Title: Contemp Romance/Chick Lit Swap Reveals
Description: Reveals Only
Description: Reveals Only
caseyw - March 1, 2007 04:26 PM (GMT)
Put your reveals here for the CRCL Swap.
EllyMae58 - March 2, 2007 12:20 AM (GMT)
Woohoo, I am the first reveal! :bananadance: :bananacheer: :bananadance: :bounce:
My book is:
A Babe in Ghostland
Megan Barrows has retired from a brief career as a ghost-busting psychic and now uses her sixth sense to fill her Seattle antiques store with objects with happy pasts. After once nearly having the soul sucked out of her by a malevolent spirit, she prefers a quiet life.
Case Lambert is a real estate prospector who restores old houses, then sells them for a profit. He has just bought a dilapidated mansion so amazing that he wants to keep it for himself, but the house appears to be haunted. Seriously haunted. A few inquiries lead him to Megan Barrows.
Megan at first refuses to help, but Case is a master of persuasion. Moving in to the mansion, they discover that one of the ghosts has a thing for Case — and there may be even more amorous spirits inside this veritable paranormal vortex. But it soon becomes clear that no one – dead or alive – can stop Megan and Case from ending up in each other’s arms.
My book is:
A Babe in Ghostland
Megan Barrows has retired from a brief career as a ghost-busting psychic and now uses her sixth sense to fill her Seattle antiques store with objects with happy pasts. After once nearly having the soul sucked out of her by a malevolent spirit, she prefers a quiet life.
Case Lambert is a real estate prospector who restores old houses, then sells them for a profit. He has just bought a dilapidated mansion so amazing that he wants to keep it for himself, but the house appears to be haunted. Seriously haunted. A few inquiries lead him to Megan Barrows.
Megan at first refuses to help, but Case is a master of persuasion. Moving in to the mansion, they discover that one of the ghosts has a thing for Case — and there may be even more amorous spirits inside this veritable paranormal vortex. But it soon becomes clear that no one – dead or alive – can stop Megan and Case from ending up in each other’s arms.
caseyw - March 2, 2007 12:47 AM (GMT)
My reveal
Lori Foster Two-fer
Jude’s Law
From the Publisher
There’s only so much frustration a guy can handle before he gets a little nutty. For Jude Jamison, his frustration has a name -- May Price. She’s everything the former Hollywood bad boy actor came to Stillbrook, Ohio, hoping to find: open, honest, lovable, and full of those luscious curves you don’t find on stick-figure starlets -- curves May doesn’t seem to appreciate in herself. Every time Jude tries to get close to the skittish business woman, to take her in his arms, she thinks he’s joking. Joking? Joking does not involve lots of cold-shower therapy.
Time for new tactics. If May can’t respond to his sly compliments and sexy innuendos, he’ll just have to spell it out for her. Jude Jamison is going to lay down the law for May Price. And after that, she’ll have no delusions about just how much he wants her...
Murphy’s Law
From the Publisher
Anything That Can Go Wrong . . .
Nothing is going to go wrong. Ashley Miles has worked too hard for her independence to let some Bentley-driving hunk named Quinton Murphy interfere with her plans -- or her freedom. Yes, the chemistry is phenomenal. Kind of scary, actually. But that’s it. NO emotional commitments.
. . . Will
But he’s SO wonderful -- a woman could fall in love . . . How did that happen? That wasn’t part of the plan! But can she trust him? Really trust him? The man is just so mysterious. There’s only one solution: put it all on the line and see what Quinton does when she tells him how she feels. And hope everything that can go wrong . . . won’t . . .
Lori Foster Two-fer
Jude’s Law
From the Publisher
There’s only so much frustration a guy can handle before he gets a little nutty. For Jude Jamison, his frustration has a name -- May Price. She’s everything the former Hollywood bad boy actor came to Stillbrook, Ohio, hoping to find: open, honest, lovable, and full of those luscious curves you don’t find on stick-figure starlets -- curves May doesn’t seem to appreciate in herself. Every time Jude tries to get close to the skittish business woman, to take her in his arms, she thinks he’s joking. Joking? Joking does not involve lots of cold-shower therapy.
Time for new tactics. If May can’t respond to his sly compliments and sexy innuendos, he’ll just have to spell it out for her. Jude Jamison is going to lay down the law for May Price. And after that, she’ll have no delusions about just how much he wants her...
Murphy’s Law
From the Publisher
Anything That Can Go Wrong . . .
Nothing is going to go wrong. Ashley Miles has worked too hard for her independence to let some Bentley-driving hunk named Quinton Murphy interfere with her plans -- or her freedom. Yes, the chemistry is phenomenal. Kind of scary, actually. But that’s it. NO emotional commitments.
