Here's the blurb ~

Drojovv Zyan of the V'Trailuc Realm is a man-stallion of ash and flame on a mission to save his world's crucial Earth portal from the fires ravaging the National Forest surrounding it. Pretending to be the tracker, Trail, he settles in a small southeastern Arizona town. When he gets an eyeful of the beautiful ranch owner, Seneca, he stud lusts after the Earth human, a woman he's not supposed to take as his Mate.

Trail leaves her alone until her brother is in a bad motorcycle accident and she needs a hired hand. Soon both of them are threatened by a whole horde of enemies. At all costs Trail must protect her. His world depends on it, her world depends on it. And his heart comes to depend on it.

I can’t say for certain when the books will be re-released in the US, but Sourcebooks have just bought The Winter Sea for an autumn 2010 release, and they’re currently reading my backlist, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed…

With its dark legends and passionate history, the windswept shores of Scotland are an archaeologist’s dream. Verity Grey is thrilled by the challenge of uncovering an ancient Roman campsite in a small Scottish village. But as soon as she arrives, she senses danger in the air. Her eccentric boss, Peter Quinnell, has spent his whole life searching for the resting place of the lost Ninth Roman Legion and is convinced he’s finally found it – not because of any scientific evidence, but because a local boy has ‘seen’ a Roman soldier walking in the fields, a ghostly sentinel who guards the bodies of his long-dead comrades. Surprisingly, Verity believes in Peter, and the boy, and even in the Sentinel, who seems determined to become her own protector…but from what?

You can see the new cover and read the first chapter at my web site, and if you’re not in the UK the Book Depository ships worldwide for free.

Sylvie Gardner was a pleaser. She did as her mother pleased, and she did as her fiancé pleased. Then she did as she pleased. Raised by a domineering mother, Sylvie doesn't like the submissive woman she's become. Determined to take back her life, she heads to the hills instead of to the altar on her wedding day. Coming across a quaint, country inn with an intriguing name, she impulsively checks into SERENDIPITY HOUSE. Peopled with an odd assortment of characters, the inn has clearly seen better days. Even the regulars have a bit of wear on them. Thus, when debonair Alex Clemenceau arrives and is strangely comfortable vacationing among the geriatric set, Sylvie is suspicious and does her best to ignore him. But Alex will not be ignored, pushing her buttons until she admits, if only to herself that she's falling in love with him. Not until she's hired to manage the inn does she learn he's not the pedigreed gentleman he purports to be, but a streetwise PI hired by her ex to find her. Adding insult to injury, he's bought the inn and asks for her help in restoring it to its former glory. Forced to work together, both learn about relationships, expectations, and acceptance-’among family members as well as strangers who become like family.

Rocky Mountain Heat is out August 31st from Liquid Silver Books. It’s a contemporary cowboy on the hot side.

Rocky Mountain Heat

Welcome to the Six Pack Ranch, where one sweet young thing plus the Coleman boys equals trouble with a capital T.
Six Pack Ranch, Book 1

Blake Coleman is old enough to know that acting on impulse causes nothing but a heap of trouble. But when trouble's a blonde wearing a cowboy hat with slim legs that go on forever, what's a man to do? Wanting the sweet girl next door is just wrong. Hell, he was the one that taught her to ride a horse and now all he can think about is riding her. The responsible thing to do is keep his hands off.

Jaxi has other plans for his hands, and his heart. She may have considered Blake a big brother once but that was a long time ago. She's all grown up now and ready to convince him that she's just what he's been waiting for.

Add the complication of two sexy younger brothers who have suddenly noticed Jaxi and things heat up fast. Blake's gonna have to decide if a little trouble is worth fighting for.

Liquid Silver Books

Vivian Arend
Where Dreams Become Reality

The heart conveys messages beyond what ears can hear.

After the death of her fiancé, Catherine Johnson, a New York schoolteacher in 1902, travels to Nebraska to teach in a one-room school and escape her sad memories. One afternoon, violence erupts in the sleepy town. Catherine saves deaf stable hand, Jim Kinney from torture by drunken thugs.

As she takes charge of his education, teaching him to read and sign, attraction grows between them. The warmth and humor in this silent man transcends the need for speech and his eyes tell her all she needs to know about his feelings for her. But the obstacles of class difference and the stigma of his handicap are almost insurmountable barriers to their growing attachment.

Will Catherine flaunt society's rules and allow herself to love again? Can Jim make his way out of poverty as a deaf man in a hearing world? And together will they beat the corrupt robber baron who has a stranglehold on the town?

