Sadly, the formatting of this book from NetGalley on my Kindle made the stories jumbled and almost impossible to read. I did try to get a sense of the stories and each one looked interesting. There’s some good authors in this collection. I’d like to buy a copy of this book so that I read each story clearly. From my limited ability to read this ebook, I think it’s a good one.

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It's wonderful to finally have a collection celebrating British heroines! The Scottish stories all had the same setting while the English brides shared a relic to find true love. I truly enjoyed reading each of these stories as they moved through the two centuries.

I have read most of these when they were originally published. I loved several just as much as I did then. In fact, this collection had some of my all-time favorite novellas, which I loved re-reading. I would be very hard pressed to choose my favorite of this collection. Do I choose the Scottish laird and the peasant? Do I choose the Duke and the bookworm? These novellas shaped my teen years, and now to rediscover them was like rediscovering me! I will be reading this collection over and over again. And probably each time walking away with a new favorite. This collection was great. I strongly recommend it. Just remember that you might have read these in other collections. They are not new, but they are still great!

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Enjoyed the collection, though it wasn't the best I've read. Particularly liked A Treasure Worth keeping, as well as Moonlight Masquerade and Apple of His Eye. Also nice that some Scottish stories were included; Fayre Rose in particular was a good read. The threads linking the stories were interesting, but felt a bit unnecessary. With many different authors, the quality of writing varied dramatically; still, nothing was bad enough that I wanted to stop reading it. Some plot lines or characters felt underdeveloped or just uninteresting, but I think that's often the case with such short pieces. Would've probably skipped through those stories if I hadn't been reviewing it.

This is a wonderful collection of good clean christian short stories. All of the stories were different and wrote by different authors and holds your attention. Step back in time and enjoy the stories set in Scotland and England and leave your worries behind. I really enjoyed this book and highly recommend it. Thank you Barbour Publishing via NetGalley for the ARC copy of this book. This is my honest opinion.

This is a collection of nine short Christian romance stories set in England and Scotland between 1631 and 1865. Many of the stories focused on the character's desire for a Christian spouse and their growing faith as they faced difficult circumstances. The stories also had the romantic couple come to appreciate the character of their partner as much as their looks. The historical details were mainly just creating a setting backdrop for the story. The Scottish stories all occurred at a specific castle with unusual rosebushes. The English stories often included a certain masquerade mask with a legend of true love found by those who wore it. Overall, the characters were engaging and acted realistically. I didn't like how the spoiled girl in "Apple of His Eye" initially forced her attentions on the gardener, but I liked the other stories a lot. I always enjoy the stories by Jill Stengl, so I was happy that there were two in this collection. There was no sex or bad language. Overall, I'd recommend this historical romance collection.