. . . Will
But he’s SO wonderful -- a woman could fall in love . . . How did that happen? That wasn’t part of the plan! But can she trust him? Really trust him? The man is just so mysterious. There’s only one solution: put it all on the line and see what Quinton does when she tells him how she feels. And hope everything that can go wrong . . . won’t . . .
caseyw - March 2, 2007 01:48 AM (GMT)
chambejd's reveal -
Me Times Three by Alex Witchel (TBR)
Sandra Berlin's got it all. She's living in Manhattan and climbing the editorial ladder at ultrachic fashion magazine Jolie! and she's newly engaged to her high school sweetheart, Bucky Ross. Bucky's her knight in shining WASP armor: ad executive and descendant of Betsy Ross, with whom she'll live in suburban Tudor splendor and have beautiful children. At least that's the plan. Until Sandy meets Bucky's other fianc￩e. Who tells her about the third.
Sandy's heartbreak, betrayal, and the excruciating blind dates that follow paint a shrewd, comic, dead-on portrait of the suddenly single life and remind us that even when fantasy crashes head-on into hard reality, love can still surprise us in the most unexpected ways.
Me Times Three by Alex Witchel (TBR)
Sandra Berlin's got it all. She's living in Manhattan and climbing the editorial ladder at ultrachic fashion magazine Jolie! and she's newly engaged to her high school sweetheart, Bucky Ross. Bucky's her knight in shining WASP armor: ad executive and descendant of Betsy Ross, with whom she'll live in suburban Tudor splendor and have beautiful children. At least that's the plan. Until Sandy meets Bucky's other fianc￩e. Who tells her about the third.
Sandy's heartbreak, betrayal, and the excruciating blind dates that follow paint a shrewd, comic, dead-on portrait of the suddenly single life and remind us that even when fantasy crashes head-on into hard reality, love can still surprise us in the most unexpected ways.
caseyw - March 2, 2007 01:58 AM (GMT)
Noumena's reveal
Date With a Devil - Anne Stuart, Cherry Adair, Muriel Jensen
FROM THE PUBLISHER
There's the date from hell — the guy in a bad suit and toupee — and the hot date from hell. These men are waaay too tempting. One wicked, sexy grin and, well — who can resist! Certainly not these three women . . .A spy should know better, but this spy gets stuck on a blind-date assignment with the ex-partner who broke her heart. A lot of making up can get done between scaling rooftops and dodging bullets. A hostess discovers what it's like to really crash and burn on her first date with the undercover cop who's been casing her restaurant . . . And if that isn't hot enough, what about a date from hell . . . literally. Satan at his seductive best! It's getting hot in here . . .
Date With a Devil - Anne Stuart, Cherry Adair, Muriel Jensen
FROM THE PUBLISHER
There's the date from hell — the guy in a bad suit and toupee — and the hot date from hell. These men are waaay too tempting. One wicked, sexy grin and, well — who can resist! Certainly not these three women . . .A spy should know better, but this spy gets stuck on a blind-date assignment with the ex-partner who broke her heart. A lot of making up can get done between scaling rooftops and dodging bullets. A hostess discovers what it's like to really crash and burn on her first date with the undercover cop who's been casing her restaurant . . . And if that isn't hot enough, what about a date from hell . . . literally. Satan at his seductive best! It's getting hot in here . . .
caseyw - March 2, 2007 05:09 PM (GMT)
Ri's reveal
The Girls' Global Guide to Guys
by Theresa Alan
From Booklist
Aspiring travel-writer Jadie Peregrine is getting nowhere behind her desk at a Web design company. Hoping to jump-start her career and her love life, she taps into her savings and unused vacation time and convinces her best friend, Tate, to head to Europe with her. As the girls explore art museums and ruins, Jadie quizzes the natives on the local dating scene. The girls even find some romance of their own: Jadie is smitten with a handsome Iowan, and Tate falls for an adventuresome Kiwi. As the girls learn about love and the world, so does the reader. Alan peppers the novel with descriptions of some of Europe's greatest sites--the Eiffel Tower, St. Mark's Square, and the Lion's Gate--as well as with descriptions of dating and marriage customs around the world. Part travel guide, part love story, this book will appeal to hopeless romantics and travel hounds alike.
The Girls' Global Guide to Guys
by Theresa Alan
From Booklist
Aspiring travel-writer Jadie Peregrine is getting nowhere behind her desk at a Web design company. Hoping to jump-start her career and her love life, she taps into her savings and unused vacation time and convinces her best friend, Tate, to head to Europe with her. As the girls explore art museums and ruins, Jadie quizzes the natives on the local dating scene. The girls even find some romance of their own: Jadie is smitten with a handsome Iowan, and Tate falls for an adventuresome Kiwi. As the girls learn about love and the world, so does the reader. Alan peppers the novel with descriptions of some of Europe's greatest sites--the Eiffel Tower, St. Mark's Square, and the Lion's Gate--as well as with descriptions of dating and marriage customs around the world. Part travel guide, part love story, this book will appeal to hopeless romantics and travel hounds alike.
chambejd - March 2, 2007 09:06 PM (GMT)
nursiegirl's reveal:
A Date with the Other Side by Erin McCarthy
In the three years Shelby Tucker has been leading tour groups through the haunted houses of Cuttersville, Ohio, she's never caught a glimpse of a ghost. But she does get pretty startled when she waltzes into the bedroom of a supposedly vacant cottage and stumbles upon a sexy, hot-blooded, naked man.
