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Her beauty and cour- hers on her sleeve… Justine is devoted to tracking age make Sandulf realize there may be more at down deadbeat husbands and fighting for fair work- stake than his revenge... As the threat of her family ing conditions. When her mission brings her face-to- follows them, there's only one way to keep her safe-- face with Jack, she's shocked to find the man behind marriage!. the criminal empire is considerably more charming DARING AND THE DUKE BK#3 $15.95 and honorable than many "gentlemen" she knows. SARAH MACLEAN Forming an unlikely alliance, they discover an unex- pected desire. And when Justine's past catches up Bareknuckle Bastards series. Bk#1 Wicked and the with them, Jack may be her only hope of survival. Is Wallflower. Grace Condry has spent a lifetime run- she ready to make a deal with the devil...? ning from her past. 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Adam is drawn to the free-spirited tary strictness belies an ex-rake of unswerving honor photographer, but his job was to make sure Regina --and unexpected passion . . . A wounded military chose from the men he escorted to Texas--not marry hero, Busick is determined to resolve his dead her himself! The Bride Next Door: Daisy Johnson is cousin's dangerous financial dealings for Lionel's ready to settle in Turnabout, Texas, open a restau- sake. But his investigation is a minor skirmish com- rant and perhaps find a husband. Of course, she'd pared to dealing with the forthright, courageous, and envisioned a man who actually likes her, not some- alluring Patience. Somehow, she's breaking his one who offers a marriage of convenience to avoid rules, and sweeping past his defenses. Soon, be- scandal. Newspaper reporter Everett Fulton may tween formidable enemies and obstacles, they form find himself suddenly married, but his dreams of a fragile trust--but will it be enough to save the future leaving haven't changed. What Daisy wants--home, they long to dare together? family, tenderness--he can't provide... A FAVOR FOR THE PRINCE BK#6 $15.95 HIGH COUNTRY BRIDE BK#1 $16.95 REISSUE JANE ASHFORD LINDA LAEL MILLER Duke’s Sons series. Bk#1 Heir to the Duke. Lord McKettricks series. Three brothers are in a race Alan Gresham is a bit embarrassed when the Prince against time to inherit their father's ranch. One Regent demands that he abandon his science ex- ranch. Three sons. Only one will inherit, and on one periments to work on an extremely important project- condition. Tired of waiting for his sons to settle -getting rid of a ghost. 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JUNE BK#2 $14.95 REISSUE Letting go of the past to find happiness seems im- LORI COPELAND possible -- until Lenora is thrown in the path of a Brides of the West series. Bk#1 Faith. “Wanted: gruff, mysterious blue-eyed man who makes her Women with religious upbringing, high morals, and a pulse race. Next in line for a dukedom he doesn't strong sense of adventure, willing to marry decent, want to inherit, Peter Ashford is only on the isle to God-fearing men. Applicants may apply by mail. exact revenge on the man who is responsible for his Must allow at least two months for an answer.” Like mother's death. Once he's completed the task, he'll her sister before her, June leaves her Michigan return to America where his life can finally be his home to embrace her future as a mail-order bride to own. Yet when he meets the beautiful and kind Miss a young Washington State pastor. But from the start, Hartley, he can't help but be drawn to her. Can Peter nothing works out as June expects. 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HISTORICAL ROUGH CREEK BK#1 $15.95 KAKI WARNER approves of the plan; some would rather support the Brides of Rough Creek Texas series. A cowboy local orphanage. June finds herself drawn to the or- with a troubled past and the woman he can't resist phanage run by her friend Samantha and her aging find love and second chances …. After serving eight- aunt. Caring for the orphans is a natural outlet for een months in prison for a crime he didn't commit, June's generous, nurturing spirit. But the two projects Dalton Cardwell is looking for a fresh start. What seem incompatible, and June finds herself faced with better place than Whitcomb Four Star Ranch? He difficult choices--choices that challenge both her faith doesn't regret the decisions of his past--he'd choose and her heart. the same roads again. But now all Dalton wants is to LINE BY LINE BK#1 $25.95 TRADE P/BACK keep his head down and focus on the horses--and on Raney Whitcomb. 