Books Published in October 2009

• Oct-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...

• Oct-2009
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Too hot to handle, too strong to deny... Dominic Montoya was darkly handsome and, oh, so dangerous to know. Cleo knew he was strictly off-limits. But she couldn't turn her back on him altogether; he had information that could change her whole...

• Nov-2009
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Sleeping with the enemy just might have its own rewards Dana Birch vowed never to put herself at the mercy of a powerful man. She became a deputy so that she could take care of herself and protect those she loves. Especially her best friends, the Ti...

• Oct-2009
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Danielle Steel sweeps us from a Manhattan courtroom to the Deep South in her powerful new novel -- at once a behind-closed-doors look into the heart of a family and a tale of crime and punishment. Eleven years have passed since Alexa Hamilton left t...

• Nov-2009
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Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride, better known as Max, knows what it's like to soar above the world. She and all the members of the 'Flock'--Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman and Angel--are just like ordinary kids--only they have wings and can fly. It may seem...

• Nov-2009
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In the Montana wilderness of 1910, Lincoln Creed is up against more than rustlers, wolves and winter storms. His young daughter, Gracie, has needs beyond the beans and bacon he can barely cook.. The widowed rancher must find Gracie a suitable governe...

• Nov-2009
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THE ONLY SINGLE WOMAN IN STONE CREEK Everyone in Ashley O'Ballivan's life is marrying and starting families -- except her. But what date can compare to Jack McCall, the man who broke her heart years ago? And now he's mysteriously back. But he isn't...

• Oct-2009
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Eve Duncan is closer than ever to discovering the truth about her missing daughter in BLOOD GAME. TO WHET A KILLER'S APPETITE When a Georgia senator's daughter is found dead and drained of blood, Eve enters the world of a twisted psychopath -- a man...

• Oct-2009
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One mind-blowing kiss. That was all Ellie Weston shared with her neighbor and crush one summer, before he angrily discovered she'd approached him on a dare. Ten years later, Ellie is back at her great-aunt's lake house, and so is Uriel Lassiter -- st...

• Oct-2009
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After Special Agent Holly Barker lets an international terrorist slip through her fingers for a second time, the CIA thinks she might want a long vacation. So Holly returns to her hometown of Orchid Beach, Florida, where she was police chief for many...

• Oct-2009
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Bubbly midwife Hayley Hamilton has lost her heart to the intoxicating man she spent one magical night with -- a man she has been completely unable to forget! So imagine her surprise when taking a job as a housekeeper leads her to exactly where she ne...

• Oct-2009
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Reunited under the mistletoe When E.R. doctor and confirmed bachelor Daniel Buchannan is left in charge of his brother's kids for a few days he needs help and fast. There's only one person Daniel can turn to -- Stella. Stella's hear...

• Oct-2009
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Maureen Davenport lives for Christmas -- and there's nothing more magical than Christmas on Willow Lake. The prim librarian is finally getting her chance to direct Avalon's annual holiday pageant, and she's determined to make it truly spectacular....

• Oct-2009
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When the Spellplague ravages Faerûn, Drizzt and his companions are caught in the chaos. Seeking out the help of the priest Cadderly�"the hero of the recently reissued series The Cleric Quintet�"Drizzt finds himself facing his most powerful and elu...

• Oct-2009
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Sparkling days, crackling fires, long steamy nights. . .Christmas is all about making memories. In three delicious tales of seduction and romance, New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster brings you all the pleasures of the season--and then some...

• Oct-2009
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Mills & Boon Three weeks in the boss’s bed! Lucy Proctor watches the women who come and go in Aristotle Levakis’ life. She has no desire to join them, despite Ari’s devastating good-looks, and is perfectly content as his assistant or so she t...

• Oct-2009
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She's been called "side-splittingly funny" (Publishers Weekly), "a blast of fresh air" (Washington Post), and "a winner" (Glamour). She is, of course, Janet Evanovich, the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum mys...

• Oct-2009
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APB: LOOKING FOR THE LAST CORBETT BACHELOR A woman in trouble was like the call of a siren for any of the Corbett boys. And while Dede Chamberlain was in big trouble, she was off-limits to Lantry Corbett. But Dede was desperate and didn't have time t...

