Brillance Audio NEWS FOR RETAILERS New Audiobooks on Cassette, Compact Disc, and MP3-CD


IN THIS ISSUE:
New Audiobooks Simultaneous with the Print Books
First Time in Audio
Re-Released in New Media
Audiobook Collections on Compact Disc
Value-Priced Audiobooks on Compact Disc $14.99
Don't Forget the New Audiobooks Releasing March 2008
Audiobook Award Nominees
Upcoming Conferences

• Increases in Postage on STOP Orders (Single Title Order Program)
Author Tie-In Program
Brilliance Bits Podcast
Enhanced Standing Order Service for Resellers


New Audiobooks Simultaneous with the Print Books


QUICKSAND: A Novel
by Iris Johansen
read by Jennifer VanDyck

SUSPENSE: The number-one blockbuster bestselling author returns with a thriller that pits Eve Duncan against the one man who can put her darkest horror to rest— or make her relive it over and over again…

• Simultaneous release with the St. Martin's Press hardcover
• 600,000-copy first printing

978-1-4233-2906-0 Unabridged on 7 Compact Discs $34.95
978-1-4233-2908-4 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95
978-1-4233-2912-1 Abridged on 5 Compact Discs $26.95



HOLD TIGHT
by Harlan Coben
read by Scott Brick

SUSPENSE: How much do parents really want to know about their kids? #1 bestselling author Harlan Coben asks that provocative and terrifying question with his fifteenth gripping thriller.

• Simultaneous release with the Dutton hardcover
• 250,000-copy first printing

978-1-4233-2748-6 Unabridged on 10 Compact Discs $38.95
978-1-4233-2750-9 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95
978-1-4233-2754-7 Abridged on 5 Compact Discs $26.95



THE THIRD CIRCLE
by Amanda Quick
read by Anne Flosnik

HISTORICAL ROMANCE: The fourth book in the mesmerizing Arcane Society series.

• Simultaneous release with the Putnam hardcover
• 200,000-copy first printing

978-1-4233-4066-9 Unabridged on 8 Compact Discs $34.95
978-1-4233-4068-3 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95
978-1-4233-4072-0 Abridged on 4 Compact Discs $24.95



PLEASURE
by Eric Jerome Dickey
read by Susan Spain

FICTION: Erotic and daring, brimming with intense and complex relationships— Pleasure sizzles with the heat of sex, love, jealousy, and obsession.

• Simultaneous release with the Dutton hardcover
• 200,000-copy first printing

978-1-4233-4558-9 Unabridged on 13 Compact Discs $38.95
978-1-4233-4560-2 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95
978-1-4233-4564-0 Abridged on 5 Compact Discs $26.95



GUILTY
by Karen Robards
read by Joyce Bean

ROMANTIC-SUSPENSE: In this novel from New York Times bestselling author Karen Robards, a feisty female attorney’s past comes back to haunt her.

• Simultaneous release with the Putnam hardcover
• 150,000-copy first printing

978-1-4233-2833-9 Unabridged on 10 Compact Discs $38.95
978-1-4233-2835-3 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95
978-1-4233-2839-1 Abridged on 5 Compact Discs $26.95



BONK: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
by Mary Roach
read by Sandra Burr

NONFICTION: The bestselling author of Stiff turns her outrageous curiosity and infectious wit on the most alluring subject of all: sex.

• Simultaneous release with the W.W. Norton hardcover
• 150,000-copy first printing

978-1-4233-1668-8 Unabridged on 8 Compact Discs $34.95
978-1-4233-1670-1 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95



TWENTY WISHES
by Debbie Macomber
read by Tanya Eby Sirois

ROMANCE: As millions of women know, Debbie Macomber understands their lives and writes the stories they want to hear. What do you want most in the world?

