Stardust

Anthology by Jennifer Blake, Betina Krahn, Glenda Sanders, and Jodi Thomas

Rated: 4.0
Copyright: 1994
Reviewed: 11/25/97 by Isolde Wehr

Anthology

The Warlock's Daughter by Jennifer Blake

Carita Grey is a woman with strange abilities. Her father is a war- lock and her mother was a mortal who had died at her birth. Now it is time for her to find a partner for her. And Renfrey could be the right one. A passionate fight between both let the earth shake.

Tamsin is an inquisitive little fairy. She often wastes her time by being near humans. Her nation tells terrible stories what has happened to fairies which were caught by humans. One day Tamsin tries to steal a hair off of the beard of an old man and she is caught.

Forrest lives for a short time at his uncle's home and when the drunken man brings a naked, unconscious young woman in the cottage he is shocked. What has the old man done? And why is he thinking the girl is a fairy who will give him three wishes? Forrest gives Tamsin as much warmth as he has and realizes she isn't a child - she is a beautiful young woman.

Tamsin can't understand why she has no wings anymore and why she isn't dead -- after all -- she felt the warmth of a human. Is this her fate? And what could be a reason for her to stay with Forrest, maybe love?

Danny O'Shea for forty years has been a ghost in this theater. He died during a performance on the stage. Now his great-grand-daughter wants to open the Irish Theatre again and this could be a chance for Dannyboy to finish his stageplay and find peace.

He helps Emily Charlton (his great-grand-daughter) and Gilford Ruskin (the new manager of the theatre) to come together. That isn't so easy because Gilford is a very proud man and he does not want the people to think he got his job because he had an affair with his boss.

Danny is a crafty ghost and he gives Emily the right tips to catch her love without breaking Gilfords pride.

Life at her sisters household is so tryst and lonely for Jamie. She only loves her work. Together with her sister Inez she has an antique shop. One day an old man brings her an old saddle bag and Jamie finds a letter in it from 41 years earlier. A man wrote about his lonely life. Also, if it is a little strange Jamie is answering the letter. And much more unbelievable - she gets an answer.

One night she dreams about her mysterious man called Adam and when both think about the other they meet in Shadow's Bend. Here Jamie finds peace and love. But always when the night is over she is back in Chicago. When her sister wants to force her into a marriage with a terrible man she really needs Adam's help.

Four magical stories about the miracle of love.