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Coming Soon in Romance
Looking for a new fun romance book? Put one of these on hold today.
As she attempts to restore the decaying Dreamland amusement park, Mary Alice Brannigan must contend with five powerful demons that it houses, as well as a shady new beau, a crooked politician, a supernatural raven, and an inexperienced sorceress.
When her firm unexpectedly goes bankrupt, Kentucky lawyer Lisa Shewmaker has her hopes for a prestigious legal career dashed when she must take a job as an assistant to an infuriating district attorney, where she investigates a cold case involving a victim who could be her double.
Bad boy Jonas Wyatt knows it is fate that Rachel becomes his mate. He can sense it. He can also sense her reluctance. But she has little power over the mating heat of the Breeds. It is Jonas’s destiny to claim her. And nothing will stop him from having his way.
A second entry in a trilogy that began with Fired Up finds hallucination-prone crime lord Griffin Winters believing he has been struck with the Winters Curse and engaging in a dangerous psychic experiment with the mysterious Adelaide Pyne, who holds Nicholas Winters’s missing lamp.
Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts
The third book in the New York Times best-selling author’s Bride Quartet series follows wedding baker Laurel McBane, and the crush she’s had on her business partner’s older brother since childhood, the dashing Ivy League lawyer, Delaney.
Unaware of the attraction he holds for Xhex, vampire John Matthew is taken in by The Brotherhood who have no knowledge of his history or true identity.
Want to know more about your favorite romance authors or just looking for something fun to read? Join Romance in the Stacks, the Denton Public Library’s Romance Book Club. For more information call 940-349-8796 or e-mail Kimberly.Wells@cityofdenton.com.
Favorite Romance Books of 2009
We asked the members of the Romance in the Stacks book club to name the best book they read in 2009.
Some of their choices are new and some are old favorites.
Put them on hold today and see if you and see if you agree:
A Duke of Her Own by Eloisa James
Smooth Talking Stranger by Lisa Kleypas
The Princess and the Pea by Victoria Alexander
Not Quite a Lady by Loretta Chase
To Seduce a Sinner by Elizabeth Boyle
Dark of Night by Suzanne Brockmann
Naamah’s Kiss by Jaqueline Carey
Too Good Too Be True by Kristin Higgins
Wed Him Before You Bed Him by Sabrina Jeffries
Dream Man by Linda Howard
Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts
Want to know more about your favorite romance authors or just looking for something fun to read? Join Romance in the Stacks, the Denton Public Library’s Romance Book Club. For more information call 940-349-8796 or e-mail Kimberly.Wells@cityofdenton.com.
Some Like it Wicked by Teresa Medeiros
The impoverished daughter of a famous London actress sets out collect a generous reward by tracking down the long lost heir to the Duke of Warrick. But when the trail she follows ends abruptly, she desperately convinces a Scottish highwayman to impersonate the Duke so she can still collect the money. Strong characters and humorous situations make Some Like it Wicked a delicious take on the “lost heir” story.
~A Romance in the Stacks Review by Stacey
Want to know more about your favorite romance authors or just looking for something fun to read? Join Romance in the Stacks, the Denton Public Library’s Romance Book Club. For more information call 940-349-8796 or e-mail Kimberly.Wells@cityofdenton.com.
Burning Wild by Christine Feehan
Hot, hot, hot! Christine Feehan does it again!
When a tragic car accident brings together Jake Bannaconni and Emma Reynolds, Jake decides to use his powers of persuasion to convince Emma to be his son’s nanny. Jake is rich, ruthless, and hiding his true nature from the world – he’s a leopard-shifter. As danger stalks him from all directions, Jake must take action to protect his new family. Will Emma stay with him despite his unusual abilities? Can Jake learn to love her when he has never loved anyone before? Burning Wild is an emotionally satisfying read with off the charts sensuality.
~A Romance in the Stacks Review by Stacey
Want to know more about your favorite romance authors or just looking for something fun to read? Join Romance in the Stacks, the Denton Public Library’s Romance Book Club. For more information call 940-349-8796 or e-mail Kimberly.Wells@cityofdenton.com.
RITA Award Winners Announced!
The RITA Awards, which celebrate the best Romance fiction of the year, have been announced!
Check them out and let us know if you agree.
2009 Winner for Best New Novel:
Oh My Gods by Terri Lynn Childs
2009 Winner for Best Contemporary Romance Title:
Not Another Bad Date by Rachel Gibson
2009 RITA Winner for Best Historical Romance
Edge of Impropriety by Pam Rosenthal
2009 RITA Winner for Best Inspirational Romance
Finding Stefanie by Susan May Warren
2009 RITA Winner for Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements
Tribute by Nora Roberts
2009 RITA Winner for Best Paranormal Romance
Seducing Mr. Darcy by Gwyn Cready
2009 RITA Winner for Best Historical Romance
My Lord and Spymaster by Joanne Bourne
2009 RITA Winner for Best Romance Novella
“The Fall of Rogue Gerard” by Stephanie Laurens in It Happened One Night.
2009 RITA Winner for Best Romantic Suspense
Take No Prisoners by Cindy Gerard
2009 RITA Winner for Best Young Adult Romance
Hell Week by Rosemary Clement-Moore
Are you a fan of romance novels? Join the Romance in the Stacks book group at the Denton Public Library to talk about your favorite author or find something new to read. For more information please contact Kimberly Wells at kimberly.wells@cityofdenton.com
~Kimberly
Dead and Gone by Charlene Harris
Sookie Stackhouse is back…. trying to negotiate around her crazy life that includes vampires, werewolves, and, of course, three extremely difficult ex-boyfriends. Her uncomfortable bond to the vampire Eric has grown stronger and harder to resist, making Sookie feel less like her usual self and more like Eric’s servant. When the shifters decide to come out into the open and reveal their two-natured existence, Sookie finds herself once again trying to solve the murder of someone close to her family.
Then, she finds her very life is threatened by beings that are more powerful and dangerous than any she has dealth with before. Can Sookie survive the day and the night? And more importantly, which of her ex-loves will win her heart? Dead and Gone is another riveting read from Charlene Harris that will leave you demanding more.
~A Romance in the Stacks Review by Stacey
Want to know more about your favorite romance authors or just looking for something fun to read? Join Romance in the Stacks, the Denton Public Library’s Romance Book Club. For more information call 940-349-8796 or e-mail Kimberly.Wells@cityofdenton.com.
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