september

selected from 300 novels reviewed in this issue

Contemporary Romance
everything for us M. Leighton berkley the derby girl Tamara Morgan carina

the sweetheart bargain S  hirley Jump

berkley sensation

Paranormal

Erotic Romance

Obsession Jennifer L. Armentrout entangled Deception Cove Jayne Castle Jove Dark Lycan Christine Feehan Berkley the five deaths of roxanne love Erin Quinn Pocket

uncommon passion Anne Calhoun heat maiden flight Bianca DArc samhain tear you apart Megan Hart mira a million dirty secrets C.L. Parker bantam in his command Rie Warren forever yours

Romantic Suspense

declans cross Carla Neggers mira the protected Shiloh Walker berkley sensation

Science Fiction & Fantasy

CHILDREN OF FIRE Drew Karpyshyn Del Rey Cast in Sorrow Michelle Sagara Luna

Historical Fiction

IN FALLING SNOW Mary-Rose MacColl Penguin

Historical Romance

Series Romance

i married the duke Katharine Ashe avon THE ARRANGEMENT Mary Balogh DELL say yes to the duke Kieran Kramer St. Martins sometimes a rogue Mary Jo Putney zebra TO WED A WICKED HIGHLANDER Victoria Roberts sourcebooks the knights temptress Amanda Scott forever

glitter and gunfire C  ynthia Eden

Harlequin intrigue

the bonus mom J  ennifer Greene

harlequin special edition Harlequin presents

lost to the desert warrior  Sarah Morgan stranded with the tycoon Sophie Pembroke Harlequin romance Corroded Karina Cooper Carina Heart of Venom Jennifer Estep Pocket Shifting Selves Mia Marshall Match Books Blood Bond Jeanne C. Stein Ace Ritual Magic Eileen Wilks Berkley

Inspirational

Urban Fantasy

a plain disappearance Amanda Flower B&H what once was lost K  im Vogel Sawyer waterbrook the promise Dan Walsh & Gary Smalley Revell the prayer box Lisa Wingate Tyndale

Mainstream Fiction

the good wife Jane Porter berkley

Young Adult

Mystery, Suspense & Thriller

the final cut  Catherine Coulter & J.T. Ellison
Putnam

Fire with Fire J enny Han & Siobhan Vivian

Simon & Schuster

how the light gets in Louise Penny Minotaur thankless in death J.D. Robb putnam

Two Boys Kissing David Levithan Knopf Wait for You J. Lynn Morrow Fangirl Rainbow Rowell St. Martins Griffin The Dream Thieves  Maggie Stiefvater Scholastic

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HARLEQUIN AMERICAN ROMANCE Reviewed by Susan Mobley

1465 (3) callahan cowboy triplets 1466 (4) a navy seals surprise baby 1467 (4) home to wyoming 1468 (3) having the cowboys baby 763 (4) the closer 764 (4) mission: seduction 765 (4) mystery date 766 (4) the devil she knows

9780373754694 Tina Leonard 9780373754700 Laura Marie Altom 9780373754717 Rebecca Winters 9780373754724 Trish Milburn

4393 (2) patchwork family in the outback 4394 (4H) stranded with the tycoon 1467 (4) 1468 (4H) 1469 (4) 1470 (4)

9780373742585 Soraya Lane 9780373742592 Sophie Pembroke

Harlequin romantic suspense Reviewed by Melanie Bates

Harlequin BLAZE Reviewed by Kim Jefferson

9780373797677 Rhonda Nelson 9780373797684 Candace Havens 9780373797691 Crystal Green 9780373797707 Kira Sinclair

mission: cavanaugh baby 9780373278374 Marie Ferrarella the missing colton 9780373278381 Loreth Anne White the sniper 9780373278398 Kimberly Van Meter shielding the subject 9780373278404 C.J. Miller
9780373657636 Leanne Banks 9780373657643 Lilian Darcy 9780373657650 Brenda Harlen 9780373657667 Sheri Whitefeather 9780373657674 Jennifer Greene 9780373657681 Caro Carson

