ARC Arrival: The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova

The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company (Hachette)

I received this book for review from Hachette Book Group.

A haunting novel of art and obsession.

A mystery spanning continents and centuries.

A love story that crosses the ultimate border.

Robert Oliver, a renowned painter, has attacked a canvas in the National Gallery of Art. What would compel an artist to try to destroy something he values beyond all else? Oliver's only words on the subject: "I did it for her."

Psychiatrist Andrew Marlow prides himself on being able to make even a stone talk, but he gets nowhere with Oliver. Desperate to understand the secret that torments this genius, he embarks on a journey that leads him into the lives of the women closest to Oliver and a tragedy at the heart of French Impressionism.

Elizabeth Kostova's masterful new novel takes us from American cities to the coast of Normandy, from the late nineteenth century to the late twentieth, from young love to last love. The Swan Thieves is a story of obsession, history's losses, and the power of art to preserve human hope. (back cover)

Elizabeth Kostova graduated from Yale and holds an MFA from the University of Michigan, where she won the Hopwood Award for the Novel-in-Progress. (back cover)

The Swan Thieves
Publisher/Publication Date: Little, Brown & Company, January 2010
ISBN: 978-0-316-06578-8
576 pages

ARC Arrival: White Picket Fences by Susan Meissner

White Picket Fences by Susan Meissner

Publisher: Waterbrook Press

I received this book for review from Waterbrook Press (Random House).

The Janviers have the idyllic life--a beautiful home, great jobs, two wonderful kids--and surrounding it all is the proverbial white picket fence that protects them, offers them a serene sense of security. . .and hides all their secrets.

When her black sheep brother disappears, Amanda Janvier eagerly takes in her sixteen-year-old niece Tally. The girl is practically an orphan: motherless and living with a father who raises Tally wherever he lands--in a Buick, a pizza joint, a horse farm--and regularly takes off on wild schemes. Amanda envisions that she, her husband, Neil, and their two teenagers can offer the girl stability and a shot at a "normal" life, even though their own storybook lives are about to crumble.

Seventeen-year-old Chase Janvier hasn't seen his cousin in years, and other than a vague curiosity about her strange life, he doesn't expect her arrival will affect him much--or interfere with his growing, disturbing interest in a long-ago house fire that plagues his dreams.

Tally and Chase bond as they interview two Holocaust survivors for a sociology project, and become startlingly aware that the whole family is grappling with hidden secrets, with the echoes of the past, and with the realization that ignoring tragic situations won't make them go away.

Will Tally's presence blow apart their carefully constructed world, revealing a hidden past that could destroy them all--or can she help them find the truth without losing each other? From the author of The Shape of Mercy, one of Publishers Weekly's Best Religious Fiction Books of 2008, comes a tale of family secrets smoldering behind a white picket fence. (back cover)

Susan Meissner cannot remember a time when she wasn't driven to put her thoughts down on paper. Her novels include The Shape of Mercy, winner of the Christian Book Award for Fiction, and Blue Heart Blessed. Susan and her husband, a pastor and a chaplain in the Air Force Reserves, make their home in Southern California. They are the parents of four grown children. (back cover)

White Picket Fences
Publisher/Publication Date: Waterbrook Press, Oct 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4000-7457-0
368 pages

ARC Arrival: Hoodoo Sea by Rolf Hitzer

Hoodoo Sea by Rolf Hitzer

Publisher: BluewaterPress LLC

I received this book for review from Pump Up Your Book Tour Promotions.

The government of the United States of America is on the verge of startling the world.

Billions of dollars had been invested in its space program.

And now, the moment of truth had arrived...

Scott Reed is the man for the historic mission. He is the Wing Commander chosen by the elite brass at NASA. The assignment to test flight the first speed of light craft, held top secret, was about to shock the world. The risk? Utter and complete failure. The reward? Being a part of the greatest human accomplishment ever known to mankind.

Major James Harrow, second in command of the four person crew, despised his Wing Commander. Harrow was a proud and patriotic American. What was NASA thinking when they selected a Canadian to pilot the voyage? There was no comparison as to who was the better skilled aviator. This was his time, his moment. Major James Harrow was about to prove to everybody they were wrong to bypass him as Commander.