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He's also determined KATE BATEMAN to marry into high society--a step that will ensure he Bow Street Bachelors series. Bk#1 This Earl of never returns to the conditions of his past. He and Mine. Working undercover for London's first official Alice form a friendly relationship based on mutual police force, the Bow Street Bachelors have an obli- respect, but anything deeper is not in their plans. gation to serve the city's best interests--even while However, when Alice accidentally raises the ire of a they're falling for the city's most alluring women… jealous and vindictive coworker who's intent on ruin- Alex Harland, Earl of Melton and dedicated rake, ing her life, Alice and Douglas are forced to confront never pictured himself as an agent of inquiry. But the what is truly important in their lives. Will their growing thrill of investigation is a challenge he now embrac- bond give them the courage to risk finding a better es. When he's asked to pursue the Nightjar, a notori- way? ous thief who is reclaiming France's crown jewels, the case throws him into the path of the beautiful and THE REBEL WEARS PLAID BK#1 $15.95 equally elusive Emmy Danvers, reminding him of the ELIZA KNIGHT only puzzle he's never solved: the identity of the Prince Charlie’s Angels series. Toran Fraser en- mysterious woman who once stole a kiss from him-- counters a mysterious rebel, and he can't resist be- and left him wanting so much more… The daughter ing recruited to her cause… Toran Fraser is hell-bent of a thief, Emmy learned long ago how to keep her on taking down the Jacobites. On a late-night mis- secrets safeguarded--and, as the notorious Nightjar, sion, he's intercepted by a woman known only as her love for Alex Harland is one of them. With the "Mistress J," who's determined to put Prince Charlie determined earl hot on her trail--and making her hot back on the throne of Scotland. Toran can't resist her under the collar--Emmy has no choice but to keep appeal--especially with her pistol pointed at his heart- her distance. But when a moment's danger threatens -and suddenly finds himself joining the rebellion..By Emmy's life as well as her name, will Alex finally dis- day, highborn Jenny Mackintosh runs her estate in cover that he's followed every clue...to true love? the Highlands. By night, she's one of Prince Charlie's Angels--a band of Jacobite rebels. Scoffing at mortal COMING IN AUGUST: danger, she raises coin, delivers weapons, and re- The Obsessions of Lord Godfrey Cavanaugh— Stephanie Laurens cruits soldiers for the rebellion. When she encounters Would I Lie to the Duke—Eva Leigh a handsome Highlander who is clearly on the run, Once Dishonored—Mary Jo Putney (hardcover) she is more than a little intrigued. 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CONTEMPORARY stand with the woman he's cared about for years. So he's taking things slow. And hot. And showing Erin what real love can look like. Suddenly Erin finds AFTER ALL BK#3 $25.95 TRADE P/BACK herself spending a lot more time with Jason than she KRISTEN PROBY (RELEASED 14TH JULY) intended. Feelings she never planned on having Romancing Manhattan series. Bk#1 All the Way. again are wrapping around her heart, refusing to let When Carter Shaw's wife died five years ago, he go. Erin isn't sure she can trust her instincts, though. was left to pick up the pieces not only of his own After all, she made a terrible choice with her ex- broken heart but also that of his devastated eight- fiancé. But Jason intends to convince her that he's year-old daughter, Gabby--leaving him with no time the best man for her, and that what they have to- for anything else, let alone dating. But recently, gether is a real love that will last forever. Carter has noticed women again and soon even begins dating. No one has stuck around for long, A COWBOY STATE OF MIND BK#1 $15.95 mostly thanks to one very angry Gabby. Nora Hayes JENNIE MARTS has worked as Carter's assistant for years. Recently Creedence Horse Rescue series. Scarred and divorced herself, Nora spends many hours at the battered loner Zane Taylor has a gift with animals, office and helping Carter with his daughter whom particularly horses, but he's at a total loss when it she adores. Despite loving her job and being comes to knowing how to handle women. Even wrapped up in the Shaw family, Nora's never given though he's sworn off love, he can't seem to stay her handsome, kind workaholic boss a second away from Bryn Callahan. He's known for being a thought, especially in the romance department. But horse whisperer, but can't seem to find his voice at then the snowstorm of the century hits, and Nora all where Bryn is concerned. Bryn Callahan has a finds herself stranded at work with Carter overnight. heart for strays, but she is through trying to save And suddenly, she sees Carter in a whole new, sexy damaged men. She vows to only date nice guys, light. The sadness that's lived in his eyes for so long which is a category that does not include Zane Tay- has now been replaced with pure, unadulterated lust lor. Too bad he's the only one who sets her pulse --and Nora isn't quite sure what to do about it. For racing every time she's around him. Starting a horse after the pain of her divorce, she never thought she rescue ranch wasn't in Bryn's plan, but try telling that would give love a second chance.Carter and Nora to the assembly of abandoned animals that have have always believed in never combining business found their way to her doorstep. And when a chance with pleasure. But how can they possibly deny the encounter with a horse headed for slaughter brings all-consuming chemistry between them...? 