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The Mammoth Book of Time Travel Romance (Mammoth Romances)
by
Trisha Telep ,
Gwyn Cready, Michelle Maddox, Patrice Sarath (Goodreads Author), Jean Johnson (Goodreads Author), Patti O'Shea (Goodreads Author), Autumn Dawn (Goodreads Author), Holly Lisle (Goodreads Author)
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Twenty tales of swashbuckling adventure and passionate romance from some of the most exciting names in romance fiction, including Margo Maguire, Autumn Daw, Sandy Blair, Michele Maddox, Patti O'Shea, Holly Lisle, Kimberly Raye, and Madeline Baker.
Join the heroines in this delightful anthology as they step backwards - or forwards - in time, transported to the Scottish Highl...more
Join the heroines in this delightful anthology as they step backwards - or forwards - in time, transported to the Scottish Highl...more
Paperback, 468 pages
Published
December 8th 2009
by Running Press
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1/5/2010
I'm reading this slowly.
The Key To Happiness by Gwyn Cready. I've never read anything by this author before but it was a REALLY good story. Very touching. The premise was loving someone more than you love yourself and setting them free, even though it means you lose them. I won't give away what happens but I got teary eyed at the end! 5 stars.
MacDuff's Secrety by Sandy Blair. Just ok. Scottish highland romance. I thought it was kind of cheesy, really. 2 stars.
Lost and Found by Maureen Mc...more
I'm reading this slowly.
The Key To Happiness by Gwyn Cready. I've never read anything by this author before but it was a REALLY good story. Very touching. The premise was loving someone more than you love yourself and setting them free, even though it means you lose them. I won't give away what happens but I got teary eyed at the end! 5 stars.
MacDuff's Secrety by Sandy Blair. Just ok. Scottish highland romance. I thought it was kind of cheesy, really. 2 stars.
Lost and Found by Maureen Mc...more
For the record I've read 8 of the authors listed above previously. In the introduction by Telep she mentions how time travel romance flourished in the 90's and early new millennium, but how paranormal romance has sort of shoved it away. I tried to remember the last *new* time travel romance I had read and I believe it would be Gwyn Cready's Tumbling Through Time, which I only liked so-so. I know that Brenda Joyce had several with her Time Guardians series--which was also a so-so series in my opi...more
Since this is an anthology, I figure I'll start my review now.
The Key To Happiness, by Gwyn Cready
Really sweet little story. So many Time Travel romances I've read are just kind of happenstance stories, whereas this one is very specifically about a character trying to go back and change something. I really liked it, although I think the short story format is about the only place that kind of arc would work that easily.
MacDuff's Secret by Sandy Blair
Tolerable, barely. Good thing it was a short s...more
The Key To Happiness, by Gwyn Cready
Really sweet little story. So many Time Travel romances I've read are just kind of happenstance stories, whereas this one is very specifically about a character trying to go back and change something. I really liked it, although I think the short story format is about the only place that kind of arc would work that easily.
MacDuff's Secret by Sandy Blair
Tolerable, barely. Good thing it was a short s...more
Okay im abt half way through this but its been a LONG time since I can actually say ive HATED a book! and Hate is a strong word.
Book is 24 short stories (Novellas).I feel each one is too rushed, or to slow then wham, thank you mam, its the end, and you are left going huh, wtf happened next!
Some of the stories have such good potential to be more, but ending is ruined by being over so quickly.
Maybe im just so used to proper novels lol
Ive got Mammoth book of Irish romances and Scottish romances to...more
Book is 24 short stories (Novellas).I feel each one is too rushed, or to slow then wham, thank you mam, its the end, and you are left going huh, wtf happened next!
Some of the stories have such good potential to be more, but ending is ruined by being over so quickly.
Maybe im just so used to proper novels lol
Ive got Mammoth book of Irish romances and Scottish romances to...more
I'm biased, because I did write one of the 20 stories in this anthology, but there's a fabulous variety of fun voices in this book.
Apr 10, 2010
Beth N
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I originally borrow this book to read only one story (The Walled Garden by Michele Lang) but the others intrigued me. I do plan on returning and seeing what else this has in store.
