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INTRIGUE APRIL 2018 CATALOGUE pleasure and vice. His scandalous ways have all but HISTORICAL emptied his coffers . . . until a wealthy mentor leaves him a sizeable fortune. The only stipulation? He must ANY GROOM WILL DO BK#1 $13.95 marry within one month to inherit the money. Kit CHARIS MICHAELS needs a bride and the bold, mysterious Miss Tamsyn Brides of Belgravia series. Lady Willow Hunnicut Pearce seems perfect. Husband hunting isn't Tam- has always dreamed of living in London. With design syn's top priority--she's in London to sell her new talent and aspirations grander than London's finest shipment of illicit goods--but she's desperate for houses, she knows an unmarried heiress will never funds to keep her smuggling operation afloat. When be allowed to live in the capital alone. But a married a handsome earl offers to wed her and send her back woman may come and go as she pleases. With a to Cornwall with a hefty allowance, Tamsyn agrees. little imagination, a lot of courage, and one carefully After all, her secrets could land her in prison and an worded advertisement, Willow concocts a plan to get attentive, love-struck spouse could destroy every- everything she wants... even if she must take a hus- thing. But when an unexpected proviso in the will band in exchange. Lord Brent Caulder, the Earl of grants Tamsyn control of the inheritance, their ar- Cassin, is destitute, his Yorkshire castle is crumbling, rangement becomes anything but convenient. Now, and his tenants are without work. He has an ingen- Kit's counting on his countess to make his wildest ious scheme that's a surefire moneymaker--if only dreams a reality and he plans to convince her, one someone would invest. When he discovers an adver- pleasurable seduction at a time. tisement seeking adventurers to fund, he is deter- mined to claim the money. But his world is turned THE HELLION BK#1 $19.95 TRADE P/BACK upside down when the investor turns out to be a CHRISTI CALDWELL flame-haired heiress. The deal is simple: In return for Wicked Wallflowers series. Adair Thorne has just marrying Willow, Cassin will receive her substantial watched his gaming-hell dream disappear into a dowry--and nothing else. All she asks is that after the blaze of fire and ash, and he's certain that his com- wedding, each go their separate ways. But for all her petitors, the Killorans, are behind it. His fury and pas- careful preparation, the one thing Willow couldn't sion burn even hotter when he meets Cleopatra Kil- have planned is the way she feels about Cassin... or loran, a tart-mouthed vixen who mocks him at every the desire that threatens to enflame them both. turn. If she were anyone else but the enemy, she'd ignite a desire in him that would be impossible to THE COMPANION'S SECRET BK#1 $22.95 control. No one can make Cleopatra do anything. TRADE P/BACK That said, she'll do whatever it takes to protect her SUSANNA CRAIG siblings―even if that means being sponsored by Rogues and Rebels series. They call him Lord Ash, their rivals for a season in order to land a noble hus- for his desires burn hot and leave devastation in their band. But she will not allow her head to be turned by wake. But Gabriel Finch, Marquess of Ashborough, the infuriating and darkly handsome Adair Thorne. knows the fortune he's made at the card table won't There's only one thing that threatens the rules of the be enough to save his family estate. For that he game: Cleopatra's secret. It could unravel the fami- needs a bride with a sterling reputation to distract lies' tenuous truce and shatter the unpredictably sin- from his tarnished past, a woman who'll be proof ful romance mounting between the hellion...and a against the fires of his dark passion. Fate deals him scoundrel who could pass for the devil himself the perfect lady. So why can't Gabriel keep his eyes from wandering to her outspoken, infuriatingly inde- HIS WICKED CHARM BK#6 $13.95 pendent Irish cousin? Camellia Burke came to Lon- CANDACE CAMP don as her aunt's companion, and she's brought a Mad Morelands series. Bk#1 Mesmerized. She's secret with her: she's written a scandalous novel. too prim ….. Lilah Holcutt dislikes Constantine Mo- Now, her publisher demands that she make her fic- reland from the moment she meets him. He may be tional villain more realistic. Who better than the noto- handsome, but he's frivolous, rash, impulsive and, rious Lord Ash as a model? Though Cami feels duty- worst of all, a flirt. Now that Con's twin brother has bound to prevent her cousin from making a disas- married Lilah's best friend, she's seeing way more of trous match, she never meant to gamble her own Con than she'd like. And when Con's sisters are inex- heart away. But when she's called