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Jun 152012
 

Tidal WhispersTidal Whispers by Julie Reece, Claire Gillian, Kelly Said and Jocelyn Adams
Release Date: June 3, 2012
Publisher: J. Taylor Publishing
Pages: 118
Source: ebook provided by the publisher

Heart’s Desire by Julie Reece
After a terrible accident, Tessa returns to her family beach house to heal. She doesn’t expect to see her first summer crush from seven years before. Cameron, though, reappears and ignites a relationship that’s far more intense than ever before. The only problem? Summer is once again coming to an end, and this time, Tessa will have to decide whether to choose life with Cameron or to never see him again.

The Sweetest Song by Claire Gillian
Under Poseidon’s rule, Circe is the most destructive siren in the Pacific ocean, her songs luring ships and their crew to their watery graves. Not Otis, the best halibut fisherman in the Alaskan waters. His ship, the Calypso, has avoided disaster each time Circe set her sights on him.

Given one last chance to deliver Otis to Davy Jones’ locker, Circe takes to land to waylay the handsome captain. Instead, it may be Otis himself who hooks the Siren.

Pearl of Pau’maa by Kelly Said
Should Miki choose to wed the local wealthy boy she doesn’t love, her stomach will stop grumbling. Her soul, however, will suffocate. With one last opportunity before she must concede, she sneaks off for a final dive to her hidden crate at the bottom of the seabed. What waits for her is more than a captured lobster. It’s a treasure she cannot claim without great sacrifice or true love.

The Undergarden by Jocelyn Adams
Nixie, a water sprite, lives a solitary existence as she struggles to understand the strange world beyond her waters. When she meets one of the pink ones, a curious boy named Wyatt, their friendship blooms into a love that can exist only upon the sands that divide his solid ground from her underwater paradise. Some love, though, once born, cannot be undone, even in the face of death.

 

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Jun 012012
 

Shadows From The Past by Rebecca Grace
Release Date: March 6, 2012
Publisher:  The Wild Rose Press
Pages: 115
Source:  From the publisher

 

 

When Stacey Moreno goes undercover on Evergreen Island, she’s looking for answers to a friend’s mysterious death, not trouble. After all, Stacey’s not adventuresome–she lives vicariously through her cartoon creations and can’t tell left from right. But from the moment she moves into spooky Redfern Manor and meets her sexy new boss, trouble starts and sparks fly.

Hobbled by injuries from a plane crash, former journalist Mack Warren came to Redfern Manor looking for escape, not romance. He intends to focus on the biography he’s writing of the manor’s former occupant and ignore the strange feelings his lively new assistant inspires.

As Stacey digs for answers, she’s drawn to her mysterious boss, but he is obsessed with a ghost. With danger drawing near, can Stacey persuade Mack to face the shadows from the past that threaten to destroy their future?

 

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Jun 012012
 

The Magician of Wall Street by Minta Hall
Release Date: April 23, 2012
Publisher:   Indulgence an Entangled Publishing Imprint
Pages: 138
Source:  From the Publisher for Review



Oliver Pendragon’s days as the Magician of Wall Street are legendary. When he finds a way to get everything he’s ever wanted—including Abby Daltry—of course he can’t refuse, even though there will be hell to pay if ever Abby found out. But when he discovers his old business partner is out for Abby’s blood, Oliver will do anything to protect her…and win her heart.

New Age bookstore owner Abby is perfectly happy with her life the way it is—the independence, the quirky clientele, and even the occasional tarot card reading—are all part of the charm. But when the cards reveal Oliver is back and bringing danger along with him, she refuses to heed the warning for another chance with the only man she’d ever loved.

As shots fly, the Magician will have to perform his best trick ever if he hopes to keep Abby safe and by his side forever.

 

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Jun 012012
 

Two Dates Max by Missy Jane
Release Date: March 31, 2012
Publisher:   Ellora’s Cave
Pages: 118
Source:  ebook from publisher

 

 

He loves me, he loves me not. He loves me… Okay, the truth is he doesn’t really love me right now, but I have a plan to change his mind. I see the way he looks at me with heat in his eyes. Sean Maxwell might be a confirmed bachelor, but a taste of Ms. Megan Nettle is just what he needs to soften his hard exterior. And once I get him in my bed, he won’t want to leave. There’s nothing some hot lovin’ can’t fix.But my persistence backfires when he decides he’s too dangerous for little ol’ me. Something in his past is driving a wedge between us, and he’s determined to stay away. That’s not going to happen. This calls for some serious seduction. I’ll use those sparks between us to melt away his rule of Two Dates Max.

 

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Jun 012012
 

familybusinessFamily Business by Emma McKee
Release Date: July 27, 2011
Publisher:  Wild Rose Press
Pages: 232
Source:  ebook provided by the publisher

 

 

Cat-sitting her great-aunt’s finicky feline offers Nora Bainbridge a rare opportunity to delve into the secrets of the reclusive actress’s younger years. And when a sexy television producer shows up, proposing an episode of Hollywood’s Hottest History based on Aunt Elnora’s off-screen involvement with the mob in Tinseltown, the past starts looking a lot more interesting.

