Athena Force

Last updated

Athena Force is a series of adventure novels about graduates of the Athena Academy, an elite school for girls with special talents, as they combat kidnappers, terrorists, and the forces of evil. Published under the Silhouette Bombshell imprint, the first continuity of novels dealt with a group of friends who all graduated from the Athena Academy—each had her special gift or skill, and each had her own adventure. One of the elements that related them was the mysterious death of one of their classmates. [1] The second continuity told a different, less-connected story using the same background but new characters. For the third (aka "Arachne") continuity, the series moved to Silhouette Special Releases after the Bombshell imprint was shut down by Harlequin Enterprises in January 2007. [2]

Harlequin Enterprises Limited is a Toronto-based company that publishes series romance and women's fiction. Harlequin was owned by the Torstar Corporation, the largest newspaper publisher in Canada, from 1981 to 2014. It was then purchased by News Corp and is now a division of HarperCollins.

Contents

The Athena Force series

First continuity

  1. Proof by Justine Davis
    (June 2004, Silhouette Bombshell, ISBN   0-373-51316-X)
  2. Alias by Amy J. Fetzer
    (August 2004, Silhouette Bombshell, ISBN   0-373-51320-8)
  3. Exposed by Katherine Garbera
    (September 2004, Silhouette Bombshell, ISBN   0-373-51324-0)
  4. Double-Cross by Meredith Fletcher
    (October 2004, Silhouette Bombshell, ISBN   0-373-51328-3)
  5. Pursued by Catherine Mann
    (November 2004, Silhouette Bombshell, ISBN   0-373-51332-1)
  6. Justice by Debra Webb
    (December 2004, Silhouette Bombshell, ISBN   0-373-51336-4)
  7. Deceived by Carla Cassidy
    (January 2005, Silhouette Bombshell, ISBN   0-373-51340-2)
  8. Contact by Evelyn Vaughn
    (February 2005, Silhouette Bombshell, ISBN   0-373-51344-5)
  9. Payback by Harper Allen
    (March 2005, ISBN   0-373-51348-8)
  10. Countdown by Ruth Wind
    (April 2005, Silhouette Bombshell, ISBN   0-373-51352-6)
  11. Target by Cindy Dees
    (May 2005, Silhouette Bombshell, ISBN   0-373-51356-9)
  12. Checkmate by Doranna Durgin
    (June 2005, Silhouette Bombshell, ISBN   0-373-51360-7)

Second continuity

  1. Flashback by Justine Davis
    (April 2006, Silhouette Bombshell, ISBN   0-373-51400-X)
  2. Look-Alike by Meredith Fletcher
    (May 2006, Silhouette Bombshell, ISBN   0-373-51404-2)
  3. Exclusive by Katherine Garbera
    (June 2006, Silhouette Bombshell, ISBN   0-373-51408-5)
  4. Pawn by Carla Cassidy
    (July 2006, Silhouette Bombshell, ISBN   0-373-51412-3)
  5. Comeback by Doranna Durgin
    (August 2006, Silhouette Bombshell, ISBN   0-373-51416-6)

Third continuity

  1. Line of Sight by Rachel Caine
    (August 2007, Silhouette Special Releases, ISBN   0-373-38972-8)
  2. The Good Thief by Judith Leon
    (September 2007, Silhouette Special Releases, ISBN   0-373-38973-6)
  3. Charade by Kate Donovan
    (October 2007, Silhouette Special Releases, ISBN   0-373-38974-4)
  4. Vendetta by Meredith Fletcher
    (November 2007, Silhouette Special Releases, ISBN   0-373-38975-2)
  5. Stacked Deck by Terry Watkins
    (December 2007, Silhouette Special Releases, ISBN   0-373-38976-0)
  6. Moving Target by Lori A. May
    (January 2008, Silhouette Special Releases, ISBN   0-373-38977-9)
  7. Breathless by Sharron McClellan
    (February 2008, Silhouette Special Releases, ISBN   0-373-38978-7)
  8. Without A Trace by Sandra K Moore
    (March 2008, Silhouette Special Releases, ISBN   0-373-38979-5)
  9. Flashpoint by Connie Hall
    (April 2008, Silhouette Special Releases, ISBN   0-373-38980-9)
  10. Beneath The Surface by Meredith Fletcher
    (May 2008, Silhouette Special Releases, ISBN   0-373-38981-7)
  11. Untouchable by Stephanie Doyle
    (June 2008, Silhouette Special Releases, ISBN   0-373-38982-5)
  12. Disclosure by Nancy Holder
    (July 2008, Silhouette Special Releases, ISBN   0-373-38983-3)

Related Research Articles

Mills & Boon is a romance imprint of British publisher Harlequin UK Ltd. It was founded in 1908 by Gerald Rusgrove Mills and Charles Boon as a general publisher. The company moved towards escapist fiction for women in the 1930s. In 1971, the publisher was bought by the Canadian company Harlequin Enterprises, its North American distributor based in Toronto, with whom it had a long informal partnership. The two companies offer a number of imprints that between them account for almost three-quarters of the romance paperbacks published in Britain. Its print books are presently out-numbered and out-sold by the company's e-books, which allowed the publisher to double its output.

