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Inseparable by Dora Heldt

noreply@blogger.com (Rashmi) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:01:00 +0000

Inseparable
AmazonCrossing, 224p, Isbn-1611090229

Still reeling from her recent divorce, Christine, the beloved protagonist of Dora Heldt’s uproarious Life After Forty, is sure that yet another birthday is the last thing she needs. But here it comes nonetheless, the big 4-4, in all its lonely mid-life glory. Making matters worse is Christine’s fear that, throughout her life, she has relied too heavily on the support of her girlfriends. As the big day nears, she begins to think that none of those women can understand just what she is going through.

Alarmed by Christine’s growing despair, her best friend and sister hatch a plan to prove her wrong: they will gather together all of Christine’s old friends from the various stages of her life and throw a surprise party the likes of which she has never seen. Of course finding all of those women turns out to be easier said than done!

Nonetheless, the final result proves to be a priceless gift, a moving and laugh-out-loud funny portrait of one woman’s life as told through the stories of her friendships.

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Little Did I Know by Mitchell Maxwell

noreply@blogger.com (Rashmi) — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 06:25:00 +0000

Here is the story of an unforgettable summer. Set in Plymouth, MA in the late seventies, Little Did I Know (Prospecta Press, 336p, Isbn-1935212575) is the tale of a young man with an outsized dream – to refurbish a dilapidated but historic theater and produce a season's worth of vibrant musicals.

A recent college graduate, he fills his cast and crew with people he has come to love and trust in his university life, and with others whose talents and personalities prove undeniable. Yet, while the productions drive his ambitions, a local woman drives his passions, and their romance is fateful, star-crossed, and ultimately more than either of them expected.

Told with with, compassion, and the kind of insider's access to the theater that only someone like Mitchell Maxwell can provide, Little Did I Know is a novel about coming of age in the spotlight and embracing one's entire future in a single season.

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A Woman's Work: Street Chronicles

noreply@blogger.com (Rashmi) — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:51:00 +0000

A Woman's Work: Street Chronicles
One World/Ballantine, 256p, Isbn-0345504305
Street lit’s finest female voices—Keisha Starr, Tysha, LaKesa Cox, and Monique S. Hall—deliver searing stories about women who make hard sacrifices to stay on top of their hustle and seize the power, money, and fame they can’t live without. Enterprising and fearless, these players are more than equipped to handle whatever the street throws at them. That’s because they are hellbent on survival—by any means necessary.

Once again, Nikki Turner shares ultra-realistic page-turners that will keep fans coming back for more.

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Following Atticus by Tom Ryan

noreply@blogger.com (Rashmi) — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 06:55:00 +0000

Following Atticus: Forty-Eight High Peaks, One Little Dog, and an Extraordinary Friendship
William Morrow, 288p, Isbn-0061997102
Middle-aged, overweight, and acrophobic newspaperman Tom Ryan and miniature schnauzer Atticus M. Finch are an unlikely pair of mountaineers, but after a close friend dies of cancer, the two pay tribute to her by attempting to climb all forty-eight of New Hampshire’s four-thousand-foot peaks twice in one winter while raising money for charity. In a rare test of endurance, Tom and Atticus set out on an adventure of a lifetime that takes them across hundreds of miles and deep into an enchanting but dangerous winter wonderland. Little did they know that their most difficult test would lie ahead, after they returned home. . . .

At the heart of this remarkable journey is an extraordinary relationship that blurs the line between man and dog, an indelible bond that began when Tom, following the advice of Atticus’s breeder, carried the pup wherever he went for the first month of their life together. Following Atticus is ultimately a story of transformation: how a five-pound puppy pierced the heart of a tough-as-nails newspaperman, opening his eyes to the world’s beauty and its possibilities. It was a change that led to a new life among the mountains; an unforgettable saga of adventure, friendship, and the unlikeliest of family; and an inspiring tale of finding love and discovering your true self.

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Eve by Iris Johansen

noreply@blogger.com (Rashmi) — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 06:46:00 +0000

Eve (St.Martins, 384p, Isbn-0312651260)

Eve Duncan’s mission in life is to bring closure to the families who have experienced the agony of a missing child. As a forensic sculptor, she is able to piece together bones, create a face, and bring an identity to a child who would have otherwise gone unidentified, maybe forever. Eve is brilliant, and driven, and tormented--because her own daughter, Bonnie, was taken from her years ago. And Eve has never discovered what happened to her. But now a name from the past resurfaces, thanks to CIA agent Catherine Ling who knows all too well what it’s like to lose a child.