This is no ghost, though. This guy is solid as a rock. Bad boy Boston Macnamara is renting the so-called haunted cottage...and he's about to shake things up in Cuttersville. At least for Shelby, who's never been so hot and bothered before. And she may find herself haunted with desire if some feisty matchmaking spirits have their way.
A Date with the Other Side by Erin McCarthy
In the three years Shelby Tucker has been leading tour groups through the haunted houses of Cuttersville, Ohio, she's never caught a glimpse of a ghost. But she does get pretty startled when she waltzes into the bedroom of a supposedly vacant cottage and stumbles upon a sexy, hot-blooded, naked man.
This is no ghost, though. This guy is solid as a rock. Bad boy Boston Macnamara is renting the so-called haunted cottage...and he's about to shake things up in Cuttersville. At least for Shelby, who's never been so hot and bothered before. And she may find herself haunted with desire if some feisty matchmaking spirits have their way.
ramson - March 3, 2007 12:39 AM (GMT)
Dixieland Sushi by Cara Lockwood
Jen Nakamara Taylor didn't have a conventional childhood. In her hometown of Dixieland, Arkansas, most girls' mothers didn't serve sushi at their tenth birthday parties. As a television producer living in Chicago, she thinks she's left her childhood insecurities behind. Then she receives an invitation to the marriage of her grammar-school crush to her beauty-queen cousin. The subsequent search to find a suitable date, eventful trip back South, and the riotous wedding are all hilarious, but the real appeal of this book lies in its portrayal of a woman confronting her past and embracing her present. Each chapter begins with a platitude from The Karate Kid's Mr. Miyagi, and every other chapter weaves in scenes from Jen's childhood. It seems odd at first, but helps reveal the character's quirky sensibilities. Lockwood is half-Japanese herself, and here she ably and humorously depicts the struggle to fit in
catsalive - March 3, 2007 01:13 AM (GMT)
Fantasy's reveal:
(fantasy221,Mar 2 2007, 03:44 PM)
(fantasy221,Mar 2 2007, 03:44 PM)
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| Hot. Tempting. Irresistibly decadent. These are some of the most mouth-watering dishes ever to satisfy a woman’s sweet tooth…and make her want to go back for seconds… Bringing Up Baby Lori Foster Gil Watson has always been the soul of responsibility…apart from that wild night that resulted in a daughter he didn’t know he had. Now that the little girl’s mother is gone, Gil wants to do the right thing, even if it means a marriage of convenience with the woman who’s been raising her. Anabel Truman is sarcastic, free-spirited, and totally wrong for him. But the sensations she rouses feel very, very right… The Wilde One Janelle Denison Untamable, sexy, and a complete rogue, Adrian Wilde has agreed to pose for Chayse Douglas’s charity beefcake calendar—if Chayse is willing to get those pictures at his cozy mountain cabin. It promises to be one provocative weekend…and as the nights turn steamy, Adrian finds that sweet, sensual Chayse is the only woman who can tame his wild heart… Going After Adam Nancy Warren Private investigator Gretchen Wiest has met her share of tough guys, but she’s never had one kidnap her—or leave her weak with attraction. Adam Stone is a whistle blower on the run from two hit men in Vegas. Now, Gretchen and Adam are posing as a couple on their way to the chapel. But in the city of sin, it’s hard to resist temptation…and even harder not to fall for their own masquerade… |
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| Doesn’t it just figure? You meet the guy of your dreams. There’s enough electricity to start a wild fire. And then there’s a murder to put a crimp in your plans. But not necessarily… MaryJanice Davidson Ten Little Idiots “It was Professor Tanten who did it, in the ballroom, with a martini shaker…” Aspiring mystery writer Caro Swenson can see that: Professor Tanten is standing there, covered in blood. But where’s the body—or bodies? Six people are missing from the mystery weekend, and Caro’s on the case with a hot-but-possibly-homicidal hunk who seems to want to get his hands on Caro’s…clues. One thing’s for sure, there was nothing like this in the brochure… Amy Garvey Single White Dead Guy Lanie Burke’s luck has gone from awful to downright…well, whatever comes after awful. She spent one insanely hot night with Mr. Drop-Dead Gorgeous, and now he’s lying on the steps of her cabin looking kind of, well, dead. Talk about commitment phobia. Now, not only does she have to play Nancy Drew in the freezing cold, she’s got to figure out what to do with the body. Hopefully, she can get some help from the guy with groceries tromping through the snow toward her…the blue-eyed cutie with the broad shoulders who looks strangely familiar… Jennifer Apodaca Fast Boys Tess Collins can’t believe she managed to get caught up in a sleazy tabloid reporter’s bid to get the dirt on NASCAR’s pin-up boy, Ark Underwood. Now, the jerk reporter is dead on Underwood’s hotel room floor, and Tess is duty-bound to help Ark save his reputation. But joining forces with a world-class bad boy in search of a twisted killer only ignites white-hot fantasies, and unraveling this mystery goes hand-in-hand with unleashing every desire… Nancy J. Cohen Three Men and a Body Reality show contestant Heather Payne’s assignment is simple: get a bed-and-breakfast in Winter Park up and running within seven days. It sounds like a piece of cake, until she meets the other cutthroat contestants, including the gorgeous Rex Gerard. He may be all business on the show, but in the B&B’s wine cellar, he is only interested in Heather’s pleasure. But someone wants to win at all costs, and when "accidents” start plaguing the show, Heather’s afraid that she may be sleeping with the enemy… Get ready for some sensual sleuthing with four hot mysteries for the insatiably romantic… |
I noticed this was missing from the reveals list so popped it in. :rolleyes:
caseyw - March 3, 2007 01:35 AM (GMT)
Three's reveal
The Cinderella Pact by Sarah Strohmeyer
A signed copy!
