Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Paperback Mass-Market Fiction

from http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/24/books/bestseller/0224bestpapermassfiction.html

DREAM CHASER, by Sherrilyn Kenyon. (St. Martin’s, $7.99.) Xypher the Dream-Hunter enlists a medical examiner’s help in his demon-fighting quest.
Subject? from a series, alien Xypher has to do one good deed or be condemned to enternal torture, tries to seduce coroner Simone to save the human race
Cover artwork trend? good looking guy, author's name larger and above title,
Average cost? $7.99

HARD TO HANDLE, by Lori Foster. (Berkley, $7.99.) An extreme fighter in need of rest escapes to the mountains, where his landlady becomes quite the sparring partner.
Subject? love and lust
Cover artwork trend? man muscles, author's name bigger and above title
Average cost? $7.99






DAWN’S AWAKENING, by Lora Leigh. (Berkley, $7.99.) A part-human, part-feline woman finds it impossible to resist the man she’s been assigned to protect.
Subject? paranormal, lust, love
Cover artwork trend? author's name above title, showing built man
Average cost? $7.99



SISTERS, by Danielle Steel. (Dell, $7.99.) After a family tragedy, four sisters with very different lives decide to share a Manhattan brownstone.

Subject? sister relationships, dealing with grief
Cover artwork trend? author's name bigger than title, different font for title and author's name, girl's behinds with different dress
Average cost?



SNOWFALL AT WILLOW LAKE, by Susan Wiggs. (Mira, $7.99.) A high-powered lawyer survives a hostage crisis and returns home to family — and passion.
Subject? war, hostage, regret, treasuring little things in life, love, surviving life
Cover artwork trend? different font between title and author, author's name above and bigger than title and stands out more
Average cost? $7.99




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