Starting in May 2012, lose yourself in the world of the Hart sisters, 3 women left with their aunt 23 years by a mother who promised to return. All grown up now, Callie, Deanna and Natalie return to Cleveland for their aunt's funeral...giving them a chance to repair their broken relationships after heartache and betrayal. Now, they are determined to discover what happened to their mother. Join them in their quest for answers . . . and as they fall in love.
ALWAYS IN MY HEART: A May 2012 release (on sale in April!)
SURRENDER MY HEART: A June 2012 release (on sale in May!)
HEART TO HEART: A July 2012 release (on sale in June!)
Two Holiday Anthologies--guaranteed to please!
Available Fall 2011
ALL I WANT IS YOU on sale from Kensington Books
HOLIDAY FANTASY on sale from Harlequin
In ALL I WANT IS YOU, Mikki faces a nightmare when her boyfriend dumps her before the holidays--and her sister's Christmas wedding. But then she runs into Barry, who isn't looking nearly as boring as he did in high school. Still, she's horrified to wake up in his bed after a night of drinking. She slips out of the hotel room, figuring she'll never see him again. But fate has other plans...
In HOLIDAY FANTASY, experience a Christmas miracle when Andrea's car flies off an overpass and into shrubbery. Lost in her car for days without help, Andrea fears she'll never see her young son again. Nor the man she was running from who is the reason she wasn't paying attention to the road and crashed...
YOU ASKED FOR IT...AND HERE IT IS!
The 3rd book in Kayla's *hot* "Getting" series from Harlequin Spice--GETTING LUCKY!
You met Claudia, Lishelle and Annelise in GETTING EVEN, when these three friends were screwed over by the men in their lives. Then, in GETTING SOME, they took a trip to Vegas to get their groove back. Annelise has found love again, and wants the same for her two friends. Now pregnant, she decides to plan a trip to Mexico with her friends before she has the baby. She doesn't tell Claudia and Lishelle that she plans to set them up in paradise.
Claudia has sworn off sex...until a promise of "everything but" sways her into going with the flow and enjoying what Chad is offering. Chad certainly isn't the sexiest guy on the planet, but for a vacation booty call he'll do just fine. However, Chad wants to continue seeing Claudia once they're back in Atlanta, and Black American Princess that she is, Claudia knows she can't introduce him to her family. The problem is, she can't quite seem to forget him.
Lishelle is undoubtedly attracted to Chad's brother Jared--he's tall, athletic, and sexy as hell. So what if he's a cop like the ex who screwed her over? She's not planning on falling in love with him. In fact, he proves to be a great sexual distraction for her. Because for some reason, she can't get her ex--the rap artist Rugged--out of her mind. Especially now that he's announced his engagement...
And then tragedy strikes, leaving everyone reeling...
Watch the trailer:
TASTE OF DESIRE
A Kimani Romance
On sale September 2011!
You met Salina in FREEFALL TO DESIRE. Now, she has her own story. An aspiring chef, an experience with someone who promised to help her--but set out to take advantage of her--has Salina rethinking her dream. Out of a job now, her sister comes to her rescue when she puts her in touch with a fellow lawyer, single father Jake, who is in need of a nanny immediately. It's a temporary position, of course...at least that's what Salina tells herself. But once she begins to fall for the brooding widow, she starts to hope for something else. But can Jake open his heart to love?
NEWS FLASH:Kayla's 40th book was released in January 2011!
Watch for details about a special event, coming soon!
Book #39: FREEFALL TO DESIRE, a romance from Kimani Press, January 2011
Book #40!!: WINTER BREAK, Kayla's newest page-turning suspense, from St. Martin's Press, January 2011
Two of my novels are available in audio format! They're HOT books, so be warned! But if you like it hot, enjoy! They're available at Audible.com.
**Latest news:CONTROL is nominated for best erotic novel by
Romantic Times Bookclub!**
CONTROL
A Harlequin Spice ReleaseSeptember 1, 2010 ISBN-13: 978-0-373-60547-7
When money is no object, life is truly cheap.
Their romance was a modern-day fairy tale: handsome older millionaire falls hard for struggling young waitress. Robert swept Elsie off her feet—and into his bed—put a huge diamond on her finger and spirited her away in his private jet destined for happily-ever-after.
