Bobby's Girl by J.D. Austin: This was great, and reminded me a bit of John Scalzi's Agent to the Stars, although with more exploration of the alien homeworld and lifestyle.
On the Prowl (multiple authors): I liked all of these except the last one, and plan on picking up books by a couple of the authors that I hadn't read before. The Patricia Briggs story, set in the Mercy Thompson universe, was wonderful.
Glass Houses and The Dead Girls' Dance by Rachel Caine: A unique look at what happens when vampires run a small town in Texas and an out of town girl gets involved in the town's politics.
Trouble with Aliens by Christopher Anvil: Short stories about humans fighting aliens, most of which I liked. Although they are heavily military, which sometimes causes me to tune out a bit, the changes and surprises in who the humans were fighting kept me interested.
The Best of Jim Baen's Universe 2006: Loved the majority of these short stories. Definitely will buy next year's edition.
One Foot in the Grave, Dead on My Feet, Habeus Corpus by Wm. Mark Simmons: This is an interesting look at a dark modern fantasy universe where the main character has really, really bad days. Heavily vampire/werewolf/zombie. I liked these three, and there's a fourth one that just published.
The Android's Dream by John Scalzi: This was a really funny look at intergalactic politics and outsmarting people by following the fine print.
Magic and Malice by Patricia Wrede: I've read these numerous times. A thief becomes a magician's apprentice, with a little bit of romance thrown in. Great Victorian magic setting.
The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia Wrede: This is a SF book club edition of four wonderful fantasy stories. The first three star a thoroughly non-standard princess, and the fourth stars her son (although he doesn't know what's going on for most of the book).
The Sharing Knife: Legacy and The Sharing Knife: Beguilement by Lois McMaster Bujold: I really enjoyed this newest series by Lois McMaster Bujold (although I miss Miles extensively). These books read much more like the latest Miles books, where romance plays a more emphasized role in the plot, but the new characters have their own quirks and personalities, and the setting holds hints of a complicated history. The main characters have enough particular quirks to seem human and their relationship grows as the plot unfolds. I particularly enjoyed how they supported each other against the judgmental attitude of the people in both of the societies that they traveled through. In the end, their journey continues, and I look forward to seeing where they go and how they grow in the next two books in the series.
Magic Lost, Magic Found by Lisa Shearin: Set in a fantasy universe, the main character has perhaps too much spunk for her own good. The tag line on the front pretty much sums it up: A girl with attitude. An all-powerful amulet. This could only mean trouble.