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I knew Carla Kelly’s understated, beautifully written romances had reeled in a number of fans here at AAR over the years, but it looks like her latest novel – a Western this time – has almost all of us waiting eagerly. And then there’s Deanna Raybourn’s Spear of Summer Grass. I’ve noticed publishers have been putting out fewer and fewer historicals lately, but May seems to have some nice ones to choose from. And, as always, there are plenty of interesting-sounding contemporaries, category romances and other books to enjoy, too. What will you be reading?

	Title and Author	Reviewer
	Her Hesitant Heart by Carla Kelly	Blythe, Lynn, Jean, Pat, Lee, Caz, Heather S., Maggie, Rike, Wendy, Mary, Caroline
	A Spear of Summer Grass by Deanna Raybourn	Lynn, LinnieGayl, Lee, Jane, Jean, Caz
	A Prior Engagement by Karina Bliss	Lea, Maggie, Heather S., Caroline, Lynn
	Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris	Maggie, Mary, Lea
	A Counterfeit Betrothal/The Notorious Rake(reissues) by Mary Balogh	Jean, Caroline, Maggie
	Where It May Lead by Janice Kay Johnson	Heather S., Pat
	A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams	Jane, Maggie
	True to the Law by Jo Goodman	Mary, Jean
	Roses in Moonlight by Lynn Kurland	Lee, Pat
	Crucible of Gold by Naomi Novik	Rike
	Superb and Sexy(reissue) by Jill Shalvis	Caroline
	The Inquisitor’s Wife by Jeanne Kalogridis	Caz
	Anything But Vanilla… by Liz Fielding	Lynn
	It Happened at the Fair by Deeanne Gist	Maggie
	Headed for Trouble by Suzanne Brockmann	Caroline
	The Seduction Hypothesis by Delphine Dryden	Dabney
	Tarnished Among the Ton by Louise Allen	Rike
	Nightbound by Lynn Viehl	Jenna
	Thinking of You by Jill Mansell	LinnieGayl
	Heart of Iron by Bec McMaster	Wendy
	Royal Mistress by Anne Easter Smith	Caz
	One More Kiss by Mary Blayney	Rike
	The Beauty Within by Marguerite Kaye	Caz

Well, love is certainly in the air for February! One look at the list of books coming out in February, and we were all drooling with anticipation over everything from historicals to contemporaries to romantic suspense, with new arrivals coming from Meredith Duran, Lisa Kleypas, Anne Gracie, Karen Rose and a host of other talented authors. So, what are you looking forward to reading this winter? We could always use more reading suggestions, so post your ideas below. Thanks!

	Title and Author	Reviewer
	That Scandalous Summer by Meredith Duran	Blythe, Jean, Lynn, Jane, Rike, Lee
	Crystal Cove by Lisa Kleypas	Heather S., Jane, Pat
	The Autumn Bride by Anne Gracie	Rike, Lee
	Reservations for Two by Jennifer Lohmann	Dabney, Lynn
	Once Again a Bride by Jane Ashford	Lee, Rike
	Did You Miss Me? by Karen Rose	Lynn, Maggie
	Killing Time by Cindy Gerard	Lee
	Speaking From Among the Bones by Alan Bradley	LinnieGayl
	Touch & Go by Lisa Gardner	Maggie
	‘Til The World Ends by Julie Kagawa, Ann Aguirre, and Karen Duvall	Lynn
	A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan	Rike
	Crazy Thing Called Love by Molly O’Keefe	Pat
	It Stings So Sweet by Stephanie Draven	Lynn
	Cover of Snow by Jenny Milchman	Maggie
	A Duke Never Yields by Juliana Gray	Lee
	Be Mine by Jennifer Crusie, Victoria Dahl and Shannon Stacey	Rike
	Destiny’s Embrace by Beverly Jenkins	Lynn