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Given that our issues actually appear several weeks before the nominal date on the cover, we face a perennial dilemma in scheduling "seasonal" stories and articles: Do they belong in the issue named for the month containing the relevant holiday, or the issue appearing closest to the actual date? Next month we face this question twice, with a linked story and article. You�ve probably read brief reports elsewhere of recent research on the biological and social significance of kissing; Richard A.... more info>>

Our March issue features three new novelettes by genre talents both recent and established. The first, William Preston�s subtle and affecting "Helping Them Take the Old Man Down," may strike some fans of the grand pulp era as oddly familiar. Whether or not you�re already conversant in the ways of super-science and mystical vigilantes, you will find much food for thought in this tale of a larger-than-life hero unwillingly brought back down to earth by one of his former associates. I won�t r... more info>>

Serge A. Storms is back with a bullet, torn between homicide and souvenirs, cranking up the fevered action as the pot boils over on a street called Lobster Lane. It's reunion time in the Sunshine State, and we're not just talking the family jamboree of the blood-soaked McGraw criminal clan, whose nastiest, meanest member, finally released from prison, is heading south bent on revenge. Serge's drug-addled bud Coleman's here as well, torn between getting hammered and getting more hammered, while t... more info>>

New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens takes a bold turn in her exciting new series. A second battle-hardened, completely unstoppable, all-male hero, an ex-officer of the Crown, confronts the deadly enemy known only as the Black Cobra. He's focused on his mission, then sees a lady he never dreamed he'd see again-with an assassin on her heels. She secretly followed him, unaware her path is deadly-or that she'll join him to battle a treacherous foe. Through ever-present pe... more info>>

They're the scandalous Sharpes, five hell-raising siblings tainted by a shocking family legacy. Now each faces a daunting ultimatum: marry by year's end — or kiss their inheritance good-bye. In the two decades since a tragic "accident" took the lives of his parents, Oliver Sharpe, the Marquess of Stoneville, has survived the scandal surrounding that fateful night by living as an unrepentant rakehell. And with his grandmother vowing to disinherit him if he doesn't settle down and wed, he plans... more info>>

She was ready to let her heart run wild . . . Merry Stewart has had enough! Enough of her brothers, whose behavior would make even the most improper lady blush. Enough of their Highland home, which would surely have fallen to ruin were it not for her. She dreams of escaping into the arms of her betrothed, Alexander d'Aumesbery?even though they haven't yet met. But when they do, Merry is devastated. It seems he's no better than the men in her family. So beautiful, so brazen . . . From the moment ... more info>>

The new book in the New York Times bestselling series from a major star in hot, hot romance. Caitlyn "Rogue" Walker left her life in Boston to become a teacher in a small Kentucky town. But her dream was shattered when she was framed in a sex scandal. Refusing to be run out of town, Caitlyn shed the identity she had and became Rogue. Sheriff Zeke Mayes knows there's more to her than meets the eye, though what meets the eye is pretty smoking. He's prepared for a long struggle getting Rogue to ... more info>>

Belle Jamison is finally starting to feel like a normal girl again. Her job as a paranormal investigator is going well, she's learned to control her supernatural abilities (mostly) and she's just gotten engaged to Rome Masters, the ultra-sexy operative who once tried to neutralize her! But planning a wedding is never easy, especially when the bride keeps accidentally torching her dress, the groom returns from a dangerous mission with selective memory loss and the man responsible now wants Bel... more info>>

When Anita Blake meets with prospective client Tony Bennington, who is desperate to have her reanimate his recently deceased wife, she is full of sympathy for his loss. Anita knows something about love, and she knows everything there is to know about loss. But what she also knows, though Tony Bennington seems unwilling to be convinced, is that the thing she can do as a necromancer isn't the miracle he thinks he needs. The creature that Anita could coerce to step out of the late Mrs. Bennington's... more info>>

One fateful night, Toni Langston seduces her best friend, the guy she's been in love with forever. Two problems--he doesn't remember a thing that happened and now she's pregnant. Toni Langston has been in love with Simon, her best friend, for years. The night Simon breaks up with his long time girlfriend, he and Toni make love. Toni is devastated and humiliated when, in the heat of the moment, he calls her by his girlfriend's name. The next morning, Simon remembers nothing of the previous night ... more info>>

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Night Huntress series comes a breathtaking new journey to the dark side of desire. The night is not safe for mortals. Denise MacGregor knows all too well what lurks in the shadows--her best friend is half-vampire Cat Crawfield--and she has already lost more than the average human could bear. But her family's past is wrapped in secrets and shrouded in darkness--and a demon shapeshifter has marked Denise as prey. Now her survival depends on an immo... more info>>

