Review: Three Brilliant Short Stories!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 8, 2014
When a dear friend passes away, three women find a letter, a letter that will send them off on three very different paths to seek love and see the world as a final request (you have to read it to find out how this goes down, it's really sweet, you don't want to miss it!).  The three short stories in this collection follow these three friends on their individual "quests"."The Empress of Ireland" is the first story with Ireland being the direction the first woman takes (which was probably pretty obvious there).  Although the trip may just have a few very bumpy, if not hilarious for us readers though perhaps not so much for poor Laila,  moments the trip winds up being one that ends exactly as it should.  This is a wonderful short story and one that I'm so glad I didn't miss!"Island Bride", the second story in this collection, takes the next friend on her own little adventure to New Zealand.  She's a wedding planner and decides that she's going to take her work with her when she fulfills her part of the letters request.  She sure does find a lot more than she was bargaining for and begins to learn the meaning of what it is her work is really all about.  Plus, she's got a really great sense of humor that will have you laughing a time or two!The last story, "Love is in the Air", takes the last friend to the Rocky Mountains.  Sometimes, just sometimes, people just have that little spark instantly and when the forces of nature and a four legged friend are involved, well, who can get in the way of that!  Sophie is a character that you just can't help but love from the very second you meet her and once you meet Jonas and Rex... it's just a perfect story with a perfect start, middle, and ending.These three short stories are brilliantly connected and showcase not only love, friendship, and good ol' romance at it's very best but also the writing talents of these three writers.  I would not miss this book if I were you.  It's well worth reading!