After teaming up with Agent Ling to find her missing son, Eve and Catherine share a bond forged by their mutual pain. Now, Catherine challenges Eve with a name: John Gallo. A man from Eve’s past. A man, seemingly raised from the dead, whose whereabouts are unknown. Could Gallo be the missing piece to the puzzle that has haunted Eve for years? Why was he in Atlanta just before Bonnie’s disappearance? With a brilliant narrative that goes back to Eve Duncan’s early life, exploring her history and motivations like no other novel before, Eve reveals long-guarded secrets and is guaranteed to leave Johansen fans panting for more, in the next book in this series, Quinn.

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Uncommon Valor

noreply@blogger.com (Rashmi) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 06:39:00 +0000

Uncommon Valor: The Medal of Honor and the Six Warriors Who Earned It in Afghanistan and Iraq by Dwight Jon Zimmerman (Author), John D. Gresham (Author), Sgt. Ola Mize (Foreword)
St.Martins Press, 304p, Isbn-0312363850

Since the Vietnam War ended in 1973, the Medal of Honor, our nation’s highest award for valor, has been presented to only eight men for their actions “above and beyond the call of duty.” Six of the eight were young men who had fought in the current war in Iraq, Afghanistan, or both. All of these medals were awarded posthumously, as all had made the choice to give their lives so that their comrades might live.

Uncommon Valor answers the searing question of who these six young soldiers were, and dramatically details how they found themselves in life-or-death situations, and why they responded as they did. For the first time, this book also provides a comprehensive history of the Medal of Honor itself—one marred by controversies, scandals, and theft.

Using an extraordinary range of sources, including interviews with family members and friends, teammates and superiors in the military, personal letters, blogs posted within hours of events, personal and official videos and newly declassified documents, Uncommon Valor is a compelling and important work that recounts incredible acts of heroism and lays bare the ultimate sacrifice of our bravest soldiers.

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The Monster by Michael W. Hudson

noreply@blogger.com (Rashmi) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 06:58:00 +0000

The Monster: How a Gang of Predatory Lenders and Wall Street Bankers Fleeced America--and Spawned a Global Crisis
St.Martins Griffin, 384p, Isbn-031261053X
In this page-turning, true-crime exposé, award-winning reporter Michael W. Hudson reveals the story of the rise and fall of the biggest subprime lender and Wall Street's biggest patron of subprime: Ameriquest and Lehman Brothers. They did more than any other institutions to produce the biggest financial scandal in American history.

It's a tale populated by a remarkable cast of characters: a shadowy billionaire who created the subprime industry out of the ashes of the 1980s S&L scandal; insatiable Wall Street executives; ensnared home owners; investigators who tried to expose the fraud; politicians who turned a blind eye; and, most of all, the drug-snorting, high-living salesman who tell all about the money they made, the lies they told, the deals they closed.

Provocative and gripping, The Monster is a searing look at the bottom-feeding fraud and top-down greed that fueled the financial collapse.

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Wife-in-Law by Haywood Smith

noreply@blogger.com (Rashmi) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 06:58:00 +0000

Wife-in-Law
St.Martins, 384p, Isbn-0312609779

Neighbors Betsy Callison and Kat Ellis were oil and water when they met thirty-five years ago. Betsy was a prim, neat freak, Republican wife, and Kat was a wild, irreverent, hippie Democrat. But they soon discover common ground that creates a bond that lasts for decades. Until Betsy's husband leaves her for his secretary, then comes sniffing back around two years later and convinces newly widowed Kat to marry him!

Not that Betsy wants him back, but it’s hard to move on when the newlyweds are flaunting their love right across the street. But there’s trouble brewing in Paradise, and no one knows philandering Greg better than his ex-wife Betsy. Can Betsy get involved in her best friend's marriage--even if it means helping her wife-in-law figure out the same man she shared a bed with for thirty years?

Told with Haywood's Smith inimitable southern voice, WIFE-IN-LAW provides loads of laughter, insight, and plenty of heart.

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The Ballad of Tom Dooley by Sharyn McCrumb

noreply@blogger.com (Rashmi) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 06:45:00 +0000

The Ballad of Tom Dooley: A Ballad Novel (Appalachian Ballad)
Thomas Dunne Books, 320p, Isbn-0312558171

Hang down your head, Tom Dooley…The folk song, made famous by the Kingston Trio, recounts a tragedy in the North Carolina mountains after the Civil War. Laura Foster, a simple country girl, was murdered and her lover Tom Dula was hanged for the crime. The sensational elements in the case attracted national attention: a man and his beautiful, married lover accused of murdering the other-woman; the former governor of North Carolina spearheading the defense; and a noble gesture from the prisoner on the eve of his execution, saving the woman he really loved.

