STAY HUNGRY Lorie O’Clare In the shadowy world of bounty-hunting, one man tracks down the most dangerous prey of all—a woman. The third book in the sexy Bounty Hunter series.

KEY SELLING POINTS: • Stay Hungry is the third book in the red-hot suspense series that combines the break-neck pace of a thriller with smoldering sensuality. • The Bounty Hunter series has been called “edgy,” “gripping,” and “dangerously sexy.” Stay Hungry is all of that and more! • Lorie O’Clare is the author of the popular Lunewulf series from Ellora’s Cave. Ellora’s Cave authors, like bestselling Lora Leigh and Christine Warren, have had fabulous success launching into the mainstream. • Lorie O’Clare is a Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Award winner. • Perfect for readers of Allison Brennan and Karen Rose. ISBN-13: 978-0-312-37218-7 $7.99/$9.99 Can. “O’Clare [writes] page-turners filled with well-developed characters, and PRICE: 368 sparkling, sharp-witted dialogue…and attraction so strong you can feel it!” PAGES: 29/32” —Romantic Times BOOKreviews SPINE: CTN COUNT: 48 CPDA/CAT: 20/Romantic Suspense RIGHTS: World BACKLIST: SETTING: Los Angeles, Chicago Get Lucky Play Dirty Strong, Sleek and Tall, Dark and ORIGIN: Original 4/11 10/10 Sinful Deadly AUTHOR HOME: Lawrence, Kansas 978-0-312-37216-3 978-0-312-37215-6 3/10 10/09 $7.99/$9.99 Can. $7.99/$9.99 Can. 978-0-312-94344-8 978-0-312-94343-1 $7.99/$9.99 Can. $6.99/$8.99 Can. THE DATING GAME KILLER Stella Sands On TV, he was Bachelor Number One. In real life, he was a sadist—and a killer. The true story of a TV dating show, a violent sociopath, and a series of brutal murders.

KEY SELLING POINTS: • In 1978, Rodney Alcala was a contestant on The Dating Game, one of America’s most popular television shows at the time. Handsome, successful, and romantic, he was embraced by the audience—and chosen as the winner by the beautiful bachelorette. Ten years before his TV appearance, Rodney was charged with the sexual assault and attempted murder of an eight-year-old girl. In the decades that followed, he would be accused of seven murders—and, as new DNA evidence continues to be uncovered, the list may grow. • Alcala received the death penalty three times. The first two sentences were 978-0-312-53589-6 ISBN-13: reversed, but after serving as his own lawyer in his latest death penalty PRICE: $7.99/$9.99 Can. trial in 2010, he now sits on death row in San Quentin, California. PAGES: 320 + 8 pp. photos 26 • This case has been a major news story around the world. National coverage SPINE: /32” has appeared in People magazine, the LA Times and USA Today, and on CTN COUNT: 72 ABC, CBS, CNN, and many others. CPDA/CAT: 60/True Crime Library • Author Stella Sands has extensive interview materials from investigators RIGHTS: US/CAN/OM and FBI officials from the behavorial unit regarding Alcala’s mental health. SETTING: New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA BACKLIST: ORIGIN: Original Murder At Yale Behind the Mask AUTHOR HOME: New York, NY 7/10 6/09 978-0-312-53164-5 978-0-312-94470-4 $7.99/$9.99 Can. $7.99/$9.99 Can.

OCTOBER 2011 8 ON-SALE DATE: 10/4/11 St. Martin’s Paperbacks

October 2011 EVE On sale 9/20/2011 Iris Johansen

Now for the first time, #1 bestselling author Iris Johansen reveals the secrets surrounding the disappearance of Eve Duncan’s daughter Bonnie in a spellbinding trilogy beginning with Eve. Legions of fans will have the answers they’ve wanted and newcomers can begin a series at its height.

KEY SELLING POINTS: • This is the trilogy fans have been waiting for! The mass market edition of Eve will be followed by Quinn (December 2011) and Bonnie (March 2012). • Iris is a consistent top-ten hardcover bestseller and top-five paperback bestseller. • With over 30 million copies of her books sold in the U.S. alone, Iris Johansen is one of the biggest brand-name authors of commercial fiction writing today. • Iris’s novel The Killing Game has been optioned for a potential series for Lifetime.

