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Lusting for Covers is a weekly meme hosted by The Book Queen's Book Palace , held on Sunday's, that allows bloggers to share their current cover obsession with fellow book lovers. Click HERE for more information!   Drive Me Crazy by Jenna Bayley – Burke Available:  April 2013 The quickest way to love isn’t always a straight line. This was supposed to be Xavier Moreau’s long-awaited vacation. A few precious weeks away from his over-scheduled career to see the America his mother loved and still make it to his best friend’s wedding in time. Instead, he’s ferrying the bridezilla’s sister to the nuptials. The luscious Jaime Cruz makes his mouth water, but her near-frenzy to get to Oregon now would scrape on his last nerve—if he didn’t sense that she needs the break as much as he does. Fresh off a teaching assignment in D.C., Jaime’s white-knuckling it. She’s got only three weeks to get home, find a job and a place to live, and ensure her sister’s big day comes off wi...

Lusting for Covers is a weekly meme hosted by The Book Queen's Book Palace , held on Sunday's, that allows bloggers to share their current cover obsession with fellow book lovers. Click HERE for more information!     One Night Rodeo by Lorelei James Available August 2012 All it takes is one night to change a cowboy’s life… Barrel racer Celia Lawson knows better than to tangle with bull rider Kyle Gilchrist. The sexy cowboy’s love ‘em and leave ‘em ways have earned him a reputation on the rodeo circuit, and he’s always seen her as his best friend’s kid sister. But after one wild, tequila-fueled night, Celia wakes up to find out she’s gotten herself hitched—to a man she never should have married! When Celia insists on an annulment, Kyle has no good reason to say no—except he isn’t ready to let go of his new bride. But then Kyle inherits a sprawling Wyoming ranch, and seizes the opportunity to enlist Celia’s help. She agrees to lend a hand—with two conditions: He h...

Lusting for Covers is a weekly meme hosted by The Book Queen's Book Palace , held on Sunday's, that allows bloggers to share their current cover obsession with fellow book lovers. Click HERE for more information!     How to Capture a Countess by Karen Hawkins Available September 2012 Urged by her favorite nephew, the intimidating Duchess of Roxburghe agrees to transform a thorny Scottish rose into a lovely bloom. But even she isn’t prepared for fiery Rose Balfour. At seventeen, Rose fell wildly in love with Lord Alton Sinclair, known as Lord Sin for his wicked ways. Stung by his indifference, the starry-eyed girl tried to win an illicit kiss, but then panicked and pushed the notorious rakehell into a fountain. Leaving Lord Sin floating among the lily pads to the mocking laughter of his peers, Rose escaped back to the obscurity of the Scottish countryside. Six years later, Sin convinces his aunt, the Duchess of Roxburghe, to invite Rose to her annual house party,...

Lusting for Covers is a weekly meme hosted by The Book Queen's Book Palace , held on Sunday's, that allows bloggers to share their current cover obsession with fellow book lovers. Click HERE for more information!   Holiday Affair by Annie Seaton Nothing more than a holiday fling…until he moved in next door! Staid professor Lissy McIntyre believes that choosing a mate should be based on common sense, not runaway passion. And Lissy would certainly never pick a rolling stone like Nick Richards for long-term love. But a red-hot, tropical romance? Oh, yeah. He’s got a body just made for sinning and his sizzling kisses leave her senseless. When Nick blows into town, he’s stunned to discover that his no-nonsense new neighbor and co-worker is the same sultry creature he seduced for one night of forbidden island pleasure. He’s unaccustomed to staying in one place for long, but he just can’t seem to keep his hands off the multi-faceted Lissy. Will Nick break loyal Lissy’s he...