home, Ash fol- plicably kidnapped, Lilah's own curiosity and stub- lows. And though they're surrounded by the flames of bornness get the better of her, and she finds herself Rebellion, the sparks between them may be the most swept into Con's investigation. He's indifferent to dangerous of all ….. propriety ….. Con knows that Lilah hates him--he just wishes she weren't so devastatingly beautiful, that he COUNTING ON A COUNTESS BK#2 $13.95 weren't so attracted to her. Especially since they're EVA LEIGH working closely together to solve the kidnapping, an London Underground series. Bk#1 From Duke Till adventure that leads them to Lilah's peculiar child- Dawn. For a shameless libertine and a wily smuggler hood home, Barrow House, which sits atop an an- in the London Underground, marriage is more than cient fen and features an eerie maze on its grounds. convenience--it's strategy . . .Christopher "Kit" El- They'll have to join together to conquer a sinister lingsworth, war veteran and newly minted Earl of force ….. The more Con and Lilah uncover, the more Blakemere, buries his demons under every sort of
INTRIGUE APRIL 2018 CATALOGUE they're convinced that the answers lie buried deep MARRY IN SCANDAL BK#2 $13.95 within Barrow House--answers to a mystery darker ANNE GRACIE than either of them could ever have realized. Marriage of Convenience series. Bk#1 Marry in LADY IN WAITING BK#1 $13.95 Haste. Shy young heiress, Lady Lily Rutherford, is in MARIE TREMAYNE no hurry to marry. She dreams of true love and a real Reluctant Brides series. She wants to escape her courtship. But when disaster strikes, she finds herself present . . . When Clara Mayfield helps her sister facing a scandal-forced marriage to her rescuer, Ed- elope, she's prepared for the scandal to seal her fate ward Galbraith, a well known rake. Despite his repu- as a spinster. What she doesn't expect is to find her- tation Lily is drawn to the handsome Galbraith. In the self engaged to the vile Baron Rutherford as a means gamble of her life, she agrees to marry him, hoping to of salvaging her family's reputation. Determined not to turn a convenient marriage into a love match. As heir be chained to a man she loathes, Clara slips out of to a title, Galbraith knows he must wed, so a conven- Essex and sheds her identity: she becomes Helen, ient marriage suits him perfectly. But there is a dark- maid at the Earl of Ashworth's country estate. After ness in his past, and secrets he refuses to share with all, below stairs is the last place anyone would think his tender-hearted young bride. All Lily's efforts to get to look for an heiress . . . He wants to forget his past . close to him fall on stony ground, and in desperation . . William, Lord Ashworth, is attempting to rebuild his she retreats to his childhood home--the place he's life after the devastating accident that claimed the avoided for nearly a decade. Must Lily reconcile her- lives of his entire family, save his beloved sister and self to a marriage without love? Or will Galbraith real- niece. Haunted by memories of what was and deter- ize that this warm-hearted, loving girl is the key to mined to live up to the title he never expected to in- healing the wounds of his past--and his heart? herit, William doesn't have time for love. What he MY LADY'S CHOOSING: AN INTERACTIVE ROMANCE needs is a noble and accomplished wife, one who can NOVEL $22.95 TRADE P/BACK further the Ashworth line and keep the family name KITTY CURRAN, LARISSA ZAGERIS untarnished . . . Together, can they find the perfect The romance novel that lets you pick your path, follow future? From their first encounter, the attraction be- your heart, and find happily ever after. You are the tween them is undeniable. But Clara knows William is plucky but penniless heroine in the center of eight- falling for Helen, a woman who doesn't even exist. eenth-century society, courtship season has begun, The question is, if she reveals the truth about her and your future is at hand. Will you flip forward fetch- identity, can she trust the broken William to forgive ingly to find love with the bantering baronet Sir Bene- her lie and stand by her side when scandal--and the dict Granville? Or turn the page to true love with the baron--inevitably follow her to his door? hardworking, horse-loving highlander Captain Angus THE LADY WHO LOVED HIM BK#2 $25.95 McTaggart? Or perhaps race through the chapters chasing a good (and arousing) man gone mad, bad, TRADE P/BACK and scandalous to know, Lord Garraway Craven? Or CHRISTI CALDWELL read on recklessly and take to the Continent as the Brethren series.Society's most wicked rake meets "traveling companion" of the spirited and adventure- his match in the clever Lady Chloe Edgerton! And some Lady Evangeline? Or