Lord Bolt walks into The Grand stretch her meager salary to provide food and fire- Palace on the Thames, and not even his devastating wood for the orphaned children in her care. Twenty- charm can tempt her to risk her own ever again. One five-year-old Juliana has no desire to get married. scorching kiss drives home the danger. But in the Yet when she meets the handsome rancher, she space between them springs a trust that feels any- can't help but be drawn into his loving home. It's the thing but safe. And the passion--explosive, consum- season for miracles, and fate might bring this family ing--drives Lucien to his knees. Now his whole life together for Christmas... FREE BONUS STORY THE depends on proving his love to a woman who doesn't DOCTOR'S BLESSING BY PATRICIA DAVIDS: As believe in it . . . because his true birthright, he now a nurse and midwife in Amish country, Amber Brad- knows, is guardian of Angelique Breedlove's heart. ley keeps butting heads with the new doctor in town. After meeting Amber, Dr. Phillip White almost forgets THE ART OF THEFT BK#4 $23.95 TRADE P/BACK his stay in town is temporary. Perhaps he's finally SHERRY THOMAS found the home--and heart--he's always been looking Lady Sherlock series. Bk#1 A Study in Scarlet for. Women. As "Sherlock Holmes, consulting detective," Charlotte Holmes has solved murders and found missing individuals. But she has never stolen a price- less artwork--or rather, made away with the secrets

hidden behind a much-coveted canvas. But Mrs. INTRIGUE NOVEMBER 2019 CATALOGUE

THE DUKE’S STOLEN BRIDE BK#5 $13.95 run . . . Wealthy widower Logan Kendrick was ex- SOPHIE JORDAN pecting to meet a plain, pious spinster--not a gor- Rogue Files series. Bk#1 While the Duke Was geous, sharp-tongued lass who can hold her own in Sleeping. An urgent dilemma... To save her impov- any ambush. Though she's known as the Flower of erished family, Marian Langley will become a mis- Clan Graham, Donella is no shrinking violet. In fact, tress. But she will not be just any mistress. Marian she might be the perfect woman to bring happiness intends to become so skilled, so coveted, that she back to his lonely little son's life, just in time for can set her own terms, retaining control over her Christmas. But first he must protect her from ugly body and her fate. Only one problem remains: find- gossip and a mysterious threat--and convince her ing a tutor… A scandalous solution… Other men that their wild, unexpected desire is heaven sent. deprive themselves of pleasure for propriety's sake. THE LADY’S DECEPTION BK#2 $24.95 Nathaniel, Duke of Warrington, would much rather TRADE P/BACK be depraved. He slakes his desires with profession- SUSANNA CRAIG als who ask nothing of him but his coin. Marian's Rogues and Rebels series. Bk#1 The Compan- proposal--that he train her without taking her virtue-- ion's Secret. Paris Burke, Dublin's most charismatic is an intriguing diversion, until their lessons in seduc- barrister, has enough on his mind without the wor- tion spin out of control. And a most unlikely duch- ries of looking after his two youngest sisters. The ess… When Marian is blackmailed into engagement aftermath of a failed rebellion weighs on his con- by a man she despises, Nate impulsively steals her science, so when the young English gentlewoman away. Though he never intended to take a wife, he with an unwavering gaze arrives, he asks far too few can't tolerate the idea of Marian forfeiting her free- questions before hiring her on as governess. But her dom to another. But can he bear to give her what quick wit and mysterious past prove an unexpected she demands--a real marriage? temptation. Rosamund Gorse knows she should not THE EARL’S CHRISTMAS PEARL BK#5 $10.95 have let Mr. Burke think her the candidate from the NOVELLA employment bureau. But after her midnight escape MEGAN FRAMPTON from a brother bent on marrying her off to a scoun- Duke’s Daughter series. Bk#1 Lady Be Bad. A drel, honesty is a luxury she can no longer afford. duke's daughter. An irresistible earl. And an energet- With his clever mind and persuasive skill, Paris ic Corgi named Mr. Shorty. What more could you could soon have her spilling her secrets freely just to want in a Christmas novella by Megan Frampton? lift the sorrow from his face. And if words won't work, It's Christmastime in London, and Lady Pearl How- perhaps kisses would be better? Hiding under her lett is eagerly ready for the festivities--until her family brother's nose, Rosamund knows she shouldn't take goes off to their country estate...accidentally leaving risks. If Paris learns the truth, she might lose her her home alone! But she's not dismayed. Rather, freedom for good. But if she can learn to trust him she's thrilled to do exactly what she wants. Unfortu- with her heart, she might discover just the champion nately, this daughter of a duke doesn't know how to she desires . . . do anything. The Earl of Llanover has come to Lon- LADY OSBALDESTONE’S PLUM PUDDINGS BK#3 don to take refuge in his godmother's townhouse, $25.95 TRADE P/BACK free to be as awkward and grumpy as he wants. STEPHANIE LAURENS With his pet Corgi, Mr. Shorty, for company, Owen Lady Osbaldestone Christmas Chronicles. Bk#1 Dwyfor is ready for a quiet holiday away from his Lady Osbaldestone’s Christmas Goose. Lady mother and sisters who would have him married off. Osbaldestone, and her household again welcome That is, until his godmother's neighbor, Lady Pearl her younger daughter's children, Jamie, George, Howlett comes barging in to his solitude. After some and Lottie, plus their cousins Melissa and Mandy, all reluctance, the two come together for a joyous--and of whom have insisted on spending the three weeks steamy--Christmas they won't forget. prior to Christmas at Therese's house, Hartington THE HIGHLANDER’S CHRISTMAS BRIDE BK#2 Manor, in the village of Little Moseley.The children $13.95 are looking forward to the village's traditional events, VANESSA KELLY and this year, Therese has arranged a new distrac- Clan Kendrick series. Bk#1 The Highlander Who tion-the plum puddings she and her staff are making Protected Me. Christmas in the Highlands means for the entire village. But while cleaning the coins family, celebration--and for one brother, the begin- donated as the puddings' good-luck tokens, the chil- ning of a passionate adventure . . . Being thrown dren discover that three aren't coins of the realm. over by the man she expected to marry was humili- When consulted, Reverend Colebatch summons a ating enough. Now that Donella Haddon, grandniece friend, an archaeological scholar from Oxford, who of the Earl of Riddick, has also proven a failure as a confirms the coins are Roman, raising the possibility nun, she has no choice but to return to her family's of a Roman treasure buried somewhere near. Unfor- estate. The brawny Highlander sent to escort her is tunately, Professor Webster is facing a deadline and brash, handsome, and the only thing standing be- cannot assist in the search, but along with his niece tween Donella and a gang of would-be kidnappers. Honor, he will stay in the village, writing, remaining But the scandal in her past can't be so easily out- available for consultation should the children and INTRIGUE NOVEMBER 2019 CATALOGUE