The Weather conditions were perfect and lift-off for the test flight was text book. The triumphant cheers from Mission Control in Houston were echoed all the way to Cape Canaveral. The silent fear of the first hurdle of the flight had been succumbed. All systems were go! That is, until the crew and SOLT-X1 entered the Bermuda Triangle. . . (back cover)

Hoodoo Sea
Publisher/Publication Date: BluewaterPress LLC, June 2009
ISBN: 978-1604520262
260 pages

ARC Arrival: Legend of the White Wolf by Terry Spear

Legend of the White Wolf by Terry Spear

Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca

About the book: His wild side comes out with a vengeance. . .

Detective Cameron MacPherson joins forces with lovely Faith O'Malley to search for his missing partners and her father's stolen research. But in the wilds of nature he encounters a mythical creature whose bite changes everything for their newfound love.

Is she the hunter, or the hunted. . .?

Faith is on the trail of a legend, and with or without Cameron, she won't be stopped.

Until the fatal moment when they both realize they must face their enemies together. . . or perish apart. . .(back cover)

About the author: A retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves, award-winning author Terry Spear has an MBA from Monmouth College. An eclectic writer, she dabble in the paranormal as well as writing historical and true life stories for both teen and adult audiences. Spear lives in Crawford, Texas, and is working on more Wolf stories! Her fifth lupus garou novel, Seduction of the Wolf, will be out in Spring 2010.

Legend of the White Wolf
Publisher/Publication Date: Sourcebooks Casablanca, Feb 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4022-1905-4
384 pages

ARC Arrival: Catch of a Lifetime by Judi Fennell

Catch of a Lifetime by Judi Fennell

Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca

About the book: She's on a mission to save the planet. . .

Mermaid Angel Tritone has been researching humans from afar, hoping to find a way to convince them to stop polluting. When she jumps into a boat to escape a shark attack, it's her chance to pursue her mission, but she has to keep her identity a total secret. . .

When he finds out what she really is, they're both in mortal danger. . .

For Logan Hardington, finding a beautiful woman on his boat is surely not a problem--until he discovers she's a mermaid, and suddenly his life is on the line. . . (back cover)

About the author: Judi Fennell's romance novels have been finalists in Gather.com's First Chapters and First Chapters Romance contests and in the third American Title contest. She lives in suburban Philadelphia and spends family vacations at the Jersey shore, the setting for some of her Mer romance series. She has joined with the Atlantis Inn Bed & Breakfast in Ocean City, NJ, and the Hibiscus House Bed & Breakfast in West Palm Beach, FL, to offer readers a chance to win one of three romantic getaways to celebrate the launch of her books. All information and links can be found on her website, www.JudiFennell.com.

Catch of a Lifetime
Publisher/Publication Date: Sourcebooks Casablanca, Feb 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4022-2428-7
384 pages

ARC Arrival: The Last Word by Kathy Herman

The Last Word: A Novel (Sophie Trace Trilogy)
by Kathy Herman

Publisher: David C. Cook

About the book: When Vanessa Jessup returns home from her sophomore year of college, her mother, Police Chief Brill Jessup, is stunned to see that she's pregnant--by one of her professors. While Brill is glad her daughter rejected the father's abortion ultimatum, she's also hurt that Vanessa ignored her upbringing and angry that the professor has disappeared without so much as a nickel of child support.

But that's not all Brill's got on her plate. One of her detectives has been killed, and the attacker has threatened to come for her next. When a second cop is wounded, public criticism mounts as Brill attempts to stay alive long enough to catch the perp. And she's trying to find that deadbeat dad, while Vanessa struggles to make decisions about her future.

The killer seems to be everywhere and nowhere. How can a police chief--and a mother--do her job with her life on the line? In a show of grace under pressure, Brill will manage to have the last word, even if it kills her. (back cover)

About the author: Kathy Herman has written fifteen novels, including CBA best sellers Tested by Fire, All Things Hidden, and The Real Enemy, since retiring from her family's Christian bookstore business. Kathy and her husband, Paul, have three grown children and five grandchildren and live in Tyler, Texas. (back cover)

The Last Word
Publisher/Publication Date: David C. Cook, October 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4347-6785-1
390 pages

ARC Arrival: Hot and Irresistible by Dianne Castell

Hot and Irresistible by Dianne Castell

Publisher: Brava

About the book: In a city of history, mystery, and more than a few ghosts, four best friends who have never fit in anywhere except with each other are about to get close--and closer still--to four sexy bachelors with some very alluring secrets. . .

