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August Newsletter
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 Mysterious
Circumstances by Rita
Herron,
ISBN: 0373228619
Would the mysterious circumstances that brought them together also tear them apart? FBI Agent Craig Horn had his hands full investigating a series of suspicious deaths. Complicating matters, he'd finally met his match in feisty reporter Olvia Thornbird. But while trying to get her scoop, Olivia becomes the victim of dangerous threats -- and honor demands Craig offer his protection. But as they join forces to draw out a killer, Olivia's tempting eyes and tantalizing lips soon becomes a distraction he can't afford. |
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 Going
to Extremes by Amanda
Stevens,
Big Sky Bounty Hunters, ISBN: 0373228627
Aidan Campbell instinctively flew into the fray when the authorities rallied the troops to catch a gang of escaped convicts. Yet, as the adventurous bounty hunter scoured the storm-swept terrain with his teammates, he unexpectedly found himself rescuing a blond beauty dangling precariously from a cliff. His protective nature kicked into high gear when Kaitlyn Wilson's fragmented memories recalled a grisly crime carried out by the very militia members he hunted. After Aidan spirited the fiercely independent investigative reporter away to a safe house, it seemed pointless to battle their potent attraction in the passionate afterglow. But when Kaitlyn's nose for the news lured her to trouble, could a heroic, high-speed helicopter chase prevent a full-scale catastrophe? |
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 Seeking
Asylum by Mallory
Kane,
Ultimate Agents, ISBN: 0373228635
As one of the Bureau's top criminal profilers, it was Eric Baldwyn's job to get inside killers' heads. Only, this time, the crazed shooter who'd taken a beautiful doctor hostage was Eric's brother--the identical twin he'd long thought dead. Being abducted by her own patient was terrifying enough. Now the man who'd just rescued her needed Dr. Rachel Harper's help. Assuming his brother's identity to infiltrate a conspiracy inside a mental hospital, Eric Baldwyn was about to embark on the most dangerous mission of his life. And as danger fanned the flames of irresistible desire, much more than Rachel's career would be on the line... |
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 Urban
Sensation by Debra
Webb,
Eclipse, ISBN: 0373228643
Detective Rowen O'Connor never expected she'd come face-to-face with Evan Hunter—the enigmatic man who'd broken her heart years ago—especially not while working a murder investigation that left the city of Boston overrun with panic. With no clues and a string of strange, sinister killings, suddenly Rowen became a madman's next target. And it was crystal clear she and Evan had become pawns in a very deadly game.... Now with only each other to trust, Evan and Rowen had to overcome danger—and their long-buried desire — before their chances for a future were destroyed forever. |
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 Relentless
by Jan Hambright,
ISBN: 0373228651
Finding the carjacker who'd killed his wife and child was ex-homicide cop Mick Jacoby's number one priority. Rumor had it a member of the Robear family was involved, but for five years all leads had gone nowhere. Until a routine auto-theft investigation led Mick to gorgeous Kate Robear. A repo agent fleeing her family's dark legacy, Kate's only crime was being in the wrong place at the wrong time. But the heart-stealing cop in the leather jacket refused to let her out of his sight...especially when the attempts on Kate's life began. Now, teamed up with Mick to stop a relentless killer, Kate was facing a risk she hadn't reckoned on: falling passionately, hopelessly in love. ROMANTIC TIMES TOP PICK - "A sassy heroine and a hot hero heat up the pages of Jan Hambright's Relentless (4 1/2). This wild, action-packed adventure entertains with wonderful twists, hair-raising escapes and a delightfully unpredictable ending." -- Reviewed by Susan Mitchell |
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 Eye
of a Hunter by Sylvie Kurtz,
The Seekers, ISBN: 037322866X
Grayson Reed reinvented himself so thoroughly that even his fellow Seekers don't realize he's grown up less than an hour from Seekers, Inc. headquarters. When a madman hunts the woman he loved and left behind, Gray will have to revisit his painful past to protect Abbie. |
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Rita Herron: My favorite villain is the killer in my single title romantic suspense, A Breath Away, (May 05). I loved writing him because he was truly psychotic, had nervous ticks, and really believed that he was justified in doing what he was doing, even though he was very sick and twisted. He was a fascinating character to write. I also like the villain in my August Intrigue, Mysterious Circumstances, because he's actually very ingenious, collaborates for his cause instead of being an individual, and also believes his purpose justifies his means. His unique way of killing brands him as special in my book and also is a different twist from anything I've done so far. Hope you enjoy it!
Mallory Kane: I love writing smart, diabolical villains. I also love writing villains who are psychopaths or sociopaths. One of my favorite villains was Gerard Fontenot in my premier Intrigue The Lawman Who Loved Her. To me he's the quintessential diabolical sociopath. I hope one day to write a sequel and use Fontenot again. In my current release, Seeking Asylum, (Ultimate Agents, Book 3, Aug 05), the villain is a powerful, brilliant man, and he truly believes that the end justifies the means, as horrendous as his means are.
Susan Kearney: My favorite villains are smart and have an agenda. In my current series, the villains are an ancient race called the Zin. In my July book for Tor titled The Dare we only know that the Zin are ancient enemies of the race that seeded the galaxy--and when ancient guardians are recalled, it leaves the galaxy open to invasion by the Zin. It's a good thing the hero and heroine are more than up for the task of reprogramming these ancient machines. But the villain is not destroyed, but waiting for The Ultimatum and another chance to wreak havoc.
