Rhys is giving away a signed copy of ROYAL BLOOD to 2 winners!

NAUGHTY IN NICE, Book 5 of the Royal Spyness Mystery series, is on sale NOW!

Lady Georgiana Rannoch has once again been called into service by Her Majesty the Queen. This time she’s sent to Nice on a secret assignment that’s nothing to sneeze at—recover the Queen’s stolen snuff box.

As much of an honor as it is to be trusted by Her Majesty, an even greater honor awaits Georgie in Nice—as Coco Chanel herself asks Georgie to model her latest fashion. But when a necklace belonging to the Queen is stolen on the catwalk, Georgie has to find two priceless items—and solve a murder. How’s a girl to find any time to go to the casino?

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Kate is giving away a signed copy of MURDER UNDER COVER and a Bibliophile Heaven coffee mug stuffed with chocolate!

New York Times bestselling author Kate Carlisle is a native Californian who worked in television production for many years before turning to writing. A lifelong fascination with the art and craft of bookbinding led Kate to write the Bibliophile Mysteries, featuring protagonist Brooklyn Wainwright, whose bookbinding and restoration skills invariably uncover old secrets, treachery and murder. In the latest Bibliophile Mystery, MURDER UNDER COVER, Brooklyn receives an exquisite copy of the Kama Sutra to appraise and restore. She anticipates recreating a beautiful book *and* spicing up her love life, but then her best friend’s date is murdered and Brooklyn must wait to explore the Kama Sutra’s bliss until after she finds the vicious killer. Kate also writes romance for Harlequin Desire. Watch for AN INNOCENT IN PARADISE in December 2011. Kate loves to visit with readers at http://katecarlisle.com, on Facebook, and on her group blog, http://romancebandits.com.

For more contests, excerpts and more, visit Kate at http://berkleysignetmysteries.com/author374

Laura is giving away a signed copy of DIE BUYING!

Emma-Joy “EJ” Ferris likes mall cop work, although it’s usually more humdrum than the military policing she did until an IED left her with a bum knee and a medical retirement at thirty-one. EJ deals with shoplifting teens, vandals spray-painting Christian graffiti on cars, and a sleazy boss. She also copes with her Grandpa Atherton, a long-retired CIA operative who likes to “keep his hand in” spying on mall customers. EJ’s boredom vanishes when someone “liberates” the reptiles, including a 15-ft python, from The Herpetology Hut, and a body turns up, posed as a mannequin, in a boutique’s display window. With friends’ help—Kyra who runs the magic store; Joel, her fellow mall cop who hero worships her; and the mysterious Jay Callahan who recently bought the cookie franchise—EJ must quickly catch the killer since fear of another murder is emptying the mall faster than you can say, “All sales final.”

For more contests, excerpts and more, visit Laura at http://berkleysignetmysteries.com/author435

Walter is giving away a copy of XOMBIES: APOCALYPSO!

The climactic book in the XOMBIES trilogy, XOMBIES: APOCALYPSO is the final story of Lulu Pangloss and the undead crew of the USS No-Name, a nuclear submarine searching for the last remnants of humanity after the Agent X plague turned most of mankind into ravening Xombies. But Lulu and crew are to find that Xombies are the least of their problems... “Top notch in every regard. A modern classic.” —Bob Fingerman, author of Pariah and Bottomfeeder

Happy Halloween!

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Linda O. is giving away a copy of THE MORE THE TERRIER!

THE MORE THE TERRIER, Book 2 of the Pet Rescue Mystery series, is on sale NOW!

When shelter manager Lauren Vancouver finds out that her old mentor, Mamie Spelling, is an animal hoarder, no one is more shocked, and she jumps in to help re-home the cramped critters. But Mamie’s troubles don’t end there. She’s accused of murder when the CEO of a pet shelter network is found dead. And Lauren’s dogged determination to clear her former friend of murder may put a killer on her tail.

For more contests, excerpts and more, visit Linda O. at http://berkleysignetmysteries.com/author245

Liz is giving away an autographed copy of LIVER LET DIE!

Jordan McAllister can’t cook her way out of a macaroni & cheese box, but filling in for the culinary reporter at The Ranchero Globe is better than writing personal ads. Her first assignment to review the new steakhouse in town is a disaster that ends with her waiter murdered outside her door—with her name and number in his pocket. Now Jordan is the prime suspect, as well as the main course on the murder menu.

For more contests, excerpts and more, visit Liz at http://berkleysignetmysteries.com/author444

Sharon is giving away a signed copy of SKETCH ME IF YOU CAN (Book 1 of the Portrait of Crime Mystery series) to one winner and a signed copy of TO SKETCH A THIEF (Book 2 of the Portrait of Crime Mystery series) to another winner!

When the “Way Off Broadway Players” get swept up in a flash flood while sightseeing in Arizona, Rory McCain’s aunt Helene and her fellow amateur thespians survive—with the exception of Preston Wright. The victim was actually a womanizing scam-artist who duped nearly everyone in the troupe, as well as an ex-con who operated under various aliases. While Preston’s death was deemed to be an “act of nature,” Rory can’t discount the possibility that human nature may have contributed to his drowning. But even as she investigates the cast of characters to find out which one played the villain, Rory is finally on the verge of solving a cold case—the murder of her ghost partner, Zeke.

For more contests, excerpts and more, visit Sharon at http://berkleysignetmysteries.com/author411