Harlequin Special Edition Reviewed by Debbie Haupt

Harlequin Desire Reviewed by Susannah Balch

2251 (3) stern 2252 (3) something about the boss ... 2253 (4) the nanny trap 2254 (4) bringing home the bachelor 2255 (4H) Conveniently his princess 2256 (3) a business engagement 1443 (4) 1444 (4H) 1445 (4H TP) 1446 (4) 1447 (4H) 1448 (4)

9780373732647 Brenda Jackson 9780373732654 Yvonne Lindsay 9780373732661 Cat Schield 9780373732678 Sarah M. Anderson 9780373732685 Olivia Gates 9780373732692 Merline Lovelace

2281 (3) the maverick & the manhattanite 2282 (4H) the one who changed everything 2283 (4H) a very special delivery 2284 (4H) lost and found father 2285 (4H TP) the bonus mom 2286 (4) doctor, soldier, daddy 1872 (4) her favorite rival 1873 (4) love in plain sight 1876 (4) to trust a cop 1877 (4) the doctor returns 345 (3) until now 346 (3) styles of seduction 347 (4) sweeter temptation 348 (3) the best of all (4) (3) (4) (4) (4)

Harlequin Superromance Reviewed by Alexandra Kay

Harlequin intrigue Reviewed by Pat Cooper

bridal armor task force bride glitter and gunfire bodyguard under fire the betrayed most eligible spy

9780373697106 Debra Webb 9780373697113 Julie Miller 9780373697120 Cynthia Eden 9780373697137 Elle James 9780373697144 Jana DeLeon 9780373697151 Dana Marton

9780373718726 Sarah Mayberry 9780373718733 Jeanie London 9780373718764 Sharon Hartley 9780373718771 Stella MacLean

KIMANI romance Reviewed by B. Nakia Garner

Harlequin kiss Reviewed by Sabrina Madan

29 (4) maid of dishonor 30 (4) if you cant stand the heat ... 31 (4) the rebound guy 32 (3) greek for beginners 167 (4) the lost wolfs destiny 168 (4H) releasing the hunter 3169 (4) 3170 (4H) 3171 (4H TP) 3172 (4H) 3173 (4) 3174 (4) 3175 (4) 3176 (3)

9780373207282 Heidi Rice 9780373207299 Joss Wood 9780373207305 Fiona Harper 9780373207312 Jackie Braun

9780373863204 Kayla Perrin 9780373863211 Jacquelin Thomas 9780373863228 Phyllis Bourne 9780373863235 Vanessa Miller

LOVE INSPIRED Reviewed by Leslie McKee

Harlequin nocturne Reviewed by Alexandra Kay

9780373885770 Karen Whiddon 9780373885787 Vivi Anna

the bosss bride a fathers promise north country hero falling for the lawman a canyon springs courtship

9780373878352 Brenda Minton 9780373878369 Carolyne Aarsen 9780373878376 Lois Richer 9780373878383 Ruth Logan Herne 9780373878390 Glynna Kaye

Harlequin Presents Reviewed by Debbie Haupt

LOVE INSPIRED historical Reviewed by Susan Mobley

challenging dante a whisper of disgrace lost to the desert warrior never say no to a caffarelli his ring is not enough captivated by her innocence his unexpected legacy a reputation to uphold

9780373131754 Lynne Graham 9780373131761 Sharon Kendrick 9780373131778 Sarah Morgan 9780373131785

(4H) (3) (4) (4) (4) (4) (3) (4H) (4) (4) (3) (3)

