| anthologies | anthologies 1 |
anthologies 2 |
| "The Night Before Christmas" |
"Holiday Inn" |
"Chocolate Kisses" |
| "Lovescape" |
"A Purrfect Romance" |
"Love Goddesses" |
"The Night Before Christmas"
Love Spell, November 1996, paperback
Reviewed on 3/19/97
Look out for this one--it's full of holiday cheer.
"Promises to Keep" by Victoria Alexander
Katherine Bedford is a successful and wealthy woman, yet she is not happy. Taking a chance, she asks a department
store Santa to give her another chance at love. Magically, she is swept back some fifty years. She's given the chance
to face her fears and find her own true love, Michael O'Connor.
"Naughty or Nice" by Sandra Hill
It's the "Christmas Curse" and Jessica Jones is knee deep in it. Wearing a santa suit and holding up a Piggly Wiggly,
she can't believe what she's doing. And neither can Luke Carter, an ex-CIA agent. Fate is playing some kind of
practical joke on him. Jessica decides that she needs a hostage, so she takes, Luke, the Brad Pitt look-a-like and
prays. What follows is a madcap adventure where Jessica and Luke find love amongst all the holiday cheer.
"Santa Reads Romance" by Dara Joy
"A Gift for Santa" by Nellie McFather
In the small town of Darien, Georgia Christmas is sacred. Along with celebrating the season is the long held custom
of decorating the Christmas Oak, a huge oak tree in the middle of town. When Hunter McGrew come to town with
the Department of Transportation, Cornelia "Neely" Carswell is not about to let them cut down the old oak, that had
given shelter many since before the Civil War. With help from Nick, the old man who seems to be able to change
peoples lives, and the town Neely knows that she can't lose. When the dust settles, Neely and Hunter learn what
Christmas is really all about... Love.
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"Holiday Inn"
Leisure, November 1996, paperback
Reviewed on 3/19/97
All the stories in this book are set in Port Freedom, New Hampshire across the centuries.
"Love's Light" by Linda Jones
1781-- Alexander Stark, after fighting for America's independence, has come
home to his family's inn to live the rest of his life in darkness. Blind and hating the world, he returns to find Medora
Hayden. A woman, a stranger, who is determined to not let Alex spend the rest of his life hiding behind bitterness
and despair. Medora teaches him that his problem isn't that he's blind but that he can't see "love's light".
"The Christmas Pearls" by Linda Madl
1815-- Deciding that it's finally time to get married, Eli Whittaker goes to the
Freedom Inn to transact his marriage contract, with Abigail Conway. Only problem is that Abby's sister, Sara Larkfield,
doesn't like Eli, an ex-privateer turned businessman and doesn't trust that any marriage not based in love, like hers
had been, is not for her sister. As Eli tries to persuade Sara that he can love her sister, they both realize that there
may be more for them then a marriage of convenience.
"Rachel's Hero" by Debra Dier
1889-- When Rachel Stark was a little girl, T.S. Beauchamp saved her life and
she has been in love with him ever since. T.S. has worked hard all his life to make enough money to make his and
his sister, Marianne's, life comfortable. Deciding that it was time for his sister to marry, he proposed that she marry
a man she doesn't love. Marianne escapes to Rachel's home at the Freedom Inn. Rachel is determined that T.S. is
going to see to error of his ways and follow the path right into her heart.
"Home for Christmas" by Ruth Ryan Langan
1996-- Adam Holt has everything a successful career as a novelist and homes in
all the trendy places but he's missing what is truly important, love. Realizing that the only way he's going to find
love is to return to his hometown and his childhood sweetheart, Caroline Stark. Caroline struggling to keep her
family home, turned it back into an inn. She is more than a little surprised to find that the guest who will be staying
with her over the christmas holiday is her old flame, Adam. Adam has the fight of his life in store trying to get Caroline
to realize that they are meant to be together.
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"Chocolate Kisses"
St. Martin's, February 1997, paperback
Reviewed on 3/19/97
All the stories in this book are set in the old west during the late 1800's to early 1900's.
"Rocky Road" by Margaret Brownley
Josh Travis, the local barber, is in trouble. The mushy love poem, he spent all night writing, and box of fudge he
sent to the girl, he hopes would be his wife, mistakenly was delivered to the towns "old maid" schoolteacher, Amelia
Winklemeyer. After an unsuccessful attempt to retrieve the poem, Josh doesn't have the heart to tell Amelia that the
love poem wasn't for her. The poem does wonders for Amelia's self esteem and she defies all the rules to start the
life she's always wanted and find a love as delicious as good as "rocky road" fudge.
"Miss Delwin's Delights" by Raine Cantrell
After being tricked by his cousin into betting his prize racehorse, Kit Sidell has to get the reclusive Bridie Delwin
to agree to marry him in thirty days. Problem, he hasn't talked to Bridie since he was in short pants. Unbeknownst
to Kit and the entire town, Bridie has been baking all the delicious desserts being served at the local hotel. When Kit
takes the time to really look at Bridie, he realizes the she is as sweet as her Chocolate Clouds. And Bridie's long
ago Valentine wish comes true.
"The Taste of Remembrance" by Alexis Harrington
Having left the ravaged South after the war, Rebecca Baxter loves working as a seamstress and is saving to open her
own shop. But she is tired of waiting for another true love and decides to marry, Aaron Monroe. On the night on
her engagement she receives some chocolates, just like her long dead true love Gage Bristol used to give her. Thinking
they where from her fiancé, she just put them away with a heavy heart. At the Sweetheart Dance, she sees a scruffy
stranger staring at her. Over the next couple days she comes to find out that the stranger was Gage, very much
alive!! Now she has to chose between the man she knows but doesn't love or the man she loved with all heart but no
longer knows. A box of chocolate, sent with love, will be the deciding factor.
