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Dee Gentle 
Leslie Tramposch: Managing Editor - Sara Reyes: Marketing and Publicity
September 2008 Issue
(Super)Hero Worship
Spotlight on Superhero Romance
Interviews with:
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What is it about these larger than life characters that capture our imagination? Readers know, it's sexy to be Super! **Disclaimer: This is by no means to be construed as an all inclusive list of available titles. Any omissions are completely unintentional |
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PHENOMENAL GIRL 5
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A.J. Menden
Elite Hands of Justice: Book 1 True love can be super rough... Lainey Livingston has just been made a member of the Elite Hands of Justice, the world's premiere cadre of superheroes. Her work with the Red Knights and the Power Squad was impressive; her apprehension stats are above normal, and her great strength and ability to fly are equally remarkable. But no one gets a free pass to active duty, and Lainey's next test is going to be her hardest. She's to train with the Reincarnist. Robert Elliot, the Reincarnist. A magician who has lived multiple lifetimes, he's the smartest man in the world - and Lainey's last obstacle. He was personally responsible for seeing Pushstar wash out. But his eyes are the softest, kindest that Lainey has ever seen, and he's just the sort to knock her for a loop. Lesson #1: Romantic entanglements among crime fighters are super exploitable, and falling in love with a man who "can't die" is like waving a red flag at a bull. Especially not when the most fiendish plot ever is about to break over Megalopolis like a wave of fire. Debut Novel! Coming next: Book 2, TEKGRRL |
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Berkley Pub Group
September 2, 2008 ISBN #0425220621 EAN #9780425220627 352 pages Paperback |
JINX
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by Jennifer Estep Big Time Series: Book 3 She never wanted to be a superhero. Too much danger. Too much spandex ... Bella Bulluci's big passion is the arts. Her big pain is being born into a family of superheroes. Of course, Bella might feel differently if her own superpower was one she could control - or at least get some use out of. Instead, her power is one of capricious luck - supercharged telekinesis. In other words, static electricity. Bella knows that's not a power - just a jinx. During a gala fundraiser for the local art museum, Bella comes upon two things no Bigtime supergirl should be without: an ubervillain of her very own who plans to steal a priceless gem; and a dashing - if slightly shady - stranger named Debonair. He may have a reputation as a notorious playboy, but the real sparks are going to come from Bella, who's finally going to learn just how well love and danger can go together... Don't Miss the First Two Titles in This 'Super' Series: Book 1: Karma Girl Book 2: Hot Mama |
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SEDUCED BY THE STORM
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by Sydney Croft
ARCO: Book 3 Pleasure. Power. Fury. A seduction so hot...it's off the radar. DANGER IS THE ULTIMATE APHRODISIAC. They met in a steamy Florida bar—then spent a night of mind-bending passion. Two secret agents who each possess unique telekinetic gifts—and whose combined sexual powers leave neither of them unscathed. For ex–Navy SEAL Wyatt Kennedy, assigned by the Agency for Covert Rare Operatives to the most treacherous mission of his career, the woman in black leather and lace has just become more than a one-night stand. Because Faith Black is the sole barrier to the success of his mission—and not even Wyatt’s legendary seduction skills can penetrate her deep cover. Faith’s psychic gifts make her one of the world’s most dangerous women—but she hides a secret pain she shares with no one. Until Wyatt. And Faith has an agenda of her own: using her unique powers to save someone close to her—a move that pits her against a man she thought she’d never see again. For as a deadly hurricane is unleashed across the eastern seaboard, desire reignites between Faith and Wyatt, exposing secrets that thrust them both into harm’s way. With the hurricane sweeping closer—and their erotic hunger for each other growing—these two wary hearts must come together to heal, to trust . . . and to harness the power of a storm that could consume everything in its path. Don't Miss the First Two Titles in This Steamy Series: Book 1: Riding the Storm Book 2: Unleashing the Storm |
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 Buy it Now! Cerridwen Press
December 13, 2007 ISBN #1419914227 EAN #9781419914225 e-Book |
INTRODUCING SONIKA
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by Eilis Flynn
Physical therapist Sonya Penn, the daughter of super-heroes, gave up her training as a super-hero when her parents were killed in a confrontation with their arch-enemy, Gentleman Geoffrey. Her "ordinary" life comes to an abrupt end when she finds herself attracted to John Arlen, her newest client, and his plans to avenge his father, who was murdered by the son of Gentleman Geoffrey. Sonya finds herself at the crossroads of her destiny: Will she don the uniform she was meant to? Complicating matters is a small thing -- someone's trying to kill John. Is it Geoffrey's son, or someone else? |
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WHO NEEDS ANOTHER SUPERHERO?