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He may be her Working on her father's ranch for most of her life has new landlord, but that's no excuse for provoking made her tough as nails, but she does have one soft her...or sending her heart into overdrive. West Cald- spot -- and his name is Paxton Callahan. And with well has come to Redemption Ranch to put his past Pax back in town, Alana's old feelings have returned behind him. Flirting with a pint-size police officer who with a vengeance. But she barely has time to pro- thinks he's bad news is definitely not part of the cess her attraction for the hunky cowboy before her plan, but it's deliciously easy to get under Pansy's father falls ill and presents her with an ultimatum. skin. Then West discovers the vulnerability Pansy Alana's father wants her married and settled before keeps so well hidden, and suddenly this renegade he passes away, and she isn't about to break a dy- cowboy is in over his head. In her arms, West feels ing man's heart. Paxton Callahan has been in love like the man he always wanted to be--but can he with Alana since . . . forever, and he's finally ready to become the man Pansy deserves? stop running from his feelings. It's been ten years since he's seen the sexy cowgirl, and now that he's THE BEST MAN PLAN BK#1 $15.95 living next door, the electricity between them is JACI BURTON about to set the whole Texas panhandle on fire. Boots and Bouquets series. Three days before When Alana presents him with a crazy proposal -- to Erin Bellini's wedding, her fiancé breaks up with her- pretend to be her fiancé so her father can die in -in an email! Hurt and embarrassed, she decides to peace -- Paxton can't refuse. But as the faux- have a fling with veterinarian Jason Callum, who's wedding day draws near, and her father's health both the best man and the hottest guy she knows. improves, Alana and Paxton must decide whether to But Jason wants a lot more than just a one-night INTRIGUE JULY 2020 CATALOGUE

CONTEMPORARY IMPETUOUS AND THE PROPOSAL $15.95 2IN1 REISSUE commit to the charade or finally admit their love is LORI FOSTER, BRENDA JACKSON the real deal. Includes a never-before-published bo- Impetuous—Lori Foster: WHEN SHE WAS BAD, nus story from Carolyn! SHE WAS BETTER! Grade school teacher Carlie HOMETOWN HERO BK#3 $15.95 McDaniels trades in her frumpiness for the look of an LIZA KENDALL alluring harem girl, at least for one costume party. So long, spinsterhood--and hello tall, dark and hand- Silverlake Ranch series. Bk#1 Walk Me Home. A some Tyler Ramsey… Even after the best night of charming new contemporary romance set in Silver- their lives, Tyler hasn't guessed the identity of his lake, Texas, where love throws old rivals a curveball. mystery woman... and Carlie plans on keeping him in . . . Andrew "Ace" Braddock is a player in every the dark. After all, a gorgeous guy like Tyler would sense of the word. The center fielder for the Austin never fall for his smart-talking best friend. And Car- Lone Stars, he's also been at the center of numerous lie's not sure she wants to know what would happen sports scandals involving beer, bars, and baseball if he ever unveiled the naked truth! The Proposal— bunnies. But when he takes the fall for a teammate, Brenda Jackson: The moment he met Bella Ace wakes up in the hospital, injured and in serious Bostwick, Jason Westmoreland wanted her--and the trouble. He's sent to lie low and recover at his family land she'd inherited. With one convenient proposal, ranch in Silverlake, Texas, where he's saddled with he could have everything the Southern beauty has to his worst nightmare: his high school nemesis--a offer...but it's up to Bella to say yes! beautiful nurse who refuses to play doctor with him. Mia Adams has no time to fool around. The daughter JUST A HEARTBEAT AWAY BK#1 $15.95 of Silverlake's high school baseball coach has three CARA BASTONE jobs and a pile of debt left behind by her missing ex. Forever Yours series. Some people change your The very last thing she wants is to spend her time life, Others change your heart … Newly widowed indulging hometown hero Easy Ace Braddock. If she dad Sebastian Dorner was unraveling at the edges-- didn't need the money, she'd have nothing to do with until his son's teacher, Via DeRosa, threw him a life- the guy from her past who stole her dad's time, at- line. Now, two years later, they reconnect at Matty's tention, and love away from her before leaving for new school, and an inconvenient but unmistakable the major leagues. As Mia does her best to corral the jolt of attraction crackles between them. But why irrepressible Ace, keep a sense of humor, and fight does the first person to spark with Sebastian in years her unwelcome attraction to him, he charms, side- have to be a millennial? Is