Happy Thanksgiving! Check out these NEW BOOKS:

In early November, author, animal trainer, conservationist REBECCA K. O’CONNOR released Lift, a falconry memoir. AUTHOR WEBSITE BONUS: two (count ‘em) fabulous blogs about birds: one devoted to falconry and the other to parrots. You like birds? Great. You aren’t following Rebecca yet? Head over, you are in for a treat.

JENNIE LUCAS, a perennial Harlequin favorite, released The Christmas Love-Child just in time for the holidays. AUTHOR WEBSITE BONUS: holiday-themed photos of Jennie on both her home page and the book page. It makes me want to put The Nutcracker on my iPod.

Nobody does sheikhs like JANE PORTER, and Duty, Desire and the Desert King definitely delivers. AUTHOR WEBSITE BONUS: Know what a SOUQ is? One click and the info is yours. I want one. You?

Just before Thanksgiving HOPE TARR released Twelve Nights, the follow-up to last year’s Bound to Please, a book I quite enjoyed (but of course, I am a medieval fan of significant addiction). AUTHOR WEBSITE BONUS: Hope features a pet of hers in every story. Meet Eddie in Hope’s very touching Animals in this Story feature for Twelve Nights. Grab a hankie first.

DIANE GASTON starts a new series with Gallant Officer, Forbidden Lady, which hit bookstores just before Thanksgiving. AUTHOR WEBSITE BONUS: Diane is starting each book in this new series at the Battle of Badajoz. Find out more about this horrific moment in history in Diane’s Behind the Book feature. History buff? You’ll love it.

STEPHANIE TYLER released the long-awaited first in her new Navy SEALs trilogy Hard to Hold two days before Thanksgiving. Readers have been clamoring for Jake’s story for years — Stephanie delivers and how! AUTHOR WEBSITE BONUS: What doesn’t this site have? Extras galore specific to this book. But my current absolute favorite thing on Stephanie’s site is her blog. She cracks me up… especially when she talks about her mother… and Diet Coke (I genuflect).

LOIS FAYE DYER released Quinn McCloud’s Christmas Bride this month. Lois’s site (recently featured on this blog) has one of the prettiest palettes this studio has ever created. I love just looking at it.

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NEW EXCERPTS:

LORI FOSTER posted excerpts from her books Double the Heat due in stores December 1, and Back in Black due in stores in February.

ELIZABETH BOYLE posted an excerpt of her upcoming book, How I Met My Countess, due in stores December 29.

STEPHANIE TYLER posted an excerpt of her upcoming book Hold On Tight due in stores January 5.

PAMELA PALMER released a new excerpt from her novella Hearts Untamed featured in her anthology Bitten by Cupid, due in stores in January.

CJ CARMICHAEL released a new excerpt from Perfect Partners?, due in stores in January.

STEPHANIE TYLER released a new long excerpt from Too Hot to Hold, due in stores in January 26.

JENNIE LUCAS released a new excerpt from Bought: The Greek’s Baby, due in stores in February.

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So much to read! Let’s all be thankful. Until next month…