March 2016 Ratings

march
Kidnapped by the Billionaire Jackie Ashenden
St. Martin’s
One Texas Cowboy Too Many Carolyn Brown
Sourcebooks
Come On Closer Kendra Leigh Castle Signet
Packing Heat Zuri Day Dafina
All They Ever Wanted Tracy Solheim Berkley
Erotic Romance
SINNER’S CREED Kim Jones BERKLEY
Historical Fiction
The moon in the palace Weina Dai Randel sourcebooks
Historical Romance
the rogue Katharine Ashe avon
i kissed a rogue Shana Galen sourcebooks
the study of seduction Sabrina Jeffries pocket
the infamous heir Elizabeth Michels sourcebooks
Inspirational
Paranormal
The Deepest Well Juliette Cross Samhain
Romantic Suspense
DANGEROUS PLACES Elaine Raco Chase damsel in distress
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Good girls Glen Hirshberg tor
shadow and flame Gail Z. Martin orbit
the winged histories Sofia Samatar small beer
a gathering of shadows V.E. Schwab tor
Series Romance
HIS RODEO SWEETHEART P amela Britton
harlequin american romance
COWBOY STRONG Kelli Ireland harlequin blaze
SHOTGUN JUSTICE Angi Morgan harlequin intrigue
ENCHANTED WARRIOR Sharon Ashwood harlequin nocturne
IMMORTAL REDEEMED L inda Thomas-Sundstrom
harlequin nocturne
CARRYING THE KING’S PRIDE J ennifer Hayward
harlequin presents
Bride of a Distant Isle Sandra Byrd Howard
Flirtation Walk Siri Mitchell Bethany House
Annabel Lee Mike Nappa Revell
The Hearts We Mend Kathryn Springer Zondervan
Behold the Man Bodie & Brock Thoene Zondervan
Playing the Part Jen Turano Bethany House
A FORBIDDEN TEMPTATION Anne Mather harlequin presents
“I DO”… TAKE TWO M
erline Lovelace
Mainstream Fiction
the promise of forgiveness Marin Thomas nal
Marked In Flesh Anne Bishop Roc
Magic Stars Ilona Andrews Ilona Andrews
The Brotherhood of the Wheel R. S. Belcher Tor
Fire Touched Patricia Briggs Ace
Bitter Bite Jennifer Estep Pocket
Midnight Marked Chloe Neill NAL
Mystery, Suspense & Thriller
Young Adult
the two-family house L ynda Cohen Loigman
st. martin’s
the madwoman upstairs Catherine Lowell
Touchstone
out of the blues Trudy Nan Boyce putnam
deadly jewels Jeannette de Beauvoir minotaur
what remains of me Alison Gaylin William morrow
where i lost her T. Greenwood Kensington
when falcons fall C.S. Harris nal
and then there were nuns Kylie Logan berkley
harlequin special edition
A HOME OF HER OWN Keli Gwyn love inspired historical
no one to trust Melody Carlson love inspired suspense
Urban Fantasy
THE POWER Jennifer L. Armentrout Spencer Hill
BROKEN CROWNS Lauren DeStefano Simon & Schuster
DEAR EMMA Katie Heaney Grand Central
SEVEN BLACK DIAMONDS Melissa Marr HarperCollins
THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF SISTERS Luanne Rice Point
FIRSTLIFE Gena Showalter Harlequin Teen
selected from 264 novels reviewed in this issue
Contemporary Romance
series romanceratings
