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Meet Author Elin Hilderbrand!
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Thursday, Oct 5 7:00 pm Elin Hilderbrand will be at Barnes & Noble in Mayfaire to autograph copies of her latest book (Oct 3 release, on order at NHC Library) Print the voucher (at right) present it at Barnes & Noble on Oct 5, and a portion of your purchase will benefit the This offer is good all day on Oct 5, but you must bring the voucher with you. Thanks for supporting your Library!
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| The Secret of the India Orchid by Nancy Campbell AllenHistorical Romance. Although Anthony Blake, the Earl of Wilshire, is "truly, madly, passionately" in love with Sophia Elliott, a secret mission for the War Office puts an abrupt end to their courtship. Heartbroken by Anthony's departure, Sophia joins a "Fishing Fleet," a ship full of women traveling to India to seek husbands. Upon her arrival in Calcutta, Sophia encounters Anthony again. He's determined to pick up where they left off, but Sophia has her doubts. Fans of Jennifer Moore's Lady Helen Finds Her Song, may enjoy this chaste historical romance, also set in early 19th-century India. |
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| The Duchess Deal: Girl Meets Duke by Tessa DareRegency Historical. When seamstress Emma Gladstone approaches the formidable Duke of Ashbury with the bill for his ex-fiancée's wedding dress, she receives a marriage proposal instead. Believing that his battle-scarred face may deter potential brides, Ashbury offers Emma a house and financial independence if she's willing to live with him until she conceives the heir he desperately needs. But what if Emma wants a real marriage? Witty banter and comedic situations add levity to an emotionally intense Beauty and the Beast story in this 1st installment of the Girl Meets Duke series. |
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| My Fair Lover by Nicole JordanRegency Historical. Six years ago, Lady Katharine Wilde threw herself at American privateer and merchant Brandon Deverill and was rebuffed. Now Brandon, who has just inherited a title, needs Katharine's help to acquire the social polish he'll need to navigate his new life. Despite her reservations, Katharine agrees to turn him into a proper gentleman if he promises to serve as her bodyguard during a dangerous voyage to France. This Regency-era, gender-flipped Pygmalion story is the 5th book in the Legendary Lovers series, which begins with Princess Charming. |
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| You Say It First: A Small-Town Wedding Romance by Susan MalleryContemporary Romance. Pallas Saunders is in desperate need of a Roman soldier. Her company, Weddings in a Box, stages elaborate themed wedding celebrations, which means that she cannot be one legionary short on her client's big day. Thank goodness for sculptor Nick Mitchell, who arrives for a job interview just in time to save the day -- and win Pallas' heart. Fans of author Susan Mallery's Fools Gold novels should enjoy this heartwarming new series, set in the charming small town of Happily Inc, California. |
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| Escape to You by Jennifer RyanRomantic Suspense. Whatever happened to Ashley Swan? Although many believe that the famous actress simply wanted to escape the spotlight, undercover DEA Agent Beck “Trigger” Cooke has just stumbled upon the truth: Ashley's been living in captivity ever since a deranged fellow celebrity abducted her. But a daring rescue is just the beginning for these two, especially once a ruthless drug kingpin gets wind of Beck's activities. Escape to You is the 2nd drama-filled, action-packed Montana Heat novel, after Protected by Love. |
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Magic bites
by Ilona Andrews
Earning a living cleaning up magical messes, mercenary Kate Daniels is drawn into a power struggle between two factions--necromancers and shapeshifters--within Atlanta's magic circles when her guardian is murdered. First in the Kate Daniels series by acclaimed husband and wife authors Ilona Andrews.