falling for the teacher Keeping faith The Dutiful Daughter a place of refuge

9780373829798 Dorothy Clark 9780373829804 Hannah Alexander 9780373829811 Jo Ann Brown 9780373829828 Janet Lee Barton

Melanie Milburne

LOVE INSPIRED SUSPENSE Reviewed by Leslie McKee

9780373131792 Maisey Yates 9780373131808 Kim Lawrence 9780373131815 Chantelle Shaw 9780373131822 Victoria Parker

in pursuit of a princess the soldiers sister seal under siege killer assignment

9780373445523 Lenora Worth 9780373445530 Debby Giusti 9780373445547 Liz Johnson 9780373445554 Maggie K. Black

Entangled Suspense Reviewed by Melanie Bates

Harlequin Romance Reviewed by Jaime A. Geraldi

4391 (4) bound by a baby 4392 (3) in the line of duty

9780373742561 Kate Hardy 9780373742578 Ami Weaver

SECRETs AND SINS: MALACHIM sweet treason dangerous desire born for vengeance

N/A Naima Simone N/A Gail Ranstrom N/A Annie Seaton N/A Caridad Pieiro

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4H Maya Banks 4HTP Anne Calhoun 3 Sarah Castille 3 Kamy Chetty 4HTP Bianca DArc 4H Bonnie Dee & Marie Treanor 4H Sasha Grey 4HTP Megan Hart 4 Stephanie Julian 4 J. Kenner 4 Beth Kery 2 Tobsha Learner 4H Roni Loren 2 Jodi Ellen Malpas 4H Jenna McCormick 3 Martha OSullivan 4HTP C.L. Parker 3 Elyse Snow 4HTP Rie Warren Burn Uncommon Passion Against the Ropes Breathe Again Maiden Flight Sex and the Single Princess The Juliette Society Tear You Apart No Reservations Complete Me When Im With You Tremble Caught Up in You This Man Confessed No Rules Second Chance A Million Dirty Secrets Marrying Mari In His Command
9780425267080 Berkley 9780425262900 Heat 9781402284854 Sourcebooks 9781603108294 Red Sage* 9781619215474 Samhain 9781619214941 Samhain 9781455599455 Grand Central 9780778314776 Mira 9780425262887 Heat 9780345545862 Bantam 9780425269350 Berkley 9780142180372 Plume 9780425259924 Berkley 9781455578351 Forever* 9780758287571 Aphrodisia 9781603108331 Red Sage* 9780345548764 Bantam 9781619211360 Samhain 9781455575152 Forever Yours
* E-book

science fiction/fantasyratings
RT BOOK REVIEWS ISSUE #355 September 2013
3 Ann Aguirre 4 David Barnett 4HTP Drew Karpyshyn 3 Jacqueline Koyanagi 2 L.E. Modesitt Jr. 4 Jaime Lee Moyer 4 Kim Stanley Robinson 4HTP Michelle Sagara 4H Catherynne M. Valente 2 Michael Zummo Perdition Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl Children of Fire Ascension The One-Eyed Man Delias Shadow Shaman Cast in Sorrow The Melancholy of Mechagirl Dmok Revival: Awakening
9780425258118 9780765334244 9780345542236 9781607014003 9780765335449 9780765331823 9780316098076 9780373803569 9781421556130 9780989004404

Ace Tor Del Rey* Masque** Tor Tor* Orbit* Luna Haikasoru/Viz Michael Zummo
* Hardcover ** E-book

historical romanceratings
RT BOOK REVIEWS ISSUE #355 September 2013
4 Louise Allen 4HTP Katharine Ashe 4HTP Mary Balogh 4 Sophie Barnes 4H Anna Campbell 4 Shana Galen 3 Callie Hutton 4 Sophia James 4H Erin Knightley 4HTP Kieran Kramer 3 Elizabeth Lane 4H Jeannie Lin 3 Ashlyn Macnamara 3 Amanda McCabe 4 Miranda Neville 4HTP Mary Jo Putney 4HTP Victoria Roberts 4 Theresa Romain 4HTP Amanda Scott 3 Cheryl Ann Smith 4 Anne Stuart 4 Michelle Willingham Rumors I Married the Duke The Arrangement The Trouble With Being a Duke A Rakes Midnight Kiss True Spies The Elusive Wife Mistress at Midnight Flirting with Fortune Say Yes to the Duke The Ballad of Emma OToole The Lotus Palace A Most Devilish Rogue The Runaway Countess The Ruin of a Rogue Sometimes a Rogue To Wed a Wicked Highlander It Takes Two to Tangle The Knights Temptress The Wife He Always Wanted Never Kiss a Rake Unraveled by the Rebel
9780373297535 Harlequin 9780062229816 Avon 9780345535870 Dell 9780062245076 Avon 9781455512102 Forever 9781402276026 Sourcebooks 9781622661022 Entangled* 9780373297528 Harlequin 9780451413482 Signet Eclipse 9781250009906 St. Martins 9780373297511 Harlequin 9780373777730 HQN 9780345534767 Ballantine 9780373297542 Harlequin 9780062199515 Avon 9781420127157 Zebra 9781402270123 Sourcebooks 9781402283994 Sourcebooks 9781455514342 Forever 9780425260661 Berkley Sensation 9781477807323 Montlake 9781477807712 Montlake

