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Elizabeth Joy Arnold

Pieces of My Sister's Life. Now a USA Today bestseller. "An unforgettable first novel, so beautiful and poignant it will take your breath away." —New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice. Also look for Promise the Moon and When We Were Friends.

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Published with Bantam

J. Lee Butts

Bad Blood: Lucius Dodge and the Redlands War; Nate Coffin's Revenge: Lucius Dodge and the Border Bandits; Ambushed: The Continued Adventures of Hayden Tilden; Written in Blood: The Further Exploits of Hayden Tilden; Hell to Pay: The Life and Times of Eli Gault; and And Kill Them All. "J. Lee Butts keeps his readers on the edge of their seats." —True West

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Published with Berkley Publishing

Lisa Dale

Slow Dancing on Price's Pier "is a charming and wise tale of second chances and forgiveness, peopled with characters as full-bodied as the coffee Thea brews. I loved it!" —author Karen White, The Memory of Water

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Published with Berkley Publishing

Mike Jameson

Tales From Deadwood; Tales From Deadwood 2: The Gamblers; Tales From Deadwood 3: The Killers; and Tales from Deadwood 4: The Troopers. First four books in a new series that shows Deadwood as it really was—and might have been.

Published with Berkley Publishing

Sharla Lovelace

The Reason is You. Dani Shane just wants her daughter to have what she never did—a normal life. But when she sees sixteen-year-old Riley talking to Alex—Dani's only friend, who's been dead for forty years—she realizes their lives are anything BUT normal. In the small Texas town of Bethany, Dani never fit in. Being different pushed her to the fringes of society, and even leaving town for two decades didn't stop the talk. Now she's back, her plans for staying under the radar blown when her daughter's new talent is uncovered. As Dani scrambles to get solid footing under her family, secrets buried for forty years begin to unearth themselves. Her father is hiding something; Alex, the only spirit she's ever been connected to, is lying; and then there's that little thing she's not telling her daughter. Like that some of the people she sees aren't really alive.

Published with Berkley Sensation

Heather Webber

Truly Madly; Deeply, Desperately; and Absolutely, Positively: Lucy Valentines. "Fun characters, sparkling prose, and a twisty plot add up to a great beginning for Valentine Inc." —Publishers Weekly

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Published with St. Martin's Press

Romance

Elizabeth Amber

Nicholas, Dominic, Dane, and Bastian, the erotic Lords of Satyr series. "Amber is truly a maestro of molding historical romance, the supernatural and cascading sexual appetites." —Top Pick from Romantic Times

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Published with Kensington Aphrodisia

Bella Andre

Take Me; Tempt Me, Taste Me, Touch Me; Red Hot Reunion; Game for Anything; Game for Seduction; Wild Heat; Hot as Sin (Pocket Books); and Never Too Hot (Bantam). "Sensual, empowered stories enveloped in heady romance. . . . Andre scores." —Publishers Weekly

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Laura Bradford

Kayla's Daddy, A Mom for Callie, and Miracle Baby. Acclaimed mystery writer and Agatha nomineee Laura Bradford hits the heartstrings with these unforgettable love stories. Laura Bradford also writes as Elizabeth Lynn Casey.

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Published with Harlequin American

Joanna Challis

Eye of the Serpent. A beautifully written traditional gothic romance set in 1870s Austria, and listed on MyShelf.com's Reviewer's Choice Top 10 Books for 2006. "An achingly beautiful tale, incurably romantic in every sense. Perfect from start to finish, deliciously pleasurable, and highly recommended." —Fiona Lowe, www.historicalnovelsociety.org

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Published with Robert Hale

Naomi Chase

Exposed. A sexy and suspenseful contemporary romance. "Chase's debut is a hard-hitting, nail-biting, sizzling drama that captivates and snatches your breath away with sensuality that saturates every line of the story. The characters, pace and dialogue place the author among a select group of writers." —Romantic Times Top Pick. Naomi Chase also writes under Maureen Smith.

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Published with Dafina

Christie Craig

Divorced, Desperate and Delicious; Divorced, Desperate and Dating; Weddings Can Be Murder; Gotcha!; Divorced, Desperate and Deceived, and Shut Up and Kiss Me. "Funny, hot, and suspenseful. Christie Craig's writing has it all. Warning: definitely addictive." ̬New York Times bestselling author Nina Bangs. Christie Craig also writes as C. C. Hunter.

