At a gala evening dinner dance, lovely thirty-five-year-old Butters announces openly on the dance floor to Slats, "The last time I saw you, you were naked." Kevin "Slats" Slattery, a married middle-aged advertising executive with two children, is certain he has never seen this woman before. He is in a tizzy over her outrageous pronouncement. He wonders if Butters is a hustler, kook, bored housewife, or actress. He wonders which of his friends put her up to this stunt. In spite of how upset he is by Butters' pronouncement, Slats is intrigued by the woman herself-a voluptuous female with teasing eyes and a dazzling smile. Soon, Butters and Slats act on their mutual attraction and begin an affair, both cheating on their spouses. Even though Butters has made Slats feel like a man again, he questions his affair and still feels obligated to Terry, his wife of twenty-five years. A humorous romance, The Last Time I Saw You, You Were NAKED! depicts the magnificence of life and delivers the message that adversity can be a powerful motivator. The human spirit can overcome inequities, and individuals can reach within themselves to become survivors. Just add a bit of humor.

Rebecca Brown's The Last Time I Saw You is a Finalist for the 2007 Ferro-Grumley Awards for LGBT Fiction! In The Last Time I Saw You, author Rebecca Brown returns to the obsessive, darkly humorous voice that has earned her comparisons to Samuel Beckett and Djuna Barnes. Some of the tales in this collection are told in the scrappy, breathless voice of a naif on the verge of a terrible revelation. Others are noir-baroque monologues that collapse in on themselves as a speaker at last abandons a much-needed delusion. Intense, artfully crafted and oddly comic, the stories in this collection are bound to stay with you like an insistent, disturbing dream. “A strange and wonderful first-person voice emerges from the stories of Rebecca Brown"—The New York Times "Rebecca Brown's newest collection of short fiction pulses with desires that cannot be attained—knowledge, understanding, quiescence, and love . . . The straightforward prose style belies Brown's penchant for brilliant narrative, which at any moment can turn from the gentle and intimate to the violent and bizarre."—Utne Reader "Brown’s imaginative, fierce collection of 12 stories (her 10th book, after The End of Youth) evokes the painful detritus of lesbian love affairs long over and the trickiness of memory.”—Publishers Weekly "She is one of the few truly original modern lesbian writers, one who constantly pushes both her own boundaries and those of her readers. The Last Time I Saw You is an exhilarating reminder of just how thrilling difference can be . . . she reaches back into a time-honored tradition of mania that borders on the frightening, one that calls up Sappho's laments to lost lovers, Stephen Gordon's self-sacrificing delusions and the chilling compulsions of the women of Djuna Barnes' Nightwood.”—Joy Parks, San Francisco Chronicle "Every story is a stylistic and imaginative standout, but the most intriguing is 'Aspect of the Novel,' a truly original exercise in essayistic fiction that contrasts the closeted career of British novelist E.M. Forster—who wrote his queerest novel 'Maurice,' in 1914, but wouldn't permit its publication until after his death in 1970—with the secrets that the lovers populating Brown’s unsentimental prose keep from one another."—Richard Labonte, BookMarks Rebecca Brown is the winner of the 2003 Washington State Book Award. Her books include The Gifts of the Body, Excerpts From a Family Medical Dictionary, The Terrible Girls and The End of Youth.

Harlequin® Romance brings you a collection of four new titles, available now! Experience the rush of falling in love! This Harlequin® Romance box set includes: #4675 FALLING FOR THE PREGNANT HEIRESS Manhattan Babies by Susan Meier Trent Sigmund’s discovered Sabrina McCallan’s shocking secret: she’s pregnant! As his friend’s sister, Trent’s compelled to help her. But finding her errant ex on a whirlwind European tour wasn’t supposed to awaken their attraction…or make Trent long for this unexpected chance at family. #4676 ONE NIGHT IN PROVENCE Destination Brides by Barbara Wallace While on vacation in Provence, homebody Jenna Brown embarks on a no-strings affair with wealthy playboy Philippe D’Usay. Scarred by loss, Philippe’s committed to being alone. Only, after their Proven al adventure ends, Jenna discovers she’s pregnant… #4677 CINDERELLA’S SECRET ROYAL FLING Fairytale Brides by Jessica Gilmore Party planner Emilia’s latest job leads to a fling with mysterious Ren. She never expects he’s actually Archduke Laurent—ruler of Armaria! But after years of estrangement from her family, has Emilia finally found a place where she truly belongs? #4678 WHISKED AWAY BY HER MILLIONAIRE BOSS by Nina Milne After an unexpected encounter with Ben Gardiner, dashing owner of the fashion company whose offices she cleans, single mom Sarah Fletcher takes a gamble in sharing her ideas… Amazingly, Ben loves them! And as they work together in Milan, their attraction becomes undeniable…

