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Carolynn Carey
Jodi Lynn Copeland
Ann Cory
Michele Dunaway
Mary Eason
Deborrah Girard
S. D. Grady
Elaine Hopper
Tricia Jones
Leanne Karella
Anna Leigh Keaton
Janice Lynn
Natasha Moore
Nancy Pirri
Patti Shenberger
Tawny Weber

CAROLYNN CAREY

A SUMMER SENTENCE FALLING FOR DALLAS
Release Date: October 2006, Avalon Books

Can a single mother from a small town and a sophisticated attorney from Chicago find a way to meld their different worlds into a place their love can flourish?

  • 4 1/2 stars - Carolynn Carey is an author that can always be counted on to deliver a tender romance that will tug at your heartstrings. Her characters could be the neighbor next door and her dialog is so natural you will feel you are eavesdropping on a friend. FALLLING FOR DALLAS is the perfect book to curl. - CataRomance.com

Order from: Avalon Books | Amazon.com | Barnes & Noble


A SUMMER SENTENCE A SUMMER SENTENCE
Release Date: August 2005, Avalon Books

Megan Marsh was just passing through McCray County, Tennessee on her way to a career in Chicago, but after a run-in with an overzealous deputy involving a bee, a slap, a speeding ticket, and a heap of misunderstanding, she finds herself suddenly immersed in small town life serving a summer sentence.

The man responsible for her community service is the devastatingly handsome sheriff, Daniel McCray. From the moment they meet, something sparkles in each of them.

Unfortunately, Daniel’s roots are firmly entrenched in rural McCray County and the last thing he needs is to feel an overwhelming attraction
for a city girl who’s just passing through. But for some reason, every time they meet the attraction grows.

Much to Megan’s surprise, she revels in the joys of small town society, but she can’t forget her vow to become an inner city teacher. She wants to teach the underprivileged. However, the more she learns about McCray County and Daniel, the more she believes her future lies there.

Can the rural sheriff and the city socialite learn to accept love even when their dreams keep pushing them apart?

  • 4-star (out of 4) review from WeWriteRomance.com

Order from: Avalon Books | Amazon.com | Barnes & Noble

JODI LYNN COPELAND

WHAT LIES BETWEEN THEM COOK COVER WHAT LIES BETWEEN THEM
Release Date: November 2007, Cerridwen Press

"You didn't lose me, Matt. You let me go. You walked out when I was ready to spend my life with you."
 
They were the last words Matt expected to hear out of Autumn's mouth, and the only ones that could stop him in his tracks. They were also lies. No one who cared so deeply could fall into another man's arms days after leaving him behind.
 
Matt has transcended both Autumn's deception and his humble beginnings. Now a successful, well-respected rancher, he isn't about to fall victim to his dreams of the past and back into her arms. Not even if the fire between them still burns making his dreams seem more like hopes for the future.
 
Rekindling an old flame was the last thing on Autumn's mind upon returning to Wyoming after her husband's death. She should hate Matt, who not only broke her teenaged heart but failed to show up at his one-time best friend's funeral. Only it isn't hatred Autumn feels but desire that threatens to burn beyond control.

Order from: Cerridwen Press

ANN CORY

Book Cover BLAME THE RAIN
Release Date: November 2006, Samhain Publishing

Love as unpredictable as the weather.

When Sable Morrison drives into the back end of handsome Maxwell Benning's new car, she is certain things will only get worse. Little has gone right in her life lately, and the last thing she needs is a new distraction.

Well-to-do Maxwell finds himself enamored over the beautiful stranger and treats her to an evening where inhibitions are left behind. He strongly believes fate had a hand in their accidental meeting, and does everything he can to make the night last.

While Sable is busy placing blame on herself for the evening s events, Maxwell prefers to blame the rain.

Order from: Samhain Publishing

MICHELE DUNAWAY

THE MARRIAGE RECIPE
Release Date: April 2008, Harlequin American Romance

Something's cooking when the boy next door falls in love with the girl next door, whose heart belongs in the big city!

Order from: Amazon | eHarlequin

MARY EASON

IN THE ARMS OF THE ENEMY
Release Date: June 2008, Whiskey Creek Press

Everything Kate Bradshaw believed to be real about her marriage to her husband Alex was slowly slipping away as the newspaper reports explained the sordid truth in black and white. Their marriage and Alex s seduction was nothing more than a lie. A means of accomplishing one thing--Alex's revenge against the man he believed responsible for killing his one true love...Kate's own father.

Order from: Whiskey Creek Press


SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE
Release Date: February 2008, Whiskey Creek Press

When Lili Fraser first agreed to held her father sell his antiquities gallery, she had no idea that she was walking into a carefully prepared trap. The plan for revenge, orchestrated by Damon Bortelli had taken years to perfect, but only one night in Lili s arms to destroy. 

