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Recommended Reads

The books listed below contain romance, life-threatening suspense, and a puzzle or mystery. This is our definition of a "gothic romance novel."

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* = Contemporary Setting
HC = Hardcover

Nonfiction

• Hayes, Melissa and Marilyn Westervelt--A Mug-up with Elisabeth, A Companion for Readers of Elisabeth Ogilvie--Down East Books
• Hughes, William and Andrew Smith, Eds.--Bram Stoker: History, Psychoanalysis and the Gothic --Macmillan Press (nonfiction)--July 1998

Backlist Titles

December 2001

• Andersen, Susan--Obsessed *--Zebra
• Busbee, Shirlee--Swear by the Moon--Warner
• Carlysle, Viveca--Love Lost, Love Found *--BET Books
• Gilbert, Anna--A Morning in Eden--Minotaur Books (HC)
• Howard, Linda--Strangers in the Night: Lake of Dreams/Blue Moon/Whiteout *--Pocket (HC, 3-books in one)
• Robards, Karen--To Trust a Stranger *--Pocket (HC)
• Sanders, Marcella--The Power of Love *--BET Books
• Scarbrough, Jan--Tangled Memories *--Imajinn Books (gothic)

November 2001

• Agnew, Denise A.--Treacherous Wishes *--Treble Heart Books
• Amos, Robyn--Bring Me a Dream *--Harper Torch
• Day, Dianne--Beacon Street Mourning--Bantam
• Estep, Irene--Send Me No Roses *--New Concepts
• Feehan, Christine and Melanie George--A Very Gothic Christmas--Pocket
• Johnson, Doris--Midsummer Moon *--BET Books
• London, Cait--Leaving Lonely Town *--Avon
• McKinney, Meagan--Moonlight Becomes Her--Kensington (HC)
• Meredith, Marilyn--Deadly Trail *--Hard Shell Word Factory
• Peters, Elizabeth--The Copenhagen Connection *--Avon (reprint)
• Raleigh, Debbie--The Christmas Wish--Zebra Regency Mystery
• Sawyer, Meryl--Closer Than She Thinks *--Zebra
  

October 2001

• Allen, Robin--The Promise *--BET Books
• Atherton, Nancy--Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil *--Penguin (reprint)
• Blayne, Sra--An Improper Bride--Zebra (gothic?)
• Bodoin, Dorothy--Darkness at Foxglove Corners *--Five Star (HC)
• Bond, Stephanie--Got Your Number *--St. Martin's
• Delinsky, Barbara--Variation on a Theme *--Harper Torch (reprint)
• Harrison, Shirley--Dangerous Fortune *--BET Books
• Janssen, Christine--Nightmare Run *--Wings Press
• Jerott, Michelle--Her Bodyguard *--Avon
• Lee, Rachel--Under Suspicion *--Warner
• Lutz, John--The Night Caller *--Pinnacle
• Madden, Sandra--Comfort and Joy--Zebra
• Radcliffe, Ann--The Mysteries of Udolpho --Penguin Classics (reprint, gothic)
• Ross, Clarissa--Ghost of Dark Harbor--Five Star (HC reprint)
• Siciliano, Sam--Darkness--Pinnacle (horror)
• Sims, Janice--This Time Forever *--BET Books
• Taylor, Janelle--In Too Deep *--Zebra
• White, Karen--Whispers of Goodbye--LoveSpell Candleglow (gothic)

September 2001

• Anthology--Dark Seductions *--Kensington (Trade PB)
• Agnew, Denise A.--Dangerous Intentions *--Treble Heart Books
• Barton, Beverly--Every Move She Makes *--Zebra
• Berenson, Laurien--Once Bitten *--Kensington (HC)
• Chern, Vivian--Homicidal Intent *--Dell
• Craft, Francine--Forever Love *--BET Books
• Drake, Shannon--Deep Midnight *--Zebra (werewolf)
• Ferguson, Jo Ann--His Lady Midnight--Zebra Regency
• Gardner, Lisa--The Next Accident *--Bantam (HC)
• Hohl, Joan--Shadiw's Kiss--Zebra (anthology)
• Hooper, Kay--Touching Evil *--Bantam
• Horrock, Henry--Blood Red *--Pinnacle
• Massey, Sujata--The Bride's Kimono *--HarperCollins (HC)
• Osborne, Denise--A Deadly Arrangement *--Berkley Prime Crime
• Rinehart, Mary Roberts--A Light in the Window *--Kensington
• Schone, Robin--Gabriel's Woman--Kensington Brava (Trace PB)
• Smithdeal, Charles--Without Sin *--Onyx
• Terreri, Malinda--A Tax Deductible Death *--Berkley Prime Crime
• Wald, Noreen--Rembrance of Murders Past *--Berkley Prime Crime

