Harlequin Romantic Suspense for September 2019

Harlequin Romantic Suspense brings you four exciting books for September thrills: 

COLTON ON THE RUN by Anna J. Stewart

The Coltons of Roaring Springs

With no memory of who she is while trying to evade the man who kidnapped her,

Skye Colton has no choice but to trust Leo Slattery, the handsome rancher who

found her in his barn.

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COLTON 911: TARGET IN JEOPARDY by Carla Cassidy

Colton 911

After a one-night stand, Avery Logan is pregnant with Dallas Colton’s twins. He’s thrilled

to be a dad, even if relationships aren’t his thing. All he has to do is keep her safe

when deadly threats are made against her—and somehow not fall for Avery while living

in tight quarters. 

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COLD CASE MANHUNT by Jennifer Morey

Cold Case Detectives

Jaslene Chabot is determined to find her best friend, who’s gone missing in a small

West Virginia town. But when she enlists the help of Dark Alley Investigations, Calum Chelsey

is so much more than she bargained for, and the search offers them more opportunities

for intimacy than either can resist. 

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HER DETECTIVE’S SECRET INTENT by Tara Taylor Quinn

Where Secrets are Safe

After fleeing her abusive father, pediatric PA Miranda Blake never dates in order to keep

her real identity a secret. But as she works closely with Tad Newbury to save a young boy,

will she finally be able to let someone in? Or will Tad’s secrets endanger her once again?

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Regan Black is a USA Today and international bestselling author of sexy, adrenaline-fueled romance novels. Her books have been nominated and have won several awards throughout her career. “Live the adventure!” has been her motto from the start. At least the start of her journey as an author, an Army wife, and mother of two. She and her husband now enjoy an empty nest in the South Carolina Lowcountry where the rich blend of legend and history fuels her imagination.

Heartwarming Anna J. Stewart

HOLIDAY KISSES

Butterfly Harbor Stories

His family’s honor is at stake…
And she holds the key

Calliope Jones, Butterfly Harbor’s free-spirited organic farmer, is the most vocal objector to Xander Costas and his design for the butterfly sanctuary that he hopes will save his family’s architectural firm. Strangely, it’s Calliope who shows him what the town, and he, really need. Calliope makes Xander listen with his heart. And soon his heart may be telling him to stay with this extraordinary woman!

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A geek at heart, USA Today and national bestselling author Anna J Stewart writes sweet to spicy romance across the genre. Anna lives in Northern California where she deals with a serious SUPERNATURAL, STAR TREK, and Jason Momoa addiction. When she's not writing, you can usually find her at fan conventions, at her local movie theater, or building up her content editing services for writers. 

           

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THE Q&A

ANGI: How often to you get lost in a story?

ANNA: I always seem to be lost in one story or another. I don’t get to read for pleasure as often as I like, so I’ve mostly been lost in Butterfly Harbor, Sacramento, California (where my romantic suspense books are set), or in the Forgotten Realm of my paranormal series. That’s where I am as I’m writing this, LOL.

ANGI: What’s your favorite thing about your book’s hero?

ANNA: Xander Costas is one of those heroes that I had trouble figuring out, but in the end, I think his devotion to his family (his parents and siblings) that really hit my heart. There’s nothing he won’t do for them, even if it’s not in his own best interest.

ANGI: What’s your favorite movie of all time?

ANNA: Oh, wow. Of ALL time? I’d have to go with The Adventures of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn and Olivia DeHaviland. It’s got everything, action, romance, adventure, and a heroine who is spunky and can take care of herself. I’ve got about a dozen runners up tho, LOL.

ANGI: OH MY GOSH !!  I don’t think anyone has chosen my childhood movie favorite. I own all versions of this film (Video, DVD, Blu-ray, Digital) and watch it all the time.

ANGI: What’s your perfect day?

ANNA: I had one not too long ago. A nice, cozy, almost lazy Sunday curled up in the living room easy chair with my blanket, my cats, and my kindle, reading something I haven’t written. Getting lost in someone else’s world, getting out of my own head, with a cup of hot chocolate nearby? Yeah, doesn’t get any better than that. Unless it’s a day out with my best friend going to the movies and just goofing off.

ANGI: Salad or soup?

ANNA: Hmmm. Depends on the season. I usually order salad, but if clam chowder is on the menu? That would be the exception.

ANGI: Would you put yourself in a Fairy Tale or Action Adventure?

ANNA: Action for sure.

ANGI: Favorite movie you watch every time you channel surf? 

