Rating: Summary: Could be better! Review: The three stories in this book are not very good. The starting point of the all three stories is good,but somehow never reach a point where you as the reader really care what's happening. The stories are supossed to be a mix of romance and fantasy. Mercedes Lackey's story never really makes it's self felt as either a romance or a fantasy story. The other two authors Rachel Lee and Catherine Asaro are new to me,I liked Asaro's story Moonglow best. It was more indepth and had characters you could really care about. All in all I would say read the book but do not get your hopes up to high..
Rating: Summary: Great launch of the new LUNA line! Review: This anthology marks the launch of the new women's fantasy line by Harlequin. THe Luna line will feature fantasy with women and romance as main themes. I enjoyed all 3 stories- I do agree that the Catherine Asaro tale was the best. The shape mages and their powers and the world they live in is one I wish to read more about. The Mercedes Lackey tale was brutal but I believe honest in its depiction of life for a mere woman in a loveless marriage of convenience. The mystical/magical happenings that changed the heroine's destiny were nicely written and unfolded in a satisfying manner. The psychic connection between our bored out of her gourd data entry clerk and her hunky sys admin in the Rachel Lee tale was great! This was the first romance I have ever read that described the utter mind numbing boredom of life in cube land---- think Dilbert's world and how a woman with a lot of imagination could let her mind wander and explore outside of her body into some psychic cosmic bandwith where she shares her fantasies with another...... I look forward to more by all of these ladies! I also recommend this years Harlequin Halloween anthology- When Darkness Falls. It too has strong supernatural themed romance- with an intro of Fantasy great Tanith Lee to the romance genre!
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