Sylvie Kurtz: Villains are just plain fun to write. You can take your bad guy's worst pains and disappointments and let him take all the wrong paths as he tries to "fix" what ails him. In Eye of a Hunter (The Seekers Book 3, Aug 05), Rafe tries to build the family and respect he's always wanted by manipulation and coercion and it leaves him feeling lonelier than ever. In Pride of a Hunter (The Seekers Book 4, Sep 05), Warren seeks revenge against his mother's neglect against other single mothers, but even making them hurt doesn't heal his wounds.
Julie Miller: I suppose my favorite Intrigue villain ever was Emmett Raines from my very first Intrigue, One Good Man. Emmett was a clever chameleon whose intimidating intellect was focused entirely on revenge. He even took out lesser villains to get to the object of his revenge--the heroine. The fact that he was so driven, so cold, so smart required a super-courageous heroine and a hero tough enough and smart enough to not just match him, but beat him. Emmett was definitely larger than life. Of course, Boone Fowler, the leader of the Montana Militia for a Free America, the super villain in Intrigue's Big Sky Bounty Hunter mini-series, is a bit larger than life himself. Very smart. Very resourceful. Very large and in charge. But what I think made him so interesting to write (and scary!) was his motivation--he truly believes in his political agenda. What he's willing to do in the name of patriotism makes him a super villain in my book. Look for Boone to show up in Forbidden Captor, Big Sky Bounty Hunters Book 4 (Nov 05).
Ann Voss Peterson: I love villains! Maybe it says something about me, but I adore figuring out why they do the things they do. And I love how a great villain can push a hero and heroine to heroism of which they never believed themselves capable. My upcoming book, Marital Privilege, (Oct 05), has a great villain. A "big man" in the Russian mob who also happens to be the father my hero sent to prison years before. He's a brutal man who has triumphed over brutal circumstances. But my favorite villain of all time has to be serial killer Dryden Kane from Accessory to Marriage (Jan 02), and next summer he's back! Dryden Kane, and all the research I did to create him, has given me nightmares for years--and it's going to take three books to bring him to justice. So be sure to look over your shoulder in June, July and August of 2006!
Kelsey Roberts: I love villains, all villains, since I firmly believe the stronger the villain, the stronger the the hero and heroine must be to thwart them. My personal favorite type of villain is the villain motivated by revenge. This type of character allows me to spend a great deal of time creating a history and motivation for the villain. The villain in The Last Landry (Mar 06) was a lot of fun, mainly because the villain has been on page for all seven of the Landry books.
Rebecca York: Villains are easy for me to write. I guess I like evil. <g> But the most successful villains are the ones who have a reason for their behavior and their philosophy of life. In my August single title from Berkley, Beyond Control, Kurt MacArthur runs a quasi-government think tank. He takes on the dirty jobs that other government agencies wouldn't touch--like dirty tricks and assassinations. He thinks of himself as a patriot. He's protecting the U. S. from threats like terrorists attacks nuclear war. And he will stop at nothing to fulfill his mission. Unfortunately, he decides the hero and heroine of the book represent a significant threat to national security. Lindsay Fleming and Jordan Walker are sexually linked telepaths who discover that the more intimate they become, the more their psychic abilities develop. When MacArthur discovers their rare talent, he decides he must control them--or kill them. And I hope that following his thinking processes will be as fascinating to readers as it was to me. |
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| Rita
Herron's romantic suspense novel A Breath Away won
the Cataromance Reviewer's Choice Award for the best HQN for the first
half of 2006!
Sylvie Kurtz sends congratulations to Glenna Day of Indiana. She's the winner of Sylvie's July contest and will receive a signed copy of Heart of a Hunter and Mask of a Hunter. Dana Marton's new romantic suspense novella, The Hunt Begins, is now available for free as an online read at eHarlequin Her story features Montana Bounty hunters and an ex-Special Forces hero. Tracy Montoya is pleased to announce that her January 2004 release from Harlequin Intrigue, Maximum Security, won both the Beacon and the Golden Quill awards for Best Romantic Suspense of 2004. MAXIMUM SECURITY is also a finalist for Best Series Romantic Suspense in the Daphne contest, held by RWA's Kiss of Death mystery/suspense chapter. Kelsey
Roberts' Red Hot Santa has been selected for the
Authors at Sea promotion. For more information, visit their website.
The book is also is an alternate selection for both the Doublday and Rhapsody
book clubs.
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| Jessica
Andersen: The winners
of Contest #2 (the medical poetry contest) have been announced, and Contest
#3 will be launched August 15. Stay tuned!
Rita Herron: In honor of Rita's latest installment in her Nighthawk Island series, Mysterious Circumstances, she's giving away five signed copies of her new release! Just visit her website and sign up for her newsletter or remain signed up and you're elgible to win! Sylvie Kurtz: Win a signed copy of Heart of a Hunter and Mask of a Hunter as well as a heart-shaped frame. Visit her website for more information. Dana Marton: To celebrate her current release The Sheik's Safety, Dana announces a reader contest for a $50 amazon.com gift certificate. For details, visit her website. Contest ends Oct 10. Rebecca York: An autographed copy of the Harlequin edition of Rebecca's Peregrine Connection novel, In Search of the Dove, will be sent to the winner of a drawing on November 1. Watch for our weekly contests at NovelTalk as well! |
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