RT BOOK REVIEWS • ISSUE #385 • March 2016
HARLEQUIN AMERICAN ROMANCE Reviewed by Susannah Balch
1585(4)
Count on a Cowboy
1586(4)
Home on the Ranch
1587(4H TP) His Rodeo Sweetheart
1588(3)
The Bull Rider
Meets His Match
9780373756094
9780373756100
9780373756117 9780373756124
Patricia Thayer
Trish Milburn
Pamela Britton
Jeannie Watt
Harlequin BLAZE Reviewed by Barbara Pizio
883(4)
884(4)
885(3)
886(4H TP)
her sexy marine valentine 9780373798872 Candace Havens
Compromising positions 9780373798889 Kate Hoffmann
sweet seduction
9780373798896Daire St. Denis
cowboy strong
9780373798902 Kelli Ireland
Harlequin Desire Reviewed by Anna Dougherty
2431(4) The CEO’s Unexpected Child 9780373734443Andrea Laurence
9780373734450
Kat Cantrell
2432(4) The SEAL’s Secret Heirs
2433(4) Snowbound with the Boss 9780373734467Maureen Child
2434(3) One Secret Night, 9780373734474 Charlene Sands
One Secret Baby
2435(3) The Rancher’s Marriage Pact 9780373734481
Kristi Gold
2436(4) His Secretary’s Surprise Fiancé 9780373734498 Joanne Rock
harlequin heartwarming Reviewed by Patsy Glans
127(4) A FAMILY LIKE HANNAH’S 9780373051229
Carol Ross
128(4) The Little Dale Remedy 9780373367764Eleanor Jones
129(4) make me a match
9780373367771Melinda Curtis, Cari Lynn Webb & Anna J. Stewart
130(4) first comes marriage 9780373051250Sophia Sasson
Harlequin intrigue Reviewed by Susannah Balch
1623(4)
Navy SEAL Survival
9780373698905Elle James
1624(4)
Stranger in Cold Creek 9780373698912
Paula Graves
1625(4)
Gunning for the Groom 9780373698929Debra Webb
& Regan Black
1626(4H TP) Shotgun Justice
9780373698936Angi Morgan
1627(3)
Texas Hunt
9780373698943Barb Han
1628(4)
Private Bodyguard
9780373698950 Tyler Anne Snell
Harlequin nocturne Reviewed by Alexandra Kay
(4, 3)
(3, 4)
(4H TP)
Bound by the Night 9780373602285Megan Hart
& House of Shadows
& Jen Christie
Night Quest 9780373602292Susan Krinard
& Bayou Shadow Hunter
& Debbie Herbert
Enchanted Warrior
9780373602308Sharon Ashwood
& Immortal Redeemed
& Linda Thomas-Sundstrom
9780373134151Miranda Lee
9780373134168Anne Mather
9780373134175Abby Green
9780373134182 9780373134212Maggie Cox
9780373134229 Natalie Anderson
Harlequin Romance Reviewed by Jaime A. Geraldi
4511(4)The Greek’s Ready-Made Wife
9780373743766 Jennifer Faye
4512(2)Crown Prince’s Chosen Bride 9780373743773 Kandy Shepherd
4513(3)Billionaire, Boss ... Bridegroom?9780373743780 Kate Hardy
4514(4)Married for Their Miracle Baby 9780373743797Soraya Lane
Harlequin romantic suspense Reviewed by Melanie Bates
1887(4)
1888(4)
1889(4)
1890(4)
Cowboy at Arms
Colton Baby Homecoming
Her Secret Spy
Wedding Takedown
9780373279784 Carla Cassidy
9780373279791Lara Lacombe
9780373279807
Cindy Dees
9780373279814Geri Krotow
Harlequin Special Edition Reviewed by Debbie Haupt
2461(4H TP)‘’I Do’’... Take Two!
