The following titles will be available (releases between November and January) in ebook format prior to release of the hardback editions.  For at least 90 days, they will only be available in electronic formats that can be read exclusively on Gemstar's REB1100 and 1200 devices.  Descriptions of the books are taken from Gemstar's eBook website.

  Roses Are Red, by James Patterson.  "In the new Alex Cross thriller, best selling suspense author James Patterson introduces his most maniacal killer to date-- The Mastermind.  Bank robbers have been wreaking havoc on suburban Washington, D.C. by entering banks and making precise demands, killing anyone who does not follow their instructions exactly.  Dr. Alex Cross is on the case, and reasons that only a certain kind of criminal would be so calculating.  But complicating the investigation is Cross's person stress-- his girlfriend Christine, who just had their baby Alex Jr., is still recovering from her kidnapping, and his daughter Jannie is hospitalized with inexplicable seizures.  And to make matter worse, Cross is without his favorite partner John Sampson.  Will he be able to stop the Mastermind's reign of terror?"

The Last Precinct, by Patricia Cronwell.  "Dr. Kay Scarpetta is back!  The resilient heroine returns in Cornwell's 11th Kay Scarpetta novel.  Last Precinct picks up where the last Scarpetta novel Black Notice, left off.  Scarpetta is Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner who now stands accused of homicide.  It all begins when a serial killer insinuated himself into Scarpetta's home and attacks her with a hammer.  Scarpetta survives but soon learns that the so-called Werewolf murders may extend to New York City and to something in her own past.  Victim becomes suspect, as the criminal investigation mounts and Scarpetta must figure out a way to uncover the truth that will absolve her.  Filled with forensic detail that Cornwell, a former police report, is known for, The Last Precinct is an exceptional mystery and will make new fans of Cornwell's award winning detective."

Code to Zero, by Ken Follett.  "Ken Follett, internationally acclaimed master of split second suspense-- author of 6 bestsellers -- returns to the Cold War for the tight paced, eagerly-anticipated thriller."

The Prometheus Deception, by Robert Ludlum.  ""The Prometheus Deception... is his most ingenious novel yet."-- The New Yorker.  Robert Ludlum, the master of suspense and intrigue and author of twenty international best sellers, delivers what may be his most accomplished thriller yet.  Nicholas Bryson has worked for years as a deep cover operative for the American Secret Intelligence group, The Directorate.  After a critical undercover mission went wrong, Bryson took on a new identity.  But years later his cover is blown and he learns that the Directorate is not what it claimed to be.  Instead, he was merely a pawn working against the U.S.  And what the Directorate is planning next will have Bryson scrambling for a way to help the CIA protect the country from a calculated Endgame.  But who can Bryson trust when so many have betrayed him?"

The First Counsel, by Brad Meltzer.  "According to People magazine (5/19/97), "Meltzer has earned the right to belly up to the bar in the company of John Grisham, Scott Turow and David Baldacci."  The acclaimed author of Dead Even and Tenth Justice has set his sights on the White House in this political thriller."

Candyland, by Ed McBain.  "Ed McBain, the only American winner of the coveted Diamond Dagger Award, and the recipient of the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award, releases his next novel in January, ONLY on ebook."

and the following 6 Harlequin and Silhouette series titles:

• The Sea Nymph, by Ruth Lagan
• White Picket Fences, by Tara Taylor Quinn
• The Rancher Next Door, by Susan Mallery
• Montana's Fiest Cowgirls, by Carolyn Zane
• Special Report by Lovelace, by Cowan and Price
• The Marriage Risk, by Emma Darcy

• The King of the Ferret Leggers & Other Stories, Donald Katz
• Out There:  One Man's Fearless Search for the Funniest Person on the Internet, Henry Alford
• Men Seeking Women: Love and Sex Online, including short stories by Po Bronson, Richard Dooling and David Liss.