From the cold winter dark of Alaska to the warm summer breezes of Hawaii, take a calendar year's journey through the lives of women you already love. Love finds its full bloom during a Simply the Best May. The glamour of Hollywood combines with a Because I Said So Halloween. Making Up for Lost Time serves up delicious cookies-and lots of kisses. All kinds of family are welcome at the Car Pool Thanksgiving table. Inspired by classics like Wild Things and Painted Moon , as well as bestsellers and award-winners like Captain of Industry and Above Temptation , Karin's third volume of follow-up stories shows the love, tenderness, and romance that stands the test of time. Karin Kallmaker's delightful and moving short stories have won Lambda Literary and Golden Crown awards and are sure to have you falling in love with her characters all over again. Contents include: Making Up for Lost Time: December - Cookies and Kisses Warming Trend / My Lady Lipstick: January - Mona Lisa Captain of Industry: February - Extraordinary Thing Simply the Best: March - All That and a Milkshake Simply the Best: April - Reflections Wild Things: May - Having Faith Painted Moon: June - Living Canvas Roller Coaster: July - Heartline Roll Maybe Next Time: August - Turtles, Adagio Above Temptation: September - Kindling Because I Said So: October - The M-Word Car Pool: November - The World Heals at the Kitchen Table Paperback Romance: December - Merely Players Notes: "And Now for the Sprinkles on Top" Readers won't want to miss the original Frosting on the Cake and Frosting on the Cake Volume 2: Second Helpings .