twentysomething Via real- steps, and outmanoeuvres her. Will the onetime ene- ly too young for him or does fortysomething Sebas- mies find love at home base, right in the town where tian just feel too damn old? A former foster kid, Via's they grew up? finally forged the stable life she's always dreamed of- HOOKING HIM BK#3 $21.95 TRADE P/BACK -new job, steady income, no drama. The last thing AURORA ROSE REYNOLDS she needs are rumors about her and a single dad at school. But why does she keep being drawn into his How to Catch an Alpha series. Bk#1 Catching Him. capable, worn-flannel orbit? And why does being Anna McAlister needs a new life. But that doesn't around Sebastian, Matty and even their dog, Crabby, mean she needs a new man. After leaving her fiancé seem to spark so much want? They're trying to ig- and Chicago behind, she promises herself no dating nore the tension threatening their friendship. But until she finds what she's looking for. But meeting sometimes what'll heal you is just a touch--and a one seriously hot and determined detective has her heartbeat--away... questioning herself. Calvin Miller is that detective, and he's been burned by women in the past. It's LUCKY’S BEACH $25.95 TRADE P/BACK easy for him to sleep alone and focus on his work, SHELLEY NOBLE but the moment he lays eyes on Anna, he starts im- School teacher Julie Barlow and her two best agining sexy nights with her wrapped in his sheets. friends, Beth and Aggie, are looking forward to an Maybe it's time to get back out there. But just as the adults only beach vacation. Julie also plans to use attraction between them begins to sizzle, Anna's past the time to figure out why her perfectly planned life shows up to create trouble. And to make matters has gone terribly amiss. They've barely hit the road worse, a string of murders forces Calvin to juggle his when a frantic call from Julie's mother hijacks their new relationship and his career. His worst fear? That best laid plans. Uncle Tony "Lucky" Costa is missing. the two are somehow connected. Can they find love Always entertaining, often irresponsible, never relia- together, or will her past and his duty sink their ble, Uncle Lucky was a favorite with her friends. For hopes? Julie, for whom he'd been a sometimes surrogate father, not so much. Her mother wants them to take a "teeny" detour to look for the irascible retired surf-

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Overruled in this as she is in much of her life, Julie herself growing fiercely attached to the children and and her friends detour to Lucky's latest scheme, soon, she and Asher begin to fall in love, as well. Lucky's Beach Bar and Grill. They find it tucked away Though he refuses to speak about his late wife, ru- in a quaint coastal town on the Delaware coast. With mors and whispers around town causes Jane to sus- a crescent beach of white sand, large waves, plenty pect that her birth mother may have been involved in of tanned young men, a lively night life, it's a perfect the same car accident that claimed Asher's wife. As beach getaway. Beth and Aggie see good times Jane's investigation takes her down winding and ahead, Julie is determined to get through it as quickly complicated paths, her relationship with Asher be- as possible. But that will change as she gets to know comes strained. Will the truth bring the pair closer Lucky's friends and confidantes. The taciturn bar- together or drive them apart forever? tender, the loyal housekeeper, the local fortune teller, PUPPY KISSES BK#3 $14.95 the whole town shares a determination to protect him. But from what? Soon Julie and her friends are LUCY GILMORE swept up in an effort to save the town's--and Lucky's- Forever Home series. Bk#1 Puppy Love. These - most closely guarded secret. And Julie begins to adorable service puppies are matchmakers in the see her uncle in a new light. Julie Barlow has a few making… Dawn Vasquez never takes life too seri- things to learn about life--and love--and sacrifice. Her ously. But when she rescues a golden retriever lesson begins this summer at Lucky's Beach. named Gigi, Dawn begins to imagine what it'd be like to settle down and let someone rely on her for a NEVER AN AMISH BRIDE BK#1 $15.95 change. Unfortunately, Adam Dearborn--a hand- OPHELIA LONDON some, hopelessly buttoned-up cattle rancher in need Honey Brook series. Welcome to charming Honey of a guide dog--has also fallen in love with the little Brook, Pennsylvania, where bestselling author Ophe- ball of fluff and stubbornly insists that no other animal lia London will bring you on a moving and unforgetta- will do. Adam isn't sure what drives him to fight to ble journey through faith, forgiveness, and ultimately keep Gigi for himself, but he suspects it has some- love. Everything changed for Esther Miller with the thing to do with his growing--and unfortunate-- death of her beloved fiancé, Jacob. Even years later, attachment to Dawn. Her whirlwind spirit and sunny she still struggles with her faith and purpose in the disposition