HISTORICAL before published Mackenzie Christmas novella! And a reader favorite...A Mackenzie Clan Gathering. their helpers uncover more treasure.It soon becomes When the Mackenzie family gathers in Scotland to clear that discovering the source of the coins-or even celebrate the holidays the love and joy of the Christ- which villager donated them-isn't a straightforward mas spirit captures everyone's hearts. The Macken- matter. Then the children come across a personable zie clan has gathered for Hart's birthday at the gentleman who knows a great deal about Roman sprawling family estate in Scotland. But before the antiquities. He introduces himself as Callum Harris, festivities can start, the house is robbed, and thieves and they agree to allow him to help, and he gets their make off with an untold fortune in rare art. Ian Mac- search back on track. But while the manor five, as- kenzie and his brothers must do what they can to sisted by the gentlemen from Fulsom Hall, scour the retrieve the family treasure, but Ian is distracted by a village for who had the coins and search the country- family friend who claims he might have the power to side for signs of excavation and Harris combs "cure" Ian of his madness forever. All the Mackenzies through the village's country-house libraries, amass- must draw together as courage, love, and a tantaliz- ing evidence of a Roman compound somewhere ing mystery serve to strengthen their bond, and rede- near, the site from which the coins actually came fine the meaning of family. remains a frustrating mystery. Then Therese recog- MY FAVORITE THINGS $13.95 4IN1 REISSUE nizes Harris, who is more than he's pretending to be. LYNSAY SANDS She also notes the romance burgeoning between All I Want: With Lady Prudence's father gambling Harris and Honor Webster, and given the girl doesn't away the family's savings, all she wants for Christ- know Harris's full name, let alone his fraught relation- mas is to haul him away from London's most notori- ship with her uncle, Therese steps in. But while she ous gaming hell. Yet the wickedly handsome proprie- can engineer a successful resolution to one romance tor, Lord Stockton, refuses to let a lady enter his es- -of-the-season, as well as a reconciliation long over- tablishment. Now Pru needs a Christmas miracle to due, another romance that strikes much closer to make her wish come true--and to resist succumbing home is beyond her ability to manipulate. Meanwhile, to Stockton's charms. Three French Hens: Brinna's the search for the source of the coins goes on, but life as a scullery maid changes with the arrival of the time is running out. Will Therese's grandchildren and castle's newest guest, Lady Joan. Desperate to es- their Fulsom Hall helpers locate the Roman mer- cape an arranged marriage, Joan suggests that look- chant's villa Harris is sure lies near before they all alike Brinna take her place at the Christmas festivi- must leave the village for Christmas with their fami- ties. Suddenly, Brinna finds herself being wooed by a lies true gentleman, and getting the best Christmas pre- THE LAIRD’S VOW BK#1 $24.95 TRADE P/BACK sent of all: a new life. The Fairy Godmother: Odel is HEATHER GROTHAUS told by her godmother that she must marry by Christ- Sons of Scotland series. In medieval Scotland, the mas, and even gives her fairy dust to separate the illegitimate children of a notorious criminal vie to mice from the men. But Odel has sworn off claim their birthrights, and find that love is an even love...until kind and generous Michel catches her greater prize ... Edinburgh merchant Tavish Camer- eye. He shows Odel how good it can feel to fall in on has no choice but to pay outrageous tolls to the love, but will it be enough to convince Odel to trust nobility, until fate gives him an unexpected opportuni- her heart? ty for advancement. To claim Tower Roscraig, all he THE OUTLAW’S HEART BK#3 $13.95 has to do is admit that he is the bastard son of a AMY SANDAS murdering baron...and evict the proud, impoverished Runaway Brides series. Bk#1 The Gunslinger’s Lady Glenna Douglas from her crumbling castle. Vow. Three runaway brides …. Determined to es- With her father ailing and her village devastated by cape their fates …. Flee West to find freedom that illness, Glenna has lost almost everything except her can only be had in a cowboy's arms… Desperate to home. Now a ruggedly handsome stranger intends to escape an unhappy marriage, Boston socialite Eve- take that too. Until the king himself arrives to deter- lyn Perkins flees west in hopes of losing herself to mine the rightful laird, Glenna and Tavish Cameron the dusty frontier. But when her train is boarded by must share Tower Roscraig-resulting in a scandalous outlaws, Evelyn is taken for ransom. Despite her bargain. But something deeper than passion ignites terror, Evelyn fears being returned to her husband as they realize that Roscraig has been targeted by more. Refusing to co-operate, she becomes the re- enemies. And only by uniting can they evade the sponsibility of a man whose steady gaze threatens to traps set for them both... pierce her brave façade and reach the wounded A MACKENZIE CLAN CHRISTMAS $11.95 2IN1 heart within. Gabriel Sloan has his orders, but the NOVELLA haunting shadows in the pretty young woman's eyes spark an intense protective instinct he can't deny. JENNIFER ASHLEY Every look, every touch brings them closer together. MacKenzie/Highland Pleasures series. Celebrate He would do anything to protect her, but dangerous the holidays with author Jennifer Ashley's Mackenzie men are on their trail, and soon the two must face clan in two heart-warming novellas. Includes a never Evelyn's darkest nightmare--or risk losing the unex- INTRIGUE NOVEMBER 2019 CATALOGUE

