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Almost Home
by
Debbie Macomber,
Cathy Lamb (Goodreads Author), Judy Duarte, Mary Carter (Goodreads Author)
Headlined by #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author Debbie Macomber, this romantic anthology finds old flames reigniting and new passion burning, as lovers follow their hearts back to the place they once called home. Includes additional stories by Cathy Lamb, Judy Duarte, and Mary Carter. Original.
Mass Market Paperbound, 416 pages
Published
August 1st 2009
by Zebra
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This book was actually 4 stories, each story by a different author, compiled into one. The first story was very hard for me to get through (the first sentence alone annoyed me, and I should've put the book down then!), and Debbie Macomber's story (the last one and shortest of the four) wasn't any better. The two stories sandwiched between those two stories were okay. However, all 4 stories were too predictible and far fetched. I thought a lot of women like romance novels because it seems like so...more
Note: Debbie Macomber's name may be the largest on the book, but she contributed the fewest number of pages by far...
“Whale Island” by Cathy Lamb
4 stars
Lots of humor...of all the stories in the book, this is the one I would have liked to have seen expanded. It was the longest of all the stories (129 pgs) and it seems like it easily could have been longer and delved into a bit more of the story. It had the most depth to it of all the stories and I found myself really li...more
“Whale Island” by Cathy Lamb
4 stars
Lots of humor...of all the stories in the book, this is the one I would have liked to have seen expanded. It was the longest of all the stories (129 pgs) and it seems like it easily could have been longer and delved into a bit more of the story. It had the most depth to it of all the stories and I found myself really li...more
This review is for the first story called Whale Island by Cathy Lamb. I loved this story! Funny enough to laugh out loud in public and touching enough to be wiping away tears later. Crazy characters and situations, and a fast read. I wish it had lasted longer.
I finished the other 3 stories in this book. They are pretty good stories, but the first one was the best!
I finished the other 3 stories in this book. They are pretty good stories, but the first one was the best!
Susan Phelan
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Me + airport-type bookstores + feeling rushed = mediocre romance novel. This was no exception. I thought I'd remembered Debbie Macomber as at least being fairly clean, and it was that, but each of the four stories were mediocre at best. The only thing that saved the first one was the sense of place. The others didn't even have that.
A collection of romantic stories by four authors - guess I am not a romance reader. The first, Whale Island by Cathy Lamb, is the only one worth reading - very funny. I gave up on the second and fourth, just too obvious from the beginning where the story was going.
Read during a book club/circle thing my family did one year. Anyway, not my usual choice for reading. Predictable, blah, no meaning. Just mindless diversion. An easy read. Entertaining if you're stuck in a waiting room, maybe.
i love all the stories in the book although most of it were pretty predictable. the stories are simple and nicely written. unlike most stories I've encountered previously each story in the book has its own charm where you can actually relate them with you. you'll definitely felt almost home.
First three books in this compilation are appropriate for most ages. The last book is more explicit, however, is a MUCH shorter story. The last book also, in my opinion, is not that well written and leaves a lot to guesswork.
my favorite story in this collection was the second one. the other three are pretty sketchy. i didn't even finish the story actually by debbie macomber. however, the plotlines are interesting.
I checked out this book because there was a Cathy Lamb story in it, which was cute and fun. Of the other three, one was okay and the other two were completely ridiculous.
"Whale Island” by Cathy Lamb 3 best of the lot
“Queen of Hearts” by Judy Duarte 2
“The Honeymoon House” by Mary Carter 3
"The Marrying Kind" by Debbie Macomber 2
“Queen of Hearts” by Judy Duarte 2
“The Honeymoon House” by Mary Carter 3
"The Marrying Kind" by Debbie Macomber 2
Couldn't get into the first story in this collection but once I skipped to the second I really enjoyed the others.
found this on my pub library's downloadable audiobooks. i wish i hadn't bothered.
a story or two seemed promising enough, but any interesting development occurred out of the listener/reader's ear/eye. sad, but inevitable in an anthology?
a story or two seemed promising enough, but any interesting development occurred out of the listener/reader's ear/eye. sad, but inevitable in an anthology?
I only read Whale Island by Cathy Lamb from this book.
just a read
F Mac
okay, didn't enjoy the three styles in the same book.
The Honeymoon House was difficult to get through. I only got this because I mistakenly thought the whole book was by Debbie Macomber. The rest of the stories were only so-so.
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Debbie Macomber is a best-selling American author of over 150 romance novels and contemporary women's fiction. Over sixty million copies of her books are in print throughout the world, and one, 'This Matter of Marriage', became a made-for-tv-movie in 1998. Macomber was the inaugural winner of the fan-voted Quill Award for romance in 2005 and has been awarded a Romance Writers of America RITA A...more
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