Despite the cover, no, there is no nude shots of her, although she does have a topless shot on the opening Sept-December 2003, which is poster-sized, with strategically-placed gold flakes. (That'll do wonders for the price of gold, yeah?) With the beach behind her, if that isn't a 21st century rendition of Botticelli's Venus having risen from the sea, or Ursula Andress' Honeychile Rider stepping on shore in Dr. No, I don't know what is.

Most of the photos are 8X10s that can be seen at her website, such as the white flowered swimsuit (August), but she is at her element on the cracked earth. The photo for September, which is taken from the same session as the pose she strikes on the cover, is the one that appears in the intro of her site, except she's staring intently at the camera.

Brooke Burke is so much woman she makes Kournikova look like the Wicked Witch of the West. If 2004 is a year that seems to drag on by, at least I'll have some sweet company to make the passing of that time worth it. But when it's over...alas!