Dream Quest: Nine Spellbinding Paranormal Romances (Paperback)

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4 ½ Stars!...a delightful anthology! -- Thea Candee for The Romance Readers’ Connection

5 Stars!...Discover these jewels of paranormal romance for yourself. -- Celia for A Romance Review

Nine incredible stories full of imagination, intrigue, love, passion and excitement. -- Tracey West for The Road to Romance

Outstanding is one word that springs to mind, while phantasmagorical is another. -- Harriet Klausner, #1 Amazon Reviewer

You will find yourself reading these gems at a steady clip, relishing the unique and well-written quality of each tale. -- Viviane Crystal, Crystal Reviews

Product Description

You're invited to follow your heart and your dreams through nine stunning paranormal romances, including stories by award-winning authors Megan Sybil Baker, Rosemary Laurey, CB Scott and J.C. Wilder!

In "Lady of Maragorn", true love is threatened by a lifelong curse...In "Kallaayt", a dragon must fight for the human woman he loves...A contemporary woman wakes in the arms of her favorite swashbuckling movie hero and struggles to save his legendary land in "Knight Moves"...A woman on a space station befriends a man she believes can never love her if he learns she's crippled in "The Girl in a Box"...In walking "Through the Woods" divorcee Beth faces a haunting challenge, and a man with a broken heart...and a Chalith warrior risks revealing his dark secret to save the life of the woman he's been sent to kill in "To Call the Moons".

Life, love, ghosts, space stations, shapeshifters, dragons, intergalactic intrigue and more! Enter the romantic and intriguing worlds of Dream Quest...now!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 178 pages
• Publisher: LTDBooks (October 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1553164946
• ISBN-13: 978-1553164944
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,288,055 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5.5 star review!, March 3, 2004

By	"tteditor" (Washington DC) - See all my reviews

From Timeless Tales reviewer Chere Gruever

DREAMQUEST is an anthology of nine different tales by very talented authors. The one thing that binds all nine stories together is a quest for love.

THE BEAUTY IN THE BEAST, by K.G. McAbee is the story of Erik and Arraine DuBois. Erik's father is a gambler. He lost their whole estate in a game of chance. Erik's older brothers left as soon as they could, leaving Erik to care for the old man. Well, imagine Erik's surprise when his father tells him of his newest loss. You see, Erik is now to live in the castle with Lady DuBois. His father lost quite a bit of money and Lady DuBois bought his debt in return for Erik's companionship. Erik's first sight of Lady Arraine DuBois is quite shocking. She appears in the chair next to him and wears a mask.

THE GIRL IN THE BOX by Janet Miller is set in the futur. Amirilla Asteras works the late shift voluntarily for she doesn't want anyone to see her. Her legs were mangled at birth and her whole lower body is encased in a box. It's the only mobility she has. Ganth is an unattached Gaian male and Ami's friend. He never leaves his ship when in port. Amirilla knows Ganth wants to see her, but Ami refuses. She knows she will be unacceptable as a mate to anyone and is afraid of what will happen when Ganth finally sees her.

C.B. Scott's KNIGHT MOVES is the contemporary story of Janie Lane. She is not the type of woman to have men crawling all over her. Even her mother always called her "Plain Jane". That's probably the reason she's here in the theater on a Saturday night watching KNIGHT MOVES for the fifth time. A man enters the theater and flirts with her. Right after the movie begins, she feels a pull on her purse and scuffles with the man, ending up banging her head into the wall. When she wakes up, she finds herself in the movie!

KALLAAYT'S TALE by Rosemary Laurey is a tail of dragons. In this story, we have a group of dragons staying far away from mortals. Their numbers have been dwindling and they need human mates to increase their numbers again. Kallaayt has met a mortal woman named Gwen. She lives in an inn and knows him as Kall, a peddler. Kall stays at her father's inn whenever he travels. Gwen has promised herself to Kall. Now is the time for Kallaayt to go and claim Gwen. But before he can bring her home, he must tell her what he is.

