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A Flurry of Stars: Check the Titles Honored in the Latest Issue of BOOKLIST

May 31, 2016

The latest issue of Booklist will be arriving soon, and with it, a flurry of starred reviews for some exciting upcoming titles! Catch a sneak peak of the praise below:

*First Star I See Tonight by Susan Elizabeth Phillips: "…Phillips fashions an irresistibly sexy love story that is guaranteed to hit every romance reader’s sweet spot." Egalley available. Contact us at librarylovefest@harpercollins.com for access.

*The Kept Woman by Karin Slaughter: "…This is prime Slaughter, must-read fare for thriller fans…Slaughter is a permanent fixture on thrillerdom’s A-list, and a new Will Trent novel after a three-year absence will only heighten the interest." Check out the egally on Edelweiss

*Melville in Love by Michael Shelden: "…Riveting in its incandescent sense of discovery, intimacy, and velocity…transforms our perception of Melville and introduces 'one of the great unsung figures in literary history.'"

*Night of the Animals by Bill Broun: "…vibrantly blends myth and satire to paint both a cautionary warning about present behavior and a futuristic vision of what the unbridled abuse of nature might unveil. For fans of Lydia Millet and Margaret Atwood." Check out the egally on Edelweiss

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Love is in the Air!

November 16, 2012

You guys, Valentine's Day is not even close, but I'm bursting with lurve because Library Journal has named their top romances of 2012 and quite a few look familiar!

A WEEK TO BE WICKED by Tessa Dare

A fake elopement takes an unlikely—but totally engaging—pair on a wild journey to Scotland in a sexy, nonstop adventure that is witty, offbeat, and often hilarious.

THE GREAT ESCAPE by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

A woman raised in the spotlight rebels in spades when she bolts from her wedding and takes off with a mysterious biker. This sassy, sexy, incredibly sharp romance picks up where
Phillips’s Call Me Irresistible leaves off, addressing serious issues with over-the-top humor, spot-on dialog, and touching tenderness.

SCANDAL WEARS SATIN by Loretta Chase

A clever, unstoppable beauty engineers a deliciously wicked deception in order to avert scandal, keep the family’s secrets, and save her and her sisters’ dressmaking business—as well as exact a bit of revenge—in a neatly plotted, witty Regency romp that brims with memorable characters and is as funny as it is heartwarming.

– Annie

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Aloha, LLF!

July 10, 2012

Good Afternoon, friends! It is good to be back…please forgive the blog silence, I have been lounging on the beaches of Maui with nary a thought in my sun-baked head. Aside from my few participatory tweets on Earlyword's Galley Chat (please read EVERY DAY by David Levithan – 2 thumbs up!).

So when last we left off, ALA was upon us and now doesn't that feel like ages ago? We have some pictures up on Flickr for your viewing pleasure. Do you guys have any favorite moments? Personally, the Rock Bottom Remainders provided awesome entertainment for my Saturday night.

Ok, now to more up to date things…Today is the on-sale date for Susan Elizabeth Phillips' The Great Escape! I know that there are lots of Seppies out there, so this one's for you…

First 10 people to tell me their dream vacation spot (I might still have Maui on my mind) will get a copy of this multi-star reviewed book!

– Annie

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A Great Way to Escape this Summer

June 15, 2012

Library fave, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, has another great read on her hands with The Great Escape, her sequel to Call Me Irresistible. Booklist and Library Journal have given it rave, starred reviews!

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With her latest flawlessly written romance, Phillips delivers the kind of complex, realistically complicated characters and richly emotional love story her fans have come to expect. Fueled with incendiary sexual chemistry, and deliciously witty, The Great Escape is another jewel from one of the genre’s most incandescent stars. – Booklist

Ever since Lucy Jorik ran from her own wedding in Call Me Irresistible, leaving Ted Beaudine at the altar and disappearing without a trace, fans have been on tenterhooks. Knowing that she rode away with a dangerous-looking biker—a wedding guest with the unlikely name of Panda—probably wouldn’t ease their minds, but that’s exactly what Lucy did—and that’s just the beginning. After a prickly, briefly passionate road trip with Panda, Lucy’s off on her own, morphing into Viper, the biker girl, and heading for a Michigan is-land set on finding out more about her enigmatic “rescuer.” A troubled, mysterious hero haunted by the past and a stub-born heroine who’s tired of being perfect send verbal barbs flying as they heat up the pages in a spicy, hilarious, and heart- tugging escapade that highlights some serious social issues. VERDICT With brilliant dialog, sassy humor, and laserlike insight into what makes people tick, Phillips gifts readers with an engrossing, beautifully written romance that satisfies on all levels. Another winner from a stellar writer who never disappoints. – Library Journal

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The Great Escape is on sale July 10th, just in time for some excellent beach reading!

– Annie

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In Romance News…

September 20, 2011

Booklist has just put together a Top 10 list of Romance Fiction for 2011, and there are two familiar titles among them. Elizabeth Boyle's Lord Langley is Back in Town and Susan Elizabeth Phillips' Call Me Irresistible are hot, hot, hot and you should definitely check them out. And for all you SEPPIES out there, the sequel to Call Me Irresistible comes out in July 2012. The Great Escape follows the path of runaway bride Lucy Jorik after her ill-fated wedding, and will be just as irresistible as it's predecessor. Ok, ok twist my arm…I'll do a giveaway. First 10 commentors who tell me their fave romance of 2011 get a copy of Call Me Irresistible.

– Annie

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Elizabeth Taylor’s Legacy Remembered by Romance Writers

March 24, 2011

Following the loss of one of the most iconic women in Hollywood, Susan Elizabeth Phillips and other romance writers offer insight into what Elizabeth Taylor taught us about Love and Passion. Read more at USA Today.

"Being the most beautiful woman in world doesn't guarantee a happy love life, but it surely did give her a passionate one." —Susan Elizabeth Phillips, author of Call Me Irresistible.

"Liz Taylor loved fiercely, blithely, and sometimes rashly — but we should all be lucky enough to come to the end of our lives knowing that when love was offered, we leapt at it. And in her advocacy for AIDS patients — at a time when America had its back turned to the problem — she taught us that love is not merely a matter of wedding vows; she showed a deep love of humanity even at its most fragile." —Eloisa James, author of When Beauty Tamed the Beast

"Not only was Elizabeth Taylor a beautiful person inside and out, she taught us by example to love with an open and fearless heart. She played many wonderful heroines on screen, but she was a true, compassionate heroine in her own life."—Rachel Gibson, author of Any Man of Mine

"She taught me that enduring love isn't easy, even for the most beautiful woman in the world." —Elizabeth Lowell, author of Death Echo

"Liz taught us that in matters of the heart, settling is unacceptable. Finding love isn't easy, and keeping it is even more difficult, but the journey is worth every minute, because ultimately, passion and romance are what life is all about. And she proved it again and again — in friendships, in relationships, and in her work. And we can all take a lesson from that." —Sarah Maclean, author of Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart

-Annie