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Aphrodisia, 256 pages, June 2007, ISBN:0758218923

Touch Me, Baby…

Monday through Friday, they’re known as Alex, Mel, and Carl. But by night, these blue collar Texas gals trade in their work boots and tool belts for high heels, lipstick, and men!

Lexi preaches safety first at her construction site, but when she’s blindsided by a hot, hard-bodied foreman, he leads her into the danger zone for steamy sex…and all kinds of delicious trouble.

Lanie runs her auto shop, Chick’s Garage, with no-nonsense efficiency. Nobody guesses the erotic adventure she’s planning for a white-collar guy who needs a lady mechanic to give a kinky spin to his engine.

Carlotta knows how to splice a cable or wire anything, anytime, anywhere better than any man. But when this curvy electrican meets a quiet computer guy, he has something to teach her about how to connect…and give up control.

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As the deadline for the All About Romance yearly poll draws close, many romance bloggers are sharing their picks for their favorites of 2007. Renee W from Renee Reads Romance shares her 2007 AAR ballot, along with the categories.

Popular March 2008 Erotica available at Amazon.com

Raine: The Lords of Satyr by Elizabeth Amber, Sexy Beast IV by Kate Douglas, Sweet Surrender by Maya Banks, Animal Lust by Lacy Danes, and Seduced by Darkness by Delilah Devlin

Black Lace, Nov. 2007, reissue, 272 pages, 080957201X

“In 1917, war-torn Russia is teetering on the brink of the Revolution, A Russian princess, Katya Leskova, ends up in the encampment of a rebel Cossack army, the men have not seen a woman for months and their libidos are out of control.”

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From December 2007 to February 2008, seven of the book reviews from All About Romance have been for books they classify as Burning.

Unleashing the Storm by Sydney Croft (Paranormal) B- review

The Devil Inside by Jenna Black (Urban Fantasy) B review

A Passion for Him by Sylvia Day (European Historical) B review

Swing by Opal Carew (Erotic Romance) B review

Heat of the Night by Sylvia Day (Erotic Romance) D review

Midnight Run by Lisa Marie Rice (Erotic Romance) A- review

Everything Forbidden by Jess Michaels (Erotic Romance) B- review

Feb. 2008, Cleis Press, 140 pages
Edited by Alison Tyler, ISBN:1573443050
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Mira, Nov. 2007, 352 pages, ISBN:0778325008

The powerful head of the covert mercenary organization The Committee, Isobel Lambert is a sleek, sophisticated professional who comes into contact with some of the most dangerous people in the world. But beneath Isobel’s cool exterior a ghost exists, haunting her with memories of another life…a life that ended long ago.

But Isobel’s past and present are about to collide when Serafin, mercenary, assassin and the most dangerous man in the world, makes a deal with The Committee. Seventeen years ago Isobel shot him and left him for dead. Now it looks as if he’s tracked her down for revenge. But Isobel knows all too well that looks can be deceiving…and that’s what she’s counting on to keep her cover in this international masquerade of murder.

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Feb. 2008, Cleis Press, 140 pages
edited by Alison Tyler, ISBN:1573443077
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Colleen Gleason, author of the Gardella Vampire Chronicles shares 12 of her favorite reads for 2007.

Aphrodisia, Feb. 2008, 304 pages, ISBN:0758222122

” He’s every woman’s secret fantasy…the handyman who can service her every need and bring her to ultimate sexual satisfaction…

Coming In First
Lissa Malone loves bad boys, but slam bam thank you ma’am is leaving her body thirsting for much, much more. She’s ready for the proverbial Mr. Nice Guy, someone who will lay her down, tease and touch her to the nth degree, and give her pleasure she’d only imagined—hoped—was possible…

Not A Second Too Late
Genevieve Louton wanted a fun, sexy bachelorette night, but when her uptight sister crashed the party she had to go find her own male stripper. Now she’s eying the rock hard stud across the bar, imagining his slow, seductive dance inside her house afire…

Third Time’s A Charm
To help Holly Daringer forget her worries, her cousin has come up with the perfect solution: a week of paid sex with a true professional. And the moment he buries himself deep inside her body, she has only one thought: ecstasy, ecstasy, ecstasy…

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