Jan 26 2009
2009 Fiction Hardcover Releases
>From Publisher's Weekly's rundown of the Spring/Summer 2009 Hardcover releases, I've tried to cull the romance ones.
ATRIA BOOKS
- Lavender Morning (May, $26.95) by Jude Deveraux. A 20th-century woman is torn between her mother's society roots and her father's working-class background.
BALLANTINE
- Burn (July, $26) by Linda Howard. The author of Death Angel blends suspense and romance.
- Hot Pursuit (July, $25) by Suzanne Brockmann depicts a female bodyguard and the politician she must protect. 8-city author tour.
BERKLEY
- Skin Trade (June, $26.95) by Laurell K. Hamilton follows Blood Noir as the newest entry in the Anita Blake series.
BERKLEY SENSATION
- Undead and Unwelcome (June, $24.95) by MaryJanice Davidson. Vampire queen Betsy Taylor returns for the eighth novel in this series.
DELACORTE
- Seducing an Angel (May, $22) by Mary Balogh. Cassandra, Lady Paget, arrives in Regency London to restore her reputation. 70,000 first printing.
HARLEQUIN
- More than Words, Vol. 5 (Apr., $16.95) by Heather Graham et al. showcases original short stories inspired by real-life heroines.
HQN
- Heartless (June, $24.95) by Diana Palmer. Gracie's shameful secret makes her deeply afraid to love.
KENSINGTON
- Malice (Apr., $24) by Lisa Jackson. A detective recovering from an accident sees his dead wife everywhere.
- Mr. and Miss Anonymous (May, $24) by Fern Michaels focuses on two college students who meet at a fertility clinic and then again 20 years later.
MIRA
- Summer on Blossom Street (May, $24.95) by Debbie Macomber. A yarn shop owner offers knitting classes, Knit to Quit, for those who want to start a new phase of life.
MORROW
- Temptation and Surrender (Mar., $25.99) by Stephanie Laurens. In the latest Cynster novel, Lucifer's brother-in-law returns to Devon to manage his family's estate. 100,000 first printing.
PUTNAM
- KnockOut (June, $26.95) by Catherine Coulter observes two FBI agents investigating the disappearance of a little girl in the Virginia wilderness. 650,000 first printing.
- Black Hills (July, $26.95) by Nora Roberts. Death and passion stalk the Black Hills of South Dakota.800,000 first printing.
ST. MARTIN'S
- Finger Lickin' Fifteen (June, $27.95) by Janet Evanovich offers another Stephanie Plum adventure.
- Bad Moon Rising (Aug., $25.95) by Sherrilyn Kenyon is the latest Dark-Hunter novel.
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Jan 26, 2009 @ 21:20:16
There’s more Betsy the Vampire on the horizon? I thought that series wrapped up when she and Sinclair got married. No?
Jan 26, 2009 @ 21:31:57
I can always read more Betsy, but will wait for the paperback release.
Golly hard cover books are getting expensive!
Jan 26, 2009 @ 21:37:12
Ho, well, the Brockmann sounds delish. She’s dropping her NAVY SEALS? She is great at writing straight contemporary romance novels.
Jan 26, 2009 @ 23:47:09
Wonder how many black-footed ferrets are in this one? :)
The Brockmann is a Sam/Alyssa book, straight suspense or so I’ve heard.
Jan 27, 2009 @ 10:30:25
The thought of paying anywhere from $25-27 for a HC really doesn’t make me want to go out and buy.
Thank you for my local library! :D
Jan 27, 2009 @ 12:14:50
Jane,
Why do you think some publishers put out first printing #s while others don’t?
And do you think if Catherine Coulter had a historical come out in hardcover, it would get the same print run? (I’m thinking no, but I really don’t know enough about the market.)
Jan 27, 2009 @ 12:26:32
@Sherry Thomas I don’t have any idea. Promotional? I.e., look at our huge print run and see how much we are behind this book? RE: coulter’s hardcover? I’m thinking not but honestly having read a few of her RS, it surprises me what people are willing to pay to read these days.