Random House New Releases - Romance - Between November 26, 2008 and December 26, 2009.

Divine Misdemeanors by Laurell K. Hamilton

2009-12-08T00:30:00-05:00

Divine Misdemeanors A Novel
Written by Laurell K. Hamilton

You may know me best as Meredith Nic Essus, princess of faerie. Or perhaps as Merry Gentry, Los Angeles private eye. In the fey and mortal realms alike, my life is the stuff of royal intrigue and celebrity drama. Among my own, I have confronted horrendous enemies, endured my noble kin’s treachery and malevolence, and honored my duty to conceive a royal heir—all for the right to claim the throne. But I turned my back on court and crown, choosing exile in the human world—and in the arms of my beloved Frost and Darkness.

While I may have rejected the monarchy, I cannot abandon my people. Someone is killing the fey, which has left the LAPD baffled and my guardsmen and me deeply disturbed. My kind are not easily captured or killed. At least not by mortals. I must get to the bottom of these horrendous murders, even if that means going up against Gilda, the Fairy Godmother, my rival for fey loyalties in Los Angeles.

But even stranger things are happening. Mortals I once healed with magic are suddenly performing miracles, a shocking phenomenon wreaking havoc on human/faerie relations. Though I am innocent, dark suspicions of banned magical activities swirl around me.

I thought I’d left the blood and politics behind in my own turbulent realm. I had dreamed of an idyllic life in sunny L.A. with my beloved ones beside me. But it becomes time to wake up and realize that evil knows no borders, and that nobody lives forever—even if they’re magical.

Divine Misdemeanors by Laurell K. Hamilton

2009-12-08T00:30:00-05:00

Divine Misdemeanors A Novel
Written by Laurell K. Hamilton

Divine Misdemeanors by Laural Merlington

2009-12-08T00:30:00-05:00

Divine Misdemeanors A Novel
Written by Laurell K. Hamilton
Read by Laural Merlington

Divine Misdemeanors by Laural Merlington

2009-12-08T00:30:00-05:00

Divine Misdemeanors
Written by Laurell K. Hamilton
Read by Laural Merlington

Desired by Virginia Henley

2009-11-25T00:30:00-05:00

Desired
Written by Virginia Henley

Mesmerized by the dark knight's turquoise gaze, Lady Brianna of Bedford tried to turn away. After all, she was betrothed to Robert de Beauchamp. And now this total stranger, Christian Hawksblood, de Beauchamp's bastard brother, claimed her with a soul-searing look. What was his mystical power that compelled her to abandon herself to this man she dare not even trust...

Christian Hawksblood, Prince and Knight Templar, burned with memories of the beauty he first saw in a vision, clad only in a nimbus of red-gold hair. Brianna of Bedford was his, ordained by fate. But first he had to deal with his jealous brother. And then with Brianna, the innocent temptress who branded him with passion even as she compelled him to listen with his heart...

From the Paperback edition.

Deception by Amanda Quick

2009-11-24T00:30:00-05:00

Deception
Written by Amanda Quick

From Seduction to Surrender and Reckless to Ravished, New York Times bestselling author Amanda Quick has spun one thrilling love story after another. Now, in her long-awaited hardcover debut, she introduces her most endearing heroine and compelling hero, in a dazzling, daring tale of lost pirate gold and legendary love... Deception.

Hard to Hold by Stephanie Tyler

2009-11-24T00:30:00-05:00

Hard to Hold A Novel
Written by Stephanie Tyler

THE SPECIAL OPS HERO FEARED NOTHING—
UNTIL HE MET A WOMAN TOO HOT TO HOLD.…

Lieutenant Jake Hansen has survived some of the riskiest missions known to man. But now the wounded Navy SEAL faces his toughest job yet: smuggling Dr. Isabelle Markham out of Africa without triggering an international incident. Not easy to do when the gorgeous hostage happens to be a senator’s daughter—and about as easy to resist as an oasis in the desert.

If it weren’t for Jake, Isabelle would still be halfway across the world, where rebel forces left her for dead. The special ops warrior may have saved her life, but she doesn’t need him to protect her now. Tell that to the ruggedly handsome hunk in full battle fatigues who’s just been assigned as Isabelle’s personal bodyguard. Close quarters aside, Isabelle won’t let Jake anywhere near her heart—until danger throws them together again. And nothing in the jungles of wildest Africa could prepare them for a passion this wild. This crazy. This hot…

Hard to Hold by Stephanie Tyler

2009-11-24T00:30:00-05:00

Hard to Hold
Written by Stephanie Tyler

Night Shadow by Cherry Adair

2009-11-24T00:30:00-05:00

Night Shadow A Novel
Written by Cherry Adair

Aside from working for T-FLAC (and having the same last name), Lexi Stone and Alex Stone are polar opposites, right down to Lexi’s mere mortality and Alex’s paranormal powers. And though Lexi disdains Alex’s rule-breaking bravado, she can’t ignore how his roguish charm makes her heart race.

