New Releases by Anne Stuart

Jane Dexter is in need of a criminal. After her brother is killed in a car accident, the secret formula that had been his life’s work is about to be auctioned to the highest bidder, a fact that Jane knows would make her brother roll over in his grave. With no legal recourse, Jane has decided that her only option is to burn down the lab where her brother worked and destroy the formula in the process, so she approaches long-time criminal, Jimmy (the Stoolie) Calvin and asks him to help her commit arson. At least she thinks she does. Thanks to a typo in the newspaper, the man Jane believes is Jimmy the Stoolie is actually his high-powered attorney, Alexander Caldicott. Alexander (Sandy) Caldicott is bored. Everything about his life is predictable until Jane Dexter appears at his door asking him to commit arson. Sandy goes along with her plan, telling himself that pretending to be the seasoned criminal is the only way to prevent Jane from committing a felony. Together the unlikely partners work to discover a way to keep the formula from falling into the wrong hands, all the while trying to stay one step ahead from a dangerous man who may be willing to kill to get the formula for himself. With danger lurking around every corner, Jane and Sandy have no where to turn but to each other.

Billionaire businessman Michael Dubrovnik has never lost a negotiation. He’s used to getting his way and those who go up against him quickly learn why he’s called “The Whirlwind.” When Michael wants something, there’s no force in the world that can stop him…until he meets Laura de Kelsey Winston, the owner of the only building standing between him and Dubrovnik Plaza, the project that will be his legacy. Laura doesn’t care about Dubrovnik Plaza. She’s only interested in protecting the architectural landmark that her grandfather gave his life for. The head of a modeling agency, Laura has learned to be tough, determined and every bit as stubborn as Michael Dubrovnik. He’s gorgeous, tempting, and her worst enemy. How can she resist? Michael is in for a fight, but it’s not just the property at stake. Can he win the Glass House and still hold onto his heart?

Francey Neeley''s life has been torn to pieces. Her handsome and charming Irish boyfriend turned out to be a terrorist who was only after her fortune and planned to kill her once he got it. His "sister" forced Francey to help her attempt a rescue when his cover was blown during a mission to assassinate a world leader. Francey barely escaped with her life in the shoot-out. Now Francey''s secluded herself amidst the beautiful, healing atmosphere of Belle Reste, her cousin''s resort on a Jamaican island. She''s emotionally shattered and remains under a cloud of suspicion even after being interrogated by every major law enforcement agency. Warning bells go off from the moment British school teacher Michael Dowd arrives to recuperate from a car accident. Though he''s obviously recovering from serious injuries, she sees glimpses of a coldly efficient predator that make her wary of her intense attraction to him. She made one horrible mistake already . . . Michael Dowd is there to find out the truth about her involvement; he''ll seduce her if that''s what it takes. And if he learns she was one of the terrorists, he''ll kill her. But someone on the island is trying to kill them both. How will Francey know who to trust when Michael disappears and reappears as a perfect stranger? Who is the villain, and who is the savior? The wrong answer means death. Anne Stuart is currently celebrating forty years as a published novelist. She has won every major award in the romance field and appeared on the NYT Bestseller List, Publisher''s Weekly, and USA Today. Anne Stuart currently lives in northern Vermont.

Caught dancing barefoot in the moonlit woods, dressed only in her shift, Elizabeth Penshurst is considered by decent folk to be notorious and disgraced. Sent by her father, a reverend, to serve penance with a cousin in Hernewood, Lizzie sets her thoughts on becoming the perfectly demure and reserved young woman any suitor would want. But evil haunts the woods of Hernewood Abbey. As the Druid festival of Beltane approaches, a sinister cult seeks a virgin sacrifice. Their intended victim: Lizzie. Her only defender--and the man likely to relieve her of her dangerous maidenhood--is the mysterious Gabriel, the Dark Man, a fellow outcast and scholar of Druidism. The forest calls to them both. Their irresistible attraction, both mystical and bawdy, may be the only force more powerful than the cult''s dark purpose.

Seduction and murder. Adam Traywick may be capable of both. In this celebrated gothic romance, will Miranda be the next victim of Barrett''s Hill? When her father''s will sends strong-willed, irreverent Miranda to the New England estate of nearby Barrett''s Hill to live under the guardianship of her elder cousin--the sour Reverend Smathers--and his scheming family, trouble quickly brews. Two decades earlier a murder took place on Barrett''s Hill, and the suspects are few. Miranda''s spirited investigation raises the fear of public scandal among her hypocritical relatives--the Reverend''s alcoholic wife and viciously manipulative daughter--especially since the suspects are the Reverend, his toadying assistant Fathimore, Miranda''s own father, and the darkly irresistible Adam Traywick. Adam turns his masterful charms on Miranda, and she falls in love. Yet as it becomes clear she''s provoked the killer''s survival instincts, with herself his target, she can''t help wondering if Adam is seducing her or planning her murder.

Is he a half-mad court jester or a brilliant spy for the king? Lady Julianna knows this much for certain: He is no fool when it comes to the art of seduction. Nicholas Strangefellow is a scoundrel prized by King Henry himself--a court jester. Now sent to the wedding of the Earl of Fordham to entertain, but secretly under orders from the King to bring back a legendary chalice, Nicholas is a man on a mission that could easily be bollixed. Suddenly the chances of bollixing increase merrily when he meets irresistible Julianna, the widowed daughter of the bride-to-be. After a loveless arranged marriage, Julianna plans to join a convent. Yet she finds herself in wickedly provocative conversation with, of all men, the king''s mocking, ribald \"wedding present\" to the Earl. Nicholas--the jester, the fool, and a mere commoner, who immediately decides to seduce her while procuring the chalice for King Henry. What follows is a rollicking comedy, an intrigue spiced with villains and danger, but most of all, a tender and sexy romance. Nicholas is hardly the husband a noblewoman should choose, and when he''s faced with a choice between desire and betrayal, or loyalty to King and a comfortable life, he''ll have to confront the shocking truth. That he''s become a fool for love.