Eight years later, Elsie Kolstad realizes the clock has finally struck midnight. The five-star restaurants, exclusive address and exotic vacations can no longer make up for Robert's obsessive desire to control everything about their life together. From her hairstyle to her music playlists, Robert has things just the way he wants them. No matter what.
But it's Robert's ultimate, unforgivable manipulation that finally shocks Elsie into action. Though divorce would strip her of everything, she can't live under Robert's roof any longer. Making her decision easier is Dion Carter, a college football coach with a heart of gold and a body of sculpted steel. Suddenly Elsie is deep in a steamy affair that could cost her everything—because Robert will stop at nothing to keep Elsie under his thumb.
A suspense thriller sure to please, don't miss Kayla's latest, most riveting novel!
A St. Martin's Press release, available March 2, 2010 online and in bookstores!
ISBN: 978-0-312-54728-8
"Help me."
These are the last words Chantelle hears from her friend Ashley, in a static-filled phone call that soon goes dead. Their trip to the island paradise of Artula started the way any trip should, and soon Chantelle and her friends find themselves in sun-drenched days and party-hopping nights. The vacation is not without its conflicts, however, and old rivalries and new jealousies come to light as the week passes. But no one expects things to turn as ugly as they do. No one expects that they won't all return. And no one expects that murder might be the ultimate souvenir.
When Ashley disappears, questions are asked: Was it a random act of violence? Or is something more sinister going on? And is Ashley really dead, after all? With breakneck pacing and cat-and-mouse twists, SPRING BREAK is the ultimate beach read.
Shayna Kenyon knows heartbreak. After she catches her fiancé cheating on her the night of their wedding, a reality break in Jamaica is just the pick-me-up this romance author needs. Especially when Shayna arrives at the exclusive resort…and notices the seriously sexy brother checking her out.
In the Caribbean for a wedding, Donovan Deval isn't thinking about making a love connection. But it's time to move on with his life—and that means pursuing Shayna, the exotic beauty who's making his libido leap off the charts! Shayna wants to take it slow, but Donovan's ready to turn up the heat. As passion ignites, he vows to turn their sizzling island paradise into the real thing.
"Even the score. Sleep with another man. Just don't leave me."
After her husband confess to an affair, Sophie Gibson is enraged. And then stunned when her husband suggests that instead of leaving him, she have her own tryst to settle the score.
Sophie isn't interested. But soon, the idea of sex as retaliation begins to intrigue her. She hooks up with Peter, a darkly sexy artist, who takes her to sexual heights she never thought possible.
But what starts out as revenge and a bit of curiosity turns downright scary when Sophie tries to leave Peter. He is convinced he can't live without her. One way or another, he will have her. Even if that means exacting revenge of his own.
A SPICE release (division of Harlequin)
September, 2008
ISBN: 0-373-60520-X
Want it on audio? Download the audio version from www.audible.com.
The sequel, the cover!
Here it is! The cover for SINGLE MAMA'S GOT MORE DRAMA Available in December 2008!
Will Tassie get what's coming to her?
Will Vanessa will get her man back?
Find out in December, as the drama continues in the highly anticipated sequel to SINGLE MAMA DRAMA.
SINGLE MAMA DRAMA
Now on sale!
Click HERE to watch the video trailer for SINGLE MAMA DRAMA on Youtube
Kayla's latest novel, featuring Miami single mother Vanessa Cain, went on sale in January. It is published by Mira Books and available wherever books are sold!
Publisher's Weekly Magazinesays of the book: "Perrin peppers the swiftly moving plot with a delicious girl-done-wrong-but-keeps-her-spirit-intact message. Perrin’s growing fan base is sure to welcome any sequel."
COMING SOON: The Single Mama Drama website and blog, where readers can chat about what they liked, disliked, what they'd like to see happen, and share their own stories of motherhood, single or otherwise.
It's not a RITA award, but...
Kayla is excited to have received a Borders Award
at the recent Romance Writers of America conference!
Her novel, MIDNIGHT DREAMS (published by Harlequin),
was the bestselling multicultural romance of 2007at Borders stores (including Waldenbooks and Borders Express) across the U.S.!
SINGLE MAMA DRAMA #3 and GETTING SOME #10 on the Essence Bestseller list for July!
SINGLE MAMA DRAMA is the first MIRA title to hit the Essence Bestseller list.
Likewise, GETTING SOME is the first Spice title to make the list as well.
Kayla makes the January 2008 cover of Romantic Times!