But Lexi’s secret desires clash head-on with her duties when suspicions arise that Alex is poised to switch sides and join forces with a European terrorist cell. Lexi is now assigned to shadow his every move, but her task becomes even tougher when Lexi and Alex suddenly find themselves partnered on an emergency mission in Russia. To stop the rise of a superhuman terrorist threat, Lexi and Alex must work as a well-oiled team, with lethal shadows looming behind them and no one to trust but each other.

A Precious Jewel by Mary Balogh

2009-11-24T00:30:00-05:00

A Precious Jewel
Written by Mary Balogh

New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh weaves a sensuous spell of romance that brings together the unlikeliest pair of lovers in the unlikeliest place of all–an infamous London house of pleasure.

She was unlike any woman he’d ever met in the ton or the demimonde. But Sir Gerald Stapleton frequented Mrs. Blyth’s euphemistically dubbed “finishing school” for pure, uncomplicated pleasure–and nothing else. So why was this confirmed bachelor so thoroughly captivated by one woman in particular? Why did he find himself wondering how such a rare jewel of grace, beauty, and refinement as Priss had ended up a courtesan? And when she needed protection, why did Gerald, who’d sworn he’d never get entangled in affairs of the heart, hasten to set her up as his own pampered mistress to ensure her safety–and have her all to himself?

For Priscilla Wentworth, the path leading to Sir Gerald’s bed had been as filled with misfortune as it suddenly seemed charmed. But Priss couldn’t allow herself to believe she’d ever be more to a man like Sir Gerald than a well-cared-for object of pleasure. Now, despite Gerald’s deep distrust of marriage, neither scandal nor society’s censure can keep them apart–only the fear of trusting their hearts.

A Precious Jewel by Mary Balogh

2009-11-24T00:30:00-05:00

A Precious Jewel
Written by Mary Balogh

Scandal by Amanda Quick

2009-11-24T00:30:00-05:00

Scandal
Written by Amanda Quick

From a stately country house in Hampshire to the dazzling drawing rooms of London society comes an exquisite tale of an elfin beauty, a vengeful lord, and a wild, sweet love that is sheer poetry.

With her reputation forever tarnished by a youthful indiscretion, lovely Emily Faringdon is resigned to a life of spinsterhood–until she embarks on an unusual correspondence and finds herself falling head over heels in love. Sensitive, intelligent, and high-minded, her noble pen pal seems to embody everything Emily has ever dreamed of in a man. But Simon Augustus Traherne, the mysterious Earl of Blade, is not at all what he seems.

Driven by dark, smoldering passions and a tragic secret buried deep within his soul, Blade has all of London cowering at his feet, but not Emily . . . never Emily. For even as she surrenders to his seductive charms, she knows the real reason for his amorous suit. And she knows that she must reach the heart of this golden-eyed dragon before the avenging demons of their entwined pasts destroy the only love she has ever known.

Stand-in Groom by Suzanne Brockmann

2009-11-24T00:30:00-05:00

Stand-in Groom A Novel
Written by Suzanne Brockmann

With a rare blend of humor, erotic tension, and dead-on emotional truth, New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann weaves this delightful romance of a man and woman brought together by chance, bound by choice, and in trouble deeper than they realize.

Like a knight in a fairy tale, he appeared from out of nowhere and rescued her at the last moment. Now, sizing up the man who’d saved her purse and driven off her attackers, aspiring Boston entrepreneur Chelsea Spencer considered that this good-looking stranger could fit another role—not to mention a tuxedo—equally well. By the end of the week, Chelsea was scheduled to get married as a condition for earning the inheritance necessary to save her fledgling business. There was only one problem: She was short a groom.

Johnny Anziano would have been satisfied with a date, but the woman he’d dashed in to save during a street mugging had proposed much more than that. For two weeks’ “work,” he’d earn $75,000 and a luxurious tropical island vacation. By saying a simple, meaningless “I do,” he could save Chelsea one more time. But this time they were facing something a lot more dangerous than a gang of street thugs—their attraction for each other.