Published with Leisure Books

Don't Mess with Texas. Nikki Hunt thought her night couldn't get worse when her no-good, cheating ex ditched her at dinner, sticking her with the bill. Then she found his body stuffed in the trunk of her car and lost her two-hundred-dollar meal all over his three-thousand-dollar suit. Now not only is Nikki nearly broke, she's a murder suspect. Former cop turned PI Dallas O'Connor knows what it's like to be unjustly accused. But one look at the sexy—though skittish—suspect tells him she couldn't hurt anyone. The lead detective, Dallas's own brother, has the wrong woman and Dallas hopes a little late-night "undercover" work will help him prove it. . . .

Published with Forever

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Lisa Dale

Simple Wishes and It Happened One Night. "[A] haunting debut . . . with vivid secondary characters . . . [Dale] puts the reader through a well-paced emotional wringer." —Publishers Weekly

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Published with Forever

Kate Douglas

"Kate Douglas pens searing erotic tales that will send your senses reeling. With every step, Douglas takes you farther and farther into a world where you don't want the story to end and can't wait for more." —Cheyenne McCray, New York Times bestselling author

Don't miss Kate's story "Crystal Dreams" in the collection Nocturnal (published with Zebra Books), and look for her stories in the anthologies The Promise of Love (published with Berkley) and NightShift.

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Published with Kensington Aphrodisia

Kate Douglas

Demonfire, Hellfire, Starfire, and Crystalfire. "Erotica superstar Douglas turns her red-hot talent toward paranormal romance with the first book in her new, devilishly sizzling Demonslayer series. Look for Douglas to make a big splash!" —Romantic Times

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Published with Kensington

Michele Dunaway

Hart's Victory, Out of Line, Tailspin, The Christmas Date, The Marriage Recipe, Twins for the Teacher, Bachelor CEO, Baby in the Boardroom, and The Doctor's Little Miracle. Michele Dunaway is a multi-published author with Harlequin American and Harlequin's NASCAR series.

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Angie Fox

Angie Fox is the New York Times Bestselling Author of The Accidental Demon Slayer, The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers, A Tale of Two Demon Slayers, and Last of the Demon Slayers, as well as the story "Gentlemen Prefer Voodoo" in the anthology My Zombie Valentine, her story in the anthology So I Married a Demon Slayer, Love Bites, and her story "Murder on Mysteria Lane" in the anthology The Werewives of Vampire County. "A new talent just hit the urban fantasy genre and she has a genuine gift for creating dangerously hilarious drama." —Romantic Times, four stars.

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Published with Dorchester

Barbara Gale

Published with Silhouette Special Edition. Winner of the 2003 Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for Best Silhouette Special Edition "reads like mainstream fiction, balancing grit with glitz." —Catherine Witmer, Romantic Times

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Rita Henuber

Under Fire. Olivia "Jake" Carver has a brilliant career in the Coast Guard flying helicopters along the coast of Florida searching for terrorists and drug smugglers. On top of her game in a man's world, Olivia's life is nearly perfect until her twin brother, a Miami undercover detective, is executed by the drug cartel he was investigating. Justice moves slow for Olivia, and so she begins her own search for the killer that leads to sexy Rico Cortez, an undercover DEA agent on a mission to find the informant responsible for the death of four undercover officers. When Rico's cover is blown, the two determine that the only way to find the killer is to send Olivia inside the cartel, but sending Olivia in isn't as easy as Rico had first imagined. Her passion and strength have uncovered feelings he thought he would never have, and risking her life means risking his heart.

Published with Carina

Stacey Kayne

Bride of Shadow Canyon, Maverick Wild, The Gunslinger's Untamed Bride, the story "Courted by the Cowboy" in the anthology Stetsons, Spring and Wedding Rings, and Mountain Wild. ". . . fast-paced, action-packed and filled with sexual tension. . . . You'll want to keep this one for a good night's read." —Romantic Times

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Published with Harlequin Historicals

Erin Kellison

Shadow Bound, Shadow Fall, Shadow Touch, Shadowman, and Shadow Play. Dark fantasy meets urban fairy tale. "FIVE STARS! In all my years as a book reviewer, twice I have stated that a debut author would someday become well known and multiple bestsellers in their futures. The first was John Grisham in the Legal Thriller genre. Years later, the second was Jacquie D'Alessandro in the Historical Romance genre. Now, again after several years, I have found a third, Erin Kellison in the Paranormal Romantic Suspense genre. The shadows lurking within these pages are alive with horrible dangers that will keep readers quickly turning the pages until the very end. Well-developed characters, a touch of romance, and overflowing with suspense, this story is unforgettable. But no matter how deeply engrossed you become, don't forget to breathe." —Huntress' Reviews

