Homecoming

by Janet Dailey, Fern Michaels, Dinah McCall

Four of America's most beloved writers of contemporary romance take us on a journey to the cherished place called home. In "The Journey, " mountain guide Maggie Osborne Harper is about to make the hardest trek of her life. "Heading Home" tells of a woman who has her reasons for avoiding her rugged rancher neighbor, though he has other ideas. In "The Return of Walker Lee, " Walker Lee can't forget the girl he left behind, but after ten years, will she still want him? In "Rockabye Inn, " Anna Burden returns home after the accident that stole her memory -- only to discover shattering truths. *Explicit

Genres: Romance, Anthologies, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Fiction

384 pages, Hardcover

First published January 23, 1997

About the author

Janet Anne Haradon Dailey was an American author of numerous romance novels as Janet Dailey (her married name). Her novels have been translated into nineteen languages and have sold over 300 million copies worldwide.

Born in 1944 in Storm Lake, Iowa, she attended secretarial school in Omaha, Nebraska before meeting her husband, Bill. Bill and Janet worked together in construction and land development until they "retired" to travel throughout the United States, inspiring Janet to write the Americana series of romances, where she set a novel in every state of the Union. In 1974, Janet Dailey was the first American author to write for Harlequin. Her first novel was NO QUARTER ASKED.

She had since gone on to write approximately 90 novels, 21 of which have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List. She won many awards and accolades for her work, appearing widely on Radio and Television. Today, there are over three hundred million Janet Dailey books in print in 19 different languages, making her one of the most popular novelists in the world.

Janet Dailey passed away peacefully in her home in Branson on Saturday, December 14, 2013. She was 69.

Reviews

[Gemma]

I didn’t bother with Fern Michaels’ or Janet Dailey’s stories. I haven’t liked anything written by them despite numerous tries, so no point.

I tried Sharon Sala’s story as I’ve enjoyed her before, but this book shows its age (copyright 1997). The “he punishes her with a kiss” is an ick button for me.

Tried Deborah Bedford’s story, got bored and skipped to the end to solve the mystery.

Donating this one, hopefully this book’s next owner enjoys it more.

[Sue · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are 4 stories in this book, each by a different author and of varying degrees of "good" reads. My favorites were the first and the last stories which were interesting takes on what "homecoming" means. I would rate each of these as 5 stars. The second story was OK, nothing exceptional and I'd rate it as 4 stars. The third story was not that great, I skipped through parts of it and would rate it between 2 and 3 stars. I generally prefer book length stories in which the author can develop the characters in greater detail however the last story in the book was very well written.

[Heather Reeder · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well, I get that this was a bunch of short stories. This, however, felt like a bunch of long stories that got cut off and had to be turned into "and they lived happily ever after" into 5 pages. It felt like half a book. Couple was fighting for 100 pages. Changed their mind andDecided to get married in 8 pages. Fluffy brainless reading, but a bit too much.

[Fedora · Rating 3 out of 5]

Two and a half stars.

The Journey by Fern Michaels

Heading Home by Janet Dailey

The Return of Walker Lee by Sharon Sala--three and a half stars.

Rockabye Inn by Debora Bedford

These are from 1997, and most do feel a bit dated. Several stories include dogs and other animals, in case that makes these more appealing :)

[Jackie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyed this book

I decided to read this book when I saw Janet Daily had written one of the stories. I thought at that time it was one story that the authors had collaborated on. I learned upon reading it that there’s more than one story and it leaves you to wonder what became of the characters of each. However, I truly enjoyed each story and am glad I read it.

[Jen Borley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn’t realize this was a book of short stories at first. Or at least I thought they would all add onto each other like a collaboration. These romances were all well composed. They were easy reads with good structure & nice conclusions.

[Jenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

This rating is only based on reading 1 of the 4 stories.

The Return of Walker Lee by Sharon Sala - Loved it!

[Ray · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a quick collection of short stories. Nice to read on the couch after dinner.

[April Mc Vey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such enjoyable tales from this great group!

[Ro · Rating 3 out of 5]

Light fluff, but two of the stores were a little short and could have been expanded into an entire book.