9780373659432Merline Lovelace
2462(4) Fortune’s Secret Husband 9780373659449 Karen Rose Smith
2463(4) Back in the Saddle
9780373659456 Karen Templeton
2464(4) A Baby and a Betrothal 9780373659463 Michelle Major
2465(3) From Dare to Due Date 9780373659470 Christy Jeffries
2466(3) A Cowboy in the Kitchen 9780373659487Meg Maxwell
KIMANI romance Reviewed by B. Nakia Garner
465(3) possessed by passion
466(3) seduced by the mogul
467(4) one more night with you
468(4) the bachelor and
the beauty queen
LOVE INSPIRED Reviewed by Leslie McKee
(4)
(4)
(3)
(4)
(4)
(4)
A Baby for the Rancher
The Rancher’s First Love
Wrangling the Cowboy’s Heart
Accidental Dad
The Lawman’s Surprise Family
Alaskan Reunion
9780373864416Brenda Jackson
9780373864423
Pamela Yaye
9780373864430Lisa Marie Perry
9780373864447
Carolyn Hector
9780373719396Margaret Daley
9780373719402 Brenda Minton
9780373719419 Carolyne Aarsen
9780373719426Lois Richer
9780373719433
Patricia Johns
9780373719440Belle Calhoune
LOVE INSPIRED historical Reviewed by Susannah Balch
(3)
The Cowboy’s Ready-Made Family 9780373283507Linda Ford
(4)
Pony Express Courtship
9780373283514 Rhonda Gibson
(4)
The Marriage Bargain
9780373283521 Angel Moore
(4H TP) A Home of Her Own
9780373283538
Keli Gwyn
LOVE INSPIRED SUSPENSE Reviewed by Leslie McKee
Harlequin Presents Reviewed by Alexandra Kay
3409(4)
The Italian’s
Ruthless Seduction
3410(4H TP) A Forbidden Temptation
3411(3)
Awakened by Her
Desert Captor
3412(4H TP) Carrying the
King’s Pride
3413(3)
A Vow to Secure
His Legacy
3414(4)
Bound to the Tuscan
Billionaire
3415(3)
Required to Wear
the Tycoon’s Ring
3416(4)
The Secret That
Shocked De Santis
Jennifer Hayward
9780373134199Annie West
9780373134205Susan Stephens
(4H TP) No One to Trust
(4)
Protecting Her Daughter
(4)
Mistaken Target
(4)
Covert Cargo
(4)
Sudden Recall
(4)
Last Stand Ranch
9780373447268Melody Carlson
9780373447275Lynette Eason
9780373447282Sharon Dunn
9780373447299Elisabeth Rees
9780373447312 Lisa Phillips
9780373447329 Jenna Night
Harlequin SuperRomance titles are no longer available in brick and mortar stores,
however, they can be purchased in print exclusively on Harlequin.com and in digital format
where e-books are sold. Harlequin Nocturne print titles are published every three
months and the next installments will be reviewed in the June issue.
TP = Top Pick
eroticaratings
RT BOOK REVIEWS • ISSUE #385 • March 2016
4
Terri L. Austin
4
Joely Sue Burkhart 4
C.C. Gibbs
5G
Kim Jones
3
Robin L. Rotham 4Dawn Ryder
4
Jasinda Wilder
His to Keep
The Billionaire’s Christmas Bargain
Seduction & Surrender
Sinner’s Creed
Julian’s Sins
Dangerous to Know
Exposed
Sourcebooks
Samhain
Forever
Berkley
Samhain
St. Martin’s
Berkley
9781402291821
9781619232259
9781455532629
9781101987698
9781619232068
9781250075215
9781101986899
TP = Top Pick
* Hardcover
** E-book
science fiction/fantasyratings
RT BOOK REVIEWS • ISSUE #385 • March 2016
3Elizabeth Bonesteel
4Lois McMaster Bujold
3
Jennifer Fallon
2
Jane Godman
4H TPGlen Hirshberg
4Mary Robinette Kowal
4H TPGail Z. Martin
4
K. J. Parker
4H TPSofia Samatar
3
Robert J. Sawyer
4H TPV. E. Schwab
4Adrian Selby
3Allen Steele
The Cold Between
Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen
The Lyre Thief
Valley of Nightmares
Good Girls
Forest of Memory
Shadow and Flame
The Devil You Know
The Winged Histories
Quantum Night
