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Wow! It's very rare that an anthology has more than 1 or 2 stories worthwhile for me. And I'm surprised at the low ratings on this. I felt like this one delivered! =)

Now I like Nash, Maxwell, and Warren already as historical romances are my genre! And I was not disappointed! As for the other 2 authors, I had read one or two books by them and while they are also good authors, they just don't push the 'extra' for me that these other authors do.

The stories from Nash, Maxwell, and Warren use one ingredient the others didn't: humor! If you are of the same mind you will love these! And you will probably recognize characters from previous stories!

The other two stories if I had to rate them individually were better than usual with antho's. so, I have rated them overall and individually. I hope this helps! note, Warren Maxwell were a very close tie actually for 2nd; thus the odd #. And one reviewer was turned off by one of the female leads stubborness - I on the other hand found that this trait was a big part of what gave the story so much humor! Just goes to show - different strokes... as another reviewer commented, there is something here for everyone! =) Enjoy!

Cathy Maxwell - 3 (4 3/4*) Yes, I know, only whole and half #'s but...=)
Elaine Fox - 5
Jeaniene Frost - 4 (4 1/2*)
Sophia Nash - 1 (5*)
Tracy Anne Warren - 2 (5*)

Light, frothy collection of five stories by five different authors. No heavy reading or mysteries, these vignettes are perfect for the beach, each being a fast, easy read.

A very pleasant surprise! I was expecting (hoping) for stories more in the paranormal line, and the only one that applied was the one by Jeaniene Frost (which was very good). But the other stories were just that--very good short stories, by very good authors. So a very nice read altogether.

These were all pretty good. One was modern times paranormal (vampire, demon), the other modern one was tinged with paranormal (possible ghosts), the rest were historical.
Fun stories for the most part and worth the light read.

Surprisingly good anthology. Had read books by most of these authors before, pleasantly surprised at Elaine Fox's contribution - was better than her full length novels that I had read. Both the Cathy Maxwell and Tracy Anne Warren stories felt like full stories, although I think you usually wish that short stories were longer if they were good. :-)

A fun quick read, unusual in an anthology to have no total stinkers. My least favorite was the contemporary with the dog named Duke, most of the stories in this book have characters whose title is Duke.