• Oct-2009
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For many years Detective Harry Bosch has known Fortune Liquors, a small store in tough south L.A. A matchbook he once picked up there had a motto -- Happy is the man who finds refuge in himself -- that guided him through some of his darkest days. Now...

• Oct-2009
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Eve is pregnant with your baby. The anonymous tip leads undercover DEA agent Adam Serrano back to his lost love, Eve Walters. The gorgeous veterinarian had stormed out of his life upon discovering the "truth" about his identity. Though it nearly k...

• Oct-2009
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In his epic saga of bloodshed and bullets, USA Today bestseller William Johnstone follows the violent trail of gunfighting legend Frank Morgan. Now this lone hero is about to come face to face with another kind of legend -- one that stalks the woods ...

• Oct-2009
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She's always been his destiny. Three days after arriving in Galveston, newly widowed Sage McMurray is furious. She'd been gone from Texas long enough to forget what it takes to survive on the frontier, and finds herself taken hostage in a ...

• Oct-2009
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Behind on her bills, B&B owner Hope receives an unlikely guest -- stranded solicitor Danny, who’s been threatening to put her out of business. Hope’s staff sees more fire than fight in the sparks that fly as they try and bring Hope and Danny toge...

• Oct-2009
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Wanted: her body...to make a baby James Logan knew it was time to take a wife and produce an heir. Megan was perfect for his plans: shy, unworldly and quickly seduced by the Sydney advertising tycoon's devilish charm. She was pregnant on their...

• Oct-2009
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When an exquisitely crafted, authentic imperial Faberge egg mysteriously shows up at Laurel Swann's home studio, she knows it can only be from one person -- her father, who has drifted in and out of her life for as long as she can remember. But this ...

• Oct-2009
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Previously published as The Secret Sisters by Ann Maxwell May 1993. The Search For Her Sister Could Cost A Woman Her Life Christy McKenna, the smartest fashion writer in New York, thought she'd escaped her childhood in the impoverished rura...

• Nov-2009
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Virgin -- bedded by the sheikh Rafiq Al Kamil, heir to the desert kingdom of Zatara, thinks innocent Gabby will be the perfect convenient wife for his brother. But Gabby isn't as biddable as she seems... Now Rafiq will have to persuade her!...

• Oct-2009
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The virgin's awakening... Set up against her will as a potential Arabian queen for the notorious Sheikh Karim, unworldly Eva has a plan to deter the desert king. She will convince him she's a modern, sexually experienced woman -- and defin...

• Oct-2009
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For whom the wedding bells toll... Much as it goes against the grain, Agatha Raisin is trying to be a good sport. Even though her ex-husband James Lacey's upcoming marriage to the beautiful Felicity Bross-Tilkington fills her heart with dread, she t...

• Oct-2009
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Phoebe's betrothal to Spiros Petronides' brother meant she was forbidden, and honor was the code the Greek billionaire lived by. But with one kiss Spiros knew he had to claim her as his! Hero: Spiros Petronides Heroine: Phoebe Leonides...

• Oct-2009
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Passion and murder have never been so intimately acquainted. With an ex-husband trying her last nerve and a daughter growing increasingly estranged, homicide detective Jordan Sampson needs a break. She hopes attending her fifteen-year high school ...

• Oct-2009
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In the Greek sun, his dark eyes glitter like diamonds... Self-made millionaire Theo Pantheras has pulled himself up by the bootstraps, so he can have anything his heart desires. There is just one thing he wants: his long-lost son. Theo is no longer...

• Oct-2009
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While competing in a fishing tournament in a remote area of northern Minnesota, Virgil Flowers receives a call from Lucas Davenport to investigate a brutal murder at a nearby resort for women only. As Virgil begins investigating, he finds a web of co...

• Oct-2009
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ONE TEXAS CHRISTMAS CHANGED EVERYTHING... Despite his dark past and dangerous edge, Jordan Taylor fell for the helpless infant left on his Texas doorstep with a frantic plea for help. The millionaire security agent had built a fortress around baby G...

