Star-Crossed Parents by C.J. Carmichael, Harlequin Superromance
ISBN 9780373714292

"When Leigh Hartwell's 18-year-old daughter runs off with a guy she met online, the New York City dentist heads to New Hampshire to bring her home.  Once there, her daughter refuses to leave her new boyfriend, and Leigh soon finds herself attracted to the boyfriend's father, retired baseball player Sam Wallace.  Star-Crossed Parents is an enjoyable and emotionally satisfying story.  Leigh and Sam aren't looking for love, but they find it anyway."  --  Alexandra Kay, Romantic Times BOOKkreviews

The Other Woman's Son by Darlene Gardner, Harlequin Superromance, ISBN 0373714319

He'd do anything for his family...

Clay Dillon is everyone’s hero--especially to his family.  So when his kid sister needs a kidney, he tracks down Jenna Wright.  Jenna’s the only one who can help, but to gain her trust he has to lie.

Jenna believes Clay can be everything to her until she finds out who he really is--the son of the woman who ruined her life.  In that instant Jenna’s dreams for a future with Clay dissolve.  Jenna is in so deep, she actually considers doing what Clay asks. But  how can she help his family at the expense of her own?

Their attraction can't stay covert forever...  Special agent Maggie Fitzgerald has her mission.  Go deep undercover as reclusive journalist Caleb Gomez’s cleaning woman. Then swipe his intel on infamous crime lord Benny Delgado.

Unfortunately Caleb is much more, well, everything than Maggie bargained for and she’s this close to letting down her guard and revealing all.… But how long can she lie to the man she’s falling for?

With Benny hunting for Caleb, Maggie’s got to decide if coming clean with Caleb will put more than just her mission in jeopardy. It could kill any chance they have together, too.

Her child returns...

Sara Calhoun has a perfectly orchestrated life.  Until she opens her door one morning to come face-to-face with Ryan, the son she’d loved...and given up for adoption twenty-one years ago.  Sara’s memory of the night Ryan was conceived is virtually nonexistent, but the aftermath continues to haunt her.  Three men went to jail after that night, but were they guilty?  And which one is her son’s father?

Ryan, now a police officer, believes the case is rife with inconsistencies, but the only man who can help them uncover the truth is Mark Dalton--one of the accused. Still, Sara can’t believe she feels so…secure with Mark. He’s an enigma and her worst nightmare, isn’t he?

Or maybe not....

One night is all it takes...

One night of loosened inhibitions and Natalie Simmons’s world has come completely unraveled.  It must have been the experience of the white-water rafting.  Or maybe it was the result of being dumped and on the rebound.  Either way, she let down her guard--and now she’s pregnant with a stranger’s baby!

A stranger who is a thrill-seeking river guide, a nomad beholden to no one.  What does Evan Murphy know about settling down or being a father?  They couldn’t be more wrong for each other, which is why Natalie is so determined to go it alone.

But Evan’s got other plans.…

9 Months Later--It’s not what they’re expecting.

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Check out C.J. Carmichael's monthly contest as well as an exciting new excerpt from Star-Crossed Parents and enter to win autographed copies from C.J.'s backlist.

Anna DeStefano's celebrating summer and the success of her Coach Boutique in Brenda Novak's JDRF auction by giving away a Signature Suede Shoulder Tote in her website contest.  Leave a comment in her blog by July 31st to be entered!!!

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For her July contest, Linda Warren will be giving away a copy of The Bad Son and a Texas beaded bookmark. The winner will be drawn from readers sharing their favorite summer recipes. The winner also gets their recipe posted on Linda's website.