A
Timeless Romance Anthology:Winter
Collection
6 Historical Short Stories by 6 Award-Winning Authors
Product Details:
- File Size: 463 KB
- Print Length: 251 pages
- Publisher: Mirror Press; Winter Collection edition (September 30, 2012)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Genre: Romance
- ASIN: B009JZB4RA
- FTC FYI: I was given a review e-copy in exchange for an honest review.
Summary:
Six Award-Winning Authors have contributed brand new
stories to A Timeless Romance Anthology:
Winter Collection. A collection unlike any other, readers will love this
compilation of six sweet historical romance novellas, set in varying eras, yet
all with one thing in common: Romance.
The
Road to Caven Town by Sarah M. Eden, set in 1864 Ireland,
combines Eden’s sense of humor with her signature sweet romance. Alice Wheatley
walks each weekend into town, accompanied by Isaac Dancy. And while Alice finds
herself falling in love with the gentleman, unfortunately he has his eyes set
on the belle of the town, Miss Sophia Kilchrest. Alice must find a way to turn
Isaac’s eyes toward her.
Regency author Heidi Ashworth’s delightful story, It Happened Twelfth Night, set in
England 1812, follows Luisa Darlington who discovers the man of her dreams,
Percy Brooksby, isn’t in love with her as much as she thought he was. When
Percy’s friend, the mysterious foreigner, Mr. Flynn, visits for the twelfth
night holiday, he promptly sweeps Luisa off her feet, quite literally. Luisa is
left catching her breath in more ways than one.
An
Unexpected Proposal by Annette Lyon is a captivating
romantic novella, set in remote Wood Camp, the snowy canyon of Logan, Utah, 1880.
When Caroline Simpson is forced to thwart the aggressive advances of Mr. Butch
Larson, she discovers that her long-time friend, James, has genuine affection
for her. But as stubborn as Caroline is, she minimizes the feelings he’s
awakened in her, and it takes almost losing James to admit her true feelings
for him.
In Joyce Di Pastena’s charming medieval story, Caroles on the Green, we enter England
of 1151, in which Lady Isabel has a dilemma. She promises herself that she’ll
marry the man who sent a ring hidden in her pastry since the man she truly
loves, Sir Lucian de Warrene, has proved to be impossible and exasperating. To
forget him, Isabel sets her eyes on other eligible men, only to face another
confrontation with Lucian—who isn’t about to back off and leave her to her
newest plot.
Donna Hatch’s enchanting novella, A Winter’s Knight, begins when Clarissa
Fairchild’s coach just happens to break down in front of the most forbidding
estate in the county, that of Wyckburg Castle, a place where young brides have
been murdered for generations by their husbands. Clarissa is horrified yet
curious all in the same breath. When she meets widower Christopher de Champs,
Earl of Wyckburg, she must decide if she should flee or uncover the greatest
secret in the county about her handsome rescuer.
In Heather B. Moore’s exciting turn-of-the-century
story, A Fortunate Exile, Lila
Townsend finds herself the victim of a broken heart—broken by the most
notorious bachelor in 1901 New York City. If that isn’t bad enough, her father
sends her to Aunt Eugenia’s remote farm where Lila must wait for her father’s
anger to subside and the gossip columns to find new fodder. When Lila meets her
aunt’s boarder, Peter Weathers, she discovers a man who isn’t afraid to stand
up to her formidable family and take a chance on a woman with a sullied
reputation.
My Review:
I was so thrilled to get to read a collection of stories written by some of my favorite authors. I know that these women can write, and I have read their previous work. I have to say I was not disappointed. The best part is that these are clean stories full of romance. Reading this anthology was like eating a platter of appetizers: you were able to get yummy bites of everything. The only thing I didn't like is that I would just start to get into the story and then it would be done. All of these stories could easily be continued in a longer novel.
On the plus side, these stories are perfect for the busy reader. You could read one, enjoy it, finish it and then go off and run your errands. Then later that night you could come back and read another story. I was telling someone about the anthology. They asked if I had a favorite story out of the six, but it would be hard to choose just one. All of the stories had unique, and fun characters set in various eras. I liked the spunk of the women in the anthology. I loved the romance and the awakening that takes place when you realize that love is there. **sigh**
I can see these anthologies becoming guilty pleasures for women everywhere, especially those that want to read about romance without the gratuitous sex that is prevalent in today's society. Curl up in your jammies, grab your hot chocolate and get lost in this anthology of timeless romances!
On the plus side, these stories are perfect for the busy reader. You could read one, enjoy it, finish it and then go off and run your errands. Then later that night you could come back and read another story. I was telling someone about the anthology. They asked if I had a favorite story out of the six, but it would be hard to choose just one. All of the stories had unique, and fun characters set in various eras. I liked the spunk of the women in the anthology. I loved the romance and the awakening that takes place when you realize that love is there. **sigh**
I can see these anthologies becoming guilty pleasures for women everywhere, especially those that want to read about romance without the gratuitous sex that is prevalent in today's society. Curl up in your jammies, grab your hot chocolate and get lost in this anthology of timeless romances!
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Thanks so much for this review. So glad you enjoyed the anthology :-)
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