Contemporary – LDS Publisher

Lost then Found by Heather B. Moore

Welcome to the Aliso Creek Novella Series:

Liz, Gemma, Arie, Jess, and Drew have been best friends since creating “the Five” at Aliso Creek High School. But that was over ten years ago, and each is still trying to find that perfect someone… if perfect is even possible.

Arie, at the top of her career as VP of an established real estate company, discovers that her professional success has led to a less-than-successful dating life. But she may have just met the ideal man in workaholic film producer Dustin Jacobs. When Arie discovers that Dustin’s life is more complicated than she thought, she wonders if there is room for her in it after all or if she should add him to her long list of disaster relationships.

Title: Lost then Found (An Aliso Creek novella)

Author: Heather B. Moore

Publisher: Mirror Press

Release Date: April 2, 2013

ASIN: B00C5UYY7I

Size: 60 pages, ebook

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Aliso Creek Series: (read in any order) Third Time’s the Charm, The Daisy Chain

Sparks the Matchmaker by Russell Elkins

Ollie just wants one thing. The girl.

Things haven’t been going so well with Anne lately, though; their relationship has become a perpetual study date, and Ollie’s roommates are starting to worry about him. How to fix things? Why, with a marriage proposal, of course. Unfortunately for Ollie, his relationship with Anne has run out of gas.

Life feels like it’s counting down to one. And that one is the only person in Ollie’s life he really cares about: Ollie. Perhaps, then, he should get over himself.

But first he has to deal with Sparks, the irritating little Yankees fan who invades his life in order to “help” him. And while Keith, his best friend, is doing all he can to help, Ollie’s other friend Richie never fails to show up and threaten to ruin everything just by being himself. Never mind all the drama Sparks brings to the party by forcing Ollie to take a job actually helping people in need.

Will Ollie meet the girl? Will it be in history class? On a road trip to Colorado? Can he get over Anne, or should he try to mend the relationship? Should he pursue the new girl Sparks is trying to set him up with? As the strings of the puppeteer tangle with the strings of the heart, only one person can sort out the mess Ollie has made. It seems that the harder he tries, the more Ollie messes things up. Is Sparks a cruel manipulator, or is he a really going to help Ollie find his match?

Title: Sparks the Matchmaker

Author: Russell Elkins

Publisher: Inky’s Nest Publishing

Release Date: April 3, 2013

ISBN: 978-1482728798

Size: 244 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, softcover

Genre: Romance?

Trouble’s On the Menu by Warnock and Schow

Hallie doesn’t belong in Barefoot, Montana.

She’s a California gal used to sunshine and warmth—not snow and cold. But after the unexpected death of her estranged husband, she braves the winter weather to wrap up some of his estate details, only to discover that she doesn’t fit in and none of the townspeople like her.

That is, except for the town’s handsome mayor, who takes quite an interest in Hallie.

But when his life starts to spiral out of control, she must decide if he’s worth sticking around for.

Sometimes love is the only remedy for a broken heart.

Title: Trouble’s On the Menu: A Tippy Canoe Romp (with recipes)

Author: Caleb Warnock and Betsy Schow

Publisher: Sweetwater (CFI)

Release Date: April 9, 2013

ISBN: 978-1462110933

Size: 240 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Romantic Comedy/Suspense

Second Chances by Melanie Jacobson

After walking out of a thankless job at a prestigious marketing firm, feisty California entrepreneur Louisa Gibson is going into business for herself. Lou’s pioneering venture, The Mormon Bachelor, is a reality dating web series sure to be fabulous advertising for her new marketing firm. And as a bonus, she can solve a problem close to home: while Huntington Beach is crawling with eligible, sun-bronzed Saints, they’ve forgotten the vital skill of dating. Lou hopes the reality show will finally inspire this group of hangout enthusiasts to pair off. But shortly before filming begins, the unthinkable happens—Trentyn, a.k.a. The Bachelor, gets a girlfriend. And Lou needs a new leading man—fast.

