http://www.Fictionwise.com Fictionwise.com: MultiFormat eBooks Added This Week http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131107/Analog-Science-Fiction-and-Fact-April-2012/Dell-Magazine-Authors/? In recent years there has been much talk and concern about invasive species--and countertalk about whether "invasive" species are necessarily bad. Susan Forest leads off our April issue with a thought-provoking novelette about "The Most Invasive Species" and the elusive relationship between quality of intentions and quality of results. Craig DeLancey also has a novelette, "Ecce Signum," which is the latest (and last?) in his series about "Marrion's Children," bred and raised for a unique and very special quality--with, of course, the best of intentions. Richard A. Lovett offers a fact article which is far out in the most literal way: It's about Pluto, recently demoted from official "planet" status, other Pluto-like objects, and all the other stuff making up the Kuiper Belt, way out on the fringes of the Solar System--but offering new insights into the origins of the part we live in. We'll also have stories by Kevin J. Anderson, Stephen L. Burns, and Jerry Oltion, plus Part III of Robert J. Sawyer's novel Triggers.. CONTENT: Reader's Department: EDITORIAL: POLICY by Stanley Schmidt Novelette: THE MOST INVASIVE SPECIES by Susan Forest Reader's Department: IN TIMES TO COME Science Fact: PLANETS (OOPS, PLANETOIDS) X, Y, Z, AND W: WHAT THE KUIPER BELT TEACHES ABOUT THE DAWN OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM by Richard A. Lovett Short Story: A DELICATE BALANCE by Kevin J. Anderson Novelette: ECCE SIGNUM by Craig DeLancey Department: THE ALTERNATE VIEW: THE CHINK IN EINSTEIN'S ARMOR by Jeffery D. Kooistra Probability Zero: TO SERVE ALIENS (YES, IT'S A COOKBOOK) by Eric James Stone Short Story: YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION by Jerry Oltion Short Story: FOLLOW-UP by Stephen L. Burns Serial: TRIGGERS: PART III OF IV by Robert J. Sawyer Reader's Department: THE REFERENCE LIBRARY by Don Sakers Reader's Department: A REFERENCE LIBRARY SUPPLEMENT by Don Sakers Reader's Department: BRASS TACKS Reader's Department: UPCOMING EVENTS by Anthony Lewis http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131109/Asimovs-Science-Fiction-March-2012/Dell-Magazine-Authors/? The action never lets up in our March lead story by newish author Derek Kanksen. Life may have formed very differently in "The Way of the Needle" than it has on Earth, but the nature of conflict remains the same. It won't be easy to put this fast-paced thriller down. Once you do, though, you can turn to another adventure tale on a distant planet. "Golva's Ascent," a new novelette by Tom Purdom, features intriguing aliens, inscrutable humans, and a desperate flight for survival. James Van Pelt takes us back to Earth for an evocative look at a teacher who can take us back in time, but who may not be able to survive the machinations of an administrative bureaucracy in "Mrs. Hatcher's Evaluation"; Benjamin Crowell explores "The Pass" to show us what life will be like for those left behind once everyone else decamps for virtual immortality; Joel Richards explores past lives in his journey to "Patagonia"; and Leah Cypess sends a chill into the hearts of mothers and babysitters everywhere in a scarily plausible future where everything is the same and yet completely different--especially on "Nanny's Day." Robert Silverberg's March Reflections proves he's the tour guide bar none for "My Voyage to Atlantis"; Paul DiFilippo's "On Books" reviews the far-future fiction of Poul Anderson; and James Patrick Kelly's On the Net eulogy, "Websites R. I. P," predicts the demise of the static home page; plus we'll have an array of poetry and other features you're sure to enjoy. Look for our March issue on sale at newsstands on January 24, 2012. Or subscribe to Asimov's--in paper format or in downloadable varieties--by visiting us online at www.asimovs.com. We're also available individually or by subscription on Amazon.com's Kindle and Kindle Fire, BarnesandNoble.com's Nook, ebookstore.sony.com's eReader and from Zinio.com! new stories by Carol Emshwiller, Robert Reed, David Ira Cleary, Kit Reed, Ekaterina Sedia, Rick Wilber, Josh Roseman, Bruce McAllister, James Patrick Kelly, Ian Creasey, Gray Rinehart, Sandra McDonald, Alan DeNiro, and