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JUNE 2008 (back to top)

	Hotel Liaison JLee Meyer ISBN10: 1-60282-017-1 ISBN13: 978-1-60282-017-3 Price: $15.95 Pages: 240 Release: June 2008 Excerpt	Two women searching through a secret past discover that their brief hotel liaison is only the beginning. Laurel Hoffman, an associate professor of women's studies in Berkeley, struggles to stay on track for tenure while caught up in the last throes of a crumbling relationship with a senior colleague. When she hears of a hotel being renovated and a secret room full of papers about women who once stayed there, she knows she has a potential career-saving article. Stefanie Beresford, the hotel owner, is not exactly receptive when Laurel approaches her about researching the hotel's history, but that doesn't stop her from flirting with the alluring academic. She doesn't need the distraction, but for the first time in her life she wants to take a chance on more than a fleeting encounter. While Laurel can't deny her powerful feelings for Stefanie, she fears she's risking her heart as well as her future if she acts on her desires. But can a simple encounter between two rational adults really be all that dangerous?

	Word of Honor Radclyffe ISBN10: 1-60282-018-X ISBN13: 978-1-60282-018-0 Price: $15.95 Pages: 264 Release: June 2008 Excerpt	All Cameron Roberts and Blair Powell want is a small, intimate wedding, but the paparazzi and a domestic terrorist have other plans. First Daughter Blair Powell and her lover Cameron Roberts, newly appointed deputy director of the Homeland Security Office, escape to a ski chalet in the Rockies after a harrowing attack by members of a domestic terrorism organization. Under orders from the White House, Blair reluctantly allows a member of the "enemy camp," investigative reporter Dana Barnett, to join her inner circle in the hopes of limiting her media exposure. Dana isn't any happier about being pulled from her coverage of the escalating conflict in the Middle East to write a society "fluff piece," although the presence of beautiful Dr. Emory Constantine does make the assignment a little more enticing. With the nation under attack, the world on the verge of war, and their personal lives the focus of intense public scrutiny, Cam and Blair come under fire both publicly and privately when an old nemesis resurfaces intent on finishing his holy mission—to kill Blair Powell. The seventh in the Honor series.

	Finding Home Georgia Beers ISBN10: 1-60282-019-8 ISBN13: 978-1-60282-019-7 Price: $15.95 Pages: 248 Release: June 2008 Excerpt	Rigid and predictable. Sarah Buchanan would never in a million years have used those words to describe herself. Never. But it’s been almost a year since her long-time girlfriend left her for a man, and she’s suddenly realized that those words now describe her with frightening accuracy, along with one more: boring. Deciding it’s time to escape her disaster of a life, at least long enough to turn it around, she takes a temporary position with her company overseas. The hardest part is leaving her blue-eyed dog, Bentley, behind. But at least he’s in the capable hands of her family. She thinks. Natalie Fox is the exact opposite of Sarah. She’s flighty, spontaneous, and lives in The Now. It’s how she's always been and for better or worse, Natalie loves her carefree life. When she finds a stray, skinny, terrified dog with blue eyes outside the coffee shop where she works and decides to adopt him as her own, things seem just about perfect to her. Take two stubborn, polar opposites with an attraction for one another they’re trying desperately to ignore; throw in a couple of wise Italians, a handful of quirky friends, some homemade cannoli, and a far-too-observant dog; stir vigorously, then sit back, relax, and enjoy…

	In Pursuit of Justice Radclyffe ISBN10: 1-60282-061-9 ISBN13: 978-1-60282-061-6 Price: $12.95 Pages: tba Release: June 2008 Ebook edition	In the dynamic double sequel to Shield of Justice and A Matter of Trust, Det. Sgt. Rebecca Frye struggles to return to duty after a near fatal shooting. Joining forces with enigmatic computer consultant J.T. Sloan, Rebecca accepts a temporary assignment with a Federal task force investigating an Internet child pornography ring. Rebecca's obsession with finding her partner's killer and her involvement in the multi-jurisdictional investigation threaten both her life and her new relationship with Doctor Catherine Rawlings. When Catherine becomes professionally involved and an attempt on the life of a task force member ensues, the pursuit of justice becomes a deadly race against time.

