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I just finished reading Seduce Me At Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas. It was all kinds of awesome! Win and Merripen first made their appearance in Mine Till Midnight, and they left such an impression that I knew I was going to love their story. Seduce Me At Sunrise didn’t disappoint.

Next up on my TBR pile:

Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas
To Taste Temptation by Elizabeth Hoyt
The Duke of Shadows by Meredith Duran

What’s next on your TBR pile?

Courtney Milan is having a contest, and the prize is an ARC of Tessa Dare’s Goddess Of The Hunt. As Courtney states on her blog, Goddess Of The Hunt has been receiving amazing reviews. Having read the fabulous excerpt on Tessa Dare’s site, I’m not surprised. Go to Courtney’s blog for details on how to enter. The contest ends on Thursday, June 25th, at 6 PM EST.

* The release date for Goddess Of The Hunt is July 28, 2009.

Atlantis Unleashed is the fifth story, and third full-length book, in Alyssa Day’s Warriors of Poseidon series. Justice is a complex and tormented hero with an indelible sense of honor. Keely is a brave and practical heroine with a keen intelligence and a deep reservoir of compassion. Together they have a searing chemistry and visceral emotional bond. Alyssa Day has created a marvelous world peopled with a host of magnetic characters, and Atlantis Unleashed offers tantalizing hints about the stories yet to be told. It was a great read!

Here’s the back cover blurb:

Eleven thousand years ago, Poseidon’s warriors swore an oath to protect humanity from those who stalked the night. Now those powerful forces are uniting. So are two souls who are all that stand between justice and eternal darkness…

A warrior prince…

Lord Justice made the ultimate sacrifice for his brother and paid for it with unimaginable torture. Now he’s back, rescued from death, his sanity shaken, and his mission inescapable: to search for the lost Star of Artemis. But the beautiful human female whom he has sworn to protect is shadowed by an evil that could destroy them both.

A woman of science…

The archaeological artifacts of Atlantis speak to Dr. Keely McDermott, sharing visions of life long ago. The ancient revelations have cast her into a world between past and present, between reality and illusion—and, when she meets the fierce Atlantean warrior assigned to guard her, between terror and temptation. As their two worlds collide, so too will danger and desire…

A quest for a lost star…Atlantis is unleashed.

I’ve blogged in the past about how much I loved Jaci Burton’s Demon Hunter series, so I did a jig of glee when I received a digital ARC of Taken By Sin, the fourth book in the series. This book was simply awesome. Dalton and Isabelle share a smoking hot chemistry that burns up the pages, and the emotional connection between the two is equally compelling. As in previous Demon Hunter novels, Taken By Sin has a sexy subplot, this one involving two characters whose interaction sets off major sparks.

*The release date for Taken By Sin is June 23rd, 2009.

Here’s the book description:

He’s the sexy demon hunter who just saved her life. Now she’s about to show him what salvation’s really about.

It’s a mission that could cost him his career and his life. But the woman he just rescued—his lover for one unforgettable night—has something Dalton desperately needs. That’s why the fearless demon hunter is risking everything to spirit Isabelle to a secret hideaway in the Louisiana bayou. Saving her is one thing. Banishing the demon inside her is another. Especially when this gorgeous seductress brings out the devil in him.

Isabelle can see the passion roaring inside Dalton—and it both frightens and arouses her. Is Dalton her enemy or her savior? All she knows is he’s beyond seductive and igniting all sorts of conflicting feelings. All Dalton knows is that they’re both in big trouble—hunted by demons and demon hunters alike in an all-out war for survival. As their pursuers close in and passion overtakes them both, Dalton must make a stunning choice…. Caught between sin and salvation, between darkness and light, will he make the ultimate sacrifice to save the woman he loves?

For the last several days I’ve been deep in the writing cave. Revisions have been going well and yesterday was a particularly productive day. I’m hoping to repeat it.

What’s new in your world?

A HINT OF WICKED by Jennifer Haymore

“A unique, heart-tugging story with sympathetic, larger-than-life characters, intriguing plot twists, and sensual love scenes make A HINT OF WICKED an impressive romance debut!”

– New York Times bestselling author Nicole Jordan

CAUGHT BETWEEN DUTY AND DESIRE . . .

Sophie, the Duchess of Calton, has finally moved on. After seven years mourning the loss of her husband, Garrett, at Waterloo, she has married his cousin and heir, Tristan. Sophie gives herself to him body and soul. . . until the day Garrett returns from the Continent, demanding his title, his lands-and his wife.

TORN BETWEEN TWO HUSBANDS . . .

Now Sophie must choose between her first love and her new love, knowing that no matter what, her choice will destroy one of the men she adores. Will it be Garrett, her childhood sweetheart, whose loss nearly destroyed her once already? Or will it be Tristan, beloved friend turned lover, who supported her through the last, dark years and introduced her to a passion she had never known? As her two husbands battle for her heart, Sophie finds herself immersed in a dangerous game-where the stakes are not only love . . . but life and death.

Read the beginning of A HINT OF WICKED here.
Buy it at Amazon * Barnes & Noble * Borders
Also available in e-Book format

www.jenniferhaymore.com

I’m knee-deep in revisions right now and I’m having a lot of fun. Writing the first draft used to be my favorite part of the process but not anymore. There’s something so satisfying about putting the finishing touches on a story.

The subject for today is coffee:

A morning without coffee is like sleep. 
~Author Unknown

Caffeine isn’t a drug, it’s a vitamin! 
~Author Unknown

Deja Brew:  The feeling that you’ve had this coffee before. 
~Author Unknown

~From The Quote Garden.