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CONTEMPORARY / COMEDY ROMANCE

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Mistress Blackheart: Policeman's Prerogative
by Dallas White
First installment of the new Erotic Romance series.

ISBN 9781441421630
US Trade Paperback, 360 pages

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"You've been very naughty, and you must be punished."

When snarky über-slacker Dominique Milhaus gets arrested and hauled to jail on her twenty-fifth birthday and is charged with Internet prostitution, her nights as a video-streaming dominatrix come to an abrupt halt. But Gwinnet County motorcycle patrolman Richard Carlyle, subbing as booking officer at the station that night, has something else in mind for recently out-of-work Mistress Blackheart.

A little afternoon delight complicates things in a hurry, and the ex-dominatrix who can’t commit quickly finds herself at odds with the irritating cop used to getting everything his own way. Add a pair of handcuffs to the mix, and there’s no telling who will end up on top!

Rating: Contains graphic sexual content, adult language, and profanity. Intended for adult readers only.

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INSPIRATIONAL / CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Learning to Love on Indian Time
by C. Fern Cook
Inspirational Romance
ISBN 978-0-9819614-4-6
US Trade Paperback, 158 pages

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A woman newly ordained as a minister travels across country to become pastor in a small South Dakota town and wonders if she'll fit in with the western and Native American cultures. With the help of a ruggedly handsome rancher, she learns that everything in these parts - including love - runs at a different pace, 'Indian Time.'

Carla Beck's life has been turned upside down in the last few years. Newly divorced and newly graduated from the seminary, she moves across country to start a new life as the pastor for the Brahma Community Church in Brahma, South Dakota. Although the small town appears to be as deserted as the nearby Badlands, the western culture and the nearby Indian reservations open a whole new world to her. The best part of her new life is meeting Owen Begly.

With a Lakota mother and Irish father, Owen embodies the best of two different cultures. The moment he meets Carla, he knows he has found what he's been looking for, but convincing Carla will be a challenge.

Things are complicated enough for Carla with a new job, without having to juggle a new relationship too. But maybe Owen is the best thing that could happen to her.

Rating: Contains some mild sexual references and mild adult language.

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CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Talk of the Town
by Lucille Naroian
Contemporary Romance

ISBN 978144148671694
US Trade Paperback, 216 pages

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A mystery writer trying to gain the respect her craft deserves runs afoul of a caustic talk-show host who hates mystery writers with a passion that engulfs them both. Yesterday they were strangers ... today they're the talk of the town!

Samantha McCall might look like a hot and spicy romance author, but writing under the name Sam McCall, she pens murder mysteries ... the kind that keep readers up all night. Samantha's agent promises her big break will come with a last-minute scheduled appearance on a popular nighttime TV talk show. Samantha knows the host's reputation and is not so sure that's a good idea.

Acid-tongued talk-show host Tony Garrett hates the mystery genre and despises the writers even more. Without even seeing the author about to appear on stage with him, he maligns 'Mr.' McCall as a hack - but changes his mind the moment Samantha makes her entrance. When she slaps him square on the jaw and storms off-stage, their nationally televised feud skyrockets the show's ratings.

Tony Garrett keeps his heart closely guarded, but he's uncontrollably smitten after that one encounter with the feisty redhead. Samantha McCall wants nothing more to do with the caustic celebrity host after their embarrassing public rivalry. Can he convince her they belong together ... and will she let him get close enough to try? With the public clammoring for more on-stage fireworks, a rematch seems inevitable. Whatever these two do is sure to end up ... the talk of the town!

Rating: Mildly graphic sexual content and language.

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CONTEMPORARY / COMEDY ROMANCE

The Cat's Fancy
by Gwynn E. Ambrose
Cat-Para-Abnormal Romance - available soon in print and electronic format!

Humans may think they're at the top of the food chain, but cats know better. Every now and then, humans need a little help, and Max the Cat meets the challenge when his human Kari gets in deep doo-doo after losing her job. His solution? Kari needs a man - and fast!

KariAnn Ingles loves her big black kitty Max. Her four-legged little man seems to understand her so well, she suspects he can actually read her mind. Unfortunately, Max the Cat is very protective and has a way of running off every date she’s ever brought home. As a result, Max is the only man in her life. His latest escapade with her former boss Josh Braswell has landed her on the job-hunting trail. In the current economy, that could quickly spell doom for her and her cantankerous cat.

Max the Cat loves his human Kari, and she loves him. But kitty-love can only go so far, and Max knows Kari has certain needs a cat can’t fulfill. The problem is, Kari has terrible taste in potential mates, and Max has been obliged to deter every man she’s brought home so far. The last one, her boss, was the worst. And now Kari is spending all day – every day – at home, not bothering to dress up and go to work. This inconvenient behavioral change is cramping his feline lifestyle in a big way, so it’s time to take matters into his own paws. Kari needs a mate, and Max is on a big-kitty mission to find her the purrr-fect man – if there is such a creature!

Cole Jordensen is just getting settled into his new apartment after a long drawn-out breakup with his latest girlfriend Beth. This last fizzled relationship has convinced him to swear off women for a while. When a stray black cat shows up at his door and won’t leave him alone, he figures something’s wrong, and the animal needs help. Not a cat person, Cole nevertheless follows the cat to the apartment of a charmingly unkempt young woman named Kari Ingles. Suddenly Cole’s past troubles with women are eclipsed by Miss Ingles and her darned cat!

Rating: Contains mild sexual references.

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