Sheldon is giving away a copy of THE YARD DOG!

The Baldwin Insane Asylum in Barstow, Calif., has recently burned to the ground in an inferno that cost many inmates their lives and injured many others. Now, Hook Runyon has been put in charge of security for a train that is to transport the survivors, Dr. Baldwin, the head of the asylum, Dr. Helms, the taciturn attending doctor, and self-sacrificing nurse Andrea, to a new location in Oklahoma.

Hook hires a motley crew of World War II veterans to help and the group sets out for the new destination. But things go awry on the train. Several inmates and attendants are found dead, and Dr. Baldwin seems increasingly disoriented and incapable of running operations. With Andrea’s help, Hook begins investigating the suspicious deaths, and uncovers a trail of revenge that has been a long time in the planning . . .

THE INSANE TRAIN was selected by Publishers Weekly as one of the best mysteries of 2010. DEAD MAN’S TUNNEL is scheduled for publication, Spring 2012.

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Susan is giving away a $10 ereader gift certificate!

PRIMAL CALL is available now in e-book format!

A brand new, original Vampire Primes paranormal romance story! Thena Blaise is determined not to fall in love with a media-hounded movie star despite the charming way he courts her. But Thena doesn’t know the half of James Wilde’s secrets — the dangerous half. James Wilde is a Vampire Prime, and he knows Thena must be his. As she is the bondmate he’s waited his entire life to find.

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Jill is giving away an autographed set of BEWITCHING and DREAMING!

For a limited time, Jill Barnett’s classic Christmas novella DANIEL AND THE ANGEL is available for 99 cents for Amazon’s Kindle and Barnes & Noble’s NOOK.

A classic Jill Barnett Christmas novella of love and laughter. When wealthy financier D. L. Stewart finds an injured woman in the snow in front of his New York City mansion, he has no idea she is the fair Lillian, a big-hearted and somewhat inept fallen angel, sent back to teach him what Christmas is really about. But Lilli has her work cut out for her. D.L. is a wounded and cynical soul, a man who is an expert at not feeling anything, and who believes he can buy anything and anyone. Can one loving, soft-hearted angel really change this damaged man who has a heart of solid stone?

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Amelia is giving away a copy of a backlist book by Amelia Grey!

Enter the unforgettable world of Amelia Grey’s, sparkling Regency London where the gossip is fresh and a new scandal is always brewing. A DASH OF SCANDAL by Amelia Grey went on sale October 1, 2011 Lord Dunraven is obsessed with catching the thief who stole a priceless heirloom from him. When he keeps finding London newcomer Miss Millicent Blair in places she shouldn’t be, his suspicions are aroused... But Millicent’s real secret isn’t what the earl thinks—and every encounter increases the attraction between the powerful earl and the lovely Miss Blair.

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Linda Hope is giving away a trade paperback edition of LOVING ROSE!

Two years ago, because of a secret she dared not share, Rose Phillips regretfully ended her relationship with Dr. Mike Mahoney. When a tragic accident places her under his professional care, both Rose and Mike realize their feelings for each other are very much alive. But, if they are to have a future together, Rose must find a way to put her past to rest.

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Cathie is giving away a signed copy of SMART GIRLS THINK TWICE!

LUCK BE A LADY is still available!

Retro-loving librarian Megan West wants her cousin’s wedding to be perfect. Held in Vegas’s glamorous Venetian hotel, it’s bound to be. That is until brash cop Logan Doyle bursts in, ruining everything. Now Megan must salvage this disaster... The shocking news Logan reveals not only threatens the wedding but unravels everything Megan thought to be true of her own life. Now, to make things right, Logan sets off with her on a whirlwind tour across Nevada to put the pieces of her life together. It may be a gamble of a lifetime, but there’s a marriage to salvage — and perhaps a love affair of their own in the cards...

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Sharon is giving away a signed copy of SKETCH ME IF YOU CAN (Book 1 of the Portrait of Crime Mystery series) to one winner and a signed copy of TO SKETCH A THIEF (Book 2 of the Portrait of Crime Mystery series) to another winner!

When the “Way Off Broadway Players” get swept up in a flash flood while sightseeing in Arizona, Rory McCain’s aunt Helene and her fellow amateur thespians survive—with the exception of Preston Wright. The victim was actually a womanizing scam-artist who duped nearly everyone in the troupe, as well as an ex-con who operated under various aliases. While Preston’s death was deemed to be an “act of nature,” Rory can’t discount the possibility that human nature may have contributed to his drowning. But even as she investigates the cast of characters to find out which one played the villain, Rory is finally on the verge of solving a cold case—the murder of her ghost partner, Zeke.

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