Monday, May 25, 2009

Foreign Releases for May


ROMANZE IM SPANISCHEN SCHLOSSvon: REBECCA WINTERS

Glück im Unglück: Bei einem Unfall nahe Toledo wird die hübsche Reiseleiterin Jillian von einem attraktiven Mann gerettet! Don Remi de Vargas lädt sie ein, bis zu ihrer Genesung sein Gast zu sein. In seinem malerischen Schloss La Mancha, umgeben von silbernen Olivenhainen, zeigt der adlige Spanier ihr, wie bezaubernd er sie findet. Aber ist Jillian, die nach einer Enttäuschung nichts mehr von der Liebe wissen wollte, für eine neue Romanze bereit? Zwischen Sehnsucht und Zweifel hin- und hergerissen, fragt sie sich: Darf ich auf mein Herz hören?


ALBUM RODZINNY PLAŻA DLA DWOJGA

Raye Morgan: ALBUM RODZINNYUtrata pracy spędza Callie sen z powiek. Na szczęście Grant, jeden z byłych szefów, proponuje jej nową posadę. Wkrótce składa jej kolejną propozycję, tym razem prywatną i bardzo szokującą...

Ally Blake: PLAŻA DLA DWOJGAMaggie, znana malarka, ucieka z dużego miasta i zamieszkuje w domku przy plaży. Wynajmuje do prac remontowych sąsiada, Toma. Nie wie, że Tom jest sławnym i bogatym architektem, który, tak jak ona, postanowił porzucić wielkomiejskie życie...

A luz do amor por Trish Wylie

De entre todas as cidades do mundo, escolheu Paris para se declarar…
Ronan O’Keefe tinha tudo o que o dinheiro podia comprar, todavia, teria renunciado a tudo para conservar o que estava a perder: lentamente, o milionário playboy estava a ficar cego.Sozinha em Nova Iorque, Kerry Doyle começou a ter dúvidas sobre se devia fazer aquela viagem à volta do mundo, porém, quando conheceu Ronan, decidiu fazê-la... com ele.Ao chegar a Paris, Ronan apercebeu-se de que não queria deixar escapar a bela e divertida Kerry. Talvez o seu segredo o ensombrasse, no entanto, Kerry enchera a sua vida de luz.


Bröllopsklockor av Jessica Hart

Hon älskar sitt nya jobb – och sin chef …
Lucy hade alltid trott att hon kunde klara vad som helst, men det var innan hon mötte sin nye chef. För det är inte helt lätt att fokusera på jobbet med den karismatiske företagsmagnaten Guy Dangerfield i närheten. Trots det är hon fast besluten att visa att hon har det som krävs. Fast det är inte lätt – Lucy hade ju aldrig räknat med att falla …

Under bar himmel av Barbara Hannay

Solnedgång i den australiska vildmarkenfetstil
Ännu en dag är till ända för boskapsuppfödaren Mark Winchester. Det hade kunnat vara en helt ordinär arbetsdag – men de senaste veckorna, sedan han träffade Sophie Felsham på ett bröllop i London, har allting känts lite upp och ner.

En regnig morgon i Londonfetstil
Sophie samlar mod inför det svåraste beslut hon någonsin tagit, packar sin resväska och beger sig mot flygplatsen. Hon har något viktigt att berätta för Mark, mannen hon sex veckor tidigare tillbringade en het natt tillsammans med …


Le secret d'une amoureuse, Melissa James

Julie est bien décidée à ne jamais revoir Matthew McLachlan. Non seulement il lui a menti, mais il s'est bien moqué d'elle en prétendant l'aimer. Aussi est-elle stupéfaite quand, quelque temps plus tard, il tente de la reconquérir en employant les grands moyens : un enlèvement en bonne et due forme...

Une épouse parfaite, Karen Rose Smith
A la mort de son père, Clay apprend avec effarement qu'il ne pourra hériter ses biens que s'il se marie dans les plus brefs délais. C'est donc contraint et forcé qu'il jette son dévolu sur Gina, une douce et délicate jeune femme employée par son père, avec l'espoir de pouvoir mettre fin rapidement à cette union de convenance...