many others! CONTENT: Department: EDITORIAL: WHOSE CANON? by Sheila Williams Department: REFLECTIONS: MY VOYAGE TO ATLANTIS by Robert Silverberg Department: ON THE NET: WEBSITES R.I.P.? by James Patrick Kelly Poetry: A CHANGE IN THE GRAVITY by G. O. Clark Novelette: THE WAY OF THE NEEDLE by Derek Kunsken Poetry: DISCOVERIES IN THE ANNALS OF POETRY by C. W. Johnson Short Story: NANNY'S DAY by Leah Cypess Short Story: MRS. HATCHER'S EVALUATION by James Van Pelt Novelette: THE PASS by Benjamin Crowell Department: NEXT ISSUE Short Story: PATAGONIA by Joel Richards Poetry: SONNET I by A. Walker Scott Novelette: GOLVA'S ASCENT by Tom Purdom Department: ON BOOKS by Paul Di Filippo Department: SF CONVENTIONAL CALENDAR by Erwin S. Strauss http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131250/Maelstrom---Book-2-Of-The-Rain-Trilogy/J-Richard-Jacobs/? Book 2, Maelstrom, serves as a bridge between books 1 and 3 of the trilogy. It is short, barely a novella, and may be read as a stand-alone. This book provides filler information so that you, the reader, may understand what occurred to bring about the cultural and technological changes you will find in the third instalment, Book 3: Tapper Tom, Mooch, and the Traveler. The first book is solid science fiction based in fact and real possibility. The third book is an adventure, still science fiction, but based more in conjecture, fun and action. In Book 1 of The Rain Trilogy, Storm Cloud Rising, the unthinkable came to light. There was no refuting that the comets and rocks were there. Many of them could be seen and tracked-but more could not, hiding behind sheaths of carbon black in a huge sky and, unless caught in the frantic radar and infrared sweeps after the first discovery, remaining invisible in the immense darkness of space. It is, after all, a huge sky and it takes some time to map all of it with the thoroughness required to "know" what is coming, where it is coming from and where it is going. Especially in a world where the infrastructure has crumbled, leaving no organized force to do the work of unveiling those clumps of ice, stone and metal hurtling toward the sun from all directions and at incredible speeds. Not everyone knew what that meant, but there were some, nesting in high, untouchable places and they were determined to keep it secret from an unsuspecting public; people whom they knew with some certainty and justification would panic and demand answers. Answers the pundits could not and would not answer. Their people would want protection. Protection that could not be offered. It could not even be lied into existence. But that's what all those governments were there for, right? To defend and protect their citizens from disaster? http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131256/The-Human-God-/P-Stanley/? After enduring the tribulations of the journey to the Alpha-Centauri star system, Astronaut Saul Blackwell must reluctantly flee the sanctuary of New Athens base. As he wanders alone through the hostile forests of the planet Pholus, he encounters a primitive tribe of native people who face extinction at the hands of a vastly more powerful enemy. Witnessing Saul's physical as well as technological superiority, the cave dwellers believe this "Child of Sol" to be their salvation. Now Saul Blackwell must decide if he will aid these docile creatures in their desperate struggle for survival or take advantage of their blind innocence and set himself to be worshipped as their Human God. The Human God is the second book of the Children of Sol series. http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131179/Child-of-the-Stars/R-L--Hennessy/? In a far distant future, human females are colonizing the galaxy, as long ago, society had unceremoniously selected human males for extinction. But there's a problem surfacing that threatens to not only jeopardize the galactic expansion, but also humanity's very existence. http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131213/Road-to-Hell/Krista-D-Ball/? Captain Katherine Francis is about to disobey every Ethics Law the Union of Planets throws at her. After the Union's enemy destroys her home planet and murders her family, she makes the decision to bring an end to the war--whatever it takes. When an opportunity arises to ally with the neutral Alliance and turn the tide of war, Katherine throws aside