Cool news!!

Books Are Fun, a division of Reader's Digest that does book fairs for corporations, universities, hospitals, government agencies, etc, bought Deep Cover! My editor says they do very little non-NYT-bestselling fiction, so this was a surprise all around.

Also, some of you are probably familiar with Pat Rouse. She wrote a column for Romantic Times Bookclub magazine for years, and she does PR for a number of authors.

She also does a list of her favorite romances of the year, and has just released the latest one, and The Assassin is on there as her favorite romantic suspense!! Cool, huh???

Here's the complete list:

PAT ROUSE’S ROMANCE TOP PICKS OF 2005

FAVORITE ROMANCE OF THE YEAR - Tie
BREAKING POINT (Ballantine) – Suzanne Brockmann
HOT TARGET (Ballantine) – Suzanne Brockmann

Favorite Debut Contemporary Romance:
MY HERO (Signet Eclipse) - Marianna Jameson

Favorite Contemporary Romance: - Tie
NOTHING MORE TO LOSE (Berkley Sensation) – Kathryn Shay
SOMEONE TO BELIEVE IN (Berkley Sensation) – Kathryn Shay

Favorite Hot Contemporary: JAMIE (Zebra) – Lori Foster

Favorite Debut Romantic Adventure: - Tie
FLIRTING WITH DANGER (Avon) – Suzanne Enoch
ON THE EDGE (St. Martin’s) – Cindy Gerard

Favorite Romantic Adventure/Intrigue: - Tie
THE HUNTER (Avon) – Gennita Low
CRAZY COOL (Dell) – Tara Janzen

Favorite Romantic Suspense: THE ASSASSIN (Dell) – Rachel Butler

Favorite Debut Comedic Mystery: SOFIE METROPOLIS (TOR/Forge) – Tori Carrington

Favorite Debut Romantic Comedy:
SEX & THE SERIAL KILLER (HQN) – Jennifer Skully

Favorite Romantic Comedy:
MATCH ME IF YOU CAN (William Morrow) – Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Favorite Debut Historical:
MY LORD BEAST (Five Star) – Mary Lennox

Favorite Historical Romance:
ONE NIGHT OF SIN (Ballantine/Ivy) – Gaelen Foley

Favorite Historical Romantic Adventure: - Tie
ACROSS A WILD SEA (Signet Eclipse) – Sasha Lord
IF YOU DARE (Pocket) – Kresley Cole

Favorite Debut Hot Historical: PASSION (Berkley Sensation) - Lisa Valdez

Favorite Hot Historical/Unusual Setting: - Tie
DESPERATE TIGRESS (China/Leisure) – Jade Lee
MUSIC OF THE NIGHT (Italy/Signet Eclipse) – Lydia Joyce

Favorite Time Travel/(Contemporary):
ONLY WITH A HIGHLANDER (Pocket Star) - Janet Chapman

Favorite Debut Paranormal/(Contemporary):
TIGER EYE (Leisure/Love Spell) – Marjorie M. Liu

Favorite Paranormal Romance/(Contemporary Vampire):
DARK LOVER (Signet Eclipse) - J.R. Ward

Favorite Debut Futuristic: THE CHALLENGE (TOR/Forge) – Susan Kearney

Favorite Debut Series Romance:
MONTANA SECRETS (HSR #1307) - Kay Stockham

Favorite Series Romance: - Tie
THE CAPTIVE’S RETURN (SIM #1388) – Catherine Mann
AWAKEN TO DANGER (SIM # 1401/Jan. ’06) – Catherine Mann Rachel8:47 AM