"Sweet Creations" by Sue Rich
Wade Carlisle's ranch hands have been hitting the bottle and he won't stand for it. Deciding to have it out with the
local bar owner, he learns that his men haven't been to the bar. Ever since Danielle Jordan and her little sister, Janie,
opened up Sweet Creations all the men in town, including his ranch hands, have been carrying around little pink bags
filled with chocolate. Upon meeting Danielle, Wade is thunderstruck. And Danielle feels it too. But there is still
the mystery of the where the alcohol is coming from and whether or not Wade and Danielle can find a love sweet
enough to last a lifetime.
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"Lovescape"
Leisure Books, August 1996
Have you ever awakened from a dream so good you didn't want it to end; have you ever wished your lover could
see your secret desires by just looking into your eyes; and have you ever read a stranger's words and responded
with your heart and soul? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this book is for you. Just to let everyone
know these stories are very sensual, very tastefully done but packed full of loving.
"A Dance On the Edge" by Anne Avery
This is a story about two people who have had tragic things happen to them. Marlis Jones lost hear hearing at a young
age and hides in the hustle and bustle of New York. While Jack Martin must come to terms with his recent paralysis.
Marlis, an interior designer and Jack, an architect, battle over e-mail, in this modern approach to romance, which
is written in a humorous and touching way by Avery. It's a short story but it's a great read, where the man isn't a "he-man"
but rather a man any woman could fall in love with--even over e-mail.
"Toss the Bouquet" by Phoebe Conn a.k.a. Cinnamon Burke
When Regan Paisley's boyfriend backed out of their long awaited beach vacation to be with his old girlfriend, the
bridal florist decides to go by herself. Believing that nothing else could go wrong, on this the worst day of her life,
she pulls into her Aunt's driveway and right into world champion cyclist Marco Tomasi. Fearing a lawsuit she let's
the oh so sexy Italian stay with her while he recuperates for a bruised knee. What follows is like a dream come
true for both Regan and Marco.
"Heart Craving" by Sandra Hill
Nick DiCello is desperate, his wife, Paula, wants a divorce. So taking his pride in hand he goes to a fortune-teller
and is told that the only way to win his wife back is to discover her "heart craving". Being a good policeman, he does
some investigating at the bookstore. There he finds several books on "sexual cravings", thinking this must be what
that wacky fortune-teller was talking about, he buys them all. What follows are several sexual fantasies that every
woman would be more than happy to participate. But Paula wants more than exciting bedroom activities and despairs
that Nick will ever figure it out.
"My One" by Dara Joy
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"A Purrfect Romance"
Harper Monogram, September 1995, paperback
He's your best friend; he loves without question; he's strong and silent, tender yet tough. He's all you could ever
want. In a cat, that is. Here is a book that brings all these things together and tells some great love stories. Each
author writes a complete story, each story is one hundred or less pages and I didn't feel shortchanged. Each story
had compelling characters, wonderful prose, and strong love between the hero/heroin.
In "Out of the Dark" by Jennifer Blake, a young woman dares to tame
both a panther and a cold-blooded assassin.
The second -tail- "A Wish and a Prayer" by Robin Lee Hatcher, a
dressmaker's prayers are about to be answered by the not-so-angelic angel... Angel Emeline, who happens to be a
cat.
And in the last story,"Belling the Cat" by Susan Wiggs, the enchanted
daughter of a Welsh chieftain finds herself drawn to her clan's prisoner. An interesting tale where not only is there
magic - but the hero and heroine who are both virgins... which I'm sure you know is very rare.
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"Love Goddesses"
St. Martin's, February 1996, paperback
"Tickle My Fancy" by Rebecca Paisley
This story is about a southern gal, named Cleopatra who is the local beautician. Her clients talk her into jetting
out to the big city to show those big wigs how real beauty is achieved at their convention. Cleopatra only
goes because she dreams of becoming rich & famous so she buy her TV addicted Mama what she's been dying for:
a satellite dish. As she's being escorted out of the convention (due to a big misconception on her part) she meets
the uptight & oh too proper Anthony Mazutto, who's the biggest bigwig of them all . As he's about to ship her
back to Mama he realizes he's found himself a little goldmine in her homemade beauty cream and decides to keep
this woman around after all. Well, at least until he finds out the secret to her cream. He doesn't realize just what
he's taken on! Cleopatra is charming and so, so funny and just the thing to tickle the fancy of the too serious Anthony
Mazutto.
"Myth and Magic: Helen of Troy, New York" by Paula Detmer Riggs
This is the intensely emotional story of Helen who, just as she's walking down the aisle to marry the man she's settled
for, is abducted by her ex-husband Alex, the only man she's ever truly loved. Eight years earlier Alex & Helen suffered
a very painful divorce because of Alex's inability to come to terms with certain things that happened to him while
in prison for a tragic accident. Warning: This story is a tearjerker & almost painful in parts to read as Alex lets
go of the past & opens his heart.
"When Mona Lisa Smiles" by Carole Buck
Mona Lisa Lefkowitz is the disappointment of her entire family (except for her maternal grandmother). They feel
she is too fat, too bohemian, and needs to settle down. Mona Lisa met her best friend Adam Hirsch three years
ago, just after his wife left him. He is an only son, and his family expects him to be perfect, so he does his best to
conform. Yet when Adam realizes he cares for Mona Lisa, she wonders why a great catch like him would be interested
in her. Ms. Buck deals with self-esteem and family pressures in a hilarious way.
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