Eagerly Awaited in April
This April, we’ve got one book that has many on our staff excited. With each new release, Kristan Higgans seems to generate more buzz in online romanceland, and her April release, My One and Only has 9 of our staffers waiting for their chance to snap it up! To pick out your own eagerly awaited April releases, check out the list here.
| Title and Author | Reviewer | |
 | My One and Only by Kristan Higgins | Maggie, Lea, Lee, Nanette, Heather S., Jane, Dabney, Leigh, Pat |
 | One Was a Soldier by Julia Spencer-Fleming | Lynn, Jean, Rike |
 | A Borrowed Scot by Karen Ranney | Lee, Dabney, Lynn, |
 | To Defy a King by Elizabeth Chadwick | Lynn, Rike |
 | The Sweetest Thing by Jill Shalvis | Jane, Dabney |
 | The Vampire Voss by Colleen Gleason | Sandy, Lynn |
 | It Happened One Season by Stephanie Laurens, Jacquie D’Alessandro, Canidce Hern and Mary Balogh | Lee, Rike |
 | Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward | Lea, Sandy |
 | Shiver of Fear by Roxanne St. Clare | Rike, |
 | Chasing Fire by Nora Roberts | Jane |
 | Quicksilver by Amanda Quick | Leigh |
 | The Chase by Erin McCarthy | Dabney |
 | Eternal Rider by Larissa Ione | Heather S. |
 | Wickham’s Diary by Amanda Grange | Rike |
 | Texas Blue by Jodi Thomas | Pat |
 | Already Home by Susan Mallery | Leigh |
 | Never a Gentleman by Eileen Dreyer | Lee |
 | The School for Brides by Cheryl Ann Smith | Nanette |
 | My Jane Austen Summer by Cindy Jones | Pat |
 | Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen | Dabney |
 | Sweet Jiminy by Kristin Gore | Jane |
 | The Bride Plan by Kasey Michaels | Leigh |
In addition to many mentioned above, I am looking forward to Magdalene by Moriah Jovan. Moria self publishes, and this will be her third novel – contemporary with romantic suspense with modern family saga. Excellently written and plotted, excellently published – no editing problems here.
Lots to read in April: Suzanne Brockmann’s Breaking the Rules (preordered), JR Ward’s newest BDB (preordered), Nora Roberts’ Chasing Fire, K Higgins’ My One and Only, Jill Shalvis’ The Sweetest Thing, & Larissa Ione’s new series starter Eternal Rider. And I just realized that I have no historicals on my April list. My tastes seem to have changed quite a bit in the last few years.
Where’s the love for Madeline Hunter’s Dangerous in Diamonds? I’ve been on tenterhooks to see what transpires between Castleford and Daphne and to have some mysteries solved.
LeighAAR, yeah I wish Harlequin still sold multiple formats. Thankfully the one they kept is ePub which I can read on my Sony.
But I actually still get the RS line delivered in print. I’ve thought about cancelling it, but they still have enough books I do read. Plus I get nostalgic since I’ve had that subscription for over 20 years. (Makes me feel old though – LOL).
I’m having heart palpatations over having to wait a few more weeks for Lover Unleashed to come out. I just finished rereading the whole series again to prepare myself. Love those books. I eat them up like candy!
Rats! I missed The Vampire Voss; I’m definitely looking forward to that one.
Interesting. Kristin Higgins’ last book was a DNF for me while I enjoyed The Next Best Thing. Her heroines tend to be much too flighty for me. Look forward to checking out her newest but with some trepidation.
More interesting. J.R. Ward’s newest BDB books no longer generate anything close to the buzz her earlier books did.
Library addict. . . I am in the mood for a quick read but I have held off buying Kasey Michaels’ Bride Plan from e-harlequin because I much rather read it on my kindle then computer. But I am very tempted to download it today.
I’m looking forward to Chansing Fire by NR and Quicksilver by AQ.
Also, Deadly Dreams by Kylie Brant, the latest in her Mindhunters series. And Jennifer Greene’s Yours, Mine, & Ours.
I’ve already read Justine Davis’ April HAR, Always a Hero. Had some quibbles with it, but she’s still an auto-buy author for me.
Gail, an April 29th book would be a May release. I’m looking forward to the new Rachel Gibson, too!
Don’t forget Any Man of Mine by Rachel Gibson, April 29th.