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Bliss: An Anthology of Novellas
This is an updated cover edition of B00CZF86I6.
Five authors contribute five novellas to this romantic collection set over centuries, in one home on Albemarle Sound.
Where the heart is…
Bliss, the stately residence on North Carolina’s Albemarle Sound is home to five stories of spellbinding romance. Take The Long Road Home as Civil War torn lovers are reunited. Witness the recovery of a Titanic widow's heart as she finds love in The Healing Garden. Become Spellbound when a marriage of convenience turns passionate. Come Home Again during the heartrending conflict of the VietNam War as a runaway bride discovers love with her childhood friend. And finally, a divorced couple questions if love really can exist for them Beyond the Checkered Flag.
Is where love dwells...
Come home to Bliss with Jamie Denton, S.K. McClafferty, Kathleen Shoop, Marcy Waldenville, and J.D. Wylde as they take you through the ages in this often poignant, sexy, and romantic collection of novellas, where there really is no place like home, no place like Bliss.
Five authors contribute five novellas to this romantic collection set over centuries, in one home on Albemarle Sound.
Where the heart is…
Bliss, the stately residence on North Carolina’s Albemarle Sound is home to five stories of spellbinding romance. Take The Long Road Home as Civil War torn lovers are reunited. Witness the recovery of a Titanic widow's heart as she finds love in The Healing Garden. Become Spellbound when a marriage of convenience turns passionate. Come Home Again during the heartrending conflict of the VietNam War as a runaway bride discovers love with her childhood friend. And finally, a divorced couple questions if love really can exist for them Beyond the Checkered Flag.
Is where love dwells...
Come home to Bliss with Jamie Denton, S.K. McClafferty, Kathleen Shoop, Marcy Waldenville, and J.D. Wylde as they take you through the ages in this often poignant, sexy, and romantic collection of novellas, where there really is no place like home, no place like Bliss.
- GenresHistorical
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First published May 23, 2013
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About the author
Jamie Denton
70 books32 followersEver since I heard my first fairy tale, I've always believed in happily-ever-after and the power of love. In my opinion, there's nothing quite as heart-warming as the happy ending for a hero and heroine who overcome the odds. Sometimes love isn't easy, but then anything in life that is, well, it just isn't much fun, now is it?
Looking for challenges in my life has been part of that fun, too. I embraced my first challenge at the age of sixteen when I married my high school sweetheart. A whole lot of years later, I still fondly recall the first time I saw my own personal hero and knew, even at that tender age, that he was the one for me. With a history like that, what else could I write except Romances?
When I'm not working on my latest novel, I enjoy relaxing with a cross-stitch project or debating the pros and cons of a redecorating project. I'm also a big movie fan, especially romantic comedies. Oh, and we can't forget about the joys of gardening. If I'm not playing in the dirt or haven't escaped with my own personal hero to the movie theater, I can usually be found in the house, somewhere warm, curled up with a romance novel in my hands.
A few years ago, my family and I exchanged the sun and sand of my native Southern California for the clear blue skies and wide open spaces of the North Dakota prairie. Oh, did I mention the snow we got in the bargain, too? A whole lot of it?
Looking for challenges in my life has been part of that fun, too. I embraced my first challenge at the age of sixteen when I married my high school sweetheart. A whole lot of years later, I still fondly recall the first time I saw my own personal hero and knew, even at that tender age, that he was the one for me. With a history like that, what else could I write except Romances?
When I'm not working on my latest novel, I enjoy relaxing with a cross-stitch project or debating the pros and cons of a redecorating project. I'm also a big movie fan, especially romantic comedies. Oh, and we can't forget about the joys of gardening. If I'm not playing in the dirt or haven't escaped with my own personal hero to the movie theater, I can usually be found in the house, somewhere warm, curled up with a romance novel in my hands.
A few years ago, my family and I exchanged the sun and sand of my native Southern California for the clear blue skies and wide open spaces of the North Dakota prairie. Oh, did I mention the snow we got in the bargain, too? A whole lot of it?
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November 2, 2013
This wonderful collection of stories will keep you captivated from the start. Each centers around Bliss, a sprawling plantation home located in North Carolina. In S.K. McClafferty's "A Long Road Home," Livie Harrington must confront her husband, a northerner who'd left her to fight in the Civil War and now wants her back. Marcy Waldenville's "The Healing Garden" brings together newly pregnant Jane Harrington, widowed in the sinking of the Titanic, and Irishman Brennan Brown, on the run from aiding his brothers escape their crimes. Jamie Denton's "Spellbound" tells the steamy, romantic story of Colin Harrington, injured in World War II, and Mary Elizabeth Callahan, also Irish. She becomes housekeeper to the sprawling Bliss and the reclusive Colin. Kathleen Shoop's "Home Again" finds April Harrington on the run from a ditched wedding. At Bliss, her family home, she encounters childhood friend Hale Abercrombie, suffering PTSD from Vietnam and haunted by the death of April's brother. And J.D. Wylde's "Beyond the Checkered Flag" brings the action to modern day and Nascar driver Bobby Wayne. This story doesn't feature a Harrington, but Bobby Wayne buys the house for his beloved third wife, Lauren. Now he wants her back. Their reunion at Bliss sends sparks flying as they hash out their differences and grievances. The rating for this one is definitely hot.
Each story is vivid in historical and modern details and will certainly have you wanting to visit Bliss yourself. The characters come to life, making you fall in love with each and every couple, rooting for them to make it. I highly recommend this wonderful novel by five talented authors.
Each story is vivid in historical and modern details and will certainly have you wanting to visit Bliss yourself. The characters come to life, making you fall in love with each and every couple, rooting for them to make it. I highly recommend this wonderful novel by five talented authors.
July 9, 2013
I found this book very romantic, a quick read and the characters endearing. I loved that multiple authors were involved . It gave me a sample of some new authors to put on my "want to read more from "list. I was already a huge fan of Kathleen Shoop so I was really excited when I found this book and was not disappointed at all.
October 8, 2015
well written, but nothing special about any of it
July 3, 2016
4 STARS
(average rating between all of the novellas)
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