ANNA: The aforementioned Adventures of Robin Hood. Ocean’s 11, Victor/Victoria, and, if I hit it at the right time, the last 45 minutes of the Shawshank Redemption. A gut punch, every time but it’s sooooo good.

ANGI: Favorite date night…fancy or at home? 

ANNA: I’d go with fancy. I spend too much time at home.

ANGI: Champagne or Soda?

ANNA: As I recently gave up sugar, champagne.

ANGI: Geek or Jock?

ANNA: Geek. They’d get me.

ANGI: The most favorite thing you’ve ever done… Care to share?

ANNA: Gone on vacation with my best friend is top of the list. We’ve done a tour of England, Hawaii, and have hit Disneyland I don’t know how many times. Runner up? Going to a yearly writing convention with my writer friends. I love reconnecting with my tribe.

ANGI’s GOTTA ASK:  SHOW ME YOUR FAVORITE SHOES…

ANNA’S GOTTA ANSWER:  This was an easy answer. My Wonder Woman Crocks. I’m a WW freak from way back and when I saw these online…no question about getting them. I can just about hear the TV theme in my head whenever I wear them. Oh, wait. No. That’s just my ring tone. 😊

  

UP NEXT for ANNA:

My next main releases (other than 2 novellas coming out in Heart’s Kiss Magazine) both come out in September. I’m actually really excited that I have both a Harlequin Heartwarming AND a Harlequin Romantic suspense out at the same time. Both sides of my personality in one month.

SAFE IN HIS ARMS

Butterfly Harbor #6

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COLTON ON THE RUN

The Coltons of Roaring Springs #9

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PREVIOUSLY RELEASED by ANNA:

THE RANCHER’S HOMECOMING

Return of the Blackwell Brothers

Ten years after he eloped with Katie Montgomery’s sister, Chance Blackwell is back in Montana to sell his family ranch. Katie could lose her job and the only home she’s known. But the loyal cowgirl is keeping a secret that could shatter trust and jeopardize her future with the widowed musician and her toddler niece. Unless Chance’s growing affection for her and all things Blackwell can earn Katie his forgiveness—and his love.

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HIS CHRISTMAS CAROUSEL BABY

Series title & book #Book #5 in the Heartwarming Christmas Town 12 Heartwarming Days of Christmas Series

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ANNA is giving away 2 digital collections of the first 4 books in the Butterfly Harbor series (The Bad Boy of Butterfly Harbor, Recipe for Redemption, A Dad for Charlie, and Always the Hero). Reader’s choice of format.

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ANNA WANTS TO KNOW:  Part of what Xander learns from Calliope is to stop and listen to the world around him. If you had the chance to go anywhere and reconnect with nature, just leave everything behind for a few hours, where would it be? Me? It would have to be the beach. There’s something about the sound of the tide and the waves that brings me instant peace.

Meet Hero & Rancher Chance Blackwell

THE BLACKWELL BROTHERS ARE COMING HOME…

…whether they want to or not.

THE RANCHER'S HOMECOMING

Chance Blackwell’s return—
Could cost her everything!

Ten years after he eloped with Katie Montgomery’s sister, Chance Blackwell is back in Montana to sell his family ranch. Katie could lose her job and the only home she’s known. But the loyal cowgirl is keeping a secret that could shatter trust and jeopardize her future with the widowed musician and her toddler niece. Unless Chance’s growing affection for her and all things Blackwell can earn Katie his forgiveness—and his love.

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A geek at heart, USA Today and national bestselling author Anna J Stewart writes sweet to spicy romance across the genre. Anna lives in Northern California where she deals with a serious SUPERNATURAL, STAR TREK, and SHERLOCK addiction. 

When she's not writing, you can usually find her at fan conventions, at her local movie theater, or building up her content editing services for writers. 

           

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THE Q&A

ANGI:  Writing a continuity series takes a lot of work and cross-referencing with your co-authors. Is there any back story you needed for your characters that either didn’t make it into the book (no spoilers) or that you needed to brainstorm from a co-author?

ANNA: We actually brainstormed over all our characters. Thank goodness for Skype, since we’re from all over the country. We kept an online spreadsheet with salient details, but when it came to hashing out who the characters really were, what had happened to them, and more importantly, how each of them saw the others (speaking of the brothers of course), yeah, there was a lot of consultation. One of the reasons I chose the runaway brother (Chance Blackwell) was because it really freed me up to not being tied down to a lot of the details of what had happened in previous stories. Except that Katie Montgomery was my heroine, who, as the acting ranch foreman (fore-woman?), was in each of the other books. I’d get the occasional text message saying “Are you good with Katie doing this?” or “Can she be okay with this?”. The bonus to that is it really kept me in the story before I even began writing it.

