Copyright © 2008 by Karina Bliss. All rights reserved.
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~ Mr Unforgettable ~
Harlequin SuperRomance
February 2008
"You're not looking for love because your marriage was perfect; I'm not looking for love because mine was a disaster. We're a perfect match for an affair."
Since his bitter divorce, Luke Carter is only interested in casual flings. In the tightly knit community of Beacon Bay, where he's setting up a holiday camp for disadvantaged kids, this effectively means celibacy. But there's no denying the mutual spark with widowed mayor Liz Light, still mourning her late husband.
In the midst of an election campaign to regain the mayoralty, the last thing Liz needs is a pesky attraction to a man actively distrusted by her constituents. But the Mayoral Swim-Safe Challenge forces the closet non-swimmer into closer proximity with the former Olympian.
Next release
Next off the block is SECOND CHANCE FAMILY which is a November 2008 release. The story's about Jack Galloway who inherits custody of three children with his ex wife - and we're not talking angels, either in hero or children. Luke Carter, the hero of my February release MR UNFORGETTABLE appears in a cameo role. Watch for a cover and excerpt at the end of August.
It's already getting great reviews. I came across this on e-harlequin, posted by the proofreader! "This was an amazing read that made me sympathize with every single character. Bliss draws you into the thought processes of a 6-year-old boy as easily as she draws you into the mind of an empty-nester who just wants what's best for these kids. The domestic life she paints is gritty and real and all at once hilarious for all its twists and turns. Now I know how being a mom might want to make me laugh and cry all at once! Just like life, this story is full of bittersweet moments which only make the characters' triumphs that much more delectable. Bliss knows just when to twist the knife and when to make the hurt stop. I wished this book wouldn't end." --review by Vicki So
You can already pre-order it online at Amazon and Amazon UK.
I've completed a first draft of BAD INFLUENCE (working title) which is about an ex rock star hero looking for a quiet life and a 'good girl' librarian heroine who can't commit. The catalyst for these two misfits coming together is the son the heroine adopted out when she was very young. But that book's being put aside to take advantage of a wonderful opportunity - I've just signed up for a SuperRomance mini-series to celebrate Harlequin's sixtieth anniversary. Fellow authors in the four-book mini-series are Tara Taylor Quinn, Kathleen O'Brien and Janice Kay Johnson. The books will be released monthly with the first, (Tara's) off the block in September 2009. More details on the three-generation continuity next month.
E-books
If you're a techno-babe you can download my current release, MR UNFORGETTABLE from e-book sites like e-reader.com. If you prefer a hard copy, online bookstores like Powells, Barnes & Noble and Amazon still have it for sale. In terms of backlist, MR IRRESISTIBLE and MR IMPERFECT are no longer available in bookstores in the US but you can buy secondhand copies through Barnes & Noble, Powells and Amazon.
In New Zealand, Fishpond, Barbaras Books and Chapters still have new copies available of all my titles. Go to My Books page and follow the buy the book links.
Competition results and a chance to win my backlist series
Congratulations to Jane in Wasola, USA who won autographed copies of Desire author Tessa Radley's three-book series Billionaire Heirs. The answer was, 'I want a divorce.'
With the launch of my next release still several months away, I've decided to give away an autographed set of my own trilogy - MR IMPERFECT, MR IRRESISTIBLE and MR UNFORGETTABLE. Go to my competition page for details.
Suddenly embroiled in a passionate affair, keeping her heart - and her secret - now prove Liz's biggest challenge.
Luke had come to think of himself as invulnerable but he soon realizes the indomitable mayor isn't the only one out of her depth. With his history, loving a woman devoted to her late husband's memory is emotional suicide - yet he can't seem to save himself.
Political and private lives collide when the camp's expansion plans put them on opposing sides. And Liz must ask herself the crucial question - Where do her loyalties lie - with Luke or her late husband?
Which man will prove unforgettable?