Prescription: Makeover by Jessica Andersen, Harlequin Intrigue, ISBN 9780373692491

Ike Rombout had to be in control--of her job, her life and especially her men. And with her intimidating look, including short, dark hair and a preference for tight black clothes, most men stayed away. Except former FBI agent William Caine--he walked where most men wouldn't.

While working at Boston General, Ike found herself in the crosshairs of some very powerful men. And when a bullet meant for Ike kills someone she loves, William Caine discovered the perfect solution for a common enemy. A clean-cut military man had the job of transforming a rebel with a cause into his best-kept secret. Primped in flower prints and pastels, no one in the workaday world would believe this soft, innocent woman dreamed of revenge. But when William's caution turned into concern, Ike wondered if he wanted the striking beauty in front of him, or the real woman inside....

Agent Nick Tarasov had been tasked with mentoring and protecting newly recruited Carly Jones. Past assignments had proven he was up to the challenge...but Carly was more than he'd bargained for. The beautiful blonde with the secretive past had agreed to this mission with nothing left to lose: track down an international criminal before more people died. But partnering up and spending long nights together was turning their professional relationship much too personal. And when Carly's life was threatened, Nick knew keeping the two separate was vital-for more reasons than he was willing to admit....

Denver cop Mike Lawson had faced his share of adversity, but so had PPS tech whiz Cassie Allen. So when he was hired as her personal bodyguard while she decoded a mysterious computer disk, the last thing they needed to do was to act on their attraction. As Cassie closed in on deciphering the secrets someone was desperate to protect, the attempts on her life increased. Suddenly, no amount of safeguarding seemed enough to keep the auburn-haired beauty out of the line of fire. Mike's past was filled with people he'd loved and lost. He'd do whatever it took to keep his special assignment off that list....

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Delores Fossen: So far, I love the ones I've gotten. The cover of my upcoming May Intrigue, Undercover Daddy, depicts the reunion of an undercover Justice Department agent, Luke Buchanan, and the son that was stolen from him and illegally adopted. I think the cover did a great job of capturing the emotion of that moment.

Mallory Kane:  I'm loving the new covers. I'm amazed at how perfectly they can depict a background setting with a close-up shot. My cover for my May 07 Intrigue, Juror No. 7, is just about perfect! My hero and heroine are just like I pictured them,  and the background is a courthouse. My heroine Lily Raines, who is the unlucky Juror No. 7 that a deadly crime boss has fingered to throw the case against his best hit man, is showing just the right mixture of fear and attraction for Brand Gallagher, an undercover cop with the Gulf Coast mob. For all Lily knows, Brand is out to kill her when she votes guilty and convicts the hit man. Of course he's determined to save her. I think the cover depicts all that. Of course Brand wouldn't have on his badge--but everything else about the cover is so perfect, I'm not complaining! 

Julie Miller:  For the most part, I love the new Intrigue covers!  Richer colors, more moody backgrounds--and you can't go wrong with some of the beefier, more photogenically-mature (is that a word?) men they're using in the artwork now.  I think the art department is doing a great job capturing the tension, danger, and even some of the action, that are in the pages of an Intrigue.  I haven't seen my upcoming cover yet, but my editor loved the mock-up and I loved what she described to me.  For Up Against the Wall (the first book in my Precinct: Vice Squad mini-series, starting in August), she said they went with a literal interpretation of the title--my undercover vice cop, Seth Cartwright, throws determined reporter, Rebecca Page, up against the wall to shield her from the fire of her exploding car.  I'm thinkin' somebody in my fictional Kansas City world doesn't like nosy reporters asking so many questions <g>.   

Ann Voss Peterson:   I love the Intrigue covers.  The art department has done such a wonderful job of combining suspense with romance--or in the case of my current cover, suspense and a really hot man.  The cover for my April 2007 release, Special Assignment, perfectly depicts the urgent desperation my hero feels in the story.  After Mike Lawson is suspended from the Denver PD, he takes the "special assignment" of protecting computer whiz Cassie Allen.  But when his past decisions come back to haunt him, he worries that instead of protecting her he has put her in danger.  The scene on the cover is a moment in the story where he believes his past might have cost Cassie her life and he is desperate to save her.   

And what a chest on that guy!  Did you see that chest?

Rebecca York:  The cover of my June Intrigue, Royal Lockdown, the first book in the Lights Out continuity series, has a stunning picture of my heroine, Ariana of Beau Pays.  She's blond, beautiful and regal--everything I imagined.  Shane Peters, the security expert who finds himself in a hostage situation and then on the run with her highness, is in back of her.  They're both standing tall and straight, staring into the distance, conveying the iron will and devotion to duty that both of them possess.  His hand is protectively on her shoulder. It's an intimate gesture.  But there's really no hint of the sexual awareness simmering below the surface of their formal relationship--or the wild, unforgetable passion that neither one of them can fight, once they're alone.  You'll have to read the book to find out how these two deal with their impossible situation--in and out of each others arms.

April 25, 9:00 p.m. Eastern, Join Tracy Montoya in the NovelTalk chat room.

April 28, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Julie Miller, along with authors Sherry James, Pam Crooks, Elle James, Delores Fossen, Tracy Montoya and Jeanie London (aka The Magnificent Seven!) will be hosting the annual SOS Military Mixer at the Romantic Times conference in Houston, Texas.  The daughter of a Marine, and proud sister of a soldier recently home from Iraq, Ms. Miller invites military personnel and their families and special guests, as well as other military authors to attend. Thank you for all you do!  SOS Military Mixer at the Romantic Times Conference, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Houston, TX.

Mary 5, Mallory Kane will appear at the Heart of Dixie Reader's Luncheon.  She will be signing Juror No. 7 (May 07) and Six-Gun Investigation (Jan 07).  Heart of Dixie Reader's Luncheon, Huntsville, AL.

Lisa Childs continues her contest with another drawing for her first book in the WITCH HUNT trilogy, Haunted. On April 14, two more lucky winners will be awarded autographed copies. Lisa also is running contests for her mailing list subscribers. Don't miss the fun!

Win a signed copy of Personal Enemy and Ms. Longshot as well as a Bombshell-purple reading light from Sylvie Kurtz.

To celebrate the release of Juror No. 7 in May 2007, Mallory Kane is giving away a fun bracelet (man's or woman's) and a handmade reader greeting card to one lucky winner. See her contest web page for specific information.