Bebe Fitzpatrick's hard upbringing taught her how to take care of herself, how to tell true friends from false, and how to be a good cop. She can also sweet-talk a man like she means it. . .until she stumbles into the arms of a damn sexy Yankee who's gunning for Savannah's favorite shady entrepreneur. . .

As far as Donovan McCabe is concerned, the main obstacle to his investigation is the one thing he can't help wanting in his way. Bebe's smart, sassy, and utterly oblivious to her own appeal. Add the fact that a Boston cop trying to arrest one of Savannah's best-loved citizens is about as popular as the reincarnation of General Grant. What Donovan needs is a better game plan. What he's about to get is southern "hospitality" that'll make his toes curl. . . (back cover)

About the author: Dianne Castell is an empty-nester who lives in Milford, Ohio, with her spoiled cat. She's given up cooking and cleaning and writes hot, sexy, fun-filled stories for Kensington, Brava, and Harlequin American. Her only regret is she didn't do this years ago! (back cover)

Hot and Irresistible
Publisher/Publication Date: Brava, Oct 27, 2009
ISBN: 978-0-7582-2361-6
352 pages

ARC Arrival: Bending Toward the Sun by Leslie Gilbert-Lurie

Bending Toward the Sun:
A Mother and Daughter Memoir
by Leslie Gilbert-Lurie with Rita Lurie

Publisher: Harper

About the book: A miraculous lesson in courage and recovery, Bending Toward the Sun tells the story of a unique family bond forged in the wake of brutal terror. Weaving together the voices of three generations of women, Leslie Gilbert-Lurie and her mother, Rita Lurie, provide powerful--and inspiring--evidence of the resilience of the human spirit, relevant to every culture in every corner of the world. By turns unimaginably devastating and incredibly uplifting, this firsthand account of survival and psychological healing offers a strong, poignant message of hope in our own uncertain times.

A decade-long collaboration between mother and daughter, Bending Toward the Sun reveals how deeply the Holocaust remains in the hearts and minds of survivors, influencing even the lives of their descendants. It also sheds light on the generational reach of any trauma, beyond the initial victim. Drawing on interviews with the other survivors and with the Polish family who hid five-year-old Rita, Leslie and Rita bring together the stories of three generations of women--mother, daughter, and granddaughter--to understand the legacy that unites, inspires and haunts them all. (FSB Associates New Book Announcement)

About the author: Leslie Gilbert-Lurie is a writer, lawyer, teacher, and child advocate. She is a member and past President of the Los Angeles County Board of Education. Leslie lives in Los Angeles with her husband, son, daughter, and step-son.

Bending Toward the Sun
Publisher/Publication Date: Harper, September 2009
ISBN: 978-0-06-173476-2
368 pages

ARC Arrival: Kiss Me Again by Barbara Wilson

Kiss Me Again by Barbara Wilson

Publisher: Multnomah

About the book: Don't let your past steal your passion.

Do you ever wonder why marriage can seem like the end of intimacy and sexual desire instead of the beginning?

Ever wonder why it was so hard to resist sex before marriage--and so easy to resist it now? If so, you're not alone! Many married women genuinely want to feel more desire toward their husbands. . .and can't figure out what went wrong. But there's good news. In Kiss Me Again, Barbara Wilson shows how powerful "invisible bonds" from past relationships can cause heartache, disappointment, and distance for couples in the present. Then--with sensitivity, honesty, and hope--Barbara walks you step by step toward healing. . .and a rekindling of the closeness and passion with your husband that you really want.

You don't have to live any longer with confusion, disappointment, resentment, or shame. You can rediscover desire. You can say Wow! again. (back cover)


About the author: Barbara Wilson is the author of The Invisible Bond and former director of sexual health education for the Alternatives Pregnancy Resource Center in Sacramento. She speaks nationwide to youth and adults with her message of sexual healing, and she teaches frequently in the women's ministry at the multi-campus Bayside Church in Northern California. Barbara and her husband, Eric, have been married for more than twenty-five years. (back cover)

Kiss Me Again
Publisher/Publication Date: Multnomah Books, Sept 2009
ISBN: 978-1-60142-158-6
224 pages

ARC Arrival: Trust Me by Peter Leonard

Trust Me by Peter Leonard

Publisher: Minotaur Books

About the book: An ensemble cast of schemers, losers, thugs, con-men, and killers runs amok in Trust Me, Peter Leonard's high-speed thriller that careens through the neighborhoods of Detroit, pausing only for the occasional flirtation - or to reload.

