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Contemporary Romance:

• PRIMITIVE NIGHTS (Candace Wall)

Two different worlds, one distinct love…

PRIMITIVE NIGHTS tells the story of International Aide worker, Myla Jordan and Peruvian tribal leader, Damon Hanson – known to his tribe as Maglayo. Two people whose lives couldn’t be more different or complex, yet a succinct affair blooms into a love neither of them expected.

Thrust into the midst of the very tribe she is trying to protect, Myla is shocked to encounter a tribal leader with green eyes and lighter skin than his heritage should bequeath. Wild, strong, and educated by his English mother, Damon’s concern for his tribe and the innate kindness she discovers within his tough exterior not only win her heart, but drive her to find a way to protect him and his tribe.

The only contact Damon’s ever had with white men has been cruel and devastating and Myla’s gentleness and faith in the good in all humanity gives him a renewed hope for his tribe’s survival. The knowledge that Myla cannot live among his people and his anxiety of entering her world threaten to keep them apart.

With rival tribes and illness adding to the difficulty they will face, Myla and Damon must bridge the gap between their cultures and stand against a common enemy that will seek to destroy them all.

• WHAT SHE WAS MISSING (Candace Wall)

Someone once said, ‘Running from your problems never solves anything’.

That someone – was a liar.

After four years of hiding, Alisa Leighton is just as sure of her decision to run as the day she’d left. Sheltered in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, she’s opened a haven for abused women, giving them a chance to start over.

But the affects of domestic violence radiate, touching everyone in their sphere and when Donovan Marshall comes into town, Alisa finds it impossible to walk away from the pain and desperation she recognizes in his eyes – especially since she harbors a deep guilt for turning his little sister away – a week before her murder.

Alisa’s touch and her offer to show Donovan a better way to honor his sister’s memory, pull him into her world. Attraction, indecision, and guilt tug at the scattered emotions inherent in trusting again until Alisa and Donovan must find security in one another as a deadly threat to one of the women puts all their lives in danger.

• UNDER COVERS (Candace Wall) WIP
• A HOME FOR CHELSEA  (Marie-Claude Bourque) 1st draft completed When a newly divorced mother of two returns home to rebuild her life, she finds her hard-earned independance threatened by her attraction to a seductive local firefighter fighting inner demons of his own.

Historical Romance:

• Blood And Treasure (Jenn Bray-Weber) Previously titled Upon A Moonlit Sea Golden Heart® Finalist (May 2011)
  

Lianna Whitney, who was gently bred but must now empty slop buckets and fight off randy seaman in a port tavern, unexpectedly comes into possession of a golden medallion. When the man who left it with her is immediately murdered by soldiers of the Royal Navy, she is afraid to admit she has it. Unsure who to trust, she is caught up in crossfire between a navy officer and a pirate captain, who, realizing she possesses the object he has been paid to find, whisks her away to his ship.

Captain Zane Fox is not interested in the mystical healing powers the medallion is said to hold, even though the legends claim it can bring a dying man back to life. He only plans to procure the medallion, drop the chit off at the next port where she will be safe, and collect the money he was promised. However, as Zane and Lianna fend off the growing dangers of his occupation and attempt to outrun the Royal Navy, the two are also fighting the attraction they feel for one another. Lianna wants nothing to do with a pirate, opting instead for her new found independence, and he certainly has no use for another anchor C this one around his neck C regardless of how fetching she is. But when they are captured, Zane must choose between recovering the medallion or saving Lianna from the noose. And soon, it becomes clear to him that the medallion is not the only treasure worth risking his life for.

• A KISS IN THE WIND  (Jenn Bray-Weber) (Carina Press, March 2012)
  

Marisol Castellan is in trouble–again. Against her pirate father’s orders, she snuck off their ship to intercept a message meant for a rival captain, one that offers a clue to the whereabouts of her estranged brother Monte.

Pirate captain Blade Tyburn is not pleased to find the letter he’s been waiting for is missing. He’s even less pleased when he discovers the thief is a raven-haired beauty who bewitches his senses and muddles his thinking. The note gives the location of a silver-laden ship that’ll make his fortune; Blade must find it, and if that means bringing Marisol along on the voyage, so be it.

Marisol believes Monte sails on the very ship Blade is to meet and strikes a deal with the handsome rogue. If he will give her passage to her brother, she will give him the exact location he needs. And both will get more than they expected…

• THE SIREN’S SONG (Jenn Bray-Weber) Previously titled The Bruised Sky (Carina Press, May 2012)
  

Pirate captain Thayer Drake lures ships onto reefs for plunder, and business is lucrative. Yet, saving a lass from drowning after her ship wrecks becomes more than he bargained for when the crazy wench dives back into the raging sea for her blasted purse.

Tavern songstress Gilly McCoy, penniless and fleeing from the man who murdered her lover, stowed away on the doomed ship. Now at Drake’s mercy, Gilly must earn her passage by performing for the captain. And that is not all: she must also kiss the captain at every ring of the ship’s bell. But she discovers kissing the handsome rogue is not entirely a bad bargain…

Drake is intrigued by the beauty, but there is no room in his black heart for a woman. He has demons that he drinks nightly to forget. Meanwhile, Gilly has her own secrets to keep–including why her purse is more valuable to her than her life…

• Beneath The Water’s Edge  (Jenn Bray-Weber) (February 2012)

Elyssa Calhoun Montgomery had been willing to do anything to keep her father from debt, including following her new husband to the Caribbean-–dressed as a lad. But she never dreamed she’d become widowed so quickly, or that she’d come face to face with a fearsome pirate who expects her to fight like a man. Captured and her identity exposed, she doesn’t know what’s worse, being locked alone in a pirate captain’s quarters or experiencing an unsettling attraction toward him.

