Review: Some are better than others
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 5, 2013
The collection goes under an interesting premise of having a chance meeting at the British Museum. The four stories are independent from each other with no interconnected characters, but as a whole they are fairly interesting to read.4 stars for Claudia Dain's A Chance Encounter - Jamie is charmed by Elizabeth, who is equally intrigued by this rogue. Their story is somewhere between light and heavy as Elizabeth forgoes her planned engagement and give in to her love to Jamie.3 stars for Michelle Marcos's Bad Luck Encounter - This story is seriously messy. I was not sure why the author felt the need to incorporate a supernatural aspect to what would have been a fine historical tale, but with it the story left too many open plotlines and the final match is not what one would expect.4 stars for Deb Marlowe's An Unexpected Encounter - This is my favorite out of the four and tells of genuine affection turning into love between a gentle and strong heroine and a lonely lord who learns to love. The side characters are rather amusing and it would be nice to see the "jilted" viscount have his own happy ending.3.5 stars for Ava Stone's Encounter with an Adventurer - This has the makings of a light-hearted story but the hero's behavior is rather surprising given his character and nature, and by the end, the impetuous heroine also got annoying.Though this collection isn't bad per se, I would say it's not worth the price of $6 when there are better historical single novels and collections out there.