Blue Moon Magic [Paperback]

Dawn Thompson (Author), Deborah MacGillivray (Author), Leanne Burroughs (Author), Diane Davis White (Author), Aysel Arwen (Author), Kristi Ahlers (Author), Lee Roland (Author), Jacquie Rogers (Author), Patty Howell (Author), Monika Wolmarans (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 31, 2006

Have you ever really wanted something, but thought you couldn't have it? Just when you were about to give up all hope, the moon in the sky shone brightly. Not just ANY moon, but the rare, magical Blue Moon. Could your wish, your deepest desire, possibly come true? Do you have enough faith to trust and make that wish--or will you throw away the chance and not even try? Join with us as 15 authors tell the stories of Blue Moon Magic and 15 people who did step out on faith. Though not quite sure whether it would work or not, these people made their wishes. Did magic really happen? Did wishes come true? Well, perhaps they did. After all, magic only happens ONCE IN A BLUE MOON.

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Highland Press presents Blue Moon Magic and Blue Moon Enchantment. Each book has Fifteen stories of love and the power of a wish. Highland Press.org

Product Details

• Paperback: 312 pages
• Publisher: Highland Press (May 31, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974624942
• ISBN-13: 978-0974624945
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,463,274 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Super read! A keeper for sure!!, June 25, 2006

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Ann Marie Bradley "Contributing author for Bl... (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blue Moon Magic (Paperback)

I love anthologies because you can carry the book around and read just one story in a short time, maybe while waiting for the dentist, the doctor or whatever. Not so with Blue Moon Magic. This book grabs you with the first story, hangs on through all 15 fantastic magical adventures, and keeps you turning pages. You won't want to put this one down till you've read all 15 stories. A short run down of the stories:

1. Belle of the Blue Moon Ball by Dawn Thompson starts the magic with two mischievious fairies in an entertaining Regency to tickle your funny bone.

2. Where Sea Meets Skye by Erin Hatton is a contemporary set in Scotland. Who doesn't love a Scottish hero in a kilt? Add the legend of the selkies and magic of the Blue Moon, and you get a very satisfying read.

3. Angels In The Moonlight by Diane Davis White is a contemporary set in California. Sadie, the Shady Angel makes you laugh out loud right from the first page, and keeps you entertained through the whole story. We should all wish for an angel like Sadie to help us find our soulmate.

4. Under The Pale Moonlight by Katherine Smith is an historical set in romantic Scotland. Lady Alicia McCray goes after the man she wants, begging for his love, determined to let him know his handicap means nothing to her. With the help of a magical Blue Moon, her dream comes true.

5. Embers Desire by Meagan Hatfield is a fantasy romance about an inexperienced witch and her spell to find love. The story shows imaginative creation and moves us forward through disaster and growing love. Good wins over evil for a satisfying climax.

6. Spellbound by Aysel Arwen is set in present day Scotland, and is an intriguing story of mystery and romance, complete with a sensitive heroine and handsome Scottish Highlander to die for.

7. Enchantment By The Sea by M. J. Sager is set on a modern day Caribbeann island. Clara Barnes tries not to mix pleasure and business, but how can she not after meeting Grayson Everett? Enjoy a story about magic, passion, love, and forever!

8. Suddenly You by Jaquelin Lorin has heroine, Celine Chauvin traveling from the present, back in time with the aid of a wish on the Blue Moon and a pendant, to find love with the same man whose portrait she just restored.

9. Blue Moon And The Warrior by Lee Roland is set in present day in a Utah. While camping alone, Allison wishes on the Blue Moon for a love like her parents shared. She dreams of a carnival and her perfect lover, and the magic begins...

10. Midsummer Magic by Kristi Ahlers is set in 1557 England and Scotland. The English heroine wishes on the Blue Moon for a dark knight to carry her away from an unwanted engagement. Kieran Fraser wishes on the same moon to find a lady love. When the Laird of Clan Fraser kidnaps Meredith while swimming alone on this magical night, he falls under her spell and two souls are united forever.

11. Secret of The Blue Moon by Billie Warren Chai is set in present day New Mexico. Twelve years after parting, Zoey Blackstone and Jake Runningbear meet again. She's now an emergency room doctor and he's an Air Force rescue pilot. The storm raging inside the hospital is just as fierce as the one outside until something stronger, the secret of a magical Blue Moon, joins two souls meant to be together.

12. The Darkness and the Dreams by Kimberly Ivey Wuttke is set in present day. With the help of a wish on a Blue Moon and a comical psychic named Grandma Bikini, Paloma Delatorre finds true love with the man she thought was dead.

