A Valentine for Harlequin's Anniversary: An Evening to Remember

by Catherine Mann

Celebrating 60 years of reading pleasure with an exclusive collection of heartwarming stories and insights along with a story from RITA Award-winning author Catherine Mann.

Genres: Romance, Anthologies

164 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2009

About the author

USA Today bestseller Catherine Mann has written women's fiction, romance, and romantic suspense for Lake Union, Harlequin, HQN, Berkley, Tule, and Sourcebooks, with titles released in more than 30 countries. Catherine’s novels have won numerous awards, including a RITA Award, the Romantic Times Magazine Reviewer’s Choice Award, and the Bookseller’s Best Award.

A South Carolinian at heart, after years of moving around the country Catherine has settled back in her home state with her Harley-riding husband. Empty nesters, they have a blended family of nine children, nine grandchildren, two dogs, and three feral cats, who all provide endless inspiration for new novels. For more information, visit: http://catherinemann.com

Reviews

[Debra · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Valentine

The best part of this book was the military story by C. Mann. He broke up with her right before his last deployment. Now back he wants her to forgive him. But she has something to tell him. Well two things. One she is pregnant with his child and two she has a stalker. Will he stuck around for the birth? What about her stalker? This Valentine's story has a touch of suspense in it.

[Jewlsbookblog · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a cute and slightly comedic read. There’s a touch is suspense with McKenzie’s stalker problem, but it’s very minute. I got a kick out of the groveling Vince had to do to get back in to McKenzie’s good graces after the way he left her. His date plans would go awry, but his feelings for McKenzie were pretty constant.

[Nancy Crocker · Rating 4 out of 5]

My rating is based on the short story at the end. An Evening To Remember by Catherine Mann. This is a short story of an Air Force Capt. Vince Novak who broke up with the girl he was seeing before going to serve in Iraq, fearing he could be killed in action he did not want to break McKenzie Rowe's heart. So he is back to win her over. But he is in for a BIG surprise when he lands at McKenzie's feet, not only does she have a stalker hit on her trail, but she is also expecting Vince's baby. This short story is all about winning her over.

[Jenny T. · Rating 2 out of 5]

The first part of this book was made of 60 entries from various Harlequin author's answering 3 themes of a favorite Harlequin moment, why they write, and why they believe in love. It was nice to see their devotion to the romance novel. The second part was the short story "An Evening to Remember" by Catherine Mann. This was a contemporary military romance between Vince & McKenzie set in Florida which was a nice read for Valentine's Day.

[Lillie · Rating 3 out of 5]

The cover identifies this "an exclusive collection of 60 heartwarming stories and insights," so I thought this was short stories. Instead it was comments from Harlequin authors and wanna-be Harlequin authors about their favorite Harlequin moments or similar things. There was one short story at the end. It was enjoyable enough that I finished the book.

[Michel Reinhard (Saucy Southern Readers) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved the short story that Catherine Mann wrote for this book. As always she was wonderful!

[Helen Vilaranda · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little suspense, a little romance-whats not to like!