All in the Mind

Tantalizing Thursday

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              All in the Mind

Author: Jenny Twist
Genre: Mainstream/Historical/Speculative Romance
Buy: Amazon

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Tilly was dreaming.

It was VE Day and they were dancing in the streets. All the lights were lit. She kept looking at them, not quite believing it.

She was dancing with Johnny, her head against his chest, exhilarated by his closeness and the knowledge that the war was over.

It was so real, the dream. She could feel the rough fabric of his greatcoat against her cheek, smell its particular aroma of damp wool and tobacco.

She felt the dream slipping away and tried to hold on to it, but it escaped her grasp and shifted seamlessly into memory.

They had danced late into the night. Long after the gates to the nurses' home were locked. Eventually, exhausted and intoxicated with the euphoria of the crowd, they had walked back to the nurses' home and he had given her a leg up to climb the wall.

A Rose in No-Man's Land

Tantalizing Thursday

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           A Rose in No-Man's Land

Author: Margaret Tanner
Genre: Mainstream/Historical Romance
Buy: Amazon

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“They’re being discreet and leaving us alone,” Amy muttered. “Sophie is in matchmaking mode. She’s frightened I’ll be left an old maid.”

“Not much chance of that.”

“Isn’t there?”

“You have such a fragile beauty it makes a man want to protect you forever. I only wish things could be different.”

“Don’t you want to get married, Mark? Have a home and children? I mean, when the war is over.”

“No, it could never work for me. It’s too late. I’m a loner now.” The flat, bleak statement filled her with an overwhelming sadness.

“Can you play anything other than Australian ballads?” He asked, in an obvious change of subject.

Jordan's Wings

The Alerians – Dark Progeny

Dariel Raye

Jordan Taylor is a feisty, take charge, Rubinesque beauty with a tough façade, but after a string of lackluster relationships, her dream of a man who truly loves and appreciates her strength seems impossible…Until she meets Canaan, the man her fiancé claims is his best friend! Instinctively, she knows her neat, if lackluster life is about to change.

Born more than 200 years ago, Canaan looks like an angel but he’s far from it. In his world, the ratio of men to women is 500 to 1, and although he’s a superior being, he’s willing to break the most sacred law of his brothers, even drink human blood, to have one meant for him alone.When he meets Jordan, he knows she’s the one he’s been searching for.  To claim her, Canaan will have to betray his friend, humble himself enough to win her love, and risk his very life.

Jordan's Wings

BLUE HORIZON

J.L. Hammer

Part of a secret government project, Elena Davidson’s life is in serious jeopardy when she is kidnapped by terrorists. Safeguarding 'Blue Horizon' isn’t just a mission. She knows that if it falls into the wrong hands, it could be dangerous for the entire world.

Beckham Connors has orders to rescue Elena from her captors or if necessary—kill her. Whatever happens, she cannot be left alive on Iranian soil.

Forced into a whirlwind adventure, Elena must decide if she can trust the ruggedly handsome Beckham—or if he poses a greater danger than the terrorists.

 BLUE HORIZON

Cold Warriors

Clare Dargin

Left in cryogenic stasis for nearly a century, Caitlin Driskoll is awakened and drafted into war she knows nothing about. Expected to defend a world where her kind is despised and expendable, she discovers love and respect from the one man who can't be associated with her. Lt. Colonel Medoro Keegan has spent a lifetime in the Marines. With no family to speak of, the Corps and his ship, the USS Blanchard, are all the loved ones he needs. Caitlin sparks a fire within that threatens to consume him if he doesn't walk away. Will he choose a life of certainty in the only world he knows or give it all to Caitlin and run the risk of losing someone, yet again.