JULY 2008 (back to top)

	Warrior's Valor Gun Brooke ISBN10: 1-60282-020-1 ISBN13: 978-1-60282-020-3 Price: $15.95 Pages: 296 Release: July 2008 Excerpt	Environmental activist Dwyn Izsontro and law enforcement officer Emeron D'Artansis instinctively dislike everything about each other, even though the attraction between them is unmistakable. While Dwyn surveys an endangered region of a remote planet with Emeron as her security escort, Ambassador M'Ekar has bribed his guards to facilitate his escape from the planet where he is incarcerated. As part of his escape plan, he kidnaps one of the individuals he holds responsible for his humiliation, Dahlia Jacelon. When a spacecraft carrying unexpected cargo crashes to the surface in the region where Dwyn and Emeron are working, the two women are unexpectedly hurled into a search and rescue mission where the fate of millions rest with their ability to work together. The stakes go up when Rae Jacelon and Kellen O'Dal, the Protectors of the Realm, join in the hunt. Another thrilling saga in the Supreme Constellations romantic sci-fi adventure series.

	A Place to Rest Erin Dutton ISBN10: 1-60282-021-X ISBN13: 978-1-60282-021-0 Price: $15.95 Pages: 240 Release: July 2008 Excerpt	Sawyer Drake has never known what she wants—except it isn't working in the family restaurant, which is what everyone expects. In order to outrun her destiny, or at least delay the inevitable, she bounces from job to job—and woman to woman. Nothing keeps her attention for very long. Nothing, that is, until she meets shy pastry chef, Jori Diamantina. But Jori has no intention of risking the job she loves and a life she's comfortable with for a passing fling with Sawyer, no matter how strong the attraction. Sawyer has no idea what she want from Jori, or from life, but she's about to find out—because Jori makes her want to stop running. A Place to Rest is a touching romance about the beauty of finally discovering where you belong.

	Lethal Affairs Kim Baldwin & Xenia Alexiou ISBN10: 1-60282-022-8 ISBN13: 978-1-60282-022-7 Price: $15.95 Pages: 288 Release: July 2008 Excerpt	Love has never been more lethal. Elite operative Domino is no stranger to peril and impossible situations. Trained all her life to be just as comfortable fighting terrorists as mixing with the gala crowd, she is proficient at playing any role necessary to accomplish her objective and believes the cause sanctifies the means. But her latest assignment to investigate journalist Hayley Ward will test more than her skills, ingenuity, and courage, because this time she faces the ultimate dilemma: a choice between loyalty and love. First in the Elite Operatives romantic intrigue series.

	Falling Star Gill McKnight ISBN10: 1-60282-023-6 ISBN13: 978-1-60282-023-4 Price: $14.95 Pages: 192 Release: July 2008 Excerpt	Solley Rayner hopes a few weeks with her family will help heal her shattered dreams, but she hasn’t counted on meeting a woman who stirs her heart. With her marriage in crisis, Solley Rayner takes her children to the beach house of her sister Janie and Janie's partner Marsha for a much-needed summer break. But all hopes of rest and relaxation are interrupted when a movie stunt crew arrives to film a blockbuster in the bay. Professional stuntwoman Gin Ito, a paparazzi favorite rumored to be a killer in bed, heads up the team of daredevils. When Gin literally drops into Solley’s life, how could the lonely young mother’s interest not be piqued? And what private pain draws Gin Ito inexorably toward the small family and the woman who protects it with all her heart?

	The Caretaker's Daughter Gabrielle Goldsby ISBN10: 1-60282-062-7 ISBN13: 978-1-60282-062-3 Price: $12.95 Pages: tba Release: July 2008 Ebook edition	Amidst the backdrop of a nineteenth century English country estate, two women struggle to find love--and the truth that could either bind them together or tear them apart. Despite the barriers of class and sensibity, Lady Bronte and her groundskeeper Addison find first friendship and then something far deeper on the sweeping estates of Markby. Classic Romance at its most breathtaking.

	Never Wake Gabrielle Goldsby ISBN10: 1-60282-063-5 ISBN13: 978-1-60282-063-0 Price: $12.95 Pages: tba Release: July 2008 Ebook edition	Following an assault, Emma Webster spends two years as a self-sentenced prisoner locked inside her condo, living a lonely but safe existence - at least she thought it was safe until the world outside her window goes still and silent. Troy Nanson, a bicycle messenger, awakens in a hospital with no memory of how she got there or how long she lay unconscious. When her calls for help go unanswered, Troy dials 911, but no one answers. As Troy explores a silent city, her suspicions are confirmed - the rest of the world has fallen asleep, and nothing she does will wake them. Fear and desperation cause Troy's tenuous grip on reality to slip. She's ready to give up, until then she finds Emma. Believing they are the only people awake in the entire world, two women who are as different from each other as they could possibly be, come to depend on one another for safety and sanity—and eventually, much more.