When two thieves, Bobby and Lloyd, break into a wealthy house, they encounter Karen, who, instead of being scared, sizes the duo up and tries out a tempting proposition on them: How would you two like to make some real money? Soon the crooks have been roped into Karen's plan to rob her ex-boyfriend Samir, a shady bookmaker to who she had entrusted three hundred grand of her own, which Samir never returned after their breakup. Samir is guarded by a crew of heavies, one of whom is ex-cop O'Clair, a collector on the lookout for a certain individual whose bets are long past due - a gambling addict and sometimes-thief named Bobby. Yes, the very same.

Having assembled her crew, Karen believes her scheme to be foolproof, but then, she's never encountered fools like these. The robbery turns fatal, and soon Karen is on the run with the recovered three hundred thousand plus a whole lot more. The rest of the players are after her and simultaneously out to get each other. It's a tangled situation from which no one can escape without some serious help, but if this collection of backstabbers has one rule, it's Don't trust anybody. (FSB Associates Book Announcement)

About the author: A partner in the ad agency of Leonard, Mayer & Tocco, Inc., Peter Leonard lives in Birmingham, Michigan with his wife and four children. His debut novel Quiver came out in 2008.

Trust Me
Publisher/Publication Date: Minotaur Books, March 2009
ISBN: 978-0-312-37903-2
304 pages

ARC Arrival: Across the Endless River by Thad Carhart

Across the Endless River by Thad Carhart

Publisher: Doubleday

About the book: From the acclaimed, bestselling author of The Piano Shop on the Left Bank comes a historical novel about Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau, the son of Sacagawea, and his intriguing sojourn as a young man in 1820s Europe.

Born in 1805 on the Lewis and Clark expedition, Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau was the son of the Voyage of Discovery's translators, Sacagawea and Toussaint Charbonneau. Across the Endless River evokes the formative years of the mixed-blood child of the frontier, entering the wild and mysterious world of his boyhood along the Missouri. Baptiste is raised both as William Clark's ward in St. Louis and by his parents among the villages of the Mandan tribe on the far northern reaches of the river.

In 1823 eighteen-year-old Baptiste is invited to cross the Atlantic with the young Duke Paul of Wurttemberg, whom he meets on the frontier. During their travels throughout Europe, Paul introduces Baptiste to a world he never imagined. Increasingly, Baptiste confronts the limitations of life as an outsider; only Paul's older cousin, Princess Theresa, understands the richness of his heritage. Their affair is both passionate and tender, but Theresa's clear-eyed notions of love, marriage, and the need to fashion one's own future push Baptiste to consider what he truly needs. In Paris he meets Maura Hennesy, the beautiful and independent daughter of a French-Irish wine merchant. Baptiste describes his life on the fast-changing frontier to Maura, and she begins to imagine a different destiny with this enigmatic American. Baptiste ultimately faces a choice; whether to stay in Europe or to return to the wilds of North America. His decision will resonate strongly with those who today find themselves at the intersection of cultures, languages, and customs. (book jacket)

About the author: A dual citizen of the United States and Ireland, Thad Carhart lives in Paris with his wife, the photographer Simo Neri, and their two children.

Across the Endless River
Publisher/Publication Date: Doubleday, Sept 2009
ISBN: 978-0-385-52977-8
320 pages

ARC Arrival: How to Catch and Keep a Vampire by Diana Laurence

How to Catch and Keep a Vampire:
A Step-by-Step Guide to Loving the Bad and the Beautiful
By Diana Laurence

Publisher: Sellers Publishing, Inc.

About the book: Who needs a book on dating a vampire? Well, Bella Swan and Sookie Stackhouse to name just two. . .

