false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255575020m/84156.jpg 84156 6 Werewolves, vampires, witches, voodoo, Elvis---and weddings An “ordinary” wedding can get crazy enough, so can you imagine what happens when otherworldly creatures are involved? Nine of the hottest authors of paranormal fiction answer that question in this delightful collection of supernatural wedding stories. What’s the seating plan when rival clans of werewolves and vampires meet under the same roof? How can a couple in the throes of love overcome traps set by feuding relatives---who are experts at voodoo? Will you have a good marriage if your high-seas wedding is held on a cursed ship? How do you deal with a wedding singer who’s just a little <I>too</I> good at impersonating Elvis? L. A. Banks<BR>·        Jim Butcher<BR>·        Rachel Caine<BR>·        P. N. Elrod<BR>·        Esther M. Friesner<BR>·        Lori Handeland<BR>·        Charlaine Harris<BR>·        Sherrilyn Kenyon<BR>·        Susan Krinard<BR> <BR>Shape-shifters, wizards, and magic, oh my! ----------------- Nine top fantasists imagine just how amusingly amok a wedding might run in this diverting compilation of original stories on the theme of nuptials among the fey folk. Jim Butcher, the sole male contributor, serves up the book's best romp, "Something Borrowed," in which wizard detective Harry Dresden prompts a bridezilla rampage from a malevolent fairy when he tries to break up her wedding with the werewolf whose intended she is impersonating. In L.A. Banks's amusing "Spellbound," descendants of the Hatfields and McCoys wage a slapstick war of spell and counterspell, while Charlaine Harris's "Tacky" projects the mishaps that might follow a mixed marriage between a werewolf and vampire. Possibly because most of the contributors are better known as novelists, the bulk of the stories read more like comic outtakes from larger works than independently plotted stories. Fans of paranormal romance will welcome the rare chance to see Sherilynn Kenyon, Susan Krinard, Rachel Caine, Lori Handeland and other favorite authors working in short form. 81246 book 2003 My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding (Includes: Dark-Hunter, Related Books #7; Sookie Stackhouse, #6.1) total:1595|5:339|4:450|3:593|2:183|1:30| 1595 5670 2890 120 1 1 false false Fri Apr 18 17:40:27 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 18 17:53:05 -0700 2008
I do want to like supernatural romance. Really, I do. I keep trying it, so some part of me is either really determined or really masochistic.

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The first story, Spellbound, by LA Banks was just weird. I didn't really like it and had to force myself to finish it. Mostly I just had no ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 19:40:47 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 20:22:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 17:20:36 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 14 17:40:11 -0800 2009
The book opens with a reimagining of the...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 15:22:14 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 17:45:36 -0700 2009 1 Jim Butcher gap. Ultimately I came away largely disappointed, except for two or three of the stories

I note, therefore, the best one, which was by Esther M. Friesner...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 08:20:46 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 07:36:07 -0700 2008 Sherrilyn Kenyon "A Hard Day's Night-Searcher" - Dark-Hunter

This is a romantic short story about Raphel, the dark-hunter and his love for a squire. It's short and sweet, with a brief appearance by Acheron.]]> 0 1 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 13:56:45 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 17:21:23 -0700 2009
As for the Dresden story, it totally explains th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 01:44:48 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 05 19:37:54 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 20:32:59 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 22:15:44 -0700 2009 "Spellbound" by L. A. Banks was a very nice start to this anthology! Odelia and Jefferson are so in love, and want to get married on the same day they graduate from college because all their family will be there. With this match made in heaven, what could possibly go wrong? (Besid...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Feb 20 07:05:10 -0800 2009 Sat Aug 08 08:17:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Feb 07 00:40:40 -0800 2009 Tue Jun 09 15:27:22 -0700 2009 Gives a whole new meaning to 'wedded bliss'...

When a simple, traditional wedding just won't do, you get together several popular paranormal fantasy authors and bam! You get a wedding worth remembering.

[SPELLBOUND:] by L.A. Banks is a lively tale of two families notorious in ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 02:08:52 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 17:14:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 06:44:46 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 14:50:39 -0700 2009 Spellbound 1 star
Something Borrowed 1 star
Dead Man's Chest 1 star
All Shook Up 2 stars
The Wedding of Wylda Serene 3 stars
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Read about 4 in the end, and that was enough. Enjoyed Dead Man's Chest, and a couple of others, which I don't remember the name of. Only gave up on one. Hanging out for the other Charlaine ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 14:11:03 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 14:11:57 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 10:54:51 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 10:56:11 -0800 2008 1 5 0 false false Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 19:12:29 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 19:43:07 -0700 2009
Highly recommended - but beware for some PG-13+ scenes. Not too many, though.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=84156