her moral code, partners with a known spy, and risks sacrificing the very core of who she is. And when faced with choosing between her conscience and stopping the bloodshed, she realizes that, either way, she'll lose. http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131170/Down-Home/Bud-Crawford/? An amusing slice of Americana, written in an inimitable style. Everyone has great plans and ideas when they're growing up. Some work and some don't. For Stanley and me, our motto could have been "It seemed like a great idea at the time". Unfortunately, judging by the outcome of most of our ideas, our theme song should have been the music from the Three Stooges. We never really learned from our mistakes. We just figured we'd done it wrong the first time and needed to try it again to get it right. If you've ever buried your best friend while he was alive; if you've ever found yourself hanging from a tree limb knowing the only way you were going to get down was to fall; if you've ever had your hand stuck in a hole in a riverbank trying to catch a catfish, then these stories should bring back fond memories. And if you haven't, then welcome to the world of a couple of Okie kids in the 1960s. In the days when kids could still roam the woods on escapades. When they slept outdoors without fear. Those days before 'health and safety' killed imagination and became a watchword for dull and boring. Be warned, if you're an animal lover, some creatures were harmed in the making of this life. Nature in the raw -- tooth and claw -- and a few bites and stings along the way? http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131258/Spiders-From-Memory/Frances-Pauli/? The Seelie court is gone, and the Tower has fallen into darker hands. Now nightmare creatures terrorize the Fey races, and the whole Fey world turns to frost and shadow. Liz Larson holds the last remnant of the Seelie Sidhe's power. The elves look to her for guidance, but all she has to offer them is the disturbing story of their origin, the final truth that will turn many of them against her. With her dwindling number of allies, Liz needs to reopen the borders, to find the missing Marcus Bramble, and to avoid the sudden, terrifying attention of the new Fey ruler, the Unseelie Speaker and new master of the Sidhe Tower. While her friends in Mundanity race to pry open the gates, and Marcus searches for the answer to a puzzle that could save or damn them all, the Unseelie Speaker marches north, bringing his army and his wrath to focus on Elizabeth. What can one, fairy-touched human do in the face of the Unseelie court's full fury? How can she fight when the enemy's anger is only partly blind, when she can see all too clearly the traces of justice behind it? http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131169/Alias-Thomas-AKatt/Bob-Stewart/? What if you met the girl of your dreams -- inside your dreams? Would this be enough for you? Or would you want more? When the season of school and homework returns, the magic of summer fades into an echo of a dream. But for Tim, the magic is just beginning, and soon the girl he meets every night will tell him who she really is. http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131110/Alfred-Hitchcocks-Mystery-Magazine-April-2012/Dell-Magazine-Authors/? To either commit or thwart a crime often requires speed and agility on shifting ground. The characters in this month's stories show that they can roll with the punches, even as their authors make entertaining use of the unexpected turn. Tommy Meadows, just out of jail and not eager to return, finds himself squeezed between his old associates and the law in David Edgerley Gates's "The Devil to Pay." Dawna Shepherd, Diana Deverell's quick-thinking federal agent, goes undercover to outsmart a clever conman in "Dubstep." A married couple upsets the plans of a home invader in "Caretaker" by Brendan DuBois; let's just say the interloper didn't quite consider all possibilities. And in Joan Druett's "Salt," a young Wiki Coffin demonstrates his mental agility when his sea-captain father finds a body in the ship's cargo. And sometimes, the shifting ground is found within. Old rivalries resurface in Stephen Ross's "Pueri Alleynienses" when two schoolboys meet again as old men to rehash the harsh treatment they received from the school bully. Dr. Jessiman recounts what led him to