Creatures of the Pool by Ramsey Campbell
Horror
978-0-8439-6384-7
Gavin Meadows always worried about his father. The old man could appear a bit paranoid at times, and his research projects sometimes seemed a little crazy. But now his father’s missing, and Gavin is more than worried. And the more he looks into his father’s research, the more frightened he becomes. This time his father might have really been on to something. Something truly terrifying. For the more Gavin learns of the secrets hidden beneath the city for centuries, the more he realizes the people he sees on the street every day may not be people after all.
When Love Comes by Leigh Greenwood
Historical Romance
978-0-8439-6136-2
Beauty
Amanda Liscomb was tired of being pursued for her looks. Could none of the men in Cactus Bend see beyond the loveliness of her face and figure to the real person inside? But then a stranger came to town, a man who seemed to strip away all her defenses, to lay bare her lonely heart.
And the Beast
War had left Broc Kinkaid with a ruined face; a judge’s sentence had left him with an impossible mission. He rode in to the Lazy T knowing he would be reviled for his disfigurement, hated for the debt he’d come to collect. Yet in Amanda he found a woman whose soul seemed the other half of his, a lover who would heal his hurts and soften his hard edges. With one taste of her sweet lips he understood that all things are possible…WHEN LOVE COMES.
Star Raiders by Elyssa Hendricks
Futuristic Romance
978-0-505-52818-6
A FIERY ENCOUNTER
Like two ill-aligned stars, Shyanne Kedar and Greyson Dane were destined to collide. She was a smuggler’s daughter, and he, an interstellar lawman. Their affair was scorching, dazzling…and ended like a supernova, in a blaze of betrayal.
A LOVE REKINDLED
Ten years later, the flames haven’t cooled. Shyanne’s lush body, the twist of her lips and the fire in her eyes—all radiate the same magnetism that ensnared Greyson before, and now he’s truly her prisoner. But as much as things have changed, they remain exactly the same. Danger threatens. Humanity’s fate hangs in the balance. And though his tempting captor doesn’t know it, if Greyson’s plan succeeds, it will save mankind…and lose him the only woman he ever loved. This time, forever.
Hunt Beyond the Frozen Fire by Gabriel Hunt (with Christa Faust)
Adventure
978-0-8439-6247-5
Dr. Lawrence Silver vanished while researching a mysterious phenomenon near the South Pole. His beautiful daughter wants to know where and why—and it’s up to Gabriel Hunt to find out. But what they’ll discover at the heart of nature’s most brutal climate could change the world forever…
Destined to Last by Alissa Johnson
Historical Romance – Regency
978-0-8439-6252-9
Lady Kate Cole was a young woman of exceptional beauty, extraordinary talent, and notable charm. She was also a woman so remarkably prone to accidents that it was generally considered wise to keep as much distance from her as possible.
Yet Andrew Hunter simply couldn’t stay away. No other woman would do for his wife. He would give her adventure, fidelity, and a fortune so vast she’d need several lifetimes to go through half of it. What woman could ask for more?
All Kate asked for was a true love match. And Mr. Hunter clearly had no room in his heart for such a silly emotion. But then how was it that no matter what adventure he dragged her on, no matter what mishap befell her, the look in his eyes told her they were…DESTINED TO LAST.
Sunrise in a Garden of Love and Evil by Barbara Monajem
Paranormal Romance
978-0-505-52825-4
Bayou Gavotte, Louisiana, has a post office, a city hall, and an active PTA. It has magnolias and passion vine. It also has fetish clubs. And vampires.
A FLOWERING HUNGER…
AND A TASTE OF VIOLENCE TO COME
Being irresistible sucks: Ophelia Beliveau learned that at puberty. When her friends developed breasts, she sprouted fangs as well. The effect on boys was even more dangerous.
Ophelia’s peril has only increased. As a woman, there’s been only one solution. But she can’t avoid men forever. Solitude satisfies no craving, and now her self-imposed exile must end. A vandal has destroyed her garden. A web of blackmail and murder is being woven across town, with her at its heart. And then there’s Gideon O’Toole, a detective sworn to uncover more secrets than she thirsts to bare….
Pure Temptation by Connie Mason
Parnormal Historical Romance
978-0-8439-6402-8
Spirits could be so bloody unpredictable, and the specter of Lady Amelia was worst of all. Just when one of her ne’er-do-well descendents thought he could go astray in peace, the phantom lady always appeared to change his wicked ways.
A rogue without peer, Jackson Graystoke wanted to make gaming and carousing in London society his life’s work. And the penniless baronet would have gladly damned himself with wine and women–if Lady Amelia had given him the ghost of chance.
Fresh off the boat from Ireland, Moira O’Toole wasn’t fool enough to believe in legends or naive enough to trust a rake. Yet after an accident landed her in Graystoke Manor, she found herself haunted, harried, and hopelessly charmed by Black Jack Graystoke and his exquisite promise of…Pure Temptation.
