CONGRATULATIONS to Liz Selvig, who won the contemporary single title category of the 2010 Golden Heart Awards with "SONGBIRD." She received her award at the RWA conference in Orlando to much delighted applause.

Congratulations to Boone Brux, winner of the paranormal category of the Charter Oaks Romance Writers' Golden Acorn Excellence in Writing Award
for "RESURRECTION."


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JULY 20: Gardening with Tamera Lynn

AUGUST: Summer Break

SEPTEMBER 17-19: RETREAT and Appointment of Election Liaison

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Six Foot Hero
by Shea McMaster

Sometimes a woman needs a hero.

Nicole Dahl has some hard decisions to make. Trapped by a job and the troubling attentions of a mentor, she breaks free temporarily on an Alaskan vacation. Once there, instead of the soul-searching and relaxation she'd planned, she meets Logan Schafer, a man who erases her loneliness with his strong, skilled hands.

Logan is mesmerized by Nicole's emerald eyes and beguiling sense of innocence, but he knows their pasts spell trouble for any hope of a future together. He has a prior claim to deal with once and for all, and Nicole's so-called mentor is a much bigger threat than she realizes.

Will Nicole let him be her hero?

Heat Level 3. Clicking on the book title will take you to a Web site controlled by others that may contain material unsuitable for those under 18.

My Three Lords
by Juniper Bell

How is one innocent country girl to choose between a Duke, a Marquis and an Earl? Must she?

When Miss Alicia Silverwood marries the Earl of Dorchester, he whisks her off to Notre Plaisir, a country manor where erotic surprises await in the company of three powerful lords.

The young Earl needs a wife and heir. The cynical Marquis de Beaumont needs a playmate. And the commanding Duke of Warrington needs a reason to live. As for the new Lady Dorchester, she’s about to discover the true nature of her own sensual needs. On top of that, she’s falling in love.

It might take a miracle for Lady Alicia and her three lords come to an arrangement that makes them all happy. Or perhaps all that’s required is a little scandalous rule- breaking.

Heat Level 5. Clicking on the link will take you to a web site controlled by others that may contain material unsuitable for those under 18.

A Knight Well Spent
by Jackie Ivie

Scotland 1141. A Norman king's attempt to rule the Highland clans is making his favorite knight's job difficult, indeed--and this is before a woman of mystery lays siege to the warrior's heart...

Formidable knight Rhoenne Guy de Ramhurst has been "gifted" with a fiefdom--and the unenviable task of taming the rebellious Highlanders that populate it. He also has a castle full of dissidents, led by his own half brother. Yet these challenges pale in comparision with attempts to forget the healer who saved his life and captured his heart...

Rhoenne believes a family curse places any woman he loves in mortal danger. When Aislynn is abducted by his profligate sibling, Rhoenne becomes her protector--even as he tries to resist her. But Aislynn has secrets of her own--and as deception and danger swirl ever closer around them, the truth may be their only salvation...

Heat Level 2. Click on the book title for more information.

Diablo Blanco Club: Under Control
by Qwillia Rain

The moment Vance Justiss walked through the door, Ben Murphy knew the wounds his Marine carried went deeper than those carved by the explosion that had ended the soldier's career. He decided it was time to reveal the feelings he'd carried for his best friend and perhaps he could offer a healing touch to the tired warrior.

Vance looked on his return home as a final farewell. Despite the success of a mission that left him scarred both inside and out, Vance measured his failure in the soft whispers of a young woman's voice. A promise made halfway around the world demanded he face the man he'd loved for years. Once Ben learned of his act of betrayal, Vance doubted his future with the other man would last beyond the sunrise.

Walking away from his military career was easy. Having the man he loved turn away from him wasn't. Vance had learned how to stay in command during battle, but in matters of the heart, love has him under control.

Heat Level 5. Clicking on the book title will take you to a Web site controlled by others that may contain material unsuitable for those under 18.

Maxwell's Fall
by Tielle St. Clare

Mandy wants to prove her father’s innocence and her friend Jackson has agreed to help. Only he’s acting strange. In one day he’s gone from “mild-mannered accountant” to “bad-boy Sex God” and she can’t keep her hands off him. Now she every secret submissive fantasy she’s ever had seems possible, even necessary. It’s very distracting.

Max came to Alaska to check on his brother. But Jackson’s missing. And a cute little blonde is claiming to be Jax’s fiancé. That would be okay if Max’s wolf didn’t want her, bad. Mandy isn’t Max’s type. He likes bold and bitchy, not curvy and innocent. But when Mandy mistakes him for his brother, he goes along with the charade. And discovers that innocence hides some wicked tendencies.

Now he’s got himself into a real mess. He’s sleeping with a woman who thinks he’s his brother, his werewolf has developed a strange attraction for Jax’s very best, very male friend and there are the bad guys after Mandy.

This can’t end well.

Heat Level 5. Clicking on the book title will take you to a Web site controlled by others that may contain material unsuitable for those under 18.

Skye's the Limit
by Kianna Alexander

One woman’s deepest, darkest secret is keeping her from living the life she desires. Skye Lynne Holdron used to be an outgoing, bubbly,ambitious person, until one fateful night in 1989 changed her from the inside out. Fifteen years later, she still suffers from nightmares and anxiety attacks. In order for Skye to find her way back to herself, she must first deal with the suppressed memories that plague her. But when the threats begin, she fears that her efforts, and perhaps her life, may be cut short. Heat Level 2. Clicking on the book title above will take you to a Web site controlled by others.

Fallen Embers
by Lauri J. Owen

COMING SEPTEMBER 2010

Was it the unnatural flame that transported Kiera and her nephew to an alternate feudal Alaska one snowy afternoon, or did the strange dog's attack have something to do with it? All she knows is that now she and Alex are in an icy land ruled by a class of decadent mages who have enslaved the shapechanging, indigenous peoples.

Kiera soon finds herself fighting to save three children from an army—and does so by summoning fire.

Before she can find her way home she must learn more about the local systems of magic and her own powers. On whose side should she fight? Whom can she trust—Marco, the young mage she saves, or fierce and handsome Laszlo, the slave captain of ruling Lord Vayu's army?

Kiera's path leads her deeper into Alaska, to joy and to heartbreak, and choosing to follow her heart may cost her everything.

Heat level 4. Click on the book title for more information.