become a drug dealer in Brad Parks's story "Dr. Juiceman." In Eric Rutter's tender story"All Prayers Are Answered," a homeless man battles his own demons to help with a murder investigation. All these tales, though, are solidly grounded in entertaining storytelling. CONTENT: Department: EDITOR'S NOTE: ROLL WITH IT by Linda Landrigan Department: THE LINEUP Fiction: SALT: A WIKI COFFIN STORY by Joan Druett Fiction: PUERI ALLEYNIENSES by Stephen Ross Fiction: THE DEVIL TO PAY by David Edgerley Gates Department: MYSTERIOUS PHOTOGRAPH: THE PARTY'S OVER Fiction: CARETAKER by Brendan DuBois Department: BOOKED and PRINTED by Robert C. Hahn Fiction: ALL PRAYERS ARE ANSWERED by Eric Rutter Fiction: DR. JUICEMAN by Brad Parks Fiction: DUBSTEP by Diana Deverell Department: THE STORY THAT WON Department: COMING IN MAY 2012 http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131108/Ellery-Queens-Mystery-Magazine-March-April-2012/Dell-Magazine-Authors/? Our March/April double issue is the perfect cure for any of our readers who are growing winter-weary. The multitude of suspenseful situations this month's characters find themselves in is sure to get your blood pumping. To start with, in a story by celebrated author Joyce Carol Oates, a fateful meeting in a library leads to a boy's obsessive interest in a teenage girl ("So Near Any Time Always"). It's relationships of a more familial sort that really heat things up in Doug Allyn's backwoods tale "Wood-Smoke Boys," and in Randall Silvis's Black Mask story "The Indian" and the short "Always Her Eyes" by Bill Bronzini and Barry N. Malzberg. If it's a vacation you're longing for to get away from the cold, you won't want to miss Tom Savage's "Rural Legend" with its evocation of childhood summers and scary stories that may just be true, or John C. Boland's "Family Place" with its bed-and-breakfast-style getaway and a campfire of a most sinister sort. Still more fraught with hot-country tension is Ronald Levitsky's thriller "Naked Beach," which lays bare a wife's darkest desires. Other desires surface in P.A. Schaefer's Department of First Stories debut "The Beautiful North" when her protagonist travels to a troubled Mount Shasta community and discovers that "getting away from it all" can spell danger. If a rustic farm town, the rainy hill country, a beachside village, and bucolic mountain trails aren't enough to satisfy your craving for escape, this chock-full issue also has three historicals for travel back in time: Revisit the ancient world with Steven Saylor in the latest installment of his Gordianus the Finder series, "The Widows of Halicarnassus"; stop in Regency-era Bath with Judith Cutler's series character Reverend Tobias Campion in "The Parson and the Heiress"; and meet The Saint of Pox Island in Susan K. Salzer's story of that name set in the aftermath of the Civil War. Still suffering from cabin fever? Check out how the film projectionist in William Link's "Just Another Saturday Night," the writer in Peter Lovesey's "Ghosted," the car wrecker in Therese Greenwood's "Wrecked," and the art gallery curator in Teresa Solana's "Still Life No. 41" (Passport to Crime) throw themselves into their work. The winter doldrums will be over before you know it. CONTENT: Fiction: SO NEAR ANY TIME ALWAYS by Joyce Carol Oates Fiction: WOOD-SMOKE BOYS by Doug Allyn Fiction: THE PARSON AND THE HEIRESS by Judith Cutler Black Mask: THE INDIAN by Randall Silvis Fiction: JUST ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT by William Link Fiction: GHOSTED by Peter Lovesey Reviews: THE JURY BOX by Steve Steinbock Fiction: FAMILY PLACE by John C. Boland Fiction: WRECKED by Therese Greenwood Fiction: RURAL LEGEND by Tom Savage Fiction: NAKED BEACH by Ronald Levitsky Reviews: BLOG BYTES by Bill Crider Passport to Crime: STILL LIFE NO. 41 by Teresa Solana Department of First Stories: THE BEAUTIFUL NORTH by P.A. Schaefer Fiction: THE SAINT OF POX ISLAND by Susan K. Salzer Fiction: THE WIDOWS OF HALICARNASSUS by Steven Saylor Fiction: ALWAYS HER EYES by Bill Pronzini and Barry N. Malzberg http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131167/Blood-Storm-A-Mitch-King-Mystery/Sam-Waas/? Mitch King is beset with gnawing insecurity and self-doubt. These inner flaws lead him to overreach and bring problems onto his head. He faces a constant struggle to keep a steady keel within his traumatic