In 2001, poet Anselm Hollo wrote, With humor, tenderness, and surprising candor, Roxie Powell ventures into rarely visited territory to an ever-questioning mind. In his newest collection, Roxie keeps questioning, this time considering the connection between love and painand how one can rarely exist without the other. Letters Like Lettuce Gone Soggy with Pain One realizes that each life is a slippery vessel which glides through pain until it reaches some shore. At which time tents are erected, sometimes castles, and for some moments, all is fine. Old letters remind one that life will have its way, neither your castle nor your tent are sufficient to protect you, Only love has a chance. This book pulls together a wide variety of Powells poetry, the majority of which has never been published before. Most were written over the past twenty-five years, with the exception of a handful, which were written this year, such as Kansas Soliloquy and Turkestan. For Powell, the journey of life is illuminated by love, and emotional pain is native to the process.

What happens when a sheepish knight and a not-so-fierce dragon fight for the very first time? Well, it's no ordinary battle since the knight has to go to the castle library to learn about dragon-fighting and the dragon must dig through his ancestor's things to find out how to fight a knight! "Spontaneity of line and feeling are backed by zesty colors and a jovial, tongue-in-cheek tone to which children can relate—a top springtime choice." —Booklist "There's a swirl of good-humored life to the book." —The New York Times Book Review

"With a strong, compelling plotline, engaging dialogue, an intriguing cast of characters and toe-curling sexual tension, WILD HIGHLAND MAGIC is a joy to read from start to finish."—Romance Junkies When Scottish Highland werewolf Catrionna meets the gorgeous, tortured Bastian, her long suppressed animal instincts kick in-and she must have him. And she'll take on every demon that torments him, with or without his help. Growing up in America with a father who hates his own nature, Catrionna MacInnes has always tried desperately to control her powers and pretend to be normal. Now her father has brought her and her sisters to Scotland to reunite with the pack they fled years ago. Bastian an Morgaine has found sanctuary among the MacInnes werewolf clan but no relief from the soul-searing curse that haunts him. The minute Cat lays eyes on Bastian, she knows she's met her destiny. In their first encounter, she unwittingly binds him to her for life, and now they're both targets for the evil enemies that are out to destroy their very souls. PRAISE FOR CALL OF THE HIGHLAND MOON: "Sweeping readers along from upstate New York to the Scottish Highlands, Call of the Highland Moon tells a werewolf tale with a mysterious origin. Ms. Castle develops likeable characters, adds danger-filled mystery to a steamy romance, and keeps reader's interest to the revealing end." darquereviews.blogspot.com "A great pick for readers who like their supernatural romances funny, seductive, and light on gore." wordcandybooks.blogspot.com "Nice and steamy. Props for good writing and an interesting world." kristiej.blogspot.com