August 2012 Editors' Letter

As the dog days of summer approach, what better time could there be to hide away with an engrossing read from Berkley Jove?

You won’t look at summer blockbusters the same way after reading #1 New York Times bestseller J. D. Robb’s CELEBRITY IN DEATH. Lieutenant Eve Dallas hasn’t gotten over having a movie made of one of her cases, but when one of the actresses turns up dead, her enjoyment of the film has to take a back seat to solving the crime. Now in paperback for the first time!

Live HAPPILY EVER AFTER with #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts’ stunning conclusion to the Bride Quartet, now in mass market paperback for the first time. Parker Brown has made every bride’s smallest wish a reality, but when she meets rough-edged mechanic Malcolm Kavanaugh, can she take the risk to do the same with her own desires?

Be sure to pick up STYGIAN’S HONOR, a novel of the Breeds, by Lora Leigh! Stygian and Liza must find the long-lost Honor Roberts—but will doing so destroy the heat building between them?

Watch a WILD TEXAS ROSE bloom with New York Times bestselling author Jodi Thomas’ Whisper Mountain Novel #6. Since they were children, he’s guarded her with his life, but guarding his heart might not be so easy...

Don’t miss the stunning conclusion to New York Times bestseller Angela Knight’s Mageverse series, MASTER OF DARKNESS! Two werewolves must battles not only their enemies, but also their mutual distrust and mounting passion to save all of magekind itself.

A LADY NEVER LIES, but you will if you claim not to love Juliana Gray’s new novel! Lady Alexandra Morely is struggling just to keep her head above water, but when she finds herself embroiled in a scandal with inventor Finn Burke, can he convince her that their love is his greatest creation yet?

Celebrate all those summer brides with WEDDED IN SIN, the second Bridal Favors book by Jade Lee. A mystery and a favor throw together a shoemaker in distress and a younger son with a talent for sniffing out solutions—for it’s not just the brides who fall in love at a Lady’s Favor dress shop.

From acclaimed author Kate Moore comes BLACKSTONE’S BRIDE, a novel of intrigue and scandal. Heiress Violet Hammersley is the one woman not taken in by Lord Blackstone’s seductive charms. But when she must work with him to find her missing brother, it is all she can do not to let him break her heart for the second time.

Discover a far-off world of magic, secrets, and soulmates in HEART SECRET, a Celta novel by Robin D. Owens. Pulled together by duty and destiny, Healer Artemisia Panax and grieving PI Garett Primrose must unearth a murderer—and a love that, if denied, could tear them both apart.

Find safety from the dark in HAVEN, a Bishop/Special Crime Unit novel by Kay Hooper. Two sisters, haunted by their past and unique abilities, must track down the source of their nightmares. But evil has been waiting their whole lives—and it’s catching up at last...

Pamper yourself with CHERISHED, two all new novellas by Maya Banks and Lauren Dane. Whether it’s with an exiled prince or a free spirited dancer, where you belong is not always the most respectable of places.

Live on TEMPTATION’S EDGE in Eve Berlin’s new novel. Sometimes it takes a green-eyed Irishman and some sensual fun to tip you from passion into love.

Don’t miss MINA WENTWORTH AND THE INVISIBLE CITY, an eSpecial novella of the Iron Seas by Meljean Brook. Eight months after the events of Iron Duke, a new shadow hands over Mina and Rhys, threatening their lives—and worse, their marriage.

Burn WHITE HOT in Nina Bruhn’s second Men in Uniform novel. In a desperate attempt to save his mission and his life, US Navy Lieutenant Commander Clint Walker stows aboard a cargo ship—and finds himself in a struggle not just for his life, but for his heart as well.

A hospital can be just as heart-wrenching as a battlefield in FRAGILE by Shiloh Walker, a novel of scars, walls, and redemption. Even when dealing with abused children, can soldier-turned-doctor Luke Rafferty heal social worker Devon Manning’s broken heart?

Who hasn’t dreamed of finding their Prince Charming? Learn how in THE REGAL RULES FOR GIRLS, Jerramy Fine’s guide to doing London right and finding that eligible Englishman to make your dream come true.

For everyone who’s ever felt like an ugly duckling, A GIRL LIKE YOU brings fresh hope. Maria Geraci’s story of home, love, and confidence will bring out the swan in anyone.

The cat came back—and renewed Lily Byrne’s life in ENCHANTING LILY, a novel of healing, destiny, and community by Anjali Banerjee.

Find where your heart is in A PERFECT HOME, by Kitty Glanville. Claire has the ideal house, but the renovations might be needed on not just the cottage, but her marriage as well.

Rediscover everyone’s favorite gentleman in DEAR MR DARCY, Amanda Grange’s imaginative retelling of Pride and Prejudice. We all know Elizabeth’s side of the story, but through a series of letters, Mr. Darcy reveals how he got “in the middle before he had begun.”

You’ll be dying to read DYING FOR YOU, a collection of four novellas together for the first time, by New York Times bestselling author Mary Janice Davidson. Whoever said a little thing like death had to get in the way of love?

Be bewitched by GUNMETAL MAGIC, a novel in the world of Kate Daniels, by New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews. In a search for a supernatural killer, saving the world must come before everything—even falling back into love.

There’s no reason to miss AN OFFICER’S DUTY, the second Their’s Not to Reason Why novel by national bestselling author Jean Johnson. Ia is well on her way to becoming an officer in the Space Force Navy in order to save her home colony—but everything is threatened by the one man whose future she cannot foresee.

13 doesn’t necessarily bode ill—it certainly doesn’t in PRECINCT 13, by Tate Hallaway. For Alex Connor, a coroner with a disconcerting ability to talk to her patients, the only place to go is where chatting to the dead to solve their murders is the least of the weirdness...

Face your demons in DARKLANDS, the fourth Deadtown novel by Nancy Halzer. Boston’s demons have been disappearing. To solve the mystery Vicky Vaugh, professional demon hunter, must venture to the realm of the dead itself before everything she loves vanishes into the dark.

Are you ready for another treat this month? Books three and four of the long out of print Guinevere Jones series by Jayne Ann Krentz, writing as Jayne Castle are being reissued in eBook format this month. In THE SINISTER TOUCH, Guinevere Jones has her head turned by the handsome young artist across the way. And when his apartment is broken into and a painting defaced, she offers her help. Now, she and Zac—and his jealous nature—must confront a dark evil that will stop at nothing to achieve its unholy goal. In THE FATAL FORTUNE, when Guinevere Jones discovers that a so-called fortune-teller is making big profits by deceiving her clients, she vows to expose the scam. Now Zac—who will do anything to keep Gwen safe—helps her uncover the deadly deceptions of a blackmailer and killer out to destroy every trace of the past...