Web-Exclusive: Fall 2006 Mass Market Titles
-- Publishers Weekly, 8/14/2006
ACE
Knight Tenebrae (Sept., $7.99) by Julianne Lee presents a romantic time-travel fantasy.
The Hero Strikes Back (Sept., $7.99) by Moira J. Monroe continues the series that began with Resenting the Hero.
Stones Unturned (Oct., $7.99) by Christopher Golden and Thomas E. Eniegoski. This third title in The Menagerieseries follows The Tears of the Furies.
Rogue Clone (Oct., $7.99) by Steven L. Kent continues the military science fiction series that began with The Clone Republic.
Futures Past (Nov., $7.99), edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois, collects stories of alternate history from 16 SF authors.
Age of Conan: The Silent Enemy (Dec., $6.99) by Richard Knaak concludes this trilogy set in the world of Hyboria.
The Becoming (Dec., $7.99) by Jeanne C. Stein beings a new vampire series featuring bounty hunter Anna Strong.
Airs Beneath the Moon (Jan., $6.99) launches a trilogy centered around winged horses.
Blood Burning (Feb., $7.99) by Patricia Briggs. This contemporary paranormal series stars shapeshifter Mercy Thompson.
Reprints: The Priest of Blood (Sept., $7.99) by Douglass Clegg; The Great Tree of Avalon (Oct., $7.99) by T.A. Barron; Seeker (Nov., $7.99) by Jack McDevitt; Academ’s Fury (Dec., $7.99) by Jim Butcher; One for Sorrow, Two for Joy (Jan., $6.99) by Clive Woodall.
ANCHOR BOOKS
Reprint: Death Match (Oct., $6.99) by Lincoln Child.
AVON
The Vampire Who Loved Me (Oct., $6.99) by Teresa Medeiros weaves a tale of passion, dark secrets and seduction. 500,000 first printing.
I’m in No Mood for Love (Oct., $6.99) by Rachel Gibson offers a sassy contemporary romance. 250,000 first printing.
Knight of Darkness (Nov., $6.99) by Kinley MacGregor continues the Lords of Avalon series where men and demons battle good vs. evil. 300,000 first printing.
Dreamgirls (Nov., $6.99) by Denene Millner is a novelization of the movie musical of the Motown era that stars Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles and Eddie Murphy. 200,000 first printing.
Billionaires Prefer Blondes (Nov., $6.99) by Suzanne Enoch brings back Samantha Jellicoe and Richard Addison as they battle new careers and determined thieves. 175,000 first printing.
The Prince Kidnaps a Bride (Dec., $7.99) by Christina Dodd introduces the third novel in the Lost Princesses series. 400,000 first printing.
Reprints: Whirlpool (Nov., $7.99) by Elizabeth Lowell, 600,000 first printing; SuperFoods Rx (Jan., $7.99) by Steven Pratt and Kathy Matthews, 500,000 first printing; What Price Love? (Feb., $7.99) by Stephanie Laurens, 600,000 first printing.
BALLANTINE
Edge of Darkness (Sept., $6.99) by Cherry Adair concludes the paranormal T-Flac trilogy.
Passionate Thirst: A Candace Steele Vampire Killer Novel (Sept., $6.99) by Cameron Dean begins a trilogy set in Las Vegas.
DVD & Video Guide 2007 (Sept., $7.99) by Mick Martin and Marsha Porter is the latest edition of this guide.
Eternal Hunger: A Candace Steele Vampire Killer Novel (Jan., $6.99) offers the second installment in this series.
Drop Dead Gorgeous (Dec., $7.99) by Linda Howard features Blair Mallory from To Die For.
Reprints: Vanish (Sept., $7.99) by Tess Gerritsen; Every Breath You Take (Oct., $7.99) by Judith McNaught; Slow Burn (Jan., $7.99) by Julie Garwood; The Templar Legacy (Jan., $7.99) by Steve Berry
BALLANTINE/ONE WORLD
How Long Will They Mourn Me?: The Life and Legacy of Tupac Shakur (Sept., $6.99) by C.C. Wyndham looks at the life of the star who was murdered at age 25.
Reprints: G-Spot (Sept., $7.99) by Noire; The Dying Ground (Oct., $6.99) by Nichelle Tramble; The Hearts of Men (Oct., $6.99) by Travis Hunter; Sittin’ in the Front Pew (Jan., $6.99) by Parry “Ebony Satin” Brown; Your Blues Ain’t Like Mine (Feb., $6.99) by Bebe Moore Campbell.
BANTAM
Kill All the Lawyers (Sept., $6.99) by Paul Levine. Attorneys Steve Solomon and Victoria Lord return in their third comic mystery.
