Backspace Members' Books

Karen Abbott - SIN IN THE SECOND CITY (Random House, July 2007)


Tasha Alexander - A FATAL WALTZ (William Morrow, May 2008); TEARS OF PEARL (William Morrow, 2009); ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE (2007); AND ONLY TO DECEIVE (William Morrow, October 2005); A POISONED SEASON (William Morrow, April 2007)

Katie Alender - THE GIRL LEAST LIKELY (Hyperion, April 2009)

Jeffrey Anderson - SLEEPER CELL (Berkley, April 30, 2005); SECOND GENESIS (Jove, August 2006)

Lauren Baratz-Logsted - ME, IN BETWEEN, (S&S, Mar 2008); SECRETS OF MY SUBURBAN LIFE (YA Simon Pulse, January 2008); THE THIN PINK LINE (Red Dress Ink, July 2003); CROSSING THE LINE (Red Dress Ink, July 2004); A LITTLE CHANGE OF FACE (Red Dress Ink, July 2005); VERTIGO (Delta, September 26, 2006); HOW NANCY DREW SAVED MY LIFE (Red Dress Ink, Sept 2006), ANGEL'S CHOICE (Simon&Schuster YA, Dec 2006), and THIS IS CHICK-LIT (editor/contributor, BenBella Books, Sept 1 2006)

Mark Bastable - ICEBOX (contemporary fiction, Hodder Headline 2000), MISCHIEF (contemporary fiction, Hodder Headline 2002), SURELY NOT? (non-fiction humour, with Bill Dunn, Simon & Schuster Pocket Books 1999)

Brett Battles - THE DECEIVED (St. Martin's - June, 2008); THE CLEANER - (paperback June, 2008); KILLER YEAR: STORIES TO DIE FOR...FROM THE HOTTEST NEW CRIME WRITERS, edited by Lee Child (St. Martin's Minotaur, January 22, 2008);

C. G. Bauer - SCARS ON THE FACE OF GOD: THE DEVIL'S BIBLE (Drollerie Press, late 2008)

Philip Beard - DEAR ZOE (Viking, April 2005) LOST IN THE GARDEN (Viking, May 2006)

Laura Benedict - ISABELLA MOON (Random House, September 2007)

Chris Blevins - MIDWIFE OF THE BLUE RIDGE (Berkley, August 2008)

Heather Brewer - EIGHTH GRADE BITES (Dutton/Penguin, August 16, 2007) - paperback March 13, 2008); NINTH GRADE SLAYS (Dutton/Penguin, April 17, 2008)

Allison Brennan - KILLING FEAR (Ballantine, January 2008); TEMPTING (Ballantine, May 2008); PLAYING DEAD (Ballantine, October 2008); KILLER YEAR: STORIES TO DIE FOR...FROM THE HOTTEST NEW CRIME WRITERS, edited by Lee Child (St. Martin's Minotaur, January 22, 2008); SPEAK NO EVIL (Ballantine, February 2007); SEE NO EVIL (Ballantine, March 2007); FEAR NO EVIL (Ballantine, April 2007); THE PREY (Ballantine, January 2006); THE HUNT (Ballantine, February 2006); THE KILL (Ballantine, March 2006)

Robert Gregory Browne - KILLER YEAR: STORIES TO DIE FOR...FROM THE HOTTEST NEW CRIME WRITERS, edited by Lee Child (St. Martin's Minotaur, January 22, 2008); WHISPER IN THE DARK (2008); St. Martin's Press, Macmillan UK KISS HER GOODBYE (St. Martin's Press, February 6, 2007); A MEASURE OF DARKNESS (St. Martin's Press, 2007)

Simon Burnett - GHOST STRASSE (Black Rose Books, Montreal, New York, London, October 16, 2006)

H. Jean Bushnell - FORTUNE IN H.E.L.L. (Pronghorn Press, October 2005)

Ally Carter - CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO SPY (Hyperion, Oct. 2, 2007); CHEATING AT SOLITAIRE (Berkley, December 2005), LEARNING TO PLAY GIN (Berkley, November 2006); I'D TELL YOU I LOVE YOU BUT THEN I'D HAVE TO KILL YOU (Hyperion, April 2006)

