A blade wanted his soul…but she wanted his heart in Doranna Durgin's Claimed by the Demon Gwen Badura lives by instinct, tied to the pendant she has worn since she was a child. Michael MacKenzie is driven by the demon blade he carries, his soul slowly poisoned by its demands. They are both drawn to the city of Albuquerque by forces they do not understand…forces that require their submission—or their death. Thrown together by violence, in a city being driven mad with hate, their connection—emotional and physical—is immediate, and fierce. They don't know the rules of this deadly game, only the penalty for losing. Gwen and Mac need to trust each other to survive—but the secrets they carry may destroy them first

In Lammas Night a young weaver of spells is persuaded to bide a while in a small village, to make their village spells and keep the Dark at bay. As part of their persuasion, the villagers have given her the house of her predecessor. Not knowing that his spirit lingers there, she unwittingly breaks the spell that laid him. Now, a half-seen phantom courts her. He is either her lover for all time, the only she will ever know- or a wicked spirits' seeming, the aim of which is to entrap her in a fate unspeakable. Will she call him to her or banish him forever? Now is the time of choosing, the Witching on Lammas Night. Magic Dark and Light are in perfect balance. She begins the casting of her spell.... Stories include: "Introduction" by Josepha Sherman "Lammas Night" by Mercedes Lackey "Hallowmas Night" by Mercedes Lackey "Harvest of Souls" by Doranna Durgin "The Heart of the Grove" by Ardath Mayhar "Miranda" by Ru Emerson "Demonheart" by Mark Shepherd "Sunflower" by Jody Lynn Nye "Summer Storms" by Christie Golden "A Choice of Many" by Mark Garland "The Captive Song" by Jospha Sherman "Midsummer Folly" by Elisabeth Waters "The Mage, the Maiden and the Hag" by S.M. Stirling and Jan Stirling "The Road Taken" by Laura Anne Gilman "A Wandering of Wizard-Kind" by Nina Kiriki Hoffman "Circle of Ashes" by Stephanie D. Shaver "A Choice of Dawns" by Susan Schwartz "Miranda's Tale" by Jason Henderson "Lady of Rock" by Diana L. Paxson "Before" by Gael Baudino

Need a Job, Go to Mars… or the nearest space station or colony world. But what kind of career opportunities will you find on the ever-expanding frontiers of space? And how many alien beings will be vying for the same positions? To discover some of the possibilities, check out Space, Inc., and such entertaining and original tales as: “Attached Please Find My Novel”—Sometimes you found tomorrow’s best-sellers in the most unexpected places… “The Siren Stone”—Their mission was to blow up an asteroid before it could destroy a space station and its entire population, but nothing could prepare them for what they discovered when they rendezvoused with this giant piece of rock… “Come All Ye Faithful”—Finding a real congregation on Mars wasn’t going to be easy—in fact he had to admit it would be a miracle if it ever happened…

Dear Ellen, I miss you terribly, and I'm sorry you're dead. I wish it weren't my fault. Karin Sommers's sister had died while helping Karin escape from the con man who'd entrapped her. But Ellen wouldn't die in vain. Acting on instinct, Karin took over Ellen's identity and home-and thought she'd found a safe haven. Then P.I. Dave Hunter arrived, demanding "Ellen's" help, and Karin discovered that her sister had secrets of her own. With a missing boy's life at stake, could Karin fake her way one last time-and expose the truth about a deadly predator in a world where only the best liars survived?

An anthology of stories edited by Esther M. Freisner and Martin Harry Greenberg In a collection of fantasy stories, warrior women take on pirates invading a charity ball, bring an obnoxious loremaster to justice, protect children from magically-summoned barbarian hordes, and rescue Tokyo from destructive reptiles