Books Published in August 2009

• Aug-2009
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When millionaire Paul Wheeler is murdered, his family retains renowned lawyer Derek Mitchell to defend the victim’s nephew Creighton -- although the police have not charged the young man with the crime. Wheeler’s mistress, Julie Rutledge, who...

• Aug-2009
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Forced to marry a desert prince? Prince Jasim bin Hamid al Rais was concerned that his womanizing elder brother was bewitched by his child's nanny -- the throne of Quaram could be threatened by scandal! Though Elinor Tempest appeared to be a f...

• Aug-2009
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The last thing Alexander St. Claire, Duke of Stourbridge, expected was Angelina Hawkins arriving on his doorstep ready to become his mistress! He thought his ward was a little girl, not a beautiful and bold young woman with uncanny knowledge of the a...

• Aug-2009
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THE CROSS FAMILY HAD MORE THAN ONE HERO Alex Cross tells the incredible story -- passed down through generations -- of an ancestor's courageous fight for freedom. SEPARATED BY TIME From his grandmother, Alex Cross has heard the story of his great un...

• Aug-2009
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Texas Cattleman's Club member Darius Foster is tired of women chasing after his millions. But his jaded heart is about to get a jump-start. The wealthy rancher never expected to see Summer Martindale in his part of Texas. Darius was still trying t...

• Aug-2009
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The men of the Bastion Club proved their bravery secretly fighting for their country. Now their leader faces that most dangerous mission of all: finding a bride. As the mysterious leader of the Bastion Club known as "Dalziel," Royce Varisey, tenth...

• Aug-2009
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Pregnant by the Tycoon She hadn't known she'd slept with the boss. But the next morning Jewel Henley learned the exotic stranger who'd swept her off her feet was her new employer, Piers Anetakis. And before she could explain, Jewel found herself wit...

• Aug-2009
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He'll Choose Them... Detective Regan Pescoli has worked the “Star Crossed Killer” case for months, never imagining she'd be captured by the madman she's been hunting. Regan knows exactly what he's capable of--and avoiding the same fate will ta...

• Aug-2009
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Bransen Garibond, the Highwayman, had little interest in the politics of Honce. To him, the two powerful warring lairds were the same sides of the same coin: The outcome for the people would be no different either way. A journey north, however, teac...

• Aug-2009
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The darkest hour is before the dawn... headlines a sinful new anthology where the dark and light sides of desire collide... Embrace the darkness and experience the light in this all-new anthology filled with touching stories of happily ever after ...

• Aug-2009
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From plain-Jane secretary... Riccardo Castellari has never seen Angie as anything other than his mousy secretary -- until she flaunts a silky red dress that hangs on her every curve. Now he doesn't just look once, but twice! To slave betwee...

• Aug-2009
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The billionaire's price... Romy Picard will do anything to prevent her aged father from being imprisoned. But the only man who can help her is the rich, notorious Spaniard who stole her virginity and her heart three years ago.... Xavier DeV...

• Aug-2009
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Between Chronicles and Legends, what made Raistlin aspire to godhood? Raistlin Majere has become a Black Robe wizard and travels to Neraka, the lord city of the Dark Queen, ostensibly to work for her, though in reality he means to further his own ...

• Aug-2009
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Though he is a tilted nobleman, Royal Dewar is singularly unlucky...forced to choose between his soul mate and his salvation. After years abroad, Royal has returned to Bransford Castle to find his father dying and the family treasury nearly empty....

• Aug-2009
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She's his -- for as long as he wants her... It's been ten years since Tiarnan Quinn humiliatingly rejected Kate, and she's still smarting. As a famous model she can have any man she wants. But there's something about the coldhearte...

• Aug-2009
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"I don't want to be alone tonight." Julianne White Bear prided herself on never needing anyone. Ever since the detective teamed up with fellow cop Frank McIntyre, she found herself opening up. The proud, irresistible member of the Cavanaugh clan cle...

• Sep-2009
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A gruesome killing spree hits the streets of Aurora Someone was murdering the city's elite, and anyone could be next. Assigned to the case was Detective Kyle O'Brien, whose new partner was the blond, blue-eyed Jaren Rosetti, as sunny as Kyle was dar...