A Gathering of Shadows
Snakewood
Arkwright
9780062413659
9781476781228
9780765380791
9781619234123
9780765337467
9780765387912
9780316278034
9780765387899
9781618731142
9780425256831
9780765376473
9780316302302
9780765382153
Harper Voyager
Baen*
Tor*
Samhain
Tor*
Tor.com
Orbit
Tor.com
Small Beer*
Ace*
Tor*
Orbit*
Tor*
TP = Top Pick
* Hardcover
** E-book
historical romanceratings
RT BOOK REVIEWS • ISSUE #385 • March 2016
4
Carol Arens
4H TP
Katharine Ashe
4
Jane Carter Barrett
4Isabella Bradford
4
Terri Brisbin
4Gayle Callen
4
Heidi Cullinan
4H TPShana Galen
4Emily Greenwood
4Amelia Grey
4Anna Harrington
4H TPSabrina Jeffries
3
Christine Merrill
4H TPElizabeth Michels
4
Karen Ranney
4Erica Ridley
4
Theresa Romain
4Bronwyn Scott
3Lauren Smith
4
Tracy Anne Warren
Historical Fiction
4Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie
4Ellen Feldman
4Victoria Kelly
4Ariel Lawhon
4H TPWeina Dai Randel
4Donna Thorland
Wed to the Texas Outlaw
The Rogue
Antonia Barclay and Her Scottish Claymore
A Reckless Desire
The Highlander’s Runaway Bride
The Groom Wore Plaid
Clockwork Heart
I Kissed a Rogue
How to Handle a Scandal
Wedding Night With the Earl
Along Came a Rogue
The Study of Seduction
The Secrets of Wiscombe Chase
The Infamous Heir
An American in Scotland
The Pirate’s Tempting Stowaway
A Gentleman’s Game
Rake Most Likely to Sin
Her Wicked Proposal
Happily Bedded Bliss
9780373298716
9780062412737
9781632990389
9780345548160
9780373298747
9780062268006
9781619233959
9781402298776
9781492613688
9781250042224
9781455534050
9781476786070
9780373298730
9781492621331
9780062337528
9781939713421
9781492613718
9780373298723
9781619233195
9780451469236
Harlequin
Avon
River Grove
Ballantine
Harlequin
Avon
Samhain
Sourcebooks
Sourcebooks
St. Martin’s
Forever
Pocket
Harlequin
Sourcebooks
Avon
Intrepid
Sourcebooks
Harlequin
Samhain
Signet
9780062347268
9780062407559
9781501110900
9780385540025
9781492613565
9780451471024
William Morrow
Harper*
Atria*
Doubleday*
Sourcebooks
NAL
America’s First Daughter
Terrible Virtue
Mrs. Houdini
Flight of Dreams
The Moon in the Palace
The Dutch Girl: Renegades of the
American Revolution
TP = Top Pick
* Hardcover
** E-book
paranormal romanceratings
RT BOOK REVIEWS • ISSUE #385 • March 2016
4H TP
Juliette Cross
3
Christine Feehan
4Donna S. Frelick
3
Candice Gilmer
4Nicole Elizabeth Kelleher
3
Jane Kindred
3Allison Merritt
4Lynsay Sands
4Mel Sterling
4
Christine Warren
The Deepest Well
Dark Promises
Trouble in Mind
Darker Cravings
Wild Lavender
The Water Thief
Tell
Runaway Vampire
Trueheart
Rocked by Love
Samhain
Berkley*
INK’d**
Samhain
Diversion
Samhain
Samhain
Avon*
Mel Sterling**
St. Martin’s
9781619233966
9780425277355
9780692460955
9781619233188
9781626819344
9781619233331
9781619233010
9780062465818
N/A
9781250077370
TP = Top Pick
* Hardcover
** E-book
urban fantasyratings
RT BOOK REVIEWS • ISSUE #385 • March 2016
4H TPIlona Andrews
4H TP
R.S. Belcher
5GAnne Bishop
4H TP
Patricia Briggs
4H TP
Jennifer Estep
4Seanan McGuire
4H TP
Chloe Neill
4
J.C. Nelson
4
Colleen Vanderlinden
TP = Top Pick
* Hardcover
** E-book
Magic Stars
The Brotherhood of the Wheel
Marked In Flesh
Fire Touched
Bitter Bite
Chaos Choreography
Midnight Marked
The Reburialists
A New Day
9781519762337
9780765380289
9780451474476
9780425256763
9781501111273
9780756408138
9780451472335
9780425278192
9781519271327
Ilona Andrews**
