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Hero, Come Back
Two superstar New York Times bestsellers, Stephanie Laurens and Christina Dodd, join forces with one exciting rising star, Elizabeth Boyle, to create this sexy anthology with an exciting new theme. In an innovative new twist for anthologies, each author is reintroducing a secondary character from a previous book to star in his own story!
A resourceful beauty's determination to locate the true father of a poor foundling sets off a society scandal—and ignites a fire in handsome Reggie Carmarthen's world-weary, aristocratic heart in Stephanie Lauren's unforgettable Lost and Found
Captivated by the fetching, marriage-wary noblewoman he finds concealed in his shrubbery, Harry Chamberlain, the roguish Earl of Granville, agrees to help the delightful lady escape...while hatching a plan to woo and win her himself in Christina Dodd's smoldering The Third Suitor
A wounded hero, James Reyburn has no expectations of romance—until a storm-tossed beauty with a secret blows into his life in Elizabeth Boyle's enchanting The Matchmaker's Bargain
A resourceful beauty's determination to locate the true father of a poor foundling sets off a society scandal—and ignites a fire in handsome Reggie Carmarthen's world-weary, aristocratic heart in Stephanie Lauren's unforgettable Lost and Found
Captivated by the fetching, marriage-wary noblewoman he finds concealed in his shrubbery, Harry Chamberlain, the roguish Earl of Granville, agrees to help the delightful lady escape...while hatching a plan to woo and win her himself in Christina Dodd's smoldering The Third Suitor
A wounded hero, James Reyburn has no expectations of romance—until a storm-tossed beauty with a secret blows into his life in Elizabeth Boyle's enchanting The Matchmaker's Bargain
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First published May 24, 2005
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Stephanie Laurens
206 books5,589 followersStephanie Laurens was born in Sri Lanka, which was at the time the British colony of Ceylon. When she was 5, her family moved to Melbourne, Australia, where she was raised. After continuing through school and earning a Ph.D. in Biochemistry in Australia, Stephanie and her husband moved to Great Britain, taking one of the last true overland journeys from Katmandu to London.
Once in London, Stephanie and her husband both began work as research scientists in Kent. They lived in an area surrounded by history. Their own cottage was built in the 16th century, while next door were the protected ruins of an early Roman villa, and nearby was a 14th century castle.
After four years in England, Stephanie and her husband returned to Australia, where she continued to work in cancer research, eventually heading her own research laboratory. One evening Stephanie realized that she did not have any more of her favorite romance novels to read. After years of thinking about writing her own novel, during nights and weekends for the next several months, she began crafting her own story. That manuscript, Tangled Reins, was the first of her books to be published. After achieving a level of success with her novels, Stephanie "retired" from scientific research and became a full-time novelist. Her novels are primarily historical romances set in the Regency time period.
Stephanie and her husband live on peaceful acreage on the outskirts of Melbourne. If she isn't writing, she's reading, and if she's not reading, she's tending her garden.
Once in London, Stephanie and her husband both began work as research scientists in Kent. They lived in an area surrounded by history. Their own cottage was built in the 16th century, while next door were the protected ruins of an early Roman villa, and nearby was a 14th century castle.
After four years in England, Stephanie and her husband returned to Australia, where she continued to work in cancer research, eventually heading her own research laboratory. One evening Stephanie realized that she did not have any more of her favorite romance novels to read. After years of thinking about writing her own novel, during nights and weekends for the next several months, she began crafting her own story. That manuscript, Tangled Reins, was the first of her books to be published. After achieving a level of success with her novels, Stephanie "retired" from scientific research and became a full-time novelist. Her novels are primarily historical romances set in the Regency time period.
Stephanie and her husband live on peaceful acreage on the outskirts of Melbourne. If she isn't writing, she's reading, and if she's not reading, she's tending her garden.
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July 30, 2019
"Hero, Come Back" is a compilation of three novellas.
In Stephanie Laurens'"Lost and Found", long standing acquaintances Anne and Reggie fall in love when they inadvertently get involved in a child's paternity debacle.
It was pretty quick, but also very boring.