Rachel Caine American writer

Rachel Caine is a pen name of Roxanne Longstreet Conrad, an American writer of science fiction, fantasy, mystery, suspense, and horror novels. She also publishes media tie-in novels as Julie Fortune.

Julie Kenner is a USA Today bestselling American author of romance and fantasy novels. She also writes with the pen names J.K. Beck and J. Kenner. In 2014, she received the Romance Writers of America RITA Award as J. Kenner for Best Erotic Romance for Claim Me.

Jennifer Crusie is a pseudonym for Jennifer Smith, a bestselling and award winning author of contemporary romance novels. She has written more than twenty novels, which have been published in 20 countries.

Linda Lael Miller, is a best-selling American author of more than 100 contemporary and historical romance novels. She has also written under the pen name Lael St. James.

Debbie Macomber American writer

Debbie Macomber is an American author of romance novels and contemporary women's fiction. Six of her novels have become made-for-TV movies and her Cedar Cove series of novel was adapted into the television series of the same name. Macomber was the inaugural winner of the fan-voted Quill Award for romance in 2005 and has been awarded both a RITA Award and a lifetime achievement award by the Romance Writers of America.

Anne McAllister is a best-selling writer of over 55 romance novels since 1985.

Brenda Jackson is an American novelist who writes contemporary multicultural romance novels. She was the first African-American author to have a novel published as part of the Silhouette Desire line, and has seen many of her novels reach The New York Times and USAToday Bestsellers lists. Brenda reached a milestone in her career in October, 2013 when she published her 100th novel, becoming the first African American to achieve such an accomplishment.

Judith Duncan is a popular author of romance novels published primarily by Harlequin Enterprises between 1983 and 2002. During the period when Duncan was actively publishing, she lived and worked in Alberta, Canada. She based many of her books in this region. She has been heavily involved in local writers groups in a variety of roles. In particular, she has been active in the organisation and running courses designed to develop writing and publishing skills.

Margaret Mayo is a British writer of over 80 romance novels since 1976.

Elizabeth Bevarly is an American writer of over 70 romance novels since 1989. She is a New York Times bestselling, award-winning author.

Kristi Gold is an American writer of over 25 romance novels since 2000.

Carla Cassidy, née Carla Bracale is an American writer of over 80 romance novels since 1988. She initially signed her novels as Carla Bracale ; now as Carla Cassidy. She also penned a fantasy novel as Carla Cook.

Cheryl St. John is a best-selling author of romance fiction, located in Omaha, Nebraska.

Laurien Berenson is an American writer of murder mystery and romance novels since 1983; in her earlier career she used the pen name Laurien Blair. She is most noted for her Melanie Travis Mysteries series, and her novels have been published in several languages.

Beverly Marie Beaver, better known as Beverly Barton, was an American author, known for her romantic suspense novels. She has written over thirty contemporary romance novels and created the popular The Protectors series for Harlequin Enterprises–owned Silhouette’s Intimate Moments lines. Her first book, Yankee Lover, was published in July 1990 by Harlequin’s imprint, Silhouette Desire.

Linda Castillo is an American author of novels including the New York Times bestselling Kate Burkholder series, which are a crime thrillers set in Amish country. She has also written numerous romance and romantic suspense novels.

Terri Brisbin is an American historical romance author and a registered dental hygienist in Southern New Jersey. Brisbin has been writing romance fiction since 1995 and has sold more than 1.6 million copies of her historical and paranormal romance novels, novellas and short stories in 15 languages since 1998. She is also a member of Romance Writers of America, New Jersey and the Valley Forge local chapters.

Irene Hannon is the bestselling American author of inspirational romance and romantic suspense novels.

References

  1. ↑ Moore, Sandra K., "Continuities" Archived July 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine , Sandra’s Miscellany, March 10, 2006
  2. ↑ "Bombshell" at RomanceWiki
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.