Maggie Shayne heads up this anthology with a bang. I do love reading about girls who can handle themselves and this anthology is full of them!

I love, love, love Angela Knight. With complex worlds and interesting characters, she never fails to draw me into her stories. Unfortunately, if that is not what your are into, you might just not get it. Such a shame, because her sensual stories *are* the bees knees when so much cookie cutter romance is out there. Her future impefect world where humans are enhanced and bred for battle for their HOUSE is wonderfully rich. I enjoyed her story about two warriors who have always loved each other and the secrets that keep them apart.

MaryJanice Davidson is *always* delightful. Her world of vampires with more than a dollop of quirkiness is the mirror opposite of Laurell K. Hamilton's vampire world. Both are enjoyable. If you have not picked up her Undead series, do so. Now. This peek into the life of an albino vampire hunter and a ex (dead?) cop vampire is laugh out loud funny. Ah, and boy blunder is *the geek*. I totally sympathize. I mean, geeking out is totally fun and if a Buffy fan were to run into a vampire hunter, how can they NOT geek out?

The final story by Jacey Ford was the weakest, but I look forward to more stories from her. I felt like the main character was a bit too ALIAS for me.