Cold Warriors

Starting Over

Tantalizing Thursday

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           Starting Over

Author: Charmaine Gordon
Genre: Mainstream/Romantic Suspense
Buy: Amazon

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Emily came out of the ladies room dressed in a bikini. She finally got together with her best friends for tennis and lunch. “Look at you, girlfriend. Not only are you devoid of one ounce of extra fat, but your muscles have muscles,” Margaret said,”always engaged in the battle of the bulge. “How do you do that?” “Grief agrees with me, I guess.” As she went into the whirlpool room to wait for them, she overheard Jesse say, “What can we do for her?” “She said she’d talk after tennis and she will. Hurry before she changes her mind,” Shelly said.

Emily sat alone in the hot water, steam rose all around her. Her hand waved through a wisp of steam. The door opened, the wisps danced and settled in the disturbed air. Time for a chat with women she’d known since childhood.

Margaret, Jesse, and Shelly eased into the water and surrounded Emily, the hub of the wheel in this circle of friends. Jesse set the timer for twenty minutes. Bubbles sprang into action, strategically placed jets pulsed and brought comfort to aches and pains. Her friends waited. “When Larry died suddenly,” Emily spoke in a soft steady voice, “I should’ve left well enough alone. A happy marriage of thirty years is almost more than a person could ask for. Should’ve, would’ve, could’ve.” The women leaned toward Emily to hear every word over the noise of the pool.

Tantalizing Thursday

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            In His Own Time
       The Lineage 2

Author: Melissa Jarvis
Genre: Mainstream/Historical Romance
Buy: Bookstrand


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She found the object of her unease exactly where Ana had told her. The men and horses still had not returned, but that did not stop Banderan from closely inspecting the intricately tooled, leather-pommeled saddles. Victoria narrowed her gaze. She knew how easy it would be to cut the girth holding the saddle to the horse and send the rider tumbling, most likely to his death.

“I understand you wish to take me up on a tour of Ranchos de Las Campanas?”

Banderan turned around, and she saw him drop something in his pocket.

“Señora Victoria. I beg your pardon, I did not see you.” He bowed his head slightly.

Victoria forced a smile. “I’m told I’m rather hard to miss.”

Sky Tinted Water

Keta Diablo

Familial bonds, malevolent schemes and passion collide in this sweet historical novel. Set in Minnesota during the Civil War and the Sioux uprising, this is the story of Rory Hudson, the exquisite Irish lass with an unbreakable spirit and the enigmatic Dawson Finch, a man bound by honor, duty and loyalty.

When Dawson enlists in the army to bring peace to nation divided, Rory’s world plummets into a tailspin. War, distance and time separate them, but nothing can dispel the haunting memories of their love. Not even death can destroy their fierce passion or a love so strong it beats the odds of the impossible.

Sky Tinted Water

Watch for SKY DANCE, Book 2, coming to a Kindle and Nook near you in March 2013

Take Me Now

 

Nancy Jardine
Nairn Malcolm’s looking for the impossible. He needs a highly skilled, enterprising aide who’ll be at his beck and call 24/7. No ordinary Jane Doe. He doesn’t expect the only interview candidate who drops in at his Scottish castle to be so competent…or so stunning.

Aela Cameron’s got the perfect mix of talents to satisfy Nairn’s needs, and more. She loves his jobs, adores his castle, and finds his frenetic lifestyle energising. She’s only looking for temporary: not to fall in love.

 

Can Nairn convince Aela she’s tailor-made for him in every way…and not a passing fancy?

Take Me Now

Nicked Hearts - A Valentine's Romance

 
 

Tantalizing Thursday

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Nicked Hearts - A Valentine's Romance

Author: Mickie Sherwood
Genre: Mainstream/Contemporary/Interracial Romance
Buy: RedRosePublishing

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"Like it so far?" He noticed the brief flicker in her eyes.

"I—love it." As they talked softly over the small orchestra warming up for the performance, Nick deftly slid something into her hand under the table. Clearly, it was a tiny box. He gripped her wrist as coercion for her to deposit it on the tabletop.

"Happy Valentine's," he whispered into her ear. His warm breath tickled, fanning the hair there. She gawked at him with liquid brown eyes. "Aren't you going to open it?"