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Published with Dorchester and Kensington

Lynn LaFleur

If This Bed Could Talk (an anthology), Seduction's Spell (Avon Red), and Forbidden Fantasies (Avon Red). If This Bed Could Talk is a collection of erotic stories by authors Liz Maverick, Kimberly Dean, and Lynn LaFleur, and includes Lynn's story "Victim of Deception" . . . When a woman moves into an old house, she is suddenly tantalized by erotic dreams that cause her to shed her every inhibition . . . leaving her vulnerable to the very real, very irresistible ministrations of the man who'd once broken her heart.

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Deanna Lee

Undressing Mercy, Barenaked Jane, Exposing Casey, and Games Girls Play. "Tackling a delicate subject with finesse and poignancy, Lee hits the mark time and time again with Undressing Mercy. Mercy is a complex and non- stereotypical stand-in for the many women who have been violated by men . . . [and] Shame's intuitiveness and patience make him the perfect hero. . . . Beyond that, their interracial love story is penned sensitively and with a wonderful flair." Rating: 4½ Stars G Top Pick! Gold Medal — In a Class by Itself. —Romantic Times

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Published with Kensington

Kim Lenox

Night Falls Darkly, So Still the Night, and Darker Than Night. ". . . Readers are treated to a chilling tale that holds them captive in a grip so strong it's impossible to put down." —Romantic Times on So Still the Night (Top pick 4 1/2 stars)

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Published with NAL Eclipse

Karen MacInerney

Howling at the Moon, On the Prowl, and Leader of the Pack. "The launch book of a supernatural trilogy, Tales of an Urban Werewolf, is humorous and event-filled as the heroine gamely struggles to keep her life on track. Setting up a romantic triangle also adds spice and interest. Future adventures promise to be quite entertaining!" —4 Stars, Romantic Times

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Published with Ballantine

Sally MacKenzie

The Naked Earl, The Naked Gentleman, the novella "The Naked Laird" in Lords of Desire, The Naked Baron, The Naked Viscount, the novella "The Naked Prince" in An Invitation to Sin, and The Naked King. A USA Today Bestselling Author. "Providing plenty of heat and hilarity, MacKenzie has great fun shepherding this boisterous party toward its happy ending; readers will be glad they RSVPed." —Publishers Weekly on The Naked Earl

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Published with Kensington

Jolie Mathis

The Sea King. A first-place winner in the Romance Through the Ages Contest! Princess Isabel of Lindsay owes Kol Thorliekson her life, but since the day he came to her rescue she has been taught to hate the barbarian. When the dark Norseman returns two years later to force her brother from his throne, she finds herself torn between her sworn allegiance and her traitorous heart.

Published with Berkley Sensation

Jenna McCormick

No Limits. A futuristic erotic romance

Published with Aphrodisia

Emily McKay

Baby on the Billionaire's Doorstep (Harlequin), Tempted into the Tycoon's Trap, In the Tycoon's Debt, Affair with the Rebel Heiress, Seduced: The Unexpected Virgin (Silhouette Desire), and, with Catherine Mann, Winning It All. A multi-published author with Silhouette Desire and two-time RITA nominee. "4 Stars! Sweet and Sizzling." —Romantic Times

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Terry McLaughlin

Hers by Design, A Slice of Light, A Small-Town Homecoming, and A Small-Town Reunion. "Terry McLaughlin combines original, likable characters with a fun storyline and great writing." —Romantic Times

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Published with Harlequin

Sharon Page

Sin, Wild Nights, Blood Red, Blood Rose, Black Silk, The Club, Hot Silk, Blood Deep, Blood Wicked, Engaged in Sin, and the novella "Wicked for Christmas" in Silent Night, Sinful Night. A starred Publishers Weekly Review says about The Club, "Page (Black Silk) delivers a winner with this sensuous and captivating erotic Regency romance."

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Published with Kensington Aphrodisia and Bantam Dell

Bella Riley

Home Sweet Home and With This Kiss, Emerald Lake Novels.

