There are so many of my friends and favorite authors with books out this month
that Iβm going to get straight to it!
I liked
Nikki Duncanβs
SOUNDS TO DIE BY, so
much that I gave her a cover quote. Rookie FBI Agent Kieralyn Beckett doesnβt
want her team to know that the last victim in the kidnapping case they are
working was her college roommate. She wants to stay on so that she can find her
friend. The only man she can turn to is NSA "listener" Ian Cabrera.Β He doesnβt
have time to help her until he hears something in the recording she brought him.
It just so happens that he hears something that might be a tied to a case heβs
working on. Nikki says, "My book comes with a warning: This title contains a
blind hero who knows his way around a womanβs body, steamy kitchen sex, verbal
sparring, kidnapping evasions, fiery near-death experiences and heart-pounding
sensory overload."
When my friend
Wendy Lyn Watson was
researching her new book
I
SCREAM, YOU SCREAM, she kept making her friends fat. "I included recipes in
the book, so Iβve made a lot of ice cream over the past year," Watson says. "At
first, when my friends caught on, we had a spike in dinner invites, but then
they got tired of tasting my experiments (and of not being able to fit in their
jeans). So now I have to find a new group of unsuspecting guinea pigs. If I show
up on your doorstep with a plastic tubby and a couple of spoons, you might want
to turn out the lights and pretend to be out."
Donβt tell her, but I have a crush on
Sunny whoβs
LUCINDA, DANGEROUSLY, is on
shelves now! "It's not just Lucinda's story, the nasty-turned-nice demon
princess heroine, but of the two ancient demon bodyguards she brings back from
Hell -- Ruric and Hari.,"Sunny says. "I first came up with the character of
Lucinda because I wanted to write someone more edgier, more...well, mean.Β Had a
lot of fun softening up Lucinda with all those gorgeous men in need.Β Enjoyed
myself as well peeling away the hardened exterior crusts from Ruric and Hari and
opening up their demon hearts to unexpected love."
I
adore Carly
Phillips and
LUCKY
BREAK, is a must read. Jason Corwin knows he should resist his attraction to
Lauren Perkins. After all, it was one of her ancestors that came up with the
curse that had haunted every Corwin male since. But after one night of
mind-blowing sex with his supposedβand very seductiveβenemy, he canβt bring
himself to stay away. All Lauren wants is to sell her late grandmotherβs creepy
house and leave the past behind forever. But that's not such an easy thing to do
with gorgeous contractor Jason Corwin whispering sweet, sexy somethings in her
ear ... about staying in town. Then a saboteur and the promise of hidden
treasure changes everything - and one lucky break just might put an end ... to
the Corwin curse forever.
Jodi Thomasβ latest is
THE LONE TEXAN. "IΒ
couldnβt wait to write Sage and Drummondβs story after watching them grow up
through the three other Whispering Mountain books," she says.Β "Heβs one of my
favorite heroes just because he never stopped loving Sage.Β Heβs always been
alone and sheβs always been surrounded with family.Β At one point in the story
Drum realizes heβs going to have to fight all three of her brothers to get close
to Sage.Β I donβt remember a time that I laughed more while writing a story."
The
lovely Shiloh
Walker has a cool one out
CANDY HOUSES, which
features Greta, who is a Grimm β a special kind of guardian angel and official
butt-kicker in the paranormal world. Ripβs about the only man who can make her
heart race, and now heβs back to help her face the danger ahead. "The story came
to me one day while I was watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer and I had this idea
to retell some fairy tales, only with stories that are very different from the
ones you'd find in any Grimm book," Walker says. "It turned out to be the first
in a new series called "Grimmβs Circle."β
First time author
Jessa Sladeβs
SEDUCED BY SHADOWS, looks
like a winner.Β "I wrote this story to answer a simple question: Are we good or
evil?Β I think the answer is, Uh-oh, we're both," Slade says.Β "My hero would
like to see the world in black and white, but the heroine forces him to see all
the colors, and she has to ask him is he strong enough, not just to vanquish the
armies of evil, but to fight for love when he can't be certain there's anything
outside the shadows.Β See?Β Like I said, simple."
Marilyn Brant is also
a first time author. The Jane Austen fan says, "
ACCORDING TO JANE, is the
story of a modern woman who has the ghost of Jane Austen in her head giving her
dating advice. It follows Ellie Barnett through two decades of relationships as
she seeks her very own hero--her "Mr. Darcy"--and, more importantly, a
confident sense of self and the ability to listen to her own voice."
Emily
Burke has been exiled because everyone she touches dies in
Bonnie Vanakβs
IMMORTAL WOLF. She doesnβt
trust werewolf Raphael Robichaux when he comes into her life, but he knows
thereβs something big at stake. Not only does he know her blood can restore
life, she is destined to be his mate. "Raphael is a leather-wearing,
Harley-riding Cajun," says Vanak. "I also have a free download on eHarlequin
starting Oct. 19 that is connected to this book. Itβs called "SEDUCING THE
VAMPIRE."β
There are so many books you donβt want to miss this month. Make sure you also
check out
Mindy Kaskyβs
HOW NOT TO MAKE A WISH,
Kimberly Langβs
THE MILLIONAIREβS MISBEHAVING
MISTRESS,
Deb
Stoverβs
THE GIFT,
Rebecca Yorkβs (Sheβs
one of my heroes!)
DRAGON
MOON,
Ann Macelaβs
WILD MAGIC,
Margaret Carrollβs
RIP TIDE,
Carla Cassidyβs
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL,
Shayla Blackβs
SEDUCE ME IN SHADOW,
Barbara Cummingβs
A KILLING IN RETROSPECT,
Kate Lyonβs
DESTINYβS CAPTIVE,and
Sandra Elzieβs
THE DIPLOMATIC TUTOR.
Well, that's it for this month, see you next with more news...
Candy
Candy is a nationally syndicated entertainment columnist, who has
interviewed just about every celebrity there is in Hollywood and written
thousands of articles. She is the author of the Charmed & Dangerous
series including Charmed & Ready Charmed & Dangerous,
Charmed &
Deadly, and Like A Charm. Her
latest book The Demon King and I is
available now!
Her non-fiction prose includes Joss Whedon: The Genius Behind Buffy,
and essays in Alias Assumed: Sex, Lies and SD-6, and Five Seasons of
Angel. She's also the entertainment critic providing the latest on TV, film
and celebs for the radio station 96.3 KSCS. And she's the managing editor for
FYI Television.
You can visit Candy daily at her blog or her website
1 comment posted.
Well I have to say out of the fifteen or so books you just named, eight are on my wish list so far and now I'll have to check out the others.
(Diane Sadler 2:50pm October 3, 2009)