Bookshelf Cat likes the look of this ...

"C-A-T ... my favorite word!"

Check out the Friday Ark this week to see what the other cool cats are doing. And if you like reading as much as the Bookshelf Cat, stop by these author sites to find out more about the books in his stack:

• Cat Tracks by Gordon Aalborg
• Wash and Die by Barbara Colley
• Hunter's Moon by Lori Handeland
• The Perfumed Sleeve by Laura Joh Rowland
• Sparks Fly by Cheryl Cooke Harrington
• Footprints in the Butter by Denise Dietz

New from Ana Leigh - The Frasers are back!

Briefly ashore in San Francisco to visit his family, Jed meets Caroline Collins and her eight-year-old son. Beautiful Caroline doesn't have a husband in sight and she seems surprisingly hostile toward Jed, who is used to being thought of as quite a catch. But there's something intriguing about her and the boy, something that convinces Jed he should stay awhile.

Caroline has never revealed the identity of her son's father, not even to her own family. As independent in spirit as she is beautiful, all she wants is to continue running the family's lumber mill and raising her son herself. But if handsome, devil-may-care Jed Fraser ever takes a good hard look at her son, everything she's struggled for could be ruined. She's convinced that the best thing she could do is stay far, far away from the sexy Jed — but her body is singing a different song...

He's talked his way into her heart. Can he do the same with her bed?

Look for One Night With a Sweet-Talking Man at your favorite bookseller starting February 26th! Also available at Rhapsody Book Club and Doubleday Book Club.

For an excerpt and more about The Frasers series, visit Ana Leigh.

Bookshelf Cat, ever vigilant...

...leaves no book unprotected.

Not even if it means wedging his 9 inch wide self onto a 5 inch wide ledge. You've got to admire that kind of dedication to the job!

Find more satisfied cats aboard the Friday Ark. Bookshelf Cat will be there, lounging on ledges.

Saturday booksigning: Barbara Colley

Mystery author Barbara Colley will be discussing and signing copies of her new book, Wash and Die, this Saturday (February 16) from 1-3 PM at Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania Street, New Orleans. Can't make the signing? Call ahead and order an autographed copy.

Find out more about Barbara and her Charlotte LaRue Mystery Series in this recent Times-Picayune article: house-cleaning crime-solver tidies up New Orleans!

Bookshelf Cat Finds True Love

A little privacy, please!

If Bookshelf Cat manages to tear himself away from Wee Catnip Mousie, he'll be sharing post-Valentine treats with the gang at Friday Ark. Check it out every Friday!

Browse Inside: The Perfect Wife by Victoria Alexander

HarperCollins and New York Times/USA Today Bestselling Author, Victoria Alexander have a special Valentine treat for you. Browse Inside THE PERFECT WIFE. You can read 20% of the book online for free, right now.

The Perfect Wife will be available from your favorite bookseller on February 26th.

New Book Today: PREY by Lurlene McDaniel

Predator or prey?
Things aren't always what they seem.

A teacher is supposed to impart a love of learning and a thirst for knowledge. It’s a bit different with Ms. Lori Settles. All the kids are talking about how hot she is—and she is especially interested in Ryan Piccoli. When she starts giving Ryan extra attention, he’s feeling more than happy—at first. He’s used to being the class clown, but really he’s a loner. One day after school, the friendship with Lori Settles goes farther than he ever expected. She’s his teacher. She’s at least twice his age. Intimacy with a teacher is wrong, yet it feels so good in every way. Soon, Lori is making demands and Ryan begins to feel overwhelmed, but Ryan refuses to even admit anything is going on. Something immoral is going on and before too long the choices made will change lives forever.

New from Lurlene McDaniel, #1 author of inspirational fiction for young adults, PREY is available today from your favorite bookseller!

Booksigning - Lori Handeland

This Sunday, February 10th, USA Today Bestselling Author Lori Handeland will be signing copies of Thunder Moon at the Barnes and Noble store in Appleton, Wisconsin. If you’re in the area, she'd love to see you. The signing takes place from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

"Handeland is at the top of her game in this taut thriller. Part detective tale, part supernatural chiller, this is a full-on exciting read." ~ Romantic Times BOOKreviews

Not now, I'm reading!

"But...bring me a snack, would you? Pretty please?"

Bookshelf Cat says he's not going anywhere until he finishes the story, but when he's done you'll find him leaking plot points to the gang on the Friday Ark.

New Book + Signings (Robin Wells)

Dirty laundry can really put your life through the wringer.

The Most Notorious Woman in America ... There are probably worse things than having the entire country think that you're the girl whose "services" gave the president-elect a fatal heart attack in the sack—but at the moment, Emma Jamison can't think of any. A terrible mistake has made her the face of a national scandal, leaving her with no choice but to retreat to the small town where her grandmother lives to get a fresh start.

The Straight-Arrow D.A. ... Max Duval is up for election in Chartreuse, Louisiana, and he can't afford a scandal. But Emma, with her disarming smile and razor wit, is impossible to ignore—especially since his grandfather and her grandmother are starting a romantic romp of their own, and a Geraldo-wannabe is chronicling everyone's every move for the tabloids. Is Emma really as innocent as she claims? Can Max follow his heart and still win the election? Sometimes the only way to sort out the dirty laundry is to dive in… Between the Sheets.

Visit the web site of author Robin Wells and be sure to enter her contest for your chance to get between the sheets. Prize is a set of 400-thread-count queen-sized sheets. Entry deadline February 14th.

If you're in the New Orleans area, come out and meet Robin at these book signing events:

• Feb. 2nd at Barnes and Noble, Mandeville, LA,2 -4 p.m.


• Feb. 9th at Barnes and Noble, Metairie, LA, 2-4 p.m.


• Feb. 14th at Borders, Metairie, LA, 2-4 p.m.