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June Newsletter
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 Forbidden
Territory by Paula
Graves, Harlequin
Intrigue, ISBN: 0373229267
Walking away wasn’t an option. For Lily
Browning, there was no escaping the visions that had haunted her all her
life. And now a little girl’s desperate cry for help had brought
enigmatic, disturbingly masculine Lieutenant McBride to her door...
McBride didn’t have time for psychics. He had a kidnapper to catch.
But the woman with the golden eyes seemed to see things no one else could--including
his own tragic secret. With a child’s life at stake, he had to trust
Lily...even as each step plunged them deeper into danger and into the uncharted
territory of irresistible desire....
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 Serial
Bride by Ann
Voss Peterson, Harlequin
Intrigue, Wedding Mission, ISBN: 0373229259
After her sister vanished without a trace on her
very own wedding day, Sylvie Hayes would stop at nothing to find the only
family she’d ever known. Then Bryce Walker appeared, claiming to
have answers. One look at the striking attorney made Sylvie long
for his help--and for his touch. Now, working with Bryce and his most notorious
client, an incarcerated serial killer who was shockingly linked to this
case, made Sylvie wonder just how much she knew about her past…and just
how likely a happy wedding day would be in her own future...
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 Automatic
Proposal by Kelsey
Roberts, Harlequin
Intrigue, Miami Confidential, ISBN: 0373229216
Keeping her work with Miami Confidential secret had never been a problem for skilled agent Julia Garcia. Then Luke Young, the man she left standing at the altar after a sting operation, reappeared in her life, demanding answers. With the kidnapping of her best friend, Julia had
to maintain her cover at the Weddings Your Way salon or jeopardize the
case. Yet their intense chemistry, combined with Luke's probing questions,
had Julia torn between commitment to her job and to her heart. But
once Luke became an unknown enemy's target, Julia vowed she'd do whatever
it took to keep her former fiancé safe...or die trying.
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 Slater
House by Patricia
Rosemoor, Harlequin
Intrigue, Eclipse, ISBN: 0373229240
Buried within the walls of Slater House lived a tale of lost love and not-so-accidental death. And it would bring high-society Slater heiress Melanie Pierce to the sprawling estate to meet the only thing money couldn't buy--a family she never knew existed. Ross Bennet was an architect who knew more about the house than he was saying. But did even he know the truth behind the Slater Curse that continued to diminish the family's numbers? With only each other to trust, Melanie and Ross sought to escape the tragic past. But could they do it before their chance for a future together was forever destroyed? |
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What, for you, is the best part of writing an Intrigue and why? Give us an example from your next book. B.J.
Daniels:
Delores Fossen: For me, the best part of writing an Intrigue is developing both the romance and suspense while maintaining a brisk pace that will hopefully keep the reader turning the pages. It's a fun challenge to get all of that to come together. In my upcoming July Intrigue, The Cradle Files, there are a lot of tense scenes with bullets flying, and the hero and heroine are running for their lives. Still, I had to balance the suspense with enough tender moments so they'd have time to fall in love. The hero, Sgt. Garrett O'Malley, is very much an alpha guy so he was awesome during those scenes with bullets, and I had to allow him to be equally awesome when it came to winning over the heroine.
Mallory Kane: For me, the best part of writing an Intrigue is the opportunity to indulge three of my favorite things--writing, happily-ever-after, and spine-chilling suspense. Before I was published by Intrigue, my critique partners were always frustrated with me because everything I wrote turned out to include a life-or-death situation. I struggled to write love stories, but no -- in my world a major part of the reading or writing experience is the triumph over death or danger. In Covert Makeover (Jul 2006), the third book in the Miami Confidential , I got to indulge my favorite things in an exciting story of kidnapping, secrets, past trauma, danger and true love. Ahhh!
Sylvie Kurtz: he best part of writing an Intrigue for me is to go somewhere I've never gone, do something I've never done, get to know people I wouldn't otherwise get to know, and learn something new. In Pull of the Moon (Dec 2006), I got to learn about TV production, ghost hunting techniques, Legionnaire's Disease, and visit a new corner of New Hampshire I'd never been to.
Dana Marton: I love writing for Intrigue because of the freedom the line allows me. There is room to develop the suspense plot in addition to the romance and no topics or locations are off limit. And I have to confess, I love Intrigue for the other Intrigue writers. I've been reading their books for years and it's an honor to be counted among them finally :-). My August release, Bridal Op, is part of a four- book continuity--Miami Confidential. I got to discover South America and work with three of my favorite authors. It doesn't get better than that!
