From the Editor...April 2008
We've just about run out of our spring winds, and today is absolutely beautiful. It's past the mid point of April, and it's 85° outdoors under a clear, blue sky. Those blossoms on the apricot, plum, and other trees are now bearing fruit, and it won't be long before we're actually picking the apricots and boiling them down in a big pot to make apricot fried pies or some sort of jam. I said April, folks! I understand you're just now about to get a shovel into the ground up there in the northeast and upper midwest.

Andrew Barriger's newest novel, Garden of the Sons, was a very good read. I took time away from my busy editing schedule (I work for a POD company as one of its editors and for Two Brothers Press as an editor and typesetter) to read Garden of the Sons. It has literally been years since I have read a scifi novel, and even longer than that since I have enjoyed one as much as I did this one. Garden is not a space western, but more along the lines of some of the more thought provoking scifi that I read a long time ago. What will become of humanity once it leaves the green hills of the mother planet, Earth? Will we advance toward uptopian ideals for woman/mankind? What might it be like if we ever achieve the ability to travel at the speed of light? Our fate, in this novel, is in the hands of what might be called a gallactic corporation—quite a bit more powerful than the multinationals we have today. And what of acceptance of sexuality, expressed as many ways as we do today? Will those who are different be repressed or accepted—or will all sexualities be rather ho-hum in this possible future? And what about artificial intelligence? This novel contemplates all this and more. If you're a fan of scifi and like to contemplate those larger questions, this is definitely a book worth reading.

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Meanwhile, see what's new for May 2008 from Bold Strokes...
 

Books for May 2008

Title:  In Deep Waters 2: Cruising the Strip
Authors:  Radclyffe & Karin Kallmaker
ISBN10:  1-60282-013-9
ISBN13:  978-1-60282-013-5
Price:  $15.95
Pages:  288
Genre:  Erotica
Publication Date:  May 2008, Bold Strokes Books, Inc.
 
Games of chance, games of passion, games of love—roll the dice for a week in Las Vegas with games mistresses Radclyffe and Karin Kallmaker. Whether a public table or a back room invitational, the players want to score and everybody can’t wait to go all in.
 
A pit boss who thinks she’s seen it all thinks again. A convention planner finds hotel hospitality is on the house. Romance novelists discover that high stakes can yield to extreme passions, if they’re willing to call each other’s bluff. The risks and rewards of Las Vegas inspire more than one couple to let it ride. Double down? Inside bet? How about a little insurance when the dealer has the upper hand? 

Choose your game, ante up and enjoy the floor show.  All bets are off when these two writers deal the cards, and every hand is a winner.

Following up on In Deep Waters 1, Karin Kallmaker and Radclyffe bring you another passion-filled collection. Bold Strokes Books is proud to present their second collaboration.

Title:  Thirteen Hours
Author:  Meghan O’Brien
ISBN10:  1-60282-014-7
ISBN13:  978-1-60282-014-2
Price:  $15.95
Pages:  248
Genre:  Romance
Publication Date:  May 2008, Bold Strokes Books, Inc.
 
How long does it really take to fall in love?
It's her birthday, but lonely workaholic Dana Watts is at the office late, drafting a proposal. She is interrupted by the very last thing she would have expected: the most beautiful breasts she has ever seen. These belong to an incredibly hot stripper, a birthday present from a friend who thinks she needs to loosen up.
Laurel Stanley has never encountered a more ungrateful strip-o-gram recipient than Dana. The uptight project manager makes it clear that she is furious to be distracted from her work and equally appalled by Laurel's occupation.  

When Dana insists on escorting Laurel from the building, the two women take an elevator ride that changes everything. Stuck with each other for thirteen long hours after the elevator breaks down, they discover how wrong first impressions can be—and how right two strangers can feel together.  

Can everything change in less than a day? Dana and Laurel set out to discover if their passionate elevator encounter can mean more in this fast-paced, erotic story of lust, loneliness, fantasy, and desire.

Title:  Edge of Darkness
Author: Jove Belle
ISBN10:  1-60282-015-5
ISBN13:  978-1-60282-015-9
Price:  $15.95
Pages:  248
Genre:  Romantic Intrigue
Publication Date:  May 2008, Bold Strokes Books, Inc.
 
Diana Collins charges at life with an irreverent comment and a right hook, but even her hard-headed attitude may not be enough to protect her heart…or her life. 
As a senior investigator for a high-end insurance company, Diana needs to find the person responsible for the theft of a rare sword. While Diana struggles to protect her burgeoning relationship with kindergarten teacher, Cami Michaelson, the investigation leads her into a bitter world of rage and revenge. Diana uncovers one damning piece of evidence after another that challenges everything she knows about right and wrong. She finds her hard-driving work ethic, which demands the thief be held accountable, at odds with the desire to protect her new friend, Ali Sandoval, who is caught in the center of the conflict. As she draws Diana deeper into a dark subculture of sex, power, and death, Ali must choose between vengeance and peace if she hopes to escape with her sanity intact.
 
Title:  Love on Location
Author:  Lisa Girolami
ISBN10:  1-60282-016-3
ISBN13:  1-60282-016-6
Price:  $14.95
Pages:  312
Genre:  Romance
Publication Date:  May 2008, Bold Strokes Books, Inc.
 
Power, money, and fame spell happiness—at least in the movies.
Hollywood film producer Kate Nyland has it all, including her gorgeous movie star girlfriend, Hannah Corrant.  Amid the excitement of shooting multimillion-dollar movies and being photographed by the ever-present paparazzi out to get a glimpse of Hannah, Kate is reminded continually that her life couldn't be better.  That is, until she arrives in Florida to begin shooting her next film.  There she meets Dawn Brock, a beautiful, deeply spiritual artist, who sets off sparks that Kate cannot allow to ignite.  But just how can she quell the attraction that burns so intensely and the growing connection that seems impossibly unavoidable?  And what will happen when Hannah arrives in town for the movie shoot?  From behind-the-scenes rendezvous to center-stage passions, Kate discovers that love on location doesn't always follow the script.