Sleeping With Anemone by Kate Collins

Sleeping With Anemone by Kate Collins is the 9th book in the “Flower Shop” mystery series. Publisher: Obsidian, February 2010 I, Abby Knight, hometown florist, refuse to be cowed into giving up my stance against the unfair treatment of dairy animals. But...

Truly, Madly by Heather Webber

Truly, Madly by Heather Webber is the first book in the new “Lucy Valentine” mystery series. Publisher: St. Martin’s Paperbacks, February 2010 Lucy Valentine is as smart as can be, as single as you can get, and so not qualified to run a matchmaking...

Heat Wave by Richard Castle

Heat Wave (Nikki Heat) by Richard Castle, Hyperion, September 2009 A New York real estate tycoon plunges to his death on a Manhattan sidewalk. A trophy wife with a past survives a narrow escape from a brazen attack. Mobsters and moguls with no shortage of reasons to...

Sizzle by Julie Garwood

Sizzle by Julie Garwood, Ballantine Books, December 2009 Whether it’s exhilarating historical romance or spine-tingling contemporary suspense, #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood weaves magnificent stories of passion, adventure, and intrigue. Now...

Hard To Hold by Stephanie Tyler

Hard To Hold by Stephanie Tyler is the first book in the new Navy Seals “Hold” romantic suspense trilogy. Publisher: Dell, November 2009 The Special Ops hero feared nothing —until he met a woman too hot to hold… Lt. Jake Hansen has survived some of the...

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

The Help by Kathryn Stockett is about a young white woman and two black maids in 1960s ­Mississippi. Publisher: Amy Einhorn Books (Putnam), February 2009 Three ordinary women are about to take one extraordinary step. Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home...