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by R.G. Alexander Gaia series: Book 2 Return to Gaia City. Where there are way too many superheroes for Dayna's peace of mind. Growing up as the unofficial mascot for Gaia's Guardians hasn't been easy. So maybe she overcompensates. Takes risks she shouldn't. Stone Matthews was an introvert until the day he wandered into the burial chamber of an ancient and powerful ruler and became…Rock Hammer. Now he's an invincible chick magnet, but he still has no idea how to deal with women. Especially Dayna. The tasty reporter has always pushed his buttons and turned him on, but she's unattainable. With Triad still missing, Theta Wave on his honeymoon and the lair in disarray, there is no one around but Stone to save the day when Dayna goes chasing after The Pearl of Isis and a story that could be the death of her. And when he gets his hands on her, all bets are off. Don't Miss the First Title in This Hot Fantasy Series: Book 1: Who Wants to Date a Superhero? |
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NINJA
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by Raci Li
A ninja never reveals his existence to anyone In a parallel world of alchemy, demons and superheroes, even the most ordinary may harbor the most extraordinary of secrets. Liz Blackwell leads a double life, as an attorney by day, and a freelance spy on the side. Unknown to her, her geeky secretary Kent Alistair is the mysterious superhero known simply as “Ninja.” In the middle of an international game of crime wars, demons and mystical objects, can these two people learn to trust each other before it is too late?
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WONDER WITCH
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by Ashlyn Chase
Imagine thirteen attractive crime-fighting women with super powers—and PMS! Joell, aka Wonder Witch of the League of Amazing Women, gets a desperate call for the League's help. She tries to explain to their contact that they're unable to work right now since they have to lock up their weapons when it's—ahem—that time. Unfortunately he plays to her weakness. The victims are male models kidnapped from a romance convention! Since all the members of the League write sizzling romance novels in their spare time and can't resist a pretty face on a hunky body, she agrees. But who's the hero in all of this? The models' agent, willing to pay big bucks to get them back? The undercover cop, hired to work with them since he can pass for a model and be trusted with weapons? Or will it be someone else? Someone with superpowers of his own? |
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Samhain Publishing
May 27, 2008 ISBN #1599989476 EAN #9781599989471 e-Book |
WAITING ON A HERO
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by Sydney Somers
Getting the girl might not be as hard as keeping her alive. Finley Gallagher is hot and tired. Tired of the endless heat wave. Tired of pretending she isn’t interested in her sexy next-door neighbor. And really tired of everyone’s endless talk about the city’s mysterious vigilante who puts criminals in their place. But when Finley is attacked and her apartment vandalized, she’s forced to rely on the two men she’d rather not have anything to do with. One hides who he is, unleashing her deepest fantasies from the shadows; the other proves how wrong she was about him with one devastating smile after another. Plagued by visions that let him glimpse the future, Trace Fairbanks is determined to do whatever it takes to keep the streets safe, even if it means leading a double life. He’s also determined to prove to Finley that he’s not the playboy she thinks he is. Too bad Finley is completely turned off by his alter ego…or is she? |
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SOUNDWAVE'S SURRENDER
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by Leila Brown
Soundwave is a Super who can bring down any man with her voice alone. Too bad she hasn’t been able to bring down General Pane. But now he’s on the run and she has a score to settle. And she’s going to make sure he pays up. General Pane has a score of his own to settle. After all, it’s Soundwave’s fault he’s being hunted. He’s lost his job, his identity, and if he’s not careful his life could be next. With Soundwave firmly in his grasp, he’ll stop at nothing to make her pay. Even if he has to tie her up and gag her.
