‘Tis the Season to be Jaunty Spotlight…

Margo Maguire 

Margo’s latest book, A Warrior’s Taking, was released in July 2007. It’s a fantasy-historical, featuring Brogan MacLochlainn (a warrior-sorcerer on a mission from the year 981 AD) who meets up with an English miss in Lancastershire in the year 1813. 

981 A.D. Brogan MacLochlainn knows of  a magical stone that can bestow great powers. With the slaying of his father, the high chieftain of the Druzai people, the clan’s protection is in Brogan’s hands. He will brave any danger to possess the stone and defeat the evil sorceress who would destroy his people and enslave the non-magical humans of the earth. But only the strongest sorcery will carry the fearless warrior to the talisman – for it is hidden in Ravenfield, an English estate … 900 years in the future … 

1813 A.D. Sarah Granger is wary, yet shamelessly intrigued by the near-naked stranger she discovers washed upon the beach near her home, Ravenfield. His tale is one the beautiful governess can scarcely fathom – yet never have her passions been stirred by any man. Sarah knows in her heart and soul her destiny lies with this strange, seductive barbarian. Together they must defeat the unrelenting evil that has followed him from ancient times, and he must battle it to the death to save Sarah, the woman who has become more precious to him than the magic he crossed the centuries to claim.

The follow-up book, Temptation of the Warrior, will be released in April 2008. It’s also a fantasy-historical, the story of Merrick MacLochlainn, who must travel to England in 1826 to deal with a grave evil that threatens his people 1000 years in the past. He meets up with Jenny Keating, who has a mission of her own. 

A new land, a new time …
To protect his people from a great evil, Merrick MacLochlainn, newly crowned high chieftain of his clan, must travel forward in time, nearly 1,000 years. But when he awakes in nineteenth-century England, he has no memory of his mission to save his race, nor can he recognize Jenny Keating, the spirited young beauty who calls herself his wife. 

A new love …
Orphaned and on the run from a cruel headmaster, vulnerable and alone, Jenny never dreamed of being rescued by any man, much less a chivalrous and handsome warrior like Merrick. Drawn to his powerful physique and mysterious ways, she begins a dangerous deception and poses as his beloved. But her feelings of desire are all too real. Together they will battle a dark threat that jeopardizes their very lives, all the while tempting each other with a passion too powerful to resist.

 

You can find out more about Margo by visiting her website at http://www.margomaguire.com/ 

You can also visit her HarperCollins page here. 

Remember to check back tomorrow for more spotlights and check out yesterday’s post for contest info!

‘Tis the Season to be Jaunty Spotlight…

Cindy Kirk 

She never knew how good “bad” could be!
Jenny Carman is tired of playing by the rules.  It didn’t get her the promotion she so deserved, and it certainly didn’t get her Mr. Right.  Or even Mr. Right Now.  It’s time for her to do something besides spend Saturday nights at the laundromat.  So she’s letting down her long blonde hair, stepping out of her gray suits and into some sexy stilettos… 

Leaning against a bar, dressed in a lacy, curve-hugging red camisole, Jenny’s ready for action–and gorgeous businessman Robert Marshall eagerly takes the bait. She tells him her name is Jasmine, a hairstylist, and gets ready for a mind-blowing evening. Robert, however, is smart, funny, sensitive–worth a lot more than a hot one-night stand. But one lie leads to another, plunging Jenny/Jasmine in way over her head.  She can’t keep this double life up forever–but will she still drive the handsome hunk wild if he discovers a good girl hiding inside?  

Cindy also has a May 2008 release from Avon.  The title is One Night Stand.  It brings back Marcee, a secondary character in When She Was Bad (July 2007) as the heroine. 

Here’s a blurb:

Weddings can get a girl a little crazy  
Which is probably why Marcee Robbens found herself in the arms of a sexy stranger before the bouquet was even tossed at her best friend’s wedding.  And after a night of hot caresses and knee-weakening kisses in handsome Sam McKelvey’s arms, even happily single Marcee is humming the wedding march.  So when the sun comes up and Sam hits the road, the usually tough-as-nail beauty finds herself nursing a tender heart… 

Sam’s not the kind of guy who would have a super-hot hook-up with a woman he barely knows.  But something about Marcee had him mesmerized–enough for this usually sensible single dad to abandon his responsibilities for one unforgettable night.  But Sam never thought his one night stand would turn up as his new next-door neighbor.  Or that once he glimpsed the soft side of this captivating woman, he’d find himself falling in love…  

You can find out more about Cindy by visiting her website at http://www.cindykirk.com/ 

You can visit her Harper Collins page here.

Don’t forget to check back later for another spotlight and to check out yesterday’s post for info on the contest!