• Aug-2009
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Strike Like An Eagle Stand Like A Man Falcon MacCallister never thought he'd wear army brass. But Colorado is about to join the Union--and the would-be state has just made him Lt. Colonel in its Home Guard. Then, before his military career can ta...

• Aug-2009
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New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh returns to the world of the Breeds where animal instincts rule and anyone can fall prey to the mating heat... Reporter Cassa Hawkins has always supported Breed rights believing they should be allowed to...

• Aug-2009
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AT LAST, THE STORY OF THE WERE-HUNTERS, FANG, AND AIMEE... From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon, a stunning and suspenseful new landscape emerges in the thrilling Dark-Hunter world. A world of were-clan loyalties and star-crosse...

• Aug-2009
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IN A TOWN FULL OF SECRETS To most people, men like Mark Cantrell are fine, upstanding pillars of the community, completely beyond reproach. But their killer knows better. They are sinners of the worst kind, and they must burn on earth before they bur...

• Aug-2009
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A duke must choose wisely . . . Leopold Dautry, the notorious Duke of Villiers, must wed quickly and nobly--and his choices, alas, are few. The Duke of Montague's daughter, Eleanor, is exquisitely beautiful and fiercely intelligent. Villiers b...

• Aug-2009
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Will he be forced to marry her? Library assistant Nell Frost is on a mission to be more confident. Arriving at Luiz Santoro's magnificent Spanish mansion, she's determined to tell him what she thinks of him seducing her niece -- and then l...

• Sep-2009
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SHE WAS THE LAST PERSON HE EVER EXPECTED TO SEE Fifteen years later, Quinn Southerland still hadn't forgiven Tess Claybourne for treating him like the dirt beneath her boots. But the widowed nurse tending his ailing mother was a world away from the ...

• Aug-2009
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WHEREVER YOU GO... Eve Wilson's face was once marred by a vicious assault. Terrified and ashamed, she retreated to the virtual realm where no one could see her. Now, years later, her outer scars faded and inner scars buried, she's fought her way back...

• Aug-2009
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As team leader of the popular personal security company Troubleshooters Inc., Alyssa Locke is no stranger to dealing with danger. Her next assignment, though, is supposed to be a breeze: teach self-defense techniques to an assemblywoman and her chief...

• Aug-2009
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Delia Sebastian is a trained historian and psychic. Former army captain Jake Tyler is her swaggering ex-lover, who can read her most intimate thoughts--and desires. Together they will make the risky leap back to 44 BC to infiltrate the court of Juliu...

• Aug-2009
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Out of his league...but into his bed! Leonardo West: the most eligible single father on the glittering London social scene! But the Italian tycoon is simply not fatherhood material - so he hires Heather as a carer. Her dumpy curves are a mile away...

• Aug-2009
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Mission: Find a runaway bride. Expose her true identity. Target: Eve Mattson, self-described "problem solver" for hire. Has been on the wrong side of the law most of her life. Recently showed signs of putting the past behind her, especially after ...

• Aug-2009
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A mother faces her greatest fear One afternoon in May, Zoe Duncan's thirteen-year-old daughter goes missing from her own backyard. The police think Samantha ran away because she's unhappy about her mother's upcoming marriage--but Zoe doesn't believe ...

• Aug-2009
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Raffaele Orsini doesn't want a wife... But when he meets his arranged bride Raffaele feels honor bound to marry her. She's not what he was expecting...but her dowdy clothes can't hide her lusciously feminine figure or her wildcat tempe...

• Aug-2009
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Can a secret be kept forever? Five years ago, Shannon Astor left the beautiful high-mountain country of West Texas as a single mother. She was desperate for a fresh start...and a way to keep the secrets of her past buried. It almost worked. Until a ...

• Aug-2009
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The world of Harmony has its own special glow, thanks to the aliens who left behind powerful amber and twisting underground catacombs. Sparks fly, senses are rezzed, and passion can take you by surprise... Three months ago, amber tuner and indepen...

• Aug-2009
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New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd delivers a seductive new paranormal series about an ancient rivalry that lives in the world today.... When the world was young, twins were born. One brought light to a dark world; the other, darkness ...