Tor*
Roc*
Ace*
Pocket
Daw
NAL
Ace
Peitho
mystery, suspense & thrillerratings
RT BOOK REVIEWS • ISSUE #385 • March 2016
4
Kristi Abbott
4Linwood Barclay
4
Rhys Bowen
4H TP
Trudy Nan Boyce
4Marla Cooper
4H TP
Jeannette de Beauvoir
4
Jeffery Deaver
4
Joy Fielding
3
Judith Flanders
4H TPAlison Gaylin
4H TP
T. Greenwood
4H TP
C.S. Harris
4
Cheryl Hollon
4
Jonathan Kellerman
4H TP
Kylie Logan
4Lisa Lutz
4Siobhán MacDonald
4Ann A. McDonald
4
Carlene O’Connor
4Anne Perry
4Linda Reilly
4Nina Sadowsky
3
Kerry Schafer
4
Holly Seddon
4Auralee Wallace
3
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Kernel of Truth
Far From True
Time of Fog and Fire
Out of the Blues
Terror in Taffeta
Deadly Jewels
The Steel Kiss
She’s Not There
A Bed of Scorpions
What Remains of Me
Where I Lost Her
When Falcons Fall
Shards of Murder
Breakdown
And Then There Were Nuns
The Passenger
Twisted River
The Oxford Inheritance
Murder in an Irish Village
Treachery at Lancaster Gate
Out of the Dying Pan
Just Fall
Dead Before Dying
Try Not to Breathe
Skinny Dipping with Murder
Haunting Investigation
9780425280911
9780451472700
9781250052049
9780399167263
9781250072566
9781250045409
9781455536344
9781101966877
9781250056467
9780062369857
9780758290557
9780451471161
9781617737626
9780345541406
9780425282953
9781451686630
9780143108436
9780062203670
9781617738449
9781101886328
9780425274149
9780553394856
9781626819283
9781101885864
9781250077776
9781943052011
Berkley
NAL*
Minotaur*
Putnam*
Minotaur*
Minotaur*
Grand Central*
Ballantine*
Minotaur*
William Morrow*
Kensington
NAL*
Kensington
Ballantine*
Berkley
Simon & Schuster*
Penguin
William Morrow*
Kensington*
Ballantine*
Berkley
Ballantine*
Diversion
Ballantine*
St. Martin’s
Cleveland Writers*
TP = Top Pick
* Hardcover
** E-book
inspirationalratings
RT BOOK REVIEWS • ISSUE #385 • March 2016
4Mesu Andrews
2Sandra D. Bricker
4Wanda E. Brunstetter & Jean Brunstetter
4H TPSandra Byrd
4
Janice Cantore
4Dianne Christner
4Lori Copeland
4
Julianna Deering
3
Rachelle Dekker
4
Kathleen Fuller
4
Ruth Logan Herne
4
Charlotte Hubbard
4Denise Hunter
4Liz Johnson
4H TPSiri Mitchell
3
Jennifer Wilder Morgan
4H TPMike Nappa
4Sandra Orchard
4
Tracie Peterson
4H TP
Kathryn Springer
4H TPBodie & Brock Thoene
4H TP
Jen Turano
4
Courtney Walsh
4Mary Weber
Miriam
From Bags to Riches
The English Son
Bride of a Distant Isle
Burning Proof
Covered Bridge Charm
The Preacher’s Lady
Dressed for Death
The Calling
An Unbroken Heart
Back in the Saddle
Promise Lodge
The Goodbye Bride
The Red Door Inn
Flirtation Walk
Come to the Garden
Annabel Lee
A Fool and His Monet
A Treasure Concealed
The Hearts We Mend
Behold the Man
Playing the Part
Change of Heart
Siren’s Song
9781601426017
9781426793233
9781634092036
9781476717890
9781414396699
9781630588977
9780736956550
9780764214110
9781496402264
9780718033187
9781601427762
9781420139419
9780718023737
9780800724023
9780764210389
9781501131332
9780800726447
9780800726713
9780764213342
9780310339724
9780310336044
9780764212772
9781414398709
9781401690403
Waterbrook
Abingdon
Shiloh Run
Howard
Tyndale
Shiloh Run
Harvest House
Bethany House
Tyndale*
Thomas Nelson
Waterbrook
Zebra
Thomas Nelson
Revell
Bethany House
Howard
Revell
Revell
Bethany House*
Zondervan
Zondervan*
Bethany House
Tyndale
Thomas Nelson*
TP = Top Pick
* Hardcover
** E-book
mainstream fictionratings
RT BOOK REVIEWS • ISSUE #385 • March 2016
