Star Quality

by Dianne Castell, Lucy Monroe, Lori Foster

Book Overview

A collection of stories centering around three people with very special gifts features Once in a Blue Moon, in which Stan Tucker is able to read minds and finds that the shy bookstore owner he has desired for years has a crush on him.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0758210043
• ISBN13: 9780758210043
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Delicious, Witty, Warm and Sensual

Star Quality for the title? Interesting! I've been fascinated on how a book is named but since this book is all about the MOON and how it affects love, romance and lives was an interesting choice for the title. However, the book was a delicious and wonderful summer read. Once in a Blue Moon - Lori Foster; this was very hot, sensual and fun. I like the idea that a widow and divorce came together under unusual circumstances. Lori weaves a great story. Moon Magnetism - Lucy Monroe.....can't say too much about this story. I loved the hot and handsome Blake, just like his name and Ivy, she was adorable. A witty, warm and very hot story!! Any book Lucy Monroe writes is warm and sensual. Moonstruck - Dianne Castell - I can honestly say I've not read any of her work before and I sincerely enjoyed this story. Liked the fact of the age difference in the two main characters....the older woman and the hunk! Nicely written. All and all, this was an excellent read, a great one for summer and the beach. All three authors tied in their stories to the town of Delicious, Ohio in an interesting way, incorporating the "moon" and it's effects on the lives of the towns people. Great, great, great!

Fun, lighthearted, steamy

Once in a Blue Moon by Lori Foster Stan Tucker has the ability to read minds. This ability is intensified during every blue moon. Stan feels as if he has been cursed, until he reads the mind of book store owner Jenna Rowan. Jenna has some very explicit thoughts about Stan, but with two children she is wary of entering into a new relationship. Stan has been interested in Jenna since his move to Delicious six months prior, and with Jenna's thoughts opened up to him, he decides to act on his desire. While Stan is wooing Jenna, he gives careful consideration to Jenna's childrens' feelings for him and his relationship with their mother. This is a very sensual story with very realistic characters and a mother's love. Moon Magnetism by Lucy Monroe Blake Hawthorne's repeated requests for a meeting with Ivy Kendall, the manager of the inn in Delicious, have all been ignored. Ivy has an intensely magnetic aura and during every blue moon electronic devices around her are completely destroyed. When Blake comes to the inn to face her in person about renovating the inn to include the most up to date technology, Ivy prepares to leave, knowing that she will wreck all of the new computers. Ivy can't convince Blake that she has these powers, even though all of his high tech tools are ruined after being near her. Ivy and Blake cannot deny that there is a sexual pull between them, but Blake still has a job to do in convincing Ivy that they are indeed compatible and need to be together. Blake is one of those males who loves to take care of the one he loves. Moonstruck by Dianne Castell Julia Simon makes a wish on her way out of the courthouse in Delicious after her final divorce hearing, resulting in a humiliating situation for her no good ex-husband. PI Marc Adams, who worked with Julia in gathering evidence to make the case for her divorce, fell for Julia. Julia makes another wish for a date with Marc, followed by a wish for a night of hot sex. Both of them have their wish granted when these wishes are granted. Julia is sure that Marc's interest in her will pass with the blue moon. Marc has to convince Julia that his feelings for her are real and Julia has unintentional wishes that have her best friend headed for disaster to correct. This is a lighthearted story with a sensual wallop. These characters are as comfortable as family and the secondary characters add a great deal to the story. All three tales in this anthology are great fun with just a touch of fantasy and I give it a strong recommendation.

You'll Be Moon Struck For Sure!!!

I've said once and I'll say it again. If you are in the market for a good anthology look no further than Brava and their popular reads! This book is no different and the combined talent of Lori Foster, Lucy Monroe, and Dianne Castell will have the reader wanting to pack their bags for Delicious, Ohio and the yummy hero's that can be found there! In Lori Foster's "Once In A Blue Moon" Gardner Stan Tucker has a problem that he has left Chicago over. When there's a full moon he can hear the thoughts of others. This is more than he can handle when sexy bookstore owner Jenna Rowan's over active mind screams her deep dark desire...for Stan. Will he be able to convince Jenna that he wants her as much if not more and that it's not the moon's magic? Lucy Monroe's "Moon Magmetism" is the story of Ivy Kendell manager of the one inn in Delicious, Ohio. Her problems start during the full-moon as she has a rather unique affect on electronic equipment. There is no way she can work in a computer driven inn and when handsome, and sexy Blake Hawthorne shows up in order to convince her to update the inn he is taught a very important lesson in magmetism. But, he's not the only one to teach a lesson. Will he be able to convince Ivy that he wants her no matter the affect of the moon? Dianne Castell's "Moonstruck" is the story of recently divorced Julia Simon. She has the worst luck ever and not the best taste in men. Her ex-husband cheated on her while she stayed home and was a good wife. Well, she is in the market for her luck to change and after a wish and a ritual her wish comes true in the form of Marc Adams. But will her luck change again once the Blue Moon is gone? All three stories were wonderfully fun and sensual. There was not a stinker in the bunch. Although the stories were short they were well told and well crafted. This was the first time I've read Ms. Castell and I look forward to picking her reads up again in the future. It goes without say that Ms. Foster and Ms. Monroe can tell a story that will have you fanning yourself. I highly recommend that you pick up this book. You won't be disappointed. Only well entertained.

Light-hearted and Fun

Whimsical happenings in Delicious, Ohio during the Blue Moon will captivate readers of light paranormal romance. The blue moon occurs during the second full moon of the month, and for these three couples it turns up the heat also. Start with a man who can read your mind in Lori Foster's "Once In A Blue Moon", then in Lucy Monroe's "Moon Magnetism" meet a lady who is so magnetic she wipes out everything electronic and finally in "Moonstruck" by Dianne Castell you will meet a lady who gets every wish granted. Highly recommended reading for those who enjoy their romance hot with just a touch of the paranormal.

Three fabulous stories

Star Quality by Lori Foster, Lucy Monroe and Dianne Castell is a wonderfully anthology. Each story weaves a delicious tale of the moons effects. Lori Foster's Once In A Blue Moon is a hot and oh so sexy story that leaps off the page. Stan Tucker hasn't always appreciated his ability to read minds. But it goes into overdrive during a Blue Moon. He didn't think quiet, sensible bookstore owner knew he existed. Does she ever.... Jenna Rowan can't get the down and dirty thought of Stan Tucker out of her head. When Stan decides to make his move its electric. Lori Foster cranks up the heat and the love of family and friends shines on each page. ***Moon Magnetism by Lucy Monroe is a wickedly sensual story. Ivy Kendall runs the local inn and the corporate big wig Black Hawthorne is coming to visit. How can she tell him that she hasn't done the electrical upgrades? Ivy has a problem with moon magnetism. All Blake's teckie toys will stop working around her during the full moon. Lucy Monroe writes another all out sexy tale. Her characters really connect on all levels. ***Dianne Castell's Moonstruck is a laugh out loud funny and steamy story. Julia Simmons freshly divorced is suddenly having her deepest wishes coming true. Her ex takes a tumble into a fountain and the hottest PI, Marc Adams, asks her out. As they can't keep their hands off each other, is this love or the effects of that Full Moon. ***Star Quality has three breathtaking stories that are not to be missed. The light mystic qualities of each story really work in each tale.