Publisher: Sourcebooks
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/01/2011
ISBN-13: 9781402245671
ISBN-10: 140224567X

Regency Historical. Born out of wedlock to a duke's mistress, decorated veteran Devlin St. Just has had to make his own way in the world. As a reward for exemplary military service, he receives a title of his own, Earl of Rosecroft...along with the crumbling estate that goes with it. He also "inherits" Winnie, the six-year-old illegitimate daughter of the estate's previous owner. Sensitive to Winnie's situation, St. Just considers adopting the child--while wooing Winnie's lovely guardian, Miss Emmaline Farnum. The Soldier is the 2nd entry in Grace Burrowes' Duke's Obsession trilogy, after The Heir. Like Lorraine Heath's Pleasures of a Notorious Gentleman, The Soldier explores both the legal status of illegitimate children and the challenges faced by soldiers returning from war.

Publisher: Berkley Sensation
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/03/2011
ISBN-13: 9780425241493
ISBN-10: 0425241491

Contemporary Romance. After her half-sister steals her boyfriend, brokenhearted restaurant manager Jamie Newman escapes Manhattan for Seaside Cove, North Carolina, where she plans to rest and reevaluate the direction of her life. Having decided that her squabbling family can solve their own problems for once in their lives, Jamie isn't prepared for the possibility that they--and their drama--might follow her. Or that they'll all end up staying with her in her leaky, ramshackle beach bungalow. Fortunately, a summer fling with her hot landlord, Nick Trent, might be just the thing to distract Jamie from her troubles. But what happens when she discovers that Nick has reasons of his own for hiding out in Seaside Cove--and that she has real feelings for him?

Publisher: Sourcebooks
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/01/2011
ISBN-13: 9781402248481
ISBN-10: 1402248482

Fantasy Romance. As the sworn enemy of the stories that have long sullied her reputation, Snow White's supposedly evil stepmother, Mellie (short for Melvina) spends her days organizing protests for PETA: People for the Ethical Treatment of Archetypes. This is bad news for Prince Charming, now divorced from Cinderella, who runs a real-world bookstore under the alias "Dave Encanto." Both Mellie and Charming are skeptical of love--and in for a surprise when they fall for each other. Don't miss this "unusual, whimsical, and wickedly clever" book (Library Journal), the 7th installment of Kristine Grayson's witty, upbeat Fates series, which begins with the "Sleeping Beauty"-inspired Utterly Charming.

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Publisher: Zebra Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/03/2011
ISBN-13: 9781420114836
ISBN-10: 1420114832

Regency Historical. Marriage? Been there, done that. What Bathsheba, the Countess of Randolph, really needs is a wealthy lover who can pay off her late, unlamented husband's enormous debts. But after a near-fatal bout of fever, the only man in sight is attractive (but middle-class) physician Dr. John Blackmore. Honorable and compassionate, Blackmore births the babies of titled ladies and pregnant slumdwellers alike--and is the opposite of the reckless, abusive man that Bathsheba married. Readers who enjoy stories of redemption should know that Bathsheba was the villainess in author Vanessa Kelly's previous novel, Sex and the Single Earl.

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Publisher: Berkley Sensation
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/31/2011
ISBN-13: 9780425242094
ISBN-10: 0425242099

Paranormal Romance. Hawke, current alpha of the SnowDancer Wolf Changeling pack, lost his destined mate when they were just children. For this reason and others (including his age and position in the pack), he cannot let himself succumb to his desire for telepathic 19-year-old Sienna, who--before she defected--was trained to be a weapon in the Psy's ongoing war against the Changelings. Sienna just wishes Hawke would hurry up and make a move, since a rare genetic mutation may soon cause her to self-destruct. Kiss of Snow is the 10th full-length novel in Nalini Singh's Psy/Changeling series, which begins with Slave to Sensation.

Publisher: Zebra Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/02/2010
ISBN-13: 9781420108507
ISBN-10: 1420108506

Western Romance. Half-Sioux gunfighter Diablo is the deadliest man in Texas. Needless to say, it's not wise to make him your enemy. Too bad wealthy rancher Hurd Kruger didn't realize that when, years ago, he branded the teenaged Diablo's face with a hot iron. But revenge is a dish best served cold, and what could be more delicious than kidnapping Hurd's fiancée, the beautiful and gentle Sunny Sorrenson? Although his original plan is to ruin her and humiliate his enemy, Diablo's intentions are derailed by his growing affection for his captive. But will his scars--both physical and emotional--prevent Sunny from returning his feelings? Diablo is the 1st book in Georgina Gentry's Texans series, followed by Rio.

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Publisher: Kensington
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 12/29/2009
ISBN-13: 9780758242198
ISBN-10: 0758242190

Contemporary Romance. Marriage-minded North Dallas girl Jewellen Capwell doesn't think she's being too picky for wanting a "tall, fine, intelligent, sensitive, heterosexual, financially stable, Christian, chocolate god over the age of 30 with a great sense of humor." Her best friend Renee Nightingale, on the other hand, is interested in...well, just about every good-looking man she sees. Both are destined to meet their match--Jewellen with Southside resident Roman Montgomery, a divorced dad who appears to be her opposite in every way, and wild child Renee with ladies' man Gregory Samson, whose roving eye rivals her own. This debut novel is full of humor, romance, and drama and written in a "pitch-perfect voice" (Publishers Weekly).

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Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/04/2008
ISBN-13: 9780312351632
ISBN-10: 0312351631

Contemporary Romance. Life hasn't been easy for Liberty Jones. A dead father and an absent mother meant that Liberty ended up raising her sister in a trailer park in Welcome, Texas--a town that did not live up to its name if, like Liberty, you're poor and half-Mexican. Now living in Houston, Liberty gets her big break when tycoon Churchill Travis hires her as his assistant. Churchill becomes a father figure to Liberty, although their rapport causes some people, including Churchill's son Gage, to think he's her sugar daddy. Despite Gage's chilly reception of her, things soon heat up between him and Liberty--until her childhood crush, Hardy Cates, appears on the scene. If you enjoy getting to know the Travis family, you'll be pleased to find out that some of the characters in Sugar Daddy return in Blue-Eyed Devil.

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Publisher: HQN
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/23/2010
ISBN-13: 9780373774920
ISBN-10: 0373774923

Western Romance. McKettrick men have a hard time getting hitched, and Holt McKettrick is no exception--although so far, he's come the closest. In 1888 Arizona Territory, Holt's wedding comes screeching to a halt when he receives a message that his best friend, Gabe Navarro, is headed to the gallows on false charges. Holt calls off the nuptials and leaves at once for Texas, where he comes face to face with Lorelei Fellows, a headstrong young woman whose father sentenced Gabe to hang. McKettrick's Choice is the 4th entry in Linda Lael Miller's McKettrick series, which begins with High Country Bride.

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Publisher: Berkley Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/07/2006
ISBN-13: 9780425212790
ISBN-10: 0425212793

Western Romance. Though Texas Ranger Travis McMurray isn't big on socializing, he still manages to meet the girl of his dreams when he reluctantly accompanies his sister to a local dance. Trouble is, after beautiful runaway Rainey Adams captures his heart with a kiss, she steals his horse and sets off for parts unknown! Travis tries to follow her, but a run-in with bandits leaves him seriously injured. While convalescing at his family's ranch, Travis receives a letter from his elusive would-be sweetheart that once again sets him on her trail. This "colorful, emotionally intense keeper" (Booklist) is the 1st book in the Whispering Mountain series.