[Cathy Kukla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good, 4 short stories, my kind of read, 2 new authors to me

[BrendaBell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story

This is a wonderful story about the love for someone who you love from a far and dedication to the other

[Nancy A. Borkiewicz · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like all of Fern Michael’s books. This one was no exception. I enjoyed reading this and would recommend it.

[Connie M Wolfe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short stories too short

It was a good read. The stories were not long enough.
Enjoy the detail of the stories.
Made you visualize the lands i. The story

[Patricia Solla · Rating 4 out of 5]

In Heading Home by Janet Dailey, the author has given us the story of returning home after a disasterous love affair to find that part of her family land now belongs to a stranger. She always was drawn to this particular piece of land. Leave it to a dog to bring together the woman and the stranger. The story is quite interesting. In The Journey by Fern Michaels, we find a woman working at a sort of survival training camp which is financially in trouble. Help comes in the form of her would be groom who jilted her at the altar. Of course, the woman knows nothing about this as it wasn't her who made the appeal for his help. This story deals with how she came to be working at this camp, what happened it the time that she and her would be groom have been apart and what happens when he shows up at the camp. The Return of Walker Lee by Dinah McCall tells the story of a young man turned away by his one true love returning after many years. Once again we see the growth of the couple as they lived apart but never forgetting the other. Sometimes the truth hurts but finding out what really happened sets the couple on the right path in finding each other. Rockabye Inn by Deborah Bedford in an interesting tale of lost memory and finding the right person to love.

[Caro · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Journey is a pretty good book. I've enjoyed reading it and would read it again. I really enjoyed all the characters and their personalities. Way to go Maggie and Matt. I really like Lulu and her spunk too. This is a great cuddle-up/rainy day/passing the time book. Heading Home was good too. I liked the characters and the dogs. :) Yay Trooper! I liked Kate's sense of rightness and self-honesty. This was a good cuddle-up story too. The Return of Walker Lee was really good. I liked the slaps, lol. This one had some good humor, but some touching and emotional parts. I really enjoyed reading about Walker and Carrie. Babe was a great character addition too. Rockabye Inn was a very good story. It had emotions, growing, self-discovery, and a true long-lasting love that stretched over time and circumstances. The end was truely touching and had me sniffing like a babe, not really but close. This is a cuddle-up romance with true depth, and I will definitely remember it. I would read this again. Overall the book was great and had a varied touch of emotions. It had a little of everything and I enjoyed all the stories. Enjoy!

[Clara Smith]

Read "The Journey" by Fern Michaels; "The Return of Walker Lee" by Sharon Sala

[Lin Stepp · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an anthology of four short novels … and all entertaining. The first is Fern Michaels' The Journey …my favorite about a wilderness camp and two people who find each other again. Janet Dailey's Heading Home is a western romance with the two main characters crossing horns - but eventually finding a way past each others' defenses. Sharon Sala's story Heading Home is of a rodeo star who comes back home to the girl he once loved … and Deborah Bedford's 's Rockabye Inn was my favorite of all … of a woman who loses her memory and comes back to the inn she owns, trying to find her past and her self … only to fall into a great, suspenseful mystery! Even the side characters in this Bedford novella are rich and memorable. A great anthology to show "you can come home again."

[penelopewanders · Rating 3 out of 5]

Borrowed. Still not crazy about anthologies, but wanted to give Fern Michaels a second chance. The best in this one, in my opinion, was the story by Deborah Bedford, about a woman suffering from amnesia.

[Erotic Horizon]

Homecoming: Journey / Heading Home / Return of Walker Lee / Rockabye Inn by Fern Michaels (1997)

[Dianne · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed each short story, they made me feel happy at the end

[Maggie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sometimes I am just in the mood for an anthology, this one was good. Nice and sweet stories to make me smile on a sunday.

[Pat Baratta · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another book of short stories by different authors.

[Rumbarger · Rating 2 out of 5]

Did not finish it. To shallow....They were a series of short stories.

[Becky · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Tiffany · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fern Michaels- dissapointing
Janet Dailey- ok
Sharon Sala- not bad
Deborah Bedford- enjoyed