May/June '09
Hello,
ReaderFolk!
In case there's any question
what I've been up to these spring months...let
Connery's picture give you an idea! Not
as many agility trials as we'd like,
but enough to keep us grinning. And Duncan
has been exploring the canal banks that
run through this area--sometimes we get
a glimpse of striking waterfowl...sometimes
it's all about the lizards.
Full speed ahead in the office! The big
news? A new desk! Wow, if you ever wanted
to completely discombobulate your office,
that's one way to do it. The new desk is
here, under assembly...the old desk is
here, waiting to give up its goods. The
office doesn't get any more happenin' than
this!
But
the books carry on...I'm hoping to see
a cover on Reckoners soon. Jaguar
Night and Wild Thing are available,
to my delight! Wolf Hunt has
been delivered to my editor, and I've started
the second Reckoners book, the title of
which is currently up in the air. And
look! Here's the cover for the
August release, Lion Heart. Meet Joe Ryan,
all-American...um...mountain lion.
I've been blogging around this past month--most of those have been linked in my newsgroup or on Twitter, but the blogging homefront is always Writers Plot. I hope to see you at any of those places, not to mention Connery's LJ!
Still up for grabs...
Jaguar Night
May '09ISBN-10: 0373618115
ISBN-13: 978-0373618118
Order Here
(excerpt)
At dusk he prowled the Southwest, a huge, sleek black jaguar with startling blue eyes and a man’s thoughts. A shape-shifting Sentinel, Dolan Treviño projected an intensely animalistic aura that hid the scars of his past. Yet as fierce as his pride was, this immensely powerful guardian needed the intuition and spirit of an innocent horse trainer to find redemption.
The moment he set foot on her ranch, Meghan Lawrence rejected the shape-shifter’s protection—but she couldn’t turn her back on her family legacy. Her mother had died protecting a magical manuscript that the Sentinels’ dark counterparts would now do anything to recover. With an unbreakable will and all-consuming passion, only Dolan possessed the strength to save Meghan. But was she strong enough to tame the beast within?
"Startling twists and intriguing dilemmas make the innovative premise
of JAGUAR NIGHT compellingly fascinating." --Cataromance
"Doranna Durgin jumpstarts her SENTINELS SERIES with JAGUAR
NIGHT, a fast paced urban fantasy. The compelling plot is full of twists and
turns; dilemmas escalating as each chapter unfolds. Doranna’s dynamic
characters further enhance her work....JAGUAR NIGHT is a fascinating tale that
caught me off-guard more than once. I look forward to Ms. Durgin’s future
releases in this imaginative series." --Romance Junkies 4.5 Stars
"...Complex characters and an interesting storyline..." --Romantic
Times 4 Stars
Wild
Thing
May '09Nocturne Bite e-novella
eISBN 978-1-426-83324-3
eharlequin.com
Buy it Here
(excerpt)
Tayla Garrett, Sentinel and cheetah shapeshifter, has known her new partner, Mark Burton, for years. Although Tayla has always been drawn to Mark, her natural exuberance and strength has been the make-or-break in one too many relationships, and she keeps her distance; if Mark finds her stunning and completely beguiling, he nonetheless respects her obvious disinterest. But Tayla's self-doubts are leaking over into her work, and with a critical mission before her, no one can afford a misstep.
With Tayla under emphatic orders to get her head straight--whatever it takes--and Mark under equally emphatic orders to get his new partner working to full potential--whatever it takes--they've got their hands full...and that's before the timetable moves up to now. But being who they are and being what they are--and being what they quickly become to each other--they'll get the job done.
Whatever it takes...
In March, GHOST WHISPERER: GHOST TRAP joined REVENGE...
GHOST
WHISPERER: REVENGE
GHOST
WHISPERER: GHOST TRAP
read
more; excerpt & order links
Now that you figured out the library systems with the Hidden
Steel contest, you can enter to win a hardcover of Scent of Danger in
the same way!
1. Call your nearest library and ask them to order a copy of the book.
2. Email
me and let me know which library you asked!
3. If they already have a copy, email
me and let me know!
I've just given away a gorgeous trade paperback ARC
of Dead in Red by friend L.L. Bartlett. This quarter, I've
got a copy of Ghost Trap to send out. Interested? Find the wandering
contest form on my website--it's there
somewhere...
The Nocturne SENTINEL series: May & August '09, January '10!
THE RECKONERS series kicks off in late '09!
The Nocturne DEMON BLADE: '10 sometime!
SCENT OF DANGER: Large print and Paperback versions!