Historical Fiction 4H Elizabeth Chadwick The Outlaw Knight 9781402274626 Sourcebooks 4 Ann Hite The Storycatcher 9781451692273 Gallery 4HTP Mary-Rose MacColl In Falling Snow 9780143123927 Penguin 4 Sujata Massey The Sleeping Dictionary 9781476703169 Gallery 4 Pamela Schoenewaldt Swimming in the Moon 9780062202239 Morrow 3 Lance Taubold & Richard Devin Ripper: A Love Story 9780615794112 13Thirty
* E-book

contemporary romanceratings
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3 Heidi Belleau 4 Meg Benjamin 4 Robin Bielman 4 Jaci Burton 4 Robyn Carr 4H Janet Chapman 3 Kimberly Dean 3 Seleste deLaney 4 Kate Deveaux 4H Shelly Ellis 3 Karen Erickson 4 Susan Fox 4 Regina Hart 4 Sugar Jamison 4HTP Shirley Jump 4 Rian Kelley 4 Yvonne Kohano 4HTP M. Leighton 4 Julia London 4 Cindi Madsen 4 Linda Lael Miller 3 Alexis Morgan 4HTP Tamara Morgan 4 Pamela Morsi 4 Lily Santana 4H Sydney Somers 2 Samantha Towle Apple Polisher Bolted Kissing the Maid of Honor Hope Flames The Hero For the Love of Magic Lexie Gaming for Keeps Academy of Love The Player & the Game Worth the Challenge Gentle on My Mind Trinity Falls Dangerous Curves Ahead The Sweetheart Bargain Jake Blooms on the Bones Everything For Us Homecoming Ranch Act Like You Love Me Big Sky Wedding A Time for Home The Derby Girl Love Overdue Unexpectedly You Busted Wethering the Storm
9781626490352 Riptide 9781619214293 Samhain* 9781622660889 Entangled* 9780425259764 Berkley Sensation 9780778314592 Mira 9780515153217 Jove 9781619214132 Samhain 9781622661411 Entangled* 9781603108317 Red Sage* 9780758290373 Dafina 9781619214224 Samhain 9781420131925 Zebra 9780758286529 Dafina 9781250032973 St. Martins 9780425264508 Berkley Sensation N/A Rushing Wind* 9780989330503 Yvonne Kohano* 9780425269862 Berkley 9781611099577 Montlake 9781622660896 Entangled* 9780373777747 HQN 9780451417718 Signet Eclipse 9781426896248 Carina* 9780778315377 Mira 9781426896019 Carina* 9781619214309 Samhain* 9781477805053 Montlake
* E-book

paranormal romanceratings
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4 Tiffany Allee Dont Bite the Bridesmaid 4H Vivian Arend Diamond Dust 4HTP Jennifer L. Armentrout Obsession 4 Kait Ballenger Twilight Hunter 4HTP Jayne Castle Deception Cove 3 Ashlyn Chase How to Date a Dragon 3 Lila DuBois Have Monster, Will Travel 4HTP Christine Feehan Dark Lycan 4 Angie Fox Immortally Ever After 4H Thea Harrison The wicked 4 Erin Kellison Soul Kissed 4H Sherrilyn Kenyon Styxx 4 Gina Lamm Geek Girls Dont Date Dukes 4 J.L. Langley My Regelance Rake 4 Rosemary Laurey Dark in the Woods 4 Katie MacAlister THE ART OF Stealing Time 4H Angela McCallister Bad Mouth 4H Mimi Jean Pamfiloff Vampires Need Not Apply? 3 Christine Price Half Blind 4HTP Erin Quinn The Five Deaths of Roxanne Love 3 Jodi Redford Lover Enslaved 4 Jessica Sims Must Love Fangs 4 Kerrelyn Sparks The Vampire with The Dragon Tattoo 4 J.D. Tyler Hunters Heart 4H N.J. Walters Dameks Redemption 4 Karen Wiesner Bound Spirits
9781622668045 9781619215566 9781622661602 9780373777389 9780515152852 9781402275722 9781619214101 9780425268339 9780312546687 9781619219663 9781420118988 9781250029881 9781402277627 9781619214163 9781619214071 9780451417435 9781622668052 9781455575763 9781619214095 9781476727479 9781605046358 9781451661828 9780062107732 9780451417220 9781619214064 9781922233035

