The first of Frances Housden's new series INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. When Chelsea Tedman's sister dies in an accident on Mount Everest, she extends her bereavement leave from the Intelligence Bureau for International Security (IBIS) into AWOL. She needs to talk Kurt Jellic into taking her up Everest. Her sister literally holds the key that may prevent thousands of employees in the U.S. from losing their jobs. Used to getting her own way, Chelsea finds Kurt a tough nut to crack and is prepared to cajole, beg, seduce even, if it means she'll succeed. It's the falling in love part that takes her by surprise.

No way can Kurt let the attraction humming between Chelsea and him become public and invite talk of collusion. Already the rumor-mill has him fixed in its sights for surviving the accident that killed her super-rich sister and brother in law. But when she comes under threat on the frozen heights of Everest, he's willing to put his life on the line to save her.

Margaret Carter
EMBRACING DARKNESS
Silhouette Intimate Moments # 1355
March 2005
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After the brutal murders of her niece and her niece's lover, Linnet blames their deaths on the strange woman whose blood-fetish cult the young people belonged to. The police don't believe her, but Max, brother of the murdered boy, does. Together Linnet and Max set out to track down and punish the real killer. Little does she suspect that both Max and the woman they're chasing are real vampires. When Linnet discovers the truth about Max, sensual fascination clashes with the horror of having her world-view thrown into chaos. Can their growing love triumph over bloody violence and inter-species alienation?

Dianna Love Snell
WORTH EVERY RISK
Silhouette Intimate Moments #1356
March 2005
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This Intimate Moments debut novel won the 2003 Golden Heart and Daphne du Maurier Awards.

Her fear was palpable, the danger real. Zane knew he had no business risking his mission as an undercover DEA agent on the long-legged distraction he’d found stowed aboard his plane. But one look in Angel’s eyes sucker punched him with the primal need to protect her. No matter the risk.

It wasn’t that she didn’t want to trust him – but that she couldn’t. Not with anything more than a few stolen moments of passion. Angel had to focus on survival – both hers and his. The less the sexy pilot knew about her, the safer he would be…

Suzanne McMinn
HER MAN TO REMEMBER
Silhouette IM #1360
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New York financial broker Roman Bradshaw thought he'd lost his free-spirited wife in a tragic accident—until he finds her eighteen months later on Thunder Key, the island where they spent their honeymoon. The only problem is Leah doesn't know who he is. Now Roman has one last chance to right the wrongs of their marriage. But will her mysterious seducer be HER MAN TO REMEMBER before someone else finds her….and Roman loses her forever?

Caridad Pineiro Scordato
FRIDAY NIGHT CHICAS
St. Martin’s Griffin
April 2005
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Four sexy women. Four sexy cities. Top Latina authors, including IM's own Caridad Pineiro, combine these elements to create four unforgettable novellas in FRIDAY NIGHT CHICAS. Whether they’re flirting en español, gossiping over mojitos, or dancing with their latest papi chulos, these strong and independent women prove that there is nothing quite like a night out with your friends. Set in New York City, Miami’s South Beach, downtown Chicago, and Los Angeles, FRIDAY NIGHT CHICAS explores dating, marriage, friendship, and sex, through the eyes of four different women.