4Deborah Blumenthal
4
Jenny Colgan
2Stephanie Evanovich
4H TPLynda Cohen Loigman
4H TP
Catherine Lowell
4Debbie Macomber
4Susan Mallery
4
Joyce Maynard
4
Tracy McMillan
3
Rosalind Noonan
4M.J. Pullen
3
Theresa Rebeck
4Saundra
4Lin Stepp
4
Kiki Swinson
4H TPMarin Thomas
4
Tiffany L. Warren
Someone Else’s Love Letter
Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery
The Total Package
The Two-Family House The Madwoman Upstairs
A Girl’s Guide to Moving On
The Friends We Keep
Under the Influence
Multiple Listings
Domestic Secrets
Regrets Only I’m Glad About You
Her Sweetest Revenge 3
Welcome Back
Cheaper to Keep Her 3
The Promise of Forgiveness
The Pastor’s Husband
9781626819320
9780062371249
9780062234858
9781250076922
9781501124211
9780553391923
9780778319535
9780062257642
9781476785523
9781617733277
9781250070944
9780399172885
9781617739859
9781617732829
9781496700728
9780451476296
9781617732027
Diversion
William Morrow
William Morrow*
St. Martin’s *
Touchstone*
Ballantine*
Mira*
William Morrow*
Gallery*
Kensington
Thomas Dunne*
Putnam*
Dafina
Kensington
Dafina
NAL
Dafina
TP = Top Pick
* Hardcover
** E-book
romantic suspense ratings
RT BOOK REVIEWS • ISSUE #385 • March 2016
4Ally Blue
4
Sidney Bristol
4H TP
Elaine Raco Chase
4
B.J. Daniels
4
Cindy Gerard
4
Katie Reus
4
Paige Tyler
4
Tara Wyatt
The Secret of Hunter’s Bog
Drive
Dangerous Places
Hard Rain
Taking Fire
A Covert Affair
Her Fierce Protector
Necessary Risk
9781626493742
9781420139211
N/A
9780373789139
9781476739519
9780451475466
9781492625865
9781455590278
Riptide
Zebra Shout
Damsel in Distress**
HQN
Pocket
Signet
Sourcebooks
Forever
TP = Top Pick
* Hardcover
** E-book
contemporary romanceratings
RT BOOK REVIEWS • ISSUE #385 • March 2016
3Melody Anne
4H TP
Jackie Ashenden
4Mandy Baxter
4H TP
Carolyn Brown
4H TP
Kendra Leigh Castle
3
Zoraida Córdova
4Alysia Constantine
4H TP
Zuri Day
3Delores Fossen
3Lori Foster
4Linda Goodnight
4Sarah Hegger
2Anna James
3
Cat Johnson
3
Ruby Lang
3Mari Madison
4Debbie Mason
4Shirlee McCoy
4
JL Merrow
4Nicole Michaels
4
Jeanette Murray
4
Kimberly Raye
4Sheila Roberts
4
Jennifer Ryan
4
Tiffany Snow
4H TP
Tracy Solheim
4Shannon Stacey
3Melanie Stanford
4V. K. Sykes
Her Forever Hero
Kidnapped by the Billionaire
Tall, Dark, Billionaire Texan
One Texas Cowboy Too Many
Come On Closer
Life on the Level
Sweet
Packing Heat
Texas on My Mind
Fighting Dirty
The Rain Sparrow
Nobody’s Princess
Chasing Memories
Midnight Heat
Hard Knocks
Just This Night
Kiss Me in Christmas
Sweet Haven
Out!
Draw Me Close
Fight to the Finish
Red-Hot Texas Nights
Home on Apple Blossom Road
Stone Cold Cowboy
Play to Win
All They Ever Wanted
Fully Ignited
Sway
See You at Sunset
Pocket
St. Martin’s
St. Martin’s
Sourcebooks
Signet
Diversion
Interlude
Dafina
HQN
HQN
HQN
Zebra
Samhain
Zebra
Crimson**
Berkley
Forever
Zebra
Samhain
St. Martin’s
Berkley
St. Martin’s
Mira
Avon
Forever
Berkley
Carina
Samhain
Forever
9781476778594
9781250077851
9781250078087
9781402296116
9781101990025
9781626816664
9781941530610
9781617734274
9780373789610
9780373789177
9780373789146
9781420137439
9781619233140
9781420136258
N/A
9780425283134
9781455588060
9781420139273
9781619233201
9781250058171
9780425279281
9781250063960
9780778318798
9780062435323
9781455532902
9780425281031
9780373002979
9781619232242
9781455552580
TP = Top Pick
* Hardcover
** E-book