Affairs of the Heart

by Stobie Piel, Laurel Collins, Candace McCarthy

Celebrate Valentine's Day with three tales of yesterday's romance from a trio of today's favorite authors! In McCarthy's "Mountain Bride", a West Virginia farmer falls for the "uppity" new school... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821761161
• ISBN13: 9780821761168
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Zebra
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 1.0" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

A Lovely Book!

This may have been an anthology for Valentine's Day, but I just found it and I can say...this is a 'year-round' romance! You'll love this book. I did.

Delightful, funny, and entertaining.

I really loved "Affairs of the Heart" and bought several copies to give as gifts. I especially like author Candace McCarthy. She never fails to deliver romance, laughter, and sometimes a few tears. These short shorts are supposed to be light and heart warming. I was delighted with them and I believe others who love romance will too. A perfect Valentine gift for someone. After reading my gift, my friend asked if I'd read other stories by the same authors. She loved the mountain setting of Ms McCarthy's story because she has relatives in West Virginia and often spent summers there.

A great blend of laughter and tears

I loved this book! It's one of the few anthologies I have on my keeper shelf and each story is something special. Look for the full-length novels from all three authors.

memorable and touching

3 different takes on the meaning of Valentine's Day and I thoroughly enjoyed each one in this special anthology. These stories run the gamut between laughs and tears but each story portrays a tender romance. Affairs of the Heart is also notable for the length of the shorts because the greater length allows each author space for deeper characterization than the 4 story anthologies. The unique style and voice of these authors is worth a look too.

My favorite anthology!

I picked up Affairs of the Heart during vacation, expecting a quick read, and instead found four wonderful stories that were more complete reads than usually found in an anthology. The tone of each story is different and equally satisfying. Candace Mc Carthy's brave heroine had me in tears; with her unique characters and lively dialogue (as well as incredible sexual tension), Stobie Piel had me laughing, and Laurel Collins had me doing both with her spinster heroine who can't believe she's the target of an anonymous admirer. This anthology contains three stories each worthy of standing alone, great for any time of year. I highly recommend each author, & am going straight out to look up their other titles!