Eleven of the world's most popular romance authors celebrate the love of learning and the learning of love. Authors include Madeline Baker, Mary Balough, Elaine Barbieri, Lori Copeland, Cassie Edwards, Heather Graham, Catherine Hart, Virginia Henley, Penelope Neri, Diana Palmer, and Janelle Taylor. Original.
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Eleven different authors, eleven different stories of love, and eleven different families of characters to cherish. And they are all under one cover! This anthology, historical for the most part, begins during the reign of Edward III with the story of Genevieve and Robert, the Earl of Betancourt. Here we learn of a book that Genevieve, a poetess and balladeer, comes to cherish as she shares the story of two lovers destined to be together, with Robert. Genevieve and Robert's own story of love and happiness rivals the books, and Robert, who has never learned to read well before - knights have no time for reading - must study the book looking for the very answers he needs to win the lady of his heart. From there, the remaining stories, each as outstanding, are the stories of Genevieve and Robert's descendants. Genevieve had made beautiful copies to give each of her children who in turn always leave the legacy to their own child. For over 400 years the book remains with the descendant of those who came before as we travel with them to the high seas, out west, and even to a commune in the 1960's! Each story has one other all important link. Usually, one of the main characters either cannot read, or perhaps uses their precious book to help teach others. In one story, the book's owner is a son, who gives the book to the lady he loves to prove to the grandfather that she is his daughter's child in order to make a better life for her. For as the book says, Through sacrifice, love reaches its noblest expression. The book brings not only a memorable love story and inspiration to it's owners, but also the gift of reading. The book holds many inscriptions, such as With honor, comes glory, which come to mean a lot to the generations of holders. The book is quite a legacy, containing personal messages from each of the women (and men) who held it before. Each generation becomes enchanted with the story of Damon and Angeline, as will every reader fortunate enough to travel through the years, from battles to ballrooms, from love story to love story, with Love's Legacy.All profits from Love's Legacy will benefit The Literacy Partnership, a national organization promoting reading among adults. Satisfaction guaranteed! Never before has such an outstanding compilation of romance been offered to readers! Generations of love that you'll treasure for a lifetime! Another winning tribute to the genre!Diane Potwin -- Copyright © 1994-97 Literary Times, Inc. All rights reserved -- From Literary Times
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
All way too short - but Balogh, Edwards and Neri managed to make it work!,
By Gemma "bookworm" (Alberta, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Love's Legacy (Leisure Super Special January 1996) (Paperback)
From the back cover:
Imagine a book--a love story--so hauntingly romantic, so emotionally powerful that it changes the lives of all who read it. Eleven of the greatest romance writers in the world have envisioned such a tale and brought it to life, creating a heartfelt personal legacy: a volume dedicated to the cause of literacy in the United States. Between these covers are noble knights and dashing swashbucklers, penniless waifs and beautiful belles--all those whose destinies have been touched by Love's Legacy.All profits will be donated to The Literacy Partners! And my review: The problem with this book is that all of the stories are just way too short. There are eleven novellas in a book that is 441 pages long. Do the math and you end up with about 30 - 40 pages per story (I counted, and they all fell within that range). One thing that really disappointed me is that the love story that affects everyone who reads it is not here. It's something that is only alluded to in each novella, but doesn't really exist. There is no actual story of Damon and Angeline, it's only referred to. I would have really liked this book to start out with the book that all the other stories in it refer to and are affected by, instead of just leaving it up to my imagination. But maybe that's just me... Almost all of the stories dealt with someone who could not read, but wanted to learn, in keeping with the cause of literacy that this book was published to help promote. Some of the stories just made me snort in disbelief. Seriously. Out loud. (Glad I was at home at the time!) In Virginia Henley's, she uses the most ridiculous description during the love scene. Madeline Baker makes a huge mistake in hers. In it, the power goes out, so the heroine has to light candles, yet somehow her stove works so that she can make hot chocolate. Hmm, I've never been in a selective power outage before (and no, it wasn't a wood or gas stove!) That being said, some of this book was enjoyable, but there was pretty much no room for anything besides plot, and this was not a sampling of anyone's best work. However, Mary Balogh's Regency, Cassie Edward's Native American, and Penelopi Neri's Dickens' style romances were all very good. I kept the book for those three stories. And I did like the idea of a story so touching that it changed the life of anyone who read it. Titles in this book (in the order they appear): Fairy Tale by Heather Graham Letter of Love by Virginia Henley The Betrothal Ball by Mary Balogh Golden Treasures by Catherine Hart Loving Charity by Elaine Barbieri Savage Fantasy by Cassie Edwards Hidden Treasures by Penelope Neri Winds of Change by Janelle Taylor Annabelle's Legacy by Diana Palmer Kindred Hearts by Lori Copeland To Love Again by Madeline Baker
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Timeless Story,
By A Customer
This review is from: Love's Legacy (Leisure Super Special January 1996) (Paperback)
The story starts during Medievel times and ending in the present day. All the stories revolve around this one book, a love story written when books were rare and costly. This book brings couples together...they love the love story. Some of the stories don't flow as well as others. hence only the four stars. Overall a really wonderful book, makes you laugh and it makes you cry.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A beautiful demonstration of what love is...,
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This review is from: Love's Legacy (Leisure Super Special January 1996) (Paperback)
I personally love this book. Yeah, all the individual stories were way too short, but what can you expect from a book that is written by so many authors? In a way, i like short stories because it makes you appreciate the characters that much more.
All stories were based around a book that was passed down from generation to generation. This book talked about how love was reached through struggle, risks, and determination. The characters in each of the stories had different personalities yet they all had something in common....love. There has to be at least one story in this book that you can relate to or that you feel can really happen outside of a book. I think the authors did a fabulous job in keeping their stories based around a book, and they each displayed love in a different way through different obstacles. I really recommend it as it gives you an insight into a lot of different authors and how they write and what characters they use. My personal favorite was the last one by Madeline Baker.
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