• Oct-2009
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A knock on Spenser's office door can only mean one thing: a new case. This time the visitor is a local lawyer with an interesting story. Elizabeth Shaw specializes in wills and trusts at the Boston law firm of Shaw & Cartwright, and over the years sh...

• Oct-2009
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He will claim his son! Gabriella Ramos-Viera fell for Dante's raw masculinity and ended up pregnant and alone -- with no choice but to return home in shame. Tough corporate raider Dante Orsini has set his sights on a huge Brazilian ranch. H...

• Oct-2009
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A heartwarming and inspirational Christmas novel in the tradition of The Christmas Box, Grace, The Gift, and Finding Noel. The New York Times bestselling author of The Christmas Box and The Walk series returns with a holiday novel of hope, love, and ...

• Oct-2009
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The yuletide season in Lake Eden, Minnesota, guarantees a white Christmas, delectable holiday goodies from Hannah Swensen's bakery, The Cookie Jar -- and murder. As a shadow hangs over her friends' Christmas wedding, Hannah's determined to cook a kil...

• Nov-2009
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Lightning-struck sleuth Harper Connelly and her stepbrother Tolliver take a break from looking for the dead to visit the two little girls they both think of as sisters. But, as always happens when they travel to Texas, memories of their horrible chil...

• Oct-2009
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A BRIDE FOR ARNBOROUGH HALL When Joanna Logan meets gorgeous gardener March Aubrey he makes her heart flutter. But then she's shocked to discover that not only does March manage the gardens of Arnborough Hall, he owns the entire estate! This chang...

• Oct-2009
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The King Claims His Heir It was supposed to be a last meeting to sign divorce papers. Then passion overtook them and Maggie King walked away with more than just a legal decree -- she was pregnant with the child Justice King had always refused to giv...

• Oct-2009
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Gentleman wanted -- for a scandalous assignation. A wife embarks on infidelity in this charming Victorian romance from the #1 bestselling author. Lady Amelia's Secret Lover is a historical romance novel with a decidedly modern bent: Lady Amelia ...

• Oct-2009
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Following a terrifying encounter, a beautiful young woman flees her quiet English countryside in search of a new life. She adopts the initial M as her name and embarks on a journey that will lead her onto the catwalks of Paris to New York, where she ...

• Oct-2009
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In a half-built mansion in Los Angeles, a watchman stumbles onto the bodies of a young couple -- murdered and left in a gruesome postmortem embrace. Veteran homicide cop Milo Sturgis is shocked at the sight: a twisted crime that only Milo and psychol...

• Oct-2009
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'TIS THE SEASON FOR SEDUCTION It is the most anticipated event of the ton: the annual holiday ball at Hartwell House. The music is elegant, the food exquisite, and the guest list absolutely exclusive. Some come looking for love. Some will do almost ...

• Oct-2009
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It is the week before Christmas. A tanking economy has prompted Dr. Kay Scarpetta -- despite her busy schedule and her continuing work as the senior forensic analyst for CNN -- to offer her services pro bono to New York City's Office of the Chief Med...

• Oct-2009
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Lady Cicely Bowen, daughter of the Earl of Leighton, is sent away by her father when her jealous stepmother threatens her safety. Soon the exiled Cicely becomes best friends with Lady Joan Beaufort, the king's cousin-and when Joan is married to King ...

• Oct-2009
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A lady untamed... Lady Nicole Daughtry has vowed never to be vulnerable to any man. Despite the many suitors vying for the dazzling beauty's hand, she has seen the damage love can inflict and wants no part of it. Until she meets Lucas Paine, Marques...

• Oct-2009
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The holidays are heating up—with seven wickedly sensual stories guaranteed to spice up those chilly winter nights!

A psychology student goes online hoping to live out her steamiest fantasy—and ends up on a hot mystery date with ...

• Oct-2009
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If a duke fell in love with her, it would be the talk of the town! Their passion was meant to deceive...but it ended up consuming them, heart and soul. Kate Bergeron is the beautiful and mysterious former mistress of a cloth merchant...and the la...