October is a big month for Blaze! Believe it or not, we’re celebrating our 500th book!

It seems like only yesterday that Birgit came up with the idea of creating the Blaze miniseries in Temptation. And now look at us! Five hundred books strong, with an author list that’s the envy of many series.

One of the coolest things about Blaze though, is that many of the authors who were so instrumental in making the line what it is, still write for us. In the first three months of Blaze, readers were seduced by sizzling stories by Vicki Lewis Thompson, Julie Leto, Jo Leigh, Stephanie Bond, Tori Carrington, Carly Phillips, Janelle Denison, Julie Kenner and Kimberly Raye. As you’ll notice, you still see those talented authors in the Blaze lineup from time to time. And they’re still delivering really hot reads that push the envelope farther and farther. As the Senior Editor for the line, I couldn’t be more proud.

So I’m pleased to let you all in on the October line-up…

First up is Jacquie D’Alessandro’s Touch Me, a Blaze Historical set in the Regency period, that features a really cool heroine. For those of you who’ve read and loved Jacquie’s single title Regency Historicals, this book is a real treat. All the great romance at half the price. I highly recommend it. (Of course, I’ve read and loved all of Jacquie’s single title Historicals).

And then Kimberly Raye is back with a new twist on her Love at First Bite miniseries – Cody. Like Kim’s previous heroes, Cody is a vampire and a cowboy. But he’s also one of four brothers who returned from the Civil War to find his home in flames. Now he wants vengeance – on the person who killed his family AND on the vampire who turned him. There are lots of plot twists in this quartet…and of course, a lot of really good sex.

Karen Anders continues her Undercover Lovers miniseries this month with Dangerous Curves, a steamy read that has it all – adventure, great characters…and fantastic chemistry!

Then Samantha Hunter brings us Caught in the Act, the second book in the Dressed to Thrill miniseries. Costume mixups have never been so sexy.

Jennifer LaBrecque has the Uniformly Hot! title this month with Ripped! Is there anything more awe-inspiring than a hot military guy, a true American hero, who also jumps out of planes?

And finally we have Book 500, Seduction by the Book, by Stephanie Bond. In this Blaze Encounters, we meet four slightly socially awkward women who join an erotic book club…and then use the lessons they’ve learned to seduce the men of their dreams. This book will be followed in January by an short linked ebook (available only at eHarlequin.com) entitled Too Hot to Print, because, well, it’s too hot to print. And then the final book club member finds her sexily-ever-after in February in Stephanie’s Her Secret Valentine.

It’s a great month to be a Blaze reader. And for a chance to win a copy of them all, don’t forget to add the phrase ‘I can hardly wait to read those books!’ to the comment section.

Good luck and happy reading.

Brenda Chin
Senior Editor
Blaze

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