Love springs anew at Crimson Romance

Tara Gelsomino, executive editor at Crimson Romance, joins HEA to give us the heads up on what romances to expect as spring arrives.

Tara: The flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, and it's the perfect time to load up your e-reader with some great romances and get outdoors to bask in the warmer temperatures and bright sunshine. Here are some fresh and diverse love stories from Crimson to enjoy:

Spring brings us so many wonderful things … but it also ushers in the dreaded allergy season! When Portland restaurateur Ian Zamora meets Dr. Petra Lale in Ruby Lang's Acute Reactions, he can't help but be attracted to the gorgeous doctor. Petra's intrigued by his quiet strength and sexy body, but she can't afford to endanger her struggling new practice or risk her medical license. Falling for her patient wasn't this doctor's order, but fate had other plans. Try as they might to resist the attraction, Ian and Petra both soon realize that love is nothing to sneeze at.

Looking for something fresh and different for your spring reading list? Historical lovers seeking a change of pace from Regency London can delve into the dense jungles of India on the brink of uprising in Revolutionary Hearts by Pema Donyo. Parineeta Singh has a mission to exact revenge on the invading British and free India. She takes a job as a maid for General Carton to gather information for an Indian revolutionary group, but soon finds she has more in common with her handsome employer than she ever expected. When he's exposed as American spy Warren Kahn, she must help him escape the British Raj. She's lost her heart, but will she lose him, too, in securing his freedom?

If spring fever's got you feeling wild and edgy, Dangerous Decisions by BB Cruz will deliver thrills, chills and plenty of sexy intrigue. When she's suspected of fraud at her prestigious law firm, Carino Montgomery must prove her innocence to hired gun Ramon Terrones. But the incendiary chemistry between them stirs up fierce emotions, undeniable passion … and buried secrets that threaten to bring their whole lives crumbling down.

For those who like their suspense dark and their knuckles white, Susanne Matthews' The White Carnation launches the gritty Harvester trilogy. Fans of Iris Johansen and Sandra Brown will enjoy this series spotlighting the scary world of cults, stalkers, and obsession. Boston reporter Faye and Boston PD detective Rob are former lovers who must join forces to track down the Harvester, a serial killer who murders new mothers and vanishes with the infants. When Faye's personally targeted, they go on the run to protect themselves and unravel the clues … but old feelings soon bloom anew. The White Lily and The White Iris, releasing later this year, continue this compelling suspense saga.

The lush green hills of Ireland are the perfect setting for romance in Ashlinn Craven's Core Attraction. This quick-witted contemporary finds Fiona Halpin hoping to get a promotion and a boyfriend — strictly in that order. But when Dr. Declan MacCarthy and his protest leaflets turn up outside the nuclear power plant where she handles public relations, she gets more than she bargained for. Declan has just returned home from Japan, determined to live a meaningful life by treating his cancer patients and joining a campaign against the biggest local employer's deadly radiation risks. As Fiona does damage control and faces off with Declan, she can't help but warm to his passion for his cause. Will she risk her job for a chance at love, or is this relationship headed for a meltdown? (Ashlinn's debut novel, Maybe Baby, was just shortlisted by the Romantic Novelists' Association's Joan Hessayon Award for New Writers.)

Want even more Crimson Romance? Our 99-cent digital box sets offer multiple reads for major savings. Texas Wishes by Kristina Knight proves that hearts are simply bigger in Texas, while Rock Rhapsody by Rachel Cross will have you singing a very sexy tune. Sports nuts will love the sexy men in uniform of Debra Kayn's Playing for Hearts. For fans of The Bachelor or Survivor, Heather Thurmeier's Unscripted Love offers an inside glimpse at the hot hijinks happening behind the cameras on a reality TV show set. Paranormal pleasures await in Demons Undone by Holley Trent while modern romance is afoot in Peggy Bird's Second Chances and California Dreaming by Casey Dawes. Suspense aficionados will gnaw their nails while reading Degrees of Darkness by Winter Austin. There's a bundle for every reader, so don't miss out on these great deals.

Find out more about Crimson's releases at www.crimsonromance.com.