ISBN-13: 978-0-312-65126-8 “The suspense and action will entertain all, even those new to PRICE: $7.99/$9.99 Can. the series.”—Library Journal (starred review) PAGES: 384 31 SPINE: /32” “Gripping…Johansen deftly baits the hook for the next volume.”—Publishers Weekly CTN COUNT: 48 CPDA/CAT: 00/Novel RIGHTS: US/CAN/OM Atlanta, GA SETTING: MARKETING ORIGIN: SMP HC (4/11, 978-0-312-65120-6, $27.99) • National Print Advertising • Online Promotion AUTHOR HOME: Atlanta, GA • 18-copy Floor Display (978-0-312-55319-7; $143.82/$179.82 Can.) • www.irisjohansen.com

BACKLIST:

Chasing the Night Eight Days to Live Blood Game Silent Thunder Dark Summer 5/11 10/10 4/10 8/09 5/09 978-0-312-65125-1 978-0-312-36814-2 978-0-312-36813-5 978-0-312-36800-5 978-0-312-36809-8 $7.99/$9.99 Can. $7.99/$9.99 Can. $7.99/$9.99 Can. $7.99/$9.99 Can. $7.99/$9.99 Can.

OCTOBER 2011 2 ON-SALE DATE: 9/20/11 CHRISTMAS EVE AT FRIDAY HARBOR

Lisa Kleypas

New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas’s new series begins during the most magical time of the year.

KEY SELLING POINTS: • In hardcover, Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor debuted on the New York Times bestseller list at #18. • A Wallflower Christmas debuted at #9 on the hardcover New York Times bestseller list. • Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor launches a new contemporary series that will be followed by three trade paper originals in 2012: Rainshadow Road, Griffin Bay and Dream Lake. They will be published six months apart. • This new series will appeal to fans of Nora Roberts.

“Kleypas can do no wrong. If you want a fantastic read, pick up ISBN-13: 978-0-312-60587-2 this poignant, heartbreaking and deeply satisfying book. Kleypas $6.99/$8.99 Can. has a knack for making readers cry, laugh and cheer—often within PRICE: the first couple of pages.”—Romantic Times PAGES: 240 19 SPINE: /32” CTN COUNT: 72 CPDA/CAT: 00/Novel RIGHTS: US/CAN/OM SETTING: The San Juan Islands, just off the coast of MARKETING Washington State • National Broadcast Publicity • Online Promotion ORIGIN: SMP HC (11/10, • www.LisaKleypas.com 978-0-312-60586-5, $16.99) AUTHOR HOME: Bellingham, WA

BACKLIST:

A Wallflower Christmas Smooth Talking Stranger Blue-Eyed Devil Sugar Daddy 11/10 3/10 3/09 3/08 978-0-312-36073-3 978-0-312-35167-0 978-0-312-35165-6 978-0-312-35163-2 $6.99/$8.99 Can. $7.99/$9.99 Can. $7.99/$9.99 Can. $7.99/$9.99 Can.

OCTOBER 2011 ON-SALE DATE: 10/4/11 3 A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO RAKES Suzanne Enoch All of London is abuzz with the return of the utterly alluring, recently widowed Diane Benchley. Will she remarry? What will she do with her late husband’s fortune? Society is shocked by her announcement—at the Grand Ball, of all places!—that she plans to open an exclusive gentleman’s gaming club in the family mansion. But no one is more stunned than the Marquis of Haybury, Oliver Warren.

KEY SELLING POINTS: • A Beginner’s Guide to Rakes is first in the brand new Scandalous Brides series by New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Enoch! The Scandalous Brides series features strong- willed women and the sexy alpha men that they bring to their knees. • A Beginner’s Guide to Rakes will be followed by Seducing an Impossible Rogue and How to Catch a Devlish Duke. ISBN-13: 978-0-312-53451-6 • Suzanne’s latest mass market release, Rules of an Engagement PRICE: $7.99/$9.99 Can. (Avon, Oct ‘10) hit the New York Times extended list at #32 and the USA Today list at #88. PAGES: 352 28 • Fans of Lisa Kleypas will love this decadent series! SPINE: /32” CTN COUNT: 48 “Perfection on the page!”—Lisa Kleypas CPDA/CAT: 24/Historical Romance RIGHTS: World English SETTING: Regency London ORIGIN: Original AUTHOR HOME: Placentia, CA MARKETING • RT BOOKreviews Advertising • Online Promotion • www.Suzanneenoch.com

