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There are two kinds of romance readers out there: those who buy the Signet Regency Christmas anthology every year without fail, and those who don’t. You probably already know which group you belong to, but if you’re not sure, give this year’s version a try. As one might surmise from the title, all of the…
Two stand-out stories are the highlight of an erotic anthology that, even at the steep price of $14.00 in trade paperback, is well worth the investment. While the entries by Susan Donovan and Nancy Warren stand head and shoulders above the rest, the four remaining stories – some more successfully than others – still, for…
It’s easier to pull off a successful suspense story in a short form than it is to tell a believable romance. So it should come as no surprise that the three tales in the On the Edge anthology work better as suspense than as love stories.
Finally! I’ve learned not to get my hopes up when it comes to Silhouette releases that promise tough heroines and great action. Too often it seems like those “tough” heroines have to wind up teary-eyed and wobbly-lipped to prove their femininity before the end of the book and the “action” frequently falls flat. The Femme…
There is a staff review of this book as well Where’s My Hero is an anthology of stories by Lisa Kleypas, Kinley MacGregor, and Julia Quinn – all of which feature secondary characters from previous books. Against the Odds by Kleypas features Dr. Linley from Someone to Watch Over Me and Lydia Craven, daughter to…
This book was featured in Pandora’s Box for September 2003 Even as anthologies go, this one is on the sketchy side. While the novellas included are all by talented authors, two of them ultimately feel so “lite” that anybody considering buying the book should understand that, even taken together, Where’s My Hero is far more…
In Love and War is a collection of military stories from three authors who take different approaches to the material. One is flat-out action, one is more relationship driven, and the third is a combination of the two. Together they make for a good, but not great, read for fans of military romance.
Perhaps this is one party you might want to take a pass on. Invitations To Seduction is explicit but not particularly exciting, and two of the three stories included seem as if they were dashed off poolside in between the first and the second margarita. The premise for the three stories is that the characters…
I’m not a frequent reader of anthologies because they can be so uneven, but Heat Wave may well be the best one I’ve yet encountered. Intelligent, funny, sexy and romantic, the three stories by authors Jennifer Archer, Katie MacAlister, and Sheridon Smythe each cover a different two-week portion of a reality dating game show being…
The four stories in this book are set in a variety of places and times, and while at least two of them meet with a degree of success, the remainder suffer from an overriding earnestness that just wound up seeming silly.
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