In Elizabeth Boyle's "The Matchmaker’s Bargain", Lady Amanda and returning war hero James get trapped in a notorious matchmaker's cabin, leading to adventures in matrimony. It was sweet with a hint of humor, but could have been much better if the book was longer and we got to explore the characters. Good read.
In Christina Dodd's "The Third Suitor", Lady Jessie Macmillian meets Earl Henry of Granville while escaping an ardorous suitor, and ends up realizing he was her intended all along. Enjoyable read.
Overall, it was an average anthology.
3/5
In Stephanie Laurens'"Lost and Found", long standing acquaintances Anne and Reggie fall in love when they inadvertently get involved in a child's paternity debacle.
It was pretty quick, but also very boring.
In Elizabeth Boyle's "The Matchmaker’s Bargain", Lady Amanda and returning war hero James get trapped in a notorious matchmaker's cabin, leading to adventures in matrimony. It was sweet with a hint of humor, but could have been much better if the book was longer and we got to explore the characters. Good read.
In Christina Dodd's "The Third Suitor", Lady Jessie Macmillian meets Earl Henry of Granville while escaping an ardorous suitor, and ends up realizing he was her intended all along. Enjoyable read.
Overall, it was an average anthology.
3/5
March 3, 2022
This anthology of three novellas focuses on a minor character from a series by each of the authors. Since I've only read The Cynsters Series by Stephanie Laurens, the other characters and their series were not familiar to me. I happen to like novellas, and these were wonderful. Light, humorous and just delightful.
Lost and Found by Stephanie Laurens: 5-Stars
Miss Anne Ashford, a reclusive beauty that generally shuns the ton parties and balls, is a woman on a mission. She has recognized the familial features in a foundling and is determined that his family take their proper notice of him. Reggie Carmarthen, a dear friend and confident of the Cynster twins, Amanda and Amelia, now finds himself the target of all the matchmaking mammas in the ton and is determined that he make his choice rather than having it made for him. When he finds Anne in an animated conversation with a gentleman, he is curious. He finds himself caught up in her mission to see Benjy reunited with his family and his mission to find himself united with Anne in marriage. I loved seeing Reggie get his own HEA. He turned out to be quite the commanding hero.
The Matchmaker's Bargain by Elizabeth Boyle: 4-Stars
A dark stormy night, a broken carriage wheel and a beautiful woman in flight bring us to the cottage of Bramley Hollow's matchmaker, her strange potion and a bargain that promises to find Amanda Smythe her heart's desire, who just happens to be a world weary and wounded war hero, James Reyburn, who also happens to need to find his heart's desire too. I wasn't very impressed with the writing style of Elizabeth Boyle, but I loved the plot and her characters.
The Third Suitor by Christina Dodd: 5-Stars+++
Lady Jessie Macmillian's father is done with his daughter's dithering about and has sent her to Dorset and is sending her three suitors. She needs to choose one for a husband. While escaping one suitor she is discovered by Harry Chamberlain, the handsome Earl of Granville, hiding in his shrubbery. Harry is not at all as he presents himself to Jessie, but they both have their secrets. I loved this novella. It was fabulous and I've added Christina Dodd's Historical Romance books to my To Read shelf, she is already a must read for her Romantic-Suspense.
Lost and Found by Stephanie Laurens: 5-Stars
Miss Anne Ashford, a reclusive beauty that generally shuns the ton parties and balls, is a woman on a mission. She has recognized the familial features in a foundling and is determined that his family take their proper notice of him. Reggie Carmarthen, a dear friend and confident of the Cynster twins, Amanda and Amelia, now finds himself the target of all the matchmaking mammas in the ton and is determined that he make his choice rather than having it made for him. When he finds Anne in an animated conversation with a gentleman, he is curious. He finds himself caught up in her mission to see Benjy reunited with his family and his mission to find himself united with Anne in marriage. I loved seeing Reggie get his own HEA. He turned out to be quite the commanding hero.