might make her a delight to be around, small, tight-knit Amish village of Honey Brook-- but they also make her unsuited for the difficult life of especially now that her younger sister is getting mar- a rancher. He should be able to put her out of his ried. All she wants is to trust in the Lord to help her head. But what's a love-struck cowboy to do when find peace...but peace is the last thing she gets when what he wants and what he needs have never Lucas, Jacob's wayward older brother, returns to seemed so far apart? And can he allow himself to town. Lucas Brenneman has been harboring a secret take a chance on everything Dawn has to offer: pup- for years--the real reason he never returned from py kisses, puppy love...and her. Rumspringa and the truth behind his brother Jacob's RELENTLESS IN TEXAS BK#6 $15.95 death. Honey Brook still calls to him, but he knows his occupation as a physician's assistant must take KARI LYNN DELL precedence. With sweet and beautiful Esther he finds Texas Rodeo series. Bk#1 Reckless in Texas. a comfort he's never known, and he feels like any- There's a reason they call this cowboy relentless … thing is possible...even forgiveness. But she was Gil Sanchez was once rodeo's biggest and baddest Jacob's bride-to-be first. And if she knew the truth, hotshot. Now he's thirteen years sober and finally would she ever truly open her heart to him? free of the pain that ended his skyrocketing career. Given one last, near-miraculous shot to claw his way ONE SEASON OF SUNSHINE BK#2 $16.95 REISSUE back to rodeo glory, he can't let fantasies of happily- JULIA LONDON ever-after dull his razor edge...but Carmelita White Cedar Springs, Texas series. Bk#1 Summer of Two Fox is every dream he's never let himself have. And Wishes. While on the search for her birth mother, a from the moment he saw the spark of challenge in young woman falls in love with a widower only to her eyes, he hasn't been able to look away. Carma discover that his late wife may have been the key to may come from a Blackfeet family noted for its heal- finding out about her own mysterious past. Deter- ing abilities, but even she knows better than to try to mined to discover the truth of her identity, elementary fix this scarred, cynical, and incredibly sexy cowboy. school teacher Jane Aaron heads to Cedar Springs, Yet she's the only one who can reach past Gil's jad- Texas, to find her birth mother. While staying in the ed armor, and the fiercely loyal heart buried beneath small town, she's hired by Asher Price, a wealthy the biting cynicism is impossible to resist. Gil needs advertising executive whose wife was killed in a car Carma just as much as she needs him, but as the accident two years ago, to look after his thirteen-year pressure builds and the spotlight intensifies, they'll -old daughter, Riley, and five-year-old son, Levi. have to fight like hell to save the one thing neither Around town, Jane learns that Asher's late wife may can live without. not have been the perfect mother teenaged Riley makes her out to be. 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It's not lost on her that her sister place where they first fell in love brings back memo- was busy falling in love with Riley McCarthy while ries of all that they once had. Can they overcome Jordan's world and marriage were falling apart in their past to reunite their family, this time forever? front of an audience of millions. Fire Chief Mason Johns might put out flames for a living, but the fitness THE RICH BOY $24.95 TRADE P/BACK buff firefighter with a god-like body sure knows how KYLIE SCOTT to heat things up. When he locks lips with the island's I'm the type of girl who's given up on fairy tales. So newest resident during a rescue, he feels an undeni- when Beck - the hot new busboy at work - starts flirt- able spark that he can't ignore--no matter how hard ing with me, I know better than to get my hopes up. he tries. The recovering alcoholic has had his fair Happily ever afters aren't for the average. 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STEALING HOME BK#1 $15.95 REISSUE father's real estate empire, and the papers say he's SHERRYL WOODS just another playboy. But as they laugh in the ocean Sweet Magnolias series. Maddie Townsend might waves, Callie realizes there's more to this man than live in a town called Serenity and have the best money and good looks. Just when true happiness friends a woman could ask for, but her life is over- seems within reach, Callie and Olivia find a diary full turned when her husband leaves her for a younger of secrets . . . secrets that stretch across the island woman. With her three children heartbroken from and have the power to turn lives upside down. As the change, Maddie has a lot to contend with. On Callie reads, she unravels a mystery that makes her top of it all, after years outside the workforce, she heart drop through the floor. 