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Summary: Corey and Spence
Review: A story of how love can survive after so many years apart from the beloved one. Corey fell in love with Spence when she was very young, and although he barely noticed her, she kept the hope that someday, Spence would come to realize that she was the love of her life. Well, he realized it all right, but a bit too late. If you read this story, make sure to read "Remember When", i can guaratee you that you won't be disappointed.
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Summary: A FANTASTIC BOOK
Review: As always Ms Mc Naught did it. Her writing is one of a kind, and she always captures the heart with her words. If you want to read another book that goes straight to your heart, read Stolen Moments by Barbara Jeanne Fisher. . .It is a beautiful story of unrequited love. . .for certain the love story of the nineties. I intended to give the book a quick read, but I got so caught up in the story that I couldn't put the book down. From the very beginning, I was fully caught up in the heart-wrenching account of Julie Hunter's battle with lupus and her growing love for Don Lipton. This love, in the face of Julie's impending death, makes for a story that covers the range of human emotions. The touches of humor are great, too, they add some nice contrast and lighten things a bit when emotions are running high. I've never read a book more deserving of being published. It has rare depth. Julie's story will remind your readers that life and love are precious and not to be taken for granted. It has had an impact on me, and for that I'm grateful. Stolen Moments is written with so much sensitivity that it made me want to cry. It is a spellbinder. What terrific writing. Barbara does have an exceptional gift!
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Summary: OK, but could have been better
Review: I am a big Judith McNaught fan and I was looking forward to reading Nicky's story. I had hoped that the author would have written a full-length novel for this fascinating character, originally introduced in Whitney My Love and recurring in Until You. I would have loved to see more details on the characters' developing relationship; it would have made it more believable.
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Summary: OK, but could have been better
Review: I am a big Judith McNaught fan and I was looking forward to reading Nicky's story. I had hoped that the author would have written a full-length novel for this fascinating character, originally introduced in Whitney My Love and recurring in Until You. I would have loved to see more details on the characters' developing relationship; it would have made it more believable.
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Summary: A great Christmas collection
Review: I didn't particularly enjoy Judith McNaught's contribution to this collection, it just couldn't get off the ground for me. I'm still giving the book four stars, mainly for Jude Deveraux' touching story, but also for Judith O'Brien, whom I had never read anything of before, but whose short story was just perfect for Christmas and very exciting.
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Summary: Surprisingly dull McNaught
Review: I didn't particularly enjoy Judith McNaught's contribution to this collection, it just couldn't get off the ground for me. I'm still giving the book four stars, mainly for Jude Deveraux' touching story, but also for Judith O'Brien, whom I had never read anything of before, but whose short story was just perfect for Christmas and very exciting.
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Summary: From my favorite writers...
Review: I enjoy Judith McNaught and Jude Deveraux's works very much, they are among my favorite writers. Their stories in here are amazing. The story that I happened to adore is Jude Deveraux's story, it's among one of my favorites from her.
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Summary: A great Christmas collection
Review: I enjoyed this book so much I had to buy it. I especially LOVED the sweet story by Judith O'Brien. I wish the story had gone on longer! I had never read any of her books before but this one made me want to find others she had written. I have always loved Judith McNaught and Jude Devereux but I was pleasantly surprised by the others. I would go so far as to say the Judith O'Brien story is the best in the book. A good collection!
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Summary: Snuggle up and start reading!
Review: I love it, I love it, I love it! I thought that Jude Deveraux's story was the best. Save it for last! If you read Judith McNaught's story, be sure to read 'Remember When'
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Summary: The perfect Christmas anthology
Review: I normally don't care for anthologies, for two principal reasons. First, many stories in these anthologies suffer from being over-short; the usual 70 - 100 pages is simply not sufficient to develop the storyline in a sufficiently satisfying manner. Second, there is always at least one story in each collection which is disappointing and lets the others down.However, I saw this book in, of all places, a bookshop in Manchester (yes, in the UK). An import, at a very reasonable price, so I decided to give it a try. And I'm delighted I did, having had several days of very satisfying reading from five authors, none of whose work I had read before. These stories all have a strong Christmas theme, which is done properly, in sharp contract to many Christmas-themed books these days in which the festive season gets perhaps a couple of lines at the end with no other mentions anywhere in the book. Each story in this anthology *feels* Christmassy, in different ways. And yet each story is very different. There are two contemporary romances in US settings, two British historical romances (in the Victorian period, though again each very different), and one time-travel, again set in the US. We have a modern career woman reunited with the childhood hero who devastated her years ago by a careless act; a still-grieving widow who discovers that the boss of whom she thoroughly disapproves has an incredibly romantic heart; a poverty-stricken young woman finds out how it feels to play the role of angel to a lonely widower and his son; a young Victorian choolmistress enters into an arranged marriage with a reclusive Earl so that his orphaned niece will have a governess, and quickly finds a way to melt his frozen heart; and a 1990s woman is transported back to Pioneer country, finding herself married to the man of her dreams. I loved each and every one of these short stories. None - well, except perhaps the last, which ended a little abruptly - seemed over-short or insufficiently well developed. And each had its share of humour, angst, romance and heartwarming seasonal cheer. Highly recommended!
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