Captain Bran Blackthorn has grown weary of the pirating trade and seeks a King’s Pardon for his crew. Unfortunately, the man who could sign a reprieve, his half-brother Governor Flynn, would rather see him dead. When the gods—or the devil—bestows an angel to his spoils, he sees an opportunity to force a pardon with her ransom. Never mind his beautiful pawn has bewitched him, filling him with a desire to press his body against hers, capture her mouth in a searing kiss, and brand her as his own.

But when Bran’s enemies seek vengeance, Elyssa becomes entangled in their deadly game and Bran faces the gallows. Can they cheat death and save each other? Or will they be dragged…

Beneath The Water’s Edge

 

 

Young Adult:

• CERES WRATH (Candace Wall w/a K.R. Lawson)

Losing her parents and surviving impact winter should have been the hardest thing Krista Brewer ever had to do. And at sixteen, as earth continues to recover, it is. Until the ‘Ceres Suns’ she helped create are discovered. Not only do the ‘Suns’ have the potential to give heat and growth back to a dead planet, their power could give a person control over what remained of humanity.

When her life is threatened by the brutal leader of her small colony, she’s left with two options. Brave the elements and trust the mysterious Jace Reed – or die.

Trust isn’t easy in Krista’s world. The tangled unwinding of Jace’s blurry memory leads them to his colony and more danger than they left behind. Everyone wants the Suns, and giving up would be much easier than trying to keep them out of the wrong hands. But that isn’t Krista’s way. Or Jace’s.

Jace Reed remembers his identity, the name of a settlement, and pain. Nothing more…

He didn’t plan to help Krista. Didn’t plan to fall in love. And he certainly hadn’t planned to help her escape only to lead her into the proverbial lion’s den, though that’s exactly what he’s done. The memory he wanted back turns out to be a nightmare of violence and brutality with his father at the center. Jace can’t deny his inexcusable past, but he can become the man he is – when he’s with Krista.

Taking Krista as far out of his father’s reach as possible becomes his first goal. Finding a way to bring her ‘Suns’ back to life and give them to the world – is the other.

• ELEMENT: FIRE (middle grade fantasy) (Marie-Claude Bourque) 1st draft completed Four eight-graders found themselves heirs to a powerful legacy of century-old alchemists.

Paranormal Romance/Fantasy/Steampunk:

• ANCIENT WHISPERS (Marie-Claude Bourque) – Published ~ Dorchester June 2010
• ANCIENT SINS (Marie-Claude Bourque) WIP  - The sequel to Ancient Whispers and sorcerer Phoebus Callan story
• GOTHIC KNIGHT (Marie-Claude Bourque) 1st draft completed  Medieval knights fight evil in the catacombs of modern day Paris.
• PANTERA’S HEAT – Novella (Marie-Claude Bourque) A modern day warlock must retrieve a powerful magical artifact from his cat-shifter ex-girlfriend in time to save his sister from a terrible curse.
• STEAM WITCH (working title) (Marie-Claude Bourque) - In an alternative Earth, ravaged by extreme climate, a mystic witch must team with a rogue airship privateer to save their world from a terrifying invasion.
• SINNING WITH DRAGONS  (Jenn Bray-Weber) WIP

Finding out she is the guardian of the Fourteen Sacred Morals has really ruined her week. And now  she must maintain the world’s balance between good and evil while avoiding the dangerous distractions of sexy fire-breathing dragons.

Erotic Romance:

• REDISCOVERING - (Candace Wall w/a Danci Llaw)

Agent JOCELYN DAWSON aka JAZZ, is one of the top coders for the Terrorism Task Force. At forty-two and a widower, Jazz has immersed herself in her work and raising a son. The last thing she wants to think about is men. But the sexy, much younger agent she’s partnered with has that ‘something’ no woman can resist. When he turns that charm on Jazz, not only does she fall for it, but gladly.

Hot sex with no ties is what she asks for and that’s exactly what she gets. But when another agent seems too interested in her and her skills, she finds herself drawn into a world of intrigue that brings her perilously close to death and the realization that Bryce means more to her than she’d planned. She must learn to let go of the past and overcome her innocuous misgivings, before she pushes Bryce away.

Agent BRYCE SHELTON is baffled by his partner. The way Jazz ignores him drives him crazy, especially when he wakes in the morning with dreams of her plaguing his thoughts. But when he corners her in the darkroom at work and she willingly submits to his advances, he’s shocked to find out that the quiet woman he’d come to know also harbors a sexual appetite to match his own.

When work leads them into the sinful celebrations of Mardi Gras, not only does Bryce find himself embroiled in a dangerous agent’s plans, he finds the strings to his heart entangled with Jazz’s. And keeping her safe becomes his only concern.

• BRING ME HOME- Novelette (Candace Wall w/a Danci Llaw)
• LEAD ME HOME - Novelette (Candace Wall w/a Danci Llaw) NEWS – On to a senior editor at E.C.