When You Wish: An Anthology of Stories - Softcover

Jane Feather; Patricia Coughlin; Sharon & Tom

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9780553576436: When You Wish: An Anthology of Stories

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553576437 ISBN 13: 9780553576436

Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, 1997

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"To thine own wish be true. Do not follow the moth to the star."
So says the message in an exquisite green bottle. Is it a wish? A warning? A spell to cast over a lover? In these six charming love stories, a mysterious bottle brings a touch of magic to the lives of all who possess it....
"Wishful Thinking" by Jane Feather. To be taken seriously as a scientist, the bespectacled Rosie Belmont passes herself off as a man...but her plan backfires when a very attractive fellow scientist arrives for an all-too-lengthy visit.
"The Blackmoor Devil" by Patricia Coughlin. A legendary rake purchases a spell from a witch...and encounters a love he thought lost forever.
"The Natural Child" by Sharon and Tom Curtis. When a proper young lady makes a wish she didn't intend, she soon finds herself trapped in a bedroom with London's wickedest womanizer.
"Bewitched" by Elizabeth Elliott. A headstrong lord knows that he must marry a suitable girl, so why is it that only a spirited and highly unsuitable vixen enthralls him?
"Forever" by Patricia Potter. A beautiful smuggler is terrified when a mysterious stranger uncovers her family's darkest secret...only to learn fate has a surprise in store for her.
"The Unwanted Bride" by Suzanne Robinson. When a dashing earl proposes to a woman he's never seen, he ends up with the wrong bride...and, just maybe, his heart's desire.
Six spellbinding stories that are pure magic...from today's most beloved romance authors.

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About the Author:

Jane Feather is the New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of Almost a Bride, The Wedding Game, The Bride Hunt, The Bachelor List, Kissed by Shadows, To Kiss a Spy, The Widow's Kiss, The Least Likely Bride, The Accidental Bride, The Hostage Bride, A Valentine Wedding, The Emerald Swan, and many other historical romances. She was born in Cairo, Egypt, and grew up in the New Forest, in the South of England. She began her writing career after she and her family moved to Washington, D.C., in 1981. She now has more than ten million copies of her books in print.

Patricia Coughlin is an award-winning romance writer. Her books include Wedding Magic and The Lost Enchantress. She received the RITA award from Romance Writers of America and a Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times.

Tom and Sharon Curtis, a husband and wife writing team, have received numerous accolades for their classic regency romances of the 1980s. Lightning That Lingers was their first title published under the Loveswept imprint, in December 1983. In addition to their many historical romances, the couple has written several contemporary romance novels under the name of Robin James. The couple has since retired from writing.

Tom Curtis and his wife and writing partner, Sharon, have received numerous accolades for their classic regency romances of the 1980s. Lightning That Lingers was their first title published under the Loveswept imprint, in December 1983. In addition to their many historical romances, the couple has written several contemporary romance novels under the name of Robin James. The couple has since retired from writing.

Elizabeth Elliott took a turn off the corporate fast track to write romances on the shores of a lake not far from Woebegone. She is the author of The Warlord, Scoundrel, Betrothed, and The Dark Knight.

Synopsis:

A magical bottle brings happiness to those who find it in a mystical collection of love stories that includes "Wishful Thinking," by Jane Feather, "The Blackmoor Devil," by Patricia Coughlin, and tales by Sharon and Tom Curtis, Elizabeth Elliott, Patricia Potter, and Suzanne Robinson.

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