- Hardcover: 509 pages
- Publisher: Wheeler Publishing; Lrg edition (14 Mar 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1587248913
- ISBN-13: 978-1587248917
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
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Victoria Alexander - The trouble with Charlotte
Charlotte Robb, the widow of Captain Hugh Robb who'd met his demise at the battle of Albuera 6 years ago is just deciding if Marcus the Earl of Pennington might make a good 2nd husband when in walks her long dead husband, what can a woman do but faint!
Charlotte Robb, the widow of Captain Hugh Robb who'd met his demise at the battle of Albuera 6 years ago is just deciding if Marcus the Earl of Pennington might make a good 2nd husband when in walks her long dead husband, what can a woman do but faint!
Liz Carlyle - Much ado about twelfth night
Edward the new Marquess of Rythorpe is dealing with ceiling's collapsing let alone the rest of the estate when his grandmamma orders him to hold a birthday party for her. She will be bringing Lady Sophie St. John with her who his grandmamma informs him has an offer to make him which she is sure he will not refuse as it will solve his problems.
Sophie is going with her brother Will as she has an offer to make to buy twelfth night a horse that Edward inherited.
Edward and Sophies lines remain crossed to the end with hilarious results.
Eloisa James - A fool again
Lady Genevieve Mulcaster had been a bargain for Erasmus Mulcaster, he had taken her for nothing because she was ruined after her father had snatched her back from a Gretna Green marriage to find she had dallied in the coach! Now a widow she has 2 years to marry one of Lord Mulcaster's partners to receive any money. She has just decided when who should return from abroad to put a spanner in the works but Tobias Darby the man she eloped with.
Cathy Maxwell - Nightingale
Sir Dane Pendleton is going to fight a duel with Lord Whiting in the morning, when Lord Whiting's sister Jemma Carson the widowed Lady Mosby is announced by his butler. She has come to stop the duel and offers herself to Dane. But they are not strangers, years ago they were in love but Jemma went off and married for a title and Dane is still angry. Will a long night with Jemma in his bed cool his ire?
All 4 stories are very good, they all deal with mistakes made in the past when the protagonists were young and now years later fate gives them an opportunity but do they all take it?
I must admit that Liz Carlyle's story became my favourite due to the humour but the other stories are very good too, as all have believable motivations, heroes and heroines who you instantly like and have sympathy for, under the sheets the advanced cuddling is hot but not out of place with the plots, plus these are no young girls but mature women with pasts.
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Yawn! A snoozer.
10 Sep 2005
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The Trouble With Charlotte by Victoria Alexander: 91 pages. Charlotte has been widowed for 7 years and is about to become engaged to a safe and steady man who is a sharp contrast to the rogue she impetuously married when she was only 18 years old. Imagine her surprise when Hugh returns! He wasn't dead, but merely suffering from amnesia caused by war injuries. He claims to have changed, and so has she. Can they recapture their love, or is it time for them to move on? This is a sweet story, but not very believeable or convincing. Charlotte's two widowed friends are introduced, and it would have been nice to learn what happens to them too.
Much Ado About Twelfth Night by Liz Carlyle: 92 pages. It took me so long to prod through this short story because I had trouble connecting with it and following along with the plot. Although I forced myself to finish it, I can't even summarize the story. It was that confusing and totally boring.
A Fool Again by Eloisa James: 87 pages. My favorite story in the book. At seventeen, Genevieve was on her way to Gretna Green to elope with the wild and passionate Tobias when her father caught up with them, dragged her back home and forced her to marry the much older Erasmus to save her reputation. When shrewd and ruthless Erasmus died seven years later, he stipulated in his will that Genevieve must marry one of his business partners after a two year mourning period in order to inherit his estate. Upon hearing that Genevieve was now a widow, Tobias returned from India, where he had retreated to soothe his wounds and make his fortune after being jilted. Genevieve had her sights set on marrying the snake-like Felton to fulfill her husband's will, however how could she resist the charm and passion of her first and only true lover?
Nightingale by Cathy Maxwell: 73 pages. A cute sexy story. Jemma had always lived her life to please her family, giving up her true love Dane to marry a titled man. Now she was widowed and destitue, and her family was once again dependent upon her to save them. In a drunken stupor, her brother Cris challenges Dane to a duel. After not seeing each other for many years, Jemma approaches Dane, asking him to call off the duel and spare her brother's life. He is agreeable, only if she submits to a night of passionate lovemaking with him. The two fall in love again, and Jemma is torn between following her heart or following the demands of her family obligations.
Much Ado About Twelfth Night by Liz Carlyle: 92 pages. It took me so long to prod through this short story because I had trouble connecting with it and following along with the plot. Although I forced myself to finish it, I can't even summarize the story. It was that confusing and totally boring.
A Fool Again by Eloisa James: 87 pages. My favorite story in the book. At seventeen, Genevieve was on her way to Gretna Green to elope with the wild and passionate Tobias when her father caught up with them, dragged her back home and forced her to marry the much older Erasmus to save her reputation. When shrewd and ruthless Erasmus died seven years later, he stipulated in his will that Genevieve must marry one of his business partners after a two year mourning period in order to inherit his estate. Upon hearing that Genevieve was now a widow, Tobias returned from India, where he had retreated to soothe his wounds and make his fortune after being jilted. Genevieve had her sights set on marrying the snake-like Felton to fulfill her husband's will, however how could she resist the charm and passion of her first and only true lover?
Nightingale by Cathy Maxwell: 73 pages. A cute sexy story. Jemma had always lived her life to please her family, giving up her true love Dane to marry a titled man. Now she was widowed and destitue, and her family was once again dependent upon her to save them. In a drunken stupor, her brother Cris challenges Dane to a duel. After not seeing each other for many years, Jemma approaches Dane, asking him to call off the duel and spare her brother's life. He is agreeable, only if she submits to a night of passionate lovemaking with him. The two fall in love again, and Jemma is torn between following her heart or following the demands of her family obligations.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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13 Dec 2004
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It's always difficult to rate anthologies when you like some stories but not others. At least 2 of the stories are 4-star; the others are 3.
I bought this book because of Carlyle and James, two of my favourite authors. But it was Alexander's story I enjoyed most: she's funny and I look for that in my romance reading. I've read her before and don't recall it being very witty..perhaps it's time to check again.
Carlyle's story, which hinges on misunderstandings, also sparkled, and while James' story was pretty passionate I couldn't really sympathise with Genevieve's motives. I've mentioned elsewhere that Maxwell isn't a favourite author and I found her story to have an ordinary plot, with predictable progress. People looking for passion will find plenty of it in her story though.
I bought this book because of Carlyle and James, two of my favourite authors. But it was Alexander's story I enjoyed most: she's funny and I look for that in my romance reading. I've read her before and don't recall it being very witty..perhaps it's time to check again.
Carlyle's story, which hinges on misunderstandings, also sparkled, and while James' story was pretty passionate I couldn't really sympathise with Genevieve's motives. I've mentioned elsewhere that Maxwell isn't a favourite author and I found her story to have an ordinary plot, with predictable progress. People looking for passion will find plenty of it in her story though.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
I'm glad this one didn't get away!
2 Nov 2004
Format:Mass Market Paperback
What a charming collection of stories! I haven't read all of these authors before but I'm certainly going to be looking for their books in the future. My absolute favorite was the Eloisa James story "A Fool Again" which was so delightful and romantic that it reminded me of why we should all be "fools for love" at one time in our life. Or in this case, twice! These stories are like delicious appetizers and now I'm starving for a main course. I'm off to the bookstore to find Ms. James' latest and to check out some of the books from the other authors too.
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