Recursion (Sept., $6.99) by Tony Ballantyne explores the relationship between mankind and the artificial intelligence that maintains our world in this first installment of a science fiction trilogy.
Lone Wolf (Oct., $6.99) by Linwood Barclay. Suburban dad Zack Walker returns to the Fifty Lakes District in this mystery series.
The Dead Letters (Oct., $5.99) by Tom Piccirilli. A grieving father searches for the man who murdered his daughter.
From Black Rooms (Nov., $6.99) by Stephen Woodworth. The heroine of Through Violet Eyes finds herself in a vengeful killer’s way.
Carnival (Dec., $6.99) by Elizabeth Bear. Events in an espionage and intrigue-filled colony world may change the nature of humanity as we know it.
Gospel Truths: (Feb., $7.50) by J.G. Sandom. Blackmail, embezzlement and murder lead a police inspector into the shadowy world of the Masons, where an ancient document could shake the foundations of the Church.
Reprints: Flags of Our Fathers (Sept., $7.99) by James Bradley; Long Time Coming (Sept., $7.50) by Sandra Brown; A Feast for Crows (Oct., $7.99) by George R.R. Martin; Forever Odd (Nov., $7.99) by Dean Koontz; On the Run (Dec., $7.99) by Iris Johansen; Babylon Rising: The Secret on Ararat (Dec., $7.99) by Tim LaHaye and Bob Phillips; Gone (Jan., $7.99) by Lisa Gardner; Angels All over Town (Feb., $7.50) by Luanne Rice.
BERKLEY
Body Trace (Sept., $7.99) by D.H. Dublin begins a forensics series.
Witchling (Oct., $6.99) by Yasmine Galenorn. This new series features three semi-supernatural sisters out to save the otherworld.
Texas Rain (Nov., $7.99) by Jodi Thomas introduces the Whispering Mountaintrilogy.
Bestiary (Nov., $7.99) by Robert Masello is the follow-up to Vigil.
Ambushed: The Continued Adventures of Hayden Tilden (Dec., $5.99) by J. Lee Butts continues the adventures of Deputy U.S. Marshal Hayden Tilden.
An Act of Kindness (Jan., $6.99) by Chuck Hustmyre tells the true crime story of a shocking murder in Louisiana.
The Lost Madonna (Feb., $7.99) by Kelly Jones. Love, art and mystery combine in a story set in Florence, Italy.
Reprints: Homicide by the Rich and Famous (Sept., $7.99) by Gini Graham; School Days (Oct., $7.99) by Robert B. Parker; S Is for Silence (Dec., $7.99) by Sue Grafton; The Mad Cook of Pymatuning (Feb., $6.99) by Christopher Lehmann-Haupt.
BERKLEY PREMIUM EDITION
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell 3: Checkmate (Nov., $9.99) by David Michaels presents the latest caper in this bestselling series.
Reprints: Without Mercy (Sept., $9.99) by Jack Higgins; Predator (Oct., $9.99) by Patricia Cornwell; The Scorpion’s Gate (Dec., $9.99) by Richard A. Clarke.
BERKLEY PRIME CRIME
The Case of the Roasted Onion (Sept., $6.99) by Claudia Bishop begins the McKenzie Farm mystery series.
Dolled Up for Murder (Oct., $6.99) by Deb Baker. The popular hobby of doll collecting serves as the basis for this cozy series.
Death Drop (Oct., $6.99) by Alina Adams continues the figure-skating series.
Cooking Up Murder (Nov., $6.99) by Miranda Bliss. This first title in the Cooking Classmystery series includes recipes for a full 10-course gourmet meal.
Let There Be Suspects (Dec., $6.99) by Emilie Richards offers the second entry in the Ministry Is Murderseries.
Death on the Flop (Jan., $6.99) by Jackie chance. Poker provides the focus for this new mystery series.
Faux Finished: An Interior Design Mystery (Feb., $6.99) by Peg Marburg starts out this series featuring superior sleuth and interior designer Jean Hastings.
BERKLEY SENSATION
Tempting the Devil (Sept., $7.99) by Patricia Potter offers up a Southern thriller.
Slave to Sensation (Sept., $6.99) by Nalini Singh. The author of Awaken the Senses introduces a new trilogy that blends psychics, shapeshifters and alternative realities.
Hard Evidence (Oct., $7.99) by Pamela Clare. Danger and romance merge in this romantic thriller.
Bad Girls Don’t (Nov., $7.99) by Cathie Linz is the follow-up to Good Girls Do.
Rough and Ready (Dec., $7.99) by Sandra Hill returns to the world of this Viking time-travel series.
Over the Moon (Jan., $7.99) by Angela Knight, MaryJanice Davidson, Virginia Kantra and Sunny gathers tales of the paranormal.
