Waiting on Wednesday Meme

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection are:

The Homecoming: A Shelter Bay Novel [Paperback]

Product Description

First in a heartwarming new series from the New York Times bestselling author .

Former Navy SEAL Sax Douchett returns to his home town and is hailed as a local hero. But starting over is difficult when he unearths a long- buried secret that reunites him with a past he's never forgotten. She's Sheriff Kara Conway, a girl who's always held a special place in his heart. But as he cautiously reconnects with Kara and bonds with her young son, another long-held secret in Shelter Bar threatens their second chance at a life together...

Product Details
Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Signet (July 6, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0451230671
ISBN-13: 978-0451230676

An Unforgettable Lady [Paperback]

From the Inside Flap



She thought she had everything she ever wanted?


until she met the only man she?d ever need. . . .

Forced into the spotlight by her fabulous wealth, heiress Grace Hall isn?t always prepared for the consequences of her standing. When a string of attacks against the city?s most prominent women leaves Grace vulnerable, the refined beauty reluctantly hires a bodyguard. Now she finds herself subject to the ironclad will of her new protector. In spite of her frustration, Grace is drawn to John Smith in ways she can?t explain. For beneath his tough exterior and dark past, there?s an inner core that is tantalizingly seductive.

John knows that when you?re a professional bodyguard, it needs to be all business. But such conduct makes for a solitary life with few ties and too many good-byes. Grace was supposed to be just another assignment on a long list. Yet there?s something about her that gets under his skin. With each passing day, the attraction grows more intense?until John is faced with a decision he never thought he?d have to make. Can he give up the only life he?s ever known to be with the only woman he?s ever loved?
Product Details

Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Signet (July 6, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0451231015
ISBN-13: 978-0451231017

 

The Search [Hardcover]
 
Product Description

The #1 New York Times-bestselling author presents a riveting novel where a canine search and rescue volunteer fights danger and finds love in the Pacific Northwest wilderness.

To most people, Fiona Bristow seems to have an idyllic life-a quaint house on an island off Seattle's coast, a thriving dog-training school, and a challenging volunteer job performing canine search and rescues. Not to mention her three intensely loyal Labs. But Fiona got to this point by surviving a nightmare...

Several years ago, Fiona was the only survivor of the Red Scarf serial killer, who shot and killed Fiona's cop fiancé and his K-9 partner.

On Orcas Island, Fiona found the peace and solitude she needed to rebuild her life. But all that changes on the day Simon Doyle barrels up her drive, desperate for her help. He's the reluctant owner of an out-of-control puppy, foisted upon him by his mother. Jaws has eaten through Simon's house, and he's at his wit's end.

To Fiona, Jaws is nothing she can't handle. Simon, however, is another matter. A newcomer to Orcas, he's a rugged and in-tensely private artist, known for the exquisite furniture he creates from wood. Simon never wanted a puppy-and he most definitely doesn't want a woman. Besides, the lanky redhead is not his type. But tell that to his hormones.

As Fiona embarks on training Jaws, and Simon begins to appreciate both dog and trainer, the past tears back into Fiona's life. A copycat killer has emerged out of the shadows, a man whose bloodlust has been channeled by a master with one motive: to reclaim the woman who slipped out of his hands...
Product Details

Hardcover: 496 pages
Publisher: Putnam Adult (July 6, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0399156577
ISBN-13: 978-0399156571

Undead and Unfinished (Queen Betsy, Book 9) [Hardcover]

Product Description

Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor returns in the ninth novel in the New York Times bestselling series.

Vampire Queen Betsy Taylor is having a tough time getting through the Book of the Dead-until the Devil strikes a bargain. She offers Betsy a chance to finish the cursed (literally!) thing, and finally discover all its mysteries. There's just one catch...

Betsy and her half-sister Laura have to go to Hell long enough for Laura to embrace her dark heritage (after a rebellious youth of charity work) and finally make nice with her mother, aka Lucifer. That means interacting with their family's past. In doing so, they're impacting the future in ways they never anticipated. Of course that's what Mother wanted all along. Damn her.

Product Details

Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: Berkley Hardcover (July 6, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0425234355
ISBN-13: 978-0425234358