The Matchmaker's Bargain by Elizabeth Boyle: 4-Stars
A dark stormy night, a broken carriage wheel and a beautiful woman in flight bring us to the cottage of Bramley Hollow's matchmaker, her strange potion and a bargain that promises to find Amanda Smythe her heart's desire, who just happens to be a world weary and wounded war hero, James Reyburn, who also happens to need to find his heart's desire too. I wasn't very impressed with the writing style of Elizabeth Boyle, but I loved the plot and her characters.
The Third Suitor by Christina Dodd: 5-Stars+++
Lady Jessie Macmillian's father is done with his daughter's dithering about and has sent her to Dorset and is sending her three suitors. She needs to choose one for a husband. While escaping one suitor she is discovered by Harry Chamberlain, the handsome Earl of Granville, hiding in his shrubbery. Harry is not at all as he presents himself to Jessie, but they both have their secrets. I loved this novella. It was fabulous and I've added Christina Dodd's Historical Romance books to my To Read shelf, she is already a must read for her Romantic-Suspense.
June 14, 2008
Lost and Found: Reggie, the gentleman friend of the Cynster twins, helps Anne Ashford, Luc's sister, to restore an orphan to his proper home.
This was a sweet story, but it lacked a little something. It's like Cynster-lite, but because it's so short, it doesn't allow the feelings to properly develop.
The Matchmaker's Bargain: When Amanda seeks shelter at a renowned matchmaker's hut, she finds herself by law required to fulfill that match--and Esme has the perfect gentleman in mind.
This story was a little strange--maybe it would have been better if I had read the prequel and was used to the matchmaker premise. It would interesting though.
The Third Suitor: Jessie is being forced by her father to pick a suitor at a resort. Harry is, unknown to the both of them, the third of her suitors and they hit it off as Jessie tries to avoid her repulsive first two suitors.
This was the best of the three, quite amusing and fun to read. The only quibble I had was the extraneous inclusion of a villain--for a short story, it really didn't need one.
This was a sweet story, but it lacked a little something. It's like Cynster-lite, but because it's so short, it doesn't allow the feelings to properly develop.
The Matchmaker's Bargain: When Amanda seeks shelter at a renowned matchmaker's hut, she finds herself by law required to fulfill that match--and Esme has the perfect gentleman in mind.
This story was a little strange--maybe it would have been better if I had read the prequel and was used to the matchmaker premise. It would interesting though.
The Third Suitor: Jessie is being forced by her father to pick a suitor at a resort. Harry is, unknown to the both of them, the third of her suitors and they hit it off as Jessie tries to avoid her repulsive first two suitors.
This was the best of the three, quite amusing and fun to read. The only quibble I had was the extraneous inclusion of a villain--for a short story, it really didn't need one.
December 11, 2009
Three short romance novellas and I really enjoyed them, in fact I've re-read two of them. The first one was the least interesting but it was entertaining enough and, again, short. I often feel like a romance novel is adding in a new plot twist or villain or something just to make 300 pages (like the heroine is kidnapped and rescued and then somehow gets kidnapped AGAIN? REALLY?) so it's nice to get a pure short story arc: love-faces-an-obstacle, overcomes-obstacle, happy-ending.
The second story is the longest I think and concerns a little bit of fantasy where an old woman puts a kind of a curse on a young girl that she will get married before she leaves the small town she is traveling through. And there's a young man that used to be the playa but now he's limping from some injury so he's all wounded-pride and feels he's not worthy or whatever and they meet and fireworks, naturally. Only the girl is actually dying of something terminal and suffering from chronic wallflower syndrome. It's got a nice build because each character has a good strong flaw that is making them think nothing can happen (she thinks she's dying he thinks he's damaged goods). I enjoyed it both times I read it. There is also a party and clothes which have to be purchased and described in detail - I like that kind of stuff.
The third story is by FAR my favorite, though. In it an older man, a spy, is taking a short vacation by the sea when he happens to meet a young woman who is fending off an obnoxiously zealous suitor. Turns out she has to pick a husband from three choices her father is sending her. Surprise surprise she falls for the spy instead and he for her - it's cute, there's a little action scene and the characters work, there's dialogue that wouldn't make me cringe to read it out loud. And it gets RIGHT to the point, they meet on like page two of the story and kiss on page seven or something. I like that, no dilly-dallying.