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As Ellen helps Anne Marie com- JENNY HALE plete her list, they both learn that wishes can come Callie Weaver and her best friend Olivia Dixon have true...but not necessarily in the way you expect! The finally done it: put their life savings into the beach Twenty-First Wish: Anne Marie and Ellen both house they admired through childhood summers, on wanted to learn to knit. Like many of their wishes, the dazzling white sand of North Carolina's Outer they made this come true, and now they knit practi- Banks. They're going to buff the salt from its win- cally every day. But Ellen has quietly added a twenty dows, paint its sun-bleached sidings, and open it as -first wish to her list: that Anne Marie will fall in love a bed and breakfast. Callie's too busy to think about with Tim, Ellen's birth father, who has recently en- her love life, but when she catches the attention of tered their lives… local heartthrob Luke Sullivan, his blue eyes and easy smile make it hard to say no. 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UNEXPECTED $15.95 REISSUE THE BABYSITTER $15.95 LORI FOSTER NANCY BUSH WHO'S PROTECTING WHO? Eli Conners expected The whispers may scare you . . . In River Glen, Ore- hired mercenary Ray Vereker to be a tank of a guy gon, rumors are spreading about the Babysitter with forty tattoos--not the feminine ideal with lethal Stalker. One victim was fatally stabbed. A second fell combat skills. While Eli certainly needs Ray's help, --or was pushed--from a rooftop deck. High school the rest of him is thinking he might have something to sophomore Jamie Whelan, scheduled to watch the offer her . . .Ray's as good as any man when it Ryerson twins tonight, isn't worried. She's more inter- comes to storming enemy compounds and loading ested in the party she'll go to later, as soon as her an AK-47, but who could blame a girl for succumbing sister Emma arrives to take over babysitting duties. to mind-blowing temptation in the steamy jungle? But But nothing goes according to plan . . . But the truth . now it's back to business. If only Ray wasn't feeling Twenty years after that night's vicious attack, Emma hot, bothered, dizzy . . .Suddenly, Ray's precise, no- remains scarred in body and mind. Jamie, back in nonsense mission is veering wildly off course, de- River Glen after their mother's death, still feels guilty railed by raging hormones, out-of-control desire, and over trading places that fateful evening. Then sud- a delirious love that is completely unexpected . . . denly another young babysitter is attacked. Jamie, with a teenage daughter of her own, fears something WILD COWBOY NIGHTS BKS#1,2&3 $15.95 much more twisted than coincidence. Is even more 3IN1 REISSUE terrifying . . . Is this new nightmare connected with KATEE ROBERT those long-ago crimes? Emma's fractured memories Foolproof series. Foolproof Love: Jules Rodrigez may contain the answer. But the deeper Jamie digs, isn't interested in the role of town spinster. Being the darker the secrets waiting to be uncovered--and seen with a hell-raiser like bull rider Adam Meyer is avenged . . . the perfect way to scandalize the residents, make her BADLANDS BEWARE BK#5 $12.95 ex jealous, and prove she's a sexy, desirable woman. And if their plan includes ridiculously hot sex--all the NICOLE HELM better. Fool Me Once: Aubry Kaiser's in a bind. She Badlands Cops series. Bk#1 South Dakota Show- needs a plus-one for a convention, and when annoy- down. The truth might hurt them both. When Detec- ingly sexy cowboy Quinn Baldwyn offers to go along tive Tucker Wyatt is sent to protect Rachel Knight in exchange for her being his fake date to a wedding, from her father's enemies, neither of them realizes it looks like the perfect solution. Heck, they already exactly how much danger she's in. As she fight like an old married couple. If only their fighting starts making connections between her wasn't starting to feel a whole lot like foreplay… A father's past and a current disappearance, Fool For You: It's been years since Hope Moore left she's suddenly under attack from all sides. Devil's Falls, land of sexy cowboys and bad memo- But Rachel and Tucker will not back down. ries. Back for the weekend, she has no intention of They'll do whatever it takes to solve the seeing Daniel Rodrigez, the man she never got open case, even if it means putting their over...or the two of them getting down and dirty. It's lives at risk. just a belated goodbye, right? No harm, no foul. Until BEAUTIFUL VENGEANCE BK#5 $24.95 six weeks later, when her pregnancy test comes TRADE P/BACK back positive. KAYLEA CROSS COMING IN AUGUST: Valkyrie Vengeance series. Bk#1 Stealing Venge- The Hero of Hope Springs—Maisey Yates ance. They made her into the perfect weapon. Kiyo- The Rebellious Rancher—Kate Pearce mi Tanaka is the final piece needed to unlock the Want You to Want Me—Lorelei James deadly threat stalking the remaining Valkyries. After Come Home to Deep River—Jackie Ashenden years of sacrifice as the ultimate femme fatale, she's prepared to give up everything to find justice. But Cowboy for Keeps—Laura Drake suddenly that's not such an easy choice anymore, Miss Janie’s Girls—Carolyn Brown because now she has more to lose than she ever Kiss My Cupcake—Helena Hunting thought possible: her freedom, the family she's al- Sea Glass Castle—TI Lowe ways longed for...and the wounded warrior who's stolen her heart. Now she's coming after them. Mar- cus Laidlaw survived captivity, torture and certain death because of a Valkyrie. Now his solitary exist- ence has been turned upside down by a team of them determined to hunt down the corrupt govern- ment officials who stole their lives. He'll do whatever he can to protect them, but there's one Valkyrie he'd do anything for-a brave, beautiful survivor who INTRIGUE JULY 2020 CATALOGUE

