This exciting collection contains 25 short tales of adventure and love. Join the dashing characters as they slip through the ages, finding themselv...
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Jan 06, 2010
Sherri *SheLuvs2Read*
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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 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 More...
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Feb 06, 2010
Lexie
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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
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Jun 18, 2011
Maniai
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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
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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
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Apr 10, 2011
Maureen
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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.
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Apr 10, 2010
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 i 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 i More...
Jun 03, 2011
Emily
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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.
Aug 02, 2010
Christy
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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
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May 25, 2010
Darcy
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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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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.
Mar 14, 2010
Donna
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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!!
Jan 11, 2011
Carrie
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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, ev 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, ev More...
Apr 04, 2011
Megan
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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.
May 28, 2010
Patsyann
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1. The stories were not long enough
2. Too many science fiction time travel
But worth every minute spent reading it!!
There were some I loved and some I didn't even read
2. Too many science fiction time travel
But worth every minute spent reading it!!
There were some I loved and some I didn't even read
Sep 13, 2011
Tasneem
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This is a very well done collection of short stories. I really enjoyed all of them. A definte 5 for inginuity and interest.
Feb 08, 2012
Kirsten
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Some stories were definitely better than others, but lots of my favorite genre all in one place is a wonderful thing!
Feb 05, 2011
Jennifer
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The cover of this book makes me laugh. The stories aren't actually too bad, though.
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