pected joy they've found forever... work fast to gain the advantage--to convince her what she wants is exactly what she denies--but in RECKLESS IN RED BK#4 $13.95 order to seduce her into his arms, he must be willing RACHAEL MILES to give up more than he can control . . . Muse’s Salon series. Bk#1 Jilting the Duke. Lena Frost is a force to be reckoned with. A woman who SOMEONE TO REMEMBER BK#7 $12.95 NOVELLA has made her way in society without family or for- MARY BALOGH tune, she's about to realize her first big success as Westcott series. Bk#1 Someone to Love. It's never an artist. . . . Until her business partner makes off too late to fall in love in this enchanting new story, a with her money, leaving her with little more than her novella in the Westcott series Matilda Westcott has hopes--and a dead body in her studio. Now Lena is spent her life tending to the needs of her mother, the at the mercy of a strikingly handsome stranger de- Dowager Countess of Riverdale, never questioning manding answers she dare not reveal . . . Is it her the web of solitude she has spun herself. To Matilda, seductive eyes, or his suspicion that she's up to no who considers herself an aging spinster daughter, good that have Clive Somerville shadowing Lena's marriage is laughable--love is a game for the young, every move? Either way, his secret investigation for after all. But her quiet, ordered life unravels when a the Home Office has him determined to uncover dashing gentleman from her past reappears, threat- Lena's hidden agenda. But the closer he gets to her, ening to charm his way into her heart yet again. the more he longs to be her protector. Is she a victim Charles Sawyer, Viscount Dirkson, does not expect of circumstance? Or a dark force in a conspiracy to face Matilda Westcott thirty-six years after their that could destroy everything Clive holds dear? Dis- failed romance. Moreover, he does not expect dec- covering the truth could have dire consequences, ades-old feelings to emerge at the very sight of her. not only for Lena, but for his heart . . . When encountering Matilda at a dinner hosted by the Earl of Riverdale, he finds himself as fascinated THE RELUCTANT RAKE $13.95 REISSUE by her as he was the first day they met, and won- JANE ASHFORD ders whether, after all these years, they have a The Reluctant Rake: Proper, elegant Miss Julia chance at happiness together. Charles is deter- Devere is shocked when she spies her fiancé in the mined to crack the hard exterior Matilda has built up arms of another woman. She awakens to the fact for more than three decades, or he will risk losing that the game of love can be played by very different her once again.... rules than her own. And unless she can beat this new mistress at her own game, Julia stands to lose THE TELEGRAPH PROPOSAL BK#3 $13.95 all that she suddenly realizes she wants. How to GINA WELBORN, BECCA WHITMAN Beguile a Baron: Miss Susan Wyndham's and Miss Montana Brides series. Bk#1 The Promise Bride. Marianne MacClain's debut at the first ball of the In the rough and rugged Montana Territory, the jour- season is ruined when they realize they're wearing ney to true love is filled with unexpected twists--and the same gown--and enamored of the same gentle- sweet rewards--for daring frontier women who faith- man. Randal Kenyon, Baron Ellerton, is the most fully believe every heart has a home . . . With the eligible lord in London. And far from making peace, help of the Archer Matrimonial Company, Yancey he sparks a battle between the pair of dazzling Palmer has finally put Hale Adams, the man she's young beauties who now want only him. loved for ten years--sometimes not wisely or well-- behind her. Yancey is so sure of her love for the THE SEDUCTION OF LADY PHOEBE BK#1 $13.95 REISSUE man the agency matched her with, she readily prom- ises a friend that she'll help Hale with his mayoral ELLA QUINN campaign without chasing him. Hale has also en- Marriage Game series. Polite society has its rules gaged the services of the matrimonial agency. He's for marriage. But for these eligible bachelors, their so pleased with one lady, he requests that she join brides will show them that rules are for the faint of him in Helena to commence a sixty-day courtship. heart . . . Phoebe Stanhope is not a typical Lady. As But instead, the Archer ladies arrive in town to re- feisty as she is quick witted, no one can catch her, veal the true identities of both Hale's and Yancey's especially when she is driving her dashing phaeton matches: each other. Can they look past their mis- with its perfectly matched horses. And unlike her understandings and hurt to see that they are still a peers, experience has guarded her against a grow- perfect match? ing list of would-be suitors. But when she encounters Marcus Finley, what she fears most burns deep within his blue-eyed gaze . . . For Lord Marcus, the spark of recognition is but a moment in the love he has held these many years. Now that he's returned to England, all the happiness he desires rests on Lady Phoebe never finding out that he was the one who turned her heart so cold and distant. He must **Occasionally the first title in a series is not shown because the first, and even some subse- quent books, particularly in a long series, are no longer readily available.** INTRIGUE NOVEMBER 2019 CATALOGUE

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THIS EARL OF MINE BK#1 $13.95 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU BK#2 $15.95 KATE BATEMAN MIRANDA LIASSON Bow Street Bachelors series. Men who work un- Angel Falls series. Bk#1 Then There Was You. dercover for London's first official police force--and Being naughty was nice, but now these friends- the women they serve to protect. . .and wed? WILL A turned-lovers are in for an unforgettable Christmas… FALSE MARRIAGE … Shipping heiress Georgiana Just when Kaitlyn Barnes vows to get over her long- Caversteed is done with men who covet her purse time crush on Rafe Langdon, they share a sizzling more than her person. Even worse than the ton's evening that delivers an epic holiday surprise: Kaitlyn lecherous fortune hunters, however, is the cruel is pregnant. And if that weren't life-changing enough, cousin determined to force Georgie into marriage. If everyone assumes they're engaged -- a charade only she could find a way to be . . . widowed? eorgie they must keep alive through the holiday season. But hatches a madcap scheme to wed a condemned Kaitlyn knows Rafe better than anyone, and Rafe criminal before he's set to be executed. All she has settling down is about as likely as Santa skipping to do is find an eligible bachelor in prison to marry Angel Falls this year... Rafe would rather Kaitlyn be- her, and she'll be free. What could possibly go lieve a lie -- that their night together was a fling -- wrong? LEAD TO TRUE AND LASTING LOVE? than face his own dangerous truth: he's falling for Benedict William Henry Wylde, scapegrace second her, hard. After a devastating loss, Rafe swore he'd son of the late Earl of Morcott and well-known rake, never risk his heart again. Yet the longer they pre- is in Newgate prison undercover, working for Bow tend to be engaged the more Rafe starts to want the Street. Georgie doesn't realize who he is when she real thing. But now he has to convince Kaitlyn he marries him--and she most certainly never expects to wants to be by her side -- and their baby's -- for all bump into her very-much-alive, and very handsome, the Christmases to come. husband of convenience at a society gathering CHRISTMAS AT WHITE PINES $15.95 2IN1 REISSUE weeks later. Soon Wylde finds himself courting his SHERRYL WOODS own wife, hoping to win her heart since he already Love Often Comes in Surprising Packages ….. A has her hand. But how can this seductive rogue con- Christmas Blessing: Widowed Jessie Adams was vince brazen, beautiful Georgie that he wants to be about to give birth, and she needed help--fast! Unfor- together...until actual death do they part? tunately, the closest ranch in her small Texas town COMING IN DECEMBER: belonged to her late husband's brother, Luke, who Anyone But a Duke—Betina Krahn didn't know a thing about delivering babies. And Forever and a Duke—Grace Burrowes though this charismatic rancher was her only hope, The Princess Plan—Julia London he was the last person Jessie wanted to be stranded My Fake Rake—Eva Leigh with in her time of need. Natural Born Daddy: Jor- dan Adams proposed a marriage of convenience to Midnight Marriage—Lucinda Brant single mom Kelly Flint because he thought it was Ride the High Lonesome –Rosanne Bittner time they each settled down with a perfectly compati- To Bed the Bride—Karen Ranney ble, always dependable partner. After all, they'd both Bound for Glory—Tess LeSue learned the hard way that love only leads to heart- Christmas Husband Hunt—Kate Moore ache. But to his surprise, Kelly made it clear mar- The Beast of Beswick—Amalie Howard riage would be anything but platonic, and her young A Texas Kind of Christmas—Jodi Thomas et al daughter kindled fond feelings of fatherhood in his heart. Now he had to convince Kelly that he was not only a natural born daddy...but also the perfect hus-

band she'd been waiting for all her life.