The Perfect Kiss (Jan., $7.99) by Anne Gracie tells the fourth tale of the Merridew sisters.
Born to Be Wilde (Feb., $7.99) by Janelle Denison. This sexy romance features a member of the Wilde family.
A Lady of Scandal (Feb., $6.99) by Nicole Byrd. The Sinclair twins find love and secrets on the stage.
Reprints: Kick Ass (Sept., $7.99) by Maggie Shayne, MaryJanice Davidson, Jacey Ford and Angela Knight; Twin Peaks (Oct., $7.99) by Susan Johnson and Jasmine Haynes; The Lipstick Chronicles (Dec., $7.99) by Kathryn Shay, Fiona Kelly, Vivian Leiber and Lynn Emery; A Date with the Other Side (Jan., $6.99) by Erin McCarthy.
BRAVA
Reprint: I Love You to Death (Feb., $6.99) by Amy Garvey
BROADMAN & HOLMAN
Against All Odds (Sept., $14.99) by Chuck Norris with Ken Abraham tells Norris’s story of the road to becoming an action hero and his humanitarian works. Ad/promo. Author tour.
The Justice Riders, Book One (Sept., $15.99) by Chuck Norris, Ken Abraham, Aaron Norris and Tim Grayem is the first in a series of action tales of good versus evil set in the years after the Civil War. Ad/promo. Author tour.
DAFINA
When I First Saw You (Sept., $6.99) by Angie Daniels. A surprise awaits Chante Campbell when she rages at her grandfather for accepting a marriage proposal for her.
Weapon of Seduction (Sept., $6.99) by Maureen Smith. An FBI agent tracks a sadistic killer with her hunky new supervisor.
Fatal Justice (Oct., $6.99) by Faye Snowden. A woman trying to bring her mother’s killer to justice must deal with a web of lies and corruption.
Take Me There (Oct., $6.99) by Leslie Esdaile. A practical CPA finds herself swept off her feet by a difficult client.
Body of Lies (Nov., $6.99) by Deidre Savoy. A cop and a clinical psychologist track a serial killer.
You Belong to Me (Nov., $6.99) by Patricia Sargeant. When a deranged fan threatens a beautiful science fiction writer, her ex-husband races to her rescue.
Hanging on a String (Dec., $6.99) by Janette McCarthy. When her ex-boyfriend is murdered, a lawyer finds herself plunged into an old rape case, crooked deals and a torrid affair.
No More Lies (Jan., $6.99) by Rachel Skerritt. A novelist whose first book was a thinly disguised story of her real life now tries to find success and love once again.
Reprints: His Insignificant Other (Sept., $6.99) by Karen V. Siplin; What’s Real (Nov., $6.99) by Daalmaj S. Poole; What You Won’t Do for Love (Dec., $6.99) by Wendy Coakley-Thompson; In the Company of My Sistahs (Jan., $6.99) by Angie Daniels; The Other Side of the Game (Feb., $6.99) by Anita D. Diggs.
DAW
The Blood Books, Vol. III (Sept., $7.99) by Tad Williams. This anthology features a brand-new short story.
Fantasy Gone Wrong (Sept., $7.99) by Martin H. Greenberg. Sixteen short stories look at the path that should not have been taken.
Furry Fantastic (Oct., $7.99) by Jean Rabe and Brian M. Thompson. Dogs, cats, mice and other furry creatures are the stars of this story collection.
Forbidden Planets (Nov., $7.99) by Peter Crowther. The 50th anniversary of the classic SF film, Forbidden Planet, inspired these short stories.
The Frost-Haired Vixen (Dec., $7.99) by John Zakour. This holiday tale with a twist is from the co-author of The Radioactive Redhead.
Time Twisters (Jan., $7.99), edited by Jean Rabe. Seventeen stories put new spins on time travel, parallel universes and alternate histories.
Under Cover of Darkness (Feb., $7.99), edited by Julie E. Czerneda and Jana Paniccia, features stories about the true powers that preserve our alter time and places.
Reprints: Shadowmarch: Vol. I (Sept., $8.99) by Tad Williams; The Wizard of London (Oct., $7.99) by Mercedes Lackey; The Skewed Throne (Nov., $7.99) by Joshua Palmatier; The Silver Lake (Feb., $7.99) by Fiona Patton.
DELL
Too Far Gone (Sept., $6.99) by John Ramsey Miller introduces a heroine who’s been mentored by legendary U.S. Marshall Winter Massey.
A Simple Gift (Sept., $6.99) by Karyn Witmer. A family’s growing pains, the ultimate test of a marriage and the power of forgiveness are the themes explored in this debut novel.
Atlantis (Oct., $6.99) by David Gibbins. This debut novel centers around one of history’s great unsolved mysteries.
