THE CALLINGCARD OF NEW BOOKS IN 2009

January 2009:

I am always lurking on the world wide web for new authors and though my list of books to buy each month is already longer than I want, I can always squeeze in some more. I have 5 sub-genres of Romance in which I frequently buy:

* Paranormal * Fantasy
* Historical * Suspense
* Erotica

I have stumbled on a few Historical novels and one Paranormal novel from authors I really want to give a go in 2009. They are giving a callingcard I can hardly resist and have to accept. I will add to this list as I stumble on to more authors whom are new to me, or perhaps are debuting this year. So this list will remain active throughout the year!

My Historical Finds in January 2009:


Donna Russo Morin - The Courtiers Secret:
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Kensington (January 27, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0758226918
ISBN-13: 978-0758226914
Summary:

For many privileged young women, Versailles is a paradise. For others, it is a gilded and bejeweled cage of oppression. Jeanne Yvette Mas du Bois is unlike most courtiers and the flavor of decadence tastes bitter upon her tongue. When Jeanne saves a Musketeer's life, she is mistaken for a man and admitted to an inner circle where she learns of an assassination plot against the Queen--and falls in love with a man she can never have. Now, with the Queen in jeopardy, and her own double life making her privy to the tangled intrigues at court, Jeanne is in a powerful yet increasingly perilous position. Jeanne fights against an arranged marriage to a weak, ineffectual, effeminate man of her father's choosing; she fights against a small, dedicated group of Musketeers to save the life of the Queen of France; and she fights for the true love of her life.


The Pleasure Palace – Kate Emerson:

first novel in
Secrets of the Tudor Court
March 2009
Release Date: February 3, 2009
Pocket Bookstrade paperback
ISBN 978-1-4165-8320-2
$16.00 includes maps, family trees, and a reader's group guide

Summary:
The story: Jane Popyngcourt was brought to the English court of Henry VII as a child to be a companion to his daughters—the princesses Margaret and Mary. With no money of her own, Jane could not hope for marriage, but as she grows into a seductively beautiful young woman, she receives flattering attention from virile young courtiers and even from the handsome new king, Henry VIII, who has recently married Catherine of Aragon. Then a dashing French prisoner of war, cousin to the king of France, is brought to London, and Jane finds she cannot help giving some of her heart—and more—to a man she can never marry. The Tudor court is filled with dangers as well as seductions, and there are mysteries surrounding Jane’s birth that have left her with deadly enemies. She must follow a perilous path in her search for answers and risk even more to have a chance at happiness.


Dawn Halliday - Highland Obsession:
Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: NAL Trade (August 4, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0451227018
ISBN-13: 978-0451227010
Summary:
DESTINED FOR ONE MAN… SEDUCED BY ANOTHER…
The Earl of Camdonn is consumed by his passion for beautiful Highland lass Sorcha Stewart. Cam draws her into a secret world of erotic bliss—until Sorcha’s fierce loyalty to her clan leads to an arranged betrothal of her father’s choice. Cam watches in despair as the object of his desire is torn from his arms only to marry his childhood friend, Alan MacDonald.
Alan, newly returned to Scotland from England, marries the innocent and enchanting Sorcha, thinking he’ll be the one to introduce her to the pleasures of the flesh. But Cam, driven mad by jealousy and desire, abducts Sorcha on her wedding night. And as Alan fights to claim what is his, he is lured into a triangle of forbidden passion…

Kris Kennedy - The Conquerer:

Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Zebra (May 5, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 142010652X
ISBN-13: 978-1420106527

Summary:

The Kinds of Wanting is a sensual medieval romance set in England during the civil wars of King Stephen’s reign. In it, a defeated king, a dying prince, and mysterious treasure converge in an emotional maelstrom in twelfth century England. At the center lies an intrigue that will rock a medieval kingdom and pit honor against greed, love against vengeance.

Griffyn ‘Pagan’ Sauvage is a reluctant hero. He has kept his vows simple: reclaim his beloved home, lost seventeen years ago in a coup of the English crown, and wreak his vengeance upon the man who stole it, John de l’Ami.

Guinevere de l’Ami, countess of Everoot since her father died two weeks ago, is committed to only one thing: redemption.

Then, one fateful night changes everything. A midnight rescue on the king’s highway results in a single night of passion and a despair-defying connection neither ever hoped to find.

Their reunion, a year later, follows betrayals and oaths and a bloody invasion. Misdirected loyalties, cold vows of revenge, age-old legacies and death-bed promises conspire to harden their hearts and threaten their last chance to ever trust in love again.

My Paranormal find in January 2009:

A PERFECT DARKNESS

Book 1 of the Offspring series

February, 2009 Avon Books

ISBN 978-0-06-169035-8

Summary:

A sexy stranger wakes Amy Shane in the dead of night with an urgent warning. He barely has time to whisper a few words before three men burst in and drag him away. But what Lucas Vanderwyck reveals shatters Amy’s safe little world forever.

Lucas and Amy share a connection beyond reality and a psychic gift—a gift that could get them killed. And as they share night after night of passion, as a shadowy government conspiracy tracks their every move, they will fight to save each other. To find Lucas, and the truth, she must use the psychic ability she abhors, strike up dangerous alliances, and risk not only her heart, but her very life.

Excerpt: HERE

Other debutes I found and perhaps are interesting were:
Elaine Levine - Rachel And The Hired Gun
Vanessa Kelly - Mastering The Marquess
Lavinia Kent - A Talent For Sin

Please if anyone reads this and has another author with a debut book coming out in 2009 or feels I might be interested in a particularly novel feel free to leave a comment!!

Hugs,
Leontine