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Tycoon's One-Night Revenge by Bronwyn Jameson (Silhouette Desire, 2008)

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Tycoon's One-Night Revenge by Bronwyn JamesonCopied Blurb:

Amnesia had stolen millionaire businessman Donovan Keane's memory. But one look at treacherous beauty Susannah Horton, and Van could picture every delicious detail of the weekend they'd spent in his bed. She'd staged their affair to ruin an important deal--a deal about to go to her fiancé. Not that Van would let that happen. During one hot night, he'd destroy her engagement, take back the deal and walk away with all the memories he'd need. Good thing, because he'd never be able to get her out of his mind.

One Nocturne Bite and Four Spice Briefs

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Racing the Moon by Michele Hauf

Racing the Moon by Michele Hauf (Nocturne Bite, 2008)

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When the full moon rises, his urgent sexual desire becomes overpowering...and satisfying his demanding lust is the one way he can stop his transformation.

But now he’s stranded in the middle of nowhere, with a storm raging outside, and moonrise imminent. And only the beautiful stranger who rescued him can keep the wolf at bay. Only, she’s resisting his ardent seduction with all her might.

It’s not that she doesn’t ache for him every bit as hungrily as he does for her. Their mutual attraction is fierce and explosive. But they are very different species...and surrendering to her desire will call forth something much more terrifying than the wolf.

Warprize by Elizabeth Vaughan (Tor Romance, 2005)

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Warprize by Elizabeth VaughanCopied Blurb:

The Chronicles of the Warlands, Book One

SHE MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN HER PEOPLE AND HER FREEDOM...

Xylara is the Daughter of the Warrior King, Xyron. With her father dead and her incompetent half-brother on the throne, the kingdom is in danger of falling to the warring Firelanders.

Before she was old enough for a marriage-of-alliance, Xylara was trained as a healer. She can't usurp her brother or negotiate a peace--but she can heal the brave ones injured in battle.

But not only her countrymen are wounded, and Xylara's conscience won't let Firelander warriors die when she can do something to save them. She learns their language and their customs and tries to make them as comfortable as possible, despite their prisoner-of-war status.

She never expects that these deeds, done in good faith, would lead to the handsome and mysterious Firelander Warlord demanding her in exchange for a cease-fire. Xylara knows must trade the life she has always known for the well-being of her people, and so she becomes...

The Warprize

Jealousy & a Jewelled Proposition by Yvonne Lindsay (Silhouette Desire, 2008)

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Jealousy & a Jewelled Proposition by Yvonne LindsayCopied Blurb:

"I won't make promises I can't keep."

Ever since their one night together, making love again to Rachel Kincaid was all Matt Hammond thought about. That and destroying the Blackstone diamond empire and avenging his family. Poised for a take-over, Matt cursed fate for bringing Rachel back now--as nanny to his motherless son. Nights with her in his house tortured him, like the Blackstones did. Matt was possessed by revenge and obsessed by a woman. The billionaire always got what he wanted, but now did he want sweet revenge...or sweet Rachel's love?

The Desert Lord's Baby by Olivia Gates (Silhouette Desire, 2008)

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The Desert Lord's Baby by Olivia GatesCopied Blurb:

There was nowhere Carmen could hide from this prince of Judar. No stone he wouldn't turn to find her, no wall he couldn't tear down. Nothing would stop Farooq Aal Masood from claiming the mother of his baby.

She had betrayed him. And she would pay. In his bed. As his wife...until he tired of her. And though Carmen professed to love him, that it was all a misunderstanding, well...Farooq would never fall for her lies again!

April 2008 Reading Summary

April 2008 Reading Summary

Rogue by Rachel Vincent (Mira, 2008)paper

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (Random House, 2005)paper

Boardrooms & a Billionaire Heir by Paula Roe (Silhouette Desire, 2008)ebook

Heather's Gift by Lora Leigh (Ellora's Cave, 2003)paper

Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder (MIRA, 2008)

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Fire Study by Maria V. SnyderCopied Blurb:

The apprenticeship is over-- now the real test has begun.

When word that Yelena is a Soulfinder--able to capture and release souls--spreads like wildfire, people grow uneasy. Already Yelena's unusual abilities and past have set her apart. As the Council debates Yelena's fate, she receives a disturbing message: a plot is rising against her homeland, led by a murderous sorcerer she has defeated before....

Honor sets Yelena on a path that will test the limits of her skills, and the hope of reuniting with her beloved spurs her onward. Her journey is fraught with allies, enemies, lovers and would-be assassins, each of questionable loyalty. Yelena will have but one chance to prove herself--and save the land she holds dear.

Legends: Hunters and Heroes by Shiloh Walker (Samhain Publishing, 2006)

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 Hunters and Heroes by Shiloh WalkerCopied Blurb:

Journey into the world of the Hunters—men and women of myth, of legend.

The Huntress is a story of strength, bravery, and the incredible risks a woman will take for love. Escape into the legend of the Huntress and discover how it all began.

Malachi —A legend among his own kind. Even among the Hunters, Malachi is unique…and has been from the very beginning. Once a slave, Malachi has never lived free—until a mysterious woman turns him into something he doesn’t understand. He fights, seeing it as just a different kind of bondage. Then he realizes this is his destiny. Embracing it could lead to freedom…or it could lead him into an endless hell.

Hunter’s Pride —Kennedy has returned home to Pride Mountain. Unable to forget the mysterious creatures that saved her life after a brutal attack years before, she’s determined to solve the mystery…but she wasn’t counting on this mystery…

Duncan Pride remembers the night Kennedy was attacked but can’t tell her the truth of Pride Mountain. He didn’t plan on her courage, her strength, but he can’t let her get in the way—his Pride is counting on him.

Gena Showalter Novella and Three Harlequin Minis

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The Darkest Fire by Gena ShowalterThe Darkest Fire (Lords of the Underworld) by Gena Showalter (HQN Novella, 2008)

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He is the guardian of hell, more monster than man. She is the goddess of oppression, more angel than woman. Together they will enter the flames to battle a dangerous horde of demon lords--and discover a passion unlike any other.... Don't miss this sizzling prequel to Gena Showalter's breathtaking new paranormal series, The Lords of the Underworld! Though they carry an eternal curse, the Lords of the Underworld are irresistibly seductive--and unimaginably powerful....

Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder (Luna, 2006)

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Magic Study by Maria V. SnyderCopied Blurb:

With her greatest enemy dead, and on her way to be reunited with the family she'd been stolen from long ago, Yelena should be pleased. But though she has gained her freedom, she can't help feeling isolated in Sitia. Her Ixian background has changed her in many ways--and her newfound friends and relatives don't think it's for the better.... Despite the turmoil, she's eager to start her magic training--especially as she's been given one year to harness her power or be put to death. But her plans take a radical turn when she becomes involved with a plot to reclaim Ixia's throne for a lost prince--and gets entangled in powerful rivalries with her fellow magicians. If that wasn't bad enough, it appears her brother would love to see her dead. Luckily, Yelena has some old friends to help her with all her new enemies....

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