Sleep with the Fishes (Oct., $6.99) by Brian M. Wiprud. This new series stars a former mafia hitman trying to escape his old life.
The Rules of Seduction (Nov., $6.99) by Madeline Hunter. Erotic hero Hayden Rothwell returns.
Surviving Demon Island (Jan., $6.99) by Jaci Burton. When she accepts a role on a reality show, a Hollywood action heroine finds that her costars are hardly what they seem.
Killed by Clutter (Feb., $6.99) by Leslie Caine. Rival interior decorators find domestic bliss while outsmarting a killer.
Reprints: Ladies’ Man (Sept., $6.99) by Suzanne Brockmann; Toxic Bachelors (Oct., $7.99) by Danielle Steel; Shopaholic & Sister (Dec., $6.99) by Sophie Kinsella; The Gilded Web (Dec., $6.99) by Mary Balogh; Isolation Ward (Jan., $6.99) by Joshua Spanogle; The House (Feb., $7.99) by Danielle Steel.
DEL REY
Reprints: Star Wars: Legacy of the Force Bloodline (Sept., $7.99) by Karen Traviss; Batman: Inferno (Nov., $6.99) by Alex Irvine; Running from the Deity (Dec., $6.99) by Alan Dean Foster; Changelings (Jan., $7.99) by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough; Engaging the Enemy (Feb., $7.99) by Elizabeth Moon.
FAWCETT
The Cinco de Mayo Murder (Sept., $6.99) by Lee Harris. Former nun (now wife and mother) Christine Bennett stars in this sequel to The Silver Anniversary Murder.
Reprints: To the Last Man (Sept., $7.99) by Jeff Shaara; Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt (Nov., $7.99) by Anne Rice.
FORGE
Reprints: Tyrannasaur Canyon (Sept., $7.99) by Douglas Preston, one million first printing; Transgressions, Volume 2 (Sept., $7.99), edited by Ed McBain; Blood Royal (Oct., $7.99) by Harold Robbins and Junius Podrug; Larry Bond’s First Team: Angels of Wrath (Nov., $7.99) by Larry Bond and Jim DeFelice, 750,000 first printing; The Bishop in the Old Neighborhood (Dec., $6.99) by Andrew M. Greeley; Perfect Killer (Jan., $7.99) by Lewis Perdue; Denial (Feb., $6.99) by Stuart M. Kaminsky.
GOLD EAGLE BOOKS–ROGUE ANGEL
Solomon’s Jar (Sept., $6.50) by Alex Archer. Archaeologist Annja Creed finds herself confronting a dangerous cult when she pursues an ancient jar.
The Spider Stone (Nov., $6.50) by Alex Archer. Annja Creed finds a mysterious artifact that reveals a dark secret about Africa’s ancient past.
HARLEQUIN
The Rebel Prince (Sept., $4.25) by Raye Morgan. A playboy prince plans to give chef Emma Valentine a brand-new title.
Speed Dating (Feb., $4.99) by Nancy Warren. Sensible numbers cruncher Kendall Clarke tries not to fall for a daredevil NASCAR driver.
HARLEQUIN BLAZE
My Only Vice (Sept., $4.75) by Elizabeth Bevarly. A vice cop looking for something suspicious in Rosie’s flower shop finds something completely unexpected.
Decadent (Nov., $4.75) by Suzanne Forster. At an exclusive men’s club, a member’s every need is catered to and no rules apply.
HARLEQUIN EVERLASTING
Dancing on a Sunday Afternoon (Feb., $5.25) by Linda Cardillo. A lively Italian girl who came to New York at the turn of the century shares the story of her life through letters and memories.
Fall from Grace (Feb., $5.25) by Kristi Gold follows the story of a marriage as husband and wife cope with problems and learn what love truly means.
HQN
On the Edge (Sept., $6.99) by Pamela Britton. Rebecca Newman likes NASCAR driver Brett Drake’s moves–both on the track and off.
Playing with Fire (Sept., $6.99) by Gena Showalter. Elle Jamison, the guinea pig for an experimental formula, finds she can control the elements—but not the man who’s been ordered to neutralize her.
Beguiled (Dec., $6.99) by Shannon Drake. Ally Grayson falls in love with a dashing highwayman unaware that he is her betrothed—a man she hasn’t yet met.
Sizzling (Jan., $6.99) by Susan Mallery. A man used to having it all needs the help of a woman who can help him turn over a new leaf.
McKettrick’s Luck (Feb., $6.99) by Linda Lael Miller. Jesse McKettrick isn’t about to let his land go for any price—not even to the desirable Cheyenne Bridges.
The Nymph King (Feb., $6.99) by Gena Showalter. The king of nymphs, desired by all women of Atlantis, wants only the girl he stole from a Florida beach.