ANGI: What’s special about Chance Blackwell, the hero of your book?

ANNA: He’s the reluctant rancher. He just wasn’t born for it in the same way his brothers have a natural affinity. Even Ty, who went a completely different route, too. He’s also the baby of the family (granted only by a few minutes). He’s also the one who followed his dream, the dream he had from the time he was a boy, and he kept at it despite the adversity. He’s also a single father to a precocious little girl, Rosie. I so love that all the brothers have only had girls. One of those added humorous elements I think we needed. Also, he will always stand up for what’s right and sometimes that just gets him into all kinds of trouble. He’s a good foil for Katie, who is used to taking care of herself, but things are getting unmanageable for her and Chance can’t just stand by and do nothing. He’s just a really good guy who’s been hit with a lot of real, harsh life events.

ANGI: What do you love about a rancher or a rancher’s life?

ANNA: Um, who doesn’t love a cowboy? LOL. And horses are pretty! And so is land. But that’s about the extent of my love for ranching and ranchers, LOL. One of the caveats I had when I jumped on board was I wanted the inept brother when it came to ranching; the brother who wanted nothing to do with it. I thought that would make my lack of knowledge about ranching easier. Until I remembered my heroine was Katie who was even more of a rancher than most of the brothers! That’s writing Karma for you.

ANGI: Would Chance take Katie to a fancy restaurant or a picnic? 

ANNA: Oh, a picnic. He might have had a mildly successful run as a musician, but he’s still a simple guy at heart. He’s comfortable enough at a fancy restaurant, but Katie wouldn’t be, and he’d take her where she’d be comfortable. I’m not sure his desires or wants would enter into the decision.

ANGI: Favorite TV rerun you watch every time you channel surf? 

ANNA: Supernatural. Second would be Elementary. I’m more likely to be binging on Netflix or watching my DVDs though, LOL.

ANGI: Worst thing about ranching (according to you or your hero)?

ANNA: According to Chance the answer would be everything. He completely got gipped out of that gene in his DNA. The fact he’s horrible riding a horse is an ongoing joke through the series. One I got to play with even more in my story.

ANGI: The most daring thing you’ve ever done… Care to share?

ANNA: As someone who’s always had a fear of water, the day I went snorkeling in Hawaii was a huge accomplishment. So for me, that’s the most daring. And I can’t wait to do it again!

ANGI’s GOTTA ASK:  Where did you write THE RANCHER’S HOMECOMING?

ANNA’S GOTTA ANSWER:  In the same place I write all my books, in my kitchen, on an ancient laptop with no virus protection so I can’t go online, LOL. I’m easily distracted, so I like all the white noise available in that room (gardeners and their tools, dishwasher, or my go-to CD of ocean waves and instrumental music). As you can see, my space is completely decked out with a selection of obsessions from Supernatural to Wonder Woman to Aquaman and Barbie (I’m a lifelong collector).

UP NEXT for ANNA:

My next release will be Holiday Kisses, the fifth book in my Butterfly Harbor small-town romance series for Harlequin Heartwarming. This one features Calliope Jones, one of my all-time favorite characters. I like to call her Butterfly Harbor’s answer to the Good Witch (LOVE those movies and that series).

HOLIDAY KISSES

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His family’s honor is at stake…
And she holds the key

Calliope Jones, Butterfly Harbor’s free-spirited organic farmer, is the most vocal objector to Xander Costas and his design for the butterfly sanctuary that he hopes will save his family’s architectural firm. Strangely, it’s Calliope who shows him what the town, and he, really need. Calliope makes Xander listen with his heart. And soon his heart may be telling him to stay with this extraordinary woman!  

GET LOST WITH ALL THE BLACKWELLBROTHERS

JON | ETHAN | BEN | TYLER | CHANCE

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Melinda, Carol, Anna, Cari Lynn & Amy

 ANNA is giving away a digital set of the first four books in the Butterfly Harbor series (THE BAD BOY OF BUTTERFLY HARBOR, RECIPE FOR REDEMPTION, A DAD FOR CHARLIE, and ALWAYS THE HERO).

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ANNA WANTS TO KNOW: 

WHAT IS IT YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT CONNECTED BOOKS?

Meet Hero & Rancher Tyler Blackwell

THE BLACKWELL BROTHERS ARE COMING HOME…

…whether they want to or not.

THE RANCHER'S FAKE FIANCÉE

“I’m coming home…
With my bride-to-be.”

