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 THIS WEEK'S AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT IS ON LORI FOSTER

Lori Foster first published with Harlequin in January 1996. Her second book launched Temptation Blaze and her 25th book launched Temptation Heat. Since those early days, Lori has routinely had 6 to 10 releases a year. She's a Waldenbooks, USA Today, Publisher's Weekly and New York Times bestselling author with over 50 titles published through a variety of houses, including Berkley/Jove, Kensington, St. Martins, Harlequin and Silhouette.

Lori believes it's important to back to the community as much as possible, and for that reason she ran special contests in conjunction with a publisher, facilitating many first sales for new authors. She routinely organizes events among authors and readers to gather donations for various organizations.Along with her good friend, Dianne Castell, Lori hosts a very special annual "Reader & Author" event in West Chester Ohio. Proceeds from the event go to benefit worthy causes, including the Hamilton County YWCA Battered Women's Shelter, the Animal Adoption Foundation, and The Conductive Learning Center for children with spina bifida and cerebral palsy.
 
This month, Lori celebrates the release of BACK IN BLACK, a brand new book in her SBC Fighter Series, and pre-orders are being taken for her June release THE GIFT OF LOVE which is this year's benefit anthology for the Reader and Author Get Together.
 
 
 
TODAY'S BOOK OF THE DAY SPOTLIGHT IS ON - HIS REBELLIOUS CONCUBINE
 

Razan, the full-blood crown prince of the first house of Vladhal, has never had to work so hard for a woman in his entire existence. Shiyan is a half-blood, of the twelfth house, no less. She should be thanking him for offering her a place in his bed. But she is haughty and arrogant, her aloofness heating his blood, driving him to claim the one woman who doesn't seem to want him.

Shiyan is turned off by Razan's conceit, for she is more than what she seems. He may have captured her body and claimed her as his concubine, but she vows he shall never have her ultimate surrender. For Razan wants the one thing she refuses to give - her heart.

An Ellora's Cave Twilight release from Nadia Aidan.

 

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WIN - To get your name in the hat for a free download of today's book of the day, read the excerpt to find out what kind of mark did Razan have on his chest. Email your answer to AuthorIsland at yahoo.com, along with your name and address if the prize is a print book or your email address if the prize is an ebook.  Please put "Book of the Day" in the subject line.  And don't forget to check back to see what great book we have up for grabs as tomorrow's BOOK OF THE DAY!!

 

 
A Long-Awaited New Book In Barbara Clark's Sons of Earth And Wind Series

JADE DREAMS  Book 6 in Barbara Clark's Sons of Earth and Wind Series

Jewelry designer, Jade Starr’s paranormal gift to set emotions in metals and gems has made her the target of a powerful and ruthless enemy bent on revenge. Two years earlier, that same enemy had sent his men to ambush her and her bodyguard, Blake. Unknown to Jade, Blake was really Ash Hunter working undercover.

Hunter, whose appearance has been changed by life-saving surgery, can’t remember the months leading up to the attack, including his deep attraction to Jade. Now he’s assigned, once more as her bodyguard. Lately, he’s disturbed by dreams about a woman, resembling Jade, who once betrayed him.

Jade, who thinks Blake died, is startled by Hunter’s eerie resemblance to Blake. She learns the truth but is forced to keep the knowledge a secret while her love for him flares higher. As danger tightens around them, Hunter fights his attraction to this woman he believes had tried to kill him. He’d take a bullet for Jade, but he doesn’t trust her.

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New Fantasy Adventure From Rebecca Royce Kicks Off New Series
FIRST DIMENSION, a new Liquid Silver release from Rebecca Royce, kicks off her new fantasy adventure series Safe Haven.
 
The only person who can save not one, but two dimensions, Hadley Pettigrew, is living a simple, undisturbed life on Earth, completely unaware of who and what she is. That is, until a dark, seriously sexy stranger kidnaps her off her science vessel and forces her to change all of her beliefs about what is and is not possible in the course of twenty-four hours.
 
When faced with the decision of letting his princess continue to suffer or using her daughter to return to his own dimension, Hawk easily chose to kidnap Hadley. What he didn’t anticipate was how much he would admire her intellect or desire her body.
 
Together Hawk and Hadley will have to overcome past obstacles to carve out a new future, not just for themselves but also for more people than they ever dreamed possible. The first year in a new dimension has arrived. Who will live and who will die is almost as important as who will fall in love.
 