THE CHRISTMAS DARE BK#11 $13.95 LORI WILDE Twilight, Texas series. Bk#1 The Sweethearts Knit-

ting Club. Kelsey James always played by the rules

and look where it got her--dumped and half-drunk in a poofy white dress, her Christmas wedding ruined. Then her best friend talks her into going on her "honeymoon" anyway, daring her to a "Christmas of Yes." It's about time she lets loose a little, so Kelsey agrees to say "yes" to fun, to romance, and to adven- ture! And adventure leads her right smack into the arms of sexy Noah MacGregor. Noah's never one to

say no to a risk--from leading his NBA team to victory

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teenagers, and he knows he has to take his time to expected places when she crosses paths with local make Kelsey dare to believe that what they feel is Tobias Richardson. The moment Tobias spots Harper, more than just the holiday magic that's in the air . . . he recognizes a sadness he knows all too well. After spending thirteen years in prison paying for his regret- CHRISTMAS FROM THE HEART $24.95 TRADE P/BACK ful past, Tobias is ready to make amends, and maybe SHEILA ROBERTS helping Harper is the way to do it. But offering her a Sometimes you need to look beyond the big picture to shoulder to cry on ignites a powerful attraction and a see what really matters …. Olivia Berg's charity, desire neither saw coming. Fearing her reaction, Tobi- Christmas from the Heart, has helped generations of as doesn't reveal his checkered past. He's falling families in need in Pine River, Washington, but this hard, and if Harper finds out, he'll lose her for good, year might be the end of the road. Hightower Enter- especially because her famous ex is now trying to win prises, one of their biggest donors since way back her back. Secrets have a way of coming out, but may- when Olivia's grandmother ran the charity, has been be this Christmas will bring Tobias the forgiveness-- taken over by Ebenezer Scrooge the Second, aka and the love--he deserves. CFO Guy Hightower, and he's declared there will be no more money coming to Christmas from the Heart. THE CHRISTMAS KEEPER BK#2 $13.95 Guy is simply being practical. Hightower Enterprises JENN MCKINLAY needs to tighten its belt, and when you don't have Happily Every After series. Bk#1 The Good Ones. money to spare, you don't have money to share. All he wants for Christmas… The second Joaquin You'd think even the pushy Olivia Berg could under- Solis saw Savannah Wilson, he knew she was des- stand that. With charitable donations dwindling, tined to be his wife. Unfortunately, Savannah's sights Olivia's Christmas budget depends on Hightower's are set on a happily-ever-after of another kind: skew- contribution. She's focused her whole life on helping ering the boss who got her fired. Until then, she won't this small town, even putting her love life on hold to act on the scorching sexual chemistry that is brewing support her mission. When Guy's Maserati breaks between them, leaving Joaquin scrambling to find a down at the edge of the Cascade foothills, he's re- way to capture her heart. When the opportunity arises lieved to be rescued by a pretty young woman who to use his ranch to boost Savannah's publicity career, drives him to the nearby town of Pine River. Until he Joaquin doesn't hesitate to invite her into his world at realizes his rescuer is none other than Olivia Berg. Shadow Pines and woo her with all of his Christmas What's a Scrooge to do? Plug his nose and eat fruit- loving mojo. It's a gamble since the holidays aren't cake and hope she doesn't learn his true identity be- really Savannah's thing and helping her might also fore he can get out of town. What could go wrong? mean losing her as she plans to shake the dust off of their quaint town in North Carolina and head back to A CHRISTMAS HOME BK#1 $13.95 P/BACK RELEASE New York City the first chance she gets. But Joaquin MARTA PERRY believes in the magic of Christmas and he knows with Promise Glen series. After ten years spent keeping a little help from his friends at the Happily Ever After house and raising her younger siblings, Sarah Yoder Bookstore, he can convince the woman of his dreams returns home to Promise Glen determined to make a that he's a keeper... fresh start. Her new job with neighbor Noah Raber's furniture business seems promising--until she and the THE CHRISTMAS SHOP $13.95 woodworker clash over everything from the best way NANCY NAIGLE to reach new costumers to how to raise his mischie- Finding your passion for life and love is the greatest vous six-year-old twin boys. Though Sarah longs for a gift of all. . .Angela Carson wants nothing more than to home of her own, she fights the appeal of this ready- be the third generation to run her family's North Caro- made family, resolved to maintain a professional dis- lina holiday store, Heart of Christmas. They've weath- tance. But when she and Noah both agree to help ered over sixty tourist seasons, major hurricanes, and with the school's annual Christmas program, Sarah urban sprawl in their old decommissioned lighthouse. finds her heart touched by the motherless boys and But the national chain that set up shop in their small Noah's quiet strength. Thrown together at work and at town may be more than the Carsons' business can the school, their feelings continue to grow, and Sarah survive. Maybe, as her young niece suggests, Angela struggles to keep Noah at arms' length. Loving Noah should just ask St. Nick for help via the Dear Santa may seem impossible, but with faith, love, and a little app? No harm in a little wishful thinking this season, help from their close-knit community, there may yet be right? Geoff Paisley has been at his mother's side a Christmas home for them both. running the mega chain Christmas Galore for the last ten years. When Mrs. Paisley falls ill, Geoff promises CHRISTMAS IN SILVER SPRINGS BK#6 $13.95 to answer the town's Dear Santa letters in her stead. BRENDA NOVAK Soon he realizes the one he's been corresponding Silver Springs series. Come home to Silver Springs with on Dear Santa is Angela. How could the woman for the holidays, where broken hearts learn to love who grates his every last nerve in person have in- again...together. So much for forever. When Harper trigued him so deeply through those letters? And if Devlin's rock star husband ditches her on his way to Geoff reveals that he's her Dear Santa, will Angela be the top, she takes her two daughters to her sister's able to set aside their very public feud to embrace the place in Silver Springs for the holidays, hoping family joy and magic of true and everlasting love? can heal her broken heart. But comfort comes in un- INTRIGUE NOVEMBER 2019 CATALOGUE