OCTOBER 2011 4 ON-SALE DATE: 10/4/11 Premium Edition CRASHERS Dana Haynes A brilliantly conceived, high-energy thriller that seamlessly combines cutting edge CSI-style forensic investigation with a pulse-pounding 24 style ticking clock. KEY SELLING POINTS: • Crashers is Dana Haynes’s debut novel, and has garnered unanimous praise from both early readers like Nelson Demille and John Lescroart to major news outlets. • Whenever a plane goes down, a “Go Team” is assembled to investigate. The members of that team—each a leading expert in a specific field—are known as Crashers. • Haynes’s next hardcover, Breaking Point, publishes in November 2011. ISBN-13: 978-0-312-54415-7 “You absolutely must read Crashers! I literally couldn’t put this book down.” PRICE: $9.99/$11.99 Can. 34 —Nelson DeMille PAGES: 528 SPINE: /32” CTN COUNT: 48 CPDA/CAT: 00/Novel MARKETING RIGHTS: World Portland, OR, • Online Promotion • www.Dana-Hayes.com SETTING: International ORIGIN: SMP HC (7/10, 978-0-312- 59988-1, $24.99) AUTHOR HOME: Portland, OR SEDUCED BY THE HIGHLANDER Julianne MacLean Bestselling author Julianne MacLean unleashes the epic passions of a Highland warrior who won’t go down without a fight—and will take no prisoners in the name of love.

KEY SELLING POINTS: • Seduced by the Highlander is a gritty, sexy Scottish historical that delivers a kick-ass, alpha male hero who will leave readers breathless. • USA Today bestseller Julianne MacLean is a three-time finalist for the RITA Award in the Best Historical category. She has won the Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence and was the all-around Grand Prize winner in the More Than Magic contest. She has won the Booksellers’ Best Award, the Book Buyers’ Best Award, has been a Holt Medallion finalist, a Golden Quill finalist, and many of her books have been Top Picks at Romantic Times, where she has won the prestigious Reviewers’ Choice Award. ISBN-13: 978-0-312-36533-2 • We published the first two books in this new series in a back-to-back event. PRICE: $7.99/$9.99 Can. Readers love getting three books in only six months! PAGES: 352 28/32” SPINE: MARKETING CTN COUNT: 48 CPDA/CAT: 24/Historical Romance • RT BOOKreviews Advertising RIGHTS: US/CAN/OM • Online Promotion • www.JulianneMacLean.com SETTING: Scotland, 1715 ORIGIN: Original BACKLIST: AUTHOR HOME: Claimed by the Highlander Captured by the Highlander Bedford, Nova Scotia 4/11 3/11 978-0-312-36532-5 978-0-312-36531-8 $7.99/$9.99 Can. $7.99/$9.99 Can.

OCTOBER 2011 5 ON-SALE DATE: 10/4/11 NIGHT AFTER NIGHT Janelle Denison USA Today bestselling author Janelle Denison turns up the heat in her latest novel about the men of the Reliance Group, who mix business and pleasure with reckless abandon.

KEY SELLING POINTS: • Janelle Denison is a USA Today bestselling author known for her steamy plots and her unforgettable romance. Formerly a Harlequin author, she went on to launch the sexy Brava line at Kensington, along with New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster. • We have Janelle on a 6 month pub schedule to build buzz and maximize sales. • Fans who love Lori Foster will love this new series!

“Ms. Denison knows how to make a story more than a romance. She makes ISBN-13: 978-0-312-37228-6 it sensual, electric, and with a plot that keeps readers turning the pages.” PRICE: $7.99/$9.99 Can. 28 —The Road to Romance PAGES: 352 SPINE: /32” CTN COUNT: 48 MARKETING CPDA/CAT: 20/Romance • RT BOOKreviews Advertising RIGHTS: World • Online Promotion • www.JanelleDenison.com SETTING: Las Vegas ORIGIN: Original BACKLIST: AUTHOR HOME: Hillsboro, Oregon Into the Night 4/11 978-0-312-37227-9 $7.99/$9.99 Can.

THE PROSTITUTES’ BALL Premium Stephen J. Cannell Edition In what has been called “the best Scully yet” (Kirkus Reviews), bestselling author Stephen J. Cannell delves deep into the two worlds he knows best—movies and crime—as Det. Shane Scully investigates the murder of a film producer in the wake of a decadent Hollywood party.