HARPERTORCH
The Keeper (Sept., $6.99) by Sarah Langan offers a suspenseful first novel. 600,000 first printing.
Reprints: Anansi Boys (Oct., $7.99) by Nail Gaiman, 450,000 first printing; Thanksgiving (Nov., $7.99) by Janet Evanovich, one million first printing; Carved in Bone (Dec., $7.99) by Jefferson Bass, 300,000 first printing; Sweetwater Creek (Jan., $9.99) by Anne Rivers Siddons, 750,000 first printing; Dirty Blonde (Feb., $7.99) by Lisa Scottoline, 800,000 first printing.
IVY
Dead End Dating: A Novel of Vampire Love (Sept., $6.99) by Kimberly Raye begins a trilogy featuring a matchmaking vampire.
The Wicked Games of a Gentleman (Oct., $6.99) by Jillian Hunter is a new entry in the Boscastleseries.
JOVE
Morrigan’s Cross (Sept., $7.99) by Nora Roberts begins the paranormal Circle trilogy.
Knights of the Round Table: Lancelot (Sept., $6.99) by Gwen Rowley tells of the knight no earthly man could defeat but who was tamed by a maiden.
Dance of the Gods (Oct., $7.99) by Nora Roberts continues the Circletrilogy.
Sleeping with the Fishes (Dec., $7.99) by MaryJanice Davidson introduces a paranormal romance series.
Jack Knife (Feb., $7.99) by Virginia Baker. Jack the Ripper haunts the pages of this time-travel thriller.
Reprints: The Session (Oct., $7.99) by Judith Kelman; Carpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom (Nov., $7.99) by Julie Kenner; The Hostage (Jan., $9.99) by W.E.B. Griffin; The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell (Jan., $7.99) by Lilian Jackson Braun; All Night Long (Feb., $7.99) by Jayne Ann Krentz.
KENSINGTON
Summer Garden Murder: A Gardening Mystery (Oct., $6.99) by Ann Ripley. When a dead body is planted in her garden, PBS star and amateur sleuth Louise Eldridge faces a new level of notoriety.
Reprints: Candy Apple Red (Sept., $6.99) by Nancy Bush; High Heels and Homicide (Oct., $6.99) by Kasey Michaels; Would I Lie to You? (Nov., $6.99) by Sheila Norton; New Year’s Eve Murder (Nov., $6.99) by Leslie Meier; The Perils of Sisterhood (Dec., $6.99) by Amy Alden; Reinventing Mona (Jan., $6.99) by Jennifer Coburn; Cherry Cheesecake Murder (Feb., $6.99) by Joanne Fluke.
LUNA
Divine by Mistake (Sept., $6.99) by P.C. Cast. On her summer vacation, teacher Shannon Parker finds herself transported to Partholon, a world where she’s treated like a queen.
Divine by Choice (Dec., $6.99) by P.C. Cast. Now happy in Partholon with Centaur High Shaman ClanFintan and expecting his child, Shannon Parker is suddenly wrenched back to Oklahoma.
Shadows of Destiny (Jan., $6.99) by Rachel Lee. Tess Birdsong and Archer Blackcloak must forge a peace between warring races.
MCCLELLAND & STEWART
Reprint: April Fool (Oct., $7.95) by William Deverell.
MIRA
Kiss of Darkness (Sept., $7.99) by Heather Graham. A group of students traveling in Transylvania disappears.
6 Rainier Drive (Sept., $7.99) by Debbie Macomber. In this Cedar Cove novel, the young man suspected of burning down The Lighthouse Restaurant disappeared right after the fire.
Cold as Ice (Nov., $6.99) by Anne Stuart. A Manhattan lawyer tries to avoid the persistent advances of her playboy billionaire client.
Nine Lives (Nov., $7.99) by Sharon Sala. Bounty hunter Car Dupree is on the trail of the man who left her orphaned.
Heart of Honor (Jan., $7.99) by Kat Martin. The publisher of a London ladies’ gazette faces unseen enemies when she tries to rescue a Viking descendant from prison.
The Winter Lodge (Feb., $7.99) by susan Wiggs. A woman who’s lost everything in a house fire finds an unusual treasure among the ashes.
Stealing Home (Feb., $6.99) by Sherryl Woods. A newly divorced woman and two of her friends create a spa where women can find strong friends and new lives.
Blood Ties Book Two: Possession (Feb., $6.99) by Jennifer Armintrout. Carrie, who was turned into a vampire, finds things returning to normal when her sire, Nathan, becomes possessed.
ONYX
Pale Immortal (Sept., $7.99) by Anne Frasier presents a suspenseful tale of vampires.
Bubbles All the Way (Nov., $7.99) by Sarah Strohmeyer. Bubbles Yablonski, former hairdresser and queen of the tube tops, rides again.