With the help of historians, lawyers, and researchers, Sharyn McCrumb visited the actual sites, studied the legal evidence, and uncovered a missing piece of the story that will shock those who think they already know what happened—and may also bring belated justice to an innocent man. What seemed at first to be a sordid tale of adultery and betrayal was transformed by the new discoveries into an Appalachian Wuthering Heights. Tom Dula and Ann Melton had a profound romance spoiled by the machinations of their servant, Pauline Foster.

Bringing to life the star-crossed lovers of this mountain tragedy, Sharyn McCrumb gifts understanding and compassion to her compelling tales of Appalachia, and solidifies her status as one of today's great Southern writers.

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A Secret Kept by Tatiana de Rosnay

noreply@blogger.com (Rashmi) — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 06:51:00 +0000

A Secret Kept A Secret Kept A Secret Kept
St.Martins Griffin, 320p, Isbn-0312553498

It all began with a simple seaside vacation, a brother and sister recapturing their childhood. Antoine Rey thought he had the perfect surprise for his sister Mélanie’s birthday: a weekend by the sea at Noirmoutier Island, where the pair spent many happy childhood summers playing on the beach. It had been too long, Antoine thought, since they’d returned to the island—over thirty years, since their mother died and the family holidays ceased. But the island’s haunting beauty triggers more than happy memories; it reminds Mélanie of something unexpected and deeply disturbing about their last island summer. When, on the drive home to Paris, she finally summons the courage to reveal what she knows to Antoine, her emotions overcome her and she loses control of the car.

Recovering from the accident in a nearby hospital, Mélanie tries to recall what caused her to crash. Antoine encounters an unexpected ally: sexy, streetwise Angèle, a mortician who will teach him new meanings for the words life, love and death. Suddenly, however, the past comes swinging back at both siblings, burdened with a dark truth about their mother, Clarisse.

Trapped in the wake of a shocking family secret shrouded by taboo, Antoine must confront his past and also his troubled relationships with his own children. How well does he really know his mother, his children, even himself? Suddenly fragile on all fronts as a son, a husband, a brother and a father, Antoine Rey will learn the truth about his family and himself the hard way. By turns thrilling, seductive and destructive, with a lingering effect that is bittersweet and redeeming, A Secret Kept is the story of a modern family, the invisible ties that hold it together, and the impact it has throughout life.

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Goddess of Vengeance by Jackie Collins

noreply@blogger.com (Rashmi) — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:04:00 +0000

Lucky runs a high profile casino and hotel complex, The Keys in Vegas. Lennie, her movie star husband, is still writing and directing successful independent movies, while Max, her stubborn and gorgeous teenage daughter is about to celebrate her 18th birthday, and her son, Bobby, owns a string of hot clubs. Lucky has everything. Family. Love. Life.

And everything is exactly what billionaire businessman Armand Jordan is determined to take from her one way or the other.

Born a Prince in the small but affluent Middle Eastern country of Akramshar, Armand comes to America with his American mother at an early age, and rises to become a real estate business titan. Armand regards women as nothing more than breeding mares or sexual playthings, so when his people inform him that the one property he covets more than anything, The Keys, is not for sale, he is shocked. That a mere woman would dare to turn down his offer to buy The Keys is unthinkable, and Armand vows to force Lucky’s hand whatever it takes. And so the battle for power begins . . .

Meanwhile Bobby is dealing with shady Russian investors, while his girlfriend—smart and independent Denver Jones—is becoming a Deputy D.A. in the L.A. drug unit.

And Max, Bobby’s seventeen year old sister, is busy embarking on a forbidden affair with a sexy young movie star. An affair they have to keep on the down-low lest Lucky finds out.

The word is that “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” and what happens in Goddess of Vengeance (St. Martin's Press, 528p, Isbn-0312567464) will blow your mind!
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Amy Kathleen Ryan’s GLOW

noreply@blogger.com (Rashmi) — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:32:00 +0000

In Amy Kathleen Ryan’s Glow (Sky Chasers) (September 13, 2011; St. Martin’s Griffin; $17.99; 320 pages), two young lovers on a ship bound for New Earth are attacked by their supposed allies and separated. Now they must find a way back to each other to save themselves, their ship, and the most important mission in human history: preserving the future of the human race.

