If you enjoy reading both mysteries and romance, then this book award is for you. The DaphneDu Maurier Awards are for the best combination of the mystery and romance genres. The
Kiss of Death Chapter of the Romance
Writers of America have announced the 2012 short lists for the published division. The winners will be announced in July, at the Kiss of Death’s
annual Death by Chocolate Party in Anaheim.
There are six seperate categories of awards. I have chosen to highlight the Single
Title Romantic Mystery/Suspense category. This
category features titles which have romance as the main plot, contain elements of
mystery/suspense and are standalone books.
by Allison Brennan
"Lucy
Kincaid has firsthand experience dealing with deadly criminal
predators, and she’s fully prepared to share her many talents with
the FBI. But when her career plans are derailed, her boyfriend,
security expert Sean Rogan, asks for help on his latest private
investigation. Using her well-honed cyber-hunting skills, Lucy is
soon on the trail of a missing teenage girl with a penchant for
disappearing—and a shocking secret life." - publisher
by Cindy Gerard
“Black
Ops, Inc. operative Luke – Doc Holliday – Colter is taking some
much needed down-time, making his way across the Peruvian Andes via
rail, when banditos attack the moving train in the midnight hours.
It soon becomes apparent that robbery is not their intent but the
abduction of super model Valentina, who is traveling incognito while
recovering from a public scandal involving her ex-husband, high
profile US Senator, Marcus Chamberlin. Luke whisks Valentina off the
train in a daring escape but the two of them become the targets of a
relentless manhunt. Enlisting the aid of Luke's BOI teammates, they
soon discover that Val’s intended abduction is linked to a plot put
in play by an international gun smuggling alliance. The BOI team led
by Luke, with Val along as a necessary pawn, must race halfway around
the world to thwart a ruthless attack that would not only result in a
devastating loss of life but destroy a tenuous peace the US and her
allies have established in a vastly unstable part of the world.“ -
publisher
by Christy Reece
“Bestseller
Reece (Second Chance) kicks off a romantic suspense trilogy with this
gripping read featuring members of the Last Chance Rescue
organization. Former FBI agent Honor Stone was devastated when her
lover, Seth Cavanaugh, dumped her after he was accused of murder.
What Honor didn't know was that Seth was working undercover to bring
down a drug lord. Years later Honor is working as an operative for
Last Chance Rescue when Seth requests their help with locating his
missing niece. As Honor and Seth work together, their attraction
burns as hot as ever. Reece nicely balances steamy encounters with
the slow unraveling of clues that lead to a chilling pattern of
missing girls. A truly frightening, twisted villain and an
action-packed finale make this one a page-turner” - Publisher's
Weekly
by Roxanne St. Claire
"Ambitious,
risk-taking Viviana Angelino is determined to make her family's
fledgling private security company successful, so she takes on a
top-secret job-posing as the body double for movie star Cara Ferrari
in order to smoke out a killer who's been targeting Academy Award
winners. But the game plan changes when Vivi is attacked and the
thug-who's not the Red Carpet Killer but is wanted by the FBI for
links to human trafficking-ends up dead. Now Vivi and sexy,
rule-bound FBI agent Colt Lang find themselves working against time
to solve the mystery, come to terms with their highly charged
relationship, and simply stay alive. VERDICT Funny, sassy, and hot,
this nonstop adventure captures readers from the start and keeps them
breathless until the final wicked twist as the "Guardian
Angelinos" series continues. St. Claire lives in Florida.” -
Library Journal
by Donnell Ann Bell
“Fifteen
years ago a young Colorado Springs police officer arrested a teen
runaway accused of aiding a convenience store robbery and attempted
murder. She was innocent, but still served prison time briefly. Her
testimony sent the real thief to jail for much longer. Now she’s a
young widow raising a son, and the man she put in prison is free and
seeking revenge. She moves to a home in a new neighborhood—then
learns that her next-door neighbor is the by-the-book officer who
arrested her. Now he’s a Colorado Springs P.D. Lieutenant. Like it
or not, he may be the only one who can protect her and her son from
the past he helped create.” publisher
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