CONTEMPORARY ready reaching the boiling point. Ivy and Slade's love story is legendary--when you add in arsonist cattle rustlers, a runaway CHRISTMAS WITH YOU $15.95 2IN1 REISSUE Angus bull, and a chili recipe that includes NORA ROBERTS liquor AND chocolate, Wildcat Bluffs will be Feel the magic of the season in these two fan- celebrating a cowboy Christmas unlike any favorite stories... Gabriel's Angel: All artist Gabriel other. Bradley wants is solitude. But when a very pregnant-- and very beautiful--woman ends up at his remote A COWBOY FOR CHRISTMAS BK#6 $13.95 cabin during a blizzard, desperate, alone and on the SARA RICHARDSON run, the modern-day Scrooge can't bring himself to Rocky Mountain Riders series. Bk#1 Hometown turn her away. Despite her intrusion, Laura Malone Cowboy. Come home to Topaz Falls, Colorado, brings Gabriel the gifts of passion, hope and life--he where the best way to spend Christmas is in the just needs to find the courage to reach for them. arms of a cowboy! When the beloved Farm Café in Home for Christmas: After years spent abroad, re- Topaz Falls burns to the ground, widow Darla porter Jason Law returns home determined to win Michaels comes up with the perfect plan to help her back the heart of the girl he left behind. It's going to friends rebuild -- a Cowboy Christmas Festival com- take a Christmas miracle to convince Faith Monroe plete with a sexy bachelor auction and a benefit ro- that he's the man for her--but when it comes to love, deo. But to pull it off, she has to pretend to be en- forgiveness doesn't come so easily. And he's not the gaged to Ty Forrester, the irresistible bull rider who only one who's made mistakes... Can Jason and keeps testing her keep-things-casual policy. A fake Faith settle their past to find the future they always fiancée wasn't on Ty's Christmas list this year, but it's dreamed of in time for the holidays? the only way to get his family to visit over the holi- days so his NFL-star brother can draw more tourists COMING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS BK#10 $24.95 to the festival. The engagement wouldn't be such a TRADE P/BACK problem if Ty wasn't starting to have real feelings for RAEANNE THAYNE Darla. Knowing he can't go on pretending, Ty pre- Haven Point series. Hearts are lighter and wishes pares to tell his family the truth-but then he and Darla burn a little brighter at Christmas... Elizabeth Hamil- discover a precious little Christmas surprise that just ton has been lost. Trapped in a tangle of postpartum might help them embrace a whole new life together. depression and grief after the death of her beloved parents, she couldn't quite see the way back to her THE COWBOY’S DILEMMA $13.95 2IN1 REISSUE husband and their two beautiful kids...until a car acci- PAMELA BRITTON, CATHY GILLEN THACKER dent stole away her memories and changed her life. RESISTING HER RESCUER ...The Ranger's Ro- And when she finally remembered the sound of little deo Rebel by Pamela Britton: Under the guise of Cassie's laugh, the baby powder smell of Bridger and taking over the family's rodeo act, former army ranger the feel of her husband's hand in hers, Elizabeth wor- Chance Reynolds is actually home to protect their ried that they'd moved on without her. That she'd star trick rider, Carolina Cruthers, from her ex. Keep- missed too much. That perhaps she wasn't the right ing an eye on the fearless blonde isn't tough. Keep- mother for her kids or wife for Luke, no matter how ing things professional? That's tougher. As life on the much she loved them. But now, seven years later, rodeo trail draws them closer, what started as a short Luke finds her in a nearby town and brings Elizabeth -term arrangement is becoming something more. back home to the family she loves, just in time for Can Chance convince Caro that they should team up Christmas. And being reunited with Luke and her forever? The Texas Lawman's Woman by Cathy children is better than anything Elizabeth could have Gillen Thacker: Thanks to her scheming ex- imagined. As they all trim the tree and bake cookies, husband, Shelley Meyerson is about to lose her making new holiday memories, Elizabeth and Luke home. The last person she wants to turn to is deputy are drawn ever closer. Can the hurt of the past seven sheriff Colt McCabe, the guy who broke her heart in years be healed over the course of one Christmas high school. True, the handsome lawman seems to season and bring the Hamiltons the gift of a new be- genuinely care about Shelley and her little boy. But ginning? learning to trust again is hard. Especially when Colt's been keeping a secret that could cost him his COWBOY FIREFIGHTER CHRISTMAS KISS BK#5 badge… $13.95 KIM REDFORD THE DEVIL IN THE SADDLE BK#2 $13.95 Smokin’ Hot Cowboys series. Bk#1 A Cowboy JULIA LONDON Firefighter for Christmas. The firefighting cowboys of Princes of Texas series. Bk#1 The Charmer in Wildcat Bluffs take Christmas VERY seriously… Chaps. A devil in her path... No one cheats on a When Ivy Bryant arrives in town to run the historic Prince and gets away with it. And Hallie--Texas so- honkytonk, she finds herself immersed in traditions cialite, would-be ballerina, and the only daughter of that can't be bucked. Luckily, cowboy firefighter the renowned Prince family--is ready to give her two- Slade Steele has an idea to increase both the honky- timing fiancé a piece of her mind. But fate plants hot, tonk's income, and his own. It's an offer Ivy couldn't sexy ranch hand and ex-Army Ranger Rafael Fon- refuse, even if the passion between them wasn't al- tana quite literally in her way. Her childhood friend is INTRIGUE NOVEMBER 2019 CATALOGUE