lifestyle. King's obsession in dealing with his insecurity creates havoc. We follow Mitch through his intriguing and exciting encounters, and experience sympathy for Mitch's interior conflicts and his very human endeavor to fid himself. Blood Storm again takes place in Houston, and the surrounding Gulf Coast. Two principal plotlines are interwoven. A serial killer, the Slicer, has been murdering women in the Houston area, and Mitch finds himself inexorably drawn into the search. Mitch also investigates a runaway trophy wife and uncovers a deeply troubled family relationship that might lead to terrible consequences. These two disparate cases create turmoil in Mitch's life and threaten him and his clients with disaster. http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131214/Fortune-Cookie-Karma/L-F-Crawford/? The murder of a Beverly Hills psychic -- fifth victim of the Ice Pick Killer -- drafts Detective Art Murry and his partner Billy Kidman into a special LAPD task force, where Murry's intuitive hunches are ignored in favor of fitting together the "facts" that so far, have led nowhere. But when Murry's intuition turns to psychic flashes, he sees a vision of his girlfriend, Medical Examiner Mary Eclair. She's dead, ice picks through her hands and feet. To try and save the woman he loves, Murry alienates his boss and his partner, risking his job and his life to find the killer. Billy, irritated at Murry's lack of communication, and spooked by Chinese fortune cookies of doom, threatens to transfer to a different department where he'll have the opportunity to head his own investigations. The Ice Pick Killer has his own troubles. A burglar cleaned out his safe: cash, jewelry, and the set of ice picks intended for his next victim. To protect his identity, he must get back the picks. Ice Pick, an actor and make-up artist, masquerades as anyone from a priest to a security specialist, whatever it takes to win his victims' trust. And he already has his next victim -- Mary Eclair -- in his sights. While Murry follows a slim thread from a reported burglary to a dead thief, Ice Pick sets the trap for Eclair. Will Murry be able to sort through the clues in time to prevent her death? The breakneck pace of FORTUNE COOKIE KARMA hurtles from the first page to an explosive, skin-prickling conclusion. http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131249/Sudden-Seduction/Janet-Lane-Walters/? Matt Blakefield thinks he has avoided the Blakefield curse for all these many years. Until he meets Cassie Moore. He must do some fast changing and some heavy persuasion to make her believe in him. http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131257/Bewitched-/Karen-Wiesner/? The second in a four-book miniseries within the Woodcutter's Grim Series dealing with the curse on the Shaussegeny family. Very loosely based on The Little Mermaid. Glynnis Shaussegeny becomes bewitched by the mystery man who appears out of nowhere on the abandoned property across the lake from her family's estate. But does Aric Sayer have even more dark secrets than she does? http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131135/Gypsy-Road-Series-Book-2/Karen-Wiesner/? After risking her heart once and learning to regret it, JoJo Summers finds it necessary to live her life as a paper doll. No emotions, no danger and no pain. Randy Briggs is the one man who can change her mind. His only ace in the hole is that she underestimates the power of love. Just when JoJo takes the first step in risking her heart to Randy, her past comes back to haunt her, in flesh and blood...and then her heart isn't the only thing she's in danger of losing. http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131266/Once-Upon-a-Dream/Jennifer-Archer/? Can the answer to her curse lie in the dreams of the past? When Professor Alex Simon moves to Canyon, Texas from England, he welcomes the opportunity to change his locale. Not only would he be aiding his recently widowed sister, but he would have a chance to forget a failed relationship. Robin Wise is less than impressed by her new neighbor-- and his little devil-cat. The feline taunts her dog, and its stuffy owner has the gall to blame her pup for the squabbles. But at a second glance, Alex isn't quite as nerdy as he seems. As a matter of fact, when he isn't insulting her dog, he can be quite charming. But Robin