Search - Where's My Hero?

I am always torn when it comes to collections like this. They always feature characters that we have grown attached to in other full length books, but the treatments are so short that sometimes they seem very abrupt and involve too much telling and not enough showing. I think that is true in this case. How could we not want to read Ned Blydon's story? He has appeared in several of Quinn's books and is a wonderful character. His story is very much a Quinn story, all the elements are there, but it is too rushed and you can't help but feel that Ned got short-changed. The same is true of the other stories, by Kleypas and MacGregor/Kenyon. These are characters that readers care about, so their stories should not be abbreviated for the sake of a compilation. As a reader, I felt cheated.

All that being said, this is still one of the better compilations out there. If you loved any of these characters, you will want to know what happened to them and how they found happiness. But don't count on feeling particularly satisfied. Informed? yes. Content? no.

I only requested this book because of Lisa Kleypas and the fact that this is a continuance of Derek and Sara's story. I was not disappointed. Reading about Lydia Craven was the best 1/2 hour I ever had at reading a book.

Very good anthology... I was only familiar with the characters from Lisa Kleypas' story but liked all three.

I read this for Kinley MacGregor but I actually ended liking her story the least. Simon was just lacking for me as a character, a bit of a pansy, even though I enjoyed him in the other books. Regardless it was still a decent read.

I've never read Julia Quinn and Lisa Kleypas but I enjoyed both the stories immensely. They were fun with great humor. I will definitley look into reading more books by them.

I'm usually leary of anthologies because I always feel rushed or feel like something was left out, but this was very well done.

For a Lisa Kleypas fan, this book was a disappointment. It was nice to read about Derek and Sara Craven again, and hear a bit of what happened to their family. But the characters just couldn't quite get their due in the space of such a short story. The whole thing felt rushed and the romance never really clicked.

However both the Kinley MacGregor (aka Sherelyn Kenyon) and Julia Quinn stories were pretty good - a better representation of their work and the authors' style than the Kleypas story. I haven't read any of the Highlander books by Kenyon as MacGregor and now I probably will.

Overall not a bad sampling of three very good authors, although I think it represents Kleypas quite poorly.

I love these little short novels. Nice quick reads. My favorite was the Julia Quinn and Lisa Kleypas. If you have read the Derek Craven series or the Bow Street Runners by Lisa Kleypas this is a must read.