Unwound (Jan., $7.99) by Jonathan Baine. Fatal Attraction meets The Sixth Sense in this shocker.
Dead Past (Feb., $7.99) by Beverly Connor. Forensic anthropologist Diane Fallon returns in her fourth mystery.
Reprints: Contact Zero (Oct., $7.99) by David Wolstencroft; Nothing but Trouble (Dec., $7.99) by Michael McGarrity; A Garden of Vipers (Feb., $7.99) by Jack Kerley.
PINNACLE
Don’t Be Afraid (Sept., $6.99) by Rebecca Drake. In this debut thriller, a deadly serial killer tracks female real estate agents.
Every Fear (Sept., $6.99) by Rick Mofina. A reporter for the Seattle Mirror may have the story of a lifetime in a bizarre abduction.
Cold As Death (Oct., $6.99) by T.J. MacGregor. In the fifth book in the Tano Key series, psychic Mira Morales matches wits with a psychopath.
Tactical Warning (Oct., $6.99) by Mark K. Roberts. A special operations team’s mission is to find—and kill—Saddam Hussein.
Chill of Night (Nov., $6.99) by John Lutz. A serial killer targets victims who have been jurors in New York City’s most infamous murder cases.
Pride of Eagles (Nov., $5.99) by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone is the 11th book in this epic saga of the violent American West.
Blind Fear (Dec., $6.99) by Lynn Abercrombie. Atlanta Cold Case Unit Detective Mechelle Deakes wakes in a strange house with the feeling that she’s not alone.
Hellfire Canyon (Feb., $5.99) by Max McCoy. This western is inspired by the true story of the hunt for Alf Bolin, one of America’s first serial killers.
Reprint: The American (Feb., $6.99) by Andrew Britton
POCKET BOOKS
Only a Duke Will Do (Sept., $6.99) by Sabrina Jefferies. This historical romance, the second book in The School for Heiresses series, features Louisa North and Simon Tremaine.
Touch a Dark Wolf (Sept., $6.99) by Jennifer St. Giles introduces a paranormal series with a shape-shifting werewolf hero.
A Babe in Ghostland (Oct., $6.99) by Lisa Cach. Past and present love triangles—both real and ghostly—collide.
A Lady’s Pleasure (Nov., $6.99) by Renee Bernard. In Victorian England a young woman seduces the wrong man in her quest for revenge.
Deception Plan (Dec., $7.99) by Patrick Davis. An Amerasian officer, looking for answers to his adoptive past, must put personal issues aside to head an important investigation.
Shameless (Jan., $7.99) by Karen Robards. Lord Rosen, the fiancé Beth Banning jilted and humiliated, vows revenge.
Choke Point (Feb., $7.99) by Jay MacLarty. Many forces, in and out of government, work to sabotage an international trade agreement between China, Taiwan and America.
Reprints: Dark Tower VII (Sept.,$9.99) by Stephen King; Burning Tower (Oct., $7.99) by Larry Niven; The Christmas Thief (Nov., $7.99) by Mary Higgins Clark; Cell (Dec., $9.99) by Stephen King; Turning Angel (Dec., $9.99) by Greg Iles; One Last Look (Dec., $7.99) by Linda Lael Miller; Death Dance (Feb., $9.99) by Linda Fairstein.
POCKET STAR
The Sin War: Book One, Birthright (Oct., $7.99) by Richard A. Knaak. Blamed for two grisly murders, Uldyssian, son of Diomedes, sets out on a quest to clear his name.
Wolverine: Road of Bones (Nov., $7.99) by David Mack. The man known as Logan and codenamed Wolverine must thwart dangerous criminals.
Fantastic Four: The Baxter Effect (Jan., $7.99) by Dave Stern continues this series and features Ben Grim—The Thing.
World of WarCraft: Rise of the Horde (Jan., $7.99) by Christie Golden. A new race his risen in the World of WarCraft, but will they bring salvation or become a threat?
POCKET/STAR TREK
Star Trek Crucible, Book One Provenance (Sept., $7.99) by David R. George III introduces the beginning of a new trilogy to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Star Trek.
Star Trek Crucible: Spock, The Fire and the Rose (Dec., $7.99) by David R. George III. Spock confronts crises and willfully chooses to alter the past.
Star Trek: Rihannsu: The Empty Chair (Dec., $7.99) by Diane Duane. The United Federation of Planets and the Romulan Star Empire agree to resolve the intrigues and conspiracies of the past.
Star Trek Crucible: Kirk, The Star to Everything Wandering (Jan., $7.99) by David R. George III. Three men come together to destroy the world the restore it.
