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Book Contents Lists: Page 1963

Unleashed (Berkley Sensation, December 2006, 0-425-21211-4, $14.00, 359pp, tp, oa)     Original anthology of four paranormal romance stories by Rebecca York, Susan Kearney, Diane Whiteside, and Lucy Monroe. · Bond of Silver · Rebecca York · na · Red Skies at Night · Diane Whiteside · na · Come Moonrise · Lucy Monroe · na · Beyond Limits · Susan Kearney · na

Unnatural Causes (Javelin, October 1986, 0-7137-1921-4, £2.95, 267pp, pb, an)     Mystery and horror anthology, a tie-in with the Psychodrama tv series. 6 · Introduction · Beryl Bainbridge · in 9 · Home Cooking · Anthony Masters · nv (r) 51 · Lost Property · Martyn Forrester · nv (r) 84 · Ladies’ Night · Nigel Kneale · nv (r) 132 · Window, Sir? · Caroline Hunt · nv (r) 167 · Hidden Talents · Lynda La Plante · nv (r) 209 · Evensong · Beryl Bainbridge · nv (r) 231 · Partners · Nicholas Palmer · nv (r)

The Unquiet (Jove, September 2011, 978-0-515-14998-2, $7.99, 416pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of five paranormal mystery/romance stories, including a new In Death story by J.D. Robb; other authors are Mary Blayney, Patricia Gaffney, Ruth Ryan Langan, and Mary Kay McComas. · Chaos in Death [Eve Dallas] · J. D. Robb · na · Her Greatest Treasure · Mary Blayney · na · Dear One · Patricia Gaffney · na · The Unforgiven · Ruth Ryan Langan · na · His Brother’s Keeper · Mary Kay McComas · na

The Unseen Hand: Supernatural and Weird Fiction by Unknown Authors (Leonaur, November 25, 2014, 978-1782823803, 509pp, tp, an)     Details supplied by Denny Lien. 7 · The Weird Violine · [uncredited] · ss (r) 13 · The Sutor of Selkirk · James Hogg, uncredited · ss Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine May 1827 18 · Extracts from Gosschen’s Diary · [uncredited] · ss Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 1818 23 · Horror: A True Tale · [uncredited] · nv The Lock and Key Library: American ed. Julian Hawthorne, The Review of Reviews Co., 1909 42 · In a Fog · [uncredited] · ss Yes or No May 4 1907 56 · Man Abroad · [uncredited] · nv (r) 106 · Pichon & Sons, of the Croix Rousse · [uncredited] · nv A Stable for Nightmares, Tinsley Brothers, 1867 122 · Spring-Heeled Jack—The Terror of London · [uncredited] · na (r) 189 · The Great Valdez Sapphire · William Henry Moberly, uncredited · nv The Cornhill Magazine June 1890 207 · Sweeney Todd, the Barber of Fleet Street · [uncredited] · na (r) 270 · The Banshee · [uncredited] · ss (r) 282 · The Dead Bride · [uncredited] · nv (r) 315 · The Grindwell Governing Machine · [uncredited] · ss (r) 326 · The Land o’Coul’s Ghost · [uncredited] · ss (r) 340 · The Murder Hole · [uncredited] · ss Chums August 16 1893 343 · The Mysterious Spaniard · [uncredited] · nv (r) 382 · The Mysterious Stranger · [uncredited] · nv Odds and Ends 1860 418 · The Ruins of the Abbey of Fitz-Martin · [uncredited] · nv Romances and Gothic Tales, 1801 439 · The Shipwrecked Sailor · [uncredited] · ss (r) 444 · The Spectral Coach of Blackadon · Jonathan Couch ,[?], uncredited · ss (r) 451 · The Spectre Hand · [uncredited] · ss London Society Christmas 1871, as by James Grant 462 · Found and Lost · [uncredited] · nv (r) 488 · The Story of Clifford House · [uncredited] · nv The Mistletoe Bough 1878

Untameable (Zebra Books, October 2002, 0-8217-7415-8, $4.99, 256pp, pb, oa)     Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. A Regency romance anthology 7 · The Rogue’s Wife · Catherine Blair · na 81 · A Breath of Scandal · Kate Huntington · na 177 · A Rogue’s Rescue · Donna Simpson · na

