Once Upon a Kiss: The Once Upon Series

by Ruth Ryan Langan, Nora Roberts, Jill Gregory, et al.

Book Overview

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents four stories of love, passion, and desire. It all begins with a kiss... In Nora Roberts' "A World Apart," a ravishing medieval Demon Slayer... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0515133868
• ISBN13: 9780515133868
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

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-A World Apart by Nora Roberts: A ravishing medieval Demon Slayer arrives in twenty-first century New York to brave a strange new world-and a man who will be her destiny. -Impossible by Jill Gregory: The battle between two warring families becomes a battle of the sexes when a bewitching beauty finds herself kidnapped by her sworn enemy. -Sealed With A Kiss by Ruth Ryan Langan: Her father may have given her hand in marriage to a fearsome warlord, but it's his trusted warrior who captures her heart...-Kiss Me, Kate by Marianne Wilman: A lovely American inherits an English manor and her dreams of romance come true when she meets an enchanted prince. But is he her one true love?

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Fun anthology

"A World Apart" by Nora Roberts. Kadra the Demon Slayer has vowed to destroy the devils that threaten her world. When the demon warriors and their king flee through a portal to a strange orb, Kadra follows. However New York City in the twenty-first century is eerily bizarre so Kadra coaxes private investigator Harper Doyle to help her battle her demons even while love blossoms between them. Nora Roberts provides a strong fantasy romance."Impossible" by Jill Gregory. Her family has always sheltered Princess Erinn of Marlbury from the ravages of the hundred-year war. Still their enemy Tynon of Bordmoor kidnaps her. Tynon believes that Erinn is a witch, who has enchanted his land and soon afterward his heart. Jill Gregory paints a wonderful fantasy romance."Sealed with a Kiss" by Ruth Ryan Langan. Her father promised powerful Highland chieftain Duncan MacLean his daughter Arianna Douglas in marriage in exchange for protection against invaders. When Duncan's warriors come to escort Arianna, his nephew Lachlan steals her heart. This is an entertaining tale that although the key characters are never developed."Kiss Me, Kate" by Marianne Willman. Kate Singleton inherits a manor with a resident enchanted prince. However, her heart belongs to her new neighbor, Michael Bellamy. With a wee bit of help, Kate might save the prince and gain heart's desire too. This is a fun fairy tale that the audience will enjoy yet feel the American, the Englishman, and the frog needed further development perhaps in a novella.The fifth "Once Upon a ..." is a delightful fantasy romance anthology.Harriet Klausner

A Charming and Magical Anthology!

"Once Upon a Kiss" is the fifth book in the "Once Upon a ..." series that Nora Roberts, Jill Gregory, Ruth Ryan Langan, and Marianne Willman have been delighting readers with for several years. And once again their collaborative efforts have produced an enchanting read that readers are sure to enjoy. Filled with romance, true love, magic, and of course kisses, "Once Upon a Kiss" will keep readers captivated!"A World Apart" by Nora Roberts introduces Kadra, Demon Slayer, a ravishing beauty and fierce warrior who has dedicated her life to battling the demons that plague her world. But when the King of the Bok demons and four of his warriors escape through a portal to a strange new world, Kadra too must enter this place and stop the Bok demons once and for all. But 21st century New York is a complex and baffling place, and so Kadra is sent to Harper Doyle, a Private Investigator destined to help her defeat the Bok. And from the sparks that fly between them from the first, it seems that Harper may just be destined to be the man who finally captures Kadra's heart!Roberts has created a winning tale in "A World Apart" and readers will become utterly absorbed in the story. Is there a way for two people from different worlds to be together? Or will Kadra and Harper be forced to spend their lives loving each other from afar? "Impossible" by Jill Gregory was a superb read and I loved it! Erinn, Princess of Malbury, has been sheltered and protected by her brothers and her father all of her life. So when she is kidnapped by her family's sworn enemy, Tynon of Bordmoor, she is rudely thrust into a cold and frightening world. Malbury and Bordmoor have been engaged in a terrible war for over one hundred years, and when someone enchants his beloved Keep, Tynon, believes that someone to be Erinn, who is rumoured to be a powerful witch. But it doesn't take long for a powerful attraction between Erinn and Tynon to develop, and as they spend time in each other's company, something magical happens. But will the love they share be enough to put a stop to all the pain and bloodshed of the last hundred years? Or is their story destined to end in tragedy?Gregory has penned a truly lovely tale that is exciting, romantic, and sure to please readers everywhere!Ruth Ryan Langan's "Sealed With a Kiss" is very short, but it's a fun read none-the-less. Arianna Douglas' father has promised her to Duncan MacLean, a powerful Highland warlord and the laird of the MacLeans, in exchange for the Highlanders' protection against the barbarians invading their lands. But when Duncan's men come to collect Arianna, it's Duncan's trusted warrior, Lachlan MacLean, who steals Arianna's heart. And though Arianna has found true love, she knows that once they reach their destination, she will be trapped in a loveless marriage for the rest of her days. It seems there is no way for Arianna to escape her bleak future and find happiness with Lachlan, but fate might just have something