Published with Grand Central

Gina Robinson

Spy Candy, Spy Games, and The Spy Who Left Me. "Punctuated with Bondworthy downhill car and bike chases and near-death surfing parties, Robinson's clever concoction of lust and longing is a refreshing tropical cocktail." —Publishers Weekly on The Spy Who Left Me

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Published with Kensington and St. Martin's

Maureen Smith

Whatever You Like. A multi-published author with Harlequin Kimani and Kensington Dafina and winner of the Emma Award for Best Romantic Suspense for Secret Agent Seduction. "Smith gives equal credence to spicy romance and nail-biting suspense. . . ." —Publishers Weekly

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Angela Weaver

"There is always something so distinctive about a Weaver novel. The humor, mystery and romance make reading her books truly enjoyable." —T. L. Burton, Romantic Times

Published with BET

Christine Wells

Scandal's Daughter, a 2006 Golden Heart winner, The Dangerous Duke, Wicked Little Game, and Sweetest Little Sin. "Wells sets bedrooms ablaze with more than candles in this sex-drenched tale set in 1817 London." —Publishers Weekly

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Published with Berkley

Mystery

Avery Aames

The Long Quiche Goodbye, Lost and Fondue, and Clobbered by Camembert, the first three books in the Cheese Shop Mystery Series by the Agatha Award–nominated author Avery Aames. Welcome to Fromagerie Bessette. Or as it's more commonly known by the residents of small-town Providence, Ohio—the Cheese Shop. Proprietor Charlotte Bessette has prepared a delightful sampling of bold Cabot Clothbound Cheddar, delicious tortes of Stilton and Mascarpone, and a taste of Sauvignon Blanc—but someone else has decided to make a little crime of passion the piece de resistance.

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Published with Berkley

Ellery Adams

A Killer Plot, A Deadly Cliche, and The Last Word, the Books by the Bay mystery series, by national bestselling author Ellery Adams. In the small coastal town of Oyster Bay, North Carolina, you'll find plenty of characters, ne'er-do-wells, and even a few celebs trying to duck the paparazzi. But when murder joins this curious community, the Bayside Book Writers are there to get the story. . . . And check out Pies & Prejudice, the first book in the Charmed Pie Shoppe mystery series. Ellery Adams also writes as J. B. Stanley and Jennifer Stanley.

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Published with Berkley

Laura Alden

Murder at the PTA, from national bestselling author Laura Alden. The course of PTA meetings never did run smooth, but when Tarver's unpopular principal turns up dead, Beth Kennedy realizes that making bake sales wheat-free and funding class trips weren't the only things on the agenda. Then the local gossip blog, WisconSINS, starts fanning the flames of speculation, and it seems like everyone's a suspect—especially certain members of the PTA. Beth knows she must race to find a killer before he teaches another fatal lesson. All too quickly, she discovers that murder is anything but elementary.

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Published with Signet

Lucy Arlington

Buried in a Book. After receiving her first pink slip at the age of forty-five, former newspaper journalist Lila Wilkins is desperate for work, even if it means taking a pay cut. After combing through the classifieds, Lila accepts an internship at A Novel Idea, a thriving literary agency in the utopian town of Inspiration Valley, North Carolina. Lila can't imagine anything better than being paid to read, but with a crew of quirky coworkers and a sky-high stack of query letters, she doesn't exactly have time to discover the next great bestseller—especially when a penniless aspiring author drops dead in the agency's waiting room.

Published with Berkley Prime Crime

Sarah Atwell

Through a Glass, Deadly; Pane of Death; and Snake in the Glass: Glassblowing Mysteries. When glass artisan Emmeline Dowell moves to Tuscon to open her glass crafts studio, she doesn't bargain on a body in the furnace! By a nationally bestselling author. Sarah Atwell also writes as Sheila Connolly.

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Published with Berkley Prime Crime

Deb Baker

Dolls to Die For Mysteries: Dolled Up for Murder; Goodbye, Dolly; Dolly Departed; and Ding Dong Dead (Berkley Prime Crime). "A quick-paced mystery with a clever, realistic sleuth and a wonderful peek into the not-always-genteel world of doll collecting!" —Monica Ferris, USA Today bestselling author of The Betsy Devonshire Needlecraft Mystery Series. Deb is also the author of Murder Passes the Buck, Murder Grins and Bears It, and Murder Talks Turkey: Yooper Mysteries (Midnight Ink). And look for Buzz Off! A Beekeeping Mystery, coming in 2010.

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Lorna Barrett

New York Times Bestseller Murder Is Binding, Bookmarked for Death, Bookplate Special, Chapter and Hearse, and Sentenced to Death, the Booktown Mystery Series. "Barrett's delightful debut mystery is everything a cozy lover could want and more. Bravo!" —Leann Sweeney, author of the Yellow Rose Mysteries. Lorna Barrett also writes as Lorraine Bartlett.

