Tapestry

Karen Marie Moning and Madeline Hunter's stories were the best!!!! I wish they'd been longer, especially Hunter's tale! Lynn Kurland's was good, but Sherilyn Kenyon's was merely an okay tale.

This book (as mentioned by other reviewers) is a four-stories-in-one thing.The first, "To Kiss in the Shadows," is about how a great guy with a bad reputation and a girl with a good heart (and a scarred face) end up together. This was a great story.The second, "An Interrupted Tapestry," is about a reunion between friends after years because of bad circumstances. Of course, they fall in love. This was my favorite, but I sure wish they had made this into a full novel.The third, "Dragonswan," is about an immortal guy who looks human (and turns into a dragon) meeting his human mate and bringing her back to his world. This is also a favorite, but another I wish was a full-length novel.The fourth, "Into the Dreaming," is about how a woman saves her Highlander love from a fate planned for him by a fairy king. Another great story, in my opinion.Actually --- as you may have realized by now --- I love all four stories, and found this book a better-than-good read.

TO KISS IN THE SHADOWS - What a great story! Lynn Kurland tells the tale of Lianna of Grasleigh, once beautiful but now her face ravished by the effects of the pox. She was shunned, ridiculed and kept to the shawdows. Jason de Piaget finds her and is attracted by her personality, when he does see her face, he can still see the beauty of the person she is. He was shunned as well - guilt by association because of his connection to the Lord of Blackmour reputed to practice the 'dark arts'. They find a love together that lets them love amongst the treachery and intrigues of court. AN INTERRUPTED TAPESTRY by Madeline Hunter is the story of Andreas von Brennan and lady Giselle. Once close friends but separated for the last 10 years. She comes to him in anger not knowing why he had broken the friendship - he was her last hope to save her brother. The years passed but the attraction is still there. This is another fine entry by a wonderful medieval author. DRAGONSWAN by Sherrilyn Kenyon - This was my introduction to this author. Never considering myself a huge fan of fantasy type stories, I was very pleased with this story. It was written with a huge dose of love and compassion. The dialog was also quite witty and fresh! Super story! INTO THE DREAMING by Karen Marie Moning - Again, another new author for me in this time travel story. Aedan had been tricked by the fairy king in order to save his people, what he thought was imprisonmen for 5 years was actually 5 'fairy' years - (100 human years equals one 'fairy' year) After being frozen in time and for 500 years and given subconscious directions, he had forgotten who he was. Jane had been dreaming of her knight rescuer for years, she knew exactly who he was so when she was sent a tapestry with the face of her knight on it whe was transported back in time. She had one month to make Aedan remember who he was and why they would always be to together! All in all - these were four SUPER GOOD stories by four extremely talented authors. Excellent offering and a keeper!

Lynn Kurland - TO KISS IN THE SHADOWSLianna of Grasleigh is a ward of King Henry brought to his court when her family was slain. Until Henry gives her away in marriage, she hides in the shadows to avoid being taunted and treated cruelly because of her ugly visage. The envious, malicious women in the queen's solar treat her even worse when Kendrick of Artane, the most sought after knight of the realm, befriends her. His brother Jason who carries a message from their father follows Kendrick, and Jason also sees Lianna's inner beauty, rather than her outer countenance. Though Jason is even more comely than his brother, he was squire to a known warlock, thus everyone believes he's practiced the dark arts and fears him. - Everyone except Lianna. Lynn Kurland's story that follows is one for Lianna to weave into a tapestry as romance unfolds between two most unlikely people. It's refreshing to read a story about an imperfect woman and man of maligned reputation. And it's fun to read of siblings who love each other deeply, yet have the most unusual way of showing that love.AN INTERRUPTED TAPESTRY - Madeline HunterAn old friendship promises to develop into much more when the lovely Giselle must seek out the only person who can help her brother: Andreas, a wealthy merchant shipper who was at one time her brother's best friend. Giselle is still an innocent who believes in her brother Reginald's schemes to strike it rich and regain their noble title and lands. Andreas is in London to sign a contract to wed the daughter of a wealthy Italian merchant shipper, a merger that will make the two families the most powerful merchants in the world. Giselle must come to realize truths about her brother, and Andreas must decide whether love or wealth and power are most important. Ms. Hunter leaves them with a new tapestry to weave to replace the treasured family tapestry now lost to Giselle.DRAGONSWAN - Sherrilyn KenyonPrepare yourself for a sizzling, sensual time-travel when the immortal Sebastian meets Channon in a museum as she studies a famous Dragon tapestry. The gorgeous six foot five hunk of the Drakos race doesn't know it, but fate has chosen her to be his mate. Sexual tension heats up the instant their eyes meet, and when she sleepily agrees to travel home with him; Channon has no idea what/when/ or where she is going to end up. I won't spoil the story for you, but I will give you a teaser. Sebastian comes from a race that can weave magic spells, and his human form transforms into a dragon by electrical impulse. His powers are enhanced through sexual contact, and the passion he and Channon share give him awesome power to last two full days. This one is a scorcher that will have you flying through the pages.INTO THE DREAMING - Karen Marie MoningVenture into the land of the fairies, where good will battle evil. Aidan McKinnon was tricked in the tenth century by an evil fairy king, and has been held a prisoner in an icy world for five hundred years. He's lost his