Gena Showalter is on the New York Times list for the third week. With the release of the second in the Nora Roberts’ paranormal/horror trilogy, The Hollow, her first book, Blood Brothers, reappeared on both the USA Today and NY Times list. Stephenie Meyer got the top spot for The Host, her first adult offering.
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Book [...]

Will Kresley Cole hit #1 with her June release? She’s at number 3 with her May release. Brenda Jackson’s Kimani release hit the extended list which is unusual because, in part, it is a category romance.
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Book Title
Author
Publisher
Price
Rank
Peak
NYT

The Devil Who Tamed Her
Johanna Lindsey
Pocket
$7.99
7
7
14

Twenty Wishes
Debbie Macomber
Mira
$24.95
10
10
3*

A Wanted Man: A Stone Creek [...]

Congratulations to Lara Adrian on her No. 6 placement on the New York Times list.
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Book Title
Author
Publisher
Price
Rank
Peak
NYT

The Other Boleyn Girl
Phillipa Gregory
Touchstone
$16.00
5
3
4

Back on Blossom Street
Debbie Macomber
Mira
$7.99
24
24
–

Hokus Pokus
Fern Michaels
Zebra
$6.99
26
26
8

Remember Me?
Sophie Kinsella
Dial Press
$25.00
31
23

To Seduce a Bride
Nicole Jordan
Ballantine
$6.99
38
38
5

The River Knows
Amanda Quick
Jove
$7.99
40
35
9

Midnight Rising
Lara Adrian
Bantam
$6.99
45
45
6

Falling for Rachel and Convincing Alex
Nora Roberts
Silhouette
$14.95
47
47

Lost Souls
Lisa Jackson
Kensington
$22.00
48
48

The Seduction of an Unknown Lady
Samantha James
Avon
$6.99
50
50
21

To Wed a Wicked [...]

We’ve put together a new list that includes references to the NYT placement.
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Book Title
Author
Publisher
Price
Rank
Peak
NYT

The Other Boleyn Girl
Phillipa Gregory
Touchstone
$16.00
3
3
25

Remember Me?
Sophie Kinsella
Dial Press
$25.00
12
4
3*

Naughty Neighbor
Janet Evanovich
Harper
$7.99
38
20
3

Thigh High
Christina Dodd
Signet
$7.99
44
31
12

The Alibi Man
Tami Hoag
Ballantine
$7.99
55
19
8

Strangers in Death
J.D. Robb
Putname
$25.95
66
2
9*

Predatory Game
Christine Feehan
Jove
$7.99
71
12
10

Absolute Fear
Lisa Jackson
Zebra
$7.99
78
30
16

Mysterious
Nora Roberts [...]

We’ve put together a new list that includes references to the NYT placement.
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Book Title
Author
Publisher
Price
Rank
Peak
NYT

The Other Boleyn Girl
Phillipa Gregory
Touchstone
$16.00
3
3
10

Remember Me?
Sophie Kinsella
Dial Press
$25.00
6
4
2*

Naughty Neighbor
Janet Evanovich
Harper
$7.99
26
20
4

Killer Secrets
Lora Leigh
St. Martin’s Press
$6.99
30
30
11

Thigh High
Christina Dodd
Signet
$7.99
31
31
17

Predatory Game
Christine Feehan
Jove
$7.99
39
12
8

The Alibi Man
Tami Hoag
Ballantine
$7.99
41
19
7

Strangers in Death
J.D. [...]

New list this week: Nalini Singh’s first appearance on the list. Go Nalini! (She also made the NYT at #29). Lori Foster is becoming a big name along with Lora Leigh.  It was a good week for Penguin.
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Book Title
Author
Publisher
Price
Rank
Peak

Dream Chaser
Sherrilyn Kenyon
St. Martin’s Paperback
$7.99
15
15

Hard to Handle
Lori Foster
Penguin
$7.99
18
18

The Other Boleyn [...]

New list this week. Mostly big names like Jayne Ann Krentz, Nora Roberts, Janet Evanovich, and Debbie Macomber. There appears to be quite a few of the romantic suspense. Shannon McKenna makes her first appearance on the list at No. 128 with Extreme Danger. I was surprised at how low [...]

Yes, I know, way late with this post. In my defense, this list is so very much the same as last week’s that it holds so little interest.
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Book Title
Author
Publisher
Price
Rank
Peak

Plum Lucky debuted at no. 1
Janet Evanovich
SMP
17.95
2
1

Plum Lovin’
Janet Evanovich
SMP
6.99
15
1

Morning Light
Catherine Anderson
Signet
7.99
49
32

The Manning Sisters reprint
Debbie Macomber
MIRA
7.99
52
25

Blood Brothers
Nora Roberts
Jove
7.99
54
1

Shadow Dance paperback release of hardcover
Julie Garwood
Ballantine
7.99
55
13

Iron Kissed
Patricia [...]

There were no new entries in the list other that Janet Evanovich’s mid winter release, Plum Lucky, a hardcover novellette which takes place outside the normal world of Stephanie Plum. The rest of the list is dominated by the big names and I expect next week’s list to be the same.
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Book Title
Author
Publisher
Price
Rank
Peak

Plum Lucky [...]

I know that this is way late, but it is the first USA list of the year so I figure that it is better late than never. I’ve decided to go with a table format. I think it’s easier to peruse this way. The list is much stronger this month for romances with [...]