Enter Nick, Lou’s devastatingly handsome ex-boy- friend. He’s the stereotypical actor: shallow, self-serving . . . and perfect for the job. A whirlwind of dating ensues, with Nick at the center of it all. Things are going according to plan—that is, until Lou is forced to step in as a substitute bachelorette, becoming an unwitting cast member on her own show. Despite Nick’s attempts to reestablish their friendship and the growing spark between them, Lou is determined to keep her distance. The show must go on—but what’s a girl to do when the Mr. Wrong of the past just may be the Mr. Right of the future?

Title: Second Chances

Author: Melanie Jacobson

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date: March 1, 2013

ISBN: 978-1621083443

Size: 272 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Romance

The Orchard by Krista Lynne Jensen

On the idyllic shores of Flathead Lake, Montana, Alisen Embry finds purpose and comfort tending her late mother’s cherry orchard adjacent to the family’s beloved lake house. Though pained by the loss of her mother and her father’s estrangement, it is Derick Whitney, the man she fell in love with four years earlier, who truly influences Alisen’s view of her future.

Derick and Alisen wanted nothing more than to spend eternity together; however, intolerance and secrets forced Alisen to make a shattering choice between her family and the man she loved. But destiny always has a way of setting things right.

Now the Embry family has found themselves hopelessly in debt, and they realize renting the lake house is the only hope of saving the cherished orchard and family home. When Alisen discovers the new tenants have a connection to her past, her life takes an unexpected turn. Will fate find a way to reconnect what was broken so many years before?

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Title: The Orchard

Author: Krista Lynne Jensen

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date: April 1, 2013

ISBN: 978-1608611454

Size: 223 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Romance

Current Creek Valley by RaeAnne Thayne

If you build it, love will come…to Hope’s Crossing.

Alexandra McKnight prefers a life of long workdays and If you build it, love will come…short-term relationships, and she’s found it in Hope’s Crossing. A sous chef at the local ski resort, she’s just been offered to Hope’s Crossing. her dream job at an exclusive new restaurant being built in town. But when it comes to designing the kitchen, Alex finds herself getting up close and personal with construction foreman Sam Delgado….

At first glance, Sam seems perfect for Alex. He’s big, tough, gorgeous—and in town for only a few weeks. But when Sam suddenly moves into a house down the road, Alex suspects that the devoted single father of a six-year-old boy wants more from her than she’s willing to give. Now it’s up to Sam to help Alex see that, no matter what happened in her past, together they can build something more meaningful in Hope’s Crossing.

Title: Current Creek Valley

Author: RaeAnne Thayne

Publisher: Harlequin HQN

Release Date: March 26, 2013

ISBN: 978-0373777471

Size: 320 pages, 4 x 6.5, softcover

Genre: Romance

Hope’s Crossing Series: Blackberry Summer, Woodrose Mountain, Sweet Laurel Falls,

Reclaiming His Bride by Heather Tullis

Secrets rule Lana’s life. Her father’s death brought some out into the open, but she has a few of her own: 1) she’s been married to Blake for nearly a year—and trying to get a divorce for most of that time. 2) A moment of emotional weakness and too much champagne ended with her in her husband’s arms—and now she’s pregnant.

Blake hasn’t thought of another woman since they first met, though she believes otherwise. When Lana’s hotel-magnate father offers him the job of regional manager—and an office in the hotel Lana would be managing, Blake jumps at it. Keeping her attention when it’s split between her sisters, the ins and outs of running a resort, and the ‘ghost’ who’s been haunting the building isn’t easy. Learning about the baby convinces him to redouble his efforts though—he isn’t going to give up without a fight, and when someone comes after Lana, the stakes are raised again.

