July 2012 Editors' Letter

Revel in the summer heat of the newest titles from Berkley Jove!

From #1 New York Times bestseller Christine Feehan comes SAMURAI GAME, the latest Ghostwalker novel. In a sensual struggle of blackmail, pleasure, and revenge, sometimes the only way to win is to have nothing left to lose.

You’ll be reading ECHOES AT DAWN until the sun comes up! In her latest KGI novel, New York Times bestselling author Maya Bank tells a story of desperation, loneliness, and the haven that love can provide.

For the first time in paperback, #1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter presents SPLIT SECOND, an FBI Thriller. In a thrilling chase to unmask a woman-killer, FBI agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock must delve into a monstrous past.

Sherry Thomas’s newest novel RAVISHING THE HEIRESS is, well, simply ravishing! Millicent was married for her money, but found a best friend in her husband—and love. Now, if she could only convince him of that...

Get introduced to the Fletcher family of Dare Island and in New York Times bestselling author Virginia Kantra’s CAROLINA HOME, the first in a series of family, second chances, and finding home despite the storms that can drive you away. For more details, don’t miss Virginia’s letter to readers.

Travel back to before July 4th—1776, not 2012—with DEFIANT by Pamela Clare, the hotly anticipated third MacKinnon’s Rangers book. In the days when America was a land for the strongest to take what they would, Connor MacKinnon must battle everything from Shawnee warriors to French soldiers to the British Army itself to rescue Sarah Woodville and claim her for his own. Don’t miss Pamela’s letter to readers to find out more!

Debut author Hanna Martine’s captivates with LIQUID LIES, a tale of magic, betrayal, and the lure of the forbidden. When a rugged mercenary is hired to kidnap a magical businesswoman, water can be just as hot as fire.

Don’t miss HEART OF STEEL, a Novel of the Iron Seas by New York Times bestselling author Meljean Brook, now in mass market paperback! For airship captain Yasmeen, the only greater danger than zombies, rebellions, and a too-popular da Vinci sketch is the possibility of a melting heart. And there’s an original bonus novella included with the mass market edition too.

Get heated up to match the weather in HOT IN HANDCUFFS, three all new novellas of erotic disobedience by bestselling authors Shayla Black, Sylvia Day and Shiloh Walker. With these lawmen, resisting arrest is the last thing on anyone’s mind.

It’s no lie—Tori St. Claire wows readers with LIE TO ME, the second in the Black Opals series! Passion and love meld in a romance of forbidden pleasure and shadowed pasts. The truth can set them free, or draw them farther into the dark. Don’t miss Tori’s letter to readers to find out more.

Look at summer a whole new way with New York Times bestselling author Yasmine Galenorn’s latest Indigo Court novel, NIGHT SEEKER. The Winter Fae rage against Summer, vampires battle them all, and in the middle a witch and a Fae prince fight for their lives and their love.

Be sure to pick up ALLIANCE FORGED, the second installment of Kylie Griffin’s enthralling Light Blades series! A demon world has no mercy for the weak of heart, and for Varian, leader of the Na’Chi, the strength to save his people and his love may come from his darkest place.

Valentine’s Day should be every day! To bring a touch of it into July, check out our eSpecial novella, IN A HEARTBEAT by New York Times bestselling author Jodi Thomas.

Roni Loren’s latest steamy, irresistibly sexy novel, MELT INTO YOU, will leave you dripping with sweat! Evan Kennedy has the perfect life, and a ticket to the fulfillment of all her darkest fantasies. But love is coming—with a friend.

You’ll have MAGIC DREAMS with New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews’ newest tale of dark magic, werecats, and desire. Pack leader Jim Shrapshire has never liked to rely on anyone—but now there is only one woman who can save him. Get this eSpecial novella now!

Can’t get to the beach this summer? Have it come to you with OCEAN BEACH, by Wendy Wax. On Miami’s South Beach, three old friends find a second chance for their old manor and themselves. And then have it broadcast on reality TV.

From bestselling Kasey Mackenzie comes the latest Shades of Fury novel, BLACKHEARTED BETRAYAL. Returning to a home wracked by an unthinkable civil war, Riss Holloway must choose a side—and the wrong choice could have dangerous consequences.

Spice up your summer with Stacy Ballis’s OFF THE MENU. Executive culinary assistant Alana Ostermann knows the recipe to keep her life on track. Until RJ shows up, and suddenly the ingredients for a perfect life are changing...

Find the secrets behind a life-changing night in ALL THE TRUTH, by Lauren Brodie. The only way for Maggie Greene to build a future is to unbury a past, and find a way for redemption to rise from the ashes of guilt and anger.

Get ready for a treat — the Jayne Ann Krentz, writing as Jayne Castle long out of print Guinevere Jones books are being reissued in eBook format and the first two are available this month. In THE DESPERATE GAME, it’s hard to keep a small business afloat, just ask Guinevere Jones, owner of a struggling temp agency. And security consultant Zac Justis isn’t making her life any easier. After he blackmails Gwen into helping him solve a computer crime, she finds herself caught in a web of suspense, danger—and love. In THE CHILLING DECEPTION, a temp job as an executive secretary gives Guinevere Jones access to high places—and sets her instincts for danger tingling. Convincing Zac Justis to provide security for her client during a meeting on the wintry San Juan Islands gives her peace of mind, but brings them face to face with a dead man determined to avenge the past.