More than Words Volume 4

by Linda Lael Miller, Sherryl Woods, Curtiss Ann Matlock

You might meet them at the coffee shop, the grocery store, or walking down the street. They're women across North America committed to reaching out and changing lives one good deed at a time. Five of these exceptional women have been selected as this year's recipients of Harlequin's More Than Words award. And once again five New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling authors have kindly offered their creativity to write original short stories inspired by these real-life heroines.

We hope More Than Words will touch your heart and inspire the heroine living inside you.

QUEEN OF THE RODEO by Linda Lael Miller
BLACK TIE AND PROMISES by Sherryl Woods
PLACE IN THIS WORLD by Curtis An Matlock
HANNAH’S HUGS by Jennifer Archer
STEP BY STEP by Kathleen O'Brien

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Anthologies

528 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2008

About the author

The daughter of a town marshal, Linda Lael Miller is a #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of more than 100 historical and contemporary novels, most of which reflect her love of the West. Raised in Northport, Washington, Linda pursued her wanderlust, living in London and Arizona and traveling the world before returning to the state of her birth to settle down on a spacious property outside Spokane.
Linda traces the birth of her writing career to the day when a Northport teacher told her that the stories she was writing were good, that she just might have a future in writing. Later, when she decided to write novels, she endured her share of rejection before she sold Fletcher’s Woman in 1983 to Pocket Books. Since then, Linda has successfully published historicals, contemporaries, paranormals, mysteries and thrillers before coming home, in a literal sense, and concentrating on novels with a Western flavor. For her devotion to her craft, the Romance Writers of America awarded her their prestigious Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007.
Long a passionate Civil War buff, Linda has studied the era avidly for almost thirty years. She has read literally hundreds of books on the subject, explored numerous battlegrounds and made many visits to her favorite, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where she has witnessed re-enactments of the legendary clash between North and South. Linda explores that turbulent time in The Yankee Widow, a May 7, 2019 MIRA Books hardcover, also available in digital and audiobook formats.
Dedicated to helping others, “The First Lady of the West” personally financed fifteen years of her Linda Lael Miller Scholarships for Women, which she awarded to women 25 years and older who were seeking to improve their lot in life through education. She anticipates that her next charitable endeavors will benefit four-legged critters.
More information about Linda and her novels is available at www.lindalaelmiller.com, on Facebook and from Nancy Berland Public Relations, nancy@nancyberland.com, 405-206-4748.

Reviews

[Wanda Mcguire · Rating 4 out of 5]

These are lovely stories but the one that touches me the most was written by Curtiss Ann Matlock about children with Autism. Having a daughter with Autism makes this subject especially near and dear to my heart.

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

More Than Words really has 5 different stories by 5 different authors:
Queen of the Rodeo by Linda Lael Miller
Black Tie & Promises by Sherryl Woods
A Place in This World by Curtiss Ann Matlock
Hannah's Hugs by Jennifer Archer
Step by Step by Kathleen O'Brien

I won't go into the specifics of each story, but they all deal with autism, Down syndrome, or people in less fortunate financial situations. I felt compelled to read this book in September because of all the breast cancer awareness and other cancer awareness campaigns that are going on right now. Some of the stories were very touching, while others were less compelling.

[Mollie *scoutrmom* · Rating 1 out of 5]

After reading more than one of this series, I believe the formula has a serious flaw. The editors are asking writers of fiction to produce stories based upon real situations, and most of them have come out as stilted, artificial constructs in my opinion.

Volume 4 contains 5 stories, and only the last one was any good. I feel this is because the author, Kathleen O'Brien, used the real life situation as a backdrop for showing the sucess of one of the beneficiaries, rather than spending much time selling us on the value of the charity organization as so many of the other stories did.

I approve of the idea of using books to raise money for good causes, but this is not the way to do it.

[Sandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was expecting sweet stories and that is exactly what I got. Sherryl Woods story was about providing clothes and other items needed for kids to go to the prom who otherwise wouldn't be able to go. I would give this story 3 stars. It was just too sweet and the dad couldn't say no to his teenage daughter. Hey, dad, life is going to say no to her so she needs to hear it from you. A great teaching moment for her.

Linda Lael Miller's story was better. I would give this one 4 stars. I love the idea about starting a non-profit organization for special needs children to ride horses. I loved all the characters and the romance was sweet.

[Virginia Brien · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 out of five were great.

[Sue Gosland]

5 different stories about 5 different, extraordinary women who make a true difference in the world. The stories incorporate the causes of these women in organic ways, making for 5 interesting stories. I like anything Linda Lael Miller writes, and the other writers had wonderfully different styles and stories.