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Romance November 2009

"In order to create there must be a dynamic force, and what force is more potent than love?"
~ Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), Russian composer

New and Recently Released!


Bending the Rules - Susan Andersen
Publisher: HQN
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/30/2009
ISBN-13: 9780373773930
ISBN-10: 0373773935
Call Number: LARGE PRINT
After catching three teens spray-painting a Seattle neighborhood, Poppy Calloway believes they should be given art-related community service. This pits her against tall, dark, and handsome Detective Jason de Sanges, who refuses to bend the rules.

Obsidian Prey - Jayne Castle
Publisher: Berkley
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/25/2009
ISBN-13: 9780515146899
ISBN-10: 0515146897
Call Number: LARGE PRINT
Two hundred years after the planet Harmony was cut off from Earth, psychic prospector Lyra Dore is nursing a broken heart--all thanks to cutthroat businessman Cruz Sweetwater, who simultaneously dumped her and took control of her pet project, an amethyst ruin. But when a group of men become trapped in the ruin, Cruz shows up begging for Lyra's help; as she works to free the victims, she is pulled back into Cruz's world, one filled with danger, secrets, and desire. Obsidian Prey is the 6th imaginative book in the Harmony series, after Dark Light.

Days of Gold - Jude Deveraux
Publisher: Atria Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 12/29/2009
ISBN-13: 9781439107942
ISBN-10: 1439107947
After a failed attempt to reclaim Edilean Talbot's family gold, Angus McTern is accused of kidnapping and theft, and must flee 1766 Scotland with Edilean. Together, they find refuge in the growing American colonies.

Dawn's Prelude - Tracie Peterson
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/01/2009
ISBN-13: 9780764207228
ISBN-10: 0764207229
Newly widowed Lydia Sellers, longing to put the memories of a painful marriage behind her, determines to travel to Alaska to join her aunt. Lydia's arrival in Sitka, however, brings things she didn't expect: the acquaintance of Kjell Bjorklund, the handsome owner of the sawmill; and the discovery that she is pregnant with her dead husband's child. What will this mean for her budding relationship with Kjell? And what lengths will her stepchildren go to reclaim their father's fortune? Lydia soon finds her life--and that of her child's--on the line.
Focus on: Sporty Romances


Not So Snow White - Donna Kauffman
Publisher: Bantam Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/30/2006
ISBN-13: 9780553383096
ISBN-10: 0553383094
Almost two years ago, professional tennis player Tess Hamilton was at the very top of her game. But, thanks to a career-ending injury, Tess's lucrative endorsement deal has been canceled, and to make matters worse, the IRS has just come knocking on her door. What's a girl to do other than to try to get back in the game? Unfortunately for Tess, a lot has changed since she was last on the court--especially now that rising young star Gaby Fontaine and her sexy manager, Max, are on the scene. Featuring a strong heroine and a lively cast of characters, Not So Snow White is part of the Glass Slipper, Inc. series.

Flat Out Sexy - Erin McCarthy
Publisher: Berkley Sensation
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 11/04/2008
ISBN-13: 9780425224076
ISBN-10: 0425224074
It's been two years since Tamara Briggs' husband, a race-car driver, was killed in a crash at Talladega, and now this mom of two is ready to start dating again. She wants nothing more than to have a fun, no-strings-attached affair with a sexy, smoking-hot man--but he absolutely mustn't be a NASCAR driver. Young, testosterone-laden Elec Monroe fits the bill exactly in the looks department--but he's looking for a commitment (he already wants to meet Tamara's kids!) and, worst of all, he's one of NASCAR's hottest young talents. Flat-Out Sexy is the 1st roaring and wildly sexy book in the Fast Track series, followed by Hard and Fast.

Natural Born Charmer - Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Publisher: Avon
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 05/01/2008
ISBN-13: 9780060734589
ISBN-10: 0060734582
Last seen in Match Me If You Can, Chicago Stars quarterback Dean Robillard now finds himself at the wheel of his Aston Martin Vanquish during a post-season road trip. Despite his dreamy good looks, Dean has yet to meet the perfect woman--but when he spies beautiful Blue Bailey wandering down the side of a Colorado road wearing, of all things, a beaver costume, his life and his heart are in for a serious shakeup. Booklist says this fun and sassy book, part of the Chicago Stars series, is "simply irresistible."

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Stealing Home - Sherryl Woods
Publisher: Mira
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 02/01/2007
ISBN-13: 9780778323631
ISBN-10: 0778323633
Call Number: LARGE PRINT
In the small town of Serenity, South Carolina, Maddie Townsend's no-good husband--the one she put through medical school 20 years ago--has just announced that he is leaving her and their three children for his now-pregnant nurse, a woman half Maddie's age. Though overwhelmed by anger and grief, Maddie must now face the new reality of her life, including finding a job for the first time in two decades and becoming the talk of the town when her teenaged son's baseball coach, a hunky former pro athlete, declares his love for her. This emotionally rich story is the first in the Sweet Magnolias series; next up is A Slice of Heaven.
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