Signed bookplates now available! You may order up to 3 bookplates at a time and may request for them to be personalized. If you do want them personalized, please print the name clearly in your request. To order: Send a stamped business size self-addressed return envelope with your request and e-mail address to:

Sue Ann Jaffarian
3500 Overland Avenue, #110
PMB 82
Los Angeles , CA 90034

Look out, it’s a Booby Trap! It’s official, the 4th installment in the Odelia Grey mystery series will be titled Booby Trap. And we have it on good authority that Odelia may be wearing a bustier on the cover. Booby Trap will be available the end of January, early February 2009.

Did you know? Thugs and Kisses, the 3rd Odelia Grey book, went to 2nd printing just weeks after its release in February 2008! Thank you everyone. It couldn’t have happened without you.

Blog. Blog. Blog. For up-to-date news about writing, books and just plain babble, visit Babble ‘n Blog, Sue Ann Jaffarian’s personal blog. www.sueannjaffarian.blogspot.com

Watch this space! The annual Odelia Grey contest will start up this fall and will be announced on Sue Ann’s blog and in the next newsletter. Winners will receive copies of the hot-off-the-press Booby Trap, Thin Mints and other goodies. (Hint, the contest answers will be found in Thugs and Kisses.)

Sue Ann Jaffarian
www.sueannjaffarian.com

Posted 5-9

'Taken by the Bad Boy' (Harlequin Mills and Boon Sexy Sensation) by RITA nominee, Kelly Hunter
'The Loner's Guarded Heart' (Harlequin Mills and Boon Sweet) by Michelle Douglas
'The Greek Tycoon's Unexpected Wife' (Harlequin Mills and Boon Presents Extra) by Annie West.

If you're interested, pop over to www.annie-west.com check out the latest contest. It's easy to enter. Be sure to get your entry in by 28 June.

Annie West
www.annie-west.com
The Greek Tycoon's Unexpected Wife UK Jan08, Aus Feb08, US midMay08
The Billionaire's Bought Mistress, in anthology 'Mills & Boon Presents...' UKApril08
The Desert King's Pregnant Bride, UK Oct08, Aus Nov08, US tba

Posted 5-9

LPI offers books in both electronic format and Print On Demand on all titles over 70,000 words.

Renee Rocco
www.lyricalpress.com

Posted 5-1

Hi everyone! Great news. The sixth book in my Egyptian historical series appeared in bookstores April 29. A forbidden love blossoms between a wealthy English aristocrat and the Egyptian beauty scorned by his family. When Jasmine, the "unacceptable" adopted daughter of an English viscount meets society’s most eligible bachelor, a notorious rake, they embark on an adventure in Egypt that has Jasmine fleeing an assassin’s attempts on her life.

Scorpion received four stars from RT Bookreviews. "Vanak's Middle East-set stories captivate with their vivid backdrops, thrilling adventures, clever plots, unforgettable characters and a passion that matches the blazing heat of the sun. "

In other news, Dorchester has gone back to print on my first book, THE FALCON & THE DOVE. THE FALCON & THE DOVE was also published in Japanese. And my second Nocturne from Silhouette will be out this November. ENEMY LOVER is Damian’s story from The Empath and is another werewolf story, this time set in the French Quarter in New Orleans.

I’m also writing a short story for Nocturne Bites, the new ebook line from Silhouette. It features Baylor and Katia from The Empath. No release date yet.

You can keep up with news via the internet through my website. www.bonnievanak.com or my blog, www.bonnievanak.blogspot.com and read excerpts of my books. Happy reading!

Bonnie Vanak
www.bonnievanak.com
The Scorpion & the Seducer, May '08
ENEMY LOVER, Nocturne, Nov. 08

Posted 5-1

My web site has just been updated with quite a bit of new information. Among other changes, you can see the covers of new books coming up later this year as well as read a brief description of each and an excerpt. These books are:

--THE IDEAL WIFE, the republication of one of my old Signet Regency romances, forerunner of A PRECIOUS JEWEL, which will be out next year.

--IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, an anthology with Stephanie Laurens, Candice Hern, and Jacquie D'Alessandro, in which we all have stories with the same basic plot idea--yes, it was deliberate!

You can also read about upcoming books for next year--four of them, all before summer, 2009. And that does not count the paperback release of SIMPLY PERFECT, which will be on bookshelves just before the New Year.

Mary Balogh
www.marybalogh.com

Posted 4-30

Thanks so much for all your kind emails regarding the first book in my Ghost Dusters series. I’m thrilled that you enjoyed The Remains of the Dead as much as I enjoyed writing the story!

  I’ve just received the cover for the next book in the series and wanted to share it with you. DEVIL MAY RIDE will be out this December. It was another fun book to write and I’m sure you’ll find the messes Sadie has to clean up bigger and deadlier than ever! I hope you get a chance to pick it up.

I’m currently working on book three of the series. Feel free to visit me here on my blog to read what I’m up to!

Cheers,
Wendy
www.wendyroberts.com www.wendyroberts.blogspot.com

Posted 4-30

Dear Friends,
Greetings! I'm so excited, I just had to write to tell you about A KILLER WORKOUT, which make its debut this fall! As subscribers to my newsletter, you get the very first preview of the story:

"After suffering yet another setback in her War on Fat, plus-sized reporter Kate Gallagher decides the time has come for a full-on offensive. Taking time off from Channel Twelve, she signs on for active duty at Body Blast, a boot camp-style fitness program (think "The Biggest Loser" meets "Workout"). In addition to a regimen of brutal exercise and bland food, the rules are so tough that Kate's roomie, Marnie Taylor, is almost thrown out for smuggling in candy, and then again for skirting an obstacle wall.

The next day, Marnie is missing -- and when she's discovered with a broken neck at the foot of the wall, the "boots" suspect foul play. It's not the first suspicious accident at the camp -- another woman recently fell to her death during a Wilderness Challenge. Kate knows that getting it is hard, but it shouldn't be mortal combat! If someone is picking off exercisers, she'd better kick her investigative skills into high gear-before the sights land on her..."

Meanwhile, I've been tons of fun meeting readers and mystery fans at conferences and over at my author's blog, Killer Hobbies. Please drop by for a chat, especially on Fridays, when I rap about dieting, mystery, and mayhem! killerhobbies.blogspot.com

May will be a busy month. I have radio and in-person appearances in Virginia, California, Washington, and Pennsylvania. Call in to a radio show, or stop by an event to say hi!

Kathryn
www.kathrynlilley.com

Posted 4-30

Well, I've been remiss in writing to you all lately. I've been traveling like crazy! Oh, yeah, and writing! LOL I've started three new books but not finished the proposals yet so my agent can't send them out.

I just got back from a fantastic trip to England and Scotland. Yes, I do have a new plot from that vacation! To see some pictures, check out my blog. www.loriavocato.com/blog

Speaking of blogging. I do try to write daily and keep all of you updated on my work. But I also write humor notes to make you chuckle (hopefully) I call them LTBs or Lori's TidBits. Hope you enjoy them until my next book comes out!

Sincerely,
Lori
www.loriavocato.com