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Amazon.com Review:
A mysterious green bottle bearing a hidden message ties together six unforgettable romantic tales. In Jane Feather's Wishful Thinking, Lady Rosalind Belmont wants to be taken seriously as a scientist, but her gender stands in the way. When she purchases an old bottle from a local shop, odd things begin to happen--things that could have serious consequences for her career and her heart. In Patricia Coughlin's The Blackmoor Devil, Christian Lowell suffers from a devilish hex cast by the mother of a young conquest. Desperate for relief, Christian resorts to a folk remedy from a sorceress, and soon after taking it, Christian's life turns upside down The Natural Child is the story of Lucy Hibbert and a wish she never thought could come true. After finding a strange bottle inside a fish, Lucy wishes for a romantic interlude with London's wildest womanizer, Henry Lamb. But when fate throws the two together, Lucy gets more than she bargained for. Elizabeth Elliott's Bewitched transports readers to 19th-century London. Lord James Drake fears the worst when he meets Miss Faro Burke. Bold, beautiful, and--so she claims--clairvoyant, Faro is far too interesting to resist. But when Faro proves her powers by describing a delicate green bottle in James's possession, it is too much for James to accept--or is it? Patricia Potter's Forever finds Holly Hastings fearing for her family's life. Caught smuggling casks of brandy by handsome Justin Talmadge, Holly makes a deal with him in order to save her family--although they're safe from harm, Holly's heart has plenty to fear, for neither Justin nor Holly's lucky glass bottle can save her from love. Finally, in Susan Robinson's The Unwanted Bride, Temple Stirling finds himself betrothed to Melisande Peabody for all the wrong reasons. Can love find a way into the hearts of Temple and Melisande? With the help of an ancient message and a tiny green bottle, anything is possible.
grinch:
I mainly bought this anthology for Sharon and Tom Curtis' story but I was really disappointed. The characters were fine and the story was interesting but I just couldn't for the life of me figure out why Henry Lamb would fall head over heels for this girl. One minute they meet, the next he's enchanted. What? Why? She's full of joy? When? I tried to read the other stories but none of them caught my attention --- couldn't get all the way through a single one. Sorry to be so harsh --- starting to feel like the guy in green. Guess when it comes to this book, my heart was just two sizes too small.
Very Enjoyable:
Skip the first story by Jane Feather which is awful. If you don't you may never read the rest of the wonderful stories.
Oh so good...:
I agree that Feather's story was one of the weakest. However, Sharon and Tom Curtis' THe Natural Child more than makes up for it. It's funny, chronologically accurate in ambience and setting, but so sweet and romantic! The other stories are solid as well. Good reading.
California Girl:
Skip the first story by Jane Feather which is awful. If you don't you may never read the rest of the wonderful stories.
A good quick read:
I really enjoy Jane Feather's books, and this one didn't dissapoint. I liked that all the other author's used the main theme of the book really well. I even found a few new author's I want to check out. This was a quick fun read that I have lent out to several people who all enjoyed it like me.
| Author: | Jane Feather | | Author: | Elizabeth Elliott | | Author: | Patricia Coughlin | | Author: | Sharon & Tom Curtis | | Author: | Suzanne Robinson | | Binding: | Paperback | | Dewey Decimal Number: | 813 | | EAN: | 9780553576436 | | ISBN: | 0553576437 | | Number Of Pages: | 496 | | Publication Date: | 1997-09-02 | | Release Date: | 1997-09-02 |
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