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"A unique novel that is fantastic"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted June 15, 2002

On the Devon-Cornwall border, Masterson Manor is either an economic elephant draining one's assets or a beautiful historical landmark worth preserving. To the owner, the house costs way too much to maintain so he is selling the manor and its contents. To Master Museum curator Laurel Whitney, the Read more...

"A Journey Across Time"
Reviewed by Kelley Hartshorn
Posted October 1, 2002

ONCE UPON A PILLOW, an anthology of four stories, was co-written by Christine Dodd and Connie Brockway. Each story tells the tale of the Masterson bed, a massive, ornate medieval bed handed down through generations of Mastersons. Laurel Whitney is the modern-day expert on the Masterson bed and is also Read more...

Summary

From two of romance fiction's most exciting and acclaimed authors comes the sizzling saga of a magnificent bed and the lovers who have shared it through the ages. Collaborating for the first time, Christina Dodd and Connie Brockway take readers on an unforgettable adventure -- from medieval times to present day -- that sparkles with love and laughter. Once Upon a Pillow Within a beautiful old English manor house lies a sumptuous antique bed, one of many Masterson family heirlooms that have been sold along with the house. As Laurel Whitney leads the last tour group through the house before it's closed to the public, she regales the visitors with romanticized tales of how this exquisite bed affected the lives of the couples who slept in it. The actual stories -- of a bawdy medieval knight trying to woo his reluctant bride; an insolvent Elizabethan aristocrat who plans to ruin a wealthy heiress but beds her impoverished cousin instead; and a feisty Regency lady whose scheme goes awry when she mistakenly manacles herself (and a dashing colonel) to the bedpost -- are funnier and certainly sexier than anything a tour guide could ever tell! Shocked to see her lover from the past on the tour, Laurel is even more surprised to find their love rekindled when a twist of fate leaves them no choice but to spend the night in the famed Masterson bed.