"A charming anthology"

"Once in A Blue Moon" by Lori Foster. Since moving to Delicious, Ohio six months ago, Stan Tucker has wanted widow Jenna Rowan, owner of The Book Nook. Since she shows no indication of reciprocity, he has hidden his feelings and blocked out his paranormal ability to read minds especially hers. However, the blue moon enhances his skills so when he enters her store during such a lunar moment, Stan is overwhelmed by Jenna's images of XXX sex with him.

"Moon Magnetism" by Lucy Monroe. Every full moon, hotel manager Ivy Kendall turns into a magnet, who devastates electronic devices. Her boss Blake Hawthorne visits Delicious to insure the installment of a computerized system that Ivy has avoided installing. Ivy expects to lose her job except that she and Blake have an attraction much more powerful than magnetism.

"Moonstruck" by Dianne Castell. Leaving the Delicious courthouse following her divorce from a philandering spouse, Julia Simon wishes the rat would fall into the town fountain, which he does. Next Julia wishes that private investigator Marc Adams would ask her out on a date followed by heated sex, both occurs. Other wishes come true too. Julia concludes that the blue moon is granting her wishes, but now knows what it is like to get what you wish for; one night is not enough with Marc, but will he desire more without the magic to compel him?

Fans of heated fantasy romance will not want to wait for a full moon to read these wickedly delicious tales containing STAR QUALITY protagonists. Readers could not wish for a better collection than these three entertaining novellas.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted May 23, 2005

Meet three people with a little something special whose love lives are about to turn wild, crazy, sensual, and oh-so-hot. Blame it on the moon? Sure. But who's complaining, anyway...

Summary

Blue Moon by Lori Foster
It's all because of that stupid blue moon. That's what Stan Tucker thinks as he walks through Delicious, Ohio, suddenly privy to everyone's innermost thoughts, a gift courtesy of a rare blue moon. What most people have on their minds is boring—grocery lists, work woes, appointments. But not Jenna Rowan's super-private thoughts. The pretty, shy bookstore owner is having decidedly hot thoughts about Stan...naked, sweaty, not-for-primetime thoughts. Stan's lusted after Jenna for ages, but he never thought the proper lady was interested. Now that he knows, he intends to do something about it, and this time, he won't be the only one howling at the moon...

Moon Magnetism by Lucy Monroe
Ivy Kendall dreads the full moon. For generations, women in her family have been extremely magnetic on that day—which was fine fifty years ago but not in the age of hard drives and cell phones. That's why the hotel manager has resisted the technological improvements her boss wants her to implement. Now, the sexy, dynamic Blake Hawthorne is coming to insist on the upgrades in person. Shoot, he'll probably fire her. Being around Blake makes her body go as haywire as a full moon, maybe even more. And as long as she's going to be out of a job soon, there's no reason not to use a little of that magnetism to her advantage, luring him into an elevator where the only electricity that will work is the kind they generate themselves...

Moonstruck by Dianne Castell
For years, Julia Simon has had the worst luck, married to a man who cheated on her left, right, and center. Now, the pretty divorcee is ready for her luck to change, and it is...big time. Ever since she unknowingly performed a Blue Moon ritual, Julia's wishes seem to be coming true. So why not wish for wild, unbridled passionate sex with hunky P.I. Marc Adams? Well, because when it happens, it's so amazingly good, that's why. Now, with the blue moon due to end in three days' time, Julia can only wonder if it's just a spell or the start of a whole new life...

Be careful of wishful thinking. It just might get you everything...