In this issue, she discusses her new book, SINGLE MAMA DRAMA, and the start of a new series for Mira, featuring Miami single mother, Vanessa Cain.
Publisher's Weekly calls the book a "...heart-stomping, soul-thumping romantic thriller..." and also says, "Perrin's growing fan base is sure to welcome any sequel."
Kayla is featured in a recent issue of SWAY Magazine, which hit stands on November 30th.
Kayla's latest release, MIDNIGHT DREAMS, went on sale early November! It's published by Kimani Press, a division of Harlequin.
Six years ago, Jade met Mr. Right while engaged to Mr. Wrong. Terrell Edmonds is sexy and sweet, and Jade suspects that he's the man for her. But she pushes him away when he asks her to cancel her wedding to Nelson, because she worries that Terrell is a fleeting temptation. So she marries Nelson, only to be utterly devastated by his betrayal six years later.
Broke because Nelson stole from her hair salon, Jade is forced to wait tables to make ends meet. She's also wary of men after her husband has an affair. A friend encourages her to go out for New Year's Eve, and at the stroke of midnight, she turns and sees Terrell--the man who'd stolen her heart before.
The last thing Jade wants is another relationship, not when she has to get her life back on track. But Terrell has never forgotten Jade, his feelings haven't faded. And this time, he won't be denied.
MIDNIGHT DREAMS
A Harlequin Kimani Release
On sale November 2007
ISBN: 0-373-83025-4
Other news:
During Kayla's trip to Italy in the fall of 2007, she was interviewed by a reporter for the Italian VANITY FAIR magazine about her writing for the SPICE line. The two-page spread about the Women's Fiction Festival conference, including Kayla's interview, appeared in the October 25, 2007 issue of the magazine in Italy.
On Sunday, September 9, 2007 Kayla appeared on a national game show! TEST THE NATION: WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE aired on CBC in Canada and was a huge success! Six teams of people who should know the language competed for the top honors--including English teachers, word gamers, and comedians. For Kayla's interview with the CBC about the show, go to: http://www.cbc.ca/testthenation/episodes/wyl/teams/novelists.html.
On Dec. 21st, Kayla was a guest on "Q", a national radio show on CBC, hosted by Jian Ghomeshi. To hear her radio interview, click HERE (advance the tab to go about 3/4ths of the way through the show to hear Kayla's segment).
**********Hot new release!********
From Harlequin Kimani
On sale in August 2007
LOVE, LIES & VIDEOTAPE
ISBN 13: 978-0373830169
Kayla's latest, sizzling romance--part of the hot new "Summer Entertainment" series from Kimani Press!
EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT BEING A GIRL I LEARNED FROM JUDY BLUME
A Simon & Schuster hardcover release
ISBN-13: 978-1416531043
A collection of essays from today's hottest women writers, all paying tribute to Judy Blume and the way she helped shaped their lives with her various novels. From breast size to first love, there are stories that every woman can relate to. Edited by Jennifer O'Connell.
This is the follow-up to the delicious, GETTING EVEN!Your favorite characters are back, and head off to Vegas to get their groove back. Only they learn that what happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas...
One of Kayla's fans loved her book FOOL FOR LOVE so much, she created animated videos of the first few chapters and plans to do the entire book in an animated movie. Click Here to see this story come to life!
Kayla has had a lot of great press this year. On February 14th, she appeared on ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT CANADA , along with Harlequin authors Kate Bridges and Margaret Moore. She was also interviewed for Moses Znaimer's new television and internet show. In March, she appeared on the Gil Deacon show as a guest, and was also featured in the national broadcast of WHO'S AFRAID OF HAPPY ENDINGS? which aired on Bravo! Canada.
In July, she was featured in HAMILTON MAGAZINE, complete with a totally glamorous photo and great article. In September, she appeared on CBC's TEST THE NATION: WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE, a national quiz show.
At the Romance Writers of America conference in Dallas, Kayla was a guest blogger on the RWA site, giving a conference update to those who couldn't attend.
At the end of September, Kayla visited Italy for a conference in Matera. She spoke on panels about writing erotic romances, and was well received. She was elated to see her Italian release on bookstands, and even more excited about an interview for the Italian Vanity Fair. Kayla's newest Italian release hits the shelves in October, and check out the beautiful new cover (top right of this section)! PICCANTE CAPRICCIO is the Italian edition of GETTING SOME, a Harlequin SPICE title.