In this funny and big-hearted story by the author of The Secret Lives of Fortunate Wives,three best friends make a pact to transform themselves into the glamorous women they've always wanted to be.
Nola Devlin has a secret identity. By day she is an overweight, frumpy, and overlooked editor of Sass!, but by night she slips behind her keyboard and into her alter ego: Belinda Apple. Belinda is thin, gorgeous, British, and the author of a trendy advice column--she is, in effect, the latest Carrie Bradshaw. Not even Nola's two best friends or her self-absorbed sister knows her secret.
When "Belinda" jots off a column about how easy it is to lose weight, Nola is shocked when her best friends take her own lies to heart and urge her to follow Belinda's weight-loss program. Since Nola can't reveal herself as the real Belinda Apple, she bites the bullet and joins her friends in making the "Cinderella Pact"--a last ditch attempt to lose weight and transform their lives for good.
But as the pounds come off, things don't turn out the way the three friends expect. Their journey of self-discovery leads to the return of an old love and the unmasking of new problems. Meanwhile, Nola finds herself torn between two different men as she stomps out fires caused by her deception as Belinda Apple and falls in love with the man who just might be her prince--or the rat in coachman's clothing.
This is the first of this author that I've read and I really enjoyed it. I loved her wit and attitude.
The Cinderella Pact by Sarah Strohmeyer
A signed copy!
In this funny and big-hearted story by the author of The Secret Lives of Fortunate Wives,three best friends make a pact to transform themselves into the glamorous women they've always wanted to be.
Nola Devlin has a secret identity. By day she is an overweight, frumpy, and overlooked editor of Sass!, but by night she slips behind her keyboard and into her alter ego: Belinda Apple. Belinda is thin, gorgeous, British, and the author of a trendy advice column--she is, in effect, the latest Carrie Bradshaw. Not even Nola's two best friends or her self-absorbed sister knows her secret.
When "Belinda" jots off a column about how easy it is to lose weight, Nola is shocked when her best friends take her own lies to heart and urge her to follow Belinda's weight-loss program. Since Nola can't reveal herself as the real Belinda Apple, she bites the bullet and joins her friends in making the "Cinderella Pact"--a last ditch attempt to lose weight and transform their lives for good.
But as the pounds come off, things don't turn out the way the three friends expect. Their journey of self-discovery leads to the return of an old love and the unmasking of new problems. Meanwhile, Nola finds herself torn between two different men as she stomps out fires caused by her deception as Belinda Apple and falls in love with the man who just might be her prince--or the rat in coachman's clothing.
This is the first of this author that I've read and I really enjoyed it. I loved her wit and attitude.
xallroyx - March 3, 2007 03:48 AM (GMT)
My book is:
Good Times, Bad Boys
by
Melanie Murray
Echo Brennan's life is stuck on pause. Instead of chasing her dream job at Disc, music's hottest magazine, she's still writing for a small-time paper. And helping her boyfriend, Matt, who's had a record deal for years, get through his writer's block. Knowing she needs a life makeover, she kicks Matt out and vows to live her life to a new beat--one that includes professional success and a sensible boyfriend.
Then, overnight, Matt jumps from wannabe rock star to the nation's Next Big Thing.
All thanks to his hit single…about his horrible ex. The most hated woman in rock since Yoko, Echo can't get a job or a date. Was she really as unsupportive as the song suggests?
If she's going to have any career--any life--at all, she's going to have to rebuild her rep, one lyric at a time….
Good Times, Bad Boys
by
Melanie Murray
Echo Brennan's life is stuck on pause. Instead of chasing her dream job at Disc, music's hottest magazine, she's still writing for a small-time paper. And helping her boyfriend, Matt, who's had a record deal for years, get through his writer's block. Knowing she needs a life makeover, she kicks Matt out and vows to live her life to a new beat--one that includes professional success and a sensible boyfriend.