The second story is the longest I think and concerns a little bit of fantasy where an old woman puts a kind of a curse on a young girl that she will get married before she leaves the small town she is traveling through. And there's a young man that used to be the playa but now he's limping from some injury so he's all wounded-pride and feels he's not worthy or whatever and they meet and fireworks, naturally. Only the girl is actually dying of something terminal and suffering from chronic wallflower syndrome. It's got a nice build because each character has a good strong flaw that is making them think nothing can happen (she thinks she's dying he thinks he's damaged goods). I enjoyed it both times I read it. There is also a party and clothes which have to be purchased and described in detail - I like that kind of stuff.
The third story is by FAR my favorite, though. In it an older man, a spy, is taking a short vacation by the sea when he happens to meet a young woman who is fending off an obnoxiously zealous suitor. Turns out she has to pick a husband from three choices her father is sending her. Surprise surprise she falls for the spy instead and he for her - it's cute, there's a little action scene and the characters work, there's dialogue that wouldn't make me cringe to read it out loud. And it gets RIGHT to the point, they meet on like page two of the story and kiss on page seven or something. I like that, no dilly-dallying.
June 28, 2011
I read this collection of stories because of Laurens' work but I must say was delighted with the other two offerings too. Both Christina Dodd and Elizabeth Boyle were marvellous. I especially enjoyed Boyle's tale. Her plot was full of humour and I adored the heroine Jessica.
However, Laurens' book was lovely. Its so nice to see old friends again and seeing them find love makes for interesting reading. The villain turns out to not really be a villain at all and her plots that have faint hints of the underbelly of Regency London make for interesting reading.
However, Laurens' book was lovely. Its so nice to see old friends again and seeing them find love makes for interesting reading. The villain turns out to not really be a villain at all and her plots that have faint hints of the underbelly of Regency London make for interesting reading.
August 23, 2019
This anthology showcases three Regency-era novellas about characters from each author’s respective series, but you don’t need to be familiar with the full-length novels to understand and enjoy this book.
In “Lost and Found” by Stephanie Laurens, Reggie’s uncle is on his deathbed and that means big changes are coming to Reggie and the Carmarthen family. Soon enough, he’ll become a viscount and then an earl. When news of this hits the ton, all the matchmaking mamas and their daughters will chase after him for marriage. Reggie, a resolute bachelor, decides to find his own wife before they do. When he stumbles upon Anne Ashford in a heated discussion with another man, he comes to her rescue. After all, she’s his best friend’s sister and they’ve known each other for years. For the first time, he sees her in a different light. When they have to work side by side to help unite a sweet orphan with his long-lost family, loves blooms between them.
This is a sweet story and I liked it, but it was a little slow and the POV shifts were confusing.
3 Stars
In “The Matchmaker’s Bargain” by Elizabeth Boyle, Amanda finds herself stranded in a storm and takes shelter in the home of a mysterious old woman. She unknowingly drinks a potent tea and pays for the woman’s services. In the morning, she learns she has to find her heart’s desire and be married in a few days. Desperate to finally live her life on her terms, she enlists the help of Jemmy Reyburn, the old woman’s neighbor and Amanda’s unrequited love from years past, to help her escape the town unwed.
Jemmy doesn’t remember Amanda, but he’s entranced by her now. After serving in the war against Napoleon, he’s no longer the arrogant rake she remembers. He’s bitter, scarred, and has a bum leg. He’s given up on living until Amanda brings the light back into his world. As the town gathers to see her married, he soon realizes he wants her for himself, but can he convince her to give him a second chance and stay in Bromley Hollow?
Jemmy is definitely troubled, but he’s so kind and comes out of his shell around Amanda. She’s torn between what her heart wants and what she knows is polite decorum. They both find themselves and grow as characters throughout the story. I think Amanda’s parents are by far some of the worst parents I’ve ever read in a book. I really sympathized with the poor woman and the life she’s led. The story is well-written with no stray POV shifts. This is a wonderful story and my favorite in the anthology.