Romance, love and sensuality abound in this jam-packed, old-fashioned tale with plenty of heart and some steaming hot sex.

Read the blurb and an excerpt here.

Check out the Set the Dark on Fire Photo Tour. I’m posting cool pics of interesting places that inspired the story, all throughout September.

For centuries Lachlan MacGregor has battled demon thieves for the souls of the dead, carrying out his pledge to deliver them into Heaven or Hell. But his greatest challenge as a Soul Gatherer is now among the living.

Struggling to connect with her troubled teenage daughter, Emily, artist Rachel Lewis turns to her enigmatic yet strangely compelling neighbor Lachlan for advice. As Lachlan soon discovers, the young girl has fallen victim to a seductive demon-’a specter from the past using the unsuspecting women to fulfill an ancient prophecy and settle a hellish score with Lachlan himself.

In the race to save Emily and avert a disastrous power shift among the deities, Rachel and Lachlan forge an uncommon bond. But how can Lachlan tell the mortal woman he's falling in love with that the next soul he's been enlisted to gather-’and deliver beyond-’is her daughter's?

RT Book Club gave it 4 1/2 stars: “…a fabulously entertaining tale of demons, angels and beings in between.”

Publisher’s Weekly said: “Swords flash, spells are cast, and twist and turns come head-spinningly quickly… Readers will hope for sequels…“

Kyla has always had issues with trust, until she met Alec. Through his patience and kindness, she’s learned to trust him completely, and wants to show him just how much.

Beginner’s Luck launches Pink Petal’s “Playtime” line of novellas.

Oddly enough, while I was writing the book, the company I was working for had three men rescued from FARC in a very Hollywood type of rescue. They'd been held hostage for over six years, and to walk into work and find they were free? There are no words…

Blurb:
Wilderness guide Bethany Darrow was desperate to save her kidnapped sister in Colombia, but lying about having the money to pay dark, mysterious mercenary Xavier Monero would cost her dearly. Especially when their forced proximity during a dangerous jungle rescue unleashed a smoldering, irresistible attraction.

Xavier knew the beautiful American was trouble the second he laid his eyes on her. Taking Bethany on the mission was a risk, and he wasn’t prepared for the peril she placed on his heart. Suddenly he wanted more than fortune-’he wanted Bethany, body and soul. But everything comes with a price….

RT Review 4.0:
This terrific, action-packed story is full of tension, surprises, and a duo that sets sparks flying.

This book struggled along the road to but finally the stars aligned and the Cover Gods (Anne Cain ^_^) worked their magic.

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Los Angeles
Present Day

Japanese-American Emmi Maeda set aside her film school studies following the sudden deaths of her father and brother. At odds with her mother and burdened with the guilt over her role in the tragic accident, she moves in with her uncle Jake and comes into possession of an antique mirror. While accompanying Jake to Japan on a film shoot, Emmi is caught in a freak storm and plunged through time–into Feudal Japan and the world of samurai.

Kyoto, Japan
1864

The city of Kyoto is ablaze with violence and on the brink of civil war. Nakagawa Kaemon is a young samurai with a secret. He gathers information on those who claim to “Revere the emperor” but harbor their own agenda to control the country. Kae is honor bound to execute anyone who poses a threat to the throne even if it is Emmi, the unusual young woman he has come to love.

The first book in the series, A MOTHER’S WISH, won the RITA this year for Best Series Romance…the first Special Edition to win a RITA since 1991. (My editor, the senior editor for SSE, was beside herself with glee. ;-))

Eli's Garrett's last encounter with Tess Montoya involved her chasing him down Main Street, wielding a sponge mop. Aimed at his head. Twelve years later, Tess is a next-door-to-bitter divorcee with a pair of little kids, and Eli's still a bachelor with – word has it – a baaaaad reputation for hooking up with anything with hooters. So naturally that makes him the perfect choice for a bout of drunken, angry sex, right?

Mortified after her wild ‘n' crazy night, all Tess wants to do is put her indiscretion behind her and resume her quiet, safe, uncomplicated life. Loving people has never ended well before, so why should it now? Especially with Eli? Except sometimes bad boys are “bad” for reasons the gossip mill never gets wind of. And sometimes a bad boy turns out to the be the best thing ever to happen to a gal who's given up on love.

Especially if that bad boy has marriage and family on his mind…

Wipe your mouth. Here’s the blurb:

Love isn't something she thinks she needs…until it lands right on her doorstep.

Warning: Contains a convenient snowstorm that throws together two wounded characters who happen to be wildly attracted to each other, a drool-worthy hero, a shotgun-toting heroine, mattress sex, shower sex, couch sex, armchair sex, some light bondage, and a really good cup of hot cocoa.