Then, overnight, Matt jumps from wannabe rock star to the nation's Next Big Thing.
All thanks to his hit single…about his horrible ex. The most hated woman in rock since Yoko, Echo can't get a job or a date. Was she really as unsupportive as the song suggests?
If she's going to have any career--any life--at all, she's going to have to rebuild her rep, one lyric at a time….
fantasy221 - March 3, 2007 04:28 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (catsalive @ Mar 2 2007, 08:13 PM) |
| Fantasy's reveal |
Thanks cats! I forgot to put my reveal here this morning since I was on my way out of the house :)
Sunlightbub - March 3, 2007 09:31 PM (GMT)
Camis' Reveal
Gucci Gucci Coo by Sue Margolis
Ruby (still single at thirty-two) Silverman has made a name for herself at Les Sprogs, her exclusive baby boutique where trust-fund mothers swaddle their infants in the hottest designer wear. But all those bumps and babes can’t prepare Ruby for the bombshell her fifty-year-old mother drops on her: Ruby’s about to get…a baby brother or sister!
When Ruby recovers from the shock of her mother’s pregnancy, she can’t help but question her own baby-making future. Is catering to celebrity moms and cooing over her friends’ kids all she has to look forward to? Sam Epstien would passionately disagree. He’s the gorgeous Jewish gynecologist who has set his amorous sights on her. Soon they’re seriously involved, and life seems to be looking up for Ruby. Until she stumbles upon a shady baby-brokering business that could erupt into a major scandal, derail her career, and maybe even force her to toss the supposedly perfect man out with the bathwater.
Gucci Gucci Coo by Sue Margolis
Ruby (still single at thirty-two) Silverman has made a name for herself at Les Sprogs, her exclusive baby boutique where trust-fund mothers swaddle their infants in the hottest designer wear. But all those bumps and babes can’t prepare Ruby for the bombshell her fifty-year-old mother drops on her: Ruby’s about to get…a baby brother or sister!
When Ruby recovers from the shock of her mother’s pregnancy, she can’t help but question her own baby-making future. Is catering to celebrity moms and cooing over her friends’ kids all she has to look forward to? Sam Epstien would passionately disagree. He’s the gorgeous Jewish gynecologist who has set his amorous sights on her. Soon they’re seriously involved, and life seems to be looking up for Ruby. Until she stumbles upon a shady baby-brokering business that could erupt into a major scandal, derail her career, and maybe even force her to toss the supposedly perfect man out with the bathwater.
Ri - March 4, 2007 03:27 AM (GMT)
Here is Ap's reveal.
It is a 2-fer!
Good, the Bad, and the Sexy
by Emily Carmichael
From the Publisher
The spotlight doesn’t get any hotter than this...
Rachel Marsh doesn’t have time to think about the pampered lives of Hollywood stars. She’s too busy running her family’s Lazy M Ranch in Arizona. But even Rachel has heard of Jackson Stone, the green-eyed movie megahunk known for his sexual prowess both on- and offscreen. Jackson is the last person Rachel would expect to show up looking for work as a cowboy. But that’s exactly what happens . . . and now Rachel has her hands full keeping her mind on the Lazy M—and off Jackson!
After a nasty tabloid scandal, Jackson has decided it would be best to spend a little time out of the public eye. When he stumbles across the Lazy M Ranch, he hatches a brilliant plan: to convince its pretty owner to let him go undercover as a cowboy until things blow over. Jackson sees nothing wrong with spending a little time incognito—especially with a woman like Rachel, who looks as good roping cattle as she does by the light of an intimate campfire. Now, far from inquiring eyes, these two slightly cynical lovers are going to discover just how good they are at being bad . . . and the outcome may be more than downright sexy. It may be true love.
AND
A Ghost for Maggie
Emily Carmichael
From the Publisher
She's a ghost with a disreputable past...and a heavenly mission.
With her trademark blend of sparkling humor and sizzling romance, Emily Carmichael has earned a legion of devoted fans. Now she returns to delight readers with a wickedly delicious tale of modern love—and some old-fashioned meddling....
Once, sultry Robin Rowe was the hottest madam in the whole Wild West. Then a jealous suitor shot her dead. But when the wicked Red Robin departed this life, she didn't depart this world. Instead she found herself hanging around, watching as her daughter and her daughter's daughters made first-class fools of themselves over the wrong men...until now, a hundred years later, Robin has just one descendant left.
It doesn't take a genius to see that bright, beautiful, mistrustful Maggie Potter is headed for spinsterhood. So when fate drops her on Robin's doorstep, the sexy ghost jumps at the chance to straighten out her great-great-granddaughter. Only Robin doesn't know how challenging the job of guiding Maggie's love life is going to be. For Maggie's on vacation from men—maybe even a permanent leave of absence. Still, Robin didn't get to be the most successful tart in town by giving up. Now she's prepared to do everything in her ghostly power to see that Maggie lands herself the perfect man, even if she has to teach Maggie her most erotic secrets....