Stand-in Groom by Suzanne Brockmann

2009-11-24T00:30:00-05:00

Stand-in Groom
Written by Suzanne Brockmann

Swallowing Darkness by Laurell K. Hamilton

2009-11-24T00:30:00-05:00

Swallowing Darkness A Novel
Written by Laurell K. Hamilton

I am Meredith, princess of faerie, and at long last, I am with child–twins, fathered by my royal guard. Now I must stay alive to see my children born, as conspirators from every court plot against me and mine. They seek to strip my guards, my lovers, from me by poisoned word or cold steel. But I still have supporters, and even friends, among the goblins and the sluagh who will stand by me. Those who would defy and destroy me are destined to pay a terrible price. To protect what is mine, I will sacrifice anything–even if it means waging a battle against my darkest enemies and making the most momentous decision ever made as princess of faerie.

Potent Pleasures by Eloisa James

2009-11-18T00:30:00-05:00

Potent Pleasures
Written by Eloisa James

Eloisa James breathes new life into one of the most popular fiction genres with her highly original debut novel Potent Pleasures, a charming, vividly peopled Regency romance. With an uncanny wit and an eye for the whimsical, she unravels a complex--and often hilarious--chain of events inadvertently set in motion by a young woman's first taste of forbidden pleasure.

About to make her debut in London society, Charlotte Calverstill, beneath the lavish gowns and manners of a well-brought-up young lady, yearns for a taste of freedom. Pushing propriety aside, one evening she sneaks out with a friend to attend a masked ball, and there meets a devastatingly handsome stranger who relieves her--not against her wishes--of her virtue, then vanishes.

Years later, when they meet again, the rogue does not remember Charlotte. But she certainly remembers him; she has since learned not only his identity, but also a titillating piece of gossip about him that is sure to set society abuzz. The intricate web that a now-wiser Charlotte weaves to exact her due ensures justice for some and great merriment for all.

Taking the Regency historical to fresh new places, with artful smoothness and irrepressible humor, Eloisa James delivers a winsome tale of first love and life's unexpected surprises.

From the Hardcover edition.

The Soft Touch by Betina Krahn

2009-11-18T00:30:00-05:00

The Soft Touch
Written by Betina Krahn

The Accidental Bride by Jane Feather

2009-11-04T00:30:00-05:00

The Accidental Bride
Written by Jane Feather

Dear Reader,

In my "Brides" trilogy, three unconventional young women vow they will never marry--only to be overtaken by destiny. The Accidental Bride could only be the story of Phoebe, the "awkward" one....

For four years, Cato, the Marquis of Granville, had been just another man--the uninteresting, somewhat intimidating husband of Phoebe's older sister. But then her sister died, and Phoebe seemed a reasonable substitute. Her forced engagement to him should have been quite a cold-blooded arrangement...except that one day Phoebe looked at Granville--really looked at him--and saw what she'd never seen before: he was darkly, breathtakingly attractive.

Once she'd noticed, she couldn't seem to stop noticing, and suddenly Phoebe was disastrously in love. It would be nothing short of torture to be married to Granville, knowing he didn't love her and never would. After all, Phoebe was not the kind of woman men fell in love with--Phoebe with her untidy hair, her rumpled clothes, and her fingers forever ink-stained from the poetry she wrote.

When running away does not solve her problems, Phoebe decides to try something a little different--something that involves a little change in wardrobe, a daring new attitude, and a bit of brazen seduction.

Granville is about to discover that his awkward Phoebe is woman enough even for him....

Warmest wishes,

Jane Feather

P.S. Be sure to watch for Olivia's story, The Least Likely Bride, coming in hardcover in early 2000.

From the Paperback edition.

Almost Innocent by Jane Feather

2009-11-04T00:30:00-05:00

Almost Innocent
Written by Jane Feather

Dear Reader,

Almost Innocent is a romance that is particularly dear to me, with a heroine who surprised me with her strength and resourcefulness, and a hero who will always be one of my favorites.

Growing up behind the impenetrable walls of an English fortress, young Magdalen does not know that she is the illegitimate daughter of a powerful English prince and his murdered French mistress -- or that she has been a pawn in the struggle between England and France ever since she slipped from her dying mother's womb.

All she knows is that she longs for excitement. And then one day, as if in answer to her prayers, the splendid figure of Guy de Gervais, a true knight in shining armor, rides into her cloistered world and spirits her away.

For Magdalen it is love at first sight. The one and only love of her life. Yet Guy sees only his responsibility to keep Magdalen safe until she can be wed to his nephew and thus fulfill her political destiny.

Then duty calls Guy to the bloody battlefields of France, and when he returns, time has transformed Magdalen into a stunningly sensual beauty. Suddenly the noble knight is fighting the fiercest battle of his life: against a searing desire for a woman he cannot have.