Title: Reclaiming His Bride (DiCarlo Brides, Book 3)

Author: Heather Tullis

Publisher: Jelly Bean Press

Release Date: March 17, 2013

ASIN: B00BVXQS1U

Size: 210 pages, ebook

Genre: Romance

DiCarlo Brides Series: A Perfect Fit (bk 1), SEALed with Love (bk 2)

SEALed with Love by Heather Tullis

It isn’t Sage Parker’s fault that she mistakes former Navy SEAL Joel Watts as the stalker who had been sending her disturbing letters–he shows up every time she turns around. Too bad her father doesn’t tell her he sent Joel to protect her. When the stalker tracks Sage from LA to her new job in Colorado, she’s glad to have Joel on her side. She didn’t plan to falling in love with him though—now if he would see her as more than just a client.

Joel takes his job as head of resort security seriously, but Sage is his number one priority, and the one woman he can’t get out of his mind. He isn’t sure if he believes in her precognition, or some of her other hokey beliefs, but he soon finds he can’t live without her. He just has to catch the stalker before he or Sage end up dead.

Title: SEALed with Love (DiCarlo Brides, Book 2)

Author: Heather Tullis

Publisher: Jelly Bean Press

Release Date: March 11, 2013

ASIN: B00BSOU4IU

Size: 217 pages, ebook

Genre: Romance

DiCarlo Brides Series: A Perfect Fit (bk 1)

3 Sides to a Circle by Watts & Perry

Love is the ultimate rush.

Freshman year of college isn’t easy. But with a friend like Libby Patterson, it is unforgettable.

Libby is honest and fearless and adorable. She’s the girl on campus that everyone knows. The life of every party. Infectious and addictive, Libby captivates all those around her. Particularly her roommate Honor and their boy bestie Toby.

But three isn’t always a magic number. And there’s more to this trio than what everyone sees.

When Honor finds herself falling for an artist, and Libby doesn’t approve, and Toby finds himself watching Libby more than he should…the sides of their circle become strained.

The three are suddenly stretched between friendship, love and taking sides. They must fight to hold on to each other. But the tighter the hold, the harder it gets. Especially when Libby’s unpredictability turns dangerous. Now it’s up to Honor and Toby to save her from the downward spiral that could break their circle for good.

Title: 3 Sides to a Circle

Author: Janna Watts and Jolene Perry

Publisher: Next Door Books

Release Date: February 25, 2013

ASIN: B00BLQ4SIC

Size: 204 pages, ebook (print version coming)

Genre: Romance

A Trusting Heart by Shannon Guymon

From leaving her fiance at the altar to getting a picture of her tush plastered on a big screen at her high school reunion, Megan Garrett experiences one huge embarrassing moment after another. But running into her high school’s former seminary class president, who is now, of course, a billionaire, changes everything.

Megan’s real estate business and her love life begin to take off as she finds herself destined to fall inm love with the enigmatic and oh-so-wealthy Trevor Riley.

As she comes to grips with her materialistic parents, her ex-fiance, and herself, Megan realizes that she simply has to trust her heart.

Note: I believe this is a revised edition and therefore not eligible for a Whitney Award.

Title: A Trusting Heart

Author: Shannon Guymon

Publisher: Bonneville (CFI)

Release Date: February 12, 2013

ISBN: 978-1555176204

Size: 185 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Romance

The Return of Cassandra Todd by Darrel Nelson

When the popular girl whose friends bullied him in high school suddenly re-enters his life, little son in tow, Turner Caldwell must put the past behind him if they are to survive.

Turner Caldwell works at a local motel as a handyman while attending college full-time. On his way to class one day, he is shocked to see Cassandra Todd and her young son in town. The sight of her brings back powerful memories of being bullied in high school—she was the popular head cheerleader and he the target of her friends’ mean-spirited pranks.

When Cassandra and her son check into the motel where he works and she asks for his help in eluding her abusive husband, he finds himself entangled in a dangerous drama that will require him to forgive and draw on every skill he has if they are to survive.