Waverly and Kieran have grown up on the Empyrean, and the ship is their entire world. But unknown to them and the rest of the Empyrean’s crew, their sister ship, the New Horizon, was unable to conceive a generation to continue their mission, and now they’ve come for what they need: young girls.

In a violent battle, Waverly and the other girls are kidnapped and taken aboard the New Horizon, which is under the tight control of Anne Mather, a dogmatic leader willing to do anything to populate New Earth with her followers. But Pastor Mather finds a worthy adversary in Waverly. Meanwhile, Kieran is left in charge of the Empyrean in the wake of the attack, and must find a way to lead a group of unruly boys in a desperate struggle for survival. Kieran must first vanquish the darkly brilliant Seth Ardvale, his rival both for the Captain’s chair and for Waverly’s heart.

In this thrilling first installment of The Sky Chasers series, readers will race through the pages to find out if Kieran and Waverly will ever see each other or their families again, and if this dangerous mission marks the end of the human race, or a new beginning.

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My Soul to Take by Tananarive Due

noreply@blogger.com (Rashmi) — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:25:00 +0000

My Soul to Take
Washington Square Press, 432 p, Isbn-1439176140

Fana, an immortal with tremendous telepathic abilities, is locked in a battle of wills. Her fiancÉ is Michel. But Johnny Wright, a mortal who is in love with her, believes that if she doesn’t stay away from Michel, they will become the Witnesses to the Apocalypse described in the Book of Revelation.

Fana and the Life Brothers are rushing to distribute their healing “Living Blood” throughout the world, hoping to eliminate most diseases before Fana is bound to marry Michel. Still, they cannot heal people faster than Michel can kill them. Due weaves a tangled web in this novel, including beloved characters from her bestselling Joplin’s Ghost, in a war of good against evil, making My Soul to Take a chilling and thrilling experience.

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Waking Up in Dixie by Haywood Smith

noreply@blogger.com (Rashmi) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:54:00 +0000

Waking Up in Dixie
St.Martins Griffin, 400p, Isbn-0312614217

When Elizabeth Mooney escaped the shame of her “white trash” family to marry Howell Whittington, the crown prince of her small town, she never dreamed that thirty years later, she’d end up trapped in a loveless marriage to the cruel banker who’s foreclosing on all her friends.

Then Howe has a stroke in church, and when he wakes up, he’s at the mercy of all his appetites and emotions, telling the truth with no filters. Transformed, Howe wants to be a real husband, which scares the socks off proper, repressed Elizabeth. Setting out to right past wrongs, Howe blackmails the town’s baddies into doing the right thing.

The ensuing hilarious roller-coaster ride wakes up not only Elizabeth and their marriage but the whole town and its hidebound institutions. Haywood Smith’s sharp wit and keen observations about men, mothers-in-law, marriage, and small-town Southern living will having you laughing and reading long into the night.

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Devil's Business by Caitlin Kittredge

noreply@blogger.com (Rashmi) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:43:00 +0000

Devil's Business (Black London)
St.Martins, 336p, Isbn-0312388233

Pete Caldecott did everything she could to save Jack from Hell, even reigning in the dark machinations of the Morrigan to help bring him home. Still, Black London has not welcomed Jack back with open arms. . . So when a friend in Los Angeles asks for help tracking a sorcerous serial killer, Pete and Jack decide a change of scenery couldn’t hurt.

But the shadow side of the City of Angels turns out to be more treacherous than they ever imagined. Together, Pete and Jack must navigate a landscape teeming with hostile magic-users— and fight an unknown enemy. When their investigation leads to a confrontation with the demon Belial, Jack learns that he wasn't the only thing to escape from Hell. Now it’s up to him and Pete to track and eliminate an evil older than the Black itself—before it turns L.A. into Hell on Earth. And destroys life as they know it back at home.