All in the Mind

Jenny Twist

Tilly wakes up in the dark, alone. She is in a strange room furnished in 1940s style. However did she get here? Has she slipped into the past? Has she been kidnapped?

Tilly is in an experiment working on a cure for Alzheimer's disease. It is working but there is a strange side effect.

Tilly and her fellow experimental subjects appear to be getting younger.

Can the same experiment be repeated for Tilly's beloved husband so that he can recover from a stroke? Tilly thinks it can and she will move heaven and earth to make sure it happens.

All in the Mind

Taken in the Night

Tara Fox Hall

When Theo disappears, Sar is left bereft, the uncertain guardian of Theo's newly born were cougar daughter, Elle. As months pass, clues emerge about Theo's disappearance, yet the twisting trail ends repeatedly without answer. In her grief, Sar turns to Danial and hesitantly begins to build a life with him and Elle.

Taken in the Night

A Rose in No-Man's Land

Margaret Tanner

During World War 1, Sister Amy Smithfield an Australian Army nurse meets an English Captain, Mark Tremayne. Their love is forbidden because Mark is bound to another woman – his dead wife. Blackmailed by his sister-in-law, who has in her possession an incriminating letter, he can never marry again or tell Amy the truth, unless he wants to risk the gallows for a murder he did not commit.

Mark’s chances of surviving the trenches of France grow less each day, and in desperation, they risk a few nights of passion in Paris . The lovers are discovered and Amy is banished to London in disgrace.

A Rose in No-Man's Land

Buried Truths

Tantalizing Thursday

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              Buried Truths

Author: Viola Russell
Genre: Mainstream/Contempory/Interracial
Buy: Red Rose Publishing

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Drawing a deep breath, Dr. Wesley Chou pulled open the door of the coffee shop, searching for the face that had bewitched him twenty-four years ago. When he saw her sitting in the corner sipping coffee, his heart raced.

She rose when he entered and moved toward him.

The silky hair, the tight jeans, the fisherman’s cross earrings, the smooth skin. Her beauty still made him gasp. He’d seen pictures of her in the newspapers and on television representing the Archdiocese, but those images hadn’t represented her stunning beauty. She’d been a lovely girl, but she’d developed into an elegant and poised woman.

 

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Secrets in the Sand

Alana Lorens

After many bad relationships, Lily Pearl Evans is finally independent, owning her New Mexico bordello free and clear. She's determined no man will hold her back again.

Gene Nicholas worked for years to achieve his dream to be a doctor. Wanting to work with those less fortunate, he leaves South Florida to volunteer for Doctors without Borders in Mexico.

When Gene attacks the Mexican drug cartel, he incurs a price on his head. On the run, he lands on Lily’s doorstep, forced to conceal his past to protect them both. Together, can Lily and Gene survive a druglord’s revenge?

Secrets in the Sand

Valentine Special Delivery

Sharon Kleve

Vickie's husband took her dog, emptied their bank account and ran off with his secretary. The only thing he left her with is his car payment and a bad taste in her mouth.

Vickie has a new life that revolves around her derelict car, a struggling new business and a sexy FedEx delivery guy.

After a well-placed kiss, Jake gets a taste of Vickie—and now he can't get enough. After delivering packages all day, he's more than willing to let her unwrap his package.

Valentine SpecialDelivery

Dreams of Gold

Linda Carroll-Bradd

In 1871, Easterner Ciara Morrissey travels west to honor a sacred promise to her mother and locate her fortune-seeking father. Caretaker to her grandparents and mother until their deaths has created a thirst in Ciara to see the wider world.

Sheriff Quinn Riley hunts the Irish charlatan who swindled half of Bull City, Wyoming’s residents. He’ll stick close to the newly arrived opinionated woman. Within only hours, easterner Ciara Morrissey upsets the townspeople by making inquires about his prime suspect. He’s duty-bound to keep her safe but being near the green-eyed beauty sets off a stampede in his heart.

 

Dreams of Gold