AUGUST 2008 (back to top)

	Homecoming Nell Stark ISBN10: 1-60282-024-4 ISBN13: 978-1-60282-024-1 Price: $15.95 Pages: 248 Release: August 2008 Excerpt	Love is thicker than blood. When Yale student Sarah Storm comes out to her parents, they disown her and withdraw all support for her education. A few days later, Sarah's long-term girlfriend breaks up with her and Sarah loses everything that matters—family, future dreams, and love. Forced to leave Yale with only the contents of her dorm room and the boat of a car bequeathed to her by her grandmother, Sarah scrambles to get her life back on track at the University of Rhode Island. Burying her hurt and disappointment, Sarah throws herself into both her classes and social life. But no one she meets is quite as intriguing as Rory, her new—and apparently straight—roommate. When it becomes clear that her attraction to Rory is mutual, however, Sarah begins to fear that history will repeat itself and she'll end up alone. Will Sarah be able to put aside the betrayals of those she loved and trust again? Or will the consequences of her own coming-out experience get in the way of a new chance at happiness?

	Put Away Wet Susan Smith ISBN10: 1-60282-025-2 ISBN13: 978-1-60282-025-8 Price: $15.95 Pages: 224 Release: August 2008 Excerpt	Jocelyn “Joey” Fellows is having a bad day. At twenty-tow, she’s a college dropout who just got savagely dumped by her ex, Psycho Barbie. Joey works as a waiter in a pretentious, er, upscale Buffalo restaurant, the Heritage Room, with her best friend Steve, a gorgeous serial dater and gay man candy. He’s had enough of Joey crying in her beer over Psycho Barbie, and convinces her to get back on the horse. Joey is adamant that she doesn’t want a relationship. She needs time to heal and find out who she is. Steve informs her that she can find herself and get laid at the same time. With Steve as her psycho-pimp, Joey goes online and posts a personal ad: Newbie seeking erotic adventures. Good-hearted, would-be ethical slut seeks experience. Train me. No men, no cheating, no relationships. Just good clean sexual fun. Joey ends up going on quite a few never-before anticipated adventures, gets licked into shape, and discovers along the way a joy in sexuality, a new sense of self, and a woman, Leela, who teaches her how to embrace life, lust, and laughter.

	Remember Tomorrow Gabrielle Goldsby ISBN10: 1-60282-026-0 ISBN13: 978-1-60282-026-5 Price: $15.95 Pages: 240 Release: August 2008 Excerpt	Two women find that creating a successful relationship rests in remembering the mistakes of the past. Cees Bannigan has all the materials needed to build a happy life-a successful home improvement television show, a new house, and the attention of an intelligent and beautiful woman. So what is she doing at the hospital bedside of Arieanna Simons, the love who had abandoned her a several months before? When she discovers what is behind Arieanna's precipitous withdrawal, Cees must decide if past betrayals can ever be forgiven, even for the promise that tomorrow might hold.

	Simple Justice John Morgan Wilson ISBN10: 1-60282-057-0 ISBN13: 978-1-60282-057-9 Price: $15.95 Pages: 280 Release: August 2008	When a pretty-boy cokehead is murdered outside a gay bar in a working class district of Los Angeles, and a young Latino quickly confesses to the crime, it appears the case is closed. Benjamin Justice, a disgraced former reporter with the Los Angeles Times, is lured out of his alcoholic seclusion to look more deeply into the murder. But why would a teenager confess to a brutal gang initiation killing he didn’t commit? Only Benjamin Justice understands, but with his credibility shattered, no one’s listening. As Justice threads his way through a colorful gallery of suspects, he’s thrust back into the world of gay bars and haunting memories that he’s tried to put behind him since the death of his lover from AIDS six years earlier, an event that precipitated the Pulitzer scandal that destroyed his promising career. With Justice teetering on an emotional brink, his reluctant new partner, Los Angeles Sun reporter Alexandra Templeton, must solve the riddle of Justice’s own dark past to save him. Together, with her deadline looming, they confront the real killer, using every bit of journalistic skill they can muster to pin that person to the crime. Reprint.