It is a 2-fer!
Good, the Bad, and the Sexy
by Emily Carmichael
From the Publisher
The spotlight doesn’t get any hotter than this...
Rachel Marsh doesn’t have time to think about the pampered lives of Hollywood stars. She’s too busy running her family’s Lazy M Ranch in Arizona. But even Rachel has heard of Jackson Stone, the green-eyed movie megahunk known for his sexual prowess both on- and offscreen. Jackson is the last person Rachel would expect to show up looking for work as a cowboy. But that’s exactly what happens . . . and now Rachel has her hands full keeping her mind on the Lazy M—and off Jackson!
After a nasty tabloid scandal, Jackson has decided it would be best to spend a little time out of the public eye. When he stumbles across the Lazy M Ranch, he hatches a brilliant plan: to convince its pretty owner to let him go undercover as a cowboy until things blow over. Jackson sees nothing wrong with spending a little time incognito—especially with a woman like Rachel, who looks as good roping cattle as she does by the light of an intimate campfire. Now, far from inquiring eyes, these two slightly cynical lovers are going to discover just how good they are at being bad . . . and the outcome may be more than downright sexy. It may be true love.
AND
A Ghost for Maggie
Emily Carmichael
From the Publisher
She's a ghost with a disreputable past...and a heavenly mission.
With her trademark blend of sparkling humor and sizzling romance, Emily Carmichael has earned a legion of devoted fans. Now she returns to delight readers with a wickedly delicious tale of modern love—and some old-fashioned meddling....
Once, sultry Robin Rowe was the hottest madam in the whole Wild West. Then a jealous suitor shot her dead. But when the wicked Red Robin departed this life, she didn't depart this world. Instead she found herself hanging around, watching as her daughter and her daughter's daughters made first-class fools of themselves over the wrong men...until now, a hundred years later, Robin has just one descendant left.
It doesn't take a genius to see that bright, beautiful, mistrustful Maggie Potter is headed for spinsterhood. So when fate drops her on Robin's doorstep, the sexy ghost jumps at the chance to straighten out her great-great-granddaughter. Only Robin doesn't know how challenging the job of guiding Maggie's love life is going to be. For Maggie's on vacation from men—maybe even a permanent leave of absence. Still, Robin didn't get to be the most successful tart in town by giving up. Now she's prepared to do everything in her ghostly power to see that Maggie lands herself the perfect man, even if she has to teach Maggie her most erotic secrets....
catsalive - March 4, 2007 06:10 AM (GMT)
ladiibbug's reveal
Hissy Fit - Mary Kay Andrews
From Publishers Weekly
Interior decorator Keeley Rae Murdock has designed her whole life, right down to the antique Oriental rug planned for the foot of her bed. What she never counted on was discovering her fiancé, A.J. Jernigan, cavorting with her maid of honor in the middle of her rehearsal dinner. She pitches a hissy fit that reverberates through her tiny hometown of Madison, Ga., and captures the attention of Will Mahoney, a newcomer who recently purchased an antebellum plantation house. Headstrong, freckled Will pressures Keeley to restore the rundown mansion within six months. His plan: to woo a woman whom he has seen only on television by designing the house of her dreams by Christmas. Keeley knows it's an insane plan, but the Jernigans are now trying to put her out of business, so she begrudgingly accepts. As the house comes together, Keeley discovers links between the Jernigan legacy of infidelity and her mother's disappearance many years ago. Darker than the book's fluffy title suggests, this black comedy is riven with shocking secrets. And Keeley's vast knowledge of all things antique offers a fascinating peek into the luscious world of designer home furnishing, sure to make readers drool with envy over sideboards and sofas.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Hissy Fit - Mary Kay Andrews
From Publishers Weekly
Interior decorator Keeley Rae Murdock has designed her whole life, right down to the antique Oriental rug planned for the foot of her bed. What she never counted on was discovering her fiancé, A.J. Jernigan, cavorting with her maid of honor in the middle of her rehearsal dinner. She pitches a hissy fit that reverberates through her tiny hometown of Madison, Ga., and captures the attention of Will Mahoney, a newcomer who recently purchased an antebellum plantation house. Headstrong, freckled Will pressures Keeley to restore the rundown mansion within six months. His plan: to woo a woman whom he has seen only on television by designing the house of her dreams by Christmas. Keeley knows it's an insane plan, but the Jernigans are now trying to put her out of business, so she begrudgingly accepts. As the house comes together, Keeley discovers links between the Jernigan legacy of infidelity and her mother's disappearance many years ago. Darker than the book's fluffy title suggests, this black comedy is riven with shocking secrets. And Keeley's vast knowledge of all things antique offers a fascinating peek into the luscious world of designer home furnishing, sure to make readers drool with envy over sideboards and sofas.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
momx3lovesbooks - March 4, 2007 07:16 PM (GMT)
"Hot Pink" by Susan Johnson
When Chloe Chisolm realized she was more infatuated with her boyfriend's apartment than with her boyfriend, she had no choice but to add him to her jam-packed list of exes. All this Minneaplolis Web designer wants now is an erotic fling with Mr. Tall, Dark and Handsome. But when a very eventful elevator ride with a seductive stranger ignites a steamy affair, Chloe finds herself plummeting back to Earth..