Title: The Return of Cassandra Todd

Author: Darrel Nelson

Publisher: Realms

Release Date: February 5, 2013

ISBN: 978-1621360216

Size: 304 pages, 5.5 x 8, softcover

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Do Over by Shannon Guymon

When faced with heart break or getting dumped and kicked to the curb, haven’t you ever wanted a Do Over? Forget Cinderella, that’s the fantasy everyone really wants.

What do you do when your life becomes messy and embarrassing? You tape up your broken heart, pull on your boots and start again.

But Trey is tired of women. Who wouldn’t be after falling for the wrong woman over and over again? He’s decided to take a much needed break from the fairer sex, but his vacation from women is cut short when Iris Levine tumbles into his life like a tornado on caffeine. Iris is on the mend from a broken heart as well, but decides a little walk on the wild side is the cure for her. Trey decides to take his chances with Iris, but Sophie has decided she’ll do anything to save Trey from another broken heart. Maggie and Allison do the best they can to help, but Iris’ parents are with Sophie.

This romance is either a disaster waiting to happen or the best fairytale since Sleeping Beauty. It’s up to Trey and Iris to decide which.

Title: Do Over

Author: Shannon Guymon

Publisher: Bonneville Books (CFI)

Release Date: February 12, 2013

ISBN: 978-1462111541

Size: 192 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Contemporary Romance

The Daisy Chain by Heather B. Moore

Welcome to the Aliso Creek Novella Series

Liz, Gemma, Arie, Jess, and Drew have been best friends since creating “the Five” at Aliso Creek High School. But that was over ten years ago, and each is still trying to find that perfect someone… if perfect is even possible.

Actually, Jess Giles has found her perfect match, but since Charlie is several years older than she, they never have a moment of harmony from his adult kids who protest the marriage. When Charlie dies in a tragic accident, his kids add insult to injury and sue Jess for her share of the inheritance. The only person Jess trusts for financial advice is Charlie’s financial planner, Preston Michaels. Just talking to Preston on the phone makes Jess feel flustered, yet strangely comfortable at the same time, so she puts off meeting him for as long as possible. When Jess has to attend the formal hearing, she’s about to find out if the man she’s been talking to over the phone for several months lives up to the voice that she’s grown attached to.

Title: The Daisy Chain (An Aliso Creek novella)

Author: Heather B. Moore

Publisher: Mirror Press

Release Date: January 31, 2013

ASIN: B00B9HHPQU

Size: 61 pages, ebook

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Aliso Creek Series: (read in any order) Third Time’s the Charm

A Timeless Romance: Spring Vacation Collection

Six Award-Winning Authors have contributed new stories to A Timeless Romance Anthology: Spring Vacation Collection. Readers will love this collection of six sweet contemporary romance novellas, centered on a Spring Vacation, all with one thing in common: Romance.

In Moonlight Kiss, a delightful story by Josi S. Kilpack, Sarah is looking forward to the company retreat, namely because she’ll finally meet Clint—the man she’s been Instant Messaging for a few months. As a single mom, Sarah gets out . . . well, never. So adding vacation days onto the retreat so she can spend time with Clint is daring, yet exciting. She just hopes that the suave on-line Clint will live up to the man she hopes to share her heart with.

In Annette Lyon’s charming novella, Chasing Tess, Tess had been patiently waiting through three years of law school for James to pop the question. The night has finally arrived—at his graduation party. But his big announcement turns out to be completely unexpected . . . and devastating. Tess flees the party, promising herself she’ll never let herself waste time on James again. But as she makes a desperate cross-country drive, James makes his own plans on how to win her back.

Dancing at the Flea Market is a sweet romance by Heather Justesen. Mara, fresh out of the cold North Dakota tundra, spends her spring break in Texas with close friend, Anna. When the two women run into Carter, an impatient man with a painful past, it takes hearing Mara’s stunning voice at the local Karaoke club to thaw his heart. But as Mara gets to know Carter, she has to decide if the distance between their lives and homes is worth trying to bridge.