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Published with Berkley Prime Crime

Lorraine Bartlett

A Crafty Killing and The Walled Flower, the first two books in the Victoria Square Mystery Series from a New York Times Bestselling Author. Lorraine Bartlett also writes as Lorna Barrett.

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Published with Berkley Prime Crime

Josie Belle

50% Off Murder: A Good Buy Girls Mystery. Nobody can spot a steal better than the Good Buy Girls, but when there's a murderer in their midst, are they just as good as hunting for a killer as they are a bargain? Josie Belle is also published as Jenn McKinlay.

Published with Berkley Prime Crime

Heather Blake

Once Upon a Crime: A Wishcraft Mystery. Sometimes it takes a little magic to make things right. Aurora Falls is the home Darcy Merriweather always dreamed of: a themed tourist town filled with shops like the Spellbound Bookshop, Lotions and Potions, and the Gingerbread Shack. What she didn't dream was the discovery of her own magical powers. Darcy is a wishcrafter, someome whose job is to grant wishes, and when one of those wishes is to uncover a killer, Darcy's powers are put to the test. Heather Blake is also published as Heather Webber.

Published with NAL

Janet Bolin

Dire Threads and Threaded for Trouble, the first two books in the Threadville Mystery Series featuring Willow Vanderling and her new sewing and embroidery machine store, In Stitches. When a dead body is found in Willow's store, Willow's a suspect and her livelihood is hanging by a thread!

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Published with Berkley Prime Crime

Laura Bradford

Hearse and Buggy: An Amish Mystery. Claire Janes owns Heavenly Treasures, a consignment shop that primarily sells wonderful handmade items from members of the nearby Amish community. When the love interest of her employee, a young Amish woman, is accused of murder, the Amish turn to Claire for help.

Published with Berkley Prime Crime

Grace Carroll

Shoe Done It and Died with a Bow: Accessories Mysteries. Rita Jewel, diva extraordinaire, was born to accessorize, and working for Dolce Loren in her San Francisco boutique is the perfect job for a girl obsessed with fashion. But when a pair of jewel-encrusted shoes go missing and a regular customer is murdered, it's up to Rita to solve this crime of fashion before her boss is taken away in bracelets that aren't so fashionable. Grace Carroll also writes as Carol Culver.

Published with Berkley

Elizabeth Lynn Casey

Sew Deadly, Death Threads, Pinned for Murder, Deadly Notions, and Dangerous Alterations, the first five books in the Southern Sewing Mystery Series. A Southern charmer of a series, by an Agatha Award nominee and national bestselling author. "Fun, folksy characters and Southern charm." —Bestselling author Maggie Sefton. Elizabeth Lynn Casey also writes as Laura Bradford.

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Published with Berkley Prime Crime

Joanna Challis

Murder on the Cliffs: A Daphne du Maurier Mystery. An atmospheric new historical mystery series set in Cornwall, and featuring Daphne du Maurier, the grand dame of gothic novels, as the amateur sleuth.

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Published with St. Martin's

Peg Cochran

Allergic to Death: A Gourmet De-Lite Mystery. A wonderful cozy mystery series set in the world of food.

Published with Berkley Prime Crime

Sheila Connolly

National Bestselling Author of The Warren Grove Apple Orchard Mystery Series: One Bad Apple, Rotten to the Core, Red Delicious Death, A Killer Crop, Bitter Harvest, and Sour Apples, and also the Museum Mysteries: Fundraising the Dead, Let's Play Dead, and Fire Engine Dead, as well as the Museum Mystery short story eSpecial Dead Letters. "One Bad Apple is a fun start to a promising new mystery series. Thoroughly enjoyable." —Sammi Carter, author of The Candy Shop Mystery Series. Sheila Connolly also writes as Sarah Atwell.

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Published with Berkley Prime Crime

Bill Crider

Murder in Four Parts and Murder in the Air: Dan Rhodes Mysteries. "Rhodes's laconic, laid-back detective style—a cross between Tom Selleck and Willie Nelson—makes for top-notch down-home crime solving." —Publishers Weekly

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Published with Minotaur

Carol Culver

A Good Day to Pie: A Pie Shop Mystery. Hanna Denton has returned to Crystal Cove, California, to take over the pie shop Grannie owned for 30 years. Grannie has now moved to a retirement community and Hanna is working her hardest to bake what customers once called the best pies in the state. However, between rolling dough and slicing rhubarb Hanna is suddenly faced with an even bigger challenge: convincing the handsome new police chief, and ex–high school boyfriend, that Grannie couldn't possibly have committed murder. Carol Culver also writes as Grace Carroll.