Tyler Blackwell just announced that he and Hadley Sullivan are getting married. And they’ve never even dated! Now she and her boss are in Montana so Tyler can sell his family ranch. Hadley only agreed to continue the deception in exchange for a promotion. But moving up the corporate ladder pales beside her growing feelings for Tyler. Will his past and Blackwell family secrets sabotage what Hadley wants more than anything—a real wedding?

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AMY VASTINE has been plotting stories in her head for as long as she can remember. An eternal optimist, she studied social work, hoping to teach others how to find their silver lining. Now, she enjoys creating happily ever afters for all to read. Amy lives outside Chicago with her high school sweetheart husband, three teenagers who keep her on her toes, and their two sweet but mischievous pups.

           

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THE Q&A

ANGI:  Writing a continuity series takes a lot of work and cross-referencing with your co-authors. Is there any backstory you needed for your characters that either didn’t make it into the book (no spoilers) or that you needed to brainstorm from a co-author?

AMY: My fellow Blackwell authors and I did multiple brainstorming session. We talked a lot about what the boys were like when they were younger. I remember sending someone a list of things Tyler would have been into as a kid because her character was going to be digging around the attic. I imagined Tyler was into superheroes and had decks of playing cards because the boys used to play cards, pretending they were like their dad and grandpa who played poker with some of the ranch hands.

ANGI: What’s special about Tyler Blackwell, the hero of your book?

AMY: What makes Tyler special is that he’s driven to be the best but vulnerable at the same time. He spent most of his life feeling like there was nothing about him that made him stand out amongst his brothers. He makes a concerted effort to right his wrongs and not make the same mistake twice. Instead of holding him down, his insecurities drive him to better himself.

ANGI: What do you love about a rancher or a rancher’s life?

AMY: I am a city girl through and through. I am not a big fan of all the work that has to be done on a ranch. I don’t even like mowing my lawn! But the one thing that appeals to me about ranch life is the horses. I think horses are gorgeous creatures. I would love to be able to go riding whenever I wanted.

ANGI: Would Tyler take Hadley to a fancy restaurant or a picnic? 

AMY: This is a great question because I think that Tyler in the beginning of the story would take Hadley out for a fancy dinner because he would have thought he needed to wine and dine or show off a bit. In the end, though, he would have preferred the simple intimacy of a picnic. Tyler learns that being flashy isn’t as important as being genuine.

ANGI: Favorite TV rerun you watch every time you channel surf? 

AMY: There’s something about Friends that always makes me stop. I think I know I don’t have to watch long before I am chuckling. It was such a funny show!

ANGI: Worst thing about ranching (according to you or your hero)?

AMY: The absolute worst for me is the early morning work schedule. Ranchers have to get up and start working at first light. I am not a morning person. Sleeping in is my favorite thing to do!

ANGI: The most daring thing you’ve ever done… Care to share?

AMY: I am known for being one of the most cautious people around. I have always been that person who thinks about all the possible consequences of my actions before I do something. This leads to me not being very “daring”. I would say that deciding to put myself out there, entering Harlequin’s So You Think You Can Write contest, and getting my first book published at the age of 40 was probably the most daring thing I have ever done. Sending my first book (which is very much like a child) out into the world to judged and possibly rejected was terrifying!

ANGI’s GOTTA ASK:  Where did you write THE RANCHER'S FAKE FIANCÉE?

AMY’S GOTTA ANSWER: I don’t really have a set spot for writing. I take my laptop wherever I want. Sometimes I write at the kitchen table. Sometimes I sit on the couch. Sometimes I write while snuggled under the covers of my bed. No matter where I write, I need music playing in the background or the television on. I cannot write in silence. It’s actually more distracting to me for some reason.

  

UP NEXT for AMY:

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Grace Note Records Series Book #4

I just signed the contract for Book 4 in the Grace Note Records series. I don’t have a release date yet but am excited to continue this series! Leave a comment and enter the Rafflecopter for 3 chances to win the first book in the Grace Note Records.

GET LOST WITH ALL THE BLACKWELLBROTHERS

JON | ETHAN | BEN | TYLER

Coming next month… CHANCE

PURCHASE:   JON | ETHAN | BEN | TYLER | CHANCE

Melinda, Carol, Anna, Cari Lynn & Amy

AMY is giving away three (3) signed copies of The Girl He Used to Love. book #1 in the Grace Note Records series. (Paperback US only, ebook internationally)

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AMY WANTS TO KNOW: Tyler and Hadley are opposites when it comes to neatness. Hadley is kind of a slob and Tyler is very organized. Which one are you like - tidy like Tyler or messy like Hadley?