Love in Bloom: An Anthology

by Francine Craft, Janice Sims, Linda Hudson-Smith

When divorced health-food-store owner Maya Williams takes part in Francine Craft's Love's Masquerade, she is unexpectedly reunited with an old high school friend, Christopher St. John. Now, as midnight nears, two people who have known heartbreak may discover that dreams can still come true.

Linda Hudson-Smith's Forbidden Fantasy brings social worker Ashleigh Ayers together with Austin Carrington, the football hero she has adored ever since she was a lonely, unwanted orphan.

But a Caribbean cruise offers unexpected surprises…and the passionate fulfillment of a long-ago promise.

In Janice Sims's Teacher's Pet, literature professor Bethany Porter meets self-made millionaire Colin Armstrong, and she's hooked. But it will take the help of two romance-minded friends for this by-the-book woman to learn that love has its own thrilling lessons to teach.

400 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

More than anything, I'm a whole earth lover, but that doesn't mean I like everything. I do give people the benefit of the doubt, and I'm happy with that.

I've written 19 contemporary romance novels and been a participant in 4 romance anthologies for Harlequin, Kensington, and BET and. I've had a really good time writing romances and have a mainstream romance, Solomon and Sheba, biblically-based and this century to be released in 2012., but I've indie published a multicultural thriller, "Dying On The Edge," on sale now on Amazon and all online bookstores. I will also be doing a triology of biblically-oriented mainstream romances that I will also indie-publish. Edge will be a series. I love this, and I look forward to having you read and let me have your comments, yea or nay. They're all part of the writing game.

My mind really began to open when I began to indie-publish. I was lucky enough to find good help after many many stumbles and disappointments.

Please visit my interactive website. You'll find all my books and reviews on there and some good info about me. http://www.francinecraft.com.

I'm looking foward to hearing from you. My website is interactive.

Best,

Francine

Reviews

[Glenda · Rating 3 out of 5]

This collection of stories was just ok for me. It is a good example of the importance of good editing. The storylines were good, but choppy. Forbidden Fantasy was my favorite story, while Teacher's Pet was the most well written.