Published with Midnight Ink

Krista Davis

National Bestselling Author of the Domestic Diva Mysteries: The Diva Runs Out of Thyme, The Diva Takes the Cake, The Diva Paints the Town, The Diva Cooks a Goose, and The Diva Haunts a House. Featuring Sophie and Natasha, dueling home and gardening stylists. . . . "An excellent mystery author." —MyShelf.com

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Published with Berkley Prime Crime

Victoria Hamilton

Hoosier Dead Guy: A Vintage Kitchen Mystery. Jaymie Leighton is a vintage cookware and cookbook collector who is always looking for one more exciting piece and one more interesting recipe. While certainly the world of vintage cookware collecting can be cutthroat, never in Jaymie's wildest dreams would she have thought it could lead to murder.

Published with Berkley Prime Crime

Betty Hechtman

Hooked on Murder, Dead Men Don't Crochet, By Hook or By Crook, A Stitch in Crime, You Better Knot Die, and Behind the Seams: Crochet Mysteries by National Bestselling Author Betty Hechtman. ". . . a gentle and charming novel that will warm the reader like a favorite afghan. Its quirky and likable characters are appealing and real. A delightful addition to the mystery genre." —Earlene Fowler, author of Tumbling Blocks and The Saddlemaker's Wife.

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Published with Berkley Prime Crime

Betty Hechtman

Yarn 2 Go. A cozy mystery series set at a yarn retreat center where knitting, crochet, and other fiber arts go hand in hand with murder.

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Published with Berkley Prime Crime

Mary Ellen Hughes

Jo's Craft Corner Mysteries: Wreath of Deception, String of Lies, and Paper-Thin Alibi. "Mary Ellen Hughes stitches together a charming mystery filled with crafty plot twists and a fun cast of characters. Read and enjoy this clever novel!" —Monica Ferris

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Published with Berkley Prime Crime

Sofie Kelly

Curiosity Thrilled the Cat and Sleight of Paw. First two books in the Magical Cats Mystery Series by New York Times bestselling author Sofie Kelly. When Kathleen Paulson left her life in Boston and moved to Mayville Heights, Minnesota, she had no idea that two strays would nuzzle their way into her life. Owen is a tabby with a catnip addiction and Hercules is a stocky tuxedo cat with a fondness for Barry Manilow. When murder interrupts Mayville's Wild Rose Summer Music Festival, Kathleen finds herself the prime suspect. More stunning is her realization that Owen and Hercules are truly special, perhaps even magical. Suddenly she's relying on their skills to solve this crime and save her reputation.

Published with Signet

Joyce and Jim Lavene

The Peggy Lee Forensic Botanist Mystery Series (Berkley Prime Crime), a new gardening mystery series set in Charlotte, North Carolina. "Truly a read that you do not want to miss. . . ." —Midwest Book Review. Joyce and Jim are also the authors of A Timely Vision and A Touch of Gold (from A Missing Pieces Mystery Series, Berkley), The Renaissance Faire Mystery Series, and Swapping Paint, Hooked Up, and The Telltale Turtle (Midnight Ink).

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Lucy Lawrence

Stuck on Murder and Cut to the Corpse. First two in a new series featuring decoupage maven Brenna Miller. When Brenna moves to Morse Point, Massachusetts, to work in her friend Tenley's high-end stationery and handmade paper store, she gets a little more than she bargained for when murder makes the cut. Includes decoupage projects ideas, tips, and techniques! Lucy Lawrence also writes as Jenn McKinlay.

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Published with Berkley Prime Crime

Amanda Lee

The Quick and the Thread and Stitch Me Deadly. The first two in a new series featuring Marcy Singer, who has just moved from San Francisco to the Oregon Coast to open the Seven Year Stitch, an embroidery specialty shop. Relatively a stranger in Tallulah Falls, Marcy hopes to meet new friends and customers at her open house. What she doesn't expect is to trip over a dead body in her storeroom! Filled with tips, tricks, and projects for embroidery fans!

