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A Little Fate

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If you already have The Once Upon Series then DO NOT buy this book. If you don't you will enjoy this book. Nora Roberts' is a fantastic writer and this is a rerelease of her earlier works.

This is one of her three-for-one deals. Three favorite tales of love and magic! Others such as this are A LITTLE MAGIC and FROM THE HEART. Early in her career, she wrote under the name of J. D. Robb, seventeen with "Death" in the titles and now REMEMBER WHEN using the old name. She is most prolific with seven series of three to six novels on a particular topic and/or same characters. She has twenty-two other novels, two anthologies under the old name and, also available, THE OFFICIAL NORA ROBERTS COMPANION.

In THE WITCHING HOUR, a wizard's spell brings a heroine to the kingdom which has been plagued by tragedy. She is a lovely woman who must follow her destiny in battle as well as heart in love. Even the gods can't save this place until the 'lady' arrives on the scene in Twylia. This reads more like science fiction with the strange fantasy names. Sometimes, fate is deceiving with its promises of better things to come. Our fates are decided by a higher power, no matter how we may strive to change it. We are here for a purpose, for a certain time, and when that is reached, we are needed no more. "We'll be happy." "Yes, until the end of days." It's just a fairytale to have eternal life.

In WINTER ROSE, Deirdre wearing a red cloak, thinks "Men are such odd creatures" as she discovers a young wounded soldier lying out in the eternal winter. He had fought three enemy soldiers and lay bleeding in the snow, which saved him as his strength waned. He'd give half a kingdom to spend the last hour of his life by a fire's light and heat, he thought. He reached up to her red hood and realized that she was real and not a rose at all. The young queen's magic healed his wounds,and he warms her heart with the joys of true love. Now, that is what I call fate, to almost die and then find someone you can love until the end of time.

IN A WORLD APART is so like THE GIRL OF HIS DREAMS by Stephen Donaldson, which takes place in Medieval times only this time the Demon Slayer is the female and the 20th Century New Yorker is male. She finds a strange new world in America as did the woman librarian of the Donaldson book when she was transported back to Europe during Medieval times, where things were primitive and 'hard.' These are romances in the vein of Rosemary Rogers with passion, desire and much lovemaking.

Nora Roberts also wrote a similar title LITTLE FATE, A 12-COPY FLOOR. Magic and love abounds in her stories. They are great for young housewives whose lives have lost that loving feeling.

I'm as hardened a reader as the next, but sometimes life throws one a curve and you just want to curl up with something magical which will be uplifting and *happy*. Not only are these stories uplifting and happy but they are written with wonderful language. I am so sick of the word "fisted" in chic lit ("he fisted his hands in her hair".....it is halfway between fight night and school yard brawls...........THAT is modern romance? ugh)..............this is softer, dreamier and perfect for winter's end. I wish we had more of these out of time, out of space ADULT fairy tales.

This has 3 great stories of love and magic and true destiny. Each one shows how if you believe in love than anything is worth it in the end.

I love these stories with magick and love. It truly leaves you with a wonderful feeling.

I am a HUGE Nora Roberts fan, but this book was not one of my favorites. It wasn't the quality I've come to expect from reading so many of her other books. However, I hesitate to judge too harshly, because they are short stories, so the characters and stories are not as in depth as her others. If this is your first Nora book, please try another- she's an excellent author!

Worst Book Ever!!! Far below the expected excellance of Nora. Not worth 5 cents let alone $5+. Nora is a great writer and these stories are just beneath her. If I could I wouldn't even give this book 1 star.

My mother lent me this book, she thought I'd enjoy. HA! it was the worst load of garbage. If this was her early work she should have left in the box! Is she hard up for cash? The plotlines were all begged, borrowed, and stolen. The characters were square (which means not developed roundly). The sex scenes were overplayed or underplayed depending on how you tumble. Her male voices were lacking. She couldn't even find new names for the characters - had to borrow them from other authors. I have never read any of her other books and now I certainly never will. I'm told she is a very good writer, so shouldn't she have known better than to publish this drivel? My brain/senses need(s) a day of bad television to wash the haunting memories of a bad book away. Even Matlock reruns would be better! I know that sounds harsh, but gosh, this book was really truly horrible!