THE DARK OF DAY

New York Times bestselling author Barbara Parker introduces one of the most unforgettable female characters in suspense fiction: high-profile Miami defense attorney C.J. Dunn.

C.J. is an expert at spinning her clients' image in the media-the perfect lawyer to deflect suspicion from Rick Slater, head of security for an influential U.S. congressman. A beautiful model has vanished from a party on Miami Beach, and Slater was the last person seen with her. C.J. has reasons to dislike the congressman, but if she takes this case he can arrange a host position for her on a major news outlet. For a woman who grew up dirt-poor, with a past she would rather forget, the celebrity life has its appeal.

The story of Alana Martin's disappearance soon sets off a media frenzy. Reporters and paparazzi hound everyone connected to the case, and C.J. must work fast before they uncover her own secrets, too.

When Rick Slater tells her that a friend of Alana's could be his alibi witness, C.J. realizes the girl is someone she knows: Kylie Willis, a seventeen-year-old runaway from the same north Florida town where C.J. was born. The problem is, Kylie won't talk. As C.J. digs into the case, she finds connections between Alana and a group of investors in a project on environmentally sensitive land. One of them is the elusive architect Milo Cahill, one of C.J.'s own VIP clients, who may be bribing the congressman. Another is C.J.'s lover, Miami Beach socialite Billy Medina. But when C.J. asks Billy for information, he brushes her off. She wonders if she's been foolish about Billy. Or is the problem just her growing attraction to her client Rick?

Then Alana Martin is found-dead. Herbody washes up on a beach late one night, and the coroner says it was murder. The police have evidence against Slater. C.J. is slammed between the media and the need to defend a client she doesn't trust. She must find Kylie Willis. The girl could save Rick Slater-but she might also reveal a devastating secret, one that could destroy C.J.'s career, and even, her life.

Visit the author's website: Barbara Parker

THE RULES:

To enter, CLICK HERE or send an email to contest@gmail.com with "DARK OF DAY" as the subject. You must include your snail mail address in your email. All entries must be received by July 31, 2008.  Ten (10) names will be drawn from all qualified entries and notified via email.  Each name drawn will receive a free copy of DARK OF DAY by Barbara Parker, courtesy of the Vanguard Press. All books will be sent directly from the publisher. This contest is open to all adults over 18 years of age who reside only in the United States or Canada. One entry per email address, please. Your email address will not be shared or sold to anyone.  All entries, including names, e-mail addresses, and mailing addresses, will be purged after winners are notified.

BONEYARD  

by Michelle Gagnon

On the trail of a serial killer, the path splits in two…

FBI special agent Kelly Jones has worked on many disturbing cases in her career, but nothing like this. A mass grave site unearthed on the Appalachian Trail puts Kelly at the head of an investigation that crosses the line—from Massachusetts to Vermont, from wealthy vacationers to poor transients, from a serial killer to a copycat nemesis.

Assisted by law enforcement from both states and a forensic anthropologist, Kelly searches for the killers. But as darkness falls, another victim is taken. Kelly must race to save him before he joins the rest…in the boneyard.

Visit the author's website: Michelle Gagnon

THE RULES:

To enter, CLICK HERE or send an email to contest@gmail.com with "BONEYARD" as the subject. You must include your snail mail address in your email. All entries must be received by July 31, 2008.  Ten (10) names will be drawn from all qualified entries and notified via email.  Each name drawn will receive a free copy of BONEYARD by Michelle Gagnon, courtesy of the author. All books will be sent directly from the publisher. This contest is open to all adults over 18 years of age who reside in the United States only. One entry per email address, please. Your email address will not be shared or sold to anyone.  All entries, including names, e-mail addresses, and mailing addresses, will be purged after winners are notified.

Sheila Crispin Cook, mother of four young children and nationally renowned glassblower, bites off more than she can chew when she agrees to co-chair the Nantucket's Children Summer Gala. Sheila is asked to chair the benefit, in part, because she is the former high school sweetheart of rock star Max West. Max agrees to play the gala and it looks like smooth sailing for Sheila-until she promises a "museum-quality" piece of glass for the auction, offers her best friend the catering job, goes nose-to-nose with her Manhattan socialite co-chair, and begins a "good-hearted" affair with the charity's Executive Director, Lockhart Dixon.

Hearts break and emotions are pushed to the limit in this riveting story of one woman's attempt to deal with loves past and present, family, business, and high-powered social pressures. Elin Hilderbrand's unique understanding of the joys and longings that animate women's lives will make this her newest summer bestseller.
 

THE RULES:

To enter, CLICK HERE or send an email to contest@gmail.com with "SUMMER AFFAIR" as the subject. You must include your snail mail address in your email. All entries must be received by July 31, 2008.  Five (5) names will be drawn from all qualified entries and notified via email.  Each name drawn will receive a free copy of A SUMMER AFFAIR by Martina Cole, courtesy of the Hachette Book Group. All books will be sent directly from the publisher. This contest is open to all adults over 18 years of age who reside only in the United States or Canada except Quebec. One entry per email address, please. Your email address will not be shared or sold to anyone.  All entries, including names, e-mail addresses, and mailing addresses, will be purged after winners are notified.