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Tragic Toppings by Jessica Beck

noreply@blogger.com (Rashmi) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:46:00 +0000

Tragic Toppings: A Donut Shop Mystery
Minotaur Books, 320p, Isbn-0312541090

Donut shop owner Suzanne Hart sees customers come and go all day long. But when one of them up-and-disappears, the police start asking questions. It seems Suzanne is the last person to have seen Emily Hargraves, who runs the local newsstand. Suzanne has nothing to report about their encounter. But when Emily doesn’t turn up, no news is bad news…

Suzanne has to admit that Emily’s last request was a little odd—a blueberry donut made to order, with chocolate icing, sprinkles, stars, and a chewy sour gummy worm coiled on top. Odder still: Suzanne’s ex-husband Max also appears to be missing. But what really takes the cake? The corpse Suzanne finds hanging from a tree in the park. Who knew donut-making could turn out to be such dangerous business

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Cheri on Top by Susan Donovan

noreply@blogger.com (Rashmi) — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 23:25:00 +0000

Cheri on Top (St.Martins, 336p, Isbn-0312536216)

Sun-drenched beaches, designer-label clothes, drop-dead-gorgeous boy-toys…all paid for with a series of high-risk real estate deals. That’s the lifestyle Cherise Newberry and her BFF Candy enjoy after leaving rural North Carolina for Tampa—until the market tanks and they lose everything. Cheri is surviving on Ramen Noodles and temp jobs when she gets a call from home to come back and run the family’s small-town newspaper. Just one catch: She’ll become the boss of her high school crush—and former brother-in-law—who might have the power to crush her all over again.

But Cheri is surprised to see how “bad boy” J.J. DeCourcy has grown into the hard-working and principled managing editor of The Bigler Bugle. Still, according to Cheri’s bitter sister, he’s not to be trusted. If Cheri’s going to co-exist at the with this sexier-than-ever man from her past, she needs to stay professional—and keep her distance - even though he sets her on fire. When they’re handed the biggest news story in the town’s history, Cheri must trust J.J., even it means putting her life in danger.…and her heart on the line.

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Enemy Mine by Karin Harlow

noreply@blogger.com (Rashmi) — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 23:22:00 +0000

Enemy Mine (Pocket Star, 384p, Isbn-1439177872)

While tracking a hijacked cask of enriched uranium in Kyrgyzstan, L.O.S.T. operative Nikko Cruz is ambushed and left for dead. Which means he must be hallucinating when the only woman he ever loved — the woman he was sentenced to death for killing — comes to his rescue. Half-daemon Selena Guererro has secrets she’d kill for. The most important one, she’s already died to protect. Now she’ll do anything to keep her daughter safe. But she can’t just leave her lost love to perish. She injects Nikko with immortal blood serum, putting herself in grave danger.

When Nikko comes to, he is superhuman and super pissed. The mother of his daughter — the one he thought killed their child — is alive. He wants answers. He wants blood. And despite his best intentions, he wants Selena. He traces her to a mysterious terrorist cell where the cask has surfaced. First, he must retrieve the deadly material. Then he’ll take revenge on his beautiful ex. But when nothing goes as planned, Nikko and Selena find themselves burning with desire . . . and blowing the roof off their separate worlds, human and daemon alike.

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Wings of Fire by Caris Roane

noreply@blogger.com (Rashmi) — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 23:19:00 +0000

Wings of Fire (St.Martins, 528p, Isbn-031253373X)

By night, the winged warrior Antony Medichi fights the death vampires who threaten his world. By day, he hunts the rogue vampires who invade Mortal Earth. But deep in his heart rages the fiercest battle of all—his soul-searing passion for the one mortal he is sworn to protect…the one woman he is doomed to love.

Parisa Lovejoy is so beautiful, and so powerful, that Antony cannot fight the feelings she arouses. But his unexpected love only intensifies his strength as her Guardian—a strength that is put to the ultimate test when Parisa is abducted. Her captor, Commander Greaves, enslaves mortal women for their blood. If Parisa hopes to survive—and ascend—she must forge an even deeper bond with Antony…in the flames of eternity.

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Shadow Highlander by Donna Grant

noreply@blogger.com (Rashmi) — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 21:52:00 +0000

Shadow Highlander: A Dark Sword Novel (St.Martins, 368p, Isbn-0312533489)

Sent on a dangerous mission into the shadowy world of the Druids, Galen must find a powerful ancient relic to defeat the enemies of Castle MacLeod. But what he discovers is far more powerful—and far more dangerous. A Druid lass whose beauty is as spellbinding as any magic…

Reaghan is the most enchanting woman Galen has even met—and the most enigmatic. She alone is immune to his mind-reading gifts. He alone makes her feel safe and secure. But Reaghan holds a secret power deep inside her that could destroy them both. And if Galen hopes to hold this captivating woman in his arms every night, he must defeat the darkness that draws closer around her every day.

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Call Me Irresistible

noreply@blogger.com (Rashmi) — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 17:32:00 +0000

Call Me Irresistible by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
William Morrow, 416p, ISBN-10: 0062076167

R.S.V.P. to the most riotous wedding of the year!