I hope that you will be thrilled by Magdalen and Guy's passionate love story, and that you will have as much pleasure reading it as I had writing it.

Warmest wishes,

Jane Feather

P.S. Don't miss my latest novel, The Widow's Kiss, featuring an enchantress who has been widowed no less than four times ... and the formidable hero who finds himself reluctantly falling under her spell.

From the Paperback edition.

Aquamarine by Catherine Mulvany

2009-11-04T00:30:00-05:00

Aquamarine
Written by Catherine Mulvany

Could a strange glowing crystal hold the secrets of a generation?

Was she a ghost sent to drive him mad? Teague Harris wondered when the woman he knew as Kirsten appeared without warning. Shea McKenzie insisted she knew nothing of his vanished fiancée, yet she couldn't explain why she'd been drawn to this town—nor deny Teague's anguished plea for her help. But when she began remembering things she couldn't know, Shea feared what her masquerade had unleashed. Was Teague her destiny . . . or her destroyer?

Darkly sensual and deeply emotional, Catherine Mulvany's tale of passion, mystery, and murder teaches us that love can be stronger than death—and desire more powerful still. Bound by a longing she barely understood, she'd agreed to a perilous charade that could cost her everything, but did she dare risk her heart on a man with so many secrets?

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Random House New Releases - Romance - Between November 26, 2008 and December 26, 2009.

Divine Misdemeanors by Laurell K. Hamilton

Divine Misdemeanors A NovelWritten by Laurell K. Hamilton

Divine Misdemeanors by Laurell K. Hamilton

Divine Misdemeanors A NovelWritten by Laurell K. Hamilton

Divine Misdemeanors by Laural Merlington

Divine Misdemeanors A NovelWritten by Laurell K. Hamilton Read by Laural Merlington

Divine Misdemeanors by Laural Merlington

Divine Misdemeanors Written by Laurell K. Hamilton Read by Laural Merlington

Desired by Virginia Henley

Desired Written by Virginia Henley

Deception by Amanda Quick

Deception Written by Amanda Quick

Hard to Hold by Stephanie Tyler

Hard to Hold A NovelWritten by Stephanie Tyler

Hard to Hold by Stephanie Tyler

Hard to Hold Written by Stephanie Tyler

Night Shadow by Cherry Adair

Night Shadow A NovelWritten by Cherry Adair

A Precious Jewel by Mary Balogh

A Precious Jewel Written by Mary Balogh

A Precious Jewel by Mary Balogh

A Precious Jewel Written by Mary Balogh

Scandal by Amanda Quick

Scandal Written by Amanda Quick

Stand-in Groom by Suzanne Brockmann

Stand-in Groom A NovelWritten by Suzanne Brockmann

Stand-in Groom by Suzanne Brockmann

Stand-in Groom Written by Suzanne Brockmann

Swallowing Darkness by Laurell K. Hamilton

Swallowing Darkness A NovelWritten by Laurell K. Hamilton

Potent Pleasures by Eloisa James

Potent Pleasures Written by Eloisa James

The Soft Touch by Betina Krahn

The Soft Touch Written by Betina Krahn

The Accidental Bride by Jane Feather

The Accidental Bride Written by Jane Feather

Almost Innocent by Jane Feather

Almost Innocent Written by Jane Feather

Aquamarine by Catherine Mulvany

Aquamarine Written by Catherine Mulvany

Divine Misdemeanors A Novel
Written by Laurell K. Hamilton

Divine Misdemeanors A Novel
Written by Laurell K. Hamilton

Divine Misdemeanors A Novel
Written by Laurell K. Hamilton
Read by Laural Merlington

Divine Misdemeanors
Written by Laurell K. Hamilton
Read by Laural Merlington

Desired
Written by Virginia Henley

Deception
Written by Amanda Quick

Hard to Hold A Novel
Written by Stephanie Tyler

Hard to Hold
Written by Stephanie Tyler

Night Shadow A Novel
Written by Cherry Adair

A Precious Jewel
Written by Mary Balogh

A Precious Jewel
Written by Mary Balogh

Scandal
Written by Amanda Quick

Stand-in Groom A Novel
Written by Suzanne Brockmann

Stand-in Groom
Written by Suzanne Brockmann

Swallowing Darkness A Novel
Written by Laurell K. Hamilton

Potent Pleasures
Written by Eloisa James

The Soft Touch
Written by Betina Krahn

The Accidental Bride
Written by Jane Feather

Almost Innocent
Written by Jane Feather

Aquamarine
Written by Catherine Mulvany