Continuing science fiction, fantasy and paranormal week on the blog, I have the tremendous Marjorie M. Liu, whose Dirk & Steele and Hunter Kiss series are some of the absolute best paranormal romance and urban fantasies around.  Avon has been re-releasing her Dirk & Steele books at the rate of one a month, which means that THE WILD ROAD is on the ( Read more... )

"...the lush narrative style that has become Liu's hallmark will continue to thrill fans and should draw more readers to the fold."  -Booklist

Blurb:
Duty called Dr. Rikki Kinn to the Congo. One of the world's top virus hunters working for the CDC, she is on a mission to investigate a deadly new plague. But there are those determined to stop her- ( Read more... )

"Red-hot Liu adds luster to her fast-rising career with this exhilarating chapter in the Dirk & Steele series.  She packs her stories with a variety of immensely intriguing characters, making the high-stakes plotlines even more mesmerizing.  No question, Liu is destined to be a major player!" -Romantic Times, 4 ½ Star Top Pick!

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Seriously, who cursed us to live in interesting times?  As you may have noticed, this is my first blog of the week.  I've been that busy.

I'm sure by now y'all have heard that HarperCollins has acquired a number of Dorchester's front and backlist titles (see info on the Dear Author blog).  Part of the reason I've been so busy is that one of my ( Read more... )

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I hope to post a pithy blog again soon, but it's a Monday, which is always insane. More than that, I'm still doing catch-up from my time away for RWA and need to do prep work for my upcoming conferences. However, I'm very pleased to present more wonderful books to hopefully add to your teetering TBR stacks, listed by release date.  Also thrilled ( Read more... )

"Marjorie M. Liu has an amazing imagination. She comes up with one original idea after another. It's exciting to start a book by her and know that the story you're going to read isn't something that reminds you of something else. She's had three new stories this summer [2008]; THE WILD ROAD, THE IRON HUNT and a short story called Minotaur in Stone ( Read more... )