Lusting for Covers is a weekly meme hosted by The Book Queen's Book Palace , held on Sunday's, that allows bloggers to share their current cover obsession with fellow book lovers. Click HERE for more information!     Jacked Up (Fast Track #6) by Erin McCarthy Release Date:   June 5th, 2012 She’s holding tight. He’s hanging loose. Eve Monroe is a stock-car PR pro who puts her career first—until an on-track wardrobe malfunction reveals more than the sexy smile of her race-car brother’s jack-man, Nolan Ford. The video’s become an internet sensation, and it’s Eve’s job to calm the sponsors and put a spin on the unexpected exposure. It may be purely a public relations job, but now that Eve’s seen what’s under Nolan’s crew suit, it’s gotten a little personal—and after a few dates she has Nolan pretty revved up. If only she’d learn to relax and enjoy it… And they both have the same drive. Nolan’s sure that the spontaneous birthday bash he’s throwing for Eve in Las ...

Lusting for Covers is a weekly meme hosted by The Book Queen's Book Palace , held on Sunday's, that allows bloggers to share their current cover obsession with fellow book lovers. Click HERE for more information!   The Marriage Bargain by Jennifer Probst Where to buy:  Amazon A marriage in name only... To save her family home, impulsive bookstore owner, Alexa Maria McKenzie, casts a love spell. But she never planned on conjuring up her best friend's older brother—the powerful man who once shattered her heart. Billionaire Nicholas Ryan doesn’t believe in marriage, but in order to inherit his father’s corporation, he needs a wife and needs one fast. When he discovers his sister’s childhood friend is in dire financial straits, he offers Alexa a bold proposition. A marriage in name only with certain rules: Avoid entanglement. Keep things all business. Do not fall in love. The arrangement is only for a year so the rules shouldn’t be that hard to follow, right? Except fate...

Lusting for Covers is a weekly meme hosted by The Book Queen's Book Palace , held on Sunday's, that allows bloggers to share their current cover obsession with fellow book lovers. Click HERE for more information!   The Fireman Who Loved Me by Jennifer Bernard Release Date:   April 24th, 2012 Where to buy:   Amazon Captain Brody has been badly burned by his ex-wife. When he orders Ryan, his star fireman, to participate in a bachelor auction, little does he know he’s the one who will lose his heart. Melissa McGuire is a brainy local news producer trying to get her career back on track. She can’t believe she’s being set up by her grandmother, who bid on a date with a fireman at the auction. She prefers the artsy type, not the tough, commanding , though clearly attractive, fire chief. And yet, they can’t resist each other, especially once her ambitious news anchor assigns her the “Thanksgiving with the Firefighters” news special. Add in her grandmother’s matchmaking and...

Lusting for Covers is a weekly meme hosted by The Book Queen's Book Palace , held on Sunday's, that allows bloggers to share their current cover obsession with fellow book lovers. Click HERE for more information! The Duke’s Perfect Wife by Jennifer Ashley Highland Pleasures Book #4 Coming April 3, 2012 Lady Eleanor Ramsay is the only one who knows the truth about Hart Mackenzie. Once his fiancee, she is the sole woman to whom he could ever pour out his heart. Hart has it all--a dukedom, wealth, power, influence, whatever he desires. Every woman wants him--his seductive skills are legendary. But Hart has sacrificed much to keep his brothers safe, first from their brutal father, and then from the world. He's also suffered loss--his wife, his infant son, and the woman he loved with all his heart though he realized it too late. Now, Eleanor has reappeared on Hart's doorstep, with scandalous nude photographs of Hart taken long ago. Intrigued by the challenge in her b...

Lusting for Covers is a weekly meme hosted by The Book Queen's Book Palace , held on Sunday's, that allows bloggers to share their current cover obsession with fellow book lovers. Click HERE for more information! Originally released in 2006, being re-released in April 2012 with a brand new cover! Free him from his ice-borne hell . . . Stolen from his beloved home in the Highlands of Scotland, imprisoned in the Unseelie king’s dark, frosty kingdom, Aedan MacKinnon endured centuries of torture before becoming the icy, emotionless Vengeance, the dark king’s dispatcher of death and destruction in the mortal realm. And in his century you both may dwell . . . Aspiring romance novelist Jane Sillee has always believed that she was born in the wrong century, but she’s managed to make a decent enough life for herself—if only she could stop having those recurring dreams about a man too perfect to exist. In the Dreaming you have loved him . . . Haunted every night of her life by a...