In Sarah M. Eden’s captivating novella, The Best Laid Plans, Madison gives up a vacation to Cancún with her office friends to return home and babysit her mother, who is in another sketchy relationship. The only problem with returning home is running into Derek, her ex-boyfriend who she decided to break up with before he could break up with her—Madison believes in always being one step ahead. When Derek teams up with Madison to investigate whether her mother is dating the right guy, Madison has a hard time ignoring what her heart is telling her about giving Derek another chance.

Picture Perfect, an exciting story by Heather B. Moore, follows Gemma who has never done anything out of the ordinary, until her boyfriend Randy starts to ignore her. But even cutting and dyeing her hair doesn’t get his attention. She decides to join her old high school friends for spring vacation, only to be faced with Drew, her best friend who suddenly seems interested in her as more than a friend. Gemma must determine if her heart is on the rebound or if it’s finally met its true match.

In Aubrey Mace’s enchanting romance, The Science of Sentiment, Rosie will do anything to forget Kevin, his completely perfect kisses, and the fact that he dumped her. When she arrives at her grandfather’s mountain cabin for a spring getaway, she discovers her worst nightmare—Kevin has been invited to stay the weekend too. Since there is only room for one in such a small space, Rosie is determined to kick Kevin out. But Kevin has other plans . . . which might include a reminder of why he’s the perfect kisser.

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Title: Spring Vacation (A Timeless Romance Anthology)

Author: Heather B. Moore, Aubrey Mace, Heather Justesen, Sarah M. Eden, Josi S. Kilpack, Annette Lyon

Publisher: Mirror Press

Release Date: January 31, 2013

ASIN: B00B7TN8IE

Size: 260 pages, ebook

Genre: Contemporary Romance

A Timeless Romance Series: Winter Collection

When Summer Comes by Brenda Novak

Welcome to Whiskey Creek— Heart of the Gold Country!One day, Callie Vanetta receives devastating news…She needs a liver transplant. But her doctors warn that, in her case, the chances of finding a compatible donor aren’t good.

Determined to spend whatever time she has left on her own terms, she keeps the diagnosis to herself and moves out to her late grandparents’ farm. She’s always wanted to live there. But the farm hasn’t been worked in years and she begins to fear she can’t manage it, that she’ll have to return to town.

One night, a stranger comes knocking at her door…

He’s an attractive and mysterious drifter by the name of Levi McCloud, and he offers to trade work for a few nights’ shelter. Callie figures she doesn’t have anything to lose. He needs a place to stay until he can fix his motorcycle; she needs an extra pair of hands. The arrangement seems ideal until what was supposed to be temporary starts to look more and more permanent. Then she realizes she does have something to lose—her heart. And, although he doesn’t yet know it, Levi stands to lose even more.

Title: When Summer Comes (Book 3)

Author: Brenda Novak

Publisher: Harlequin MIRA

Release Date: January 29, 2013

ISBN: 978-0778314233

Print: 400 pages, 4×7, softcover

eBook: Yes

Genre: Romance

Whiskey Creek Series: When We Touch (novella), When Lightning Strikes (bk 1), When Snow Falls (bk 3)

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The Broken Path by Cami Checketts

Injured in a debilitating accident at age six, Ethan Searle believes women eye him with a mixture of pity and disdain. He’s tried love before. He won’t again. He meets his match in a precocious two-year old who loves him despite his disability, even while her mother seems bothered by everything about Ethan.

Autumn Reader escaped her abusive marriage with her beautiful daughter and a stack of fear. She can’t make the mistake of trusting a man again. Autumn’s daughter becomes enraptured by Ethan. Despite Autumn’s best intentions, she finds herself following her daughter’s example.

When her ex-husband reappears, threatening everyone she loves if she won’t submit to his demands, Autumn has to learn to trust or lose her chance at real love.