Toni McGee Causey - BOBBIE FAY'S (KINDA, SORTA, NOT-EXACTLY) FAMILY JEWELS (St. Martin's Press, May 27, 2008); KILLER YEAR: STORIES TO DIE FOR...FROM THE HOTTEST NEW CRIME WRITERS, edited by Lee Child (St. Martin's Minotaur, January 22, 2008); BOBBIE FAYE'S VERY (very very very very very) BAD DAY (St. Martin's Press, May 1, 2007); DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO MISS NEW ORLEANS (Chin Music Press, February 1, 2006)

Jane K. Cleland – DEADLY APPRAISAL (paperback, April 2008); ANTIQUES TO DIE FOR (April, 2008); CONSIGNED TO DEATH (hardcover, St. Martin’s Minotaur, April, 2006; paperback, April 2007), DEADLY APPRAISAL (hardcover, St. Martin’s Minotaur, April, 2006)

Jon Clinch - finn (trade paperback, Random House, March 11, 2008); FINN (Random House, Spring 2007)

Tish Cohen - TOWN HOUSE (mass market ppbk w/ PS pages, HarperCollinsCanada, May 2008); INSIDE OUT GIRL (HarperCollins, August 2008); THE ONE AND ONLY ZOE LAMA (Dutton Children's Books, July 2008); TOWN HOUSE (HarperCollins, May 2007) THE INVISIBLE RULES OF THE ZOE LAMA (Dutton Children's Books, July 2007)

Cat Conner - KILLERBYTE (June 2007)

Eileen Cook - UNPREDICTABLE (Berkley, February 5, 2008)

Laurel Corona - UNTIL OUR LAST BREATH (St. Martin’s Press, May 2008); THE FOUR SEASONS (Hyperion, November 2008)

E. M. Crane - SKIN DEEP (Delacorte March 11, 2008)

Ray Derby - BRADLEY’S GHOST (iUniverse, October 2003), THE SHADOW GOVERNMENT (iUniverse, July 2002)

Brian DeVido - EVERY TIME I TALK TO LISTON (Bloomsbury, May 2004, paperback coming out May 2005)

Karen Dionne - FREEZING POINT (Berkley, October 2008)

Ty Drago - PHOBOS (Tor, hardcover November 2003, paperback November 2004)

Susanne Dunlap - EMILIE'S VOICE, LISZT'S KISS (Touchstone Books of Simon & Schuster)

J.T. Ellison - KILLER YEAR: STORIES TO DIE FOR...FROM THE HOTTEST NEW CRIME WRITERS, edited by Lee Child (St. Martin's Minotaur, January 22, 2008); ALL THE PRETTY GIRLS (Mira, November 2007)

Barb Ferrer - IT'S NOT ABOUT THE ACCENT (MTV Books, August 2007) ;Adiós to My Old Life (MTV Books, July 2006)

Loraine Fowlow, with Sean Stanwick - WINE BY DESIGN (hardcover, John Wiley & Sons, December 2005; paperback, July 2007)

Patry Francis - KILLER YEAR: STORIES TO DIE FOR...FROM THE HOTTEST NEW CRIME WRITERS, edited by Lee Child (St. Martin's Minotaur, January 22, 2008); THE LIAR'S DIARY (Dutton trade paperback, February 2008) THE LIAR'S DIARY (Dutton, February 2007)

Colin Galbraith - FRINGE FANTASTIC (Smashing Press, December 2005); POOLSIDE POETRY (Smashing Press, March 2007)

Helen Gallagher - RELEASE YOUR WRITING: BOOK PUBLISHING YOUR WAY (Virtual Bookworm, Inc., September 2007)

Theo Gangi - BANG BANG (November 2007)

Jenny Gardiner - SLEEPING WITH WARD CLEAVER (Dorchester, Jan 28, 2008)

Linda Gerber - DEATH BY BIKINI (Puffin/Sleuth, May2008); DEATH BY LATTE (Puffin, Fall 2008); DEATH BY DENIM (Puffin, Winter 2009); NOW AND ZEN (Puffin/Speak 2006) THE FINNISH LINE (Puffin/Speak, October 2007) THE WORLD OF THE GOLDEN COMPASS (BenBella, December 2007);

