Bear Claw Creek's young girls were disappearing and forensics expert Alissa Wyatt was in way over her head.  Now her only choice was to partner with Detective Tucker McDermott--the very same man she'd sworn to keep her distance from. 

But suddenly, the tables turned.  Alissa became a madman's next target---and her only hope to stay alive lay within the safety of Tucker's strong arms.  As the danger mounted, the killer on her trail was nothing compared to the feelings provoked by reuniting with Tucker...or the consequences she'd face if she walked away once again. 
 

The last thing this Texas sheriff wanted was to heed a frantic late-night call from the woman who'd destroyed his life.  Old wounds were ripped wide-open after Lucas Creed discovered that his former deputy had moved on--and was pregnant to boot.  But after rescuing Kylie Monroe from hired guns and taking her under his protection, she repaid him by dropping a bombshell on his world-weary shoulders...

Kylie knew that her misstep in the line of duty had cost Lucas everything.  Now, as his secret surrogate, she planned to give the gruff lawman the ultimate gift to heal his heart--although it would break her own.  When they teamed up to expose the corrupt man behind the threats, would their glacial rift melt beneath an inferno of desire? 
 

When FBI Agent Luke Devlin's wife disappears mysteriously on his wedding night, he is devastated.  Thirteen months later, when she is found in bed with a dead man, then accused of murder, he must uncover the truth--is she a pawn in some vengeful mind game, or a cold-blooded assassin?
 

Performing facial reconstruction surgeries for the CIA, Dr. Elizabeth Cameron provided new identities for agents whose covers had been blown.  But someone wanted one in particular dead--and now she was in jeopardy.

Her only hope rested on the too-broad shoulders of Agent Joe Hennessy--the one man she swore never to set eyes on again. Suddenly it became clear that Elizabeth was the pawn in a treasonous conspiracy--and as the danger around her escalated, she could no longer resist her sexy protector...

B J Daniels: 
Marshall Hud Savage wants only one thing: Dana Cardwell. His resolution in Crime Scene at Cardwell Ranch (Feb 06) is to win her back if at all possible. As for Dana, she is trying to hang on to her family ranch. No easy task to start with, considering  her siblings all want it sold--and now a skeleton's been found in an old well on the ranch. The book is the first in the Montana Mystique series.

Sylvie Kurtz would like to congratulate Jackie Hagman of Omaha who won her December contest.  Sylvie also is thrilled to announce she has accepted a contract to write three more Harlequin Intrigues--one gothic and two more of her The Seekers series. 

Julie Miller: eHarlequin.com is re-running her online Intrigue Precinct story, Bravo Tango, in January.  You'll find it in their online reads section, under 'Did You Miss?"  The re-release will coincide with the early release of her newest Precinct, Search and Seizure.  Bravo Tango features bomb squad tech, Justin Grant, and Dr. Emilia Rodriguez.  It's a prequel to her earlier Intrigue Precinct, Police Business. 

Ann Voss Peterson is pleased to announce she has sold a three-book "Wedding Mission" series to Harlequin Intrigue.  The series starts in June with Serial Bride and continues for the next two months with Evidence of Marriage and Vow to Protect.

 
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Mallory Kane is holding her latest "Rate the Cover" contest. See the new cover for Lullabies and Lies, her February 2006, Harlequin Intrigue and follow the directions for a chance to win an Ultimate Agents coffee mug.  Visit her website for more details.

Sylvie Kurtz: Enter Sylvie's contest to win a signed copy of Personal Enemy and a Painted Pony horse magnet.  Visit her contest page for more information.

Julie Miller: There are just a few short days left to enter Julie's winter contest.  Go to her website and enter by January 10 for a signed early bird copy of her February 2006 Intrigue, Search and Seizure.

Rebecca York will autograph and send a copy of  Riley's Retribution to the winner of her Contest #35 which runs January 8 through March 2, 2006.  To be eligible for the drawing, send an e-mail to Rebecca,  mentioning  "Contest #35" in the Subject line.   And please provide an address to send the book if you win..  Just one entry per person per contest will be counted.