Untamed Woman (Pike, September 1962, PB-No. 218, 60¢, 187pp, pb, an) 7 · Naked Archer · Ralph Brandon · ss (r) 19 · The Slave Girl · Frank Saxon · ss (r) 28 · Branded by the Red Butterflies · Arnold Paulus · ss (r) 44 · Vampire Queen of Sex · Ron Miller · ss (r) 53 · Witch of the Islands · Arnold Paulus · ss Spree v1 #24, 1961 71 · Rope for a Rapist · Glenn Low · ss (r) 81 · Queen of the Paris Red Light District · Arnold Paulus · ss (r) 93 · Have Key-Will Love · Moss Tadrack · ss (r) 102 · Hunting for Bares · Ralph Brandon · ss Spree v1 #21, 1960 114 · Utopia of Lust · Arthur Wishart · ss (r) 122 · Her Endearing Young Charms · Stephen R. Allen · ss (r) 144 · Mad Mistress of the French Quarter · John Friedmann · ss (r) 154 · Confessions of a G-Girl · Joyce L……; as told to Roger Blake · ss (r) 167 · Snake Hunting and Sex · Robert Edgelow · ss Spree v1 #21, 1960 176 · Voodoo Sex Goddess · Ron Miller · ss (r) 182 · The Great Undie Robbery · Moss Tadrack · ss Spree v1 #21, 1960

Untold Adventures (Wizards of the Coast, June 7, 2011, 978-0-7869-5837-5, $7.99, 376pp, pb, oa, cover by Android Jones)     Original anthology of 12 stories based on the roleplaying game worlds. Authors include John Shirley, Alan Dean Foster, Sarah Zettel, and Jay Lake. Details taken from online listing. 1 · Under the Plains of Rust · John Shirley · nv 38 · The Steel Princess · Alan Dean Foster · ss 54 · Tallfolk Tales [Forgotten Realms] · Lisa Smedman · ss 74 · The Foundling · Mike Resnick · ss Dragon (online) #381, November 2009 90 · The Forge of Xen’drik [Dungeons & Dragons] · Kay Kenyon · nv Dragon (online) #392, October 2010 120 · Arena of Shadows [Dungeons & Dragons] · Sarah Zettel · nv Dragon (online) #394, December 2010 150 · Watchers at the Living Gate [Forgotten Realms] · Paul Park · nv Dragon (online) #391, September 2010 187 · Blood Oasis [Dark Sun] · Kevin J. Anderson · nv Dragon (online) #389, July 2010 224 · Lord of the Darkways [Forgotten Realms] · Ed Greenwood · na Dragon (online) #390, August 2010 288 · Dreaming of Waterdeep [Forgotten Realms] · Rosemary Jones · nv Dragon (online) #393, November 2010 309 · To Chaos and Back Again · Jody Lynn Nye · nv 343 · The Decaying Mansions of Memory · Jay Lake · nv

Up All Night (HarperCollins, May 2008, 978-0-06-137076-2, $16.99, 227pp, hc, oa, cover by Christian Michaels)     Young-adult original anthology of six stories, one a graphic story by Gene Luen Yang, about the liminal moments brought by sleepless nights. Authors include Peter Abrahams and Libba Bray. A Laura Geringer book. v · Introduction · Laura Geringer · in 1 · Phase 2 · Peter Abrahams · nv 41 · Not Just for Breakfast Anymore · Libba Bray · na 113 · The Vulnerable Hours · David Levithan · nv 153 · Orange Alert · Patricia McCormick · nv 177 · Superman Is Dead · Sarah Weeks · nv 213 · The Motherless One · Gene Luen Yang · cs

Vacation with a Vampire (Harlequin, June 19, 2012, 978-0-373-88549-7, $5.50, 282pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of three paranormal romance stories by Michelle Hauf, Kendra Leigh Castle, and Lisa Childs. Details taken from online listing. · Stay [Beautiful Creatures Universe] · Michele Hauf · na · Vivi and the Vampire · Kendra Leigh Castle · na · Island Vacation · Lisa Childs · na

Vacation with a Vampire…and Other Immortals (Harlequin/Nocturne, July 2011, 978-0-373-61862-0, $5.50, 280pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of two paranormal romance novellas by Maggie Shayne and Maureen Child. 7 · Vampires in Paradise · Maggie Shayne · na 169 · Immortal · Maureen Child · na

Vacations from Hell (HarperTeen, June 2009, 978-0-06-168872-0, $9.99, 280pp, tp, oa, cover by Amy Ryan)     Young-adult original anthology of five fantasy stories of vacations gone wrong. Authors inlude Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, and Sarah Mlynowski. Details taken from online listing. 1 · Cruisin’ · Sarah Mlynowski · nv 41 · I Don’t Like Your Girlfriend · Claudia Gray · nv 93 · The Law of Suspects · Maureen Johnson · na 161 · The Mirror House · Cassandra Clare · nv 211 · Nowhere Is Safe · Libba Bray · na

Valentine Kittens (Zebra Books, January 2005, 0-8217-7762-9, $4.99, 252pp, pb, oa)     Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. A Regency romance anthology 7 · Belling the Kitten · Jo Ann Ferguson · na 83 · A Tangle of Kittens · Valerie King · na 175 · The Birthday Kitten · Cynthia Pratt · na