all grown up. He's sexy, he's handsome, and sud- MEANT TO BE YOURS BK#5 $15.95 denly, after all these years, Hallie is taking notice. A P/BACK RELEASE princess in his heart... Rafe has been in love with SUSAN MALLERY Hallie since they were kids, but he was always the Happily Inc. series. Bk#1 You Say It First. In Happi- help--and she was glamorous and popular, seeming- ly Inc, love means never having to say "I do"... Wed- ly off-limits to a lowly cowboy. But now he's back at ding coordinator Renee Grothen isn't meant for mar- Three Rivers Ranch to help his family and Hallie is riage. Those who can, do. Those who can't, plan. there too--and she needs his support. Soon long- But she never could have planned on gorgeous, buried feelings boil to the surface, and the desire talented thriller writer Jasper Dembenski proposing-- between them is hot and palpable and undeniable. a fling, that is. Fun without a future. And the attrac- Rafe realizes he wants Hallie--and her adorable tion between them is too strong for Renee to resist. puppy--for keeps... he just has to convince her to Now she can have her no-wedding cake...and eat it, give true love another shot. too. After years in the military, Jasper is convinced THE GIVING HEART BK#2 $13.95 he's too damaged for relationships. So a flirtation-- TONI BLAKE and more--with fiery, determined Renee is way too Summer Island series. Bk#1 The One Who Stays. good to pass up...until his flame becomes his muse. Spend a white Christmas on Summer Island, where Renee is an expert at averting every crisis. But is the fires are warm and the romance is hotter … Lila she finally ready to leap into the one thing that can Sloan wonders why she ever thought house-sitting never be controlled: love? for her sister Meg on the remote Summer Island was MERRY AND BRIGHT $16.95 3IN1 REISSUE a good idea. And to make matters worse, local real JILL SHALVIS estate developer Beck Grainger is trying to cut down Finding Mr. Right: Brilliant chemist Maggie Bell has the beautiful trees that line the property. Lila can't let a knack for choosing Mr. Wrong, and with yet anoth- this happen; Meg will never forgive her. Beck can er lonely Christmas looming, she decides it's time to understand Lila's anger--sort of. The trees are actu- alter the equation--and seek out someone who ally on the neighboring property, and the land was seems totally wrong for her. Eureka! The heart is a zoned for development months ago, so his plans genius . . . Bah Handsome!: Behind on her bills, were no secret. But he dislikes being at odds with B&B owner Hope receives an unlikely guest-- his friend's sister, especially because Lila is appeal- stranded solicitor Danny, who's been threatening to ing in every way: loyal, quick-witted and completely put her out of business. Funny how the holidays can stunning. Lila hates that she's so attracted to Beck, bring people together no matter how much they re- who seems like a genuinely good man, despite his sist . . . Ms. Humbug: Born rebel or overgrown man tree-murdering tendencies. And their chemistry is off child, Matt is the kind of man no woman can tame-- the charts. She just wishes he'd let this development until an unexpected encounter with his nemesis, go. As Summer Island counts down to a snowy Cami, at the office holiday party proves there's an Christmas, Lila and Beck will have to strike a com- exception to every rule . . . promise that seems impossible for them both--or risk losing the best thing either of them has ever had. ONCE UPON A COWBOY CHRISTMAS BK#3 $13.95 SORAYA LANE A LIE FOR A LIE BK#1 $19.95 TRADE P/BACK River Ranch series. Bk#1 Cowboy Stole My Heart. HELENA HUNTING It's the most wonderful time of the year at the Ford All In series. Sometimes I need an escape from the family ranch. Will one cowboy's homecoming be the demands, the puck bunnies, and the notoriety that greatest gift of all? He left town and never looked come with being an NHL team captain. I just want to back. Cody Ford is a Wall Street honcho with hum- be a normal guy for a few weeks. So when I leave ble Texas roots. This holiday season, he'd be con- Chicago for some peace and quiet, the last thing I tent to just stay in New York and not face his family-- expect is for a gorgeous woman to literally fall into and dodge their questions about when and with my lap on a flight to Alaska. Even better, she has whom he plans to settle down. . .and if he will do so absolutely no idea who I am. Lainey is the perfect back at home. But his father isn't getting any young- escape from my life. My plan for seclusion becomes er, and Cody doesn't want to miss any last chances a monthlong sex fest punctuated with domestic bliss. to see him and the rest of the folks back on the But it ends just as abruptly as it began. When I'm ranch. The last person Cody was expecting to see? called away on a family emergency, I realize too late His one-time girlfriend, Lexi Murphy, who's been that I have no way to contact Lainey. A year later, a working as his dad's new live-in nurse. She never chance encounter throws Lainey and me together forgot him. Can she ever forgive him? Lexi still holds again. But I still have a lie hanging over my head, a grudge against Cody. Back then, the college- and Lainey's keeping secrets of her own. With more bound heartthrob believed he was too good for a than lust at stake, the truth may be our game chang- small-town girl like Lexi. But now Cody can't help but er. see her in a whole new light. Could it be that this beautiful single mother with an unbeatable can-do spirit is the one he's been waiting for all along? That depends on whether Cody can prove to Lexi that, INTRIGUE NOVEMBER 2019 CATALOGUE

CONTEMPORARY A ROYAL CHRISTMAS WEDDING BK#4 $13.95 REISSUE this time, he means business--and if a sudden snow- RACHEL HAUCK storm can lend just the right amount of Christmas Royal Wedding series. Bk#1 Once Upon a Prince. magic to help move things along. . . Avery Truitt aches for true love--the kind she once shared with Prince Colin. Can she dare to hope for THE PUPPY PRESCRIPTION $13.95 happily ever after, or is a fairy-tale ending beyond HELEN R MYERS, CHRISTYNE BUTLER reach? College volleyball star Avery Truitt has not A RUFF ROAD TO LOVE … Groomed for Love by seen her former flame, Prince Colin of Brighton Helen R. Myers: Dog groomer Rylie Quinn lights up Kingdom, since he suddenly pushed her away five the local animal clinic with her charming laugh and years ago. But now, the sadness of losing her father easygoing demeanor. But there's a dark secret lin- and the joy of her sister Susanna's pregnancy have gering behind the redhead's bright smile. Assistant brought Avery back to Brighton just in time for Ca- DA Noah Prescott is irked by Rylie's secrecy--and thedral City's enchanting Christmas season. Avery by his growing attraction to her! But when he finally knows she can't avoid seeing Colin--now the King- learns Rylie's story, he'll have to decide whether his dom's most eligible bachelor--whether or not her desire for the truth is more important than winning heart is ready to relive the pain. But seeing him her heart... Puppy Love in Thunder Canyon by again might bring her the closure she needs after all Christyne Butler: When quiet, reserved orthopae- this time. When Colin finds himself at the center of a dic surgeon Thomas North meets quirky pet thera- centuries-old Brighton tradition, he must decide pist Annabel Cates, he's surprised by his reaction to whether to follow the path laid out before him or fol- her. They couldn't be more different, but her bubbly low his heart to the only woman for whom he would enthusiasm and passion are infectious. Soon the ring the Pembroke Chapel Bell. Can Colin convince doctor's struggling to stay immune to the adorable Avery to meet him at the chapel on Christmas morn- Annabel--and her irresistible pup! ing--as tradition dictates--or will Avery run back to RANCHER’S WILD SECRET BK#1 $11.95 her St. Simons home and pursue a coaching career as planned? MAISEY YATES Gold Valley Vineyards series. He's come to Gold SEASON OF LOVE $15.95 2IN1 REISSUE Valley with a hidden agenda... not to fall for his ene- DEBBIE MACOMBER my's daughter! Emerson Maxfield is the perfect THANKSGIVING PRAYER: Before Claudia Masters pawn for rancher Holden McCall's purposes. She's even meets Seth Lessinger, she knows there's engaged to a man solely to win her father's approv- something different about this man. Something spe- al, and the sheltered beauty never steps out of line. cial. And meeting him only confirms it. For his part, Until one encounter changes everything. Now this Seth immediately recognizes that Claudia is the good girl must marry Holden to protect her family--or woman for him--the woman he wants to marry and their desire could spell downfall for them all... take back to Alaska. But Claudia is torn between RESTLESS RANCHER BK#2 $13.95 Seth and her life in Seattle. How can she give up everything familiar, everything she's always worked JENNIFER RYAN for? Yet she can't bear the thought of losing this Wild Rose Ranch series. Bk#1 Dirty Little Secret. man she's come to love... Only when she acts with One minute down-on-his-luck rancher Austin Hub- faith and hope will she find her true destiny. THE bard slept soundly, the next, a sassy spitfire dumped GIFT OF CHRISTMAS: Jo Marie first meets An- a pitcher of water on his head and woke him up--in drew, her dream man, in the crush of a Mardi Gras more ways than one. Hired to help him rebuild his parade. But by Christmas, he's introduced to her as ranch, Sonya Tucker ends up helping him put the someone else's fiancé. Yet Jo Marie notices that tattered pieces of his life back together. The capa- Andrew and his intended don't always act like a lov- ble, all-business accountant is on a mission to get ing couple. During one dance Jo Marie even finds the ranch up and running, but can he convince the herself in Andrew's arms, sharing a tender moment. temptingly beautiful woman to take a chance on Is she mistaken about their connection? Or can the him? Sonya was dismayed that Austin had lost it all: spirit of the season bring Andrew and Jo Marie to- money, family, respectability. Things she--who'd gether at last? been raised by her mother at Nevada's notorious brothel Wild Rose Ranch--only dreamed about. But SNOWBOUND AT CHRISTMAS BK#5 $13.95 REISSUE working with the long, lean cowboy shows her that DEBBIE MASON Austin is honorable to his core. Together they slowly Christmas, Colorado series. Bk#1 The Trouble grow to see what the love between them might with Christmas. Surviving the holidays will take a bring. But then Austin's powder keg of a family feud Christmas miracle...Ex-cop Cat O'Connor is bored explodes, exposing long-buried secrets, and threat- working for her sister, Chloe, as a personal assistant ening their new-found love… on the set of her soap opera. Until Chloe gets an opportunity to audition for the role of a lifetime and asks her identical twin to substitute for her on the INTRIGUE NOVEMBER 2019 CATALOGUE