It seems that the potently enticing Rocco Vinelli lives up to her standards in every way-except for one minor detail, he's engaged. With an inextinguishable passion burning between them, Chloe is determined to find a way to resist Rocco's forbidden pleasures. Because the man with the movie star smile and the tall, leggy blonde on his arm, is not only driving Chloe wild with uncontrollable desire, he's suddenly melting her hardened heart.
camis - March 5, 2007 07:55 AM (GMT)
NMZ's book is
I Wish I Never Met You: Dating the Shiftless, Stupid, and Ugly A Novel
by Denise N. Wheatley
Book Link
(tbr)
From Publishers Weekly
Offering up a set of cautionary tales that are "a generous contribution from me to society," Wheatley's nameless African-American heroine describes the fate of 13 hapless suitors in this flimsy, sour debut. Each man suffers from a physical, emotional or maturational deficiency—or a combination thereof—that eventually destroys the relationship; each story is followed by a scrambled moral of sorts advising readers who not to get with ("Bottom Damn Line: Fuck a fence-straddling pansy who makes you feel like a manly reject"). The narrator's men include seriously overweight Doug, ugly Horace and effeminate Ernest, as well as a series of types: liar, married man, unwed father, player. The book concludes with a final episode in which the narrator gets what many will conclude she deserves. Wheatley's antiheroine is not quite the edgier, black Bridget Jones the cover copy claims; instead, she is abrasive and unpleasant. "When I take revenge, there are no regrets," she writes, and her remorseless attitude, rather than confident and bold, seems smug and superior. In one particularly unsavory episode, she forces a man who does her wrong to swallow a mouthful of urine. She eventually admits to being an "unbalanced woman," but the reader has long since lost interest in her persistent, self-induced misfortunes. Agent, Carolyn Grayson. (Aug.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
I Wish I Never Met You: Dating the Shiftless, Stupid, and Ugly A Novel
by Denise N. Wheatley
Book Link
(tbr)
From Publishers Weekly
Offering up a set of cautionary tales that are "a generous contribution from me to society," Wheatley's nameless African-American heroine describes the fate of 13 hapless suitors in this flimsy, sour debut. Each man suffers from a physical, emotional or maturational deficiency—or a combination thereof—that eventually destroys the relationship; each story is followed by a scrambled moral of sorts advising readers who not to get with ("Bottom Damn Line: Fuck a fence-straddling pansy who makes you feel like a manly reject"). The narrator's men include seriously overweight Doug, ugly Horace and effeminate Ernest, as well as a series of types: liar, married man, unwed father, player. The book concludes with a final episode in which the narrator gets what many will conclude she deserves. Wheatley's antiheroine is not quite the edgier, black Bridget Jones the cover copy claims; instead, she is abrasive and unpleasant. "When I take revenge, there are no regrets," she writes, and her remorseless attitude, rather than confident and bold, seems smug and superior. In one particularly unsavory episode, she forces a man who does her wrong to swallow a mouthful of urine. She eventually admits to being an "unbalanced woman," but the reader has long since lost interest in her persistent, self-induced misfortunes. Agent, Carolyn Grayson. (Aug.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
AM10000 - March 5, 2007 06:08 PM (GMT)
My reveal is:
A Minor Indiscretion by Carole Matthews
Ali is idly drinking a cup of coffee when she notices a handsome young stranger sketching her. Christian, who at 23 is 15 years younger than Ali, is immediately smitten, and begins pursuing her. Ali's husband, Ed, a producer for a video company, has been less than attentive lately, and she finds herself drawn to Christian. What Ali doesn't suspect is that a (mostly) innocent afternoon in the park with Christian will lead to Ed's throwing her out of the house. Christian is more than happy to invite her to live with him, but is it what Ali really wants? Meanwhile, Ed, no longer sure of his hasty decision to throw Ali out, is contending with the romantic overtures of two younger women.