Valentine Rogues (Zebra, January 2001, 0-8217-6772-0, $4.99, 255pp, pb, oa, cover by Peck)     Regency Romances. Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 7 · A Valentine Dream · Cindy Holbrook · na 99 · The Merry Cupids · Debbie Raleigh · na 169 · Wil Honey · Donna Simpson · na

A Valentine Waltz (Zebra Books, January 2004, 0-8217-7617-7, $4.99, 255pp, pb, oa)     Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. A Regency romance anthology 7 · My Dearest Daisy · Jo Ann Ferguson · na 81 · Cupid’s Challenge · Maria Greene · na 165 · My Wicked Valentine · Kate Huntington · na

Valentine Wishes (Zebra/Kensington, February 1998, 0-8217-5853-5, $4.99, 236pp, pb, oa)     Details supplied by BG. 7 · Lady Diana’s Courtship · Mona Gedney · na 75 · Valentine from Venus · Cindy Holbrook · na 167 · Cupid’s Ace · Jeanne Savery · na

Valentine’s Day Is Killing Me (Kensington, January 2006, 978-0758212849, $14.00, 282pp, tp, oa)     Collection of three mysteries with a Valentine’s Day theme. 7 · Cuffs and Coffee Breaks · MaryJanice Davidson · na 73 · A “No Drama” Valentine’s · Leslie Esdaile · na 199 · Valentine Survivor · Susanna Carr · na

Veils of Time (Berkley, July 1999, 0-425-16970-7, $6.50, 389pp, pb, oa, cover by Wendi Schneider)     Details supplied by BG. 1 · And the Groom Wore Tulle · Lynn Kurland · na 99 · The Con and the Crusader · Maggie Shayne · na 201 · A Bride Most Common · Angie Ray · na 293 · Conyn’s Bride · Ingrid Weaver · na 381 · Firebird · Janice Graham · ex

Very Merry Mysteries (Mystery Guild, 2003, 544478, $12.49, hc, om)     Omnibus of three Christmas mysteries. · Rest You Merry · Charlotte MacLeod · ss Grab Bag by Charlotte MacLeod, Avon, 1987 · Corpus Christmas [Lt. Sigrid Harald] · Margaret Maron · n. Doubleday, 1989 · A Highland Christmas [Hamish Macbeth] · M. C. Beaton · n. The Mysterious Press, 1999

Very Superstitious: Myths, Legends, and Tales of Superstition (Month9Books, October 2013, 978-0-9883409-4-7, $14.95, 243pp, tp, oa)     Young-adult original anthology, the second in a series of annual charity anthologies, with eight stories of magic and folklore. Authors include Shannon Delany, Jackie Morse Kessler, and Mari Mancusi. · The Rescue · Shannon Delaney · ss · Thirst · Jackie Morse Kessler · ss · Chupacabra · Jennifer Knight · ss · The Road Home · Stephanie Kuehnert · ss · The Gift of the Were-Magi · Mari Mancusi · ss · Midhalla · Michelle E. Reed · ss · Bloody Mary · Dianne K. Salerni · ss · The Silverfoot Heretic · Pab Sungenis · ss

A Victorian Christmas (Signet, November 1992, 0-451-17442-9, $4.99, 349pp, pb, oa)     Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 7 · The Bird of Paradise · Edith Layton · na 59 · Christmas Angel · Patricia Rice · na 119 · Second Chance · Patricia Gaffney · na 184 · Kidnapped for Christmas · Betina Krahn · na 284 · The Black Beast of Belleterre · Mary Jo Putney · na

Victorian Erotic Tales (Michael O’Mara, October 20, 1995, 1-85479-751-4, £13.99, 246pp, hc, an, cover by Daniel Hernandez)     Anthology of 12 novel excerpts, including one from Dracula. 1 · Eveline · [uncredited] · ex 1843 7 · My Secret Life · Walter · ex 1888 36 · Rosa Fielding · [uncredited] · ex 1867, as “Victim of Lust!” 53 · Thérèse Raquin · Émile Zola · ex 1886 60 · My Life and Loves · Frank Harris · ex Obelisk Press, 1931 94 · Venus in India · Charles Devereaux · ex 1889 116 · The Cremorne · [uncredited] · ex 18?? 138 · The Voluptuous Night · [uncredited] · ex 17?? 150 · Flossie · [uncredited] · ex 18?? 198 · The Perfumed Garden · Sir Richard Burton · ex 1886 229 · Dracula [Dracula] · Bram Stoker · ex Constable, 1897; same passage as in Classic Erotic Tales, 1994. 232 · The Lustful Memoirs of a Young and Passionate Girl · [uncredited] · ex 1904; same passage as in Classic Erotic Tales, 1994.