Raised on a steady diet of 1940s films by his mob boss grandfather, the only upside FBI agent Luke McKinnon can see in his current undercover assignment is he’ll get to meet one of the film stars he reveres. The downside is he’s looking for something he doesn’t want to find—evidence that Elnora Bainbridge is involved in trafficking stolen art. A totally unexpected perk is discovering Elnora has a look-alike namesake whose curiosity about her aunt’s wild life drags them into a lot of Family Business.

 

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May 262012
 

The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin
Release Date: June 21, 2011
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Pages: 480
Source: SheKnows Book Club

Traveling abroad with her mother at the turn of the twentieth century to seek a titled husband, beautiful, vivacious Cora Cash, whose family mansion in Newport dwarfs the Vanderbilts’, suddenly finds herself Duchess of Wareham, married to Ivo, the most eligible bachelor in England. Nothing is quite as it seems, however: Ivo is withdrawn and secretive, and the English social scene is full of traps and betrayals. Money, Cora soon learns, cannot buy everything, as she must decide what is truly worth the price in her life and her marriage.

 

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May 252012
 

PictureJason Willoby by Donna McIntosh
Release Date: March 19, 2012
Publisher: Secret Cravings Publishing
Pages: 65
Source: ebook provided by the publisher

 

 

At age twenty-six, Jason Willoby has finally managed to save up enough money to move to San Francisco; a place he has dreamt about for years where he can live openly gay. The first day on his new job, the tall blond starts receiving sexy emails addressed to ‘Blue Eyes’ and sighed ‘Someone’.

Before long this Someone becomes the most important person in Jason’s life. The only problem, Someone refuses to identify himself and absolutely refuses a face to face meeting. Will Jason ever be able to figure out who his secret admirer is? Will there be a future for the two of them? Or is he doomed to live a life alone with nothing but his dreams for company?

 

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May 252012
 

Yesterday's DaughterYesterday’s Daughter by Sallie Lundy-Frommer
Publisher: Create Space
Release Date:  January 24, 2011
Page Count: 250
Source: book provided by the author

 

 

Yesterday’s Daughter is an emotionally laden paranormal vampire romance novel woven with layers of betrayal, love and loss. Grace Stone, who later learns her true identity is Sapphira, is a loner who survives abuse in the foster care system after being abandoned as a child. A brilliant student, she escapes from her brutal foster parents as a teenager and creates a life for herself. But, her life is little more than existence; plagued with questions about what she really is, a family that she has never known and the never-ending need to keep her differences hidden. She is alone and lonely, believing it will always remain so until Malachi appears in her life. Malachi, a Guardian of the vampire communities, has searched for his life mate, Sapphira, for decades. He refuses to cease searching for Sapphira even though she is believed dead by all. Conflict arises over the decades between Malachi and his family because of his refusals to accept another mate. But his very soul drives him on to continue his search, knowing that he could not exist if Sapphira were not in the world, somewhere.

 

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May 252012
 

Miss Good Samaritan by Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy
Release Date: April 1, 2012
Publisher: Rebel Ink Press, LLC;
Pages: 171
Source: ebook provided by the author

 

 

When a wounded man leaps into Robin Cavanaugh’s car at a traffic light, her ordinary Saturday goes awry. He refuses to go to the hospital and although her first instinct is to deliver him to the nearest police station, she relents when he tells her his name. He’s a member of her church and swears he’s one of the good guys. Robin feels inclined to believe him so she takes him home and tends his wounds.

As his condition worsens, she uses his cell phone to contact what turns out to be his brother, a local medical doctor. Robin soon learns that Gray is no criminal but an undercover agent whose life may be in danger.

As their relationship develops and Gray heals, Robin becomes part of the action too. When she gives her heart and accepts his marriage proposal, Robin has no idea if he’ll survive his last undercover operation or not.

 

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May 252012
 

RiversongRiversong by Tess Hardwick
Release Date: March 30, 2011
Publisher: Book Trope Editions
File Size: 925 KB
Source: contest win

 

 

 When Lee Tucker’s husband commits suicide, he leaves her pregnant and one million dollars in debt to a loan shark. Out of options, she escapes to her deceased mother’s dilapidated house located in a small Oregon town that, like her, is financially ruined, heartbroken and in desperate need of a fresh start. Lee’s resilience leads to a plan for a destination restaurant named Riversong, to new chances for passion and love, and to danger from her dead husband’s debt as her business blooms.

A surprising mix of romance, humor, friendship, intrigue and gourmet food – Riversong entertains while reminding you of life’s greatest gifts.Author Tess Hardwick assembles a colorful cast of endearing small-town characters and takes you on a journey that will make you believe in the possibilities of life – even in the face of overwhelming adversity and unimaginable grief. Lee Tucker is the kind of woman you find yourself rooting for long after the last page is read.