A Minor Indiscretion by Carole Matthews
Ali is idly drinking a cup of coffee when she notices a handsome young stranger sketching her. Christian, who at 23 is 15 years younger than Ali, is immediately smitten, and begins pursuing her. Ali's husband, Ed, a producer for a video company, has been less than attentive lately, and she finds herself drawn to Christian. What Ali doesn't suspect is that a (mostly) innocent afternoon in the park with Christian will lead to Ed's throwing her out of the house. Christian is more than happy to invite her to live with him, but is it what Ali really wants? Meanwhile, Ed, no longer sure of his hasty decision to throw Ali out, is contending with the romantic overtures of two younger women.
catsalive - March 6, 2007 03:42 AM (GMT)
boogal's reveal
Four different women. One common shoe size. And a shared lust for fabulous footwear. In this sparkling novel, the wife of a controlling politician, a debt-ridden eBay addict, an agoraphobic phone sex operator, and a nanny for the family from hell (who barely knows a sole from a heel but who will do anything to get out of the house) meet Tuesday nights to trade shoes, and, in the process, form friendships that will help them each triumph over their problems—from secret pasts to blackmail, bankruptcy, and dating. Funny, emotional, and powerful, Shoe Addicts Anonymous is a wonderful summer read for anyone who's ever tried to find the perfect fit.
http://www.shoeaddictsanonymous.com/
This is an Advance Reader's Copy.
Four different women. One common shoe size. And a shared lust for fabulous footwear. In this sparkling novel, the wife of a controlling politician, a debt-ridden eBay addict, an agoraphobic phone sex operator, and a nanny for the family from hell (who barely knows a sole from a heel but who will do anything to get out of the house) meet Tuesday nights to trade shoes, and, in the process, form friendships that will help them each triumph over their problems—from secret pasts to blackmail, bankruptcy, and dating. Funny, emotional, and powerful, Shoe Addicts Anonymous is a wonderful summer read for anyone who's ever tried to find the perfect fit.
http://www.shoeaddictsanonymous.com/
This is an Advance Reader's Copy.
happybunnygirl - March 6, 2007 08:15 AM (GMT)
Under the Boardwalk by Carly Phillips
"After five years in Vermont carving out a staid, sensible life as a college professor, Ariana Costas returns to her small Atlantic coastal hometown to discover why Zoe, her identical twin, has suddenly disappeared while working as a waitress in the casino owned by a suspected drug lord. From her first day back, when an unknown gunman mistakes Ari for Zoe and a charmingly cocky undercover officer named Quinn Donovan tackles her on the beach, Ariana's life suddenly becomes a whole lot more exciting, and she is forced to reevaluate long-held beliefs in light of new evidence. Family complications--the boisterous, fun-loving, scam-running clan has now expanded to include a capuchin monkey and an extremely insecure young teenage runaway--only add to the general mayhem."
"After five years in Vermont carving out a staid, sensible life as a college professor, Ariana Costas returns to her small Atlantic coastal hometown to discover why Zoe, her identical twin, has suddenly disappeared while working as a waitress in the casino owned by a suspected drug lord. From her first day back, when an unknown gunman mistakes Ari for Zoe and a charmingly cocky undercover officer named Quinn Donovan tackles her on the beach, Ariana's life suddenly becomes a whole lot more exciting, and she is forced to reevaluate long-held beliefs in light of new evidence. Family complications--the boisterous, fun-loving, scam-running clan has now expanded to include a capuchin monkey and an extremely insecure young teenage runaway--only add to the general mayhem."
catsalive - March 7, 2007 11:30 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (happybunnygirl @ Mar 6 2007, 08:15 AM) |
| Under the Boardwalk by Carly Phillips |
A piccie for your book :rolleyes:
chambejd - March 9, 2007 02:30 AM (GMT)
catsalive's reveal:
On the Couch by Alisa Kwitney
After going for more than a year without a date -- a record in New York City -- Marlowe Riddle has finally met a broodingly sexy, sharply intelligent man who is clearly interested in making more than polite conversation. The only problem: Joseph Kain is an NYPD detective clearly under the mistaken impression that Marlowe is a call girl.
But while Marlowe does take money for spending time with strangers in her expensive Upper West Side apartment, she's a psychologist -- not Manhattan's answer to the Mayflower Madam! A fact she has no intention of telling Joe ... at least not until she finishes her research project on the "Behavioral Effects of Disguising Identity."
But Marlowe's not the only one trying to secretively gain information ... and it's becoming increasingly unclear who is seducing whom. Because sometimes the only way to learn what a man really wants ... is to get him on the couch.
On the Couch by Alisa Kwitney
After going for more than a year without a date -- a record in New York City -- Marlowe Riddle has finally met a broodingly sexy, sharply intelligent man who is clearly interested in making more than polite conversation. The only problem: Joseph Kain is an NYPD detective clearly under the mistaken impression that Marlowe is a call girl.
But while Marlowe does take money for spending time with strangers in her expensive Upper West Side apartment, she's a psychologist -- not Manhattan's answer to the Mayflower Madam! A fact she has no intention of telling Joe ... at least not until she finishes her research project on the "Behavioral Effects of Disguising Identity."
But Marlowe's not the only one trying to secretively gain information ... and it's becoming increasingly unclear who is seducing whom. Because sometimes the only way to learn what a man really wants ... is to get him on the couch.