John Getze - BIG MONEY (Hilliard & Harris, March 1, 2008); BIG NUMBERS (Hilliard & Harris, February 2007)

Karin Gillespie - BET YOUR BOTTOM DOLLAR (Simon and Schuster, 2004), A DOLLAR SHORT (Simon and Schuster, August 2005), DOLLAR DAZE (Simon and Schuster, 2006)

Chris Grabenstein - THE CROSSROADS (Random House Books for Young Readers, May 27, 2008); HELL HOLE (from St. Martin's Minotaur, August 2008) WHACK A MOLE (Carol and Graf, June 2007); HELL FOR THE HOLIDAYS (Carol and Graf, December 2007);

Eliza Graham - RESTITUTION (Macmillan New Writing, September 2008); PLAYING WITH THE MOON (Macmillan New Writing, June 2007)

Claudia Gray - EVERNIGHT (HarperTeen, summer 2008)

Nancy O. Greene - PORTRAITS IN THE DARK: A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES (paperback, iUniverse, August 2006)

Lynne Griffin - NEGOTIATION GENERATION: TAKE BACK YOUR PARENTAL AUTHORITY WITHOUT PUNISHMENT (Penguin, September 2007)

Sara Gruen - APE HOUSE (Spiegel & Grau, September 16, 2008); RIDING LESSONS (HarperTorch, March 2004), FLYING CHANGES (Harper Collins, Fall 2005), WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (Algonquin, Spring 2006)

Albyn Leah Hall - THE RHYTHM OF THE ROAD (St. Martin's, 2007, US Debut novel), DELIRIA (Serpent's Tail, 1993)

Sara Hantz - THE SECOND VIRGINITY OF SUZY GREEN (Flux, September 2007)

Michael Haskins - CHASIN' THE WIND (March 2008)

Melanie Lynne Hauser - CONFESSIONS OF SUPER MOM (Dutton Books, September 2005); SUPER MOM SAVES THE WORLD ( NAL, March 2007)

Steven J. Hendlin, Ph.D. - OVERCOMING THE INHERITANCE TABOO: How to Preserve Relationships and Transfer Possessions (Penguin/Plume, 2004); THE DISCIPLINED ONLINE INVESTOR (McGraw-Hill, 2000); WHEN GOOD ENOUGH IS NEVER ENOUGH: Escaping the Perfection Trap (Tarcher/Putnam, 1992); THE DISCRIMINATING MIND (HarperCollins, 1989)

Alesia Holliday - ATLANTIS RISING (Berkley Sensations March, 2007); BLONDE JUSTICE – 2nd in the December Vaughn mystery series! (June, 2007, Berkley Prime Crime) - also SEVEN WAYS TO LOSE YOUR LOVER (July, 2006, Berkley Sensation); WELCOME TO WISTERIA LANE (June, 2006, BenBella Books); BLONDES HAVE MORE FELONS – 1st in the December Vaughn mystery series! (March, 2006 - Berkley Prime Crime)

Kay Hooper - BLOOD DREAMS (Bantam, July 2007 in hardcover); SLEEPING WITH FEAR (Bantam, July 2006 in hardcover; 5/29/07 in paperback, suspense/thriller); (Bantam, fantasy/romance)CHILL OF FEAR (Bantam, July 2005); THE HAVILAND TOUCH (Berkley trade paperback reissue of a classic romance, December 2005); THE DELANEY CHRISTMAS CAROL (Bantam Books reissue of a classic romance, November 2005); ENEMY MINE (Berkley trade paperback reissue of a classic romance, November 2005); HUNTING FEAR (Bantam paperback suspense/thriller, July 2005); LADY THIEF (Berkley trade paperback reissue of a classic romance, March 2005); THE REAL THING (Berkley trade paperback reissue of 2 classic romances, November 2004); HUNTING FEAR (Bantam hardcover suspense/thriller, August 2004); ELUSIVE (Berkley trade paperback reissue of 3 classic romances, March 2004); SENSE OF EVIL (Bantam suspense/thriller, August 2003); ALWAYS A THIEF (Bantam romantic suspense, June 2003); ENCHANTED (Berkley trade paperback reissue of 3 classic romances, January 2003); ONCE A THIEF (Bantam romantic suspense, October 2002); WHISPER OF EVIL (Bantam suspense/thriller, July 2002); TOUCHING EVIL (Bantam suspense/thriller, August 2001); OUT OF THE SHADOWS (Bantam suspense/thriller, November 2000); HIDING IN THE SHADOWS (Bantam suspense/thriller, October 2000); STEALING SHADOWS (Bantam suspense/thriller, September 2000); reprints this fall of THE HAUNTING OF JOSIE and CJ'S FATE; THE WIZARD OF SEATTLE, and 62 more

