KB's Pimpin Cookie Book Covers *Future Releases*

Some nice future books releases for you to drool over...

I hardly ever mention self-published books, but when Fiction Vixen review this one on her blog yesterday, I knew I had to mention it here. Enlightened: Little Boy Lost by J.P Barnaby available now from CreateSpace.

Synopsis: Little Boy Lost is the story of Brian McAllister, the boy next door.

Brian goes to school, he does his homework, and he helps his foster parents around the house. Brian also has a secret. He is in love with his best friend. In Crayford, Alabama being in love with another boy is the worst kind of sin.

"His lips were warm and smooth as they moved over mine. It was everything that a boy's first kiss should be.

Only it wasn't with a girl."

- Brian McAllister

Maya Rodale fans can rejoice! Coming from Avon on June 29th. A Groom of One's Own.

Synopsis: A handsome duke. His beautiful soon-to-be duchess. A whirlwind courtship. It is this author's privilege to report on the event all of London is talking about: the upcoming wedding of the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon to the only daughter of the Duke of Richmond. Every details of the "Wedding of the Year" will be reported in these pages as a London Weekly exclusive.

But I, Miss Sophie Harlow, must confess to a secret infatuation with this "double duke" that can only lead to trouble. It is impossible that this notoriously upstanding gentleman would ever jilt his bride for a scandalous female newspaper writer. And yet...the arrival of a foreign prince, the discovery of a shocking secret, and one passionate kiss could change everything. Will this perfect duke risk the scandal of the year to marry the woman his heart desires?

There are only just three more weeks until the wedding…

Some hot contemporary romance from Victoria Dahl! Coming from HQN on July 1st.

Synopsis: Chloe Turner thought she was going to marry the perfect man-until her fiancé's plane crashed. And then she got the really bad news: he'd tried to fake his own death to avoid marrying her. Now America's most famous bridezilla (a tag she most definitely does not deserve), Chloe escapes to a remote island to avoid the paparazzi. And right next door is a man who just might be the cure

A magnet for wild, complicated women, Max Sullivan is relieved to have finally found someone "normal." Chloe is his girl-next-door fantasy come to life, and best of all, she gets him. With her, he can be himself, a treasure-hunting millionaire who desperately wants out of his sexy but reckless job. But when Chloe's notoriety catches up with them, will their torrid romance make it to the mainland?

I think this cat  looks adorable. I would buy this book just based on the cover. Cleo: The Cat Who Mended a Family by Helen Brown coming from Citadel on August 31st.

Synopsis: When Cleo was delivered weeks later, she had no way of knowing that her new family had just been hit by a tragedy. Helen was sure she couldn’t keep her—until she saw something she thought had vanished from the earth forever: her son’s smile. The reckless, rambunctious kitten stayed.

Through happiness and heartbreak, changes and new beginnings, Cleo turned out to be the unlikely glue that affectionately held Helen’s family together. Rich in wisdom, wit, heart, and healing, here is the story of a cat with an extraordinary gift for knowing just where she was needed most.

Looks very Indiana Jones, don't you think? Warrior: The Blades of the Rose by Zoe Archer coming from Zebra on September 7th.

Synopsis: The vicious attack Capt. Gabriel Huntley witnesses in a dark alley sparks a chain of events that will take him to the ends of the Earth and beyond—where what is real and what is imagined become terribly confused. And frankly, Huntley couldn’t be more pleased. Intrigue, danger, and a beautiful woman in distress—just what he needs.

Raised thousands of miles from England, Thalia Burgess is no typical Victorian lady. A good thing, because a proper lady would have no hope of recovering the priceless magical artifact Thalia is after. Huntley’s assistance might come in handy, though she has to keep him in the dark. But this distractingly handsome soldier isn’t easy to deceive…

Spiritwalker by Kate Elliott coming from Orbit in September. Steampunk? Fantasy?

Synopsis: As they approach adulthood, Cat Barahal and her cousin Bee think they understand the society they live in and their place within it. At a select academy they study new airship technologies and the dawning Industrial Revolution, but magical forces still rule. Drawn into a labyrinth of politics involving blood and old feuds, Cat is betrayed by her family and forced to marry a powerful Cold Mage. As she is carried away to live a new life, fresh dangers threaten her every move and secrets form a language she cannot read. At least, not yet.

Highborn by Yvonne Navarro. Coming from Simon and Schuster on October 26th.

Synopsis: Once an irresistible, soul-destroying seducer of men and women through the ages, Brynna Malak has fled Hell to seek redemption. While dodging the brutal Hunters sent to retrieve her, she must also battle her own kind to save the life of a young teenage girl fathered by an angel—whose destiny is to complete a preordained task. At Brynna’s side is Eran Redmond, a Chicago police officer who is fighting his undeniable attraction to her. Brynna would rather die, for eternity, than return to Hell or give up her quest. Yet to continue, she must begin the long and difficult journey of learning to embrace both the joys and the tragedies of being human.

He seems to be lonely, perhaps waiting for me. Haunted by Your Touch anthology with Jeaniene Frost, Sharie Kohler and Shayla Black. Coming from Simon and Schuster on October 26th. *No synopsis yet*

I have the song, Message in a Bottle stuck in my head for some reason when I see this cover. Matched by Allyson Condie. Coming from Dutton on November 30th.

Synopsis: The story of a teen-aged girl who has waited seventeen years to find out who “the Society” will select for her ideal mate, only to find herself falling in love with someone else.

Some shiny halo he's holding *wiggles eyebrows* Coming from Pocket on December 28th, My Fair Succubi, book 3 in Jill Myles' Succubus Dairies. The main question raised- Is that Noah or Zane on the
cover?

Synopsis: Six months have passed since Jackie Brighton’s New Orleans adventure and she is knee-deep in a university-sponsored archaeology dig in Mexico, finally letting things get back to normal—whatever that is. But with a surprise phone call from fellow succubus Remy, saying she’s lost her magic charm that keeps the evil spirit Joachim at bay—and a surprise visit from the Serim Council and Archangel Gabriel that leaves her and Noah under arrest—Jackie’s life spins out of control. Again.

With a plea bargain offer from the angel Ariel, Jackie doesn’t have many options: she can take the plea and save herself, she can wait to be sex-starved in punishment, or she can escape. Option three it is. But with her freedom comes even more drama, and now Jackie must find a way to stop Remy, save Noah, and trap Joachim once and for all.

Bronwywn Scott tweeted her new cover a few days ago. Looks to be for the Harlequin Historical line. No release date or synopsis yet.

Thank you to these fine bloggers for allowing me to showcase some of these covers on my own blog:

Book City Chick
Dark Faerie Tales
Lurve Ala Mode