Lucy Jorik’s the daughter of a former U.S. president.

Meg Koranda’s the offspring of legends.

One of them is about to marry Mr. Irresistible—Ted Beaudine—the favorite son of Wynette, Texas.

The other is determined to save her friend from a mess of heartache.

Meg knows breaking up her best friend’s wedding is the right thing to do, but no one else agrees. Faster than Lucy can say “I don’t,” Meg’s the most hated woman in town—and stuck there with a dead car, an empty wallet, and a very angry bridegroom. Broke, stranded, without her famous parents watching her back, Meg believes she can survive by her own wits. After all, what’s the worst that can happen? She’ll lose her heart to Mr. Irresistible?

Not likely. Not likely at all.

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Jane and the Canterbury Tale by Stephanie Barron

noreply@blogger.com (Rashmi) — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 00:55:00 +0000

Jane and the Canterbury Tale: Being A Jane Austen Mystery
Bantam, 320p, Isbn-0553386719
Three years after news of her scandalous husband’s death, Adelaide Fiske is at the altar again, her groom a soldier on the Marquis of Wellington’s staff. The prospects seem bright for one of the most notorious women in Kent—until Jane Austen discovers a corpse on the ancient Pilgrim’s Way that runs through her brother Edward’s estate.

As First Magistrate for Canterbury, Edward is forced to investigate, with Jane as his reluctant assistant. But she rises to the challenge and leaves no stone unturned, discovering mysteries deeper than she could have anticipated. It seems that Adelaide’s previous husband has returned for the new couple’s nuptials—only this time, genuinely, profoundly dead. But when a second corpse appears beside the ancient Pilgrim’s Way, Jane has no choice but to confront a murderer, lest the next corpse be her own.

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Call Me Princess by Sara Blaedel

noreply@blogger.com (Rashmi) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 06:11:00 +0000

The most popular Danish author of 2010 and 2011 is named Sara Blaedel, and she wants to get under your skin this summer. In the American debut of her internationally bestselling novel, Call Me Princess (Pegasus, 352p, Isbn-1605982512), the worlds of digital intimacy and real-life horror collide in a brutal crime, leaving one detective to reconstruct the crash.

A vicious rape. A faceless criminal. Extraordinary circumstances. All contribute to Sara Blaedel's shiver-inspiring story of a digital tryst gone achingly wrong. Propelled by powerful female characters in the style of Steig Larsson's Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Call Me Princess brings Sara Blaedel's talent for crafting timely, seasonable tales of suspense and intrigue to print in English for the first time.

Watch Call Me Princess' trailer: http://media.openroadmedia.com/files/2011/06/06/Blaedel 630.mp4

See what The Early Word in lit has to say: http://www.earlyword.com/2011/06/16/nordic-noir-for-the-summer/

Check out Sara Blaedel on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Sara.Blaedel?v=app_7146470109

And read an excerpt of the novel! http://www.kunst.dk/danish-literary-magazine/06/crime-fiction/virtual-love-very-real-crime/extract-call-me-princess/

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Darkness, My Old Friend by Lisa Unger

noreply@blogger.com (Rashmi) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:49:00 +0000

Darkness, My Old Friend
Crown, 368p, Isbn-0307464997
October morning, he has a visitor. Eloise Montgomery, the psychic who plays a key role in Fragile, comes to him with predictions about his future, some of them dire.

Michael Holt, a young man who grew up in The Hollows, has returned looking for answers about his mother, who went missing many years earlier. He has hired local PI Ray Muldune and psychic Eloise Montgomery to help him solve the mystery that has haunted him. What he finds might be his undoing.

Fifteen-year-old Willow Graves is exiled to The Hollows from Manhattan when six months earlier she moved to the quiet town with her novelist mother after a bitter divorce. Willow is acting out, spending time with kids that bring out the worst in her. And when things get hard, she has a tendency to run away—a predilection that might lead her to dark places.

Set in The Hollows, the backdrop for Fragile, this is the riveting story of lives set on a collision course with devastating consequences. The result is Lisa Unger’s most compelling fiction to date.

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Aniticipated Reads : William Morrow

noreply@blogger.com (Rashmi) — Sat, 21 May 2011 02:45:00 +0000

I was browsing William Morrow's Summer 2011 catalog and came across so many books I wanted to read, that I started a list here to share.