Jeff Huber - BATHTUB ADMIRALS (Kunati, April 2008)

Harry Hunsicker - STILL RIVER (St. Martin's Press, May 2005); THE NEXT TIME YOU DIE: A LEE HENRY OSWALD MYSTERY (St. Martin's Press, July 2006); CROSSHAIRS St. Martin's Minotaur (August 7, 2007)

Jennifer Jefferson - DEFENDING VIOLET (Five Star Mystery, 2007)

Pam Jenoff - THE DIPLOMAT'S WIFE - (Mira, Feb 2008 in the UK; May 2008 in the US); THE KOMMANDANT'S GIRL (Mira, March 2007)

Allison Johnson - THE WAY HOME (hardcover, Five Star, April, 2001); co-authored with Magda Gerber - YOUR SELF-CONFIDENT BABY (paperback, John Wiley & Sons, December 1997)

Christopher Johnson - HOW TO TALK TO YOUR CHILD'S DOCTOR: A HANDBOOK FOR PARENTS (trade paperback, Prometheus Books, May 2008); YOUR CRITICALLY ILL CHILD: LIFE AND DEATH CHOICES PARENTS MUST FACE (trade paperback, New Horizon Press, May 2007)

Carrie Kabak - COVER THE BUTTER (Dutton and NAL), FOR KEEPS (Anthology) Seal press, November 27, 2007

Lesley Kagen - LAND OF A HUNDRED WONDERS (NAL, August 5, 2008); WHISTLING IN THE DARK (NAL/Penguin May 2007)

Jessica Brilliant Keener (with William Rosenberg) - TIME TO MAKE THE DONUTS (Lebhar-Friedman, December 1, 2001)

Jackie Kessler - LILITH UNBOUND - anthology (Popcorn Press, in January 2008 ); A HELL novella will appear in ETERNAL LOVER (Kensington Books, in April 2008); HOTTER THAN HELL (Kensington/Zebra Books in August 2008); HELL'S BELLES (mass market paperback Kensington/Zebra Books, September 2008); HELL'S BELLES (Zebra Books, January 2007); THE ROAD TO HELL (Zebra Books, November 2007);

Kristy Kiernan - MATTERS OF FAITH (Berkley Trade, August 5, 2008); CATCHING GENIUS (Berkley 2007)

A.S. King - THE DUST OF 100 DOGS (Flux, Spring/Summer 2009)

Gary C. King - STOLEN IN THE NIGHT (St. Martin's Press, February 2007)

J.A. Konrath - FUZZY NAVEL (Hyperion, July 2008); BLOODY MARY (Hyperion and Brilliance Audo, July 6, 2005), WHISKEY SOUR (hardcover and mass market paperback in June); RUSTY NAIL (Hyperion, July 2006)

E.J. Knapp - THE GREAT GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE TRIVIA BOOK (Chronicle Books in 1987)

Julie Kramer - STALKING SUSAN (Doubleday, July 15, 2008)

Adrienne Kress - TIMOTHY AND THE DRAGON'S GATE (August, 2008); ALEX AND THE IRONIC GENTLEMAN (Scholastic UK, August, 2007; Weinstein Books US/Canada fall 2007)

Sandra Kring - THANK YOU FOR ALL THINGS (October 2008); CARRY ME HOME (Delta, December 2004); The Book of Bright Ideas, (Delta May 30, 2006)