 
The Wait Is Over For The Release Of Death's Mistress By Karen Chance

Dorina Basarab is a dhampir—half-human, half-vampire. Subject to uncontrollable rages, most dhampirs live very short, very violent lives. So far, Dory has managed to maintain her sanity by unleashing her anger on those demons and vampires who deserve killing.

Back home in Brooklyn after the demise of her insane uncle Dracula, Dory’s hoping her life is about to calm down. But then she gets some visitors. A friend wants Dory’s help in finding a magical Fey relic, and the gorgeous vampire, Louis-Cesare, is desperate to find his former mistress Christine.

Dory and Louis-Cesare quickly discover that the same master vampire Christine is bound to is also rumored to be in possession of the relic. But when the master vampire turns up dead, they realize that there’s more at stake than a missing mistress. Someone is killing vampire Senate members, and if Dory and Louis-Cesare can’t stop the murderer, they may be next…

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Madeleine Oh's Interlude Now Available From Ellora's Cave Twilight

A borrowed cottage, an ancient magic spring, wild erotic dreams and the mysterious Dai Hughes all lure Alex to the wildest side of wild Wales.

Originally published in e-book format in Summon The Masters anthology Decmeber 2006 and then as Trade Paperback April 2008.

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WOLF REBORN - A New Westervelt Wolves Story By Rebecca Royce Hits Cyber Shelves This Week

WOLF REBORN - A new Westervelt Wolves story from Rebecca Royce.

A lone wolf is a dangerous creature, until he meets his mate. Then he'll become lethal to protect her.

Faith Anderson never asked to be a wolf shifter, but one strange encounter with the Westervelt Wolves and she suddenly has a past she knows nothing about and a future wrought with danger. No one is more disappointed than she to discover that the island does not hold a mate for her...that is, until she collides with Theo Kane, the missing prince of the Westervelt Wolves who has chosen isolation to save his pack from what he believes are his insane tendencies.

Theo couldn't imagine anything worse than the near death experience that left him scarred and forever changed. Until some of the same things start happening to Faith. Now he has no choice but to face what he has avoided for over a year if he doesn't want the past to repeat itself, this time taking Faith along for the ride. Together they will battle demons, invisible wolves, and worst of all his father to find their eternal love.

But if the price is eternity, are they willing to risk it all?

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Sales From Michelle Levigne's New Tabor Heights, Ohio Novel To Benefit Haiti Relief
Lisa thought she walked into her marriage with her eyes wide open, aware of the hard task of getting the approval of her cold, domineering father-in-law. When she discovered she was pregnant, she thought she would finally be accepted, but Todd's reaction to the news was the last thing she expected: "Is it mine?"
 
She had endured his father's constant criticism because she thought Todd loved her, but now she wasn't so sure. Maybe Todd had never loved her, and he was more like his father than she dreamed. To protect her baby, should she leave him, and refuse to continue the Montgomery family tradition? Where did being a 'good Christian wife' end, and the need to protect her sanity and her baby begin?
 
 
 
**Special note - Michelle Levigne is donating 50% of ALL Tabor Heights novel sales in February and March 2010 to the Salvation Army, earmarked for Haiti relief!
 
Back In Black - A Brand New Release For Lori Foster's Fighter Series

A brand new contemporary romance in New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster's Fighter Series.

SBC president Drew Black is as controversial as they come. But the hot-headed entrepreneur is a perfect match for his popular sports club venture: uncompromising and extreme. Maybe too extreme. With a reputation for saying what he thinks, Drew's been causing a lot of friction. That's why someone's been called in to clean up his image - before he does any permanent damage.

The lucky lady is Gillian Noode, a PR expert who's smoothed out the rough edges on many a man. But Drew is rougher than anyone she's ever met, and he refuses to change for any woman, for any reason. To make matters more complicated, Gillian's starting to like him raw. Now, opposites aren't only attracting, they're igniting. But in the rising heat, which one of them will end up on top?

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Good news—Lori's MEN OF COURAGE, MEN OF COURAGE II, and THE TRUTH ABOUT CATS AND DOGS were just produced in eBook format! They are available for Kindle right now and are also available from eHarlequin’s eBook Store , as well as through all other eBook vendors.

 
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At the end of March, author Michelle Levigne is having a drawing for a fantastic prize to celebrate her brand new release - THE FAMILY WAY.  The prize: An ocean motiff set: Spira...
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Jade Dreams Launch Contest
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