	Passion Bay Jennifer Fulton ISBN10: 1-60282-064-3 ISBN13: 978-1-60282-064-7 Price: $12.95 Pages: tba Release: August 2008 Ebook edition	Two women from different ends of the earth discover passion in paradise—a paradise threatened by secrets and impending disaster. Mourning the death of her favorite Aunt, Annabel Worth is stunned to find she has inherited two things--an island in the South Pacific and a mystery that can only be solved by traveling there. Disillusioned with life as a securities trader in Boston, she rashly decides to exchange one world for another. New Zealander Cody Stanton has made the same choice. Dumped by her lover, laid off from her job, she rents a beach villa on remote Moon Island, expecting to take comfort in sea, solitude and simplicity. Then she meets Annabel. Haunted by a secret that threatens to derail her relationship with her mother, Annabel resists their powerful attraction. Cody, too, is burdened with a secret that could destroy the passion growing between them. When Hurricane Mary strikes the island, each woman must make a choice that will change her life forever. A runaway bestseller with seven reprints in its first edition, Passion Bay is now being re-released in a second 'author's cut' edition, extensively revised, updated and expanded. First in the Moon Island Series

	Saving Grace Jennifer Fulton ISBN10: 1-60282-066-X ISBN13: 978-1-60282-066-1 Price: $12.95 Pages: tba Release: August 2008 Ebook edition	Champion swimmer and Olympic hopeful Dawn Beaumont flees to Moon Island after a car crash leaves her haunted by guilt over the death of a passenger, her career in ruins, and her body damaged. Scientist Grace Ramsay welcomes her cute new neighbor, imagining Dawn could be a pleasant diversion from her secret mission to evaluate Moon Island for corporate purchase by a chemicals giant looking for a waste dump far from civilization. But Dawn won't play ball, in fact she denies she is even a lesbian. Beset by troubling nightmares rooted in the past, and increasing ambivalence over her job, Grace sets out to prove otherwise. Meanwhile Annabel Worth, the owner of the island, is determined not to sell her home to a chemicals conglomerate. But then her plane goes down in the Pacific under suspicious circumstances. Second in the Moon Island Series

	The Sacred Shore Jennifer Fulton ISBN10: 1-60282-065-1 ISBN13: 978-1-60282-065-4 Price: $12.95 Pages: tba Release: August 2008 Ebook edition	Successful tech industry survivor Merris Randall does not believe in love at first sight until she meets Olivia Pearce. But Olivia is deeply scarred from a damaging relationship, and has no plans to love again. Thrown together in a sensuous paradise thousands of miles from home, each comes face to face with her destiny. Anthropologist Dr. Glenn Howick is also on Moon Island, but romance is not on her agenda. Chasing the career-making discovery of a lifetime, Glenn must decide whether she can exploit the spirituality of another culture for her own ends. Another moral dilemma looms in the form of her research assistant Riley Mason, a post-grad student whose love for Glenn threatens both her reputation and her most secret self. After five years of bliss, life seems complete for the island's owners, Cody and Annabel. At least Cody thinks so. But Annabel has recently woken up to the sound of her biological clock ticking. With preparations underway for the secret rituals local women perform to celebrate the goddess of the island, the topic is consigned to the back burner. Then Annabel's cousin Melanie shows up with a young baby and a desperate problem. Third in the Moon Island Series

	A Guarded Heart Jennifer Fulton ISBN10: 1-60282-067-8 ISBN13: 978-1-60282-067-8 Price: $12.95 Pages: tba Release: August 2008 Ebook edition	Lauren Douglas never imagined she would wake up one day and find herself the star of the hottest soap on daytime television. But as wholesome, smart and lovely Dr. Kate, she is plastered over the media as a role model and inspiration for young women. Just as she is about to sign a bloated new contract, Lauren is publicly outed. Scrambling for damage control, her father, a Congressman, wants her banished abroad and her network writes her temporarily out of the show in a plane crash. As if the slavering press doesn't have enough to report, a creepy fan enraged by the revelation, shoots her. All of which means zip to FBI Special Agent Pat Roussel, whose hunt for the Kiddy Pageant Killer has consumed every waking moment for three years. Suffering from burnout, and hoping fresh new eyes might come up with a break in the case, Pat reluctantly elects to take a few months leave without pay. The last thing she expects to find herself doing in her time off is an illicit private security gig babysitting a celebrity. Fourth in the Moon Island Series

SEPTEMBER 2008 (back to top)