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| Pride Mates: A Shifters Unbound Novel by Jennifer AshleyLawyer Kim Fraser's shapeshifter client faces a murder charge for killing a woman -- despite the fact that he wears a collar that prevents him from harming others. If she's to succeed in defending him in court, Kim must venture into Austin's Shiftertown and enlist the aid of local pub owner Liam Morrissey, who serves as a liaison between the city's human and shifter communities. Kim and Liam's mutual attraction is instant and powerful, but probably unwise in their strictly segregated society. Fast-paced and steamy, Pride Mates kicks off the Shifters Unbound series. |
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Moon called
by Patricia Briggs
While trying to live a so-called normal existence, mechanic Mercy Thompson, a shapeshifter raised by werewolves, gets into trouble with the gremlins, witches, and vampires with whom she deals on a daily basis. First in the Mercy Thompson series; if you like this series, try the related Alpha and Omega series by the same author.
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Legend of the highland dragon
by Isabel Cooper
After meeting a stranger who transforms into a dragon, Mina is offered a large sum of money to become his personal secretary and help him track down a dangerous enemy, if she can just reign in her growing attraction for him along the way. If you enjoy this novel, try The Highland Dragon King's Lady by the same author.
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Fire rising : A Dragon Romance
by Donna Grant
Sammie Miller lives a quiet life as a pub owner in Scotland until the day a mob bursts into her business and she is shot. Now on the run and in great danger she has reluctantly accepted protection from Tristan, the newest Dragon King. She vows not to get too close to him, but soon, she is unable to resist the passion that explodes between them. Part of the Dragon King Series.
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The guardian [electronic resource]
by Constance Hall
e book, Fala Rainwater is the next tsmishian, a powerful shapeshifter who left the reservation and uses her powers to solve mysteries as a police detective. When Tumsemeha is resurrected again a great evil set on the world's destruction hides among the corrupted bodies of Washington's elite. The only man who can help Fala is Agent Stephen Winter, warlock and liason to the government's secretive supernatural sector. Agent Winter needs Tumsemeha's defeat as much as Fala, but who is he working for? Conflicting loyalties and struggling with conflicts between desire, responsibility, and duty heat up this steamy paranormal novel.
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Bite me
by Shelly Laurenston
Vic Baranov is part tiger, part bear, and all that security tracker—and shifter—Lily Kowalski needs. Livy Kowalski has no time for idiots. Her ability to get through life's irritants is tested when she has to house her nutso cousin while dealing with her dad's untimely and unexplained demise. That's where Vic Barinov comes in. He can't sleep without coming back to find Livy devouring his honey stash and getting the remote sticky. She riles his animal instincts like no one else. But he'll have to woo her fast: all hell is breaking loose and Livy is leading the charge in this steamy romance.
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Play of passion
by Nalini Singh
A tracker for the SnowDancer pack, Drew Kincaid must keep tabs on rogue changelings who have lost control of their animal halves--a mission that leads him to Lieutenant Indigo Riviere, an irresistible woman whose passion threatens to enslave his wolf. Part of the Psy/Changling series.
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Crouching tiger forbidden vampire
by Kerrelyn Sparks
After waking up from a coma only to discover he is a vampire, former Marine Russell, driven by revenge, searches for the master vampire who turned him with the help of Jia, a were-tiger princess betrothed to another, who is after the same vampire for murdering her parents. Both are used to being in charge. Neither wants to give into the passion ignited by their first kiss.
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| Hungry Like the Wolf by Paige Tyler If you like alpha males, you'll love Gage Dixon. Not only is he the head of the Dallas PD's SWAT team, he's also the leader of his werewolf pack. Fearing exposure, Gage goes to great lengths to keep the spotlight away from his heroic band of lycanthropes. When beautiful investigative journalist Mackenzie Stone starts shadowing them in an attempt to learn their secrets, Gage is confident that he can keep the team's secret safe; he's less certain that he can guard his heart. Fans of steamy, action-packed paranormal romance won't want to miss this 1st installment of the SWAT: Special Wolf Alpha Team series. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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New Hanover County Library
201 Chestnut Street Wilmington, North Carolina 28401 910-798-6301 www.nhclibrary.org |
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