Wish List

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Summary: Lisa Kleypas Makes the Book.
Review: The only reason I gave this book 3 stars was because of "I Will". I am a huge fan of Lisa Kleypas and was pleasantly surprised to see Andrew, Lord Drake, with his own story. The other authors I was not familiar with, but I read their stories with the hope I would find new authors to read. But, alas, I found myself disappointed. I know it's hard to develop characters as in depth in novellas, but most of the characters in the last three novellas had little or none. I give this book a good rating for choosing Lisa Kleypas, but not the others. Sorry to the other authors' fans.

Rating:
Summary: One of the Best Romantic Collections Out There
Review: What a way to begin the Christmas season! Wish List is a darling anthology, spicy and sweet, tear-jerking and funny, all at once, just like this time of year. I refuse to read any Christmas anthologies before Thanksgiving, and so I always look forward to this special reading treat. Wish List of course was the first "bon bon" I reached for the very next day. I knew the names Lisa Kleypas and Lynsay Sands, because I'm a fan, but to my delight I discovered two new-to-me authors - Lisa Cach and Claudia Dain. What a treat! While all the stories were memorable, each in their own way, these two ladies in particular elevated this collection to keeper status! Well done! I will re-read this one again and again over the years.

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Summary: Delightful Holiday Offering!
Review: What a way to begin the Christmas season! Wish List is a darling anthology, spicy and sweet, tear-jerking and funny, all at once, just like this time of year. I refuse to read any Christmas anthologies before Thanksgiving, and so I always look forward to this special reading treat. Wish List of course was the first "bon bon" I reached for the very next day. I knew the names Lisa Kleypas and Lynsay Sands, because I'm a fan, but to my delight I discovered two new-to-me authors - Lisa Cach and Claudia Dain. What a treat! While all the stories were memorable, each in their own way, these two ladies in particular elevated this collection to keeper status! Well done! I will re-read this one again and again over the years.

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Summary: 3.5 Stars - Fun, But Forgettable Read
Review: When I pick up an anthology featuring favorite romance novelists, like Lisa Kleypas, I'm just looking for some quick entertainment. Just make me smile for an hour or two.

4 stars for Lisa Kleypas - Her story starring Logan Scott's(Because You're Mine) younger brother - a dissolute alcoholic, albeit a good-looking one. Andrew, heir to a rich title, tries to convince his mean, grousing old father that he can manage the lands and wealth of the title by engaging in a courtship with a prim and proper spinster. Of course, neither Andrew nor his pretend love thought they would actually come to like each other...

5 stars - Our heroine is trying to stop her father from his drinking and gambling before he puts her whole family in the poor house. She figures her best bet is to catch her father at his favorite gambling establishment and stop him one way or another. Unfortunately, the owner of said gambling establishment does not let gently bred women in the door. Well, not willingly, but, if they sneak in some how, maybe a kiss or three. Lynsay Sands is new for me, but, this was by far the most fun, the most entertaining, the most joyful story. I may have to go read everything she has ever written. She reminds me of Julia Quinn, but with a drier sense of humor.

The middle two stories are forgettable. Lisa Cach's was downright boring. Get this book from your library. You won't want to keep it. Just read the first and last stories for some quick enjoyable romance.