showed him what it means to live again. And when er and commanding officer he once was in the Ma- the unknown threat hovering over them is finally re- rines and beyond. He has better things to do than vealed, Marcus will be forced to do the unthinkable to obsess over a woman who claims she hates him, but save the woman he loves. every glimpse he gets of the vulnerability beneath her prickly exterior is a distraction . . . and a challenge he BROKEN BONDS BK#5 $15.95 can't ignore. When Caradine's demons catch up with TRADE P/BACK NOVELLA her, her cafe isn't the only thing that blows up. Her KAYLEA CROSS past pushes them together, and closer to a future Crimson Point series. Bk#1 Fractured Honor. Au- that's been waiting for them all this time. They just tumn winds and rain have returned to Crimson Point. have to survive long enough to enjoy it. It's November in the Pacific Northwest and Thanks- A DESPERATE SEARCH BK#2 $12.95 giving is just around the corner. Beckett and the Crimson Point gang are looking forward to celebrat- AMANDA STEVENS ing the holiday together. This year they all have more Echo Lake series. Bk#1 Without a Trace. Something to be thankful for than ever...but that also means they strange is going on at Echo Lake. Detective Adam have even more to lose. But this year a different kind Thayer is devastated when he arrives too of storm is looming. Recent problems at work have late to save his friend who had called for left Beckett and crew scrambling to get projects com- help. But a series of obscure clues brings pleted. It's all hands on deck, and just as the end is Adam to coroner Nikki Dresden, who's finally within sight, a deadly threat emerges from the eager to determine if one of the town's shadows. When things take a lethal turn, the Crimson most beloved citizens was murdered. Now Point team must once again come together to save they must work together to unravel a dead- one of its own, and hunt down the vengeful killer be- ly web of lies and greed...or die trying. fore he can strike again. (final book in series) EVERY STEP SHE TAKES $23.95 TRADE P/BACK DEFENDING RAVEN BK#7 $21.95 TRADE P/BACK KELLEY ARMSTRONG SUSAN STOKER Genevieve has secrets that no one knows. In Rome Mountain Mercenaries series. Bk#1 Defending she can be whoever she wants to be. Her neighbors Allye. A missing woman leads the alpha heroes on aren't nosy; her Italian is passable; the shopkeepers their boldest mission yet in New York Times bestsel- and restaurant owners now see her as a local, and ling author Susan Stoker's searing Mountain Merce- they let her be. It's exactly what she wants. One naries novel. It's been ten years since Rex's wife, morning, after getting groceries, she returns to her Raven, disappeared from a Vegas casino. Never 500-year-old Trastevere apartment. 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Detective Henry Roarke's deter- Grizzly Harbor--with Alaska Force leader Isaac Gen- mined to prove his innocence to internal affairs of- try in hot pursuit …. After an explosion that should ficer Olivia Vance--but first he must survive have killed her, Caradine barely escaped her criminal the bomber targeting him and his bomb- family by leaving her old identity behind. These days sniffing K-9, Cody. With a coming baby to she runs the Water's Edge Cafe in a rugged little protect and an investigation to pursue, Oliv- town on the edge of nowhere, vowing never to let ia has her hands full...until she becomes a anyone close to her again. After his career in the target, as well. Can they catch the bomber military, Isaac is back home playing the part of an before they all lose their lives? unassuming local in Grizzly Harbor, while also over- seeing Alaska Force's special ops work as the found- INTRIGUE JULY 2020 CATALOGUE

