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One opening paragraph, six unique stories...
What if you gave six authors the same opening paragraph and let their imagination fly? That's what we've done in A Valentine from Harlequin: Six Degrees of Romance!
Experience the variety Harlequin romance has to offer with this collection of novellas from six Harlequin series, including the passionate drama of Harlequin Presents, steamy encounters of Harlequin Blaze, spooky and sensual tales of Harlequin Nocturne, and more.
Collection includes novellas by Nancy Warren, Catherine Spencer, Margaret Moore, Maggie Shayne, Michele Hauf and Christine Bell.
Anonymous
Posted February 3, 2012
Each story begins with the same opening paragraph, though they progress in surprisingly different ways. While I enjoyed the newness of the idea, I really felt most of these needed more detail. Still, I don't feel I've wasted my time on these free, VERY brief tales. As someone mentioned before me, however, only five of the six stories are in this collection - hopefully they'll update it.
My favorites are "Dead Man's Woman" by Maggie Shayne for being the most believable and well-rounded, and "Night of the Living Wed" for it's humor and inventiveness as the only paranormal tale in this collection.
7 out of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Posted September 30, 2012
There were some editing errors but the biggest problem is how short the stories are. They feel rushed, at least once to the point of not being believable even if you're a hard core romantic. And including a story about zombies was off-putting regardless of whether it's a comedy.
4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Posted February 17, 2012
I suppose the idea was novel but the execution was a bit lame. All of these stories felt rushed and a few even desperate. I didn't feel that any of them were what I'd consider "good".
4 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Posted February 12, 2012
Very very short stories. The zombie one was really quite stupid. I mean really, running for their lives from zombies but yet have time to get married and then run into a closet and have sex?! It was a unique idea, the authors all starting from the same point, but really needed more depth. The only one I really liked was the cop one, had a great story line and would have been great as a full book. It is free and will kill maybe 45 minutes.
4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Posted February 12, 2012
Take 6 authors and give them the opening paragraph to a book and ask them to complete. The first was the best and some other were outlandish. I don't know if I would recommend this book but check it out just the same.
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Posted February 1, 2012
Harlequin is always a good read
3 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Posted June 18, 2012
I thought the idea behind this book was interesting, however, reading the same opening got so monotonous that by the third story I was skipping it. That being said, I did like how each author took a different direction with the same opening. As with any anthology, you will have some hits and misses. Some of the stories were really good and others not so much. Also, it was free. Overall, I thought it is a good was to pass the time and get a taste of different authors.
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Posted May 2, 2012
As it is free, I find no harm in recommending this set of very short novellas. Easy to read and interesting to see how each author twists the set-up given. Not all are wildly successful, but still worth the time if you're looking for a bit of fun.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Posted April 14, 2012
This is a unique idea that just doesn't work. The stories are just too short and that makes the characters actions unbelievable. Their reasoning and actions and motivations just don't add up. I guess its worth reading just because its free.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Posted March 13, 2012
This is a group of stories that start exactly the same then the authors twist. I enjoyed each one as you weren't sure where it was going to go. There were a few that i didn't like as well as others but you will get that in any book you read. It is definitely worth the time to read.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Posted February 25, 2012
This is a unique anthology. One introduction, six very differnt stories. It offers a style for everyone to enjoy. The introduction allowed for all the stories to be well developed without leaving the readers guessing.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Posted February 17, 2012
I wasn't sure what to think about 6 books by different authors beginning with the same first page, but this was a nice surprise. It was amazing how different each book was! Very entertaining and with the different styles of writing there is something for everyone. Thank you Harlequin!
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Posted February 7, 2013
First two stories were okay, but was very bored after that.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Posted February 6, 2013
Some good short love stories. O ne about zonbies not so good.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Posted January 25, 2013
Maggie Shayne's short was my favorite. The others were just so-so. Cute for a free book but nothing i would have actually paid for. I liked the idea of each story starting the same but it started getting repetitive by the last 2 stories.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Posted January 2, 2013
Awful! Glad I didn't have to pay for this book!
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Posted November 2, 2012
I did not enjoy these stories very much. I got bored with the same opening paragraph.
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Posted October 20, 2012
Enjoyed this book very much
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Posted October 3, 2012
All were cute short stories
It was free
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Posted August 30, 2012
Enjoyed how different they all were!
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Overview
One opening paragraph, six unique stories...
What if you gave six authors the same opening paragraph and let their imagination fly? That's what we've done in A Valentine from Harlequin: Six Degrees of Romance!
Experience the variety Harlequin romance has to offer with this collection of novellas from six Harlequin series, including the passionate drama of Harlequin Presents, steamy encounters of Harlequin ...