has her own problems. An inherited curse looms over her impending thirtieth birthday, and until Robin can overcome the hex, she can't indulge in any fantasy she might have regarding the more-perfect-by-the-minute professor. No matter how she wishes she had the courage to act on the awakened desire in her heart. This Retro Romance reprint and was originally published by Dorchester Love Spell in January 2001. http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131264/For-Kicks/Jenna-Bayley-Burke/? If the shoe fits?run with it! Breeze Cohen senses something is missing from her life, but her career doesn't leave time for anything but retail business strategy--particularly the upcoming product launch for her cornerstone client, Nitrous. No way is she going to let live-for-the-moment Logan Chandler tarnish her professional reputation. Even if the ex-athlete poster boy for Nitrous makes her heart pound like she's run a marathon. After surviving a near-fatal accident, Logan doesn't want to waste a minute of life. It's meant to be lived, ravished, enjoyed--and there's no one he'd like to ravish more than Breeze. There's a deep pool of mutual desire beneath her icy facade. He can feel it every time they touch. When a training snafu at Nitrous launches Breeze into damage control, Logan is ready and waiting to lace up and take her for a run on the wilder side--if he can catch her. This book has been previously published. Warning: Side effects may include a desire to melt chocolate with body heat, spontaneous phone sex, and an intense drive to find loopholes in your workplace fraternization policy. http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131194/Secrets-of-the-Gentleman-Thief/Melissa-Murphy/? Fear: Alisa Fenton embarks on a quest to conquer her irrational fear of the mystical Dark Forest near her home. When her brother William goes missing and Alisa searches for him, she realizes the forest and his disappearance are connected. Secrets: Lord Daniel Emerson, an agent who steals artifacts for a secret government organization, is also looking for Alisa's brother. He suspects William, a fellow agent, may be in the hands of the enemy, and believes Alisa knows more than she's telling. Murder: A killer, intent on silencing anyone connected to William, closes in, forcing Alisa and Daniel to flee. In seclusion, their passion ignites, reawakening the childhood trauma lurking in Alisa's subconscious and stirring Daniel's secret guilt concerning a woman from his past. Can Alisa and Daniel overcome their fear of betrayal long enough to stop a sinister plot...and, more importantly, find the solace they both desire? http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131248/A-Zombie-Hunters-Holiday/D-X-Luc/? With the approaching holidays, people get a present of dangerous proportions. The zombies are loose and creating a pandemic. Through the chaos of it all, neither Raina nor Carl could have guessed it would take an apocalypse to finally bring them together. http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131164/Knowing/Jael-Gates/? Natalie Dane is struggling. Against the advice of friends and family, she embraced selling real estate, a career that's gone nowhere fast. In fact, the owners of her agency have issued an ultimatum: sell the McAdoo House or clear out your office. The problem? The structure in question is over one-hundred-years old, seriously run down, and, according to potential buyers, has an odd feel to it. Enter Simon Grayson, a man with questionable experience in haunted houses and talents no sensible person should trust. Worse, he's clearly oblivious to Nat's figure flaws, an attitude that flatters as much as alarms her. Focused on saving her career and struggling with low self-esteem, she has used her busy days as an excuse to avoid men. Simon, with his easy smile and blatant compliments, could easily break down her emotional barriers. She knows she'd be smart to avoid him. But times are hard, and Natalie is desperate--so desperate that she hires the guy in spite of his charm and good look. Can Simon work his magic not only on the house, but on the woman trying to sell it? And what will happen when the job is done and it's time for him to ride his Harley into the sunset? http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131168/Autumn-Magic-Playground-Sky/Edward-T-Keller/? What if you met