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*****
Terrific read!, September 21,
2006
Under the
Faery Blue Moon by Dawn Thompson
Set in the Regency era. In the
previous companion book "Blue
Moon Magic", Puck and Oberon had
caused chaos at a Blue Moon
Ball. The pair had slipped
something into the claret bowl
in hopes of bringing a pair of
humans together in love.
Instead, the targeted pair were
the only two who did NOT drink
it. All the other humans are now
lusting after each other and
doing all sorts of things in the
garden. It is up to Tatiana,
Queen of the Faeries, to
straighten it all out.
The Anti-Kissing League by
Leanne Burroughs
Set in 1909. Geoffrey Standish
left New York to spend the
summer in Georgia and help his
Aunt Ida Mae and Uncle Henry on
their farm. The town had sunned
Geoff's parents long ago, so he
really did not want to be in the
small backwater town. However,
had he not come to Georgia, he
would never have met Millie.
Leap of Faith by Jill and Julia
Marcella Richards is the best
Chicago attorney around and over
due for a much needed vacation.
As usual, the only thing she can
think of is Drew. He was the man
she had hoped to marry eight
years ago, but lost instead.
While her thoughts dwelled on
the past, Marcella makes a wish
on the blue moon. However, she
never expects to see a
doll-sized gnomette appear and
offer to send her back in time
for a second chance at love.
When Mules Rush In by Jacquie
Rogers
Set in 1882. Merlin was once
King Arthur's advisor and
sorcerer. But the days of old
were over and considered only to
be myths. Merlin still believes
in the Auld Ways: do no harm and
mentor his human. Merlin chooses
to keep the form of a mule while
he resides in Wyoming. The human
Merlin mentors is Luke Tyson, a
gambler and womanizer. But the
stubborn mule is about to open
Luke's eyes to a special lady
named Willow.
The Star
Traveler by Victoria Houseman
Set in South Carolina at the end
of June, 2007. Dr. Hayley Stone
specialized in fertility
treatments. When her mother fell
ill, Hayley quit everything to
be with and care for her. Now
her mother has passed away and
Hayley feels adrift. Alice, an
old friend of the family, tells
Hayley about a legend which
states that the night of the
blue moon brings the Star
Traveler, one who grants wishes
of true love to those who truly
believe and deserve it...
Donovan de Lyon is a Star
Traveler and everyone in his
family seems to be urging him to
find his special woman. But
Donovan only wants everyone to
stay out of his love life. In
the meantime, Earth is having a
blue moon, which means he has a
busy night of magical work ahead
of him. As Donovan approaches
Earth, his spaceship's main
computer (Rachel) decides to
meddle in his love life too.
Sentimental Journey by Judith
Laik
Back in 1942, Eve Larson kissed
her military fiancé, Howard,
goodbye and held her fear at bay
when he shipped out. His plane
ended up going down during a
bombing raid. Three years later,
Eve is a teacher and summer
vacation has just begun. Unable
to let go of her love for
Howard, she intends to spend the
summer months tending to her
garden. While out during the
blue moon, she wishes for Howard
to return to her.
A Blue Vacation by Michelle
Scaplen
Brenda Blake is an office data
entry clerk who has not had a
vacation in over four years.
Then one morning Nick, a head
salesman, and Tori, the slinky
secretary, have an argument and
break up. The couple had planned
to spend time in the Bahamas in
the near future. Tori gives her
ticket to Brenda, who gladly
accepts. So with a funky new
haircut and determined to enjoy
herself, Brenda is off to the
Caribbean. However, Brenda never
expects to find Nick as a
roommate!
Blue Moon Magic by Ann Marie
Bradley
Interior designer Claire Jacobs
leaves her dead end job and
accepts an offer in Key West,
Florida. Upon the beach sets a
lovely mansion fashioned after
an 1886 European country castle.
Claire's job is to give "Hotel
Castle" a face lift and
transform it into a twenty-first
century luxury resort. Fred, the
manager, informs Claire about
Lord Archer, the earl who had
the place built for his fiancée
long ago, only for her to
mysteriously disappear a week
before they were to wed. The
earl died shortly afterward.
Folks say that Lord Archer now
haunts the castle. Rob Archer,
the owner of the hotel, was
indisposed and would not be able
to meet with Claire, but gave
her free reign over the place.
That night Claire strolled the
beach under the blue moon and
finds a man's ring...