Title: The Broken Path

Author: Cami Checketts

Publisher: CreateSpace (self)

Release Date: January 5, 2013

ISBN: 978-1481810791

Size: 250 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Romance

A Perfect Fit by Heather Tullis

Cami DiCarlo doesn’t agree with her father that her life has been stuck in a rut, so she is not happy when he forces her hand into heading up guest services at his newest five-star hotel. The fact that he unveils the existence of five half-sisters at the same time, and insists that they live together while they launch the new resort only makes things worse.

When she meets Vince, the sweet, sexy landscaper her father would never have approved of, Cami can’t say no. If only she could be sure she was on the right track—and that they will be able to stop the person who is trying to destroy everything she and her sisters are working to build.

Title: A Perfect Fit (DiCarlo Brides, Book 1)

Author: Heather Tullis

Publisher: Jelly Bean Press

Release Date: December 25, 2012

ASIN: B00ATC7HOG

Size: 208 pages, ebook

Genre: Romance

A Son’s Tale by Tara Taylor Quinn

Twenty-five years ago…a mysterious crime was committed in Comfort Cove, Massachusetts. Frank Whittier was accused—but never charged. And it ruined his life.

Now…Cal Whittier, Frank’s son, is determined to protect him, to safeguard his father’s identity. After years on the run, they finally have their lives on an even keel, with Cal teaching at a college in Tennessee. Two things could change all that.

First, a cop in Comfort Cove starts looking into the case again. And second, Cal gets involved with single mother Morgan Lowen. He has plenty of reasons to avoid her—not the least of which is that she’s an adult student in one of his classes. And in Cal’s situation, any relationship is risky. Still…it could be the best risk he’s ever taken!

Title: A Son’s Tale

Author: Tara Taylor Quinn

Publisher: Harlequin Superomance

Release Date: July 3, 2012

ISBN-13: 978-0373717934

Size: 288 pages, 4×7, softcover

Genre: Romance

Left to Love by Jolene B Perry

The endless medications, needles, side effects… What would be left of me to love?

Leigh’s life is shaping up to be pretty perfect.

She married the father of a little boy she fell in love with. They live in a nice house, on a quiet street, and her hobby of a sewing business is keeping her busier than she ever imagined. She’s back in touch with her brother who she hasn’t seen since she was a child, and her new husband has an “in” for his dream job when he graduates in the spring.

But when her small symptoms begin to lead up to something big – she has to face the shattering realization that her cancer is back.

Leigh struggles with her new marriage, her faith, her desire to adopt the little boy who calls her mom, and the strength to keep fighting for her life.

Title: Left to Love

Author: Jolene B Perry

Publisher: Next Door Publishing

Release Date: June 7, 2012

ASIN: B0089Q4ZFI

Size: 237 pages, ebook

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Series: The Next Door Boys

Caribbean Crossroads by Connie E Sokol

New college grad Megan McCormick just got dumped. Hard.

Swearing off men and relationships, Megan is coaxed into performing on a cruise ship where she meets the star performer, Bryant Johnson. Handsome and charismatic, he looks like trouble, but she can’t deny the intense attraction between them.

Urged to find a wife and run the family lumber business, Bryant is torn between his family’s expectations for his life and his own. However, when he meets spunky, but love-skittish Megan McCormick, settling down doesn’t look so bad.

Just when Megan begins to trust again, and Bryant makes some big decisions regarding his future, her former fiance returns with a malicious surprise, taking Megan and Bryant to their own CARIBBEAN CROSSROADS.

Title: Caribbean Crossroads

Author: Connie E Sokol

Publisher: Sokol Publishing

Release Date: June 8, 2012

ISBN: 978-0615651866

Size: 270 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Romance

Table for Two by Sheryl Johnson

Being a legal secretary is not exactly Jana Barrowman’s dream job, so when recently widowed Alex Steadman contacts her about the résumé she sent in more than a year ago with a job offer for a creative consultant position, she puts some serious thought into accepting it. The problem is, if she takes the new job, she will have to move to another state and leave her mom and dad behind. But when Jana determines that the move can help her get away from Brad—the overly adoring man in her life who she really doesn’t have any feelings for—she decides to go.