13. The Healer by Leanne Burroughs is a Highland historical romance rich with Scottish history and beguiling characters. With the help of a healer named Agnes and a wishing moon, lovers find their way back to each other. This short story is a special treat as we get to read more about the characters from Ms. Burroughs books, Highland Wishes & Her Highland Rogue.

14. In The Space Of A Heartbeat by Keelia Greer is an exciting futuristic vampire story with enough action, romance, and intrigue to keep every reader happy. With the help of Blue Moon magic, the hero and heroine find a loving bond with their soulmate.

15. Rider In The Storm by DeborahAnne MacGillivray is a contemporary set in Kentucky. Ciara MacIain gives Roarke Devlin a ride to town and a magical journey begins with an instantaneous spark. Roarke brings a grieving Ciara a sense of peace and awakens a longing that's been buried seven years. Blue Moon magic and a lovable cat that steals the scene make this a grand read.

The only good thing about finishing this book is knowing its companion, Blue Moon Enchantment, will be out soon with 15 different stories of magic and love under the Blue Moon.

17 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Taste for all Palates, June 24, 2006

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Patty Howell (Wellborn, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blue Moon Magic (Paperback)

Romance Galore -- From regency to contemporary and beyond to time travel and paranormal -- You'll find it all within these pages. 15 talented writers weave marvelous tales of love for you the reader.

Drink from the claret offered by Dawn Thompson in Belle of the Blue Moon Ball.
Bask on the shores and enjoy the selkies of the Isle of Skye with Erin Hatton's Where Sea Meets Skye.
Fly with the angels, Sadie the not so saintly and her mentor Pricilla, in Diane Davis White's Angel in the Moonlight.
Laugh at the antics of a spurned lass who turns her charms on the object of her desire in Katherine Smith's Under the Pale Moonlight.
Beware the newfound powers of a young witch in Meagan Hatfield's Ember's Desire.
Delight in the powerful love that breaks a curse in Aysel Arwen's Spellbound.
Travel to a Caribbean island resort and find love in M.J. Sager's Enchantment by the Sea.
Board a Mississippi riverboat and travel back in time to meet the man in the portrait in Jaquelin Lorin's Suddenly You.
Hike and camp on a mountain where the hero of your dream leads you to happiness in Lee Roland's Blue Moon and the Warrior.
Ride atop a horse with the arms of your kidnapper wrapped around you in Kristi Ahlers' Midsummer Magic.
Batten down the hatches of the emergency room during a storm reuniting young lovers in Billie Warren Chai's Secret of the Blue Moon.
Cry and cheer on Paloma and Grandma Bikini as they join forces to intervene in an order to remove life support from a comatose man in Kimberly Ivey Wuttke's The Darkness and the Dreams.
Grieve the loss and welcome the love of a stranger in a déjà vu encounter in DeborahAnne MacGillivray's Rider in the Storm.
Lock and load your weapons to protect the world's blood supply and defeat the otherwordly demon in Keelia Greer's In the Space of a Heartbeat.
And last, but far from least, allow your heart to be melted by a warworn warrior as he woos a talented though embittered woman in Leanne Burroughs' The Healer.
All these marvelous stories will have you laughing and crying, but definitely loving the various heroes and heroines.

And make sure and put Blue Moon Magic's companion anthology, Blue Moon Enchantment, on your list to purchase in the next few weeks.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Anthology - Something for Everyone, July 10, 2006

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M. Rondeau (West Springfield, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blue Moon Magic (Paperback)

Take fifteen incredibly gifted authors, give them a promising premise to base a story upon and you will get a bountiful tome with just as many remarkable magically induced stories to savor and enjoy. Anything can happen when you make a wish upon a `blue moon' and the results can be spectacular! Check them out for yourself.

Belle of the Blue Moon Ball - Dawn Thompson - Best selling author Thompson delights fans with a regency set ballroom, two made for one another soul mates who'd never met, and two determined fairies - Oberon and the dubious bungling Puck, who make falling in love under a blue moon a total delight!

Where the Sea Meets Skye - Erin E. M. Hatton - When Celine Terreau, a marine biologist met Ronan Morrison while on vacation on the Isle of Skye he was able to lay to rest the betrayal of an old boyfriend and open up a whole new world of possibilities for a new life filled with magical possibilities!

Angels In the Moonlight - Diane Davis White - Somewhere over the rainbow Sadie, the Shady Angel is up to her old antics with delightful results when she and her mentor Pricilla help musician Nathan and singer Olivia make beautiful music together. Delightful!