Kissing Lessons by Sherrie
Holmes
Abigail Fairweather is the
daughter of the late Baron
Fairweather. The wild,
adventurous lady made a wish on
the blue moon involving Viscount
Selkirk. Later she is thrown off
her velocipede (bike) while
riding and toppled down a hill
to land upon a strange, but very
handsome man. Abigail assumes
him to be Lord Selkirk's
gardener and asks him to help
her make the blue moon wish come
true. However, the gardener is
really the viscount and he has
some surprises in store for her.
Muses in the Moonlight by Patty
Howell
As a child Calli Winson was
abandoned. She was raised in
Allenvale by a wonderful, loving
couple. But Calli always
wondered why she had been
abandoned. Now grown, Calli is
an anthropologist at the
Smithsonian in Maryland. Her
adopted parents died ten years
prior and she returns to
Allenvale, Pennsylvania, to
place flowers on their graves.
Overwhelmed with emotions one
night, Calli yells at the blue
moon. That is how she meet Jacob
Isaacs, a pastor at a local
church. He offers her a friendly
ear and they spend a long time
talking. As they part, Jacob
makes a wish.
Blue Moon Reunion by Gerri Bowen
Lady Piper of Auban has always
been told to be careful what she
wishes for. Piper is not sure
what she would wish for in a man
though. There has been three men
in her life. The first was Sir
Robin of Escewiche. But he ended
up abandoning her. He was
followed by two others who were
cruel. If Piper ever wished for
a man, it would be one like
Robin, but he would not abandon
her...Robin never abandoned
Piper. He is currently a
prisoner, chained in a dungeon.
During all his horrible days he
believes Piper to be the cause
of his imprisonment. He wants
nothing more than to have his
revenge. During the next blue
moon, Robin makes his wish.
A Wish Times Three by Jeanne Van
Arsdall
Kathleen is an author with a
looming deadline. Yet when her
sister asks for her to care for
Siena while she and her husband
go to England for awhile,
Kathleen still agrees. Siena is
seven-years-old. Her teacher is
out on maternity leave. The
substitute is Dr. Kevin Collins,
an archeologist. After a few
accidental meetings between
Kathleen, Siena, and Kevin, the
little girl invites Kevin over
for lasagna. It just so happens
that the blue moon is
approaching. Siena and Kevin
have their wishes ready. But
Kathleen is hesitant.
Moondance by Kemberlee Shortland
Set in Ireland. Ronan moved into
the area a year ago and fell in
love with Blánaid on sight.
However, Blánaid has only ever
thought of him as a friend.
Ronan had once overheard Blánaid
and one of her friends
discussing what they looked for
in a man, so Ronan knows that he
is nothing like the one she
dreams of. Yet as Blánaid and he
watch the sun set one evening,
Ronan takes a chance and kisses
her.
Beneath the Velvet Blue Moon by
Candace Gold
Nadine Stone and her parents
spent summers at Lake Flint. At
the age of nineteen, Nadine met
Michael Greene. Under the light
of the blue moon, they promised
to meet each other next year in
the same place. But Nadine loses
her cellular phone, which had
Michael's phone number on it,
and then her parents died in a
car wreck. Nadine was unable to
return to Lake Flint as she'd
promised and Michael never
contacted her. If they were to
ever see each other again, it
would take a miracle.
Devil in Spurs by DeborahAnne
MacGillivray
Desdein Deshaunt has waited
twenty long years to get his
revenge. Back then the Earl
Whitmore and Viscount Kildorne
murdered his father, but it
could not be proven. By day
Desdein is a horse breeder.
While with the Ton he
masquerades as a titled fop, the
Marquis de Fournier. But during
the deep night hours, he is the
notorious highwayman known as
the "Devil in Spurs". All was
going well until his younger
brother, Jeremy, did something
rash and got arrested by Edward
Findlater (Viscount Kildorne)
who is currently the local
area's magistrate. To rescue
Jeremy, the Devil in Spurs
kidnaps Lady Ashlyn and sends
her magistrate father a note of
ransom. Problem is that Desdein
is attracted to his hostage, as
well as her mangy old tabby cat,
Cyril. Worse, Ashlyn reveals to
him that her father believes her
to be worthless and will not
agree to bargain with the Devil.
***** This is the second book in
the Blue Moon anthology series.
The first, titled "Blue Moon
Magic", was released only a few
months ago and is still selling
wildly. I predict that this
companion book will do as well.
Short stories are even harder to
write than full length novels
and this anthology has FIFTEEN
magical tales by various
authors. If you want some sweet
dreams, read one of two of these
stories just before bed.
Terrific! *****
Reviewed by Detra Fitch of
Huntress Reviews.
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