PRESIDIO PRESS
Reprints: Blood Trails: The Combat Diary of a Foot Soldier in Vietnam (Sept., $6.99) by Christopher Ronnau; Everything We Had: An Oral History of the Vietnam War (Sept., $6.99) by Al Santoli; A Call to Colors: A Novel of the Leyte Gulf (Oct., $6.99) by John Gobbell; Bloods: Black Veterans of the Vietnam War: An Oral History (Jan., $6.99) by Wallace Terry.
ROC
Firestorm: Book Five of the Weather Warden (Sept., $6.99) by Rachel Caine continues the series.
Paloma: A Retrieval Artist Novel (Oct., $6.99) by Kristine Kathryn Rusch provides the next chapter in the SF mystery series.
Wall of Mirrors (Dec., $6.99) by Jay Caselberg closes the Jack Stein, Psychic PI series.
Plague of Memory: A Stardoc Novel (Jan., $7.99) by S.L. Viehl presents a new installment in this series that follows the adventures of a genetically engineered interstellar surgeon.
Reprints: The Protector’s War (Sept., $7.99) by S.M. Stirling; Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Ancestors of Avalon (Oct., $7.99) by Diana L. Paxson; Shadowfall: Book One of the Godslayer Chronicles (Nov., $7.99) by James Clemens; Dragonmaster: Dragonmaster Trilogy, Book One (Dec., $7.99) by Chris Bunch; Traitor To the Blood: A Novel of theNoble Dead (Jan., $7.99) by Barb and J.C. Hendee; To Serve and Submit (Feb., $6.99) by Susan Wright.
SIGNET
To Rescue a Rogue (Sept., $7.99) by Jo Beverley. This new historical romance is the ninth book in the Rogue series.
Played (Oct., $6.99) by Barbara Freethy features con man Evan Chadwick in his second novel.
Hot Dish (Nov., $7.99) by Connie Brockway. Brockway’s first contemporary tale involves a small-town beauty queen and a bad-boy artist.
Rapid Fire: A Raine Stockton Dog Mystery (Dec., $6.99) by Donna Ball presents the second mystery in the series featuring a dog kennel owner who’s involved in canine search and rescue.
Mr. Monk and the Blue Flu (Jan., $6.99) by Lee Goldberg ties in with the USA Network series, Monk, starring Tony Shalhoub as Mr. Monk.
Reprints: Midnight Pleasure (Sept., $7.99) by Gregg Keizer; What Angels Fear: A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery (Oct., $6.99) by C.S. Harris; In the Company of Heroes (Dec., $7.99) by Michael J. Durant and Steven Hartov; The Language of Sycamores (Feb., $6.99) by Lisa Wingate.
SIGNET ECLIPSE
Lover Awakened: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood (Sept., $6.99) by J.R. Ward is the third book in this vampire romance series.
I’m the Vampire, That’s Why (Sept., $6.99) by Michele Bardsley delivers a tale that combines Desperate Housewives with vampires.
Parallel Heat (Oct., $6.99) by Deidre Knight is the second book in the trilogy that began with Parallel Attraction.
If Only in My Dreams (Dec., $6.99) by Wendy Markham. Christmas provides the backdrop for this holiday romance.
The Rest Falls Away: The Gardella Vampire Chronicles (Jan., $6.99) by Colleen Gleason sets its vampire tale in Regency England.
Beneath the Skin: The Darkwing Chronicles, Book Three (Feb., $6.99) by Savannah Russe features Daphne Urban, a vampire who is recruited by the U.S. government to become a spy.
SIGNET PREMIUM EDITION
Reprints: Dark Harbor (Oct., $9.99) by Stuart Woods; The Last Templar (Dec., $9.99) by Raymond Khoury; The Hunt Club (Jan., $9.99) by John Lescroart; The Divide (Feb., $9.99) by Nicholas Evans.
SILHOUETTE
Unforgiven (Oct., $5.25) by Lindsay McKenna. Descended from a family of shapeshifters, Reno, through the influence of a dark seductress, becomes a true hero to fight an enemy.
Dangerous Temptation (Oct., $5.25) by Kathleen Korbel. The eldest daughter of the Faerie Queen must marry among her own kind—but her heart is possessed by a mortal.
STRAPLESS
Reprints: Fashion Slaves (Sept., $6.99) by Louise de Teliga
TOR
True Blood (Sept., $6.99) by Patricia Waddell. Assigned to investigate the explosion of a space freighter, Donna MacFadyen must determine whether it was an accident or an act of terrorism.
Twice in a Lifetime (Dec., $6.99) by Constance O’Day-Flannery. Turning 50, Isabel knows she’s never find love again—until a younger man changes her mind.
Howling Moon (Jan., $6.99) by C.T. Adams and Cathy Clamp. A desperate woman hires a hit man—who happens to be a werewolf—and begins to fall for him.