yet some other intriguing nothing will ever be the same! She doesn't believe in fate? Make choices, turn pages, and discover all the marriage.... The cruelty of men is something Lady daring delights of the multiple (and intertwining!) Chloe Edgerton understands. Even in her quest to storylines. And in every path you pick, beguiling illus- better her life and forget the past, men always seem trations bring all the lust and love to life. determined to control her. Overhearing the latest plan to wed her to a proper gentleman, Chloe finally has THE SECRET OF FLIRTING BK#5 $13.95 enough...but one misstep lands her in the arms of the SABRINA JEFFRIES most notorious rake in London. The Marquess of Ten- Sinful Suitors series. Bk#1 The Art of Sinning. The nyson doesn't believe in love.... Leopold Dunlop is a moment spymaster Baron Fulkham meets the stun- ruthless, coldhearted rake... a reputation he has culti- ning Princess Aurore of Chanay, he's positive her vated. As a member of The Brethren, a secret spy royal persona is a ruse and that she's actually network, he's committed his life to serving the Crown, Monique Servais, the mysterious actress he met three but his rakish reputation threatens to overshadow that years before in Dieppe. But as he pursues his suspi- service. When he's caught in a compromising position cions, he uncovers a plot of attempted assassination with Chloe, it could be the last nail in the coffin of his and betrayal that could very well destroy his career, career unless he's willing to enter into a marriage of expose his own secrets...and ruin the woman he's convenience. A necessary arrangement... A loveless rapidly coming to love. match from the start, it soon becomes something more. As Chloe and Leo endeavor to continue with the plans for their lives prior to their marriage, Leo finds himself not so immune to his wife - or to the prospect of losing her.
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Rejected and lotte is free to reenter the giddy world of the ton--and rebuffed, his infatuation finally cooled--like ice. Now, pursue her desires. For hardly your typical widow, it's impossible not to feel the chill--since he's the best she remains innocent to the pleasures of the flesh. man and she's the maid of honor at their siblings' Yet her life is finally her own, and she intends to wedding. For the sake of harmony, they're calling a keep it that way . . . Nash, the twelfth Earl of truce. Daff has her reasons for being a cynic when it Wrotham, is beguiled by Charlotte at first sight--and comes to romance. And twice as many for not letting the feeling is mutual. When he receives her intriguing on that she finds Spencer attractive--although she'd invitation to a house party, the marriage-minded lord rather gnaw off her thumb than admit it. Still, there's plans to further their acquaintance. But even he can- more to the sweet and sexy lug than meets the eye. not sway her aversion to matrimony, and only with Maybe he is the one who can heal her emotional great restraint does he resist her most tempting offer. scars. Maybe he'll give her a second chance. Be- For unbeknownst to Charlotte, the misadventures of cause Spencer could be Daff's own best man--if it's the past are revisiting them both, and bedding her not too late to come to terms with the past. could cost him everything--or give him everything he THE BRIDE NEXT DOOR BK#4 $13.95 ever wanted . . . HOPE RAMSAY WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DUKE MAKES BK#1 $13.95 Chapel of Love series. Bk#1 A Christmas Bride. LENORA BELL Love arrives when we least expect it. Courtney Wal- School for Dukes series. Wanted: Governess for lace loves her job as a wedding planner, but she's Duke's unruly children .... Edgar Rochester, Duke of almost given up on her own happily-ever-after. She Banksford, is one of the wealthiest, most powerful certainly doesn't it expect to find it with Matthew men in England, but when it comes to raising twins Lyndon, the hotshot lawyer she overhears taking a alone, he knows he needs help. The only problem is bet to seduce her. She's not amused by the chal- the children have terrorized half the governesses in lenge, but she decides to play along--after all, what London. Until the clever, bold, and far-too-enticing better way to beat him at his own game? Matt never Miss Mari Perkins arrives. Mari knows how to wrap intended to take the bet seriously. And moving next even the most rebellious children around her finger. door wasn't part of his strategy to win-it was just a But their demanding, wickedly handsome father? He happy coincidence-but the more he gets to know won't be quite so easy to control. And there's some- Courtney, the more intrigued he becomes. When fun thing else she can't seem to