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SHE-ROE
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Dakota Cassidy
Andy Greer is just minding her own business selling ladies footwear when Rotham City's infamous AAAAH -- or The Association for the Advancement of All American Heroes -- comes to kidnap, er, collect her. Clarke Khent, the world-renowned Collector, comes to collect Andy with the declaration that she's biologically related to one of the most famous crime fighters in the history of crime fighting and now, because her DNA matches, she must participate in a program to determine if she too has special abilities. Uh, thanks but no thanks! Andy's only superpower consists of hunting down her favorite prey -- Jimmy Choo shoes. Labeled an "unwilling" and thrown into a class full of descendants who really are related to crime-fighting hierarchy, Andy's left in a hot mess of tests and classes she's told will hone her supposed skills. Which is caaaa-razy because Andy has no super anything. Except for her growing super -attraction to Clarke Khent, now one of her instructors, and someone who's totally off-limits to unwillings like herself. But evil lurks in the heart of Rotham City. It wants Andy. And her Jimmy Choos too... |
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BLUNDER WOMAN
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Dakota Cassidy
Deep in the heart of the city a malevolent force lurks, nurturing its lustful yearning for one man with but one desire -- to make him hers forever... And only one woman alone can save him. Okay, so maybe not alone-alone. After being approached by the OOMPH agency, a place that harbors a dying breed of comic book heroes, Kennedy Smith sheds her boring mailroom job for a more exciting one that includes some artificial powers and a battle for justice. The powers that be need Kennedy's help in restoring their credibility and besides, they think she looks pretty sporting in the really tiny scrap of a costume they've created for her to fit their new image. However, her drool worthy instructor, Captain Daring, the guy who's supposed to teach her how to use her new powers, doesn't much like Kennedy's interference at OOMPH. He thinks she's more blunder than thunder and it really tweaks him that Kennedy acquired her powers via artificial means and not by birthright. Captain Daring is, after all, the real deal. But that doesn't keep him from wanting his sexy new student. Kennedy's hellbent on proving not only to Captain Daring but to herself that she can get control of this hero gig and when his life lies solely in her hands, she'll have to use every last resource to keep him alive. Will the wild passion that burns between them be enough to save the world from a super hero gone amok? For in the heart of the city, evil lurks and it not only wishes Captain Daring dead, but Kennedy Smith too... |
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A FIEND IN NEED
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Maureen Child
Fiend: Book 2 It's only been a month since single mom Cassie Burke unexpectedly became the hottest demon killer in town-and already there's a price on her head and a website calling for her murder. Then a sizzling hunk of a faery shows up on her porch in need of protection. Cassie's happy to help because, after all, he is an expert love slave. Plus, he gets along great with her teenage daughter-a heroic feat in itself. After a few not-quite-chaste nights, Cassie knows why Queen Vanessa wants him back so badly-and why she's planning an all-out attack on her. Suddenly Cassie's wondering if she can fend off an entire city of demons-and if a little faery tail is even worth it... Don't Miss the First Title in This Fun Fantasy Series: Book 1: More than Fiends |
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PLAYING WITH FIRE
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by Gena Showalter
Belle Jamison, Superhero? Used to be, my greatest achievement was holding a job more than three days. Now, suddenly I can shoot fireballs, chill your drink, or blow-dry your hair at fifty paces with a blink of my eye! It all started when a crazy scientist dropped something in my Grande Mocha Latte. Of course I got wicked sick. Next morning, I'm waking up with a major hottie bending over me. He tells me 1) his name's Rome Matthews, 2) he's a government agent, and 3) I can control the four elements with a thought. He seems even less pleased by my (apparently irreversible) transformation than I am because now he'll have to kill me. Still. I didn't make this bed of trouble, but Rome sure wants me to lie in it. . . with him.
