New Releases 04 Dec

Red Rose™ Publishing December 04, 2008 New Releases

DESPERATELY SEEKING SANTA by Jane Beckenham Mainstream Romance: Contemporary, Holiday - Christmas ISBN: 978-1-60435-249-8 Buy Now Read Excerpt Dreams and fantasies are just that for Mandy Brooks, assistant manager of Wentworth’s, an upmarket department store. Work always gets in the way. But then that is exactly how Mandy likes it. Until Christmas comes round again and she’s forced to play the part of Mrs Santa. Christmas day five years ago, Tate Sullivan left town. It was also the day Mandy ditched him at the altar. Forced back because of his father’s death, he knows he’s got unfinished business with Mandy Brooks. He wants her back in his bed on his terms, his way. He’s out for revenge. It’s meant to be sweet, isn’t it?

UNWILLING ANGEL by Caitlyn Hunter Mainstream Romance: Paranormal, Holiday - Christmas ISBN: 978-1-60435-199-6 Buy Now Read Excerpt When an Apprentice Angel with an attitude is sent to earth to help a troubled woman, it isn’t exactly a match made in Heaven. Emma Bradshaw: Unhappy widow, bored school teacher, aspiring writer. Emma doesn’t know it, but she’s about to be touched by an angel—in more ways than one. Ted “Mac” McNabb: Best-selling author in life, reluctant Apprentice Angel in death. Mac just wants to finish his missions and move on to his Personal Heaven—and he doesn’t care how many rules he has to break to get there. Can Mac earn Emma’s trust and point her in the right direction to meet her destiny—without incurring the wrath of the Archangel Gabriel and ending up in Angel Exile?

SAND CASTLE by Linda Mooney Mainstream Romance: Contemporary, Holiday - Christmas ISBN: 978-1-60435-267-2 Buy Now Read Excerpt Second chances, is it possible? Terrie Myers never believed life would give her a second chance at anything. Little did she understand the draw of a little girl with dreams of a knight in shining armor. Or the magic of hope that would turn those dreams into reality. Can magic make dreams come true?

NUTCRACKER SWEET by Jennifer Mueller Mainstream Romance: Contemporary, Interracial/Multicultural, Holiday - Christmas ISBN: 978-1-60435-232-0 Buy Now Read Excerpt Up to cracking a few things up? Sometimes the Nutcracker really is a Prince in disguise! Tara Barbour hasn’t had the easiest time since her husband died, but all that’s about to change when a secret admirer starts signing, the Nutcracker. The only real question is will she wake up come morning and find it all a dream, just like Clara did?

SPECIAL DELIVERY 2: HEAT ME UP by Marie Rochelle Mainstream Romance: Contemporary, Interrcial/Multicultural, Holiday - Christmas ISBN: 978-1-60435-265-8 Buy Now Read Excerpt What or who are you running from or to? Stamford King was running from his past. He wanted to get as far as he could from North Carolina because the only thing there for him was bad memories of Christmas past. At first all he wanted to do was get through the joyous holiday season and let the New Year start, but a chance meeting in an elevator at Director Enterprises stopped that thought cold. Syeshia Jones never expected to meet a drop dead gorgeous hunk the day she yelled. “Hold the elevator,” but that is what happened. She couldn’t get over her instant attraction to Stamford King. Everything was going perfect between them until a week before Christmas. Will they be able to patch things up or will both of them be spending Christmas morning alone?

THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING by Jaxx Steele Erotic Romance: Contemporary, GLBT - m/m, Holiday - Christmas ISBN: 978-1-60435-227-6 Buy now Read Excerpt Lovell Johnston was home for the holidays when he met Avery Lockhart. He had made up his mind a long time ago that when he got into another relationship it was going to last. Avery was perfect for him everything he could ask for in a man. He was handsome, educated, sexy, available and totally interested in him. The only thing was Lovell lived in the city and Avery lived in his home town. Would the distance and fear of being a holiday booty call be enough to keep them apart when all they wanted to do was be together?

SNOW FOR CHRISTMAS by Destiny Wallace Erotic Romance: Contemporary, Interracial/Multicultural, Holiday - Christmas ISBN: 978-1-60435-266-5 Buy now Read Excerpt Can Paul heat up Mara so she forgets all about the cold? Mara Davis has come home for Christmas. After five years of living in a small, secluded beach community, she wants to have a more traditional Christmas…cold temperatures, snow, and being with her mother. She quickly realizes that the traditional Christmas she envisioned is not going to happen. There wasn’t even a wreath on the front door! Her mother is going out of town for the holiday. Finally, after being home less than a day, the reason she left in the first place arrives on her doorstep. Paul Sutherland has been waiting five years to find out why Mara left him and their hometown behind without so much as a good-bye. Instead of the girl he grew up with, he comes face-to-face with a woman who can’t stand him. Now, he has to crack the ice around her heart to fix whatever went wrong all those years ago. Will the ice melt or will it get even thicker as Paul attempts to take things up a notch?