Under the Pale Moonlight - Katherine Smith - Alicia McCray had fallen in love with Arthur Cameron as a young girl. Now as a woman she knew he loved her, but she knew that drastic measures were needed to convince him that his handicap could not alter her love as much as it was crippling his thinking. Sweetly satisfying!

Ember's Desire - Meagan Hatfield - Ember Galenorn's greatest desire was to leave Wychwood, but so far the inept witch had yet to cast a spell that worked, although this last one brought her a naked male. Perhaps one final wish on a blue moon might help him to remain the desire in her heart she truly longed for. Adorable characterizations and sexy!

Spellbound - Aysel Arwen - Emma MacPherson had felt lost and alone for a long time; more so now that her parents had died. Losing her mothers ring would have been devastating which was why she was searching the shores of Loch Ness in the middle of the night to find it. When Alex Grant came along and blessedly helped her find the ring, she had no idea that repaying him for the favor would bring her the one thing she'd been searching for all her life - an everlasting love. - Sensual and breathtakingly lovely!

Enchantment By the Sea - M. J. Sager - Clara Barnes had heard all the big come-ons before and been burnt badly. No matter how good Grayson Everett looked she was not about to make that mistake again, but one night when the blue moon shone bright over the sea, she let her guard down. Would this be another mistake or the heartfelt wish of a lifetime. Oooh so very sensual!

Suddenly You - Jaquelin Lorin -- When art restorer Celine Chauvin made a wish of knowing `who' the gorgeous man in the portrait she'd been restoring was, she had no idea that wish would land her 130 years in the past and face to face with Mr. Gorgeous himself. Luscious time-travel, delicious Mr. Gorgeous!

Blue Moon and the Warrior - Lee Roland - Allison was planning a vacation alone in the desert of Utah to gain some perspective and get over the end of a two-year relationship, what she experienced was a dream night filled with passion and romance or was it really a dream? She who continually sought perfection found in the end that one elusive feeling that would be real. - Sensual, steamy and magical.

Midsummer Magic - Kristi Ahlers - Setting Cumbria, England, 1557 - Meredith was restless after finding out she'd been betrothed. With nothing to lose she made a wish upon the blue moon for true love to find her. Kieran Fraser was out stealing horses when he came upon the beauty who then stole his heart. He'd then do what any self respecting Scot would do, he'd kidnap and make her his own lady wife. - Sweetly sensual, lovely.

Secret of the Blue Moon - Billie Waren Chai - Zoey Blackstone had left Jake Runningbear twelve years before after his mother had run her out of town. Now she was back, not as white trash but as a full fledged ER doctor. Jake never knew why she left and blamed her all those years for breaking his heart, but now under the magic of the `blue moon' he would discover the truth and they'd recapture a love that never died. - Sensational, fast moving totally engrossing.

The Darkness and the Dreams - Kimberly Ivey - Unable to write since her fiancé Robert's death on the eve of their wedding two years before.Paloma Delatorre filled her days with volunteer work at the hospital. Reading to comatose patient David Hopkins she had an uncanny feeling that he understood and actually listened. Not until her wacky 84 year old neighbor `Grandma Bikini' came by did she realize just how much he understood! -- Fabulous, fast-paced and delightfully magical!

The Healer - Leanne Burroughs - Old Agnes was aggravated as the big lummox known as Warwick hauled her off to the castle Drummond. She remained by herself all these years never wanting to feel again, yet this auld warrior was intent on making her feel things she swore she'd never feel again. Would a wish on the `blue moon' melt the bitterness of Agnes' heart allow old Warwick to finally find the other half of his heart. - Wonderful - this one made the tears run down my face with joy.

In the Space of a Heartbeat - Keelia Greer - Earth 5046 -- Melania Knight was sent by the CGIA to protect the wealthy, available and utterly divine scientist Trevor Kerrin, but she had always felt a pull towards him and tried to keep this meeting strictly business. Unfortunately, Trevor had other things on his mind and one of them was finally claiming his soulmate - Melania. - Features intergalactic sexy vampires playing with super cool weapons and toys - so yummy!

Rider in the Storm - DeborahAnne MacGillivray - Ciara MacIain had stopped living seven years ago when her beloved fiancé Derek had died in an automobile accident. On the anniversary of his death she found herself traveling down the same road at the same time of that long ago fateful night and like déjà vu spotted another read sports car plunged off the side of the road. Roarke Fraser Devlin, the tall dark handsome driver wasn't Derek but yet there was something very familiar about him....could her earlier wish on the `blue moon' that night have something to do with this feeling of recognition that ignited her very soul? Would her heart recognize his? -- Awesome imagery, heart tugging intensity - beautiful story, simply beautiful.

Marilyn Rondeau, RIO - Reviewers International Organization