August 2001

• Chittenden, Margaret--Dying to See You *--Kensington (reprint)
• Coffman, Virginia--The House at Sandalwood--Hall (large print HC gothic)
• du Maurier, Dpahne--Rebecca--Avon (reprint)
• Goldring, Kat--All Signs Point to Murder *--Berkley Prime Crime
• Holt, Victoria--Menfreya in the Morning--Thorndike (large print HC gothic)
• Jackson, Lisa--Hot Blooded *--Zebra
• Kingsbury, Kate--Death is in the Air--Berkley Prime Crime
• Lewis, Shelby--Sacred Love *--BET Books
• Madison, Carolyn--The Sinister Spinster--Zebra Regency
• Meredith, Marilyn--The Choice *--PageFree Publishing
• Morgan, Rachelle--An Unlikely Lady--Avon
• Perrin, Kayla--Flirting With Danger *--BET Books
• Platas, Berta--Livewire *--Pinnacle
• Williams, Jeanne Crecy--Hands of Terror--iUniverse

July 2001

• Agnew, Denise--Forevermore *--Treble Heart Books (trade pb reprint)
• Bicos, Olga--Heat of the Moment *--Zebra
• Cannell, Dorothy--Bridesmaids Revisited *--Penguin (reprint)
• Davis, Dee--Just Breathe*--Ivy
• Davis, Nageeba--A Dying Art *--Berkley Prime Crime (HC)
• Michaels, Fern--What You Wish For *--Zebra (reprint)

June 2001

• Cail, Carol--The Seeds of Time *--Deadly Alibi Press
• Cameron, Stella--Glass Houses *--Zebra
• Chase, S.E.--No Mercy *--Pinnacle
• Hunter, Gwen--Delayed Diagnosis *--Mira
• Johansen, Iris--Final Target *--Bantam (HC)
• Joy, Dara--Ritual of Proof *--William Morrow (HC, futuristic)
• Kaiser, R.J.--Hoodwinked *--Mira
• Lowell, Elizabeth--Moving Target *--William Morrow (HC)
• McCutcheon, Pam--Enchantment--Zebra Ballad (ghost-time-travel)
• Reah, Danuta--Listen to the Shadows *--HarperCollins (HC)
• Steel, Danielle--Leap of Faith *--Delacorte (HC)
• Stockenberg, Antoinette--Tidewater *--St. Martin's
• Thomas, Jacquelin--Undeniably Yours *--BET Books

May 2001

• Anthology--Wait Till Dark *--Pocket
  Karen Robards, Andrea Kane, Mariah Stewart, Linda Anderson
• Adams, Kylie--Fly Me to the Moon *--Zebra
• Barron, Stephanie--Jane and the Stillroom Maid--Bantam (reprint)
• Byrd, Adrianne--All I've Ever Wanted *--BET Books
• Emery, Lynn--Gotta Get Next To You *--Harper Torch
• Harper, Karen--Shaker Run *--Mira
• Johansen, Iris--The Search *--Bantam (reprint)
• Lowell, Elizabeth--Amber Beach *--Avon (reprint)
• Lowell, Elizabeth--Jade Island *--Avon (reprint)
• Lowell, Elizabeth--Midnight in Ruby Bayou *--Avon (reprint)
• Lynds, Gayle--Mesmerized *--Pocket (HC)
• Martin, Kat--The Secret *--Zebra
• McCall, Dinah--Storm Warnings *--Mira
• Montgomery, Selena--Rules of Engagement *--BET Books
• Novak, Brenda--Dear Maggie *--Harlequin Superromance #987
• Peters, Elizabeth--Lord of the Silent--William Morrow (HC)
• Peters, Elizabeth--The Love Talker  *--Avon (reprint)
• Neri, Penelope--Moonshadow--Love Spell Candleglow (gothic)
• Stevens, Rosemary--Death on a Silver Tray--Berkley Prime Crime (reprint, Regency mystery)
• Taylor, Janelle--Can't Stop Loving You *--Zebra
• Winters, Angela--Know By Heart *--BET Books