A pregnant heiress, a bachelor billionaire... ...an unlikely family? In this Manhattan Babies story, Trent Sigmund’s discovered Sabrina McCallan’s shocking secret: she’s pregnant! As his best friend’s sister, Trent’s compelled to help her. But offering Sabrina his private jet to track down her errant ex wasn’t supposed to become a whirlwind trip of Europe... And it certainly wasn’t supposed to awaken an attraction that makes him long to take this unexpected chance and build it into the perfect family! Manhattan Babies trilogy Book 1 — Carrying the Billionaire’s Baby Book 2 — A Diamond for the Single Mom Book 3 — Falling for the Pregnant Heiress “I love Susan’s books! Believable, likeable characters with a lot of warm humor and touching moments throughout the story.” — Goodreads on A Diamond for the Single Mom “I absolutely loved this book.... It was such a phenomenal read and had amazing characters as well as an amazing story line. I just couldn’t get enough of it and once I started reading it I couldn’t put it down. I highly recommend that you read it.” — Goodreads on Carrying the Billionaire’s Baby

Novels eleven through fifteen in #1 New York Times bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Sandford’s Prey series, featuring Minneapolis homicide investigator Lucas Davenport. EASY PREY The murder of a supermodel during an A-list party incites a media firestorm—and confirms Lucas Davenport’s worst suspicions. The model is only the first victim—and one of his own men is a prime suspect. CHOSEN PREY Art history professor James Qatar’s hobby was taking secret photographs of women. Then one day his fantasy went too far. Now the tables have turned. It’s Qatar who has become an obsession—of Lucas Davenport’s. And for both men, there’s no turning back. MORTAL PREY Years ago, Lucas Davenport almost died at the hands of Clara Rinker, a soft-spoken Southern beauty, and one of the FBI’s most wanted killers. Now, they’re crossing paths again. With nothing left to lose she can only be stopped by Davenport—or count him among her victims… NAKED PREY The two victims—male and female, one black, one white—were found hanging from a tree in the Minnesota woods. It’s a crime with gruesome and ugly implications, but as Lucas Davenport discovers, the motive runs deeper than anyone imagined. HIDDEN PREY Theories abound when a Russian gets himself killed on the shore of Lake Superior—shot with fifty-year-old bullets. But when it turns out he had very high government connections, Lucas Davenport gets the call.

"A ... saga about California in its last days as part of Mexico, and about the lives of those caught up in this moment of historical high drama"--Front flap of jacket.

Rocked by the news of her parents’ separation, Abby Conrad packed up and transferred to Western Palm University. What could be better than sharing an apartment with her childhood best friend? She’s not looking for a relationship, but when she bumps into Adam Harrison, it’s hard to ignore the connection between them. He’s handsome, playful, and a bit cocky. Bonus: he’s not a pushover. The last thing she needs is someone to let her walk all over them, but a healthy dose of flirting never hurt anyone. When things grow too intense, Abby tries to keep her distance. Throw in a Christmas surprise where Abby’s favorite family traditions are turned into a circus, and what little faith she had in relationships disappears. Adam doesn’t give up easily though, relentlessly proving he’s worth her time. Will Abby be able to move on and see love is worth a shot?

Lucas Davenport investigates an unsettling series of murders in this classic novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series—and this one is John Sandford “at the top of his game” (New York Post)… In life she was a high-profile model. In death she is the focus of a media firestorm that’s demanding action from Lucas Davenport. One of his own men is a suspect in her murder. But when a series of bizarre, seemingly unrelated slayings rock the city, Davenport suspects a connection that runs deeper than anyone had imagined—one that leads to an ingenious killer more ruthless than anyone had feared... FEATURING A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR

This is the anatomy of our being. This is our flesh, our muscles, our sinews and our limbs all tangled up beside each other. And this, is what they found when we left it all behind.

A New York Times Notable Book: “Combining cyberpunk’s grit with dystopic fantasy, this iconoclastic hybrid is a standout piece of storytelling” (Library Journal). Jane is trapped as a changeling in an industrialized Faerie ruled by aristocratic high elves and populated by ogres, dwarves, night-gaunts, and hags. She is the only human in a factory where underage forced labor builds cybernetic, magical dragons that are weaponized and sent off to war. When the damaged dragon Melanchthon tempts Jane with promises of freedom, the stage is set for a daring escape that will shake the foundations of existence. Combining alchemy and technology, a coming-of-age story like no other, The Iron Dragon’s Daughter takes place against a dystopic mindscape of dark challenges and class struggles that force Jane to make costly decisions at every turn. A finalist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and the 1994 Locus Award, The Iron Dragon’s Daughter a is one-of-a-kind melding of grimdark fantasy and cyberpunk grit from the Nebula Award–winning author of Stations of the Tide. It engages the reader in a nihilistic world in which nothing is as it seems and everything comes at a steep and often horrific price.