"Lovely romantic fantasy anthology"

Wolf Moon by Nora Roberts. Simone hikes Italian mountains when a feral beast bites her. Eleven years later in Maine, recluse Simone takes her canine to her vet only to find out that his nephew Gabe has taken over the practice. She knows he is her mate, but retreats to her isolated home before he realizes the truth about her.

Moon Winter by Jill Gregory. Sorceress Ondrea the Terrible places an evil spell on Queen Lise. Her sister Princess Gwynna needs to travel to the Valley of Org where the sorceress lives to find a counter-spell. Only her family enemy Keir of Blackthorne has successfully ventured in and out of Org. She needs him as a guide, but would he risk his life for his enemy?

Blood on the Moon by Ruth Ryan Langan. Laird Rothwick's brutal warriors kill and rape Highlanders, leaving behind many orphaned children. Alana Lament provides a home to the orphans while only the Dark Angel defies Rothwick. In a final confrontation with Rothwick's minion, the Dark Angel needs special help against an invincible foe.

West of the Moon by Marianne Willman. Phoebe Sutton heads to Thorne Court when she reaches a fork. As the faerie know if she chooses the wrong path she will die. Arriving at her destination she meets her childhood companion Gordon Tremaine who she believes is the ugliest man on the planet. She is the only person who can save him, but free will can lead to danger and love.

These four romantic speculative fiction stories are prime tales from this talented quartet. They hook the audience from the first novella until the last.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted September 14, 2004

...in this all-new collection of short stories from "four of America's most beloved romance authors" (Publishers Weekly)—New York Times bestselling authors Nora Roberts, Jill Gregory, Ruth Ryan Langan, and Marianne Willman.

Summary

A full moon is in the sky—and love is in the air...

From mysterious warriors to evil sorceresses, from full moon cravings to moon witch spells, these enchanting new tales of love and legend, magic and mystery are as menacing and alluring as the moon itself...