JUNE 2009

Romance Divas' Voirey Linger spearhead's SUMMER READING TRAIL.

Jax Cassidy, writing as Cassidy Kent, SUNSWEPT print anthology is available through Phaze Publishing.

Jeannie Lin is a triple finalist in the Romance Through the Ages contest. Both "Butterfly Swords" and "Silk and Seduction" finaled in the Ancient/Medieval/Renaissance category and "Butterfly Swords" was nominated for the Legend award. "Butterfly Swords" is also a finalist in the Fire and Ice contest.

RG Alexander sold BONE DADDY(soon to be renamed) a 3-novella anthology to Berkley Heat.

Jennifer Haymore's A HINT OF WICKED is available June 1st at your local bookstores.

Inez Kelley's debut JINXED, a full length romantic comedy/contemporary, is available June 9th through Samhain Publishing.

Marisa Chenery's WULF'S DEN-HIS SHE-WOLF WARRIOR, the fifth book in the werewolf series, is available June 1st at Liquid Silver Books.

Debbie Mumford signed with Freya's Bower for her time-travel historical novella, THE SILVER CASKET.

Ella Drake signed with Samhain Publishing for her historical paranormal, THE FORBIDDEN CHAMBER. She also signed with Liquid Silver Books for her novella, FIRESTORM ON E'TERRA and her short story, SCENT OF CIN, with Cobblestone Press. Her manuscript, CAUGHT IN SILVER, is a finalist in the Dixie First Chapter Contest.

Paige Tyler's ANIMAL INSTINCT , the sequel to my paranormal erotic romance and 2009 EPPIE Finalist, ANIMAL ATTRACTION, comes out June 1st with Whiskey Creek Press Torrid!

Amy Ruttan's Book 2 of my Enchantress Series, ENCHANTRESS THE SORCERESS releases June 2 from Linden Bay Romance and MBAM.

Loribelle Hunt's Book 7 of my Lunar Mates series, CLAIMING THE MOON, releases on June 5 from Cobblestone Press.

Stephanie Adkins signed with Phaze Books for her contemporary erotic romance suspense novella, RESISTING KANE. To be released September 7th, 2009.

Alina Morgan's paranormal romance THE TWILIGHT DECEPTION releases June 8th from Liquid Silver Books.

Jennifer Colgan's paranormal romance, THE MATCHMAKERS, releases June 30th from Samhain Publishing.

Ember Case's FLAWED, an erotic fantasy novella, releases June 30th from Samhain Publishing.

Grace Draven's dragon shifter print anthology, DRAGO ILLUMINARE, is now available via Amber Quill Press and Amazon.com.

MAY 2009

R.G. Alexander has signed with Roberta Brown of the Brown Literary Agency. She writes erotic and paranormal romances for Samhain Publishing and Ellora's Cave.

Jeannie Lin, Amanda Brice, Cynthia Noel Mealer finaled in the
2009 Golden Heart.

Jeannie Lin has accepted representation with Gail Fortune of the Talbot Fortune Agency. She writes historical romances set in Tang Dynasty China. Her manuscript, BUTTERFLY SWORDS, recently finalled in the VFRW Sheila contest.

Canadian author, Adelle Laudan signed with Red Rose Publishing for her Mainstream Inspirational, TRIAD OF HOPE.

Madelynne Ellis has accepted representation with Melissa Jeglinski at The Knight Agency. She writes erotica and erotic romance in a variety of genres, of which Georgian era historical erotic romance is her favourite.

Gemma Halliday’s book, ALIBI IN HIGH HEELS, is a finalist in both the 2009 Award of Excellence contest and the 2009 Write Touch Readers' Award contest.

Crystal Jordan's SEXY BEAST V novella, IN ICE, finalled in the National Reader's Choice Award and her pirate time travel, TREASURED, finaled in the Passionate Plume contest.

Amanda Berry's manuscript CATCH A STAR won 1st place in the 2009 WRW Marlene Contest and received a full request by Patience Smith at Silhouette.

Debbie Mumford has signed with Victoria Skurnick of the Levine Greenberg Literary Agency. She writes young adult fantasy and fantasy romance.

Natasha Moore's contemporary romance novel,THE RIDE OF HER LIFE, won the NEC Reader's Choice Award for best short contemporary. Her short story, SUNRISE, which is included in the JEWELS OF THE NILE II anthology, is a finalist in the novella category of the Passionate Prose. And her novella, BOUND BY DESIGN, was selected to be part of the Binding Ties anthology. Natasha writes sizzling romance for Ellora's Cave, Red Sage and Samhain.

Gwen Hayes was the winner of the Paranormal category of the Marlene Contest with her YA manuscript THE TOTALLY TUBULAR ADVENTURES OF CARRINGTON MORRIS.

Ella Drake signed with Cobblestone Press for her erotic shifter romance, WOLF-BITTEN. Her manuscript, CAUGHT IN SILVER, is a finalist in the Passionate Ink's Stroke of Midnight Contest.

Nell Dixon signed with Freya's Bower for her medical romance, CHARLIE DARLING.

BAIT written by Annie Nicholas finaled in the Windycity RWA Fours Seasons contest paranormal category.

Victoria Janssen has sold two more novels to Harlequin Spice. The first will be a companion to The Duchess, Her Maid, The Groom and Their Lover featuring Duke Maxime and Captain Leung, and is scheduled for late 2010.