It Happened One Night, (Paperback)

from tundra

This book was an interesting experiment. I enjoyed seeing the different variations each author took up from the basic storyline, but the quality of the stories was poor. The first by Stephanie Laurens was the most entertaining, but the characters and their past behavior was cliche and ridiculous....

from tundra

This book was an interesting experiment. I enjoyed seeing the different variations each author took up from the basic storyline, but the quality of the stories was poor. The first by Stephanie Laurens was the most entertaining, but the characters and their past behavior was cliche and ridiculous....

from jjmachshev

Reviewed for queuemyreview.com; book release Oct08 I defy any historical romance reader to pass up an anthology with a writer lineup of Stephanie Laurens, Mary Balogh, Jacquie D'Alessandro, & Candice Hern. I certainly couldn't...and didn't. When I asked Quentin to let me review this one, I figure...

from cissa

I'm not gong to summarize the stories here, just give an overall review. I like the premise: give 4 authors a basic plot and see what they come up with. These stories all do share a plot- and they're each very different from the others. I particularly liked that one of the couples was older, and ...

from phyllisd

Four fabulous writers: too little space. I feel the story of two lovers separated for a decade is extremely complicated, what with all the regret. The novella is too short a format to accompany that baggage. The stories all seemed rushed to me. I wanted an epilogue so the stories didn't end so ab...