Victim. Lover. Both? His dark game is seducing her-- just as it was when they were young. How can he still have that power over her? Eighteen years ago, she saw him die. Wealthy, selfish, and greedy, the McDowell family raised Carolyn McDowell--a foster child--like a modern Cinderella. Neglected and ignored, good-hearted Carolyn adored scion Alexander despite it all, though even he tormented her. When Alex ran away one night, Carolyn followed and witnessed his murder, though she never told anyone. Her beloved Alex died when he was seventeen. There was no doubt. Eighteen years later, Carolyn returns to the decadent milieu of the McDowell clan to care for her dying foster mother, Sally. As greedy relatives gather to claim their inheritances, a stunning stranger arrives, claiming to be Alexander. To Carolyn''s utter shock, Sally greets her \"son\" without question, and no one but Carolyn believes he''s a fraud. As she delves into the mysteries of both the past and present, Carolyn quickly realizes that the resurrected Alex is a dangerous combination of seduction and power. Is this stranger after the McDowell fortune, or is he really, somehow, the Alex of old, come back to claim her? How can he be an imposter and yet know family secrets only the real Alex would remember? Was someone helping him? What would you do if the boy you loved returned almost twenty years later, and you fell in love with him all over again--even if you were sure it couldn''t be him?

This is my fate . . . to die for unspeakable crimes. All I ask is that a stranger give herself to me and to my secrets.

TALK ABOUT LOST IN TRANSLATION… In the wake of a failed love affair, brainy beauty Jilly Lovitz takes off for Tokyo. She’s expecting to cry on her sister Summer’s shoulder, then spend a couple months blowing off steam in Japan. Instead, she’s snatched away on the back of a motorcycle, narrowly avoiding a grisly execution attempt meant for her sister and brother-in-law. Her rescuer is Reno, the Committee’s most unpredictable agent. They’d met once before and the attraction was odd—tattooed Yakuza punk meets leggy California egghead—but electric. Now Reno and Jilly are pawns in a deadly tangle of assassination attempts, kidnappings and prisoner swaps that could put their steamy partnership on ice.

A damaged beauty. The cruellest beast. Ruined beyond repair, and shunned by London society, lovely Miranda Rohan rebelliously embraces the freedom of having nothing left to lose. However, this dangerous course throws her under the power of the darkly enigmatic Lucien de Malheur – known to many as the Scorpion.

Few outsiders will ever witness the dark misdeeds of the Heavenly Host. And among this secret society, where exiled Georgian aristocrats gather to indulge their carnal desires, fewer still can match the insatiable appetite of their chief provocateur, the mysterious Viscount Rohan. Pursuit of physical pleasure is both his preferred pastime and his most pressing urge, until he encounters the fascination of a woman who won''t be swayed. And while his dark seduction appalls the pure and impoverished Elinor Harriman, she finds herself intrigued…and secretly drawn to the man behind the desire.

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Hidden Honor by Anne Stuart released on Jul 23, 2004 is available now for purchase.

From USA TODAY bestselling authors comes a special 3-in-1 in which one magic candle beings hope and love to three women. Three short stories in which the wintry magic of Crescent Cove, Vermont, reaches out to touch three very different women during the holiday season.

Lost In The Night by Barbara Delinsky\Anne Stuart\Tara Taylor Quinn released on Jul 25, 2003 is available now for purchase.

Michael Blackheart is a cat burglar. Duncan Cullen is an ex-CIA agent. They are as different as night and day, but share a goal--obtaining a private art collection being auctioned off for millions. Neither man imagines the dark world they are about to enter in these intertwined stories. Original

Celebrate Valentine''s Day with three stories about bachelors who find true love--and fatherhood. In Stuart''s "Goddess in Waiting, " a dashing urban hero discovers his mate in a maternity store. Jule McBride''s hero in "My Man Valentine" steps up to protect the heroine, but ends up changing diapers. Tara Quinn''s hero in "Gabe''s Special Delivery" finds the secret to true love in the pink bundle left on his doorstep.

The Right Man by Anne Stuart released on Jan 25, 1999 is available now for purchase.

"In this unique book, Katherine Stone, Anne Stuart, Donna Julian, and Jodie Larsen have created an unforgettable portrait of four women shadowed by their past, but ready to embrace a future filled with the promise of hope, forgiveness, and love ..."--P. [4] of cover.

Summer Lovers by Barbara Delinsky\Elizabeth Lowell\Anne Stuart released on May 25, 1998 is available now for purchase.

She is an impoverished noblewoman who lives by her wits as a Tarot reader for the English nobility. He is London''s most notorious cat burglar. They meet one dark night. Yet she cannot foresee the destiny that will sweep her into the adventure of her life with the proud, arrogant thief who has no intention of ever being caught--by man or woman.

Four popular romance novelists--Kimberly Cates, Christina Dodd, Deborah Martin, and Anne Stuart--contribute their own interpretations of the seductive, sometimes dangerous things that can happen when a woman spends a night with a rogue. Original.

Strangers In The Night by Anne Stuart\Chelsea Quinn Yarbro\Maggie Shayne released on Aug 25, 1995 is available now for purchase.

My Valentine 93 by Anne Stuart\Judith Arnold\Anne McAllister\Linda Randall Wisdom released on Dec 25, 1992 is available now for purchase.

Rancho Diablo by Anne Stuart released on Apr 24, 1990 is available now for purchase.

Angels Wings by Anne Stuart released on Aug 25, 1990 is available now for purchase.