the girl of your dreams -- inside your dreams? Would this be enough for you? Or would you want more? When the season of school and homework returns, the magic of summer fades into an echo of a dream. But for Tim, the magic is just beginning, and soon the girl he meets every night will tell him who she really is. http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131171/The-Sunny-Side-of-the-Mountain/Charliann-Roberts/? He was her rock, her soul. He was her everything. When he told her they should go their separate ways it hurt so much. Cassandra knew as she watched Sean walk away from her, that she'd never love anyone with the depth and emotion that she loved him. Heartbroken and forlorn she surrendered to deep compulsive sobs. She tucked those feelings away when she thought she had finally found the "perfect" husband. However, soon after the birth of their twins, she began to see another side of Jeff that he'd kept hidden from her. Surviving a turbulent marriage that almost kills her, Cassandra is finally convinced to file for divorce. She takes the twins and heads up north deep into the woods to a cabin where no one will find them... soon she discovers that they are being followed. http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131265/The-Mermaids-Touch/Lynn-Patrick/? Two treasure hunters discover the ultimate prize is love. When diver Jason Price's oxygen tank fails during a hunt for sunken treasure, he knows he's going to die. In fact, he knows the beautiful mermaid he sees swimming toward him will usher him to the briny depths. Instead, she brings him up to the surface and gives him mouth-to-mouth?which turns into a life-affirming kiss. Maris Collier doesn't want to think about the hot kiss or the hotter man she'd saved--she thinks he's irresponsible for not paying attention to his equipment while diving. Both they're both looking for sunken treasure, and someone wants to stop them. As they are drawn deeper into danger, they know they need to trust each other with their secrets, their hearts, and their very lives. This book was originally published in December 1987 by Dell Publishing in their Candlelight Supreme line. http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131262/Clash/Yolanda-Sfetsos/? When revenge, secrets and lust collide, there can only be chaos. Recast, Book 2 Jenks Maine is dead, but the devastating effects forcing Recast to fight in the arena goes on. Half-Recast Ace Abu is determined to put a stop to it. All he needs is to get to the planet Fray, locate the concealed Clash Arena, and destroy it. But first he has to cross half the galaxy before the sound and smell of his partners' nonstop lovemaking drives him mad. By the time he parks himself on a barstool in the town of Grit, he's more than ready for a few beers. Except the sexy singer on stage is only making him--and his inner beast--burn hotter. Ely'Shea longs for the freedom Jenks stole from her. She's his right-hand woman, but when the boss is away she steps out of her enforcer role and ducks into a remote bar to indulge her passion: singing onstage. The night she catches a glimpse of an alluring cowboy in the audience, he ignites a spark inside her she never thought she'd feel again. Unable to resist temptation, they're consumed by passion?but once the fuses are set, their deepest personal secrets could blow any chance of forever all to hell. Warning: This book contains a very lonely shapeshifter in need of some loving, a kick-ass singer leading a double life, a serious case of mutual lust, an arena filled with enslaved warriors, and so many secrets it can only end in total madness. http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131133/Hit-Me-With-Your-Best-Shot/Cassiel-Knight/? Sidra will do whatever it takes to find her target. Even if it means pairing up with an operative who has more secrets than she does. Sidra is tough, street-smart and independent. And she's living a double life. As an agent for Triad, she follows orders and gets the job done. But as Norah Rainwater's surrogate daughter, she'll do whatever it takes--even defy Triad--to find Norah's missing daughter and save Norah's life. She plans for every eventuality...except Gideon, who lives a triple life beyond Sidra's wildest suspicions. Sidra knows him as a charming playboy more intent on conquering women than saving the world. But he's more