soap with no one the wiser. It's a perfect switch -- THE WHITE CHRISTMAS INN $15.95 until Cat attracts the attention of the mysterious Mr. SMALL P/B RELEASE Tall, Dark, and Way-too-handsome leading man. COLLEEN WRIGHT Grayson Alexander never thought being snowbound A New England inn seems like the picture-perfect in the charming town of Christmas, Colorado, for the place to spend the holidays. But when a snowstorm holiday would get so hot. But between working with shuts the roads and keeps them all inside, the guests sexy Cat on set and keeping his real reason for being find themselves worrying that this Christmas may not there under wraps, he's definitely feeling the heat. be exactly what they dreamed of. Molly just needs to And if there's one thing they'll learn as they hang the keep her head down and finish her latest book, but mistletoe, it's that in this town, true love is always in her writer's block is crippling. The arrival of Marcus, a season . . handsome widower with two young girls, is exactly A SNOWY LITTLE CHRISTMAS $13.95 the distraction she doesn't need. Hannah was hoping FERN MICHAELS, KATE CLAYBORN, TARA SHEETS for a picturesque winter wedding, but her plans come STARRY NIGHT—Fern Michaels: As the host of a crashing down when her fiancé calls everything off. radio program for the lovelorn, Jessie Richmond is She reconnects with her childhood friend, Luke, when surprisingly lonely, especially with the holidays ap- he comes to check on his grandmother before the proaching. So she decides to make the trek to her storm. Jeanne and Tim don't know how they're going uncle's bookstore in rural New York state and hold a to keep the inn open another year--or how to bridge speed dating event--only to find herself snowed in-- the distance between them in their marriage. With a with one very special single . . . MISTLETOE AND flurry of unexpected guests, they'll have to work to- MIMOSAS—Tara Sheets: After years of hard work, gether to fix all the problems that crop up. But will it real estate agent Layla Gentry has her dream home be enough to rekindle their relationship? on Pine Cove Island. She's perfectly content to be on WYOMING HEART BK#9 $15.95 her own. Until her childhood nemesis, Sebastian, DIANA PALMER comes to town. When a snowstorm and a stranded Wyoming Men series. Bk#1 Wyoming Tough. True kitten bring them together on Christmas Eve, Layla love is in store for one gruff cowboy in Diana Palm- discovers he's all grown up--and she may have one er's new Wyoming Men romance Cort Grier is no more dream left . . . MISSING CHRISTMAS—Kate ordinary rancher. Despite his vast wealth, he still Clayborn: It's all work and no play for two longtime works the land with his own bare hands, unlike his friends-turned-business-partners Kristen and Jasper-- troublesome new neighbor, Mina Michaels. Fiery, until an unexpected kiss turns things personal. Will it beautiful Mina infuriates and entrances Cort, awaken- mean the end of something, or the beginning? With a ing feelings he'd thought long buried. But he knows major contract in the balance, Christmas around the falling for a city girl can only lead to heartbreak... corner, and a lot of unspoken feelings, it may take an Bestselling author Mina hardly expects to meet a unpredictable blizzard in New England to seal the man like the ones in her novels. But roguishly hand- deal . . some Cort is an alpha hero through and through, STEALING KISSES IN THE SNOW BK#2 $13.95 from his stubborn streak to the fierce way this rugged JO MCNALLY cowboy protects his heart. When one sizzling kiss Rendezvous Falls series. Bk#1 Slow Dancing at leads to another, can Mina convince Cort to open his Sunrise. Single mom Piper Montgomery's plate is full. world to her--now and forever? (Bks#1-6 now availa- Between her two adorable kids, two jobs and a fixer- ble in the Bargain Basement for ‘not to be missed’ upper house, she's so busy she can hardly see prices) straight. But when rugged biker Logan Taggart strolls COMING IN DECEMBER: into the inn where she's working, she can't help but Big Sky Secrets—Linda Lael Miller stare. He has bad boy written all over him. And with Born to Be a Cowboy—RC Ryan two kids relying on her, that's the last thing she needs A Cowboy Like You—Donna Grant this Christmas. Rendezvous Falls is nothing but a pit The Rancher’s Redemption—Kate Pearce stop for Logan. Once his grandmother is back on her feet and ready to reclaim the inn, Logan can get back This is Love—Melissa Foster on the road. It's where he belongs, even if his grand- Winter’s Proposal—Sherryl Woods mother's matchmaking book club try to convince him Wish Upon a Cowboy—Jennie Marts otherwise. Still, there's something about beautiful All Fired Up—Lori Foster spitfire Piper that makes him wonder if family and Unspoken—Melissa Foster forever might just be what he needs after all. But as Christmas Cakes and Mistletoe Nights— the holidays draw ever closer, so do Piper and Lo- Carole Matthews gan. Could these polar opposites find that all they want this Christmas is each other?