When Jana arrives for her new adventure, both Alex and his young daughter, Elise, are easily enamored with her— as is Jeff, the ward member who becomes Jana’s first date in her new town. However, Jana is not so sure about her feelings for any of them. And as she works side by side with Alex to transform a shabby house into a charming boutique, it becomes clear to her that Alex wants more than a friendship. Though Jana resists, she knows she has to work out her confusion before she loses everything that is becoming so dear to her. Will she be able to come to terms with the fact that Alex’s deceased wife, Vanessa, will always be a big part of his life, as well as Alex’s and her differing religious convictions and so many other complications that might not fit at a table for two?

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Title: Table for Two

Author: Sheryl Johnson

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date: June 19, 2012

ISBN: 978-1-59811-979-4

Size: 352 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Romance

Reality Check by Karen Tuft

After college graduation, Lucy Kendrick heads home with big plans for work, travel, and relishing her freedom—which means no romantic entanglements. But her two best friends have other ideas. Lucy is seriously steamed when she realizes they’ve signed her up to be a contestant on the reality dating show Soulmates, but she decides not to renege and soon finds herself in Los Angeles a small-town Mormon girl vying for the love of millionaire bachelor Ethan Glass.

At first this cute, smart, fun young woman, who would rather pray than party, bewilders Ethan. But his interest and admiration grow with every encounter. However, the conniving associate producer is determined to stir up some made-for-TV drama and takes strides to make this reality television show anything but real. When the show finally airs, Lucy has been recast as someone she unquestionably is not. Lucy is left humiliated in front of the world, and Ethan is left wondering who the Lucy is that he was falling in love with. Will the duplicities that have created this humiliation ever come to light? And will the truth emerge too late for the would-be soulmates?

Title: Reality Check

Author: Karen Tuft

Publisher: Covenant

Release Date: June 1, 2012

ISBN: 978-1608613977

Size: 304 pages, 6×9, softcover

Genre: Romance

New by J Adams

Cosset is a lost soul with nothing left to live for.

Chance Hunter is a man on a mission. Desperately in love, he is willing to do anything, be anything, and give everything that he is to show Cosset that life is still worth living. He is bound and determined to heal her battle-weary heart and claim it as his own.

Title: New

Author: J Adams

Publisher: Jewel of the West

Release Date: June 1, 2012

ISBN: 978-0615651514

Size: 46 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, softcover

Genre: Romance

*This book is too short to be eligible for a Whitney Award

Regally Blonde by Heather Horrocks

Former beauty queen Jamie Summers has more problems than just world peace to worry about.

When Jamie returns to her hometown of Aspen Grove, her mother’s Chick Flick Clique friends are exceedingly curious about the state of her relationship with long-time boyfriend Christopher Ellington.

Jamie is curious, herself. When Christopher proposes for the third time, she hesitantly accepts. Since he immediately leaves for an extended overseas business trip, she’s relieved to have some time to get used to the idea, placing the ring safely beside her tiara and not mentioning it to anyone.

New neighbor David Stevens has good reason to avoid beautiful women, but when his three-year-old daughter Sunny sees Jamie, she’s convinced she’s her mommy. He begins to learn more about her, he realizes she’s not like his ex-wife, and he’s glad she’s not wearing any man’s ring.

How did life get so complicated so quickly? Jamie’s gone from Miss California to Miss America to Big Mistake. Is she about to lose everyone she’s come to care about?

Title: Regally Blonde

Author: Heather Horrocks

Publisher: Word Garden Press

Release Date: May 29, 2012

ISBN: X

Size: 270 pages, ebook (print version coming soon)

Genre: Romantic Comedy