"A fabulous paranormal anthology!"

This anthology takes the premise of the Blue Moon and really delivers some jam up stories that really captivated me from the first story to the last.

The first story was by Linda Bleser and the name of it was Little Garden of the Moon. In this story we are told the story of Della Rouge who makes a bargain with the goddess of the blue moon for her infant daughter's life. Della doesn't realize how this bargain will affect her the whole of her, her daughter's and her mother's lives or even if it was really worth it in the end!

The second story is Kate's Moon by Lynn Hanna. In this story Kate is engaged to the man who gives her everything but is she really happy? She doesn't find out how unhappy she really is until her sisters give her the trip of a lifetime to Ireland, a place she's always wanted to visit. There she gets the surprise of her life!

Sanitarium by Patricia A. Rasey is the next story. We are told the story of Jake who has committed himself to the sanitarium in self-imposed exile. He's heard that if he doesn't drink blood for three years and finds true love in the month of the Blue Moon in the third year, he has a chance to become mortal again. He figures he will have the least amount of temptation in the sanitarium, right? He doesn't count on meeting Annie, the night nurse. He also doesn't count on someone murdering the residents on Annie's watch either.

Next we read *lizzie starr's story The Face of Dark Ness where Lucidea Galvagin, a forensic artist has been summoned to Scotland where she's to reconstruct a skull to found out who it was. There she meets Morghan who is very mysterious. She doesn't know how mysterious until she unlocks some very intriguing secrets about him and herself.

Janet Lane Walters story By the Light of a Full Blue Moon is last but by no means least. It tells us of two lovers who are being undermined by her supposed friend. They part for years but when they find out there's a reunion do they really want to bring back old memories again? Is there such a thing as a second chance when it comes to love?

These absolutely fabulous paranormal stories about the Blue Moon are guaranteed page turners. I know I simply couldn't put them down once I started reading. I don't even think I can pick a favorite out of these stories as they were all good in their own way. Not only that I'm an avid fan of each of these authors in turn so that made it an even more enjoyable anthology to read.

Reviewed by Kathy Boswell
Posted March 30, 2004