command. Her heart. and games turn into something real, will these two The foolish thing beats so wildly every time Edgar is decide they're in it to win it? near. As his employee, Mari is strictly off-limits. But CHANGING THE RULES BK#3 $13.95 what if she's the one breaking all his rules? In the ERIN KERN game of governess versus duke, how can Edgar Champion Valley series. Bk#1 Winner Takes All. maintain his defences when the only thing he wants Cameron Shaw knows exactly what he's doing when to do is let the tempting beauty win . . .? it comes to coaching high school boys on the football COMING IN MAY: field, but caring for a six-year-old girl is a whole dif- Someone to Care—Mary Balogh ferent ballgame. When a gorgeous, highly opinionat- A Duke Like No Other—Valerie Bowman ed woman shows up with his niece in tow and claims A Devil of a Duke—Madeline Hunter he's Piper's new guardian, Cameron's first response The Designs of Lord Randolph Cavanaugh— is "hell no." But he can't abandon a little girl who just Stephanie Laurens lost her mother.... Audrey Bennett wasn't planning to The Other Lady Vanishes—Amanda Quick (h/cover) stick around town, but Piper's gruff, way-too-good- Lady Rogue—Theresa Romain looking-for-his-own-ego uncle clearly needs help. The Luck of the Bride—Janna MacGregor The longer she stays-watching Cameron teach Piper to make pancakes and tie her sparkly pink shoelaces -the harder it is to leave. Especially when he stops arguing and gives Audrey the most toe-curling kiss of her life. But just as she thinks he might be the one, a secret he's been keeping threatens to tear apart their happy little family.
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Wyatt has the per- her, to claim her...or to fall in love. fect distraction for Melanie: rescue his failing bar. DEVIL'S CUT BK#3 $13.95 She reluctantly agrees and together they hit the road. P/BACK RELEASE As they spend more time with one another, undenia- J R WARD ble attraction grows. But Wyatt knows that if she ever Bourbon Kings series. Bk#1 The Bourbon Kings. At found out his closely guarded secret, any chance at first, the death of William Baldwine, the head of the happily ever after would be left in the dust… Bradford family, was ruled a suicide. But then his FROM YOUR HEART BK#4 $13.95 eldest son and sworn enemy, Edward, came forward SHANNYN SCHROEDER and confessed to what was, in fact, a murder. Now in For You Love series. Bk#1 Under Your Skin. police custody, Edward mourns not the disintegration SOMETHING OLD?. . . Kathy "Play it Safe" Hen- of his family or his loss of freedom . . . but the woman dricks isn't used to taking risks, or fighting for what he left behind. His love, Sutton Smythe, is the only she wants. But as Maid of Honor in her best friend's person he has ever truly cared about, but as she is wedding, Kathy will do anything to make sure it all the CEO of the Bradford Bourbon Company's biggest goes smooth as bridal silk. She didn't plan on the competitor, any relationship between them is impos- Best Man being Kevin O'Malley, the hotter-than- sible. And then there's the reality of the jail time that flames, can't-commit bad boy who broke her heart Edward is facing. Lane Baldwine was supposed to five years ago. SOMETHING NEW . . . Kevin has remain in his role of playboy, forever in his big broth- never forgotten Kathy, the sweet, sexy brunette who er Edward's shadow. Instead he has become the ghosted him just when he was starting to think he new head of the family and the company. Convinced was ready for something more. Kathy was different that Edward is covering for someone else, Lane and from the other girls Kevin dated, and five years later his true love, Lizzie King, go on the trail of a killer-- it's truer than ever. Only now he senses a new only to discover a secret that is as devastating as it is strength in the shy girl who left him hanging all those game-changing. As Lane rushes to discover the years ago. And this time, he's not going to let her get truth, and Sutton finds herself irresistibly drawn to away . . .Sometimes first love needs a second Edward in spite of his circumstances, the lives of chance... everyone at Easterly will never be the same again. For some, this is good; for others, it could be a trage- HERO’S RETURN BK#5 $13.95 dy beyond imagining. Only one thing is for certain: BJ DANIELS Love survives all things. Even murder. Cahill Ranch series. Bk#1 Renegade’s Pride. 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Caught up in the past, they are drawn deep- kidnapped by men searching for her missing brother, er into a twisted game that's not over yet. And the he doesn't hesitate. Somewhere along the way, flirt- consequences could prove fatal for them both… ing with Brand for the sake of business turned very (Note: Bk#4 Cowboy’s Redemption due out 17th Apr) personal. Despite his refusal to join Body Armor, it's Brand who steps up when Sahara needs him most. Now there's no more time for games, and no point denying the hunger they both feel. They'll escape together or not at all. But if they survive, can Sahara
