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Rating: 
Summary: An average compilation
Review: This volume is composed of three novellas involving time travel. Overall, I'd rate it an average read for a romance compilation. It wasn't terribly bad, but nothing distinguished it from the pack, either."Winter's Bride" by Sandra Davidson sends a romance author headlong into the 17th century, where she meets a handsome colonist. Unfortunately, he has a secret which may separate them forever. This story had a somewhat interesting premise, and I found Sheena and the minor characters compelling. Unfortunately, the "hero" seemed unusually dim and controlling, even for an alpha-male romance hero. The writing was good, but all in all I'd rate this story average. "A Cold Day in Paradise" by Kathryn Hockett catapults a journalist back 100 years to save a dashing hero outlaw from the certain death at the hands of a crooked lawman. This story was by far the weakest of the three. The writing was uneven and sometimes difficult to follow. Perhaps it's just this edition, but there were times when I could only imagine text had been *omitted* -- it was *that* confusing. The hero Lance was appealing, but the villain isn't fleshed out at all (nor did he seem reasonable), and the speed at which the story unfurled seemed *very* uneven. "Winter Song" by Lisa Plumley sends a businesswoman back to the Wild West and hooks her up with a saloon keeper. This story was probably my favorite of the three, with appealing characters and a fairly decent plot. I found the insecurity of the main characters understandable, leading to a believable conflict. The writing was decent and even, and the story moved along at a comfortable pace. All in all, this book was a conventional compilation of novellas, but there's nothing in it to separate it from the huge stack of similar books in the romance genre.
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