INTERFACE by Isabo Kelly is another futuristic story. Gina's father is a noted scientist and she is working on a special project for him. But someone has been sending serious threats to her father and then carrying them out. The next name on the list is Gina's. Her father convinces her to stay away from work for a month and go with two men he has hired to protect her. The two men are both very good looking, but Gina is drawn to the leader, Mr. Alexander.

The next story is a contemporary, THROUGH THE WOODS by Ellen Edgar. Beth Hawthorne was devastated when she discovered her husband's infidelity and decided to move into an isolated cabin for a while. The only company Beth will have will be her cat. Beth decides to go for a walk and runs into a little girl who asks for her help. Her father is hurting and she wants Beth to help him. The child refuses to go into the run down building with Beth. Inside she finds a man with a gun.

SMOKE AND MIRRORS by Donna MacMeans is another contemporary story. Amber has always been fat and is never invited when her co-workers plan to go out after work. After work, she decides to take a route that will keep her away from people. She sees a small antique shop. Once inside, the shopkeeper shows her a beautiful amber necklace. The shopkeeper names a ridiculously low price for the necklace, but he will only accept cash. Amber checks her wallet and finds herself a dollar short. The shopkeeper tells her to check her change and she finds the dollar in coin. The shopkeeper tells her the necklace told him it was meant for her and the amount to charge for it. Amber is expecting to spend the weekend alone again and tells herself she wishes she was thin. When she wakes up, she looks in a mirror and she's thin.

TO CALL THE MOONS by Megan Sybil Baker is another fantasy. Torrin is a full-blood Chalith, a mage. He came in response to a calling and found her in the prison of Frothborn. He came to her in the guise of a guard. She hired him to help her escape and take her to Master Rowan. She looks like a thief and gave her name as Miera. The Chalith have been hunted and killed until they are down to seven in number. He needs to discover her purpose in seeking Master Rowan. Of course, once she discovers what he is, he will have to kill her. He finds himself strangely reluctant to do so. Torrin is attracted to her.

Our last story, LADY OF MARAGORN by J.C.Wilder, is another fantasy. Nia, Lady of Maragorn, has been cursed. Her mother, an elf, fell in love with a mortal man. When she told him of her pregnancy, he turned his back on her. Nia must kiss her true love in order to break the curse. She has tried, many times and her home is filled with the little stone gargoyles that were once men. She has lived this lonely existence for over two hundred years and is tired of it. She has decided to kill herself. Nia dresses in the gown that was to be her mother's wedding gown and goes to the cliff. Just before she jumps off, a man comes and begs her aid. Two dwarves are following him. They demand the return of the man. Nia refuses and scares them away. Nia is a healer and decides to heal the man before she takes her life.

There is a story for every taste in DREAM QUEST. Everything from fantasy to contemporary and science fiction. All nine of these stories will take you away to a different time and place in your quest for love. They are all very well written with wonderful believable characters and you can understand the time and place from the very beginning of the tale. Even though they are all very different stories, I got an immediate feel for the tale from the very beginning of the story. I can't recommend DREAM QUEST highly enough!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful New Anthology of Paranormal/Sci Fi Romance!, October 2, 2003

By	Silmarwen (Huntington Beach, CA United States) - See all my reviews

Dream Quest contains 9 short stories by 9 different authors. It includes:

'The Beauty in the Beast' by K.G. McAbee - When Erik's father looses him in a game of chance, he is forced to serve Lady Arraine DuBois, the mystery woman in the silver mask. She comes to him to talk, but never lets him touch her or see her face. What Erik cannot figure out is why?

'The Girl in the Box' by Janet Miller - Amirilla Asteras was born crippled due to her mother's exposure to radiation. She has always lived in a box and so she keeps to herself, working 3rd shift at the space station and making few friends. However, she and Ganth, a Gaian, who comes to dock at the station, have become friends - maybe more than friends. But how can she face him, knowing what his reaction will be to the box?