INTRIGUE APRIL 2018 CATALOGUE Rachel knows she's falling hard for the laid-back pret- CONTEMPORARY ty-boy Russian she's discovered has a relentlessly steel spine when it comes to her. And she can't resist. HOW THE COWBOY WAS WON BK#6 $13.95 LORI WILDE LONE RIDER BK#5 $13.95 Cupid, Texas series. Bk#1 Love at First Sight. Be- LINDSAY MCKENNA loved town of Cupid, Texas, where wedding fever is in Wind River Valley series. Bk#1 Wind River Wran- the air . . . and two best friends discover that some- gler. As a combat photographer in Afghanistan, Tara times the perfect match is standing right in front of Dalton saw things she won't ever forget, as much as you . . . Ember Alzate is a fantastic matchmaker with she would like to. And after returning Stateside, she one big problem: she can't find the perfect mate for can't fight her way past the PTSD that's haunted her herself! Alzate family legend says that when she kiss- ever since. Desperate to make a change, she joins es "the One" she'll hear a mysterious humming in her her old friend Shay at the Bar C Ranch, where a head. Well, Ember's kissed a lot of guys and she's group of ex-military vets are putting their lives back never heard a thing. Now, instead of searching for together one step at a time--including one strong, herself, she vows to find her best friend, Ranger gentle bear of a man who makes her feel safer than Lockhart, a bride. It's clear this smart, sexy man just she has in years. Harper Sutton fell farther than he needs to meet the right gal. Ranger's returned home ever imagined after his tour of duty as a medic was to Cupid with marriage on his mind, but he's not inter- up, and he's not proud of it. But at the Bar C, he's ested in the parade of women Ember pushes under doing work that means something, and he's training to his nose. His thoughts keep returning to his best be a professional paramedic. That's enough to con- friend--with her combustible combination of curves centrate on, until Tara comes to share his place at the and sass. No one compares to Ember, but what's it ranch. The shadows in her eyes are darker than going to take to convince her she's the woman for simply memories of war, and every moment he him? spends with her opens up parts of himself he'd thought long dead. But as Tara's troubled past threat- IN THE EYE OF THE STORM AND CATERING TO THE ens the present, it will take trust in each other to fight CEO $13.95 2IN1 REISSUE for a future together... SAMANTHA CHASE Dealing with your boss is never easy...falling in love LONG TALL COWBOY CHRISTMAS BK#2 $13.95 with him is even harder. Eye of the Storm: Holly CAROLYN BROWN Abrams can't believe her demanding...and unbelieva- Happy, Texas series. Bk#1 Toughest Cowboy in bly sexy...boss, Stephen Ballinger, called her to pick Texas. Nash Lamont is a man about as solitary as him up at 2 A.M. in the middle of a tropical storm. To they come. That's exactly why ranch life in middle-of- make matters worse, the storm is too dangerous for nowhere Happy, Texas suits him. So what the heck is her to make the trek home. Forced to stay at his place he doing letting a beautiful widow and her three ram- to wait it out, their relationship quickly turns passion- bunctious children temporarily move in? Before he ate...but will it last past the thunder and lightning? knows it, they're stringing Christmas lights and deco- Catering to the CEO: Millionaire CEO Adam Law- rating the tree... and he's having the time of his life. rence knows how to get what he wants--in business But after everything he's been through, Nash knows and in the bedroom. So when caterer Cassie Jacobs this kind of happiness doesn't last. Kasey Dawson dares to best him on a deal, Adam vows revenge. But thought she'd never get over the death of her hus- when they get life-changing news that could bind band. Nash, with his strong hands and infinite pa- them together for years to come, Adam may have no tience, is stirring something she hasn't felt in a long choice but to change his ways...and open his heart." time. Kasey knows the sexy cowboy isn't telling her everything about this past, though. And she refuses to JAGGED BK#2 $13.95 risk heartbreak all over again. But her kids have a LAUREN DANE plan of their own: Nothing will keep them from having Whiskey Sharp series. Bk#1 Unraveled. Vicktor Or- a real family again-even if it takes a little help from lov took one look at the wary gaze and slow-to-trust Santa