A Tree, A Book, and A Breeze

Sincerely Yours Laurie Alice Eakes, Ann Shorey, Amanda Cabot and Jane Kirkpatrick. Revell From my earlier rant on novellas you’d think I’d stay away from them…alas, I can be somewhat of a hypocrite at times. But it’s not novellas or short stories themselves I have a problem with; it’s just that if they’re not done well I get easily annoyed with them. But when I saw this anthology, I was attracted to the lovely cover…and pretty covers are defintely my downfall. Not to mention, after reading some very large, thick classics, I needed an easy read.  The first story, A Moonlight Promise (by Laurie Alice Eakes) was a whirlwind romance aboard a riverboat-neither my favorite plot nor setting, I'll admit. There was some typical romantic daydreaming that I always get impatient with, and I found it about average in regard to its quality, but it was passable.  The second, Lessons in Love (by Ann Shorey), was my favorite- instead of being border-line annoyed by the r...