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Published with NAL

Karen MacInerney

Murder on the Rocks (nominated for a 2007 Agatha Award for Best First Novel), Dead and Berried, Murder Most Maine, and Berried to the Hilt. The delightful Gray Whale Inn mystery series, featuring bed-and-breakfast owner Natalie Barnes and a cast of quirky characters from Cranberry Island, Maine. "This is a new cozy author worth investigating." —Publishers Weekly. Karen is also the coauthor of Beads of Doubt with author Barbara Burnett Smith.

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Published with Midnight Ink

Mary Jane Maffini

Closet Confidential and The Busy Woman's Guide to Murder. Fourth and fifth in the mystery series featuring Charlotte Adams, a professional organizer in a small town in upstate New York. Charlotte finds that when you're an organizer, you know everything about the homes you de-clutter, and every now and then you just might turn up a real skeleton in one of those crowded closets.

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Published with Berkley Prime Crime

Jenn McKinlay

Sprinkle with Murder, Buttercream Bump Off, and Death by the Dozen, from New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay. "McKinlay (who writes decoupage mysteries as Lucy Lawrence) pens a tender cozy full of warm and likable characters and a refreshingly sympathetic murder victim." —Publishers Weekly

And look for Books Can Be Deceiving and Due or Die, the first two books in A Library Lover's Mystery series.

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Published with Berkley Prime Crime

Cricket McRae

The Sophie Mae Crafting Series. Don't miss Sophie in Lye in Wait, Heaven Preserve Us, and Spin a Wicked Web! "A fresh new voice, wry and cheeky . . . a clever mystery with a romantic twist and an ingenious resolution. Key characters . . . are drawn with impressive depth and humanity." —Larry Karp, author of First Do No Harm and the Thomas Purdue Mystery Series. Also look for Something Borrowed, Something Bleu and Wined and Died, from the Home Crafting Mystery Series also featuring Sophie Mae.

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Published with Midnight Ink

Amy Patricia Meade

Don't Die Under the Apple Tree is the first in the historical mystery series featuring Rosie the Riveter. Set in New York City during World War II, the series follows Rosie as she works to support her family and solve murders.

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Published with Kensington

Gail Oust

The Bunco Babes Mystery Series: Whack 'n Roll, 'Til Dice Do Us Part, and Shake, Murder, and Roll. When not playing Bunco, a twice monthly requirement at Serenity Cove Estates, Kate McCall and the Bunco Babes can usually be found on the golf course, which is exactly where they are the day they discover a severed arm in a Wal-Mart bag. Kate, a died-in-the-wool crime and punishment junkie, jumps at the chance to perform her civic duty. Armed with Forensics for Dummies, she sets out to help solve the crime. A starred Publishers Weekly review says, "Far superior to the typical cozy, this uniquely capricious mystery will engage readers from the very first page to the surprising conclusion."

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Published with NAL

Hannah Reed

Buzz Off! and Mind Your Own Beeswax. First two books in the new Beekeeping Mystery Series featuring beekeeper Story Fisher and her organic country market, the Wild Clover. Just as Story is going through a lot of important changes, it seems that dead bodies keep turning up with her bees' signature on them, leaving her in a sticky situation.

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Published with Berkley Prime Crime

Maggie Sefton

Knit One, Kill Two; Needled to Death; A Deadly Yarn; A Killer Stitch; Fleece Navidad; Dyer Consequences; Dropped Dead Stitch; Skein of the Crime; Double Knit Murders; Unraveled; and Cast On, Kill Off. By a New York Times Bestselling author and 2005 Agatha nominee for Best First Novel. "Readers will enjoy visiting with Kelly and her knitting buddies, who, in their carefree way, resemble the cast of Friends." —Publishers Weekly

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Published with Berkley Prime Crime

Paige Shelton

Farm Fresh Murder, Fruit of All Evil, and Crops and Robbers, the first three books in the Farmer's Market Mysteries by a New York Times bestseller. Becca Robins leads a simple life, making jams and preserves on her very own farm. But when there's a murder in her quaint little town, she puts herself in the line of fire to defend her friend's innocence—and goes from making jam to being in one. . . . And look for If Fried Chicken Could Fly, the first book in the new Gram's Cooking School series, coming in 2012.

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Published with Berkley Prime Crime

J. B. Stanley

The Supper Club Mystery Series: Carbs and Cadavers, Fit to Die, Chili con Corpses, Stiffs and Swine, The Battered Body, and Black Beans and Vice. J. B. Stanley also writes as Jennifer Stanley and Ellery Adams.