• Simultaneous release with the Mira hardcover
• 125,000-copy first printing
• The fourth novel in the Blossom Street series

978-1-4233-0519-4 Unabridged on 8 Compact Discs $36.95
978-1-4233-0525-5 Abridged on 5 Compact Discs $26.95
978-1-4233-0521-7 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95



WINTER STUDY
by Nevada Barr
read by Joyce Bean

MYSTERY: Anna Pigeon returns—in the remarkable novel from the New York Times-bestselling writer.

• Simultaneous release with the Putnam hardcover
• 125,000-copy first printing

978-1-4233-2562-8 Abridged on 5 Compact Discs $26.95
978-1-4233-2565-9 Abridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95



MAYA ANGELOU: A Glorious Celebration
by Marcia Ann Gillespie, Rosa Johnson Butler and Richard A. Long
read by Dion Graham

BIOGRAPHY: A moving biography that will appeal to all fans of the poet laureate, phenomenal bestselling author, and scribe for the people, Dr. Maya Angelou.

• Simultaneous release with the Doubleday hardcover
• 100,000-copy first printing

978-1-4233-6484-9 Unabridged on 3 Compact Discs $26.95
978-1-4233-6486-3 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95



LOSING YOU
by Nicci French
read by Anne Flosnik

THRILLER: In Losing You, a thriller from the long-acclaimed master of psychological suspense, Nicci French unravels one mother’s life and replaces it with every mother’s worst nightmare.

• Simultaneous release with the Minotaur hardcover
• 75,000-copy first printing

978-1-4233-4360-8 Unabridged on 7 Compact Discs $34.95
978-1-4233-4366-0 Unabridged on 5 Compact Discs $26.95
978-1-4233-4362-2 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95



WICKED CITY
by Ace Atkins
read by Dick Hill

SUSPENSE: From “one of crime fiction’s most interesting and passionate voices” (Laura Lippman) comes a “delicious slice of noir” (St. Petersburg Times) about one of the most notorious towns in American history.

• Simultaneous release with the Putnam hardcover
• 40,000-copy first printing
• Unabridged compact disc includes bonus disc featuring interviews by the author

978-1-4233-4985-3 Unabridged on 9 Compact Discs $36.95
978-1-4233-4987-7 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95
978-1-4233-4991-4 Abridged on 5 Compact Discs $26.95



HOKUS POKUS
by Fern Michaels
read by Laural Merlington

ROMANTIC-SUSPENSE: Not even an ocean can keep the Sisterhood from helping a friend in need…

• Simultaneous release with the Kensington mass market paperback
• 500,000-copy first printing
• The ninth novel of the “Revenge of the Sisterhood” series

978-1-4233-4486-5 Unabridged on 6 Compact Discs $29.95
978-1-4233-4488-9 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95
978-1-4233-4492-6 Abridged on 3 Compact Discs $19.95



HOLD ME TIGHT: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
by Dr. Sue Johnson
read by Sandra Burr

SELF HELP: “The best couples therapist in the world” (John Gottman, Ph.D.) and developer of Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples shows how to strengthen a lifelong bond of love.

• Simultaneous release with the Little, Brown hardcover
• 40,000-copy first printing

978-1-4233-6365-1 Unabridged on 8 Compact Discs $29.95
978-1-4233-6367-5 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95



FINANCIAL INFIDELITY: Seven Steps to Conquering the #1 Relationship Wrecker
by Bonnie Eaker Weil, PhD
read by Joyce Bean

PERSONAL FINANCE: Is there a money mistress in your relationship?.

• Simultaneous release with Hudson Street Press hardcover
• 40,000-copy first printing from Hudson Street Press

978-1-4233-6345-3 Unabridged on 8 Compact Discs $34.95
978-1-4233-6347-7 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95



THREE MOVES AHEAD: What Chess Can Teach You about Business (Even If You've Never Played)
by Bob Rice
read by Mel Foster

BUSINESS: Garry Kasparov's business partner, and former software CEO, Bob Rice explains how basic chess strategy can sharpen and clarify any management decision.