April 2001

• Bussey, Loure-Dangerous Passions *--BET Books
• Brown, Sandra--Standoff *--Warner (reprint)
• Bugge, Carole--Who Killed Mona Lisa? *--Berkley Prime Crime
• Cach, Lisa--The Mermaid of Penperro--Leisure Lovespell
• Crusie, Jennifer--Welcome to Temptation *--St. Martin's (reprint)
• Douglas, Charlotte--Stranger in His Arms *--Harlequin Intrigue #611
• Emerson, Kathy Lynn--Face Down Among the Winchester Geese--Kensington (reprint)
• Hale, Gena--Paradise Island *--Onyx (gothic)
• Heller, Jane--Female Intelligence *--St. Martin's (HC)
• Horn, Stephen--In Her Defense *--Harper Torch (reprint)
• Lee, Adrianne--Undercover Baby *--Harlequin Intrigue #609
• Lynds, Gayle--Mesmerized *--Pocket
• Lynn, Sheryl--Colorado's Finest *--Harlequin Intrigue #612
• Marquez, Victoria--Wild For You *--Pinnacle
• McCoy, Judi--I Dream of You *--Zebra
• Michaels, Fern--Charming Lily *--Zebra
• O'Brien, Meg--Gathering Lies *--Mira
• Peters, Elizabeth--He Shall Thunder in the Sky--Avon (reprint)
• Quick, Amanda--Slightly Shady *--Bantam (HC)
• Rose, Katie--Runaway Hearts--Bantam (gothic)
• Skye, Christina--Going Overboard *--Island
• Smith, Kathryn--Elusive Passion--Avon
• Swanson, Denise--Murder of a Sweet Old Lady--Signet
• Swift, Virginia--Brown-Eyed Girl *--Avon (reprint)
• Toombs, Jane--Her Mysterious Houseguest *--Silhouette Special Ed. #1391
• Van Gieson, Judith--The Stolen Blue *--Berkley (HC)
• Webb, Debra--Protective Custody *--Harlequin Intrigue #610 
• West, Chassie--Killer Riches *--Avon
• Wilson, Laura--Dying Voices *--Bantam (reprint)

March 2001

• Anthology--Bayou Blood Brothers *--Harlequin Intrigue #606
  Rebecca York, Metsy Hintle, Joanna Wayne
• Agnew, Denise--Forevermore *--Starlight Writer (online)
• Barrett, Jean--The Hunt for Hawk's Daughter *--Harlequin Intrigue #605
• Barton, Beverly--Navajo's Woman *--Silhouette Int. Moments #1063
• Beaton, M.C.--The Skeleton in the Closet *--St. Martin's
• Brockman, Suzanne--The Defiant Hero *--Ballantine
• Brown, Sandra--The Devil's Own *--Mira (HC reprint)
• Carlysle, Liz--A Woman of Virtue--Pocket
• Carrington, Tori--You Only Love Once--Harlequin Temptation #823
• Daniels, Angie--Intimate Intentions *--Genesis Press
• Dodd, Christina--Rules of Attraction --Avon (gothic)
• Duquette, Anne Marie--Castillo's Bride *--Harlequin Superromance #975
• Feehan, Christine--The Scarletti Curse--Love Spell Candleglow (gothic)
• Gellis, Roberta--A Personal Devil--Forge
• Graham, Heather--Dying to Have Her *--Onyx
• Heller, Jand--Name Dropping--St. Martin's (reprint)
• Jones, Jill--Remember Your Lies *--St. Martin's
• Jones, Linda Winstead--Madigan's Wife *--Silhouette Int. Moments #1068
• Kay, Linda--To Tame a Rogue--Zebra (time travel gothic)
• King, Laurie R.--Folly *--Bantam (HC)
• Livesay, Margot--The Missing World*--Penguin (trade pb reprint)
• Long, James--Silence and Shadows *--Bantam (HC)
• Lynn, Sheryl--To Protect Their Child *--Harlequin Intrigue #608
• Martin, Kat--The Secret *--Zebra
• Miles, Margaret--A Mischief in the Snow--Bantam
• Myers, Helen R.--Dead End *--Mira
• Osborn, Elane--Which Twin? *--Silhouette Int. Moments #1067
• Paige, Robin--Death at Epsom Downs--Berkley Prime Crime
• Palmer, Catherine--A Dangerous Silence *--Tyndale
• Peters, Elizabeth--Summer of the Dragon *--Avon
• Quick, Amanda--Wicked Widow--Bantam (reprint)
• Robards, Karen--Scandalous--Pocket
• Robb, J.D.--Betrayal in Death--Berkley (futuristic)
• Robb, J.D.--Loyalty in Death--Berkley (futuristic reprint)
• Roberts, Nora--The Villa *--Putnam (HC)
• Robinson, Suzanne--The Legend--Bantam
• Spindler, Erica--Bone Cold *--Mira
• Staub, Wendy Corsi--The Last to Know *--Pinnacle
• Stevens, Amanda--Nighttime Guardian *--Harlequin Intrigue $607
• Tyner, Marilyn--Everything to Gain *--BET Books
• Wishnia, K.J.A.--The Glass Factory *--Signet (reprint)