'Knight Moves' by C.B. Scott - Janie Lane is used to doing things alone so she isn't really bothered too much by going to see her favorite movie starring Kenrick Bonel in a deserted theater. But when a freak accident thrusts Janie into the movie opposite Kenrick where his ladylove is supposed to be, Janie is forced to call upon reserves of courage that she never knew she had...

'Kallaayt's Tale' by Rosemary Laurey - Kallaayt, a dragon, seeing the happiness of Aaragh and Myfanwy (their story is in Paradox), is determined to return to the human world and ask Gwen to be his mate. However, when he returns to Gwen's city, he finds things are much changed. He also discovers that Gwen has been brutally raped and is expecting the man's child. How can Kallaayt convince Gwen that he still loves her and that she is worthy of his love?

'Interface' by Isabo Kelly - Gina is a scientist for Xanac Corp and has been working with a small team on a secret project researching M-SIDs. She is determined to come up with a solution to the planet's problems, but death threats arrive as a traitor leaks their progress. Gina is forced to rely on the expertise of Alex Longfeather to keep her safe from their terrorists. But will Alex still care for her when he finds out what the M-SIDs did to her?

'Through the Woods' by Ellen Edgar - Beth Hawthorne fled to the old cabin on the lake to escape her divorce. She felt so alone and was actually happy to meet the small girl playing in the woods. When the girl, Jenny, asked Beth to help her father, Beth had no idea that he was planning on committing suicide. Why would a man who had such a wonderful daughter ever plan on leaving her?

'Smoke & Mirrors' by Donna MacMeans - When Amber Wilson finds a magical necklace at an old junk shop, she is thrilled to find that her wish of loosing 20 pounds has come true. She gets a total makeover and is excited to be going out with a gorgeous new guy, Todd Fletcher. Until she discovers that the magic only seems to work sometimes...

'To Call the Moons' by Megan Sybil Baker - Torrin is a Chalith, a master of an ancient mage line, hunted for his skills and feared for what he is. But he also responds to Callings and Miera has called him, for what purpose, he does not know. All that Torrin does know is that he must kill Miera before she finds out what he truly is...

'Lady of Maragorn' by J.C. Wilder - Nia, a half elf healer, has lived alone in the woods since her mother died. Renowned throughout the land for her healing powers, there are some brave souls who overcome their fear to ask for her aid. Other brave heroes come to break the terrible curse that was laid on her when she was a child. For Nia must find her true love and kiss him to be free from the curse. There is only one problem - every man she kissed turns into an ugly stone statue! Nia cares too much for Ranulf to even try and break the curse anymore and is ready to give up her own life rather than suffer anymore. But Ranulf may have a thing or two to say about that...

This was a very good collection of paranormal/fantasy/science fiction romances and a great introduction to some of these very talented authors. 'The Girl in the Box' and 'To Call the Moons' were my favorites in this anthology and the book is worth buying for these two alone! The frustrating thing about the anthology is that all of the stories are quite short - the whole book is only 240 pages long. Still, I can tell that all of these authors were really talented because I became attached to their characters even though I was only with them for a few pages. If you like your romance with a touch of the otherworldly then don't miss this anthology - it is well worth the ebook price!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Something for everyone..., December 15, 2003

By	Detra Fitch (USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Here are the titles and authors, in order:

"The Beauty in the Beast" by K.G. McAbee
"The Girl in the Box" by Janet Miller
"Knight Moves" by CB Scott
"Kallaayt's Tale" by Rosemary Laurey
"Interface" by Isabo Kelly
"Through the Woods" by Ellen Edgar
"Smoke and Mirrors" by Donna MacMeans
"To Call the Moons" by Megan Sybil Baker
"Lady of Maragorn" by J.C. Wilder

**** This anthology has something for everyone! Ghosts, space stations, romance, dragons, damsels in distress, damsels NOT in distress, paranormal suspense, and much more!

I would be hard pressed to figure out which tale I enjoyed most. Most, if not all, of these authors have won (or been nominated for) several awards due to their spectacular writing talents. The price is a bit high for a paperback, but this is an over-sized paperback and well worth every cent. RECOMMENDED HIGHLY! ****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch for Huntress Reviews.