Mirror, Mirror Mass Market Author: J. D. Robb | Language: English | ISBN:
0515154075 | Format: EPUB
Mirror, Mirror Mass Market Description
From Publishers Weekly
Returning novella contributors Robb, Blayney, McComas, and Ryan (The Unquiet) are joined by newcomer Fox in this interesting collection of fairy-tale–inspired stories of romance and intrigue. Robb's Eve Dallas must track down a pair of missing twins in a Hansel and Gretel police procedural, Taken in Death. Blayney's wish-granting coin entwines a pair of lonely adventure seekers in romance beyond their lives as a servant and a sergeant in her charming 1816 fantasy, If Wishes Were Horses, which gives a nod to Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Fox introduces a charming ghostly television reporter to the woman who buys his haunted house in Beauty, Sleeping, a clever, turned-on-its-head version of Sleeping Beauty. McComas's phenomenal modern retelling of The Little Match Girl gives a too-generous activist and the cop who thinks he's too old for her a chance at love in The Christmas Comet. In Ryan's Cinderella tale, Stroke of Midnight, a teacher travels to her father's hometown in Ireland, falls in love, and nearly lets her wicked stepmother ruin everything before an improbable conclusion. Though varying dramatically in approaches to the theme, each novella successfully captures the spirit of magic and happy endings. (Oct.)
Review
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#1 New York Times Bestselling Author J. D. Robb
“A virtuoso.”—Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Mary Blayney
“Simply superb.”—Booklist
Elaine Fox
“A vibrant new voice in romance.”—Patricia Gaffney
Mary Kay McComas
“Inventive.”—Publishers Weekly
R. C. Ryan
“Delivers it all—with page-turning romance.”—Nora Roberts
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- Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Jove (September 24, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0515154075
- ISBN-13: 978-0515154078
- Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
This anthology offers something for everyone, and should not be missed!
#1 - Taken in Death by J.D. Robb - 5 stars -
For whatever reason, I haven't yet ventured into J.D. Robb's In Death series, even though my daughter is wild about these stories and owns every book. But I received the Mirror, Mirror anthology for review, so figured, why not give it a go. Holy cow! From the very first paragraph this story grabbed hold. It's a riveting retelling of the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale, and leaves absolutely no doubt in my mind why this series is so popular - Intense, intriguing, masterfully told... Ms. Robb is a brilliant author!
#2 - If Wishes Were Horses by Mary Blayney - 4 stars -
Told in shades of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, this is a delightful historical romance. It's a story about finding your perfect fit - be it in chairs, beds, or that once in a lifetime love. It's also a story about being careful what you wish for, because when your wish comes true, it might not happen in the way you had hoped.
#3 - Beauty, Sleeping by Elaine Fox - 5 stars -
This is a wonderfully imaginative and thoroughly entertaining retelling of Sleeping Beauty. It's unique, romantic, thoughtful, and I enjoyed every moment I spent reading. I also appreciated the 'moral of the story' which Ms. Fox wove neatly into this modern day twist on a beloved fairy tale.
#4- The Christmas Comet by Mary Kay McComas - 4 stars -
There was something special about this story...a feeling of hope, faith, love, and sweet but not sappy. Drawing from by Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Matchstick Girl, and the Brothers Grimm's The Star Money, theres just so much heart to this tale!
#5 - Stroke of Midnight by R. C.
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