Dave Kuzminski - WILL FIGHT EVIL FOR FOOD (Double Dragon Publishing), KNIGHT SPIRITS (Double Dragon Publishing); writing as Atk. Butterfly: BEASTS ARE US (Hard Shell Word Factory); WITNESS PROTECTION (Hard Shell Word Factory); CENSORED BY EARTH COMMAND: ARROWS AND LASERS (New Concepts Publishing), CENSORED BY EARTH COMMAND: BULLETS AND LASERS (New Concepts Publishing), CRYSTAL TREASURE (Silver Lake Publishing), ATTACK BUTTERFLY (Boson Books), DUST BUNNY (Boson Books), PARANOID (Boson Books), RUST BUCKET (Boson Books), SPACE RESCUE ONE (Boson Books)

Gretchen Moran Laskas
- THE MIDWIFE'S TALE (Dial Press, 2003); THE MINER'S DAUGHTER (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Adults, Spring 2007)

Elizabeth Letts - THE BUTTER MAN (Charlesbridge Publishers, January 15, 2008 - as "Elizabeth Alalou - a children's picture book); QUALITY OF CARE (New American Library/Accent, March 1, 2005), FAMILY PLANNING (New American Library/Accent, March 7, 2006)

Richard Lewis - THE DEMON QUEEN (Simon and Shuster Children's June, 2008); THE KILLING SEA (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing December 5, 2006); THE FLAME TREE (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing 2004)

Mardi Link - WHEN EVIL CAME TO GOOD HART: AN UP NORTH MICHIGAN COLD CASE (U. of Mich Press, July 2008)

CJ Lyons - LIFELINES ( Berkley/Jove March, 2008)

Jonathan Maberry - BAD MOON RISING (May, 2008); DEAD MAN'S SONG (Kensington July, 2007) GHOST ROAD BLUES (Pinnacle Books); VAMPIRE UNIVERSE (Citadel Nonfiction) THE CRYPTOPEDIA (Citadel, 2007)

Rebbie Macintyre - CAST THE FIRST STONE (Five Star, March 2009)

Amy MacKinnon - TETHERED: A NOVEL (Shaye Areheart Books/Random House, September 2008)

Beverly Magid - FLYING OUT OF BROOKLYN (iUniverse, Inc., November 27, 2007)

Lisa McMann - WAKE (March 4, 2008, Simon Pulse) and FADE (Spring 2009, Simon Pulse)

Minnette Meador - STARSIGHT VOL. I. & II (Stonegarden, March & November 2008) (Fantasy), THE CENTURION & THE CELT (Resplendence, April 2008) (Historical Romance), Feature in CUP OF COMFORT FOR SINGLE MOMS (Adams Media) (Non-Fiction/Humor)

Becky Motew - COUPON GIRL (Dorchester, May 2006)

Joe Moore & Lynn Sholes – THE HADES PROJECT (September 2007); THE GRAIL CONSPIRACY (Midnight Ink/Llewellyn Worldwide, September 2005); THE LAST SECRET (Midnight Ink/Llewellyn Worldwide, September 2006); INDIGO RUBY (Midnight Ink/Llewellyn Worldwide, September 2007)

Mike Morey - UNCLE DIRTY (Escape Media, 2003)

Brian Mulligan - THE 1940 CINCINNATI REDS: A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AND BASEBALL'S ONLY IN-SEASON SUICIDE (McFarland, 2005)

Martha O’Connor - THE BITCH POSSE (St. Martin’s Press, May 12, 2005)

Marlys Pearson - THE PRICE OF TEMPTATION (Seventh Window Press, 2005), DISCREET YOUNG GENTLEMAN (Seventh Window Press, Oct, 2006)

Steven Paul - CAN HORSES CRY (Sky Ray Publishing, January 2004)

Kate Perry - PROJECT DATE (Kensington Zebra Sept 2007); PROJECT DADDY (Kensington, May 2006)

Cornelia Read - A FIELD OF DARKNESS (Mysterious Press, May 8, 2006); THE CRAZY SCHOOL (Warner, Jan. 10, 2008)

Kim Reid - NO PLACE SAFE: A Memoir (Dafina/Kensington Books, October 2007)