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Published with Midnight Ink

Jennifer Stanley

The Hope Street Church Mysteries, Stirring Up Strife, Path of the Wicked, and The Way of the Guilty. "Stanley's faith-based crime detection has plenty of charming appeal." —Publishers Weekly about Stirring Up Strife. Jennifer Stanley also writes as J. B. Stanley and Ellery Adams.

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Published with St. Martin's Press

Terri Thayer

A starred Publishers Weekly review for Stamped Out! "Packed full of family drama and small-town charm, Thayer's enjoyable mystery series debut outshines most other crafting cozies. Twists and turns keep the story fresh and compulsively readable, and the characters feel like family by the time the last page is turned. Thayer and the Stamping Sisters are worth keeping an eye on." And look for Inked Up and False Impressions, the next two books in the series. Thayer is also the author of Wild Goose Chase, Old Maid's Puzzle, and Ocean Waves, the first three books in the Quilting Mysteries.

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Published with Berkley Prime Crime and Midnight Ink

Livia Washburn

A Peach of a Murder, Murder by the Slice, The Christmas Cookie Killer, Killer Crab Cakes, and Pumpkin Muffin Murder: Fresh-Baked Mysteries. A charming cooking-contest mystery series featuring retired schoolteacher Phyllis Newsom and her eccentric group of housemates in Weatherford, Texas. And look for Huckleberry Finished; Frankly, My Dear, I'm Dead; and Killer on a Hot Tin Roof in Livia's new Literary Tour Mystery Series.

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Published with Kensington Books

Wendy Lyn Watson

I Scream, You Scream; Scoop to Kill; and A Parfait Murder: Mysteries A la Mode. The first three books in a series featuring Tally Jones, proprietor of the Remember the A-la-Mode ice cream parlor of Dalliance, Texas. Between dipping out scoops of her delectable raspberry mascarpone and rosewater pistachio, the new entrepreneur finds herself smack dab in the middle of a murder investigation. When her ex-husband's bodacious new girlfriend dies from an antifreeze-laced ice cream sundae, Tally is the prime suspect. It's tough to build a new business when word gets out that your product is literally "to die for." So with the help of an old flame and a potential new one, Tally intends to freeze out the real killer before binge-eating her way through the profits.

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Published with NAL Obsidian

Heather Webber

Nina Quinn Mysteries: A Hoe Lot of Trouble, Trouble in Spades, Digging Up Trouble, Trouble in Bloom, and Weeding Out Trouble. Agatha Award Nominee for Best Novel for Trouble in Spades. "Webber weaves a wondrous latticework of plotting and characters. . . ." —Mary Daheim, author of the Alpine Series and the Bed and Breakfast Series

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Published with Avon

Young Adult

Ivy Adams

The International Kissing Club. Tormented for years by the high school's mean girl, things go from bad to "it can't possibly get any worse" when a pig is set loose during homecoming and heads straight for Piper and the vanilla wafers "someone" sewed into her dress. Before she can escape she's been forced to kiss the pig and it's all caught on video. A video that quickly becomes the hot new YouTube sensation. Desperate to get away from the pig noises and snorts that follow her through the halls, Piper's means of escape come in the form of a study abroad brochure. Soon she and her three best friends, Cassidy, Mei, and Izzy, are furiously making plans to flee for adventure and a chance to kiss a few hot guys who don't know about the pigs, real or metaphorical, that plague them. To up the stakes, they form Smooch U, a Facebook fan page, where they plan to record each boy they kiss (one point for a regular guy, three for a super-hottie). Soon enough, the points start stacking up and life is toe-curling and delicious, but then their private site becomes the new Internet sensation. Suddenly kissing the pig seems easy compared to dealing with angry parents and teachers, not to mention all the boys they've kissed.

Published with Walker

C. C. Hunter

Born at Midnight. Kylie Galen has had a lot of crap tossed in her lap lately. But now, Kylie's acquired a stalker . . . and apparently she's the only one who sees him. Thinking she may be losing it, her parents send her off to Shadow Falls Camp, what her parents think is a camp for troubled teens. Now, Kylie's surrounded by vampires, werewolves, fairies, witches, and shapeshifters. And she's one of them. As Kylie struggles to cope with the realization that she might not be human, she's got two hot guys vying for her attention. Kylie's determined that before she lets her heart loose on love, she needs to unearth the truth. Look for the next Shadow Falls book, Awake at Dawn, coming in October 2011! C. C. Hunter also writes as Christie Craig.

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Published with St. Martin's Griffin

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