	Romantic Interludes 1: Discovery eds. Radclyffe & Stacia Seaman ISBN10: 1-60282-027-9 ISBN13: 978-1-60282-027-2 Price: $15.95 Pages: TBA Release: September 2008	When just one happy ending is not enough… An anthology of passionate, sensual love stories about falling in love, being in love, and celebrating the love between women of every age—yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Discover the passion, the thrill, and the heartwarming satisfaction of love time and again with the tales from today’s best-selling romance writers: Ali Vali, Cate Culpepper, Clifford Henderson, Erin Dutton, Gabrielle Goldsby, Gill McKnight, Gun Brooke, JD Glass, Jennifer Harris, JLee Meyer, Jove Belle, Julie Cannon, Kim Baldwin, Larkin Rose, Lee Lynch, Lisa Girolami, Meghan O'Brien, Merry Shannon, MJ Williamz, Nell Stark, Rachel Spangler, and Radclyffe.

	Cooper's Deale KI Thompson ISBN10: 1-60282-028-7 ISBN13: 978-1-60282-028-9 Price: $15.95 Pages: TBA Release: September 2008	Two would-be lovers and a decidedly inopportune murder spell trouble, no matter which way the cards fall. Nothing ever seems to go right in Addy Cooper’s life. To begin with, she loses her job in California when her boss is arrested for importing Russian brides and exporting bootleg copies of yet-to-be-released movies. Her partner dumps her for the butch UPS delivery driver. And to top it all off, the grandmother who raised Addy and Tommy,her mentally disabled brother, dies suddenly when a piece of space debris the size of a Kenmore dishwasher lands on her, killing her instantly. Returning to the small town she grew up in, Addy is forced to support herself and Tommy by taking on boarders. Her life appears to be returning to normal until she finds herself caught between two love interests, both of whom suspect her of murder. What more can go wrong? Plenty.

	Truth Behind the Mask Lesley Davis ISBN10: 1-60282-029-5 ISBN13: 978-1-60282-029-6 Price: $15.95 Pages: TBA Release: September 2008	High above the city, a young guardian searches for the enemy...and finds love. In a city rife with evil, masked protectors secretly watch over the inhabitants, keeping the citizens safe while hiding their own identity. One young Sentinel, however, violates her oath and loses her heart to the woman she is charged to protect. By day, Pagan Osborne is a shy security specialist working in the family business. By night, as a Sentinel, she fulfills a greater family legacy and battles the criminals who threaten Chastilian's peace. Erith Baylor, a fiery young woman with her own secrets to hide, is drawn to Pagan's quiet charm and silent strength. But with so many secrets between them, their attraction could break the ties of family and finally reveal the truth behind the mask.

	I Dare You Larkin Rose ISBN10: 1-60282-030-9 ISBN13: 978-1-60282-030-2 Price: $14.95 Pages: TBA Release: September 2008	Sex is the perfect escape, until it holds you captive. Sexy stripper by night, staid corporate raider by day, Kelsey’s not looking for love, only sex and power. Then rough, tough karate champion Jordan walks into her life and dares her to risk her heart on a night of searing passion. Two women caught in an inferno of desire struggle on the brink of love while secrets from their past—and a stalker obsessed with Kelsey—threaten to destroy them. Will the fire burning between them forge a love strong enough to survive, or will the dare lead to heartbreak—or worse? I Dare You is a journey into the seething realm of obsession, lust, and desire.

	Revision of Justice John Morgan Wilson ISBN10: 1-60282-058-9 ISBN13: 978-1-60282-058-6 Price: $15.95 Pages: TBA Release: September 2008	When reporter Alexandra Templeton drags Benjamin Justice to a party thrown by a legendary Hollywood screenwriting instructor, they stumble into the murder of Reza Jafari, a young, wannabe screenwriter with more enemies that completed scripts. The prime suspect is the victim’s roommate, Danny Romero, a young man who will die of AIDS in jail, unless Justice can solve the mystery first, and allow Danny the dignified death he desperately wants. Among the other suspects: a macho Australian action director, with his own dark secrets and a career in decline; a former starlet, now the voluptuous widow of a recently deceased studio executive, who has a good reason to want the victim dead; a high-powered female agent, as button-downed and driven as she is deceptive; a Persian restaurant owner, the victim’s devoutly Muslim father, who has a troubling violent streak; and an up-and-coming lesbian film producer, as tough as she is smart. His search for clues takes Justice into musty Hollywood film archives, and between the lines of several screenplays, while putting his own life in grave danger. After the murder of an elderly screenwriter who used Reza Jafari as a younger "front" to pitch his scripts, the murder plot shifts into high gear, propelling Justice and Templeton into a raging fire that consumes the Hollywood Hills, burning steadily toward the famous Hollywood Sign—and the identity of a cold-blooded killer. Reprint.

