Maggie Shayne

Score: 4.5

     Really liked this book ~ three of the four stories I rated as Very Good to Excellent; fourth Good (just not my thing really).  I got this book because of Susan Sizemore's contribution.  It's only been a bit over a year since I first "found" this wonderful author's paranormal stories of Clan, Family and Tribe vampires, but I was solidly hooked on the first one.  Since then I've managed to acquire all of these related books ~ and every time I visit the Clans or Families, I get a little deeper into their world.  Gotta love bonded males!
   Maggie Shayne's story I quite enjoyed as well; for me her stories are usually hit-and-or-miss... she's a good writer, I'm just not usually enthralled with her story-lines... or her heroes and heroines.
   Lori Handeland is still a fairly new-to-me author.  The first time I read anything of her werewolf books I was taken somewhat aback ~ her werewolves aren't the fabulously sexy heroes that I usually like my wolves to be... but her other heroes make up for it, so all's good!
   Caridad Piñeiro's Amazon story and shifters, while good, just didn't resonate much with me.  I like my romances more romantic and less confrontational between the h and H ~ me, a sappy romantic... who'da thunk it?

This book is great I loved how the stories made me not want to put the book down.

This book is an anthology of like stories that are not connected except that they are all paranormal.  I haven't read anything by any of these authors before except Maggie Shayne.  I had seen their names but never read anything by them before.  A friend loaned me this book and I'm glad she did.  I enjoyed all four stories very much.  I'll be looking at these authors again.

Back Cover Copy: Before she joined Reaper in hunting Gregor's gang of rogue bloodsuckers, privileged princess Topaz was gunning for just one vamp: Jack Heart. The gorgeous con man had charmed his way into her bed, her heart and her bank account, taking her for half a million dollars and vanishing without a word.

Four Short stories by fantasic authors.  From the cover:

What happens when the happiest day of your life turns into a nightmare? Forget the drunken best man or the bridesmaid dresses from the 80's...none of these wedding day disasters can compare to a cursed bride determined to  make it down the aisle, or a vampire who is about to disrupt your wedding.

What happens when "the happiest day of your ife" turns into a nightmare?

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Backcover Synopsis - ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY

Before she joined Reaper in hunting Gregor's gang of rogue bloodsuckers, privileged princess Topaz was gunning for just one vamp: Jack Heart.  The gorgeous con man had charmed his way into her bed, her heart, and her bank  account, taking her for half a million dollars and vanishing without a word.