First we have In a Moonlit Garden by Maxwell. Michael Samson will do just about anything to marry his sweetheart Ivy - even take on the highly questionable task of recovering a stolen formula for an eccentric chemist. Michael poses as a tea merchant, and finds the chemist and his lovely niece to be two of the most unlikely thieves, but he perserveres. Deciding the easiest way into the house is to romance the young Lady Jocelyn, he wooes her only to find himself falling for her for real. Despite the shortness of the novella, there are several very satifying love scenes. In a Moonlit Garden is compact, but in our opinion, some of Cathy Maxwell's best writing.

In Hunting Season, Liz Carlyle reminds us that there's nothing more dangerous - or seductive - than a patient young man of good intentions who is bent on avenging his sister's death. Carlyle writes fantastic dialogue, coloring her characters through speech and deed. On his way to a house party, Christian Villiers rescues a lovely young woman with whom he shares a strangely powerful attraction, only to have her become terrified when she hears his name. The next day he finds that she is his enemy's intended bride, and decides to include her in his revenge accordingly, by seducing her. Elise holds her own against the young rogue, and you'll enjoy as they match wits and passions in this
delightful romp.