Amor de oficina (TRAMA: CENICIENTA) por Jennie Adams

Su jefe tenía unos planes muy especiales para ella ¿En qué estaría yo pensando? Como si un vestido nuevo y un par de zapatos prestados, cargados de esperanzas y sueños, fuera a ser suficiente para que el guapo de mi jefe se fijara en mí. Después de todo, hace tres años que apenas ni me ve. ¿Por qué iba a fijarse ahora?

Pero la noche pasada, cuando Jarrod me llevó a casa después de esa fiesta, todo pareció distinto, y por un momento de locura pensé que me iba a besar. Bueno... el lunes otra vez a la oficina y todo volverá a la normalidad...


UN CLIENTE SPECIALE di ALWARD DONNA

Accoccolarsi davanti al camino è uno dei piaceri più grandi per Maggie Taylor. Finora, però, neanche quel fuoco scoppiettante è riuscito a scaldare il suo cuore solitario.

Maggie non potrebbe chiedere di più dalla vita: la sua esistenza scorre tranquilla, e la gestione di quel piccolo Bed & Breakfast sulle montagne canadesi la rende una donna realizzata, almeno sul piano professionale. Avere un uomo accanto a sé è l'ultimo dei suoi desideri e i batticuori dell'amore sono ormai solo un lontano ricordo. Finché, un giorno, un misterioso cliente fa il suo ingresso in hotel. Nate Griffith è l'uomo più bello che Maggie abbia mai visto, le sue labbra sembrano promettere un mondo di incantevoli delizie. Qualcosa di quello sguardo tenebroso, però, la spinge a difendersi con ogni mezzo dal suo irresistibile fascino.

More Fantastic News

In keeping with awards season...we at the blog want to congratulate this year's Ruby Finalists! The Rubies are handed out at the annual RWAus Conference and award excellence in romantic fiction from Down Under.

Romance Writers of Australia has announced the finalists in the 2009 Romantic Book of the Year. This year a record 144 books were entered in 4 categories.

This year's Harlequin Romance nominees for Romantic Book(s) of the Year are:

SHORT SWEET CATEGORY:
Claire Baxter - The Single Dad's Patchwork Family
Melissa James - A Mother in a Million
Marion Lennox - His Island Bride (Medicals)

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monday, May 18, 2009

Are Babies Romantic?

Please welcome Harlequin Romance author Nicola Marsh with this week's Author Post!

This month, Harlequin Romance presents 6 fabulous ‘baby’ books, under their ‘Baby On Board’ miniseries. Which got me thinking…are babies romantic?

Considering I’ve had 2 of them since selling in 2003, and have had to handle sleepless nights, teething, viruses, croup, tantrums, etc…I’d probably say no.


My ‘babies’ are gorgeous and lovable and I squish them a hundred times a day but as a reader, when I pick up a book to escape, I want passion and glamour and high stakes and romance, loads of romance, without a baby’s cry interrupting the hero and heroine at a delicate moment.

So imagine my panic when I saw a big baby on the cover of 8th book, ‘INHERITED: BABY’.

Yes, the baby was gorgeous but how could readers be attracted to that story? Wouldn’t the memory of all those pooey nappies and sleepless nights for many readers drive them away?

Thankfully, that wasn’t the case.

Now I have another baby book out this month, THE BILLIONAIRE’S BABY.
Not a baby in sight on the cover, just a handsome man for my lovely hero Blane (the first hero of mine in 17 books to make me cry while writing) and his heroine, Camryn.

Their embrace is romantic. His protective hand over her bulging tummy is romantic.

The fact they love each other enough to have a baby is romantic.

Is that the appeal of baby books?

The ‘aww’ factor of an alpha hero being vulnerable to his child?

The love of a mother for her baby?

What do you think?

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Great news for Harlequin Romance!