Bella and Sookie are fortunate to have vampire boyfriends. But what the heroines of Twilight and "True Blood" don't have - and could use - is some advice on getting along with them. Everything they and every other red-blooded American girl (and guy) wants to know about finding a dreamy blood-drinker and keeping him is within How to Catch and Keep a Vampire: A Step-by-Step Guide to Loving the Bad and the Beautiful.

And who better to introduce mortal readers to the world of dating a 21st-century vampire than a few mouth-watering immortals themselves? The cast includes: Ethan, with his aquamarine eyes and supernaturally seductive piano playing. Mordred, classically cruel, dark and handsome, with a thing for black leather gloves. His entrancingly cute carrot-topped friend Adam, as sweet as Mordred is scary. Gunnar, with his rich, golden hair and dastardly but delightful knack for getting his way. The experienced and fascinating Colin. Eccentric and gorgeous Aidan, purveyor of ancient magic. And enigmatic Conner, with his deep, dark eyes and protective soul. (back cover)

About the author: Diana Laurence is the author of Souls' Embrace (2004), the popular vampire romance Bloodchained (2007) and the suspense thriller Looking on Darkness (2009). She is a well-known blogger and essayist on the topics of love, romance, and vampires, and maintains her own Web sites www.dianalaurence.com and www.livingbeyondreality.com. Diana lives in Wisconsin. (back cover)

How to Catch and Keep a Vampire
Publisher/Publication Date: Sellers Publishing, Inc, August 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4162-0552-4
160 pages

ARC Arrival: Smart But Feeling Dumb by Harold N. Levinson, M.D.

Smart but Feeling Dumb:
New Understanding and Dramatic Treatment for Dyslexia (LD/ADD) - Revised and Updated
by Harold N. Levinson, M.D.

Publisher: Stonebridge Publishing

About the book: Utilizing the collective understanding derived from scores of his successfully treated and presented dyslexic patients - typical of over 35,000 highly informative others, a world renowned neuropsychiatric pioneer provides readers with the first and only comprehensive solution to the century-old riddles and misconceptions characterizing this previously misunderstood disorder.

Now estimated at affecting well over 20% of the world population - involving more than 40 million Americans, Dr. Levinson's groundbreaking insights within this newly updated and revised work irrefutably demonstrate:

• Dyslexia is a syndrome encompassing hundreds of diverse symptoms and differently named disorders - all resulting from a simple signal-scrambling dysfunction withing the inner-ear and its supercomputer, the cerebellum.
• Rapid, dramatic and wide ranging improvements occur when dyslexic children and adults are holistically treated with safe combinations of inner-ear-enhancing medications, nutrients and non-medical techniques similar to that used by astronauts to prevent "space dyslexia."

Initially supported by Nobel Prize cerebellar neurophysiologist Sir John Eccles and outstanding others, Dr. Levinson's highly original discoveries have now been independently validated and referenced worldwide. As a result of this book's continuously upgraded and expanding "lifesaving" content - scientifically considered "decades ahead of its time," it is now possible for countless millions of smart but dumb feeling dyslexics to feel as bright as they really are and to attain dreams and ambitions that otherwise might never be theirs. Indeed, cures and prevention now lurk within our scientific horizons.

Smart but Feeling Dumb
Publisher/Publication Date: Stonebridge Publishing, 3rd Edition - July 2008
ISBN: 978-0-615-15276-9
488 pages

ARC Arrival: Benny & Shrimp by Katarina Mazetti

Benny & Shrimp by Katarina Mazetti

Publisher: Penguin

About the book: Two middle-aged misfits and a love that should not be as complicated as it seems.

It started in a cemetery, where they begrudgingly share a bench. "Shrimp," the childless young widow and librarian with a sharp intellect and a home so tidy that her jam jars are in alphabetical order, meets Benny, the gentle, overworked milk farmer who fears becoming the village's Old Bachelor. Both driven by an enormous longing and loudly ticking biological clocks, they can't escape the powerful attraction between them.

But how will she learn to accept that he falls asleep at the opera and has a house full of his mother's cross-stitch? And how could he ever feel at home in her minimalist apartment, bare as a dentist's waiting room?