Entangled** Samhain** Entangled** HQN Jove Sourcebooks Samhain Berkley* St. Martins Samhain** Zebra St. Martins* Sourcebooks Samhain Samhain Signet Entangled** Forever Samhain Pocket Samhain** Pocket Avon Signet Eclipse Samhain Writers Exchange

* Hardcover

** E-book

urban fantasyratings
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4HTP Karina Cooper 4 Juliet Dark 4HTP Jennifer Estep 2 Simon R. Green 4 Benedict Jacka 4HTP Mia Marshall 4 Seanan McGuire 4HTP Jeanne C. Stein 4HTP Eileen Wilks 2 Tad Williams Corroded The Angel Stone Heart of Venom Spirits from Beyond Chosen Shifting Selves Chimes at Midnight Blood Bond Ritual Magic Happy Hour in Hell
9781426896392 9780345533395 9781451689006 9780425259931 9780425264928 9780988976146 9780756408145 9780425258873 9780425263365 9780756408152

Carina** Ballantine** Pocket Ace Ace Match Books** Daw Ace Berkley Sensation Daw*
* Hardcover ** E-book

mystery, suspense & thrillerratings

RT BOOK REVIEWS ISSUE #355 September 2013
4 4 2 4H 4HTP 4 4 3 4H 4 4 3 4 4H 4 4 3 4 4HTP 4 4HTP 4H 4H 4 4 3 4 Isabella Alan Frankie Y. Bailey M.C. Beaton Lee Child Catherine Coulter & J.T. Ellison Cheryl Crane Christine DeSmet Dawn Eastman Sue Grafton Ellie Grant Elizabeth Haynes Libby Fischer Hellmann Anna Lee Huber Julia Keller Cassandra King CJ Lyons Jenn McKinlay Carla Norton Louise Penny Kathy Reichs J.D. Robb Barbara Ross Hank Phillippi Ryan Deborah Sharp David O. Stewart Denise Swanson Charles Todd Murder, Plain and Simple The Red Queen Dies Something Borrowed, Someone Dead Never Go Back The Final Cut The Dead and the Beautiful First-Degree Fudge Pall in the Family W is for Wasted Plum Deadly Human Remains Havana Lost Mortal Arts Bitter River Moonrise Hollow Bones Cloche and Dagger The Edge of Normal How the Light Gets In Bones of the Lost Thankless in Death Clammed Up The Wrong Girl Mama Gets Trashed The Lincoln Deception Murder of a Stacked Librarian A Question of Honor
9780451413635 9780312641757 9780312640132 9780385344340 9780399164736 9780758258908 9780451416476 9780425264270 9780399158988 9781451689556 9780062276766 9781938733383 9780425253786 9781250003492 9781940210001 9781250015372 9780425258897 9781250031044 9780312655471 9781439102459 9780399164422 9780758286857 9780765332585 9780738736150 9780758290670 9780451416506 9780062237156

Obsidian Minotaur* Minotaur* Delacorte* Putnam* Kensington* Obsidian Prime Crime Putnam* Gallery Harper Red Herring Prime Crime Minotaur* Maiden Lane* Minotaur Prime Crime Minotaur* Minotaur* Scribner* Putnam* Kensington Forge* Midnight Ink Kensington Obsidian Morrow*
* Hardcover ** E-book