Dead Head (Feb., $6.99) by Allen Wyler. A surgeon, abducted by terrorists, must meet their demands or they’ll kill his eight-year-old daughter.
Island Heat (Feb., $6.99) by Susan Kearney. A former screen siren lives a reclusive life on a private island until a handsome stranger invades her space.
Reprints: The Prestige (Sept., $7.99) by Christopher Priest, 750,000 first printing; The Road to Dune (Sept., $7.99) by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, 500,000 first printing; Nobody True (Oct., $7.99) by James Herbert; Beyond the Hanging Wall (Oct., $7.99) by Sara Douglass; People of the Moon (Nov., $7.99) by W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O’Neal Geer, 900,000 first printing; Knife of Dreams (Dec., $7.99) by Robert Jordan, 1,250,000 first printing; Faerie Wars (Jan., $6.99) by Herbie Brennan, 600,000 first printing; Judgment Day (Feb., $7.99) by James F. David.
WARNER
Dead Man Rising (Sept., $6.99) by Lilith Saintcrow. Dante Valentine’s adventures continue as she moves into her past.
Real Women Don’t Wear Size 2 (Sept., $6.50) by Kelley St. John. Claire, a larger-than-life woman, decides to take a leap on the wild side.
Warrior Watch (Oct., $6.50) by Mare Brennan. While collecting doppelgangers, Merei discover that there are still witches at Starfall in this sequel to Doppelganger.
Ways to Be Wicked (Oct., $6.50) by Julie Ann Long. In this second book in the Lockwood Sisters trilogy, an impresario helps a ballerina find the truth of her past.
Pink Jinx (Nov., $6.99) by Sandra Hill. When Veronica is manipulated into finding Pink Diamonds, she’s not thrilled to find that her four-time ex-husband is along for the ride.
Without a Trace: Personal Foul (Nov., $6.99) by Mel Odom involves the New York Missing Persons Squad of the FBI; based on the CBS-TV series.
Red Hat Society’s Domestic Goddess (Dec., $5.99) by Regina Hale Sutherland. Three fed-up women decide to teach their men how to take care of themselves.
Lord of Seduction (Dec., $6.50) by Paula Quinn concludes this historical romance series in which Lady Tanon Risand is traded to a Welsh prince.
A Kiss in Winter (Jan., $6.50) by Susan Crandall. A woman who has always dreamed of leaving her hometown meets a man who gives her reason to stay.
Count to Ten (Feb., $6.99) by Karen Rose. A fire investigator and a homicide detective track a deadly arsonist.
Reprints: Cinnamon Kiss (Sept., $7.50) by Walter Mosley; Camel Club (Sept., $7.99) by David Baldacci; Ordinary Heroes (Oct., $7.99) by Scott Turow; Mary Mary (Oct., $9.99) by James Patterson; The Alibi (Nov., $6.99) by Sandra Brown; Train from Marietta (Dec., $6.99) by Dorothy Garlock; The Jury Master (Jan., $7.99) by Robert Dugoni; The Concrete Blonde (Feb., $7.99) by Michael Connelly.
ZEBRA
Murphy’s Law (Sept., $6.99) by Lori Foster. Oh-so-independent Ashley Miles isn’t about to relinquish her freedom–but Quinton Murphy might be the one to change her mind.
You Had Me at Goodbye (Sept., $6.99) by Jane Blackwood. A beautiful American and a hunky Brit both claim a house on Martha’s Vineyard as an inheritance.
Sweet Revenge (Oct., $6.99) by Fern Michaels. In this continuation of the Sisterhood series, Isabelle Flanders’s life has been destroyed by a woman who wants everything Isabelle has.
Haunting Olivia (Oct., $6.99) by Janelle Taylor. When Olivia finds her first love and their daughter whom she gave up for adoption, she discovers that there is someone determined to destroy their new happiness.
Sugar and Spice (Nov., $7.99) by Fern Michaels, Beverly Barton, Joanne Fluke and Shirley Jump gathers four holiday tales complete with recipes from the authors and a holiday ornament bound into the book.
My Only Love (Nov., $6.99) by Cheryl Holt. They should never have met, but from the moment they did this lord and his lady found themselves bound by passion.
Jacob: The Nightwalkers (Dec., $6.99) by Jacquelyn Frank. A handsome and powerful demon finds forbidden passion with a beautiful mortal.
Lethal Justice (Jan., $6.99) by Fern Michaels. A woman framed for a crime she didn’t commit finds justice with the Sisterhood; the sixth book in the Sisterhood series.
Most Likely to Die (Feb., $7.99) by Lisa Jackson, Beverly Barton and Wendy Corsi Staub. Seven girls have been given very special invitations to their high school reunion.