The Shattered Sylph by L.J. McDonald
Fantasy Romance
978-0-8439-6323-6
Kidnapped by slavers, Lizzie Petrule was dragged in chains across the Great Sea to the corrupt empire of Meridal. There, beneath a floating citadel and an ocean of golden sand, lies a pleasure den for gladiators—and a prison for the maidens forced to slake their carnal thirst.
Despite impossible odds, against imponderable magic, three men have vowed Lizzie’s return: Justin, her suitor; Leon, her father; and Ril, the shape-shifting but war-weary battler. Together, this broken band can save her, but only with a word that must remain unsaid, a foe that is a friend, and a betrayal that is, at heart, an act of love.
Halfmoon Ranch by Lauran Paine
Western
978-0-8439-6342-7
From the author of the critically acclaimed Open Range—the basis for the major motion picture starring Kevin Costner, Robert Duvall and Annette Bening—comes a trio of riveting novellas about the struggle for power in the wide-open grazing lands of the West.
The sheriff of Alturas knows there’s going to be trouble when gunslinger Mike Ayers comes to town. Especially when it turns out Ayers isn’t just passing through. Nope, he’s inherited a ranch, and he’s here to stay. But so is Cyrus Eagleton, owner of the largest outfit around. Eagleton has been grazing his herd at the abandoned ranch, and just because a new owner has come to claim it doesn’t mean he’s going to give up the land. The tensions are strung taut as a bow, and all it takes is one shot to launch an all-out range war from which no one will walk away unscathed.
The Last Ride by Les Savage, Jr.
Western
978-0-8439-6343-4
Pothooks Marrs is a wanted man—wanted for mavericking, wanted for murder. That’s why he’s hiding out as a cook in a small café in Dallas. For years, he’s managed to lay low and avoid capture. And then he sees the detective who’s been dogging his trail for decades. Has Kettle Cory caught him at last? Luckily Marrs has a quick way to get out of town. A local ranch needs a cook for its notoriously tough cattle drive. But out on the range with nowhere left to run, Marrs learns that Cory has signed on for the drive, too. For one of them, it will be…THE LAST RIDE.
Blood on the Moon by Luke Short
Western
978-0-8439-6302-1
The basis for the classic film starring Robert Mitchum and directed by Robert Wise!
Blood on the Moon is widely hailed as one of the first noir Westerns. Director Robert Wise (The Sound of Music, West Side Story) used deep shadows and murky landscapes to convey the ambiguity of right and wrong in a film Variety calls “a terse, tightly drawn Western packed with suspense wallop.”
Even a hired gun will only accept so much blood money. When Jim Garry finds out his latest job is part of one big double cross, he swaps sides to save a family in peril. But now he’s fighting against his own kind—and they’ll stop at nothing to take him down.
Ride for Rule Cordell by Cotton Smith
Western
978-0-8439-6201-7
Lady Holt, a powerful rancher who moved there from England, has set her sights on taking over the whole state, and she doesn’t much care about the law…or folks’ lives. The next step in her plan is to get rid of the Texas Rangers. And she just might convince the weak-kneed governor to do it. But Ranger John Checker isn’t about to sit back and let Lady Holt replace the Rangers with her gang of thugs. He’ll do whatever he can to stop her—even if that means turning to a former outlaw named Rule Cordell for help.
Dweller by Jeff Strand
Horror
978-0-8439-6358-8
Toby was just a boy the first time he saw the creature in the woods. His parents convinced the terrified child it was only his imagination. The next time Toby saw the creature he was a lonely, unhappy teenager without friends. But the creature would be his friend. It would be there when Toby needed someone to talk to. And it would take care of the bullies who wouldn’t leave Toby alone. After all, the creature needed to eat. And during their macabre, decades-long friendship, there will be other meals….
Memory by Donald E. Westlake
Hard Case Crime
978-0-8439-6375-5
Hospitalized after a liaison with another man’s wife ends in violence, Paul Cole has just one goal: to rebuild his shattered life. But with his memory damaged, the police hounding him, and no way even to get home, Paul’s facing steep odds—and a bleak fate if he fails…
This final, never-before-published novel by three-time Edgar Award winner Donald E. Westlake is a noir masterpiece, a dark and painful portrait of a man’s struggle against merciless forces that threaten to strip him of his very identity.
Tsunami Blue by Gayle Ann Williams
Paranormal/Futuristic/Urban Fantasy romance
978-0-505-52821-6
NO SAFE HARBOR
With her badass rain boots, her faithful dog, and the ability to predict the monster tsunamis that have reduced the US to a series of islands, Kathryn O’Malley isn’t afraid of much. Cut off from all society, she takes to the airwaves as Tsunami Blue, hoping to save something of humanity as the world around her crumbles. But Blue should be afraid—because her message reaches the wrong ears.
Now she’s the target of ruthless pirates known as Runners who want to use her special talents for their own profiteering—as soon as they can find her. Blue’s only shot at survival lies with the naked stranger who washes up on her rocky beach. A man who might just be working for Runners himself. Torn between suspicion and attraction, the two will have to navigate a surging tide of danger and deceit if they hope to stay alive.