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4 4 4 3 4 4HTP 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 4H 4 4 4 4 4H 4HTP 4 4 4HTP 4HTP Wanda E. Brunstetter Patrick E. Craig Mary Connealy Kathryn Cushman Jessica Dotta Amanda Flower Laura Frantz Shelley Shepard Gray Irene Hannon Lisa Harris Jody Hedlund Mona Hodgson Charlotte Hubbard Kelly Irvin Anne Mateer Debby Mayne Olivia Newport Tracie Peterson Dani Pettrey Murray Pura Anita Lustrea & Caryn Rivadeneira Gail Sattler Kim Vogel Sawyer Anna Schmidt Liz Tolsma Dan Walsh & Gary Smalley Lisa Wingate The Tattered Quilt The Road Home Fired Up Chasing Hope Born of Persuasion A Plain Disappearance Loves Awakening Eventide Trapped Dangerous Passage Rebellious Heart Prairie Song Winter of Wishes Love Still Stands A Home for my Heart Bless Her Heart The Invention of Sarah Cummings The Miners Lady Stranded Beneath the Dover Sky Shades of Mercy The Path to Piney Meadows What Once Was Lost All Gods Children Snow on the Tulips The Promise The Prayer Box
9781616260866 9780736951074 9780764209154 9780764208270 9781414375557 9781433676994 9780800720421 9780062204448 9780800721244 9780800721909 9780764210488 9780307731166 9781420121711 9780736954938 9780764210648 9781426733598 9780800720407 9780764206214 9780764209840 9780736952880 9780802409683 9781426733550 9780307731258 9781620291405 9781401689100 9780800721497 9781414386881

Barbour Harvest House Bethany House Bethany House Tyndale B&H Revell Avon Inspire Revell Revell Bethany House WaterBrook Zebra Harvest House Bethany House Abingdon Revell Bethany House* Bethany House Harvest House River North Abingdon WaterBrook Barbour Thomas Nelson Revell Tyndale
* Hardcover

mainstream fictionratings
RT BOOK REVIEWS ISSUE #353 JUly 2013
3 Holly Chamberlin 4 Meg Waite Clayton 3 Jenny Colgan 4H Paula Treick DeBoard 2 Beth Harbison 4H Kelly Harms 4 Elin Hilderbrand 4H Amanda James 4H Stephen P. Kiernan 4H Mia March 4 J.D. Mason 4 Stephanie McAfee 4 Fern Michaels 3 Mary Alice Monroe 4H Victoria Christopher Murray 4 Taylor Jenkins Reid 4H Emilie Richards 4H Hannah Richell 3 Holly Robinson 4 Saskia Sarginson 4 Mary Simses 4 Danielle Steel 4H Janis Thomas 2 Mingmei Yip The Summer Everything Changed The Wednesday Daughters Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe The Mourning Hours CHOSE THE WRONG GUY, GAVE HIM THE WRONG FINGER The Good Luck Girls of Shipwreck Lane Beautiful Day A Stitch in Time The Curiosity Finding Colin Firth Drop Dead, Gorgeous Down and Out in Bugtussle Gotcha! The Summer Girls Never Say Never Forever, Interrupted Somewhere Between Luck and Trust The House of Tides The Wishing Hill The Twins The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Caf First Sight Sweet Nothings The Nine Fold Heaven
9780758275349 Kensington 9780345530288 Ballantine* 9781402281808 Sourcebooks 9780778314974 Mira 9780312599133 St. Martins* 9781250011381 St. Martins* 9780316099783 Reagan Arthur* 9781781890004 Choc Lit 9780062221063 Morrow* 9781476710204 Gallery 9780312617288 St. Martins* 9780451239907 NAL 9781420121483 Zebra 9781476709000 Gallery 9781451695779 Touchstone* 9781476712826 Washington Square 9780778314516 Mira 9781455521074 Grand Central 9780451415943 NAL 9780316246200 Redhook 9780316225854 Little, Brown* 9780385363259 Delacorte* 9780425264829 Berkley 9780758273543 Kensington
* Hardcover