Novella Descriptions Below
Genre: Clean Romance, Anthology
Length: 279 pgs
Rating: 5
Review: This
collection of Annete Lyon stories is one of the best yet. I love all the
Timeless Romance Anthologies. Annette puts out her best in this collection. I
loved the new stories. The characters were real and experienced real feelings
and consequences related to their choices. In OUR SONG, I loved the lesson
about perception and what is real love and what that feels like. In GOLDEN
SUNRISE, I really liked that they made the right choices. I was a little
worried for a minute, but I should not have doubted. Ms. Lyon does a superb job
of mixing humor and romance and real life choices. I really enjoyed reading these
two new novellas.
I loved re-reading the historical romances included. The
attention to detail and the mixture of real life with romance and love makes
these novellas excellent ‘curl up and read’ stories. They are clean, true to
life and fun to read. My favorite was BETWEEN THE LINES. I loved the plot and
the idea that physical beauty is more apparent when we know the heart. In WAR
OF HEARTS, the attention to detail makes this story come to life and you feel
as if you are right with Pete and Anna as they experience danger and romance.
My favorite part of A TASTE OF HOME is when Claire realizes that Will has grown
into the man of her dreams instead of the boy who teased her unmercifully when
they were younger. It's a fun and touching story.
This collection is a must read!
Content:
Sex - 1 (some kissing)
Violence - 1 (some
discriptions of war)
Language - 0
Overall Content Rating - PG (adult
themes)
I was given a review copy by the author in exchange for my honest review.
Description:
The ANNETTE LYON COLLECTION contains brand new contemporary romance novella OUR SONG, as well as five hand-picked readers’ and reviewers’ favorites of Annette’s popular Timeless Romance Anthology novellas. Readers will love this selection of three contemporary and three historical romance novellas.
In OUR SONG, a charming romance novella, Cassie and Matt have been dating in the Yellowstone area for two years, and things are, well, average. When Cassie meets up with two college friends who are visiting, their love lives like sound like fairy tales: rose petals, chocolates, candles on the beach… Cassie goes home feeling like she’s missing out. After all, repeatedly watching Old Faithful erupt and walking through sulfur-smelling gases at Fountain Paint Pot don’t exactly say “romance.” Maybe things with Matt aren’t going anywhere, and it’s time to move on. Then she discovers that perception and reality are completely different things. Now she can only hope it isn’t too late to show Matt how much she really cares.
In the sweet novella GOLDEN SUNRISE, Natalie takes time out of her crazy schedule to fly to Vegas for her best friend’s wedding. Sierra and Jason, high-school sweethearts, are finally getting married. Fortunately for Natalie, her old high-school flame, Adam, has a work commitment and can’t be there as best man. But when she arrives at the wedding rehearsal—late and ragged—Adam is there. When Adam makes a wild suggestion, Natalie just may take him up on it, even though she knows he’s moved on. A single choice may mean Natalie is taking a shot at reclaiming the past—or that she's putting her heart in harm’s way a second time.
FIRSTS AND LASTS, an enchanting novella, begins with Dani’s week in New York. She’s failed in her dreams to catch a break as an actress and is now ready to return home and dust herself off. As she visits the places on her final to-see list, she meets Mark, another New York City transplant with big dreams. Except Mark hasn’t given up on his. As they spend the day together, Dani realizes that even though she hasn’t hit the “big time” she might be living her dream after all. Only problem: she has a one-way ticket back home.
In the compelling novella WAR OF HEARTS, Anna, a journalist, is desperate to escape the magazine where Pete, her now-former boyfriend, also works. Heartbroken and still in love with him, Anna snags an assignment to cover the Winter War in Finland. She arrives at a snowy Finnish battlefront only to discover that Pete is already there—as her photographer. She’s determined to be professional about the situation until a battle breaks out in camp, putting her and Pete in harm’s way and putting their love to the test.
The captivating novella BETWEEN THE LINES follows Jane Martin, who is intelligent but extremely shy, especially around men. When the Aid and Cultural Society proposes a letter-writing program, Jane signs up, hoping she can find true friendship. The program doesn’t run as smoothly as expected, and unknown to Jane, one of the men in her city becomes her writing friend. Thomas Allred has always known shy and quiet Jane, but reading her letters written to his secret persona, opens his eyes to what an amazing woman she is. The only trouble is, Jane doesn’t know that the man who she is falling in love with through letters is also Thomas, the man who is falling in love with her in person.
In the charming novella A TASTE OF HOME, we meet Claire Jennings, who’s on her way to spend Christmas with her family. As she rides the train with William Rhodes, who grew up across the street, memories of the past flood her mind. He may be twenty-one now, but she can’t forget his torturous teasing from their school years. At the rail station, Claire discovers her home is under quarantine because her little brother has measles. She's stuck in town, away from her family, on her favorite holiday, with William.