5 Stars
In “The Third Suitor” by Christina Dodd, Harry is on holiday in a sleepy English coastal town to relax after risking his life abroad serving his country. He’s bored and thinking about his next mission, whatever that might be, when he finds a young woman sneaking through the garden outside his rented cottage. Jessie is in hiding from a persistent suitor and beseeches Harry for his help. Friendship quickly blossoms between them, and Harry scares the man away. When he finds out she has three unwanted suitors (Jessie and her unwatchful chaperone are on holiday to meet to meet and pick from the men), he’s determined to help her out of the dreadful matches. Things heat up between them, but he’s a man with a past and his secrets could get her killed.
This is a great story and I love the characters. Harry is dashing and mysterious, Jessie is smart and brave, and the chemistry between them sizzled the pages. Though well-written, there were a few POV shifts. I felt a little lost during the climax. In my opinion, the beach scene could’ve used more description. I had a hard time picturing the cliff and the boulders, but maybe that’s just me.
4 Stars
Book Overall
4 Stars
In “Lost and Found” by Stephanie Laurens, Reggie’s uncle is on his deathbed and that means big changes are coming to Reggie and the Carmarthen family. Soon enough, he’ll become a viscount and then an earl. When news of this hits the ton, all the matchmaking mamas and their daughters will chase after him for marriage. Reggie, a resolute bachelor, decides to find his own wife before they do. When he stumbles upon Anne Ashford in a heated discussion with another man, he comes to her rescue. After all, she’s his best friend’s sister and they’ve known each other for years. For the first time, he sees her in a different light. When they have to work side by side to help unite a sweet orphan with his long-lost family, loves blooms between them.
This is a sweet story and I liked it, but it was a little slow and the POV shifts were confusing.
3 Stars
In “The Matchmaker’s Bargain” by Elizabeth Boyle, Amanda finds herself stranded in a storm and takes shelter in the home of a mysterious old woman. She unknowingly drinks a potent tea and pays for the woman’s services. In the morning, she learns she has to find her heart’s desire and be married in a few days. Desperate to finally live her life on her terms, she enlists the help of Jemmy Reyburn, the old woman’s neighbor and Amanda’s unrequited love from years past, to help her escape the town unwed.
Jemmy doesn’t remember Amanda, but he’s entranced by her now. After serving in the war against Napoleon, he’s no longer the arrogant rake she remembers. He’s bitter, scarred, and has a bum leg. He’s given up on living until Amanda brings the light back into his world. As the town gathers to see her married, he soon realizes he wants her for himself, but can he convince her to give him a second chance and stay in Bromley Hollow?
Jemmy is definitely troubled, but he’s so kind and comes out of his shell around Amanda. She’s torn between what her heart wants and what she knows is polite decorum. They both find themselves and grow as characters throughout the story. I think Amanda’s parents are by far some of the worst parents I’ve ever read in a book. I really sympathized with the poor woman and the life she’s led. The story is well-written with no stray POV shifts. This is a wonderful story and my favorite in the anthology.
5 Stars
In “The Third Suitor” by Christina Dodd, Harry is on holiday in a sleepy English coastal town to relax after risking his life abroad serving his country. He’s bored and thinking about his next mission, whatever that might be, when he finds a young woman sneaking through the garden outside his rented cottage. Jessie is in hiding from a persistent suitor and beseeches Harry for his help. Friendship quickly blossoms between them, and Harry scares the man away. When he finds out she has three unwanted suitors (Jessie and her unwatchful chaperone are on holiday to meet to meet and pick from the men), he’s determined to help her out of the dreadful matches. Things heat up between them, but he’s a man with a past and his secrets could get her killed.
This is a great story and I love the characters. Harry is dashing and mysterious, Jessie is smart and brave, and the chemistry between them sizzled the pages. Though well-written, there were a few POV shifts. I felt a little lost during the climax. In my opinion, the beach scene could’ve used more description. I had a hard time picturing the cliff and the boulders, but maybe that’s just me.