KEY SELLING POINTS: • Cannell’s books have been consistent New York Times bestsellers, and have made appearances on the Denver Post, LA Times, and SF Chronicle lists. • This Scully novel brings together the worlds of crime and movies, the two areas that Cannell knows best. • This is the best reviewed Cannell novel in recent years, with raves from trade publications and newspapers alike. • Cannell played an instrumental role in shaping modern television programming, having created or co-created 40 shows including Baretta, The ISBN-13: 978-0-312-54927-5 Rockford Files, The A-Team, 21 Jump Street, Wiseguy, Greatest American Hero, PRICE: $9.99/$11.99 Can. Hunter, The Commish, Renegade and scripted over 350 of the more than 1,500 PAGES: 336 27 episodes he produced or executive produced. SPINE: /32” • Cannell’s new hardcover, Vigilante, publishes in December 2011. CTN COUNT: 72 • Visit www.cannell.com CPDA/CAT: 00/Novel RIGHTS: World SETTING: Los Angeles, CA ORIGIN: SMP HC (10/10, BACKLIST: 978-0-312-55730-0, $25.99) The Pallbearers On the Grind Three Shirt Deal White Sister 9/10 12/09 11/08 7/07 978-0-312-53245-1 978-0-312-36525-7 978-0-312-94531-2 978-0-312-34736-9 $9.99/$11.99 Can. $7.99/$9.99 Can. $7.99/$9.99 Can. $7.99/$10.99 Can.

OCTOBER 2011 6 ON-SALE DATE: 10/4/11 BETTER OFF UNDEAD DD Barant

Dark magic, unknown enemies, monsters of every stripe—FBI profiler Jace Valchek has seen it all. In this bizarre parallel universe, shape-shifting werewolves and blood- thirsty vampires don’t even warrant a raised eyebrow. That is, until Jace has to face what life might look like as one of them.

KEY SELLING POINTS: • Better Off Undead combines urban fantasy with pulse-pounding suspense. • DD Barant is the pseudonym for Don DeBrandt who has published three science fiction novels, two thrillers, five CSI: Miami novels and an Angel tie-in. • The Bloodhound Files series features Jace Valchek, an FBI profiler pulled into an alternate world where vampires, lycanthropes and golems make up 99% of the population. She must find a mysterious and deadly enemy before she is stuck, with no way to return home. ISBN-13: 978-0-312-54505-5 • Each book in The Bloodhound Files receives rave reviews! PRICE: $7.99/$9.99 Can. 28 • Better Off Undead and The Bloodhound Files are perfect for fans of Patricia PAGES: 352 SPINE: /32” Briggs and Kim Harrison. CTN COUNT: 48 MARKETING CPDA/CAT: 00/Novel RIGHTS: World • Online Promotion • www.ddbarant.com SETTING: Las Vegas, NV ORIGIN: Original

BACKLIST: AUTHOR HOME: Killing Rocks Death Blows Dying Bites Vancouver, British Columbia 1/11 3/10 7/09 978-0-312-94260-1 978-0-312-94259-5 978-0-312-94258-8 $7.99/$9.99 Can. $7.99/$9.99 Can. $7.99/$8.99 Can. BUSY BODY M.C. Beaton A Grinch-like Health and Safety Inspector gets his comeuppance in the irresistible new Agatha Raisin mystery from New York Times bestselling M.C. Beaton.

KEY SELLING POINTS: • Readers have fallen in love with the cranky yet endearing Agatha, who is the driving force behind the popular, long-running series. She is unlike any other heroine—smart, impulsive, and a little prickly around the edges. • A Spoonful of Poison hit #29 on the New York Times extended bestseller list, after the seventeenth in the series, Love, Lies and Liquor, garnered the #32 position on the list. • SMP continues to repackage and reprint earlier series titles to introduce new fans to M.C. Beaton’s wonderful series. • There are more than a million copies of Agatha Raisin books in print at SMP— everyone loves Agatha! ISBN-13: 978-0-312-53650-3 • Agatha’s newest hardcover, As the Pig Turns, publishes in October 2011. PRICE: $7.99/$9.99 Can. PAGES: 288 “Few things in life are more satisfying than to discover a brand-new 23 SPINE: /32” Agatha Raisin mystery.”—The Tampa Tribune CTN COUNT: 72 CPDA/CAT: 00/Novel “[Beaton’s] imperfect heroine is an absolute gem.”—Publishers Weekly RIGHTS: US/CAN/OM SETTING: English Cotswolds ORIGIN: SMP HC (10/10, 978-0-312- BACKLIST: 38701-3, $24.99) There Goes the Bride A Spoonful of Poison The Walkers of Dembley AUTHOR HOME: English Cotswolds 9/10 9/09 8/09 & Paris 978-0-312-37322-1 978-0-312-94350-9 978-0-312-53913-9 $7.99/$9.99 Can. $6.99/$8.99 Can. $6.99/$8.99 Can.

OCTOBER 2011 7 ON-SALE DATE: 10/4/11