Carla Kelly's story is just wonderful - 5 stars, well worth the price of the book on its own. I started Patricia Oliver's story, but couldn't finish it - the "hero" is an arrogant jackass and his supposed injury and convalescence make no sense. Didn't read any of the others because I couldn't bea...
I had read some of the stories in this collection a few years back, when I was doing my initial Mary Balogh "glom" and reading everything of hers that I could lay my hands (and money) on. Returned to it a few days ago for some Christmas cheer and warmth - there was a huge power outage in my area - a...
An enjoyable traditional Regency. I think the hero and heroine will have a long and wonderful HEA, but I am doubtful that the secondary romantic couple will, based on the man's sociopathic behaviour before his miracle cure ... (And I've never heard of bi-polar disorder causing the type of behaviour ...
Cripes, I couldn't get past the 2 obvious mistakes on the very first page of this book:1. A Spanish woman would never refer to a man as "querida" which is the feminine form. She would use "querido" instead. Is Ann Barbour illiterate about language genders?2. Spaniards do not drink grappa (which is I...
This book is a great traditional Regency. Spinster Hester Blayne is a radical who is content to write her treatises in her country cottage. It's not until Charles Trent, Earl of Bythorne (known to his intimates as Thorne), shows up on her doorstep that she realizes that the new "maid" whom she has h...
Quick and enjoyable 70-90 page reads for when you want a little boost of HEA.I really enjoyed the stories in this book. The Patricia Oliver story is actually one of my favorites in this anthology. I think Oliver writes well, and she packs a lot into the story for such a short one. If you like her Se...
Rating based only on Mary Balogh's story, which is one of my top favourites of hers. It just grabs me by the heart-strings every time I read it.
If all romance anthologies were as good as this one, I would read them more often. With one exception (Patricia Rice's writing did not impress me) these were delightful stories. Carla Kelly's is the stand-out, showing a lively, sure-handed way with words that makes me wonder why on earth I haven't ...
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