4 Stars
Book Overall
4 Stars
December 2, 2024
so far this review is just for the Elizabeth Boyle novella that is included in this anthology
I like the conclusion to this series. It was fun to see Jemmy fall hard and find his HEA. You never know if a novella is going to work due to the shortness of the story but this ended up being a good one.
I like the conclusion to this series. It was fun to see Jemmy fall hard and find his HEA. You never know if a novella is going to work due to the shortness of the story but this ended up being a good one.
October 17, 2021
Loved these stories. I especially liked Christina Dodd’s “The Third Suitor”. For a shorter story it has quite the plot and character development.
September 24, 2008
Finished "The Matchmaker's Bargain" by Elizabeth Boyle. That's the main reason I checked the book out, though I'll read the other two, also.
Did stuff like that actually happen? Holy cow! I was like, "Ummmm.... reality check, anyone?" It was cute though. Premise aside, I liked the hero and heroine. :)
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3 Novellas:
(1) "Lost and Found" by Stephanie Laurens,
(2) "The Matchmaker's Bargain" by Elizabeth Boyle, &
(3) "The Third Suitor" by Christina Dodd
Did stuff like that actually happen? Holy cow! I was like, "Ummmm.... reality check, anyone?" It was cute though. Premise aside, I liked the hero and heroine. :)
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3 Novellas:
(1) "Lost and Found" by Stephanie Laurens,
(2) "The Matchmaker's Bargain" by Elizabeth Boyle, &
(3) "The Third Suitor" by Christina Dodd
October 25, 2015
I read this awhile ago but I never rated it on here. Fabulous series!
January 24, 2021
Stephanie Laurens, Lost and Found- 2 stars.
I'm working my way through Stephanie Laurens' Cynster series, to I picked up this book mostly to read her novella. It wasn't one of her stronger ones, and probably wasn't necessary for that series either, but... now I know. The characters kind of felt like shells, and the plot was pretty cookie cutter and I'm not sure I even buy their romance. They just suddenly claimed to be deeply in love, but it seemed 80% based on only attraction.
Elizabeth Boyle, The Matchmaker's Bargain- 1 star.
I dislike giving single stars, but this was just such utter nonsense. I decided to go along with the premise of magical matchmaking and a 'very convenient for the story' preposterous made up law. But all the rest was unlikely and ridiculous as well. The plot, the dialogue, the "twists", everything. I can't think of any part of it I enjoyed, it was completely daft. This is my third story by Boyle, and I haven't enjoyed any of them. I think she's just very much a miss for me.
Christina Dodd, The Third Suitor- 3 stars.
I disliked some of the choices the characters made, and a couple things pushed believability, but overall this kept my interest and I was curious how it would turn out. I hadn't read anything by this author before, and I would consider reading more.
I'm working my way through Stephanie Laurens' Cynster series, to I picked up this book mostly to read her novella. It wasn't one of her stronger ones, and probably wasn't necessary for that series either, but... now I know. The characters kind of felt like shells, and the plot was pretty cookie cutter and I'm not sure I even buy their romance. They just suddenly claimed to be deeply in love, but it seemed 80% based on only attraction.
Elizabeth Boyle, The Matchmaker's Bargain- 1 star.
I dislike giving single stars, but this was just such utter nonsense. I decided to go along with the premise of magical matchmaking and a 'very convenient for the story' preposterous made up law. But all the rest was unlikely and ridiculous as well. The plot, the dialogue, the "twists", everything. I can't think of any part of it I enjoyed, it was completely daft. This is my third story by Boyle, and I haven't enjoyed any of them. I think she's just very much a miss for me.
Christina Dodd, The Third Suitor- 3 stars.
I disliked some of the choices the characters made, and a couple things pushed believability, but overall this kept my interest and I was curious how it would turn out. I hadn't read anything by this author before, and I would consider reading more.
February 5, 2019
I don't always get time to read anymore. Reading short stories allows me to get some reading in and they are sorry enough that I don't lose interest in the book.
Lost and found was cute, but it felt like something was missing from the story. Sometimes the problem with sorry stories is lack of time to develop the story.
The Matchmaker's Bargain - cute and funny and the love story seemed better developed. I wanted to revisit the matchmaker and that didn't happen though.
