He's looking for revengeTough, rugged and a dead-eye shot-Ross Santana is the kind of man a woman wants at her side...and in her bed.She's a wanted womanRespectable, refined, her town's virtuous bank-teller-Lark Renault hides a dark secret.And he wants her for himself!Their new passion heals old wounds, but the bounty hunter and the outlaw must find a way to work together against the danger on their trail!

'Tis the season of hopeRosie DeMarco is finally climbing out of the grief that locked her heart. Her brother, father and unborn baby died in the span of a week. And no one-not even her husband, Matt-could reach Rosie as she withdrew into darkness. But as her sister's Christmas wedding draws near, she's forced to face Matt again...eighteen months after he walked away.Matt knows he had to leave. The secret he carried would devastate Rosie. ...

'TWAS THE FATE OF WOMEN TO BE AT THE MERCY OF MENBut Lady Alys Delamare, an unwilling sacrifice to her father's ambitions, yearned for a life of her own choosing. And such a life, her rebellious heart proclaimed, included the handsome knight Sir Padrig ap Huw.Thrown together by a stormy tempest, they were drawn to each other-wild and wanton and burning with desire. But Lady Alys was destined for much grander things than a landless ...

Secrets!A spy for the British Government, Lord Joshua Sherbourne Faringdon must foster his notoriety as a rake as a front for his secret activities. Until an undercover exercise almost costs him his life.Passion!Miss Sarah Russell, newly appointed housekeeper, knows only of her lord's rakish reputation. She's unprepared for his surprise proposal of marriage-and the way her body responds to him!Espionage!Burning desire turns to passion for Joshua and Sarah, until rumors and whisperings rear their ugly ...

RUNNING AWAY FROM LOVE!Miss Joanna Fulgrave has turned herself into the perfect society catch to be worthy of dashing Colonel Giles Gregory. But all her hard effort to improve herself comes to nothing when it looks as if Giles is about to propose-to someone else!Deciding that bad behavior is infinitely more attractive than perfection, Joanna flees her shocked family. Giles is hot on her trail, determined to catch her and bring her safely home. But ...

What was he keeping from her?Cobie Grant made a quixotic marriage to save Lady Dinah Freville from her unkind relatives. Now he thinks he can enjoy the benefits of married life without involving his feelings. But somehow he's finding it harder and harder to hold Dinah at arm's length-especially since she has become a beautiful, assured woman.Dinah, loving Cobie deeply, fully intends to do whatever is necessary to win his love. A task made even ...

After dreaming of the same man night after night, Kaylee realizes she's fallen in love?with a vampire. Too bad he only exists in her imagination. After a trip to the mall and a strange ornament shop, Kaylee finds herself back home, only it's not quite the same. The man on her couch who looks dead can talk into her mind and he insists she's the one who isn't supposed to be alive. After a year ...

When Melissa Rivenwood accepted the position of companion to Lady Dorothy, she had no idea what intrigue enveloped remote Vinton Manor. Why was 7-year-old Robbie, the future Earl of Keptford, so terrified? The trio of fascinating men who surrounded Melissa hid some dangerous family secrets that undoubtedly led to peril--and her suspicions fell on the one man she loved. Regency Gothic by Joanna Bourne; originally published by Avon

February being the traditional month of romance, we start the issue off with a novellette by Rudy Rucker and Eileen Gunn that treats us to the zany courtship of a lovely Southern California woman and her plugged-in and technologically turned-on "Hive Mind Man." In "Murder Born," Robert Reed's latest novella, an utterly engrossing mystery tale is blended with a remarkable idea. It's a future where murder victims may be returned to their families, but the ...

Life counseling the abused and grieving has worn on her nerves, so when she is offered life in the Sector Guard once again, Sekhara jumps at the chance. After some heated negotiations, Contract and Counsel begin life as partners with Counsel's pet, Maxi, along for the ride. They find a lost Terran, get blasted across the universe, and have to be rescued by a member of Udell base, and that is just Counsel's first day? ...

American privateer Captain David Fletcher needs a surgeon for his wounded brother. But when he captures a British merchantman in the Caribbean, what he gets is Charley Alcott, an apprentice physician barely old enough to shave. Needs take priority over skill, and Captain Fletcher whisks the prisoner aboard his ship with orders to do his best or he'll be walking the plank. Charley Alcott's medical skills are being put to the test in a life-or-death ...

Naked is nice. But Stark naked is definitely more fun? Reenie Davenport learned the hard way that men are cheating, promotion-thieving poison. A month after making a fresh start in Texas, she looks forward to taking a breather at her old college friend Amy's family ranch. Instead, she's left breathless when Amy's very drunk, very sexy, very naked brother lands at her feet. Even as she hardens her heart, a small part of her wishes ...