John Elder Robison - LOOK ME IN THE EYE (Random, U.S. and Canada September 25, Random, Australia and New Zealand, October 2007; Ebury, UK, February 8, 2008)

Renee Rosen - EVERY CROOKED POT (St. Martin's Press, July 2007)

Jordan Rosenfeld - MAKE A SCENE (Writer's Digest Books, November 2007) WRITER FREE (Kulpi Press)

Michelle Rowan - LADY AND THE VAMP (April, 2008); FANGED AND FABULOUS (Grand Central Publishing, July 2007)

Russell Rowland - THE WATERSHED YEARS (Riverbend Publishing, September 2007); OPEN SPACES (Harpercollins, June 2002)

Renee Russell - KATE'S PRIDE (Wings ePress January 2007)

Marcus Sakey - KILLER YEAR: STORIES TO DIE FOR...FROM THE HOTTEST NEW CRIME WRITERS, edited by Lee Child (St. Martin's Minotaur, January 22, 2008); AT CITY'S EDGE (St. Martin's, January 22, 2008); THE BLADE ITSELF (St. Martin's, January 2007)

Sanchona - A FAMILY OF STRANGERS (hardcover, Thomson/Gale Five Star imprint, Dec 2006)

Shari Sanford (editor) , Mark Macdonald – LOACHES: NATURAL HISTORY AND AQUARIUM CARE (hardcover, TFH Publications, November 2007)

Danielle Schaaf (with Mike Prendergast) - DON’T CHEW JESUS! A COLLECTION OF MEMORABLE NUN STORIES (Benbella Books, September 2005)

Bonnie Shimko - LETTERS FROM THE ATTIC (Academy Chicago Publishers, September 2002), KAT'S PROMISE (2006)

Clea Simon - CRIES AND WHISKERS (Poisoned Pen, December, 2007); CATTERY ROW (Poisoned Pen, 2006); MEW IS FOR MURDER (Poisoned Pen, 2005 -1st in the Theda Krakow mystery series); THE FELINE MYSTIQUE (nonfiction, St. Martin's, 2002); FATHERLESS WOMEN (nonfiction, Wiley and Sons, 2001); MAD HOUSE: GROWING UP IN THE SHADOWS OF MENTALLY ILL SIBLINGS (nonfiction, Doubleday, 1997)

Lynn Sinclair - KEY TO ATEN (Brown Barn Books, May 2005); RETURN TO ATEN: SECOND CHRONICLE OF ATEN (Brown Barn Books May 30, 2006)

Alexandra Sokoloff
- THE PRICE (St. Martin's Press, February 2008); THE DARKER MASK (anthology) )Tor, May 2008); THE HARROWING (St. Martin's Press, September 1, 2006);

Kelli Stanley - NOX DORMIENDA (A Long Night for Sleeping) (Five Star, July 2008)

Rondal Jackson Starkey - A TASTE FOR VENGEANCE (Southern Charm Press, May 9, 2002)

Kevin Surface - THE CUBAN CONNECTION (Authorhouse, October 30, 2006)

Wendy Tokunaga - MIDORI BY MOONLIGHT - A NOVEL (St. Martin's Press - October 2007)

Danielle Younge-Ullman - FALLING UNDER ( Plume/Penguin, August 2008)

Lucy Wang - GOOD MOURNING, AMERICA (Original Works Publishing, 2005), JUNK BONDS (Original Works Publishing, 2006), BIG RED & LITTLE TIGER (JAC Publishing & Promotions, 2006), CONCERTO FOR ORGAN IN B-SHARP (JAC Publishing & Promotions, 2006)

Gregory A. Wilson - THE THIRD SIGN (Five Star, June 2009)

Patrice Wilton - DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSIE (Wild Rose Press, March 21, 2008; print September 2008)

Jess Winfield - MY NAME IS WILL -- A NOVEL OF SEX, DRUGS AND SHAKESPEARE (Twelve Books, July 2008)

Patricia Wood - LOTTERY (Putnam August 2, 2007)

K. F. Zuzulo - A GENIE IN THE HOUSE OF SAUD: ZUBIS RISES (Mystical Publishing. January 2008)

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