Lost and Found- the best developed story, and out recalls characters from a story I read long ago.
Overall, the stories are cute and short. Perfect for entainment without getting bored.
Lost and found was cute, but it felt like something was missing from the story. Sometimes the problem with sorry stories is lack of time to develop the story.
The Matchmaker's Bargain - cute and funny and the love story seemed better developed. I wanted to revisit the matchmaker and that didn't happen though.
Lost and Found- the best developed story, and out recalls characters from a story I read long ago.
Overall, the stories are cute and short. Perfect for entainment without getting bored.
April 30, 2019
These were some pretty good short stories, though Stephanie Laurens Lost And Found was my least favorite surprisingly. It was also the shortest, so there was not much room for plot. I did like how devoted both the characters were to doing right by the boy though. The Third Suitor by Christina Dodd was funny, and the final scene was pretty action oriented. Elizabeth Boyle writes a good broken hero, and The Matchmakers Bargain is no exception. That was probably my favorite out of the bunch. I would recommend it if you like romance, any of the three authors or are looking to sample several authors.
December 30, 2017
leído en junio 2012
Antología Hero, Come Back : Rosa en Flor
Duncan es un joven conde perfeccionista que ha trabajado muy duro en los diez últimos años en el mundo de las inversiones para hacer que su magnífica mansión sea próspera de nuevo. Ahora es el anfitrión de una fiesta de San Juan para cortejar a la joven visitante que contempla como posible novia. Pero no cuenta con la presencia de Rose, su compañera, su Némesis de sus años jóvenes, que ahora le vuelve loco.
Antología Hero, Come Back : Rosa en Flor
Duncan es un joven conde perfeccionista que ha trabajado muy duro en los diez últimos años en el mundo de las inversiones para hacer que su magnífica mansión sea próspera de nuevo. Ahora es el anfitrión de una fiesta de San Juan para cortejar a la joven visitante que contempla como posible novia. Pero no cuenta con la presencia de Rose, su compañera, su Némesis de sus años jóvenes, que ahora le vuelve loco.
March 13, 2019
3 short, old school romantics. The first wasn't the greatest. It was kind of dull and felt like the author was forcing the words on paper. Second wasn't bad. The third, I actually really enjoyed. There was more of a storyline that the other two lacked.
October 21, 2021
Fun novellas from some of my favorite authors. I wish more authors would do this kind of thing - quicks stories for favorite side characters. Too many authors save those characters for future books in a series, but by the time you get their book, it would have made a better novella.
February 19, 2025
Old fashioned type romance. Man is stronger and smarter than woman. Woman is silly and impulsive. No thanks. Ugh. Written by women! Women romance authors need to stop denigrating their women characters. It is not cute or funny or entertaining. It is one more of a thousand nicks.
May 8, 2017
Another great lovey dovey book
May 26, 2017
All three of these stories were great. Insta-love, of course, given their length, but all well-written and captivating.
May 13, 2019
It’s a trilogy with the other authors being Christine Dodd and Elizabeth Boyle. Fast, but enjoyable read.
May 14, 2019
I'll admit I mostly read this for Stephanie Laurens' short story - it was great to see Reggie have his happy ending!
May 30, 2019
Very easy reading, lightweight and entertaining
January 3, 2020
Only read this because of Stephanie Laurens' story, though I enjoyed the other two. I was really confused by the Matchmaker one. I think I need to look into the series that's from haha!
April 4, 2020
Just a delightful set of short stories without a confusing number of other characters from stories I haven't read.
December 29, 2020
Stephanie Laurens’ novella is why I upped this compilation to a 3! The first two just don’t hold up...IMO.
October 22, 2021
3 short historical romances set in 1800s England. I enjoyed Stephanie Laurens’ story the best. The other 2 were ok but do not make me want to seek out other books they’ve written.
March 15, 2023
I’m embarrassed to admit I read this book
September 16, 2023
I enjoyed reading.
June 1, 2024
These just weren’t a vibe.
October 30, 2024
I love anthologys because I always find new authors! These were great, exciting, stories!
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