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WARRIOR GIRL
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by Janet Wee
A Warrior's Death trilogy: Book 1 A fast paced teen fantasy that is an eclectic mixture of horror, sweet romance and super heroic adventures. This a captivating tale about Sarah's flight from captivity in the lair of the dark beasts. Discovered by the warriors, she is made one of them and returns to attack her captors with the help of a new ally. Romance blossoms between Sarah and Jake, as they battle against dragons, Ven'eelgs, vampiric derivatives and the nightmarish creatures that torment their beautiful world. This is the first book in the sfxfantasy series, set in a world terrorized by dark beasts. Where a group of warriors are endowed with strange powers which they use to defend their fellow human beings. Telepathy and flight are like talking and walking to these warriors. The energy and matter manipulating powers of the more powerful warriors give them an edge over the dark beasts, but would that be enough in a battle against an infinite army of supernatural creatures? |
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APHRODITE'S FLAME
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by Julie Kenner
Aphrodite series: Book 4 EVEN BAD BOYS Since his father was the world's most super villain, Mordi was used to being bad. He'd helped his sire in countless plots, and only recently freed himself from the man's evil influence. But now his father was turning over a new leaf, joining the good guys, just as Mordi met the woman of his dreams. How lucky was that? HAVE TO FALL IN LOVE Bad boys!? Isole wasn't used to them. At least not in this way. Usually, she'd freeze 'em cold, but this time it was hard enough just keeping her cool. For years she'd been a Protector, a superheroine, but a dark presence was trying to sway her allegiance. Worse, the best thing in her life since her first propulsion cloak was Mordi: a dark-haired hunk whose sweet green eyes belied a past and a pedigree of evil. He was gorgeous, and someone she could love. He made her burn with desire, and nothing she did could put out the flames. Don't Miss the First Three Titles in This Fun Fantasy Series: Book 1: Aphrodite's Kiss Book 2: Aphrodite's Passion Book 3: Aphrodite's Secret |
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GALE FORCE
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by Rachel Caine
Weather Warden: Book 7 Weather Warden Joanne Baldwin is on vacation when her Djinn lover, David, asks Joanne to marry him. She’s thrilled to say yes, even if some others may be less than happy about it. Unfortunately, Joanne’s pre-marital bliss is ended by a devastating earthquake in Florida. And she can’t ask David and his kind for assistance. Because the cause of the quake is unlike anything Joanne has ever encountered—and a power even the Djinn cannot perceive. Don't Miss the First Six Titles in This Action-Packed Series: Book 1: Ill Wind Book 2: Heat Stroke Book 3: Chill Factor Book 4: Windfall Book 5: Firestorm Book 6: Thin Air |
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CALLIE'S SHADOW
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by Wendy Stone
Callie Wolfe, shapeshifter werewolf and supernatural crime-fighter extraordinaire, is in love with her enigmatic boss, Shadow. But if he feels anything for her in return, he sure doesn't show it. At least, not until Callie loses her cool and confronts him regarding his standoffish behavior, only to end up in his warm embrace. When Callie and her co-agents find themselves embroiled in a fight to rid their city of a band of murdering rogue vampires, Callie and Shadow must juggle their budding, sexually charged relationship with tracking down and capturing the killers. |
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SHE KNOWS HIS SECRET
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by Raci Li
Audrey Chao is one of the world's foremost experts on exotic diseases. Despite a busy schedule, she's managed to fall hard for Marcus Bruhn, a man she knows to be the superhero Centurion. But when Centurion is presumed dead for three weeks and Marcus offers a flimsy excuse, she's had enough and dumps him. Marcus has no clue Audrey knows his secret. He resigns himself to a life without her, until superheroes begin to succumb to a mysterious virus and he has no choice but to seek her help. Together, they will uncover a worldwide conspiracy that reaches to the highest levels of the world government. It may take all of Audrey's expertise to save the superheroes, but it will take all of Centurion's powers in and out of the bedroom to win Audrey back. |
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SUPERHERO ROMANCE FROM CHANGELING PRESS
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(Erotic) Heat Stroke: Fire and Isis by Leila Brown Naked Butler by Tuesday Morrigan Pandora's People 1: Gale by Elizabeth Jewell Pandora’s People 2: Keely by Elizabeth Jewell Adventures of Wonderslut by Alice Gaines |
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SUPERHERO ROMANCE FROM AMBER HEAT
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The Adventures of Molton Man, No. 1 by Bernadette Gardner
Cimmerean League: Revelations by Kelly Maher Obsidian's Flame by Sherrill Quinn Sea Sentinel, Episode 1: From The Waters by Adrianna Dane Under Control by Natalie J. Damschroder From Amber Allure (GLBT) http://amberquill.com/AmberAllure/AA_superheroes.html
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OTHER AVAILABLE TITLES
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(not necessarily romance, but superhero themed fantasy) Nobody Gets the Girl by James Maxey Other People's Heroes by Blake M. Petit Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman Superfolks by Robert Mayer Superpowers: A Novel by David J. Schwartz Who Can Save Us Now? by Multi-Author Anthology The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1 by Gerard Way From the Notebooks of Dr. Brain by Minister Faust Those Who Walk In Darkness by John Ridley What Fire Cannot Burn by John Ridley The American Way by John Ridley Love Fights, Volume 2 by Andi Watson |
