I don’t have any prizes, or big box chains supporting me, but since a lot of non-blacks voted for Obama, and most people coo over their PDA, maybe readers will feel more comfortable purchasing romance with the following covers (click to buy or read an excerpt!):
The men of the prominent Deveraux clan knew plenty about romance, and Lucien Deveraux was the biggest player of all. But that changed after Hurricane Katrina devastated his beloved city. Now Lucien’s ready to dedicate himself to one woman: Nicole Argonne. Trouble is, Nicole has no time for what she calls “pretty men.” If Lucien wants her, he needs to prove himself…and Nicole’s not going to make it easy.
Lucien is sexy, smart and charming—just like the man who broke Nicole’s heart before. But Lucien has his own plan to win her. And when his scheming ex arrives in town, Nicole must decide whether she has the courage to trust again.…
Decorated police detective Lawrence Hightower’s instincts click into high gear when a beautiful but suspicious stranger appears in his stakeout zone. Soon he realizes Minerva Jones is in danger and needs protection. He can’t trust her. But he can’t get this tough, feisty, stubborn siren out of his head.
Desperate to keep a low profile, the last thing Minerva needs is a sexy cop getting too close for comfort. Not that she’s guilty of anything, except her own intense attraction to the too-fine detective. But she’s got a few secrets, and trouble is closing in. Dare she surrender to the promise this sensual hero holds in his strong, protective embrace?
The feisty women who sell Tender Loving Care body products are hiding a secret: they’re undercover operatives in The Ladies Cartel—the flip side organization of TLC Cosmetics. They’re sworn to an oath to never reveal their clandestine activities, and not even their families know about their alternate lives.
Danielle Holloway is the newest member of the group. Her first assignment: infiltrate a ring of identity-theft criminals. With cool wit and seductive charm, Danielle uses her skills to piece together the clues, and she’s shocked to discover a cloud of guilt hovers over her beau, the very sexy and charismatic Nick Mateo.
Playing glorified babysitter to a reluctant executive isn’t quite the job life coach Kennedy Fitzgerald had in mind. Even so, she’s sure that grooming Salim Washington to take over as head of a TV studio will be a breeze…right until he delivers a kiss that rocks Kennedy’s perfectly ordered world to the core.
Unconventional, impulsive and sexy as sin, Salim would rather be traveling the globe helping others than trapped behind a desk. He also doesn’t trust Kennedy’s motives one bit. Yet beneath her prim exterior is a tempting, sensual woman who makes him long to turn every business meeting into an adventure in soul-searing pleasure.…
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