  • "Try as they might to resist it is futile and the steam rising from the two lovers is palpable. I really enjoyed this book. I was all wound up in the tale and heartbroken at their predicament. The characters are well developed and realistic and the plot was intriguing and kept me involved. I couldn t wait to find out the truth of why Damon was seeking revenge!
     
    I highly recommend Somewhere Between Love and Hate. You ll enjoy every word of this contemporary novelette. Damon is so hot and sexy he can walk through my door any time   and like Lili I d offer him anything he wants! The heat is so high you ll need to turn down your thermostat!"   Reviewed by Lynda Warnock, Simply Romance Reviews

Order from: Whiskey Creek Press

S. D. GRADY

BOOK COVER THE SHAPE OF A WOMAN
Release Date: July 2007, Forbidden Publications

Chic, beautiful, eye-catching Muriel Simmons knows she used to be all these things. What changed? Why can she no longer summon the fashion designs that sent Evanesque Design to the top? In desperation, she reaches out to her boss and bosom buddy of twenty-five years, Jacob Evans. Always honest, she knows Jacob will tell her exactly what she needs to do to get back in her artistic groove. She just never expected him to address the issue in her bedroom

  • 5 Hearts - The Romance Studio

Order from: Forbidden Publications

ELAINE HOPPER

Mata Hali/Naughty & Nice MATA HALI/NAUGHTY & NICE (A Duet)
Release Date: August 2001, New Concepts Publishing

Brook looks up her old boyfriend via email. Not sure he wants to renew a relationship with Brooke, Logan asks his identical cousin Wolf to check her out.

  • 5-Star Review by Romancing the Web (Naughty & Nice)
  • 5-Star Review by Simegen (Mata Hali)

Order from: New Concepts Publishing


Double Dare DOUBLE DARE
Release Date: October 2000, Awe-Struck E-books

What is a woman to do when her very public, very pushy Senator mother freaks out when she learns she is single and pregnant? Easy. Invent a fiance. . .

  • 4-Star Review by Affaire de Coeur
  • 4-Star Review by Scribes World
  • 4-Star Review by Sharpwriter

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Over the Moon/My Baby Too OVER THE MOON/MY BABY TOO (A Duet)
Release Date: September 1999, Awe-Struck Ebooks

"Over the Moon" - Guilt-ridden Gabrielle agrees to cat-sit Angelique, the apple of her sister's eye. "My Baby Too" - Holly has had a baby and her ex-husband Erik doesn't have a clue that he's the father.

  • 4-Star Review by eBook Connections

Order from: Awe-Struck E-books


Wooing Jenny/Shipwrecked WOOING JENNY/SHIPWRECKED (A Doubletake)
Release date: February 2003, Awe-Struck Ebooks

"Wooing Jenny" – Jenny Lavoie's and Sam Stone's parents decree they must marry or be disinherited. "Shipwrecked" – Katie McLaughlin has had it with rich, spoiled men. She never wants to see that betrayer Sam Stone or another rich man again. Ever!

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TRICIA JONES

THE DIAMOND VIRGIN
Release Date: January 2008, Wings ePress

Rebuilding her career following her father s death, an idealistic photojournalist is blackmailed into covering the latest tabloid scandal involving a press-hating billionaire.

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BOOK COVER HIS CONVENIENT AFFAIR
Release Date: August 2007, Samhain Publishing

One stubborn woman stands between Nathan and his plan to restore his company s reputation. Is Chloe willing to make a deal for her land, and her heart?

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LEANNE KARELLA

BOOK COVER THE BEAUTY WITHIN
Release Date: February 2007, Cobblestone Press

Jana's given up on having a loving family of her own. Besides, what man would want a disfigured woman?

Dan s dreams of owning his own spread keep him going when all seems hopeless. Then Jana enters his life, offering him one night of shared comfort. But his heart demands forever.

  • 5 Angels - Fallen Angel Reviews
  • 5 Hearts and a "keeper" - The Romance Studio
  • "Beauty Within is not to be missed." - Joyfully Reviewed

Order from: Cobblestone Press

ANNA LEIGH KEATON

RESCUE ME
Release Date: July 2007, Cobblestone Press

Stranded, injured, and lost in the woodlands of Wisconsin, Carla Benevito struggles to for survival, even as she gives up hope of finding love everlasting.
 
Search and rescue worker, Jamie Roberts, has decided love isn t for him. Until a missing woman stumbles across his campsite...and straight into his heart.

accolades: 4 Blue Ribbons - Romance Junkies
4 Cups - Coffee Time Romance
4 Stars - Just Erotic Romance Reviews

Order from: Cobblestone Press

JANICE LYNN

THE HEART SURGEON'S SECRET SON
Release Date: March 2008, Harlequin

She had to tell him her secret...
 
