The character of the nasty Harriet darkens what is otherwise a sweet love story lightened with moments of humor. I confess that I developed a soft spot for Jeremy, Harriet s brother. Ladies, I have found, Janet, do not like sweet . They prefer dashing or exciting, but certainly not sweet. I hope that Ms. Ranney will consider giving the sweet Jeremy his own sweet love.
Most anthologies seem to offer stories of varying quality.
Scottish Brides is unusual in that all of the stories are of fairly similar quality. None is really dreadful, but there s also not one that is so terrific that I would advise anyone to rush right out to buy the book on the basis of it alone. I am sure, however, that most readers will find at least one story to suit their tastes.