An international sensation now available for the first time in the United States, this quirky, humorous, completely readable novel breathes new life into the age-old conundrum that is love. (book flap)

About the author: Katarina Mazetti was nominated for the Prix Cevennes in France in 2007, and has worked as a journalist, teacher, and author of books for readers of all ages. For twenty years she lived on a small farm in northern Sweden, an experience that became the basis for Benny & Shrimp, her first adult novel. (book flap)

Benny & Shrimp
Publisher/Publication Date: Penguin, July 2009
ISBN: 978-0-14-311599-1
224 pages

ARC Arrival: Knight of Pleasure by Margaret Mallory

Knight of Pleasure
(Book 2 of All the King's Men)
by Margaret Mallory

Publisher: Forever

About the book: THE GREATEST PASSION

Lady Isobel Hume is an expert swordswoman who knows how to choose her battles. When the king asks her to wed a French nobleman to form a political alliance, she agrees. But that's before the devilishly charming Sir Stephen Carleton captures her heart--and tempts her to betray her betrothed, her king, and her country.

IS WORTH THE GREATEST PERIL

Sir Stephen Carleton enjoys his many female admirers--until he dedicates himself to winning the lovely Isobel. When a threat against the king leads Isobel into mortal danger, Stephen must prove that he is more than a knight of pleasure. . .and that love can conquer all. (back cover)

About the author: MARGARET MALLORY recently surprised her friends and family by abandoning her legal career-and her steady job-to write tales of romance and adventure. At long last, she can satisfy her passion for justice by punishing the bad and rewarding the worthy-in the pages of her novels, of course. She lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest with her husband and their two college-age children. (Fantastic Fiction.com)

Knight of Pleasure
Publisher/Publication Date: Forever, November 24, 2009
ISBN: 978-0-446-55338-4
400 pages

ARC Arrival: Rion by Susan Kearney

Rion
(Book 2 in The Pendragon Legacy)
by Susan Kearney

Publisher: Forever (Hachette)

About the book: POWER IN THEIR PASSION

Marisa Rourke is a beautiful, fearless telepath who tames dragonshapers on Earth. Rion is a tall, dark, and sexy space explorer whose home planet is a galaxy away. The attraction between them is undeniable, but Rion is hiding a desperate secret that will change Marisa's life forever.

DANGER IN THEIR TOUCH

Marisa's gift is the only way Rion can communicate with his people, enslaved by a powerful enemy. He knows that kidnapping her is wrong, but saving his planet is worth sparking the fiery clairvoyant's fury. Yet hotter--and more explosive--is the psychic bond growing between Marisa and Rion. Could their passion be the key to freeing Rion's people? Only if he and Marisa can discover how to channel their desire. . .before a vicious enemy destroys them all. (back cover)

About the author: USA TODAY bestselling author Susan Kearney is a native of New Jersey and has a Business Degree from the University of Michigan. Her fifty plus books include contemporary, romantic suspense, historical, futuristic, science fiction and paranormal novels. She resides in a suburb of Tampa-with her husband, kids, Boston terriers and iguana. Currently she's plotting her way through her 52st work of fiction. You can reach her through her web site at www.susankearney.com. (Hachette)

Rion
Publisher/Publication Date: Forever, November 24, 2009
ISBN: 978-0-446-54332-3
384 pages

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ARC Arrival: To Desire a Devil by Elizabeth Hoyt

To Desire a Devil
(The Final Book in The Legend of the Four Soldiers series) by Elizabeth Hoyt

Publisher: Vision/Grand Central Publishing

About the book: NOTHING IS MORE INTOXICATING--

Reynaud St. Aubyn has spent the last seven years in hellish captivity. Now half mad with fever he bursts into his ancestral home and demands his due. Can this wild-looking man truly be the last earl's heir, thought murdered by Indians years ago?

OR DANGEROUS--

Beatrice Corning, the niece of the present earl, is a proper English Miss. But she has a secret: No real man has ever excited her more than the handsome youth in the portrait in her uncle's home. Suddenly, that very man is here, in the flesh--and luring her into bed.

THAN SURRENDERING TO A DEVIL.