The Body in the Gazebo: A Faith Fairchild Mystery

Faith Fairchild’s friend and neighbor, Pix Rowe Miller, is excited for her son’s out-of-town wedding. But she’s also worried about leaving her elderly mother, Ursula, who has suddenly fallen ill. True to her good nature, Faith offers to keep an eye on the dear older woman.

As Faith soon discovers, however, Ursula’s illness stems not from age but from worry—concern and fear over a dark family secret she’s been carrying for more than seventy years. In the desperate years of the Depression, Ursula’s brother Theo was brutally murdered and his killer sent away. Now, a mysterious letter has arrived under her door, asking the question: Are you sure you were right?
Faith can’t help being drawn into solving the decades-old murder. But before she can find the truth she’s got a pressing—and very personal—mystery at hand. The discretionary fund at the church has been pilfered, and the Reverend Thomas Fairchild is the only person who has access to it. With the lives and reputations of those she loves at stake, Faith must juggle clues from past and present to solve two very different crimes before its too late.

Trader of Secrets: A Paul Madriani Novel

Following a violent encounter with his nemesis, contract killer Muerte Liquida—featured in Guardian of Lies and The Rule of Nine—Paul Madriani heads to Paris in search of a man with dangerous secrets, a former NASA employee whose name has been found on papers left in Liquida’s apartment.

Pursuing the mysterious NASA connection and the missing scientist, Madriani, Joselyn Cole, and his law partner Harry Hines find themselves tangled in a web of secrets and murder stretching from Washington D.C., to California, Asia and Europe. It is a story that involves stolen NASA technology that harnesses the destructive forces of nature in a way that will dwarf the nuclear bomb. Foreign powers will stop at nothing to get their hands on this technology. But as Madriani inches closer to the hidden secret, he learns that its potential application is far more horrific—and destructive—than anything he could have imagined.

Graveminder

Three sips to mind the dead . . .

Rebekkah Barrow never forgot the tender attention her grandmother, Maylene, bestowed upon the dead of Claysville, the town where Bek spent her adolescence. There wasn’t a funeral that Maylene didn’t attend, and at each Rebekkah watched as Maylene performed the same unusual ritual: three sips from a small silver flask followed by the words “Sleep well, and stay where I put you.”
Now Maylene is dead and Bek must go back to the place—and the man—she left a decade ago. But what she soon discovers is that Maylene was murdered and that there was good reason for her odd traditions. It turns out that in placid Claysville, the worlds of the living and the dead are dangerously connected. Beneath the town lies a shadowy, lawless land ruled by the enigmatic Charles, aka Mr. D—a place from which the dead will return if their graves are not properly minded. Only the Graveminder, a Barrow woman, and the current Undertaker, Byron, can set things to right once the dead begin to walk.

Suddenly Rebekkah is struggling with more than just her grief—she’s forced to deal with a centuries-old bargain, dark secrets, a complicated romance that still haunts her, and a frightening new responsibility—to stop a monster and put the dead to rest where they belong.

Insatiable

Soap opera writer Meena Harper doesn’t believe in things like vampires. Not that she isn’t familiar with the supernatural. Meena has a gift for knowing how and when you’re going to die. She just doesn’t talk about it much, because you wouldn’t believe her anyway.

But not even Meena’s precognition can protect her from falling under the romantic spell of handsome, charming Lucien Antonescu, a modern-day prince with a bit of a dark side. Though Meena’s never been able to predict her own future, for the first time she can imagine setting down stakes with a guy.

And while Lucien seems like everything Meena has ever dreamed of in a boyfriend, he might turn out to be more like a nightmare. Lucien has a few secrets—and more than a few enemies out for his blood. And they’ll use any means to get to him, including his new girlfriend.

Now might be a good time for Meena to start learning to predict her own future . . . if she even has one.

The Devil Colony: A Sigma Force Novel

Deep in the Rocky Mountains, a gruesome discovery—hundreds of mummified bodies—stir international attention and fervent controversy. Despite doubts to the bodies’ origins, a local Native American group lays claim to the prehistoric remains, along with the strange artifacts found in the same cavern: gold plates inscribed with an unfathomable script.

During a riot at the dig site, an anthropologist dies horribly: burned to ash in a fiery explosion in plain view of television cameras. All evidence points to a radical group of Native Americans, including one agitator, a teenage firebrand who escapes with a vital clue to the murder and calls on the one person who might help: her uncle, Painter Crowe, director of Sigma Force.

To protect his niece and uncover the truth, Painter will ignite a war across the nation’s most powerful intelligence agencies. Yet, an even greater threat looms as events in the Rocky Mountains have set in motion a frightening chain reaction, a geological meltdown that threatens the entire western half of the U.S.