Forbidden love is the most passionate of all? Bonnie worked in the back kitchens of a Scottish castle, scrubbing pots and pans. Since she was a child, she'd been fascinated by Lord Adam Campbell, her master, and as she grew into a beautiful young woman, she sensed he returned her feelings. But they could not be together?he could not permit himself to love a mere Scullery Maid? In time, the longing between them grew so strong that neither could deny its power?but what hope could there be for ha... more info>>

Scorching sex: definitely on the menu. Hold the love, please? Workaholic Carly Mason is caught between a rock and a hard place. The rock: an invitation for four days of sun and sand with her friends and their men. The hard place: "Mr. Invisible", who lusts after her with delicious abandon, doesn't exist--Carly invented him to keep her friends off her back about her lack of a love life. Then she encounters a motorbike-riding Adonis whose image taunts her during the wee small hours. When fate drop... more info>>

#1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole enraptures again with this seductive tale of a fierce werewolf prince who will stop at nothing to protect the lovely archer he covets from afar. A DANGEROUS BEAUTY... Lucia the Huntress: as mysterious as she is exquisite, she harbors secrets that threaten to destroy her, and those she loves. AN UNCONTROLLABLE NEED... Garreth MacRieve, Prince of the Lykae: the brutal Highland warrior who burns to finally claim this maddeningly sensual ... more info>>

The bitch is back, and nothing gets in her way. Except her own heart? Shana Delray is hissing mad. The pride's Alpha has chosen a mate--and it's not her. Bred to be his consort, she's not going to let some runt of the litter take her destined place--no matter how much ass she has to kick in the process. Her way back into the pride is Caleb Minor--her former lover, the Alpha's loyal enforcer--and the runt's brother. And if she has to go through Caleb to get what she wants, so be it. She'll do w... more info>>

Never before published from the New York Times bestselling author Gillian is a PR expert hired to smooth out the rough edges on hot- headed sports club president Drew Black. He's rough, raw and ready for any challenge Gillian throws his way. But which one's going to end up on top?

A breathtaking discovery at the top of the world ... A terrifying collision between modern science and Native American legend ... An electrifying new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Lincoln Child. Two hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle lies Alaska's Federal Wildlife Zone, one of the most remote and inhospitable places on Earth. But for paleoecologist Evan Marshall and a small group of fellow scientists, an expedition to the Zone represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity ... more info>>

Enter the spellbinding world of dragons . . . and those who tend them One of the most gifted fantasy authors writing today, New York Times bestselling author Robin Hobb has dazzled readers with brilliantly imaginative, emotionally resonant, and compulsively readable tales set in far-flung realms not unlike our own. In this enthralling new novel, she returns to the territory of her beloved Liveship Traders and Tawny Man trilogies with a story of dragons and humans, return and rebirth, and the sea... more info>>

Sarah East wouldn't have considered abandoning her tomboyish ways if she hadn't been smitten by Alaric Naughton, Earl of Reyne. And her efforts appeared useless, as she met disaster every time she came in contact with the dashing peer. But Alaric had already noticed that the lovely, spirited Sarah was everything a lady should be. Regency Romance by Cynthia Bailey Pratt; originally published by Jove

An erotic thrill ride through the world of the Breeds from New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh. New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh takes the reader on an erotic thrill ride into the world of genetically altered Breeds?and the humans who stir their fiercest desires. An act of violence brings neighbors Lyra and Tarek together, igniting a burning passion that awakens Tarek to his true nature as a Lion Breed. However, Lyra isn't certain she can handle the mating heat.

John Vincent has always led a life of danger, and now he has every reason to want to remain as dead as the obituary in the Australian papers had proclaimed him to be. He'd left nothing behind in the life he had once led?except for one woman, and one night

SAVING LIVES IS HIS MISSION.Tough-as-nails Navy SEAL Kell Kreiger is the best there is at searching, rescuing, and taking no prisoners?yet even the rush of ever-more dangerous missions isn't enough to satisfy him. Haunted by a tortured past, Kell seeks d

Feel the thrill of unexpected passion between strangers in the night in this New York Times bestselling collection from Linda Howard.

Not Without Risk It began as a day's pleasure cruise on the crystal-clear waters of the Gulf of Mexico. But then Emily Marshall stumbled into a deadly maze of drug smuggling and murder--and discovered that the only person who could help her was the man who had once torn her heart to shreds. A sudden and passionate interlude showed Jim Keegan the truth he'd been hiding from for so long. Now he knew exactly what he lost when he walked away from Emily--and what he would lose forever if he cou... more info>>

Navy SEAL Clint ?Iceman? McIntire didn't earn his nickname by being a coward. Or a quitter. Having crushed an infamous drug cartel in Colombia, Clint was nothing short of an American hero. Now he's home, on a much-needed leave, but instead of some R&R, he