Only Beatrice can see past Reynaud's savagery to the noble man inside. For his part, Reynaud is drawn to this lovely lady, even as he is suspicious of her loyalty to her uncle. But can Beatrice's love tame a man who will stop at nothing to regain his title--even if it means sacrificing her innocence. (back cover)

About the author: Elizabeth Hoyt lives in Illinois with 3 untrained dogs, 2 angelic but bickering children, 1 husband and possibly a free-thinking golden hamster that decided to live sans cage sometime in 2005. The hermit crabs are best not mentioned at all.(Fantastic Fiction)

To Desire a Devil
Publisher/Publication Date: Vision, October 27, 2009
ISBN: 978-0-446-40694-9
384 pages

ARC Arrival: Sins of the Flesh by Caridad Piñeiro

Sins of the Flesh by Caridad Piñeiro

Publisher: Forever (Hachette)

About the book: Caterina Shaw's days are numbered. Her only chance for survival is a highly experimental gene treatment--a risk she willingly takes. But now Caterina barely recognizes herself. She has new, terrifying powers, an exotic, arresting body--and she's been accused of a savage murder, sending her on the run.

Mick Carrera is a mercenary and an expert at capturing elusive, clever prey. Yet the woman he's hunting down is far from the vicious killer he's been told to expect: Caterina is wounded, vulnerable, and a startling mystery of medical science. Even more, she's a beautiful woman whose innocent sensuality tempts Mick to show her exactly how thrilling pleasure can be. The heat that builds between them is irresistible, but surrendering to it could kill them both. . .for a dangerous group is plotting its next move using Caterina as its deadly pawn. (back cover)

About the author: New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Caridad Piñeiro wrote her first novel in the fifth grade when her teacher assigned a project: write a book for a class lending library. Her love of writing continued through high school, college and law school. Shortly after the birth of her daughter, her passion for the written word led to a determination to publish and share the stories she loved with others. In 1999, Caridad's first novel was released and a decade later, she is the author of more than twenty novels and novellas. (Hachette)

Sins of the Flesh
Publisher/Publication Date: Forever, October 27, 2009
ISBN: 978-0-446-54383-5
336 pages

ARC Arrival: It Happened One Night

It Happened One Night by Lisa Dale

Publisher: Forever (Hachette Books)

Sometimes Love Finds You When You Least Expect It

Lana Biel has always wanted to shake the dust of Vermont off her feet and see the world, one exotic country after another. But when a lighthearted spring fling changes her life forever, she turns to the one man whose strong shoulders can lighten any burden: her best friend, Eli Ward.

Eli has always been there for Lana--after all, that's what best friends do. But Lana isn't the only one hiding something. Eli is keeping secrets of his own that threaten their relationship. Yet as summer turns to fall, new desires awaken between them, even as old fears tear them apart. Then, when another Vermont winter fills the valleys with snow, Eli and Lana are given the chance for an adventure greater than they ever dreamed possible. . . and a love that will last for all times. (back cover)

I loved reading Lisa Dale's Simple Wishes - so I was very excited to receive this one from Hachette!

It Happened One Night
Publisher/Publication Date: Forever, Oct 27, 2009
ISBN: 978-0-446-40690-1
368 pages

ARC Arrival: Nibble & Kuhn by David Schmahmann

Nibble & Kuhn by David Schmahmann

Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers

About the book: Two likeable newcomers learn the ropes of corporate law at Nibble & Kuhn--and fall in love--just as that most proper of Boston's venerable firms comically tries to "rebrand" itself for the Google era.

Pompous and arbitrary, the ruling junta of partners at N&K saddles Derek Dover with a high visibility lawsuit just weeks before trial. The diligent young attorney arranges things so that Maria Parma, his sassy aristocratic girlfriend, also gets named to the case.

As Derek prepares his arguments on behalf of seven young victims of industrial polluters, his anxieties about his career and his torments over Maria's mixed messages only increase. Have his eccentric WASP superiors handed Derek a "toxic" case to ruin any shot at becoming a partner? How can he get his opponents to settle--the outcome the presiding judge all but demands--unless his unorthodox "expert witnesses" perform with enough gravitas to match that of the other side with its Harvard Medical School scientist? Ultimately, Derek sets in motion a line of inquiry that spins events entirely out of the control of judge, jury, and any and all attorneys. (back cover)

About the author: David Schmahmann is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Cornell Law School. His first novel Empire Settings ("unexpected, even unforgettable" - The Washington Post) received the John Gardner Book Award. He practices law in Boston, and lives in Weston, MA. (back cover)

Nibble & Kuhn
Publisher/Publication Date: Academy Chicago Publishers, November 2009
ISBN: 978-0-89733-592-8
256 pages