Never After

I found this to be the perfect Valentine's Day (with a twist) read. Loved it!

The stories from the last three authors were very good. The first one from Hamilton was very short, but new and different than her most recent work. I enjoyed the change in pace.

This book contains 4 stories on the subject of 'happily ever after' weddings. It was a great read and it introduced 3 authors that I had not read before. I bought the book because I am familiar with Laurell K. Hamilton. The book introduced me to Yasmine Galenorn, Marjorie M. Liu and Sharon Shinn. I now have 3 new authors to explore.

As with all anthologies you get a mix of styles and stories. for a wonderful light read this book is great. be warned if you don't like the authors' previous works you probably won't like this. LOVED THIS BOOK!

"Can He Bake a Cherry Pie?" by Laurell K. Hamilton. Elinore rejects her father's arranged marriage to the perverted earl; instead she decides to rescue Prince True from the witch in the cave who proved women are stronger than men. "The Shadow of Mist" by Yasmine Galenorn. Siobhan Morgan the wereseal selkie rejects the arranged marriage with the man who raped her; Terrance has searched for her for over a century demanding she complete the contract. Siobhan ponders her next move. "The Tangleroot Palace" by Marjorie M. Liu. The king orders his daughter Princess Salinda to wed the warlord, but instead Sally flees to a magical forest where a queen demands she complete a quest or else. "The Wrong Bridegroom" by Sharon Shinn. At Kallenore Castle, King Reginald offers his daughter Princess Olivier in marriage to the first man who completes three tests successfully. This super thematic romantic fairy tales collection is owned by the independent women who reject men ordering them to marry mates not of their choice; bravely they insist on much more from a mate. Harriet Klausner