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MYSTERY & SUSPENSE kill her? Despite all of the ingredients for danger, Lucy sets out on the trail of a murderer and soon uncovers a Christmas secret best left wrapped. APPLE CIDER SLAYING BK#1 $13.95 JULIE ANNE LINDSEY COURAGE UNDER FIRE BK#8 $12.95 Cider Shop Mystery. Apples are at the core of the SHARON DUNN family business run by Winona Mae Montgomery and True Blue K-9 Unit series. A killer in the shadows her Granny Smythe. But this year's crop is unsea- watches...and waits … The thrilling True Blue K-9 sonably ripe with murder . . . ONE ROTTEN APPLE Unit continues. A deadly stalker has rookie K-9 of- … Blossom Valley, West Virginia, is home to ficer Lani Branson in his crosshairs, and he won't Smythe Orchards, Winnie and her Granny's beloved stop until she's dead. Her boss, K-9 police chief No- twenty-five-acre farm and family business. But any ah Jameson, won't let that happen on his watch, es- way you slice it, it's struggling. That's why they're pecially since there's a chance this is the same per- trying to drum up business with the ""First Annual son who killed his brother. Can they unmask the Christmas at the Orchard,"" a good old-fashioned murderer who's been terrorizing the unit before he holiday festival with enough delicious draw to satisfy strikes again? apple-picking locals and cider-loving tourists alike-- COVERT VENGEANCE BK#2 $21.95 TRADE P/BACK until the whole endeavor takes a sour turn when the KAYLEA CROSS (278 PAGES) body of Nadine Cooper, Granny's long-time, grudge- Valkyrie Vengeance series. Bk#1 Stealing Venge- holding nemesis, is found lodged in the apple press. ance. Revenge came at a heavy price. Valkyrie Now, with Granny the number one suspect, Winnie is hacker Amber Brown is deadly in her own right, but hard-pressed to prove her innocence before the real her preferred weapon is a keyboard. So after her killer delivers another murder . . . teammates left her for dead, she took her revenge CAN’T JUDGE A BOOK BY IT’S MURDER BK#1 $13.95 the way she was trained to-swiftly and brutally. Ex- AMY LILLARD cept one of her targets might be innocent. To right Main Street Book Club Mysteries. Not every mur- that wrong, Amber vows to rescue the at-risk Valkyr- der is by the book ...As Sugar Springs gears up for ie no matter the cost, and this time she's working its all-class high school reunion, Mississippi alone. So when a sexy stranger shows up in the mid- bookstore owner Arlo Stanley prepares to launch her dle of a firefight and announces he's been sent by largest event: a book-signing with the town's legend- her sister, it's going to take a whole lot more than his ary alum and bestselling author, Wally Harrison. word to make her trust him. Chasing redemption may That's when Wally is discovered dead outside of Ar- prove deadly. Elite gun for hire Jesse Cordova lives lo's front door and her best friend is questioned for on the edge of the law. When a new job offer sets off the crime. When the elderly ladies of Arlo's Friday warning bells, he digs deeper and finds the startling Night Book Club start to investigate, Arlo has no truth. The woman he's been tasked with capturing is choice but to follow behind to keep them out of trou- a secret government assassin, and Amber Brown is ble. Yet with Wally's reputation, the suspect list only unlike any target he's gone after before. But bringing grows longer--his betrayed wife, his disgruntled as- her in opens them up to a whole new level of danger, sistant, even the local man who holds a grudge from pitting them against one of the most ruthless assas- a long-ago accident. Between running interference sins in the world. Now that the sexy Valkyrie has with the book club and otherwise keeping it all to- stolen his heart, Jesse will risk everything to see their gether, Arlo anxiously works to get Chloe out of jail. mission through-knowing that the only way this ends And amidst it all, her one-time boyfriend-turned- is with one of them dying. private-eye returns to town, just another distraction DEADLY DECEIT BK#2 $22.95 TRADE P/BACK while she digs to uncover the truth around Wally's NATALIE WALTERS death and just what Sugar Springs secret could have Harbored Secrets series. Bk#1 Living Lies. Inde- led to his murder. pendent and tenacious journalist Vivian DeMarco is CHRISTMAS COOKIE MURDER BK#6 $13.95 REISSUE back in Walton, Georgia, for one reason--to do her LESLIE MEIER job and get out. When her boss suddenly dies under Lucy Stone Murder series. Bk#1 Mistletoe Murder. suspicious circumstances, Vivian's only hope for For Lucy Stone, the best thing about Christmas in finding the truth--and the next big story--is small-town Tinker's Cove has always been the annual Cookie law enforcement's lanky poster boy, Deputy Ryan Exchange. But the usual generosity and goodwill is Frost. But the deeper they dig, the more twisted the missing from this year's event which turns out to be a truth becomes, and Vivian finds herself fighting for complete disaster. Petty rivalries and feuds that have not only answers but also her life. False leads, in- long been simmering finally come to a boil, leaving a criminating emails, and someone called The Watcher bad taste in the mouths of many guests, including force Vivian to confront the secret of her past and Lee Cummings who accuses Tucker Whitney of decide: How much is she willing to risk for the sake stealing her recipe for low-fat, sugar-free cookies. of a headline? But the icing on the cake is when Tucker is found strangled in her apartment the following morning.

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DON’T BREATHE A WORD BK#2 $13.95 MURDER CAN MESS UP YOUR MASTERPIECE BK#1 CHRISTIE CRAIG $13.95 Texas Justice series. Bk#1 Don’t Close Your Eyes. ROSE PRESSEY Police detective Juan Acosta doesn't only carry scars Haunted Craft Fair Mystery. Haunted art is in the on the outside. He's filled with guilt and anger ever eye of the beholder . . . Artist Celeste Cabot wel- since his undercover job led to the murder of those he comes the chance to show her paintings at a craft fair loved the most. Now he's living for one thing: revenge. in her hometown of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, where That is, until Juan meets his beautiful new neighbor. she and her Chihuahua, Van Gogh, can park her vin- Vicki Holloway prides herself on being capable and tage Shasta trailer and sell her creations, too. Unfortu- independent, but her life is turned upside down when nately, her sales take a hit when a customer returns a her sister Sara is killed by an abusive ex. Fearing for painting, claiming it's haunted. When a fellow vendor the safety of her niece, Vicki and the little girl go into discovers images hidden in Celeste's artwork--and a hiding...resurfacing in Texas with new identities. Juan ghost pays her a late-night visit--she's shocked to finds his once-frozen heart thawing around Vicki, but realize she has psychic abilities. After the grumpy he knows she's hiding something. Juan needs an- manager of the craft fair is found with a knife in his swers, but Vicki isn't talking. She has to keep her se- neck, Celeste's brushes with the paranormal may help crets if she wants to keep Bell safe, which means fill in the picture--and make sure the wrong person resisting her growing feelings for the sexy, scarred doesn't get framed . . . man next door. But when Juan's quest for justice PLAY DIRTY $16.95 SMALL P/BACK REISSUE brings danger to her door, divulging the truth might be SANDRA BROWN the only thing that keeps her alive. 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