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Seeing Stars

Lists of (mostly) hardcover books which received at least one starred review (indicating a work of unusual merit) from the following review sources: Booklist , Publisher's Weekly (PW), Kirkus and Library Journal (LJ).

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Overbooked specializes in providing timely information about fiction (all genres) and readable nonfiction. Overbooked has been online since 1994. Overbooked is a work in progress . . .

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Starred Reviews

Romance Stars 2008

August 19, 2008

Romance and Romantic Suspense. Titles are listed alphabetically by author.
Annotations are from Advance, the Ingram Book Magazine - unless otherwise noted.

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2008

• Deep Dish
  Author: Andrews, Mary Kay
  Publisher: HarperCollins $ 24.95 ISBN: 9780060837365 Date: 2008
  LJ
  Deep Dish offers a delicious treat full of Southern sass, wit, and charm from the author of Savannah Breeze and Hissy Fit.
  Updated 2.26.08
  
• A Lady's Secret
  Author: Beverly, Jo
  Publisher: Signet $ 7.99 ISBN: 9780451224194 Date: 2008
  LJ
  Amused by a cursing nun in a French inn, English earl Robin Fitzvitry offers to help her reach England. Petre d'Avernio is not exactly a nun, though she spent years in an Italian convent with her mother, whose death has left her in danger. Now she must find her true father, an English lord who does not know she exists.
  Updated 4.24.08
  
• Dark Obsession: A Novel of Blackheath Moor
  Author: Chase, Allison
  Publisher: Signet $ 6.99 ISBN: 9780451223876 Date: 2008
  LJ
  They wed in haste--Nora Thorngoode, to save her ruined reputation, and Grayson Lowell, to rescue his estate from foreclosure. Soon the lover that Nora has married becomes a dark stranger. Can Grayson and Nora discover what really had happened the night his brother died, and free themselves as well?
  Updated 4.24.08
  
• Your Scandalous Ways
  Author: Chase, Loretta
  Publisher: Avon $ 6.99 ISBN: 9780061231247 Date: 2008
  LJ
  A battle of wits between two passionate souls explodes into a wickedly scandalous game and a timeless love story, in this latest novel from the author of the "USA Today" bestseller Not Quite a Lady.
  Updated 4.24.08
  
• The Courtesan's Secret
  Author: Dain, Claudia
  Publisher: Berkley $ 14 ISBN: 9780425221365 Date: 2008
  Booklist
  This second novel in a Regency-set series features the matchmaking schemes of an infamous ex-courtesan.
  Updated 4.24.08
  
• Everything But a Groom
  Author: Jacobs, Holly
  Publisher: Avalon $ 21.95 ISBN: 9780803498648 Date: 2008
  Booklist
  Updated 10.31.07
  
• Sizzle and Burn
  Author: Krentz, Jayne Ann
  Publisher: Putnam $ 24.95 ISBN: 9780399154454 Date: 2008
  Booklist
  The "New York Times" bestselling author of White Lies presents her newest Arcane Society novel. A member of the Society must recruit a reluctant woman to use her psychic gift against a powerful enemy, in this a delightful new caper filled with suspense and wit.
  Updated 1.3.08
  
• The Paper Marriage
  Author: Law, Susan Kay
  Publisher: Berkley $ 14 ISBN: 9780425219355 Date: 2008
  LJ
  Ann McCray's husband has been in a coma for 12 years, and now she finds herself childless and approaching 40. As Ann is drawn to her new neighbor and his daughter, there may be hope for a new life with him--if she can reconcile the dividing lines between love and loyalty.
  Updated 2.26.08
  
• Accidently Yours
  Author: Mallery, Susan
  Publisher: Hqn $ 6.99 ISBN: 9780373772056 Date: 2008
  Booklist
  Kerri Sullivan courageously cares for her son Cody and convinces him that he has supergenes that will control his deadly disease. After wealthy developer Nathan King refuses to fund research that could prolong Cody's life, Kerri won't take no for an answer.
  Updated 11.19.07
  
• Deadly Deceptions
  Author: Miller, Linda Lael
  Publisher: Hqn $ 7.99 ISBN: 9780373772568 Date: 2008
  PW
  Feisty Mojo Sheepshanks from Deadly Gamble is now coming to grips with her ability to see ghosts. She soon finds herself in over her head as a blackmailer terrorizes her wealthy sister and hard truths about the family begin to surface.
  Updated 2.26.08
  
• Silent in the Sanctuary
  Author: Raybourn, Deanna
  Publisher: Mira $ 13.95 ISBN: 9780778324928 Date: 2008
  Kirkus
  Lady Julia returns to celebrate the holidays only to find her fathers home crowded with family, friends, and Nicholas Brisbane, the one man she had hoped to forget. The celebrations take a ghastly turn after a guest is found brutally murdered, and one of Lady Julias cousins confesses to the crime.
  Updated 10.23.07
  
• Lover Enshrined
  Author: Ward, J.R.
  Publisher: Signet $ 7.99 ISBN: 9780451222725 Date: 2008
  PW
  Ward's "New York Times"-bestselling series continues. As Primale of the Chosen, the fiercely loyal Phury has sacrificed himself for the good of his race. But his first mate, the Chosen Cormia, wants not only his body but his heart for herself. As tragedy looms over the Brotherhood's mansion, Phury must decide between duty and love.
  Updated 4.24.08
  
• Between the Sheets
  Author: Wells, Robin
  Publisher: Forever $ 6.99 ISBN: 9780446618410 Date: 2008
  LJ
  After the president-elect suffers a fatal heart attack during an illicit sex romp with a call girl, Emma Jamison is mistaken for the woman and finds herself in the middle of a scandal. Emma packs up and moves to a small Louisiana town to escape her infamy. However, the quiet life she seeks soon blows up in smoke.
  Updated 1.3.08
  

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