• Simultaneous release with the Jossey-Bass hardcover

978-1-4233-6015-5 Unabridged on 6 Compact Discs $29.95
978-1-4233-6017-9 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95



UNITING THE VIRTUAL WORKFORCE: Transforming Leadership and Innovation in the Globally Integrated Enterprise
by Karen Sobel Lojeski
reader to be announced

BUSINESS-INFO MANAGEMENT: Shows businesses how the transition to a "virtual" workforce creates real challenges to collaboration and innovation and how to measure and manage the impact.

• Simultaneous release with the Wiley hardcover
• Confronts the challenges of the virtual workforce

978-1-4233-6022-3 Unabridged on 6 Compact Discs $29.95
978-1-4233-6024-7 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95

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First Time in Audio


44 CRANBERRY POINT
by Debbie Macomber
read by Sandra Burr

ROMANCE: A cozy mystery set in the charming town of Cedar Cove.

• Popular mass market paperback series now available on audio

978-1-4233-4838-2 Unabridged on 9 Compact Discs $36.95
978-1-4233-4844-3 Unabridged on 5 Compact Discs $26.95
978-1-4233-4840-5 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95



LAGUNA HEAT
by T. Jefferson Parker
read by Christopher Lane

SUSPENSE: The first book by Edgar Award-winning author T. Jefferson Parker.

• Available for the first time in audio

978-1-4233-5532-8 Unabridged on 8 Compact Discs $29.95
978-1-4233-5534-2 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95



UNTAMED
by Elizabeth Lowell
read by Anne Flosnik

HISTORICAL ROMANCE: A medieval age of passion and conquest—a tumultuous era of warriors and ladies...and noble hearts inflamed by desire and duty—is brought to sumptuous life through the storytelling mastery of Elizabeth Lowell, the New York Times bestselling creator of incomparable romantic adventure.

• Available for the first time on audio

978-1-4233-3217-6 Unabridged on 9 Compact Discs $36.95
978-1-4233-3219-0 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95
978-1-4233-3223-7 Abridged on 5 Compact Discs $26.95



TENDER REBEL
by Johanna Lindsey
read by Laural Merlington

HISTORICAL ROMANCE: The second chapter in the bestselling Malory series— When a wealthy Scottish lady weds a handsome rake, will it be her salvation or downfall?

• Available for the first time on audio
• Second book in the popular Malory series

978-1-4233-5094-1 Unabridged on 9 Compact Discs $36.95
978-1-4233-5096-5 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95

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Re-Released on New Media
Available for the First Time Unabridged on Compact Disc


BLACK LIGHTNING
by John Saul
read by Phil Gigante

THRILLER: A killer's death is only the beginning of a nightmare for a Seattle journalist.

• Available for the first time unabridged on compact disc

978-1-4233-5581-6 Unabridged on 12 Compact Discs $36.95
978-1-4233-5583-0 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95



THE REEF
by Nora Roberts
read by Sandra Burr

ROMANTIC-SUSPENSE: Romance from the depths of the Caribbean to the heights of passion and suspense.

• Available for the first time unabridged on compact disc

978-1-4233-5619-6 Unabridged on 11 Compact Discs $38.95



RELIQUARY
by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
read by Dick Hill

HORROR: Be there for the awakening of a slumbering nightmare from the New York City underworld.

• Available for the first time unabridged on compact disc

978-1-4233-5633-2 Unabridged on 12 Compact Discs $38.95
978-1-4233-5635-6 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95



THE SPARROW
by Mary Doria Russell
read by David Colacci

FICTION: First contact between human beings and extraterrestrial life ends in catastrophe.

• Available for the first time unabridged on compact disc

978-1-4233-5627-1 Unabridged on 13 Compact Discs $38.95
978-1-4233-5629-5 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95



STALKING THE ANGEL
by Robert Crais
read by Patrick G. Lawlor

SUSPENSE: Elvis Cole tangles with the Yakuza in a hunt for a priceless manuscript.