From the volcanic peaks of Iceland to the blistering deserts of the American Southwest, from the gold vaults of Fort Knox to the bubbling geysers of Yellowstone, Painter Crowe joins forces with Commander Gray Pierce to penetrate the shadowy heart of a dark cabal, one that has been manipulating American history since the founding of the thirteen colonies.

But can he discover the truth—one that could topple governments—before it destroys all he holds dear?

Overbite

Meena Harper has a special gift, but it's only now that anyone's ever appreciated it. The Palatine Guard-a powerful secret demon-hunting unit of the Vatican-has hired her to work at their new branch in Lower Manhattan. With Meena's ability to predict how people are going to die, the Palatine finally has a chance against the undead.

Sure, her ex-boyfriend was Lucien Antonescu, son of Dracula, the prince of darkness. But that was before he (and their relationship) went up in flames. Meena's sworn off vampires for good. They really are bad for your health.

Meena knows with her past, winning over her new co-workers-not to mention her new partner, über-demon-hunter Alaric Wulf-won't be easy. But when a deadly new threat arrives-The Lamir, the most feared clan of all vampire kind- she gets her chance. The Lamir have already swallowed up most of Rio. Now they're hankering for a bite out of the Big Apple.

But Meena isn't the Palatine's only hope. Manhattan's newly appointed hot young monsignor, Father Henrique-aka Padre Caliente-has fought more Lamir than anyone. So why doesn't Meena trust him? And how can the padre know she still dreams about-and possibly even meets in secret with-Lucien?

As she begins unraveling the truth-not just about the Lamir, the Palatine, but Lucien, as well-Meena finds her loyalties tested, her true feelings laid bare . . . and temptations she never even imagined existed, but finds impossible to resist.

Killer Move

Bill Moore already has a lot, but he wants more . . . much more.

He’s got a lucrative job selling condos in the Florida Keys, a successful wife, a good marriage, a beautiful house. He also has a five-year plan for super-success, but that plan has begun to drag into its sixth year without achieving its intended rewards. So now Bill’s starting to mix it up—just a little—to accelerate his way into the future he knows he deserves.

Then one morning Bill arrives at work to find a card waiting for him. It contains no indicator as to whom it's from or why it was sent. Its message is just one word: MODIFIED.

From that moment on, Bill’s life begins to change.

At first, nothing seems very different. But when things begin to unwind rapidly—and one after another, people around Bill start to die—it becomes increasingly clear that someone, somewhere, has a very different plan for Bill’s future. Confused and angry, Bill begins to fight against this unseen force until it becomes terrifyingly clear. . . once modified, there’s no going back.

Spycatcher

Will Cochrane is a seasoned, battle-scarred agent, but that doesn’t mean he enjoys playing by the rules. When a job must be done he will go all out to finish it—even if it means to hell with convention or loyalty. His controllers, Alastair from MI6 and Patrick at the CIA, know that Will is a wild card, but his unpredictability may be the perfect weapon to bring down the world’s most wanted international terrorist mastermind, a former Iranian Revolutionary Guard whose code name is Megiddo. And Will has his own reasons for catching this madman: it appears likely that Megiddo is the man responsible for the horrific death of Will’s father, an agent in Iraq twenty-five years ago.

When Will finds a connection that might lure Megiddo out—a woman from his past—he sets up an elaborate and dangerous trap with potentially lethal consequences. But the wily terrorist is still one step ahead of his hunter, and soon Will finds himself racing to the finish across the capitals of Europe and the northeastern U. S. to find his prey and avoid an attack the likes of which the world has never seen.

In Search of the Rose Notes

At age eleven, Nora and Charlotte are the best of friends—until their teenager babysitter, Rose, disappears under mysterious circumstances. They decide to “investigate,” using paranormal theories and techniques they glean from a hand-me-down collection of Time-Life books. But their search goes nowhere, and leaves both girls distraught and angry with each other.

In her late twenties, Nora is drawn back her old neighborhood, and to Charlotte, when Rose’s bones are found. She was probably murdered, and Charlotte is adamant that they solve the crime. Nora—who was the last known person to see Rose alive—is forced to reconsider her memory of the events surrounding the disappearance, and her own troubled adolescence following those fateful days. And she’s not sure if she’s ready to face the secrets that begin to surface.

Told in alternating narratives from the past and present, this is a mystery about broken friendship and the unease of revisiting adolescent memory.

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