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Draycott Abbey #0.4
Haunting Love Stories
A selection of four stories of romance, passion, and the supernatural includes tales of a vampire and a governess, an altruistic witch, and a ghostly protector by Rebecca Brandewyne, Shannon Drake, Kasey Michaels, and Christina Skye. Original.
467 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1991
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About the author
Shannon Drake
52 books568 followersHeather Graham Pozzessere
aka Heather Graham, Shannon Drake
Heather Graham was born on March 15, 1953 and grew up in Dade County, Florida, and attended the University of South Florida at Tampa, majoring in theater arts and touring Europe and parts of Asia and Africa as part of her studies. After college, she acted in dinner theaters, modeled, waitressed, and tended bar. She married Hershey Dennis Possezzere, and after the birth of her third child, she was determined to devote her efforts to her writing: her dream. She sold her first book in 1982.
Today, this author's success is reflected not just by reader response and the over 20 million copies of her books in print, but in many other ways. In addition to being a New York Times bestselling author, Heather has received numerous awards for her novels, including over 20 trade awards from magazines such as Romantic Times and Affaire de Coeur, bestseller awards from B. Dalton, Waldenbooks, and BookRak, and several Reviewers' Choice and People's Choice awards.
Heather has appeared on Entertainment Tonight, Romantically Speaking, a TV talk show that aired nationwide on the Romance Classics cable channel, and CBS Sunday News. She has been quoted in People and USA Today, been profiled in The Nation, and featured in Good Housekeeping. Her books have been selections for the Doubleday Book Club and the Literary Guild. She has been published across the world in more than 15 languages and has published over 70 titles, including anthologies and short stories.
Now, she had five children. Somehow, this prolific author manages to juggle it all - family, career, and marriage - while reaching a level of success to which few can aspire.
aka Heather Graham, Shannon Drake
Heather Graham was born on March 15, 1953 and grew up in Dade County, Florida, and attended the University of South Florida at Tampa, majoring in theater arts and touring Europe and parts of Asia and Africa as part of her studies. After college, she acted in dinner theaters, modeled, waitressed, and tended bar. She married Hershey Dennis Possezzere, and after the birth of her third child, she was determined to devote her efforts to her writing: her dream. She sold her first book in 1982.
Today, this author's success is reflected not just by reader response and the over 20 million copies of her books in print, but in many other ways. In addition to being a New York Times bestselling author, Heather has received numerous awards for her novels, including over 20 trade awards from magazines such as Romantic Times and Affaire de Coeur, bestseller awards from B. Dalton, Waldenbooks, and BookRak, and several Reviewers' Choice and People's Choice awards.
Heather has appeared on Entertainment Tonight, Romantically Speaking, a TV talk show that aired nationwide on the Romance Classics cable channel, and CBS Sunday News. She has been quoted in People and USA Today, been profiled in The Nation, and featured in Good Housekeeping. Her books have been selections for the Doubleday Book Club and the Literary Guild. She has been published across the world in more than 15 languages and has published over 70 titles, including anthologies and short stories.
Now, she had five children. Somehow, this prolific author manages to juggle it all - family, career, and marriage - while reaching a level of success to which few can aspire.
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March 4, 2017
I read the first 4 stories... the 5th one was unavailable.
Shannon Drake's - And I Will Love You Forever - 2/5 - Pretty rapey story, but that's Shannon Drake for you. It could honestly just be considered forceful seduction since they "know" that they love each other and all that, but has a definitely rapey, alpha male vibe. But he loves her. There's even a conversation between the H/h about how men know that even though a woman says no, she really means she wants it. Cringe.
Betina Krahn's - A Certain Magic - 2/5 - I'm sure this was supposed to be comical and light hearted and fun and all that, but I wasn't really impressed by it. I didn't like either of the characters that much and their romance was just weird to me.
Linda Lael Miller's - That Other Katharine - 4/5 - Probably my favorite of the stories I read. I wish there'd been more interaction between the H/h so that he could come to realize and accept how different this Katharine was from his previous Katharine. I felt her love for the hero, but got no real feel of it from the hero himself. That needed a bit more drawing out, otherwise a really nicely done concept.
Enchantment - Christina Skye - 3/5 - Not too bad. I like the Draycott Abbey series and am surprised they start the whole thing out with the main characters being in a novella. The series starts out very alpha male and with a bit of forceful seduction thing going. The previous lives thing gets confusing too.
Shannon Drake's - And I Will Love You Forever - 2/5 - Pretty rapey story, but that's Shannon Drake for you. It could honestly just be considered forceful seduction since they "know" that they love each other and all that, but has a definitely rapey, alpha male vibe. But he loves her. There's even a conversation between the H/h about how men know that even though a woman says no, she really means she wants it. Cringe.
Betina Krahn's - A Certain Magic - 2/5 - I'm sure this was supposed to be comical and light hearted and fun and all that, but I wasn't really impressed by it. I didn't like either of the characters that much and their romance was just weird to me.
Linda Lael Miller's - That Other Katharine - 4/5 - Probably my favorite of the stories I read. I wish there'd been more interaction between the H/h so that he could come to realize and accept how different this Katharine was from his previous Katharine. I felt her love for the hero, but got no real feel of it from the hero himself. That needed a bit more drawing out, otherwise a really nicely done concept.
Enchantment - Christina Skye - 3/5 - Not too bad. I like the Draycott Abbey series and am surprised they start the whole thing out with the main characters being in a novella. The series starts out very alpha male and with a bit of forceful seduction thing going. The previous lives thing gets confusing too.
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May 16, 2017
Love Nicholas and Kasey. Beginning of series. Introduces all the main characters.
October 4, 2011
Book rating (average of five stories)= 2.8 stars
And I Will Love You Forever by Shannon Drake
2.5 stars
A Certain Magic by Betina Krahn
3.5 stars
That Other Katherine by Linda Lael Miller
3 stars
Enchantment by Christine Skye
2.5 stars
Forever Yours by Katherine Sutcliffe
2.5 stars
And I Will Love You Forever by Shannon Drake
2.5 stars
A Certain Magic by Betina Krahn
3.5 stars
That Other Katherine by Linda Lael Miller
3 stars
Enchantment by Christine Skye
2.5 stars
Forever Yours by Katherine Sutcliffe
2.5 stars
December 11, 2010
It was okay. They crammed 5 stories into this paperback, so each couple had about 1-3 days to fall in "love" before the story ended. A bit far fetched. My favorite was "Forever Yours" by Katherine Sutcliffe.
October 16, 2011
A pleasant bunch of ghost story romances with little substance. The best of the lot was Linda Lael Miller's, as one might expect.
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December 9, 2025Shannon Drake and I will love you forever 4 🌟
Betina Krahn A Certain Magic 3🌟
Linda Lael Miller That Other Katherine 4🌟
Christina Skye Enchantment 4🌟
Katherine Sutcliffe Forever Yours 3 1/2 🌟
Betina Krahn A Certain Magic 3🌟
Linda Lael Miller That Other Katherine 4🌟
Christina Skye Enchantment 4🌟
Katherine Sutcliffe Forever Yours 3 1/2 🌟
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