than that. Under another identity, he fights to destroy the five men who lead the criminal organization called the Alliance--the same men who murdered his father for trying to leave the group. With Norah near death, Sidra can't let anything get in her way. Not even Gideon, who reminds her so much of Ranger, the only man she has ever loved. But Gideon can't let Sidra reach her goal without crushing any chance he has of reaching his. http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131165/An-Uncommon-Bequest/Emily-Hendrickson/? Sophie Garnett is left impoverished by her father's death, but a favourite uncle's will leaves her his library. While she is packing the books, she discovers a fortune in bank notes and uses them for a London season. Her cousin Jonathan, now Viscount Lowell, once stole a kiss from her and she's determined to prove she is no longer an impetuous schoolgirl, but a marriageable young woman. Regency Romance by Emily Hendrickson; originally published by Signet http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131255/The-Judas-Kiss-/Jerri-Hines/? Cathryn Blankenship has no desire for a season in London! Why on earth would her father want her to leave her home in Charles Town? Upon Cathryn's steadfast refusal, Governor Blankenship is forced to assign a young lieutenant to watch over Cathryn on the journey and ensure his daughter's appearance in London. Cathryn finds Lieutenant Jake Pennington the most aggravating, maddening man she has ever met...a man Cathryn soon admits she is in no hurry to see leave. But fate has other plans for her in a world she is ill prepared to enter. She descends into a place where love and betrayal go hand and hand, where greed and treachery are second nature, but moreover the threat her father believes he has sent her is awaiting her arrival. When fate tears her apart from her Lieutenant, Cathryn finds herself desolate and alone. Soon Cathryn makes fateful decisions that will eventually send her back to her home where she will have to fight for her life. And the only one that can save her is the one she believes deserted her. http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131117/A-Christmas-Bonus/EM-Lynley/? Alec Compton's dream job at a Wall Street investment firm is on the line if he can't close a make-or-break takeover deal by the end of the year. The buyer is none other than world-renowned billionaire and corporate raider Brant Linton, recently named one of the hottest and most eligible gay businessmen. Electricity crackles at their first meeting, and Alec's thoughts drift far from business, despite his distaste for Brant's business practices. When Brant takes off early to spend Christmas with his sister's family on the exclusive French Polynesian island of Taha'a, Alec has no choice but to follow if he wants to get Brant to sign on the dotted line. But Brant's sister has forbidden him from conducting business during the holidays and Alec must masquerade as Brant's boyfriend. Then business turns into pleasure, but neither Brant nor Alec know whether the other is there for the deal, or for something more personal in EM Lynley's sizzling holiday novella A CHRISTMAS BONUS. http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131166/Buffalo-Soldier/D-M--Harrison/? Colorado, 1870. When James Laroche, buffalo soldier and sometimes bounty hunter, rides into Nelson City, Clear Creek County, he's offered a job he doesn't particularly want. Rancher Willis Kenny asks him to help catch a gang of cattle thieves who've been targeting his place, Gold Acres Corral. When Laroche refuses, Kenny calls the buffalo soldier a coward, and the town holds its breath to see the outcome. They want to find out whether Kenny will regret his words, or whether James Laroche is really a gun for hire. Also in town is Mack Satterfield, cardsharp and conman, who gets involved with a couple of soiled doves, Berita and Suanne, who are liable to bring him -- and Laroche -- plenty of trouble. A story of action, bravery, humour and double-crosses! http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131180/Mole-Smith-and-the-Diamond-Studded-Pistol/Paddy-Bostock/? Only one way for PI gofer Mole Smith to win the hand of his beloved: to solve the ancient mystery of the diamond-studded pistol. http://www.Fictionwise.com/ebooks/b131118/In-Bed-with-the-Boss/Andrew-Grey/? 9781607774716