There has been a rivalry between the kingdoms Galeron and Dinadan for centuries and nobody knows why. The plot opens with Lady Arianne riding towards Briar Knoll to free her brother, Marcus - Count of Galeron - who was imprisoned in the dungeons of Castle Doom. Here's the review on the second story in the collection. I had been reading a few non-fiction and lengthy fictions past few weeks so I wanted to pick an easy book this time. The second novella is titled Castle Doom and written by Jill Gregory.
Once Upon A Castle is a collection of four novellas by famed romantic authors - Nora Roberts, Jill Gregory, Ruth Ryan Langan and Marianne Willman - published in March of 1998.
Recommendation: Easy and simple reads that take you to a fantasy world far, far away or may be right next to you but unseen. Spellbound review is posted on it's book. I just cannot do this story justice, especially since words are escaping me! :P I particularly liked the sorceress and wizard, they added a touch of humor to the story. In a great anthology, they saved the best for last, because I absolutely loved this story! Wonderful characters, plot, everything, I can't even think of the words to describe it. I would have liked to read further and since I don't want to ruin it for future readers I won't say anything more. If I ignore that one thing I still very much enjoyed this story, especially with the wonderful secondary characters. I would have gladly forgone the love scene so the author could have developed their relationship more. Unfortunately, I thought the romance fell short Felicity and Gareth were hardly together yet they professed their love to each other fairly soon. Felicity was a terrific heroine and the gothic-style plot outside of the romance was great. 9/10Īnother lovely story, though a bit rushed at the end. I don't have any problems with this story other than I thought it would make a great full-length novel. I enjoyed this short story immensely! Arianne and Nicholas were wonderful, the story was very interesting, and it moved along rather believably. I tend to forgive more easily with short stories. My only problem was it took place in only one day and the end was a little abrupt, but I can get over that. Likeable characters, interesting plot, all in all a solid short story. This was a nice short story, neither great nor bad.
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