• Aug-2009
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Maureen Child's sexy, feisty heroine, Maggie Donovan -- a descendant of Otherworld Faeries -- returns to face her greatest challenge After defeating evil Queen Mab, Maggie Donovan has become the new Queen of the Fae. Being Fae royalty in Otherworl...

• Aug-2009
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From Dracula to Buffy the Vampire Slayer; from Castlevania to Tru Blood, the romance between popular culture and vampires hearkens back to humanity's darkest, deepest fears, flowing through our very blood, fears of death, and life, and insatiable hun...

• Aug-2009
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Griffin's popular Badge of Honor police series returns, with a story of murder and lawlessness as compelling as today's headlines. J ust as with his remarkable military novels, millions of readers have been captured by the rich characters and vivi...

• Aug-2009
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Years ago, Lyra Davis fled the people she loved most, unable to reconcile the expectations of her wealthy family with the longings of her own wild heart. Now she lives quietly among a community of expatriates on the isle of Capri, slowly, carefully l...

• Aug-2009
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New author Tessa Dare takes passion to the high seas in this steamy tale of a runaway bride and a devilishly disarming privateer. Desperate to escape a loveless marriage and society’s constraints, pampered heiress Sophia Hathaway jilts her groom...

• Aug-2009
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Bound by the demon of Doubt, Sabin unintentionally destroys even the most confident of lovers. So the immortal warrior spends his time on the battlefield instead of the bedroom, victory his only concern…until he meets Gwendolyn the Timid. One taste...

• Aug-2009
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Tim Blake is an average guy. He sells cars. He has an ex-wife who's moved in with another man. It's not a life without hassles, but nothing will prepare him for what happens when his daughter Sydney, vanishes into thin air. At the hotel where she su...

• Aug-2009
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HIGHLAND WARRIORS, SWORN TO PROTECT INNOCENCE THROUGH THE AGES... Ian Maclean's arrogance hides a terrible secret--for decades he was held prisoner by demons. Not a day goes by that he isn't tormented by his darkest fears of powerlessness. Now he is ...

• Aug-2009
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Whose wife was she? Macy Lockhart's life shattered in a moment with the news that her husband Finn--serving in the military overseas--has been killed in the line of duty. Their ardent and devoted marriage is over, leaving Macy alone, empty, directio...

• Aug-2009
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Rachel Kirby is a computer genius whose personal life is falling apart. While her beloved younger sister is dying of a rare illness, Rachel is running out of time to connect the intricate pieces of a technological puzzle that will keep her alive. Whe...

• Aug-2009
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He Thought the Big City Was Tough... Then former Chicago cop Justin Clay met his neighbor's rebellious teenage nephew. Just like Justin, the boy had come to Nantucket to put his difficult past behind him. But while love-shy tea shop owner Heather An...

• Aug-2009
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Handsome Alexander MacLean enjoyed his intoxicating flirtation with lovely Caitlyn Hurst...until she embarrassed him in front of the entire ton. Orchestrating Caitlyn's attendance at a fashionable house party, Alexander plots her downfall. But to his...

• Aug-2009
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New York Times�"bestselling author Robin Cook returns with another ripped-from-the-headlines medical thriller, where DNA science, biotechnology, and religion collide. I t's been more than thirty years since New York City medical examiner Jack Sta...

• Aug-2009
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"They say dead men don't talk. But if you listen, they do." A 3 A.M. phone call summons LAPD homicide detective Peter Decker to the well-fortified Coyote Ranch compound of billionaire developer Guy Kaffey. A grisly scene awaits: Kaffey and his wife ...

• Aug-2009
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Former FBI agent Sam Delvecchio brings the keen skills of a profiler to his new position as a Mercy Street Foundation operative�"and not a moment too soon. His first assignment, the cold-case murder of a local soup kitchen volunteer, has all the tel...

• Aug-2009
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Close friends since childhood, Kyle, Duncan and Ivan have become rich, successful co-owners of a beautiful Harlem brownstone. The one thing each of them lacks is a special woman to share his life with--until true love steps in to transform three sexy...