Thursday Thirteen, Edition 4

Since beginning this little anthology adventure, I’ve polished off 8.5 collections, totaling more than 50 short stories and novellas, in contemporary, historical, and paranormal genres (though admittedly heavy on the paranormal). I have a few more on my shelf which I may or may not get to before the end of the month – we’ll have to see what the holidays do to my reading schedule. At this point, I’ve got enough of a selection under my belt to offer up 13 of the best so far. In no particular order, because that’s way too hard:

Top Thirteen Short Pieces (so far): 1. "Story of Son," JR Ward, from Dead After Dark 2. "Party Planner," Meg Cabot, my only pick from the 21 stories in Girls Night In. 3. "Hunter Kiss," Marjorie M. Liu, Wild Thing 4. "A Dozen Kisses," Mia Ryan and 5. "Thirty Six Valentines," Julia Quinn, from The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown. 6. "Music Hath Charms," Tanya Huff and 7. "To Die For," Keri Arthur and 8. "Dirty Magic," Kim Harrison, from Hotter than Hell 9. "Falling for Anthony," Meljean Brook, from Hot Spell 10. "Paradise," Meljean Brook, Wild Thing 11. "Mad Dog Love," Angela Knight, from Shifter 12. "Sea Crossing," Virgina Kantra, from Shifter 13. "A Holiday Gamble," Jane Feather, from Snowy Night with a Stranger With honorable mentions to Shiloh Walker’s "Blood Kiss" (Hot Spell) and an entertainingly silly short called "(Like a Virgin) of the Spring" by Susan Sizemore and Denise Little (Hotter than Hell), because they made me smile with references to Romeo and Juliet, and Camelot, respectively.

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