Review: A nice collection of previous published paranormal romance shorts
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 22, 2010
All three of these stories were previously published in the Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance, and they were among the better stories in that collection, so here's your chance to read them if you missed them the first go-round.  Andrews, Brook and Frost are three of my favorite authors and if you haven't run across them before these are nice little standalone stories not connected to their popular series. (These reviews are reincarnations from my previous review of the Mammoth Book of PNR )***The Grace of Small Magics - Ilona Andrews - A powerful mage stakes his life on a woman with small magic but a large indomitable spirit. (4.0 stars - I really like the Andrews' writing style, and I enjoyed this one a lot - loved Grace who didn't meekly accept her fate. If you enjoyed this one, they have two great series: one UF,Kate Daniels, with magic in an alternate Atlanta, and a more fantasy romance one,The Edge, set in a magical world just outside of our own)***Pack - Jeaniene Frost - A lost hiker's encounter with the supernatural may cost her life, either literally or figuratively - (4 stars - Another strong heroine, I would like to see more of Frost's shifter pack and had emailed Frost after this story first came out to see if she had more in the works  - she'd like to write more but all her time is committed to herNight Huntressseries and spinoffs.)***In Sheep's Clothing - Meljean Brook - A werewolf goes home, and back to the man she left behind, and runs into a serial killer. ( 4.0 stars - I like the friends who have always wanted more finally taking it to the next level, and I am a shifter nut, so this one worked for me. Since it's appearance in MMBR this short was available at one point as a freebie on Brook's website.  Brook also has a paranormal romance seriesThe Guardiansand new adventure steampunk romance series, the Iron Seas -The Iron Dukewas the 'most excellent' series starter)