As for The Walled Garden, I really enjoyed it. It was nicely paced and not the perfect fairy tale. The damsel-in-distress is flawed and not your average cookie cutter damsel. She has already survived a life-altering altercation that both broke her and made her stronger. For this much character development it is amazing...more
As for The Walled Garden, I really enjoyed it. It was nicely paced and not the perfect fairy tale. The damsel-in-distress is flawed and not your average cookie cutter damsel. She has already survived a life-altering altercation that both broke her and made her stronger. For this much character development it is amazing...more
Ho-hum collection of time travel stories. My favourite was probably Last Thorsday night by Holly Lisle (an author I like anyway). Often when I read a collection like this there are one or two new authors who intrigue me and make me want to read more by them, nope, every author I liked the story by was an author I already read. I suppose it's not helped by the fact that I really am not that interested in time travel as a trope and was wondering if it was just some of the books I have read about i...more
Twenty stories of time travel romance. What’s not to love? Overall this collection was a lot of fun. Some stories were traveling back in time. A few from the future back to our time. And a few into the future. I think I liked the into the past ones the best. Instead of rating each story for the review (I did as I read them, just for me), I thought I would highlight my five favorite stories. In order of best to a little less than best:
1. “The Walled Garden” Michele Lang – A tales of safety, myste...more
1. “The Walled Garden” Michele Lang – A tales of safety, myste...more
Surprisingly (at least to me) I only ended up skipping about 3 of the stories. There were a few that I would have really enjoyed to read as longer works--there was a lot more to those worlds/stories that could have been developed. Only about 4 stories in here really fit the short story format; most felt like longer works condensed to fit the limited page count. Overall, not a bad way to spend a few hours stuck at an airport.
There were a few good stories in this anthology that would have brought my rating up if the rest hadn't been so awful. I know "romance" was in the title and should have warned me, but too many of the stories relied heavily on characters thinking "I know I just met you, but I'm soooo attracted to you, I think I love you" (which is just lazy writing - how about some characters with actual chemistry?!?). A lot of the stories started with a good time travel story, but as soon as the characters hooke...more
All the stories are original to this anthology. A mixed bag, varying quality. Some to the past, some from the future. I am really sick and tired of time-traveling Scotsmen, it's been overdone already.
I only read a handful of stories with the authors that I normally read. The stories were interesting some traveled in the past some in the future. A couple of the stories had a cute premise.
Aug 17, 2010
Debbie
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4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
time travel fans
Recommended to Debbie by:
saw on shelf in library, two week books and had to have
If you could travel in time would you go to the future or to the past. Both were explored here. Phil said future and Emily said past. Jake's asleep so I'll have to wait to ask. My favorite story was a bout the thursday night book club. No brain surgery here but a good fun read.Most of the stories were easy to get into it.All 20 had some redeeming quality.
I bought book this because one of the authors was on my "must read list." I thought a few of the stories were silly, but over-all, I enjoyed it thoroughly!!
Some cute stories... some that would have been awesome as an actual novel. Favorite was the Highlander one by Allie McKay; so romantic... ~swoon~
If you ever need a cover that will elict smirks and possibly mocking laughter on the bus, this would be it. (Not that I experienced this personally, although now I kind of wish I had tried.)
There were three stories I liked. The Key to Happiness by Gwen Cready, Pilot's Forge by Patrice Sarath, and Last Thorsday Night by Holly Lisle.
The rest was crap. Not just oh, kind of bad mediocre romance. No, so bad that I still can't justify giving this book more than one star, even though those three storie...more
There were three stories I liked. The Key to Happiness by Gwen Cready, Pilot's Forge by Patrice Sarath, and Last Thorsday Night by Holly Lisle.
The rest was crap. Not just oh, kind of bad mediocre romance. No, so bad that I still can't justify giving this book more than one star, even though those three storie...more
Hoping it will come to Kindle or someone will do a swap :o]
Overall, I enjoy the book. There were a few stories that either appeared to end too quickly or seemed to drag on though this is my first time reading a Mammoth Book. I highly recommend it for those who may not have a lot of time to read long novels or those who enjoy short story time travel romances.
Jul 25, 2011
Joanna Yeoh
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wonderful for fans of the concept of time-travel.
This book had a good mix of more futuristic science fiction and more fantasy oriented short stories. As with most anthologies, there were some I didn't care for, some I wish could be turned into a full length novel so I could find out what happened next, and most were a fun short read. Anyone who likes a little time travel and romance should definitely give it a read.
For me it wasn't a 4, but I'd give it a 3.5.
For me it wasn't a 4, but I'd give it a 3.5.
This is a very well done collection of short stories. I really enjoyed all of them. A definte 5 for inginuity and interest.
Some stories were definitely better than others, but lots of my favorite genre all in one place is a wonderful thing!
The cover of this book makes me laugh. The stories aren't actually too bad, though.
Excellent, brilliant page turner
May 19, 2013
Coyora Dokusho
marked it as to-read
May 19, 2013
Nikita Isaac
marked it as to-read
May 15, 2013
Yvonne
marked it as to-read
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Trisha Telep was the romance and fantasy book buyer at Murder One, a London crime, mystery, and romance bookstore; she's now co-owner of the virtual bookstore www.murderone.co.uk and an editor of romance and supernatural anthologies for Mammoth. Originally from Vancouver, Canada, she now lives in London.
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