Tuesday, February 27, 2007

New Books in '07

Here are a list of the books and release dates for some of the books I am eagerly awaiting!

First up is
Hot Stuff, the first in a new series by Janet Evanovich and Leanne Banks.
Dear Reader,

If you like hot men, hot action and hot attraction you’re going to love this HOT new series! HOT STUFF introduces Cate Madigan, a Boston native from a large and crazy Irish family. Cate has far too much going on to get involved in extracurricular activities, like men and marriage. She spends all day in school, earning her teaching degree, and all night working as a bartender in Boston’s South End. Ex-cop Kellen McBride has decided to make Cate’s bar his nightly haunt. He likes Cate’s sassy Irish spirit and wild red hair. He also has an ulterior motive for getting close to her. Cate has sworn off all things romantic, but when she comes home to a ransacked apartment, a roommate who has flown the coop, and a sleeping bull mastiff named Beast, Cate has no choice but to ask Kellen for help. Can Kate resist the charming Kellen McBride while keeping herself out of danger? Or will Kellen turn up the heat on Cate and everything in her life? We know you’ll have a blast with HOT STUFF!

Janet & Leanne

Check out Janet's newest endeavor April 3!


Next up is Lucy Monroe's Satisfaction Guaranteed the first in her Goddard Project series. The hero of Satisfaction Guaranteed, Ethan Crane, first showed up in Monroe's Ready, Willing, and Able series about ex-mercenaries. Monroe's new series center on operatives for the secret government agency The Goddard Project.

Anytime, anyplace, Ethan Crane's your man. An agent's agent, he’s tough, smart, and fearless. Exactly the guy you want when the stuff hits the fan—and precisely the kind Beth Whitney avoids like the plague. It took a fiancĂ© (make that ex-fiancĂ©) in the business to teach her, but she's learned her lesson: Don't. Date. Agents. Ever. It's this little rule that's kept her gainfully employed at the agency, doing her part for world security from behind a desk. So when a case throws the two together, Beth's determined to keep it strictly professional. So far, so good—except for the steamy kisses, the red-hot phone sex, and...What was that rule again?

Ethan's story hits stores April 24!


Anita Blake is back in Laurell K. Hamilton's 15th book of the Vampire Hunter Series, The Harlequin! Anita kicks butt and breaks hearts June 5th!




On July 1st fans of Susan Mallery's Buchannan Series will finally see Dani get her own HEA in Tempting! In the last few books Dani has had a rough go of it. But Tempting is sure to deliver delicious treats, irresistible characters, and sizzling romance!




Here's one author I wouldn't miss! Lori Foster's
Simon Says, the next installment of her UFC fighter inspired series. Sexy Simon"Sublime" stunned the ladies in Dean"Havoc's" story Causing Havoc. Look for Simon's story in July 2007!



Lastly, we have Suzanne Brockmann's Troubleshooter book #11, Forces of Nature. Brockmann's series about the Navy SEAL team are not to be missed!

Florida private investigator and ex-cop Ric Alvarado's life is spiraling out of control. His beautiful new Girl Friday, Annie Dugan, is far more interested in fieldwork than filing, an despite Ric's best efforts to ignore the attraction, sparks are flying between them. Then one of Ric's clients turns femme fatale and tries to gun down an innocent man. Thanks to quick thinking and even quicker reflexes, Ric comes to the rescue, only to learn he's done a very good deed for some very bad people.

Suddenly Ric finds himself deep undercover with Annie, working for notorious crime boss Gordon Burns. One mistake from Ric's painfully inexperienced partner and they're both dead.

FBI Agent Jules Cassidy's life isn't in much better shape. For years the FBI has been trying to prove Gordon Burns's ties to terrorist activity. Now, thanks to Ric and Annie, Jules has found a way into the lion's den. But in the course of his investigation, he comes face to face with Robin Chadwick, the charismatic but self-destructive and closeted movie star for whom Jules feels a powerful attraction. Robin's in town promoting his latest film -- and Gordon Burns is a star-struck movie buff.

With Robin and Jules's help, Ric and Annie are soon entrenched in Burns's organization, surrounded by killers who may already have executed an FBI infiltrator. Before long the couple realizes that many more lives than their own will be at stake if they make a false move. As the heat between them reaches dangerous levels, so do the risks they're willing to take -- in the line of duty, for the sake of loyalty, and in the name of something that runs even deeper...

The Trouble begins August 2007!

Monday, February 19, 2007

To The Edge


I just discovered an enjoyable new series: The Bodyguard series by Cindy Gerard. To The Edge is the first installment detailing Nolan Garrett, a former Army Ranger, and Jillian Kincaide, a journalist and daugher of a wealthy businessman. Unwillingly hired to protect the hard-headed journalist after she recives threats on her life, Noalan must find a way to control his passion, keep Jillian alive, and battle demons from his past. This series is reminicent of Suzanne Brockmann's Troubleshooter series with sexy, alpha-heros and strongwilled, hard-headed heroines.

I always enjoy stumbling upon a new series. Series are fantastic because you have the opportunity to keep tabs on some of your favorite characters. Whenever I hear of a new author or book, I almost always check to see if the author has a series of books or if the book is part of a series. I dispise finding out, after finishing a book, that it is part of a series and I have read it out of order.

A fantastic resource for keeping track of books in a series is the Kent District Library's What's Next Database. This database allows you to search for a series by author name, series name and book title. It's a wonderful way to keep track of your favorite series!