• Available unabridged for the first time
• Bestselling Elvis Cole series

978-1-4233-5621-9 Unabridged on 6 Compact Discs $29.95
978-1-4233-5623-3 Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD $24.95

Available for the First Time on Compact Disc


HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS AND ALIENATE PEOPLE
by Toby Young
read by the Author

HUMOR: You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again meets The Bonfire of the Vanities, as told by...a male Bridget Jones? And it all really happened.

978-1-4233-4465-0 Abridged on 5 Compact Discs $26.95

Available for the First Time on MP3-CD

ACTS OF LOVE
by Judith Michael


AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER
by Christopher Andersen


CHAOS MODE
by Piers Anthony


DISTANT VALOR
by C.X. Moreau


DOUBLE EXPOSURE
by Stephen Collins


FINDERS KEEPERS
by Fern Michaels


FRAGMENTS OF THE ARK
by Louise Meriwether


HAVEN
by John R. Maxim


KATHARINE HEPBURN
by Barbara Leaming


MODEL
by Michael Gross


PIGTOWN
by William J. Caunitz


THE PROPHETESS
by Barbara Wood


THE SEARCH FOR MAGGIE WARD
by Andrew M. Greeley


WHILE OTHER PEOPLE SLEEP
by Marcia Muller


WITNESS TO THE TRUTH
by Paul Lindsay





Audiobook Collections on Compact Disc


GREG ILES CD COLLECTION 2: Mortal Fear, Spandau Phoenix, The Footprints of God
by Greg Iles
read by Various

THRILLER: Three dazzling thrillers, rich with imagination and vision from New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles.

• Three novels together in one special collection.

978-1-4233-5240-2 Abridged on 15 Compact Discs $34.95



J.D. ROBB CD COLLECTION 2: Rapture in Death, Ceremony in Death, Vengeance in Death
by J.D. Robb
read by Susan Ericksen

ROMANTIC-SUSPENSE: Lieutenant Eve Dallas is on the case! Three heart-stopping books in one special collection.

• Books four, five, and six in the New York Times bestselling series by Nora Roberts writing as J.D. Robb
• Available for the first time together in a CD collection

978-1-4233-4648-7 Abridged on 15 Compact Discs $34.95

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Value-Priced Audiobooks on Compact Disc $14.99

BEST KEPT SECRETS
by Sandra Brown



THE DEVIL WHO TAMED HER

by Johanna Lindsey


FORGET ME NOT

by Elizabeth Lowell


GARDEN SPELLS

by Sarah Addison Allen


THE HARLEQUIN

by Laurell K. Hamilton


LEOPARDS KILL

by Jim DeFelice

LETHALLY BLOND
by Kate White


LOVING FRANK

by Nancy Horan


THE SAVAGE GARDEN

by Mark Mills


STRIKE FORCE

by Dale Brown




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Don’t Forget the New Audiobooks Releasing March 2008

BLUE-EYED DEVIL: A Novel
by Lisa Kleypas



DEAD HEAT
by Joel C. Rosenberg



DEAD TIME
by Stephen White



LOST SOULS
by Lisa Jackson


CHARLEY'S WEB
by Joy Fielding



OLIVE KITTERIDGE
by Elizabeth Strout



THE AMATEUR SPY
by Dan Fesperman



TWISTED
by Andrea Kane


IF LOOKS COULD KILL
by M. William Phelps


STEEL TRAPP: The Challenge
by Ridley Pearson



311 PELICAN COURT
by Debbie Macomber


THE DARK HIGHLANDER
by Karen Marie Moning

THE VOICE OF THE NIGHT
by Dean Koontz


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Audiobook Award Nominees
   AUDIO PUBLISHER'S ASSOCIATION "AUDIE AWARD" FINALISTS





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