Thanks and if you read it, I hope you enjoy :).

Here’s the blurb!

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When you’re choosing between right and wrong, sometimes love is just an afterthought.

Telepath Vance Gregory never thought that taking down high-powered underworld Path Marcus Rose would be easy. When his enemy proves to be a far more formidable danger than Vance anticipates, he has no choice but to join forces with Ayan, a beautiful low-level Path with mysterious connections to Marcus.

Captured by Vance’s organization during a bungled ambush on Marcus, Ayan had no intention of helping them achieve their ends. But Vance isn’t like anyone he’s known. Given a glimpse of how life with him might be beyond the uncertain society they inhabit, Ayan agrees to Vance’s plans.

Neither of them expect the intense attraction, nor the explosive mental bond it forges. And when Ayan’s powers begin to spike out of control, neither of them want to face the unpredictable dangers that could tear them apart.

With Ayan at his side, Vance sets out to remove the threat Marcus poses to the Path community. But Marcus isn’t that easy to kill, and when Ayan turns out to be vital to Marcus’s continued existence, Vance has to choose between the enemy he hates or the man he loves.

Awe-struck Publishing has just released my short novel, Turtle Soup, for Fall. This sweet to sensual romance won last year’s short novel contest at Awe-struck and is my second book. The cover is really eye-catching–kudos to Awestruck’s new cover artist, Nikki Browning.

Sea turtles may be endangered but after an encounter with marine biologist, Jack Brandon, nothing will stop Sara Hart from naming her deli Turtle Soup.

It must begin with love.

I’m on the front page at Awe-struck this upcoming week. You can find out more about Turtle Soup there! http://www.awe-struck.net

Yesterday, Curse of the Pharaoh’s Manicurists came out from Amber Quill’s Amber Allure line. (m/m with some m/f and menage a trois)

Edward Kilsby, Lord Withycombe, and Charlie Doyle, his secretary, travel from New York to London, Paris to Cairo and back again, by steamship, camel and Orient Express as they search for a missing archaeologist. Not mummies, nor jilted lovers, not malaria nor Anubis himself can stop their quest or their growing love for each other.

On Sept 21, Ellora’s Cavemen: Flavors of Ecstacy 3 comes out. Naomi Brooks and I have a story called “Cherry Tart.” It’s a classic stagecoach romance, in 1897, set on the ship to New Abilene on Io, the moon of Jupiter. (m/f)

Disgraced Chastity Millwood has been sent with her Aunt Prudence to emigrate to Io and spare the family reputation. Prudence plans to marry Chastity off very quickly. But Chastity has plans of her own, involving handsome junior officer, Ulysses Carter.

In mid-September, Circlet will release the third of their steampunk erotica books, Like a Corset Undone. Naomi and I have “Skyway Robbery,” a steampunk Robin Hood tale in that one. (m/m/f, full threeway)

He claims to be a direct descendent of Robin Hood, but this Robin has all the adventure he can handle between leading his airship, The Sherwood Forest, into battle against fat Edisonian ships and keeping the peace between his two jealous lovers, Marion the navigator and Will O’Hara, a Fenian sapper on the run.

Booklist:

Swann's exquisite werewolf historical brings the era vividly to life as the perfect setting for his conflicted, multidimensional characters. This may be the werewolf book of the year, for, filled with action, romance, gore, and political intrigue, it's a fresh, page-turning take on werewolf tropes that is not to be missed.

Publisher's Weekly:

Religion and political intrigue turn an adolescent werewolf into a killing machine in this compelling novel of 13th-century Northern Europe. [...] Lilly's struggle to reconcile her split personalities-’cold assassin and lonely girl-’becomes a quest for redemption and love as she endures rape, amnesia and the knowledge of her own terrible actions in the church's service. Swann turns opposing viewpoints into sympathetic perspectives, clearly painting the complex political and religious dynamics of the time.

George R.R. Martin

S.A. Swann has written a spellbinding fantasy of the Teutonic Knights and the great Northern Crusade, set in a little-known period of history amidst the gloomy forests of Prussia and Lithuania. Vivid and visceral, dark and delicious, this one kept me turning pages from start to finish.

Mary Balogh

A mesmerizing story that entertained me thoroughly and moved me deeply. An exciting, non-stop action adventure involving the supernatural. More than that, though, it demonstrates how the human spirit, even when in a not-entirely-human body, can be transformed and redeemed by the power of love. I adored this book.

PS: Also has a kick ass cover :)