Reviewed by wyvernfriend on
J D Robb takes on Hansel and Gretel in Taken in Death. Twins are stolen by a woman who looks like their mother and they try to leave some breadcrumbs for someone to find them.
If Wishes were horses tells the tale of a servant who finds true love when she embraces a chance she gets. Nice story by Mary Blayney, a little supernatural stuff and I'd like to see more of these characters.
Beauty, Sleeping by Elaine Fox is a story of Faerie and a man who disappears who finds love is the answer to his problem of incorporeality.
The Christmas Comet by Mary Kay McComas is a story of a woman who tries to do good who finds that there's love under her nose.
Stroke of Midnight by R C Ryan, takes a twist on the tale of Cinderella. Dear Author, Shannon is in the WEST of Ireland, it's an Airport, Dublin Airport is in the EAST, both have routes to the US. Asking to go to "Dublin, please. Shannon Airport" (p 397) is going to incur one hell of a taxi fare from everywhere in the country, it broke the suspension of disbelief for me just before the end. A little research goes a long way. Though the Ireland was thankfully not as twee as many other authors would have it, plaudits due for that.
Overall not a bad set of stories and well done. I want to read more by several of the authors, J D Robb is already on my must-read list.
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