	Lake Effect Snow C.P. Rowlands E-ISBN10: 1-60282-068-6 E-ISBN13: 978-160282-068-5 E-Price: $10.95 ******* P-ISBN10: 1-60282-069-4 P-ISBN13: 978-160282-069-2 Print-Price: $15.95 Pages: TBA Release: September 2008	Renowned international news correspondent Annie T. Booker has covered Iraq for over three years when a friend and colleague is killed, and Annie is injured in Baghdad. Exhausted, she returns stateside to recover. However, life at home is not the sanctuary it has always been. Her name is on an Iraqi hit list, her partner of ten years has left, she is betrayed by a friend, and her TV network wants the FBI in her life full time. When the danger escalates, senior FBI agent Sarah Moore is assigned to her case. Annie and Sarah struggle to stay one step ahead of disaster as Annie’s life becomes the war zone she once reported on.

OCTOBER 2008 (back to top)

	Night Call Radclyffe ISBN10: 1-60282-031-7 ISBN13: 978-1-60282-031-9 Price: $15.95 Pages: TBA Release: October 2008	Medivac helicopter pilot Jett McNally's heart belongs to an Army officer she left behind in Afghanistan, and good-time anesthesiologist Tristan Holmes is no substitute, except possibly in bed. When Jett comes home from the war and destruction in the Middle East, everyone she knows thinks she should be happy. How can she explain she left a big part of her life behind, including her heart? Flying and the adrenaline-rush of a crisis are the only things that make her happy, and she volunteers to fly night call where all the action is. So maybe once in a while she takes a few chances. Hey, that's life, right? Dr. Tristan Holmes is an expert at two things—high risk anesthesia and pleasing women. Sure she plans on settling down—later—like in ten years. Until then, life is meant to be lived, and Jett McNally really gets her engines revving. Since she isn't looking for anything more than a good time, Tris can't understand why it bothers her so much that Jett isn't either. After all, why spoil a great relationship by getting serious? High-stakes medical drama, life on the edge, and love in the fast lane—it's all just routine for Night Call.

	Uncharted Passage Julie Cannon ISBN10: 1-60282-032-5 ISBN13: 978-1-60282-032-6 Price: $15.95 Pages: TBA Release: October 2008	Two women on a vacation that turns deadly face down one of nature's most ruthless killers—and find themselves falling in love. Refusing to allow her absent lover to ruin her vacation in an exotic corner of Thailand, Emily Stone determines to set her private disappointment aside and enjoy herself—until a natural disaster strikes and turns her world upside down. Major Hayden Caldwell plans to escape the restrictions of her job for a rare few days of freedom when she and Emily are forced into the fight of their lives. Together, Hayden and Emily face death, disease, despair, and imminent death, and find in themselves and each other the strength to deny the tsunami two more victims. But can their intense bond survive outside of the extreme situation in which it was forged? Uncharted Passage is the story of two women who face one of life’s deadliest challenges and find their hearts forever changed.

	Split the Aces Jove Belle ISBN10: 1-60282-033-3 ISBN13: 978-1-60282-033-3 Price: $14.95 Pages: TBA Release: October 2008	In the neon glare of Sin city, two women ride a wave of passion that threatens to consume them in a world of fast money and fast times. It’s lust at first sight for blackjack dealer Rae Sutherland and conventioneer Cori Romero. Rae wants more from life than the constant shuffling of cards in a smoke-filled casino, but for now, she revels in the excesses of life and appreciates the never-ending parade of women at the tables. Cori is looking for something besides her day-to-day grind and aching for a new adventure, but doesn’t expect to find it on the Vegas strip. Fueled by the encouragement of friends and Captain Morgan, she auditions for a singing gig and her path inevitably crosses Rae’s. In spite of themselves, their relationship develops into something deeper than the initial intoxication of attraction, but both wonder if it's worth the gamble.

	Run to Me Lisa Girolami ISBN10: 1-60282-034-1 ISBN13: 978-1-60282-034-0 Price: $14.95 Pages: TBA Release: October 2008	Burned by the four-letter word called love, the only thing Beth Standish wants to do is flee for—or maybe from—her life. In the middle of the night Beth takes her favorite running shoes and a flyer for the upcoming