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"Intriguing collection of wonderful romances."--"Romantic Times"
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"Shadow of the Moon" by Sherrilyn Kenyon: Angelia has fought her entire life to make herself strong. Now, with her patria under fire, she has to protect her people from Fury and his werewolf clan. Vowing to bring him to justice, Angelia sets out alone...until the hunter becomes the hunted, and the only way for her to survive is to trust the very wolf she's sworn to kill. "The Story of Son" by J.R. Ward: Claire Stroughton is a beautiful lawyer who would rather spend the night with a legal brief than the man of her dreams. Then a routine client meeting turns dangerous - and deeply sensual - when she is held captive by a gorgeous man with an unworldly hunger..."Beyond the Night" by Susan Squires: When Drew Carlowe returns home to win back a lost love, he is quick to dismiss rumours that his estate is haunted by a stunning young ghost...until one passionate encounter leaves him mystified - and aching for more."Midnight Kiss Goodbye" by Dianna Love: Trey McCree possesses an insatiable desire for Sasha Armand - and supernatural powers that could endanger her life as a human. But when they team up to stop an evil warlord, Trey discovers that Sasha can do way more than drive men wild...
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You would have thought that writers like Ward and Kenyon could have produced good short stories, but they don't quite make the mark. They weren't awful, just lacking in short story 'oomph'.
The Kenyon story fills in Fury's story, but unless you know the background to the whole Arcadia and Katagaria 'thing' you'ld be a bit lost. And while I'm willing to suspend disbelief for a good plotline, it goes beyond disbelief that an Alpha male like Fury would forgive Angelia for the severe beating she traps him into, even if she is his long-lost love (who turned against him the first time anyway!).
I am a HUGE admirer of J R Ward - her Black Dagger Brotherhood books are awesome, but this story ... . The problem might be that I carry too much baggage from the books, and this story just doesn't fit in at all. A vampire that only needs to drink once a year, and maintains his strength and abilities drinking human blood? There were too many similarities to the BD books (bonding scent, memory control, super-human strength), but then these jarred against the things that didn't match (the whole human blood thing, easy cross species fertility, to name a few). Also, while it was OK, as a short story it just didn't work as well as the full length novels do.
THe Squires story 'Beyond the Night' was, for me, the best story of the lot. It held together as a story and I didn't feel that the author got three quarters of the way through it and then ran out of steam and needed to finish it. I liked the idea of the vampire needing (perforce) to be so alone, and I liked the conceit of Drew returning for revenge, only to find something better. It all worked for me!
The Dianna Love story was truly appalling. What a mess - I didn't have a clue what was going on, there were too many extraneous characters popping in and out of the story, the characters didn't make sense. Awful, really awful.
Buy it for the Kenyon story to find out about Fury, for the Ward story (but be prepared to find inconsistencies between her vampire 'worlds') because she's a good writer, for the Squires story because it's just a good story. Don't (DON'T) buy it for the Love story - in fact, just don't read the Love story!
The Kenyon story fills in Fury's story, but unless you know the background to the whole Arcadia and Katagaria 'thing' you'ld be a bit lost. And while I'm willing to suspend disbelief for a good plotline, it goes beyond disbelief that an Alpha male like Fury would forgive Angelia for the severe beating she traps him into, even if she is his long-lost love (who turned against him the first time anyway!).
I am a HUGE admirer of J R Ward - her Black Dagger Brotherhood books are awesome, but this story ... . The problem might be that I carry too much baggage from the books, and this story just doesn't fit in at all. A vampire that only needs to drink once a year, and maintains his strength and abilities drinking human blood? There were too many similarities to the BD books (bonding scent, memory control, super-human strength), but then these jarred against the things that didn't match (the whole human blood thing, easy cross species fertility, to name a few). Also, while it was OK, as a short story it just didn't work as well as the full length novels do.
THe Squires story 'Beyond the Night' was, for me, the best story of the lot. It held together as a story and I didn't feel that the author got three quarters of the way through it and then ran out of steam and needed to finish it. I liked the idea of the vampire needing (perforce) to be so alone, and I liked the conceit of Drew returning for revenge, only to find something better. It all worked for me!
The Dianna Love story was truly appalling. What a mess - I didn't have a clue what was going on, there were too many extraneous characters popping in and out of the story, the characters didn't make sense. Awful, really awful.
Buy it for the Kenyon story to find out about Fury, for the Ward story (but be prepared to find inconsistencies between her vampire 'worlds') because she's a good writer, for the Squires story because it's just a good story. Don't (DON'T) buy it for the Love story - in fact, just don't read the Love story!
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A book of four short stories by well known authors should be an exciting read.When i first bought this book i had only just started reading Jr Wards'"The Black Dagger"series and i proberbly thought her"The Story of Son" was as going to be as good.Although a nice little read when it finished i didn't particualy care.
Sherrilyn Kenyon is another author i had only just started reading and although i hadn't really enjoyed the two books i'd bought i was willing to give her short story a try.I felt as if i had been dropped into the middle of a book and i wasn't sure what the story was about.
The other two books were by authors i hadn't heard of so i was looking forward to their stories."Beyond The Night"is the best of the four in my opinion.The last"Midnight Kiss goodbye"was good enough but nothing special.
J.R Ward is the only author i have gone on to read with her"Black Dagger"and her"Fallen Angels"series.
I think with any book of short stories by different authors you would be very lucky to enjoy them all.
Sherrilyn Kenyon is another author i had only just started reading and although i hadn't really enjoyed the two books i'd bought i was willing to give her short story a try.I felt as if i had been dropped into the middle of a book and i wasn't sure what the story was about.
The other two books were by authors i hadn't heard of so i was looking forward to their stories."Beyond The Night"is the best of the four in my opinion.The last"Midnight Kiss goodbye"was good enough but nothing special.
J.R Ward is the only author i have gone on to read with her"Black Dagger"and her"Fallen Angels"series.
I think with any book of short stories by different authors you would be very lucky to enjoy them all.
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Sherrilyn Kenyon is a brilliant author and I have read numerous books by her, and in this book she has co-written it makes no difference at all. A recommended read and book all round! I would definately recommend people look into her other books to read, you will not regret it!!
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I got this for the sherrilyn kenyon story which is about fury kattalakis and angelia who was his best friend until she had tried to kill him year's before now she has come back... Read more
Published on 14 Sep 2009 by ali
not worth buying except for kenyons story
really disappointed in this anthology the only one worth reading was Sherrilyn Kenyons and i felt that it could have been slightly longer. Read more
Published on 27 April 2009 by Salsagirl
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