Nurse Kimberly Brookes has postponed her week-long training session with leading heart surgeon Daniel Travis once already. Even though she feels like running for the hills, she can't put it off any longer she has to go into Theatre and face the man she once loved with all her heart
 
Daniel is now even sexier than he was all those years ago success, confidence and maturity have made him irresistible. But, as the week wears on, Kimberly feels the pressure of her renewed feelings for Daniel and of her untold secret he is the father of her son

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NANCY PIRRI

BAIT SHOP BLUES
Release Date: June 2008, Uncial Press

What does a businesswoman from Chicago want with a bait shop in northern Minnesota, willed to her by her grandfather? How will the reclusive, current owner convince the woman to sell out her half of the shop to him? For Cassandra Thompson, a Marilyn Monroe look-alike, it could mean a well-needed change in life. For Leif Halverson, a handsome man of Ojibwe extraction, and co-owner of the shop, it could mean disaster-falling love. Leif hates this city woman invading his territory so he challenges her to a wilderness survival contest where the winner takes all.

  • "In Bait Shop Blues, author Nancy Pirri has written a fun insightful look at male/female relationships. Four Hearts" Gail, Night Owl Romance

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ROUGH EDGES ROUGH EDGES
Release Date: March 2005, Romance At Heart

STONE MITCHELL, ex-Texas Ranger, now prosperous rancher, needs a wife--pronto. He's thirty-six years old and lonely and has no desire to
spend another holiday season alone.GIINA LIBERATTI is an attractive widow of thirty-one, with two sons, and works as an image consultant. In just a few words, she brings out the physical best in people. Stone hires Gina to smooth his 'rough edges' before he begins dating.

Gina's spent most of her life under the thumbs of men; first her father, then her husband. Since her husband's demise a year ago, she's learned to enjoy her independence. Stone gently, but tenaciously steamrolls over every aspect of Gina's life and decides she's the woman he wants to marry. Gina faces the tough battle of learning to trust that Stone won't force her to give up her freedom to make her own choices in life. In the end she learns to trust him, and to open her heart to this rough man who hides behind his own physical and emotional scars.

  • 3rd Place Central Ohio's Ignite the Flame -1999
  • Finalist Valley Forge, Pennsylvania's Winning Beginnings for 'Best Man' - 2000

Order from: Romance At Heart

NATASHA MOORE

THE PASSION-MINDED PROFESSOR
Release Date: June 2008, Samhain Publishing

It's finally Roxy Morgan's time.  After putting her now ex-husband through law school, she's getting her own chance at a college education.  She wants more from life than waiting tables and scrounging tips to make ends meet.  She doesn t need any distractions. 

Chemistry professor Daniel Jennings wants to perfect his attraction elixir so he can finally find some passion in his life.  Once sassy, outgoing Roxy accidentally becomes part of his experiment, will he lose her and the passion she brings to his life if he admits they're both under the influence of his love potion?

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PATTI SHENBERGER

TAKE NO PRISONERS
Release Date: November 2007, Wild Rose Press

Okay, so announcing her upcoming marriage to the Sheriff in her hometown of Harmony, Michigan on a national television talk show wasn't the smartest thing soap opera diva Frankie Canfield had ever done in her life. How was she to know the "pretend" nuptials would cause such uproar? Then things took an even further nosedive when Frankie found out the Sheriff she thought she was pretend marrying was dead and a new lawman had taken his place. Sheriff Jake Maxwell, the only man Frankie had ever loved and lost. 

  • Ms. Shenberger takes us on an wildly fun and emotional ride in this contemporary, heartfelt romance.  Soap actress Francesca "Frankie" Canfield flippantly lands herself in some hot water while trying to drum up some ratings. The 'love of her life' is none to pleased with her antics, especially since he isn't!
     
    Frankie is used to being top of the grapevine, where hounding press and calls for interviews are just tokens of success. It's a very different story for her victim, and a more personal level of attention she gains from the small home-town crowd that is so interested in this affair, however. The plot twists until the jokes on her; because it was gossip that kicked off her own career, and had one or two other effects, as well. From sitting down for a chat with Regis to dating Geraldo, a starlet's life is never dull. Life in the fast lane (and in the slow lane next it, too) was never so fun. - Long and Short Reviews

Order from: Wild Rose Press | Fictionwise.com

TAWNY WEBER

BOOK COVER DOUBLE DARE
Release Date: May 2007, Harlequin Blaze

Mistaken Seduction? Audra Walker has no clue when she sets out to redeem her Bad Girl status that she ll end up in the middle of an identity theft ring, chased by the bad guy and falling in bed, and in love, with a very sexy cop. In the end, she learns what family really is, who she really is, and that sometimes, good boys are the best bet.

  • 4 Stars - Romantic Times
  • 5 Stars - Cata Romance
  • 2006 Golden Heart finalist

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