February 2001

• Anthology--Murder Most Romantic *--Cumberland Press
• Baker, Laura--Raven *--St. Martin's
• Bowden, Susan--Bitter Harvest *--Signet
• Cullman, Heather--Bewitched--Signet Lords of Danger
• Daniels, B.J.--Mystery Bride *--Harlequin Intrigue #604
• Daniels, Rebecca--Rain Dance *--Silhouette Int. Moments #1061
• Gabriel, Marius--The Seventh Moon--Bantam (reprint)
• Gardner, Lisa--The Third Victim *--Bantam
• Harrington, Johnathan--A Great Day for Dying *--Write Way (HC)
• Henderson, Dee--The Guardian *--Multnomah (inspirational)
• Herron, Rita--Saving His Son *--Harlequin Intrigue #601
• Lane, Allison--The Notorious Widow--Signet Regency
• Laurens, Stephanie--All About Love--Avon
• McKinney, Meagan--Still of the Night *--Kensington (HC)
• Michaels, Kasey--Too Good to be True *--Zebra
• Neggers, Carla--The Carriage House *--Mira
• Neita-Chen, Denise--Journey *--Noble House (HC)

• Quick, Amanda--Wicked Widow--Bantam (ghost) (reprint)

• Robb, J.D.--Conspiracy in Death--Berkley (futuristic) (reprint)
• Simmons, Suzanne--Lip Service *--St. Martin's
• Simpson, Donna--Lady May's Folly *--Zebra Regency
• Sinclair, Dani--Best-Kept Secrets *--Harlequin Intrigue #602
• Smith, Carol--The Neighbors *--Warner (reprint)
• Snoe, Eboni--Emerald's Fire *--BET Books
• Steward, Sally--Private Vows *--Harlequin Intrigue #603
• Stewart, Mariah--Voices Carry *--Pocket
• Thornton, Elizabeth--Princess Charming--Bantam
• Westbrook, Robert--The Mexican *--Onyx (movie tie-in)

January 2001

• Alers, Rochelle--Private Passions *--BET Books
• Allen, Harper--Woman Most Wanted *--Harlequin Intrigue #599
• Anderson, Linda--When Night Falls *--Pocket
• Bissell, Sallie--In the Forest of Harm *--Bantam (HC)
• Davis, Dee--After Twilight *--Ivy
• Devine, Thea--Sinful Secrets--Kensington (trade pb reprint)
• Gabriel, Marius--The Seventh Moon--Bantam (reprint)
• Gordon, Laura--Royal Protector *--Harlequin Intrigue #598
• Heggan, Christiane--Blind Faith *--Mira
• Holbrook, Cindy--The Missing Groom--Zebra Regency
• Holling, Jen--Forever, My Lady--Harper Torch
• Jacobs, Jonnie--Shadow of Doubt *--Kensington (reprint)
• Johnson, Sharleen--Whispers in the Mist *--Clock Tower Fiction (online)
• Joyce, B.D.--Deadly Love--St. Martin's
• Krentz, Jayne Ann--Lost and Found *--Putnam (HC)
• Kurtz, Sylvie--Alyssa Again *--Harlequin Intrigue #600
• Kyle, Kristen--Touched by Gold *--Bantam
• Lee, Rachel--Thunder Mountain *--Silhouette Dreamscapes (reprint)
• Lovelace, Merline--Dark Side of Dawn *--Signet
• Lovelace, Merline--The Spy Who Loved Him *--Silhouette Int. Moments #1052
• McCaferty,  Barbara Taylor and Beverly Taylor Herald--Double Date *--Kensington Partners in Crime
• McKenna, Lindsay--Hangar 13 *--Silhouette Dreamscapes (reprint)
• Mostert, Natasha--The Midnight Side *--Morrow (HC)
• Myers, Helen R.--Night Mist *--Silhouette Dreamscapes (reprint)
• Peters, Elizabeth--The Camelot Caper *--Avon (reprint)
• Potter, Patricia--The Perfect Family *--Berkley
• Preston, Fayrene--The Barons of Texas: Kit *--Silhouette Desire #1342
• Riley, Eugenia--A Tryst in Time--Leisure Love Spell (reprint)
• Rogers, Evelyn--Devil in the Dark--Leisure (gothic)
• Shannon, Colleen--The Wolf of Haskell Hall--Love Spell Candleglow (gothic)
• Stevens, Amanda--Dark Obsession *--Silhouette Dreamscapes (reprint)
• Veryan, Patricia--The Riddle of the Reluctant Rake--Zebra Regency Mystery (reprint)
• Wainscott, Tina--Back in Baby's Arms *--St. Martin's (supernatural)
• Webb, Debra--Bodyguard's Baby *--Harlequin Intrigue #597
• Wilhelm, Kate--No Defense *--Mira (reprint)

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