himself. personality of the deliciously sexy and fascinating Rachel Dolan and knew he wanted more than just a A MOTHER'S LOVE $13.95 2IN1 REISSUE casual friendship. But as a natural protector, he also NORA ROBERTS knew bossiness and overprotective maneuvering Dual Image: Soap-opera star Ariel Kirkwood has got would push her away. He'll use every tool in his easy- her hands full. Playing Booth DeWitt's cruel ex-wife in going arsenal to convince her to take a chance on his semi-autobiographical film is the chance of a life- them. Rachel's flourishing new career as a tattoo art- time. Not only that, she's secretly in the middle of a ist has brought color back into a life previously dam- custody battle for her brother's son. The last thing she aged by violence. She knows she can trust Vic - it's has time for is a complicated relationship with a herself she's not sure of. She doesn't want to be moody screenwriter, yet Ariel can't get sexy Booth out caged or controlled, protected so much she has no of her mind. Ever since his very public breakup with ability to make her own choices. When Vic finally his ex-wife, Booth has had serious trust issues. All the drops all pretences of "just friends" and focuses all his same, he can't help it when Ariel makes her way into careful affection and irresistible seduction on her, his life--and into his heart. The Best Mistake: Ex-
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But as three friends are about to discover, love Knights Bridge, but he is back for the local entrepre- gives everything wings . . . At eighteen, Olivia Daniels neurial boot camp Felicity's been hired to organize. left Haven behind and never looked back. Doggedly Together again, they'll finally have to face each other- climbing the corporate ladder, she's finally nearing -and their complicated past. Gabe and Felicity soon the top when her father dies--leaving her part-owner realize their reunion is stirring up long-buried emo- of the run-down airport that was his first love. It's a tions. While Gabe has big plans for his future, Felicity complication Olivia intends to wrap up quickly--buying is discovering that hers doesn't depend on fate--she out her co-owner and selling the land. Good thing her must choose what's right for her. But if they can find a childhood best friends are with her for moral support. bridge between their diverging paths, they may just Because one look at her new partner is proof that her discover that their enduring connection is what mat- tidy plan has hit turbulence . . . Jackson Morgan ters most. practically grew up in Haven's airport, and no one THE SCHEMER BK#3 $13.95 could have been a better mentor than Olivia's dad. AVERY FLYNN Flight is in Jackson's blood, but his roots are firmly Harbor City series. Bk#1 The Negotiator. Tyler Ja- planted, and there's no way he's giving up the airport- cobson has a plan for everything--except how to han- -not even for sassy, headstrong Olivia, his childhood dle his completely annoying, utterly frustrating, and crush. Coming to an agreement won't be easy, espe- totally sexy upstairs neighbor. He couldn't care less if cially when the attraction between them soars to new Everly Ribinski thinks he's equally irritating--until he heights every day. Love definitely wasn't on the itiner- discovers she's the only one who can help him land a ary, but is it enough to keep them together for a life- business deal that will finally make him feel like he's time trip? . . . more than just a guy from the wrong side of the COMING IN MAY: tracks. Color him shocked when Everly refuses to Disturbing His Peace—Tessa Bailey help, insisting she should have run him over in the Until There Was Us—Samantha Chase parking garage when she had the chance. Harsh. But Love Among the Treetops—Catherine Ferguson possibly deserved. Tyler may have spent the last few Lone Star Blues—Delores Fossen months revelling in annoying the fiery gallery owner The Only Thing—Marie Harte with a dark past, but he's got secret leverage she can't refuse. If only they could stop trying to one-up Caught Up in a Cowboy—Jennie Marts each other long enough to realize the pranks are Welcome to Moonlight Harbor—Sheila Roberts nothing more than foreplay. Of course, he figures it Don’t Call Me Cupcake—Tara Sheets out quicker. He's smart like that. Too bad Everly The Chaser—Kylie Scott wants nothing to do with him. Or does she? Wait. What is she up to now? For a man who's always scheming, the best-laid plans never felt so good fall- ing apart…