Typically at this time of year, various award competitions announce finalists and winners. Our author loop has been all abuzz with the great news flooding - yes FLOODING - our way lately, and so it's high time we shared it with our readers!

Congrats to Jennie Adams who won this year's Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice award for Best Harlequin Romance with The Boss's Unconventional Assistant!

In addition to Jessica Hart and Barbara Hannay's RITA finals, the lists are up for the National Reader's Choice Awards, the Bookseller's Best Awards, and the Golden Quill Awards.

And what a showing!

In the NRCA's Traditional Category:

Jackie Braun - Expecting a Miracle
Jessica Hart - Last Minute Proposal
Lucy Gordon - The Italian's Cinderella Bride and The Italian's Passionate Revenge
Michelle Douglas - The Loner's Guarded Heart


In the BBA Traditional Category:

Christmas Wishes, Mistletoe Kisses – Fiona Harper
Her Millionaire, His Miracle - Myrna Mackenzie
The Italian’s Cinderella Bride – Lucy Gordon
Newlyweds of Convenience – Jessica Hart

And in the GQ Traditional Category:

The Soldier's Homecoming - Donna Alward
Saying Yes To The Millionaire - Fiona Harper
Executive Mother-To-Be - Nicola Marsh
The Rancher's Doorstep Baby -Patricia Thayer
The Millionaire's Proposal - Trish Wylie

And also in the Novella category:

Snowbound Bride (Christmas Weddings)- Shirley Jump

Other good news includes an Honorable Mention for Donna Alward's The Soldier's Homecoming in Love Romances and More's Golden Rose Awards in the Best Category Romance of 2008 Category.

Congrats to all our Romance authors!

Monday, May 04, 2009

May Releases



When Zack Morgan discovers he's a father, and that his little boy was given up for adoption, he decides to find him. He has to know his son is okay.

Life is a struggle for single mom Susan Johnson, but she loves being Danny's mother. When Zack unexpectedly comes into their lives, he lights up their world.Zack intended to keep his distance, but he's found the family of his dreams. Only, Susan has no idea who he really is….


Playboy tycoon Joshua Cole doesn't expect to be confronted with a frumpy nanny and a howling baby in his expensively furnished office. But the child is his nephew, so he steps in to help!

Dannie Springer has been hiding behind her staid nanny uniform since she got her heart broken. Yet over the weeks with Joshua, she starts to see the man beneath the designer suits—and she is secretly wishing he could see the real her….



Stranded after an avalanche, Mandy Jenkins and Renzo Ruffini awaited rescue and found comfort in each other's arms. A year on, Mandy still longs for the carefree Italian she fell in love with but believed was lost forever—until now!

Discovering that Renzo has survived, Mandy goes to him—for he has her heart and she has his son! But Renzo has lost his memory. How will he react when he finds out the truth? Will he claim his English bride and his son?


Dear Noah,

It seems like just the other day that I met you on blinddatebrides.com. My daughter signed me up because she felt I'd sacrificed my life to bring her up alone. But you can still be forty and…flirty!

I couldn't believe my luck when my blind date was a tall, dark, handsome stranger—yet you were that and so much more….

But now things have gone further and faster than I could have imagined because—well, we're pregnant! Noah—we need to talk.

Love, Grace



Billionaire Blane Andrews has come to Melbourne to win back his wife. He walked away from Cam, believing he wasn't good enough. Now he's risen to the top, but he wants the one thing money can't buy.

As Blane romances her, Cam realizes that the magic in their marriage never faded. Yet she can't give Blane the baby he's always wanted. This time she must say goodbye….

But hold on to your dreams, Cam! Miracles can happen, and Blane's penthouse might need a nursery after all….

Maverick writer Dalton Scott demands solitude—not a baby on his doorstep! But he can hardly shut the door…. Though absolutely out of his depth, he's amazed when he finally gets the little girl to stop crying!

Then beautiful single mom Ellie arrives, distraught that the babysitter left her precious child on Dalton's doorstep!

Can this chaotic pair make him realize that too much of his life has been stored in fiction? With Ellie he could start a whole new chapter….