Dream by the Fire: Winter Magic; An Anthology of Short Stories

Book Title: Dream by the Fire: Winter Magic; An Anthology of Short Stories
Authors: Esmerelda Bishop, Lanie Fuller, Jamie Hill, Ava Rose Johnson, Kelly Madden, Lyra Marlowe, Kim Rees, Emily Ryan-Davis, Fiona Shinn.
Publisher: Freya’s Bower
ISBN: 1-934069-85-X
Genre: Contemporary/Paranormal/Fantasy/Time Travel
Publisher’s URL: http://www.freyasbower.com/
Nymph’s Rating: 5
Your Literary Nymph’s Reviewer: Moon Nymph

This anthology starts off with a sweet tale of a woman named Gabby who has been physically drawn into the plot of her favorite book. Lord Devlin McCalister is the main character who mistakes her for another. Readers would think this tale has already been written and that Gabby is just following along with the script- but they’d be wrong.

The sweet romances continue with a tale of the oldest love imaginable, the love between a woman and her husband. She’s had a feeling of Déjà vu. Mix it in with some mistletoe and a love for kissing and you have a Christmas to be remembered.

A classic story of boy meets girl but this girl has a cast on her leg. The family thinks no one is good enough for their Deidre. Cabin fever motivates her to go out with a new friend who may not be exactly what she expects. Her parent’s disapproval may be all that’s needed to make things work.

Letting go can sometimes mean coming together. Communication has broken down for Grace and John. A present under the tree and a few honest, spoken words might change everything. This story proves that the magic of making love can heal some wrongs.

Soonsee has been warned about the Fair Folk. Her grandmother even gave her a talisman for protection. A price must be paid for a Yule tree and Soonsee didn’t pay hers. A distant secret may change the path her lonely life has taken up until now. Readers will find a delightful world of enchanting characters written here.

Yet another man has left Siobhan alone, and at Christmas no less. With her family gone shopping and her birthday coming up it seems logical to spend time with her good friend Ethan. He’s never approved of any boyfriend she ever had. She may think that casual sex can erase all of her pain but he has a different agenda in mind.

Sophie and David end up alone on the most celebrated evening of the year- Einmal nach a Modresnach, or The Night of the Mothers. Sophie is awakened from her sexy dream and pulled into an even sexier situation, or what that the dream? A new single mother does not a sexpot make, or so Sophie thinks. Someone may just prove her wrong.

How does a depressed chef end up in farm town baking cakes for Christmas? And all alone for the holidays. When a green-eyed Dominic Marlow shows up from out of town all of chef Julia feels all the holiday blues slip away. Is love at first sight even possible? Julia Alston certainly hopes so.

Readers will be enthralled by the many choices of romance in this Winter anthology. The sweet ones will make you ‘ahhh’ and the tangy ones will make you ‘ohhh’ but all of them will leave a satisfied read in your heart.