INTRIGUE APRIL 2018 CATALOGUE rapher, Joaquin has everything a single, straight guy MYSTERY & SUSPENSE could want-except the right woman. When he meets Mia while shooting a crime scene, he immediately ALMOST DEAD BK#2 $13.95 REISSUE sees beyond her cold exterior to the vulnerable LISA JACKSON woman beneath. Though the police consider her a San Francisco/Cahill Family series. Bk#1 If She suspect, he's sure she's innocent. Someone is killing Only Knew. The first victim is pushed to her death. soldiers-and trying to pin the blame on her. Unable The second suffers a fatal overdose. The third takes to resist the pull between them, Joaquin stands by a bullet to the heart. Three down, more to go. her, only to find himself snared in the killer's net as They're people who deserve to die. People who are well. A twisted soul hungry for revenge... in the way. And when she's finished, there will be no Mia can't help it when the heat between her and one left... Cissy Cahill's world is unravelling fast. Joaquin melts away her preconceptions. As their One by one, members of her family are dying. Cis- passion explodes, danger draws ever closer. When sy's certain she's being watched. Or is she losing it becomes clear that Mia is the killer's true target, her mind? Lately she's heard footsteps when there's she must trust Joaquin with a secret that could ruin no one around, smelled a woman's perfume, and her ... or risk losing the love of a lifetime. noticed small, personal items missing from her house. Cissy's right to be afraid--but not for the rea- DEADLY SECRET BK#2 $13.95 son she thinks. The truth is much more terrifying... TARA THOMAS Hidden in the shadows of the Cahill family's twisted Sons of Broad series. Bk#1 Darkest Night. In the past is a shocking secret--a secret that will only be sultry streets of Charleston, one family, ruled by its satisfied by blood. 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He's out to win back his estranged secret wife-- thing figured out, but beneath the surface, an inter- but getting close to her again could destroy them nal war is raging. When he returns to his rural both. As Bea and Knox dig up the truth, Bea falls hometown for the first time in a few years, he's faced deeper and deeper into danger. Someone close by with the memories that led to his losing the love of is watching her--and waiting to kill. Can Knox save his life. Fifteen years ago, Abigail Winthrop's best the woman he loves from the enemy out to destroy friend, and Paul's girlfriend, was murdered by the them? And can their marriage survive the deadliest infamous serial killer Doctor X. Now an investigative secret of all? journalist, she's determined to find the truth. 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Secrets buried in the sand … Former comes yesterday's news once the restaurant's prop- US Army Captain Mia Starr has built a new life for erty manager, Mr. Feng, turns up dead--after a deliv- herself in Denver, far away from camel spiders and ery of shrimp dumplings from Ho-Lee. But how could sand-and the terrible secrets of her first deployment this have happened when everyone on staff knew to Iraq. She isn't looking for a relationship, especially about Mr. Feng's severe, life-threatening shellfish not with an intrusive photojournalist. Joaquin allergy? Now, with the whole restaurant under suspi- Ramirez might be sexy, but in her experience, pho- cion for murder and the local media in a feeding tojournalists only want to make a buck off other peo- frenzy--to say nothing of the gorgeous police detec- ple's suffering. Still, the universe must have a sick tive who keeps turning up for take-out--it's up to La- sense of humor because it keeps throwing her to- na to find out who is behind Feng's killer order. . . gether with Joaquin, making the desire she feels for before her own number is up. him harder and harder to resist. An undeniable at- traction … As a Pulitzer Prize-winning news photog-
INTRIGUE APRIL 2018 CATALOGUE FAT TUESDAY $16.95 REISSUE SCU agents must brace themselves for a flood of SANDRA BROWN darkness unlike any the world has ever seen… Burke Basile is a cop with nothing left to lose. Haunt- I KNOW A SECRET BK#12 $16.95 P/BACK RELEASE ed by his partner's death, his marriage and his career TESS GERRITSEN over, he focuses on his nemesis, Pinkie Duvall, a Jane Rizzoli & Maura Isles series. Bk#1 The Sur- flamboyant attorney who helps killers evade justice. geon. Two separate homicides, at different locations, Burke's shocking revenge centers around kidnapping with unrelated victims, have more in common than Remy, the lawyer's trophy wife. But Burke hasn't just being investigated by Boston PD detective Jane planned on the electric attraction he'll feel for this Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles. In both desperate woman, who rose from the slums of New cases, the bodies bear startling wounds, yet the actu- Orleans to marry a man she can never love. Nor can al cause of death is unknown. It's a doubly challeng- he