New York Times Bestselling Author Brenda Novak to Release Thrilling New Book, WHITE HEAT on July 27, 2010

NEW YORK, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak returns with WHITE HEAT (MIRA Books, August 2010, $7.99 U.S./$9.99 CAN.), the first book in a new back-to-back trilogy.  WHITE HEAT will be followed by BODY HEAT (September 2010) and KILLER HEAT (October 2010).

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Nate Ferrentino and Rachel Jessop are operatives for Department 6, a private security company, and they're going undercover to expose a new and dangerous cult. This group has taken up residence in the Arizona desert, in a ghost town called Paradise. Members worship at the feet -- and in the bed -- of its charismatic leader, Ethan Wycliff. On his orders, they tried to stone a woman to death. And they're implicated in the disappearance of a teenage girl.

To expose the Church of the Covenant, with its arcane rituals and debauched practices, Nate and Rachel must pretend to be married. That's the only way they can get in -- but being Nate's "wife" is the last thing Rachel wants. She and Nate have a one-night history that's just an embarrassment to her now.

But they don't have a choice. Wycliff has to be stopped.

WHITE HEAT is available wherever books are sold, and at www.MIRABooks.com.

Praise for Brenda Novak:

Brenda Novak writes with a "skillful blend of poignantly real characters and gut-gripping suspense..." -New York Times bestselling author Karen Rose

BRENDA NOVAK

It was a shocking experience that jump-started Brenda Novak's bestselling author career.

"I caught my day-care provider drugging my children with cough syrup and Tylenol to get them to sleep while I was away," Brenda says.  "It was then that I decided I needed to do something from home."

However, writing was the last profession she expected to undertake.  In fact, Brenda swears she didn't have a creative bone in her body.  In school, math and science were her best subjects, and when it came time to pick a major in college, she chose business.  Abandoning her academic scholarship to Brigham Young University at the age of 20 in order to get married and start a family, Brenda dabbled in commercial real estate, then became a loan officer.  

"When I first got the idea to become a novelist, it took me five years to teach myself the craft and finish my first book," Brenda admits.  "I learned how to write by reading what others have written.  The best advice for any would-be author:  read, read, read..."

Brenda sold her first book, and the rest is history.  She's hit various national bestseller lists, including Borders/Waldenbooks and The New York Times, and many of her novels have won or placed in contests such as the National Reader's Choice and the Bookseller's Best.  

Brenda and her husband, Ted, live in Sacramento and are the proud parents of five children -- three girls and two boys. She juggles her writing career with her children's basketball and soccer games, field trips, carpool runs and homework sessions.

When she's not spending time with her family or writing, Brenda is usually working on her annual fundraiser for diabetes research -- an online auction held at her Web site (www.brendanovak.com) May 1 - May 31. Her youngest son, Thad, has diabetes, and Brenda is determined to help him and others like him.  She also enjoys traveling, watching sporting events and biking -- she rides an amazing 20 miles every day!  

Related Links

Brenda Novak's official web site

MIRA Books - Publisher of WHITE HEAT

WHITE HEAT page at BrendaNovak.com

SOURCE MIRA Books