MYSTERY & SUSPENSE she needs backup. Enter lone wolf FBI agent Jerrod Ramsey. Stonewalled by a lack of leads, he and Melina investigate a scene where a little girl has A FORGOTTEN MURDER BK#3 $16.95 been found abandoned in a crashed vehicle. They SMALL P/BACK RELEASE open the trunk to reveal a horror show and quickly JUDE DEVERAUX realize they're dealing with two serial killers with very Medlar Mystery series. Bk#1 A Willing Murder. An different MOs. The whole situation brings back unsolved mystery, too many suspects to count... It's memories for Melina--why does this particular case the perfect holiday for romance novelist Sara Med- feel so connected to her painful past? Before time lar. Sara Medlar, her niece Kate and their friend runs out, Melina must catch not one but two serial Jack need a change of scenery so Sara arranges for killers, both ready to claim another victim--and both them to visit an old friend in England. Upon arrival at with their sights set on her. Oxley Manor, a centuries-old estate converted to a THE PERFECT HUSBAND BK#1 $17.95 REISSUE luxury hotel, Kate and Jack quickly realize Sara is up to something. They learn that Sara has also invited a LISA GARDNER number of others to join them. When everyone as- FBI Profiler series. What would you do if the man sembles, Sara explains. Decades earlier, two people of your dreams hides the soul of a killer? Jim Beck- ran off together from Oxley and haven't been heard ett was everything she'd ever dreamed of . . . But from since--and Sara wants to solve the case. As two years after Tess married the decorated cop and the people who were there the night the two went bore his child, she helped put him behind bars for missing, the guests find themselves cast in a live savagely murdering ten women. Even locked up in a mystery-theater event. In re-enacting the events of maximum security prison, he vowed he would come that night, Sara, Jack and Kate are once again at the after her and make her pay. Now the cunning killer heart of a mysterious case that only they are able to has escaped--and the most dangerous game of all solve. But someone is willing to continue to kill to begins. . . .After a lifetime of fear, Tess will do some- keep the truth about Oxley Manor buried, and none thing she's never done before. She's going to learn of the guests are safe. to protect her daughter and fight back, with the help of a burned-out ex-marine. As the largest manhunt GUARDED BY THE SOLDIER BK#2 $13.95 four states have ever seen mobilizes to catch Beck- LAURA SCOTT ett, the clock winds down to the terrifying reunion Justice Seekers series. Bk#1 Soldier’s Christmas between husband and wife. And Tess knows that Secrets. 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Refusing to Dean McCabe is all business with anyone who gets accept this fate, he vows to track down Angela and in his way - and with anyone who interferes with his make her abductors pay--even if it costs his life. work. But when sultry conservationist Cassandra GHOULS GONE WILD BK#4 $3.95 Darling comes into town on a mission to save the VICTORIA LAURIE (PARANORMAL) Mexican Gray Wolf, he discovers there's nothing bet- Ghost Hunter Mystery. Psychic M.J. Holliday finds ter than sleeping with the enemy..."L.A." magazine herself in a witchy situation… When M.J. and her writer Anna Hartley is on assignment in Wyoming friends travel to a small town near Edinburgh, Scot- when she meets champion rodeo rider Grant Olson. land, to film the first installment of their new cable TV Lean, blond, rugged, and sexy as hell, he's enough to show Ghoul Getters, they find plenty of spooky action make a city girl trade in her high heels for a wild ride in a series of supposedly haunted caverns. 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Glory St. Clair knows- warmth of Grady's campfire, wrapped in his arms, ever since a sexy Scottish vampire bit her while she hypnotized by his power, soon she is a naive spinster was a tad...bloated. But when a frustrated vampire no more ... Grady Wolfe is more than a loner, he's a hunter firebombs her vintage clothing boutique, she's man forever on the run. With a body and soul finely ready to pitch a fit. Then her long-time, part-time lover honed from living off the land, Grady knows he takes off in a rage to hunt the hunter and prove him- should leave the irresistible woman alone, but she self worthy of her. And that's only the beginning of her stirs something in him he hasn't felt before. Now he's troubles. The Energy Vampires want her-and not in a lost in the woods for the first time in his life---with a good way. They're paranormal drug dealers, selling dangerous job to do. 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Now their secret--and the precious metal the theme of his ultrasuccessful their survival--is threatened by a temptation that will Las Vegas gambling establishment, the Golden break every boundary. . . .Dubbed the Smoke Thief, a Fleece. Now an ancient Celtic piece is being offered daring jewel thief is confounding the London police. to Shane for his collection, and the casino owner is His wealthy victims claim the master burglar can walk hooked. But though she shares Shane's enthusiasm, through walls and vanish into thin air. But Christoff, Risa is wary - because something about this particu- the charismatic Marquess of Langford, knows the lar artifact is troubling; something about it says "stay truth: the thief is no ordinary human but a "runner" away. It is a voice that should be heeded but is not. who's fled Darkfrith without permission. 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