predict the fierce duel that will explode as the ing case for the cop and the coroner to be taking on, clock ticks toward midnight on Fat Tuesday when all at a fraught time for both of them. As Jane struggles masks will be stripped away--and Burke must con- to save her mother from the crumbling marriage that front his own terrifying secret. threatens to bury her, Maura grapples with the immi- THE HEART OF A SEAL BK#1 $22.95 TRADE P/BACK nent death of her own mother--infamous serial killer DIXIE LEE BROWN (RELEASED APRIL 10TH) Amalthea Lank. While Jane tends to her mother, Hearts of Valor series. Six months in a desert hell- there's nothing Maura can do for Amalthea, except hole taught Navy SEAL Luke Harding things he never endure one final battle of wills with the woman whose wanted to learn about life and death. Only tender shadow has haunted her all her life. Though suc- memories of the beautiful brunette he met a few cumbing to cancer, Amalthea hasn't lost her taste for weeks before his deployment helped get him through manipulating her estranged daughter--this time by the torturous days and nights. Back in the States dangling a cryptic clue about the two bizarre murders after a perilous rescue, physically and emotionally Maura and Jane are desperately trying to solve. But damaged, Luke's about to plunge into a new kind of whatever the dying convict knows is only a piece of war. In a seemingly bucolic Idaho town, Sally Duncan the puzzle. Soon the investigation leads to a secre- faces real-and unpredictable-danger. All Sally ever tive young woman who survived a shocking abuse wanted was a safe place to raise her nine-year-old scandal, an independent horror film that may be root- daughter. Her identity hidden behind a facade of se- ed in reality, and a slew of martyred saints who died crets and lies, can she trust Luke-a man she barely cruel and unusual deaths. And just when Rizzoli and knows-with the truth? Even as they give in to long- Isles think they've cornered a devilish predator, the denied passion, a killer with a personal vendetta is long-buried past rears its head--and threatens to en- setting an ambush that will leave them praying for a gulf more innocent lives, including their own. miracle and fighting for the future they may not live to LETHAL LICORICE BK#2 $13.95 see. AMANDA FLOWERS HOLD BACK THE DARK BK#6 $34.95 H/COVER Amish Candy Shop Mystery. Bk#1 Assaulted Cara- KAY HOOPER mel. Too many sweets spoil the murder . . . Harvest, Bishop: Special Crimes Unit series. Bk#1 Haven. Ohio, is a long way from New York City, where Bailey A town in the thrall of evil. A summons that can't be King left a coveted job as a head chocolatier to take ignored. The Chosen have been warned. Powerful over Swissmen Sweets, her Amish grandparents' psychics across the globe have gotten the same ee- candy shop. Now, while caring for her recently wid- rie and insistent message: Go to Prosperity. Because owed grandmother, she plans to honor her grandfa- in this small North Carolina mountain town, madness ther's memory by entering the annual Amish Confec- has taken hold...Trapped in a nightmare they can't tionery Competition. But between lavender blueberry escape, the residents of Prosperity are killing one fudge and chocolate cherry ganache truffles, Bailey another, waking up with no memory of the monstrous may have bitten off more than she can chew when acts they've committed--or the reasons why. Chief the search for a missing pot-bellied pig turns up a Deputy Katie Cole knows that whatever evil is afoot is body suffering from sugar overload--the fatal kind . . . beyond her expertise, and beyond the understanding A candy maker from a neighboring town who wanted of Sheriff Jackson Archer. They need help. The Spe- Englischer Bailey disqualified for being an outsider, cial Crimes Unit is called in for its spe- Josephine Weaver died from an allergy to an essen- cific brand of investigation, to aid the tial licorice ingredient. The suspects include: Jose- Chosen as well as the once-peaceful phine's niece, a young woman going through her mountain town. It will take all the rumspringa, or running around time, and Bailey her- agents' training, all their experience, self. Now it falls to Bailey, who's sweet on the local and every extra sense they can call on sheriff's deputy, to clear their names and entice a to get to the bottom of things in Pros- killer with a cast-iron stomach for cold-blooded mur- perity. And as a sinister pattern begins der . . . to emerge, even the most experienced and hardened **Occasionally the first title in a series is not shown because the first, and even some subse- quent books, particularly in a long series, are no longer readily available.**
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