It's tough to choose a favorite among so many tasty offerings, but I was partial to "Dead Man's Chest" by Rachel Caine with its Captain Jack Sparrow-like sexy sea captain. Jim Butcher, always good for fun and frolic with the various Beasties living, loving and getting even in Chicago, also contributes a whopping good story involving two werewolves in love and a fairy who holds a grudge in his Harry Dresden story "Something Borrowed." Even for the non-Elvis fans among us, "All Shook Up" by editor P. N. Elrod is a standout. Sherrilyn Kenyon, Charlaine Harris, Lori Handeland, L. A. Banks, Esther M. Friesner and Susan Krinard round out the collection, each providing a solid contribution. This anthology has something for everyone -- not a bad story in the bunch.

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