Ravensbloodby Shawna Reppert

In a world where death magic is sometimes the lesser of the evils, a dark mage risks everything for redemption.

To win a pardon, Raven must play a dangerous game of double agent. His mission: help the Guardians bring down his master William, the most powerful dark mage alive.

His only Guardian contact is Cassandra, his former lover and the apprentice he once betrayed. His best weapon is the Ravensblood, a fearsome magical artifact his master thought destroyed.

As Raven struggles to regain Cassandra’s trust, the two of them devise a desperate plan to defeat William.

If their plan fails, Raven could lose everything: his freedom, his love, his life, and his soul.

And if William acquires the Ravensblood, he will gain the power to bring the world to its knees.

First in the award-winning Ravensblood series, set in an alternate Pacific Northwest.

Kentucky Richby Fern Michaels

First in the Kentucky trilogy from the #1 bestselling author. “Prose so natural that it seems you are witnessing a story rather than reading about it.” —Los Angeles Sunday Times

The Colemans and Thorntons, the unforgettable American families of Fern Michaels’ Texas and Vegas series, are back in an exciting trilogy that combines the heady thrills of Kentucky horse racing with strong, accomplished women who fight for their dreams.

Nealy Coleman no longer resembles the teenaged waif who slipped away in the middle of the night with her illegitimate child thirty years ago. This Nealy is rich, sophisticated, and renowned in the horse racing world–a woman to be reckoned with.

Nealy’s shocking return to SunStar, the thoroughbred horse farm her father built from scratch, will change everything for her two brothers, for her daughter, and for all the Thorntons and Colemans who are connected to the farm. And when the truth about her father and a family’s troubled past is revealed, Nealy will find herself faced with the greatest challenges of her life–challenges that will test her courage in unexpected ways and reveal what is truly important.

In Kentucky Rich, Fern Michaels surpasses herself once again, with a novel as rich and lush as the Kentucky bluegrass country itself . . . a story of stunning power that ushers in an extraordinary new trilogy.

“The audience for her previous works is probably waiting at the starting gate for this one.” —Publishers Weekly

“Michaels’ Danielle Steel-like fun read has more plot twists than a soap opera, and will keep readers on tenterhooks for the next in the series.” —Booklist

“Riveting . . . [a] tearjerker.” —Library Journal

In Plain Sightby Barbara Block

It's raining in Syracuse. Amateur sleuth Robin Light half-wishes her pet store, Noah's Ark, would just get up and float away—business is that bad. A client finally comes calling—only to wind up dead a few days later. . .floating in the local reservoir.

If there's one thing Robin's sure of it's that Marsha Pennington didn't kill herself. Not when the dead woman's malicious husband was fighting for custody of Marsha's beloved twin Shih Tzus. Fueled by her diet of junk food and Scotch, and with some much-needed help from her ex-cop friend George Simpson, Robin searches for the link between the woman's murder, a runaway student, a bookie, and an incredible epidemic of bats. But for Robin, it's already too late. She has been marked for certain extinction by a vicious killer who waits. . .in plain sight.

Just This Once (Escape to New Zealand Book 1)by Rosalind James

Audie nominee, Best Romance Audiobook, 2015
Everyone needs to be rescued sometimes.
Everyone but Hannah Montgomery, that is. She just needs a vacation. Three weeks in New Zealand to sort out her life, figure out what she wants, seems just right. Oh, and to relax. She should definitely put that on the agenda. She certainly isn’t looking for a sexy fling with a professional rugby player, no matter how attractive he is. Hannah doesn’t do casual. But maybe just this once …

As much as he’s shared with Hannah, Drew Callahan has kept one very big secret: that he’s the captain of the All Blacks, New Zealand’s international rugby team, not to mention the best-known rugby player on earth. And learning the truth, now that she’s back home again, has made Hannah warier than ever. Drew knows that she’s right for him. But how can he convince her to let down her guard enough to explore what they could have together?

Note: This romance, like New Zealand, contains some steam. If that isn’t your cuppa, you may want to visit another country … er, book.

Love at the French Stationby Bonnie Shiloh

Out of money during a gap year in Europe, Laurie is recruited by a couple of savory characters to deliver a package. After a little murder and mayhem, Laurie finds herself fleeing across the continent. She is joined in her escape by the blisteringly hot drifter, Joshua, who seems to rescue her at every turn. After getting the hang of being on the run, Laurie starts to have feelings for the handsome loner and provides the anchor he so badly needs. Together they face the daily challenges of survival until luck finally begins to smile on them. Their good fortunes present even greater trials. Thinking you love someone when your lives depend on it is one thing, but what happens when the living is easy? Joshua and Laurie struggle, both in the lean days and the salad days. Maybe there will be time for love later, but now they must elude the contract killer and cash in their treasure.