Julie Miller: Oh, gosh, there are a lot of things I love about writing an Intrigue--the intellectual challenge of piecing together a mystery; creating those larger than life heroes and finding the heroines to match them; slam-bam action; the payoff of seeing a villain getting his just desserts and more. But I suppose as far as the actual writing, the best part is when I get to that climactic black moment where mystery, danger and emotional angst collide. For me, that scene is almost cathartic, and I can tell I've set the characters up right if it puts me through an emotional ringer to see my hero and heroine acknowledging the depth of their feelings and needs, even when they're forced to put them aside in the interest of justice and/or survival. In my October Intrigue, Baby Jane Doe, Commissioner Shauna Cartwright and Detective Eli Masterson share forbidden feelings that just aren't allowed in a police department hierarchy. But the answers to an unsolved murder and the vengeance of a mysterious stalker reveal themselves just as Shauna and Eli give in to their attraction. It'll probably cost him his career--but Eli will break any and every rule--he'll break his own heart and let her go--if it means keeping Shauna alive and keeping her family safe. I loved writing that scene--lots of action, a flare of passion, imminent danger and a touching, noble parting. I was worn out when that one was done!
Ann Voss Peterson: The best part of writing an Intrigue for me is writing that moment at the end of the story when both the suspense and the romance are at their most intense. When my hero and heroine are on the edge of losing everything, including their lives and the love they've discovered, and there's no way out. Writing this part is all the more exciting because I usually don't know the way out, either. That's what happened in my June 2006 Intrigue, Serial Bride. I had no idea how Sylvie and Bryce were going to find their happy ending. It took me a lot of long walks with my dog and panicked worrying before the answer presented itself. But when it all came together, there was nothing more satisfying! Kelsey Roberts: I love the plotting process. It's always fun to work out the twists and turns tossed at the characters. Writing Absolute Proposal, (Jun 2006), added another element since it was part of a four- book continuity I was lucky enough to do with three other talented Intrigue authors (always fun)! In that situation, you have to balance the needs of your story with the continuity elements that connect the series.
Patricia Rosemoor: Intrigue gives me the freedom to experiment within the romantic suspense subgenre. I get to explore new ideas such as that of genetic memory, which plays a large part in my current Intrigue. When Chicago documentary filmmaker Melanie Pierce is told about a family she didn't know she had, she faces her mother, who is too afraid to tell her the truth about the past. Melanie is afraid for her -- what happened to make her mother disappear from her own family? Only one way to find out. Melanie heads for Slater House (Jun 2006), whose walls seem to talk. There she relives the past -- her mother's, through genetic memories. A very fun premise to follow.
Dani Sinclair: Beautiful Beast (Aug 2006) started out with a very simple idea. An inept female burglar breaks into the home of a scary, sexy, dangerous man. What would compel a woman to do this? What is this man hiding? Why would these two people form a bond to stay alive? And how does that bond become something deeper? This is what makes an intrigue exciting to write and read for me - romance, danger and adventure. Intrigues have it all.
Rebecca York: I love writing Intrigues because I love writing about a man and a woman falling in love against a background of suspense and danger. I love the urgency that the danger gives to the romance and to the sexual sparks between the hero and heroine. In my next Intrigue, Chain Reaction (Oct 2006) I'm doing something a little different, though. My hero and heroine are married, but their marriage is in trouble. Then, after Gage is framed for murder and on the run from the police, Lily comes to realize how much she cares for him. |
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| Sylvie Kurtz sends congratulations to Nina
Wright, the May winner. She will receive a copy of Ms. Longshot
and some horse stationery.
Julie Miller is pleased to announce the winners
of her Spring Cleaning contest: Suzanne Kresel of New York who won
a set of four Blazes, including Ms. Miller's award-winning military romances;
Sara Wilson of Virginia who won a set of anthologies, including the award-winning
Cornered;
and Cynthia Willingham of South Dakota who won the complete 7-book Taylor
Clan series Ms. Miller wrote for Harlequin Intrigue. She sends thanks
to everyone who entered--and congratulations to the winners.
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Special events during the Romance Writers of America National Conference in Atlanta, Georgia (Marriott Marquis)
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| Mallory
Kane: Mallory's new contest is for the
chance to win a copy of Heir To Secret Memories, her second
book. Visit her website
to enter. Contest ends June 30.
Sylvie Kurtzoffers her readers a chance to win a signed copy of Ms. Longshot and a horse magnet. Check her website for more details. Dana Marton is pleased to announce that Camouflage Heart (Harlequin Intrigue) is a finalist for the Daphne Du Maurier Award. Rebecca York: Ruth (Rebecca) will autograph and send a copy of Till Death Us Do Part to the winner of a drawing on July 7, 2006. To be eligible for the drawing, send an email to: Ruth, mentioning "Contest #37" in the subject line. And please provide (1) an address to send the book if you win and (2) the name of your favorite heroine from a Rebecca York book. Just one contest entry per person will be counted. Contest ends July 7.
Watch for our contests at NovelTalk as well! |
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