Romantic Suspense Finalists include:
ALL THE DEAD GIRLS by Rita Herron
Montlake Publishing
Alison Dasho, editor
Graveyard Falls
#3
When a violent storm hits Graveyard Falls, it unearths the unimaginable:
skeletons of teenage girls, each dressed in white and holding a candle. It’s
clear to FBI agent Beth Fields that this is the work of a long-standing
killer—but could it be the one she escaped years ago? She has no memory of the
man who held her captive and murdered her friend. But even though someone was
jailed for the crime, she’s always feared that the real killer is still out
there…waiting and watching.
Ian Kimball never believed his stepfather was guilty of Beth’s kidnapping or the
slaying of two local girls. Now Graveyard Falls’s sheriff, he’s determined to
catch the true perpetrator. And when more young women go missing, he realizes he
needs Beth’s help. She is nothing like Ian expected, and everything he desires.
But if they have any hope of finally ending the killer’s reign of terror, Beth
and Ian will need to put everything aside, including their past, their mistrust,
and their growing attraction…
Romance Suspense
[Montlake Romance, On Sale: November 22, 2016,
Paperback / e-Book, ISBN: 9781503939134 / ]
More than danger lurks around the corner
USA Today bestselling author Rita Herron fell in love with books at
the ripe old age of eight, when she read her first Trixie Belden mystery. Twenty
years ago, she traded her job as a kindergarten teacher for one as a writer and
now has more than ninety romance novels to her credit. She loves penning dark
romantic suspense tales, especially those set in small Southern towns. She has
received multiple awards, including a Career Achievement Award from RT Book
Reviews for her work in Series Romantic Suspense, and she is listed on
RWA’s Honor Roll. Her novels have also received rave reviews and appear
regularly on Publishers Weekly’s bestseller list. Rita is a native of
Atlanta, Georgia, and a proud mother and grandmother.
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ATONE by Beth Yarnall
Penguin Random House, Loveswept
Sue Grimshaw, editor
Recovered
Innocence #2
USA Today bestselling author Beth Yarnall introduces two broken
souls who discover that keeping their hands off each other is even harder than
facing their demons.
Beau: Six years. That’s how long I spent behind bars for a
crime I didn’t commit—the murder of the woman I loved. Now I’m free, but life on
the outside is a different kind of prison. I don’t know who I am or who I want
to be. At least I have my sister, Cora. She never stopped believing in me. She
even got me a job at the private investigation agency that cleared my name. And
then Vera Swain walks into Nash Security and Investigations and kicks my world
on its ass.
Vera: There’s only one thing that would make me come out of
hiding after two years on the run: finding my sister. I made the mistake of
telling a monster about her, the same monster who beat me and broke me. Now I’m
forced to confide in Beau Hollis of Nash Security and Investigations. He looks
at me like he knows me—the real me. He sees too much, makes me feel too
much. The pleasure he offers is exciting and addictive. But I can’t fall for him
. . . because my love could get us both killed.
Romance Contemporary
| Romance Suspense
[Loveswept, On Sale: February 23, 2016, e-Book,
ISBN: 9781101883112 / eISBN: 9781101883112]
USA Today bestselling author Beth Yarnall writes
romantic suspense, mysteries, and the occasional hilarious Tweet. She discovered
romance novels in middle school and hasn’t stopped writing since. For a number
of years, she made her living as a hairstylist and makeup artist and co-owned a
salon. Somehow hairstylists and salons always seem to find a way into her
stories. Yarnall lives with her husband, two sons, and their rescue dog in
Orange County, California, where she’s hard at work on her next novel.
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FIELD OF GRAVES by J. T. Ellison
Harlequin, MIRA Books
Nicole Brebner, editor
Taylor
Jackson
With FIELD OF GRAVES, New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison goes
back to where it all began…
All of Nashville is on edge with a serial killer on the loose. A madman is
trying to create his own end-of-days apocalypse and the cops trying to catch him
are almost as damaged as the killer. Field of Graves reveals the origins of some
of J.T. Ellison's most famous creations: the haunted Lieutenant Taylor Jackson;
her blunt, exceptional best friend, medical examiner Dr. Samantha Owens; and
troubled FBI profiler Dr. John Baldwin. Together, they race the clock and their
own demons to find the killer before he claims yet another victim. This dark,
thrilling and utterly compelling novel will have readers on the edge of their
seats, and Ellison's fans will be delighted with the revelations about their
favorite characters.
Romance Suspense | Thriller [MIRA, On
Sale: June 14, 2016, Hardcover / e-Book, ISBN:
9780778318927 / eISBN: 9781459294165]
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author J.T.
Ellison writes standalone domestic noir and psychological thriller series, the
latter starring Nashville Homicide Lt. Taylor Jackson and medical examiner Dr.
Samantha Owens, and pens the international thriller series "A Brit in the FBI"
with #1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter. Cohost of
the Emmy Award-winning show, A Word on Words, Ellison lives in Nashville with
her husband.
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KILLER COUNTDOWN by Amelia Autin
Harlequin, Romantic Suspense
Carly Silver, editor
Man on a
Mission
TV reporter Carly Edwards has the scoop of a century! She's discovered that
Senator Shane Jones was diagnosed with a life-altering illness, but she can't
help but be drawn to his courage. So when Shane saves Carly's life from a
killer, she resolves to keep her story—and the irresistible politician—alive…
A politician and a media personality are a recipe for romantic disaster. The
last thing Shane wants is to endanger Carly. But how can he prevent her from
getting close when the very air between them sizzles? As their lives are
threatened, Shane realizes Carly's the one woman he wants forever—if he can keep
them both safe!
Romance Suspense
[Harlequin Romantic Suspense, On Sale: August 9,
2016, Paperback / e-Book, ISBN: 9780373281466 / eISBN: 9781488005107]
Award-winning author Amelia Autin is an inveterate reader who can’t bear to
put a good book down…or part with it. Her bookshelves are crammed with books her
husband periodically threatens to donate to a good cause, but he always
relents…eventually.
Amelia currently resides with her Ph.D. engineer
husband in quiet Vail, AZ, where they can see the stars at night and have a
“million dollar view” of the Rincon Mountains from their back yard.
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to watch from home! Readers can watch from 7 to 9 p.m. ET on July 27 by going to
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