A wonderful collection of heartfelt stories!
932475
I just finished reading Corazon. I found it to be an unexpected delight. Each short story had me from the first to last paragraph. My favorite story was "Translation " .  The stories were honest, true, and well told. When I finished one story I wanted to read the next. A wonderful collection of short stories!
541953
Each story brings surprises and invites the reader to continue reading. The threads among each story brings you closer to each character. The writing is fabulous. As a reader, I could connect with each character and could feel the emotions that were portrayed - the stories are written in a way that allows the reader to become fully enveloped with each character - I laughed with some, felt the anguish, disappointment, wonder, desires of others. Reading this book also provided the gift of bringing back stories of my grandparents, parents, and relatives.
766090
This is a wonderful collection of stories. Some are funny ("The New All True CV," "Roger Weber Would Like To Stay"), some are not ("The First Wife," "Beach Vacation"). "Older Sister" is an especially strong story that I won't soon forget. But all the stories here are filled with heart and humanity, which is pretty much true of anything Christine Sneed writes.
4706465
This book is such a feel-good read that truly touches everyone that picks it up! It provides such a great collection of short stories that really makes any reader appreciate the candidness of the author, Joyce. I could not put this book down and would recommend it to everyone!
1722022
Knowing There is More by Carol Hibbert isan inspirational collection of stories that make me believe there is something more. My grandmother told me asimilar story, yet I could not tell if she was serious. After reading these tales, I am left wondering. Hoping that there is indeed more. I found these to be deep, thought provoking, and healing. It brings a sense of peace and calm to others like me. Truly, a heartfelt collection. There is more than what we can fanthom at times. It is not until we experience it, that we believe. Overall, I recommend this stunning set with emotional journeys to all readers.

I received this copy from the publisher. This is my voluntary review.
1332786
An excellent collection of unique stories! A recurring theme of motherhood and family relationships holds the anthology together, but Anderson takes the reader through a wide spectrum of tones, both dark and gut-wrenching, as well as heartwarming and inspirational. These stories entertain and engage while exploring themes of grief, love, social issues, and more. My favorite story was "The Box Under the Bed," a compelling suspense piece with a great payoff!
1986901
Connie Neal's collection of stories are tender and heart warming. I can see why "children" of all ages are touched through her stories as she demonstrates how God cares about all the details of our lives.

Her willingness to let us peak into the lives of her family helps the reader connect with her as she draws you into each and every circumstance.

I look forward to sharing these stories with my grandchildren when they come for a visit. After all, grandmothers always have time to read to the little ones!
1098644
Meet Cute is fabulous! There are some absolutely adorable stories in this collection, but it isn't fluff. Some of the stories are actually quite serious, and take on subjects like death, and being transgender. I love that they take on some challenging subjects in a way that is as accessible as it is enjoyable. All of the couples make your heart melt just a little, but none more so for me than Jocelyn Davies's
story about two people who meet on passing subways, or Jennifer Armentrout's story about love found from a missing library book.

Meet Cute is perfect for when you just want a story that will make you feel good in the end, especially when you might not have the time for a novel. In less time than it takes to watch a Hallmark movie, you can read a much better story here.

{Disclaimer: I received a free ARC of Meet Cute from NetGalley}
4708139
I was delighted by this collection of short stories. I've spent some time reading fiction anthologies and found myself disappointed by so many, but that was not the case with this WOTF. The stories were full of human meaning and yearning and striving. There was hope and sacrifice and imagination. I found my heart uplifted and my mind sparked by so many of these stories. I highly recommend this to all fans of speculative fiction. It's worth your time and money.
3705824
This is a great collection of short stories that are both thought provoking and poignant. The author's writing style is simple, yet eloquently worded to make the themes of the stories really shine through. Can't wait to read more from this author!
1098223
First, I would like to extend a heartfelt Thank you to Tamera Alexander, Shelley Gray, Dorothy Love and Elizabeth Musser and their publisher for sending me a copy of "Among the Fair Magnolias" to review for them. I am truly grateful for this generosity. I really appreciate the time, effort and expense it takes to make a reviewer copy available to me.

Among the Fair Magnolias by Tamera Alexander, Shelley Gray, Dorothy Love and Elizabeth Musser is an enjoyable anthology of four heartwarming novellas.  There are five must-try Southern recipes and a list of discussion questions to get your reading group off to a good start.

***Dorothy Love begins this enjoyable collection of stories with A Heart So True.  This is a love story triangle where Abbys father wants her to marry her cousin, Charles, to strategically keep the family lands within the family.  But Abbys heart belongs to Wade, a doctor she wants to marry.  Loves tale is thick with Southern charm and actually offers some cultural understanding.

****To Mend a Dream by Tamera Alexander follows.  Savannah anxiously jumps at the chance to revisit her past when she accepts a position to redecorate her former childhood home for the new owner and his fiance.  Secretly she is looking for a mysterious box hidden by her father on the property.  What a sweetly suspenseful read of another love triangle.

***In yet another love triangle, Elizabeth Musser entertains and enchants with her contribution to the anthology:  Love Beyond Limits.  Emily loves two men.  Her childhood friend, Thomas, doesnt share her strong political beliefs, but he is the man pursuing her.  She is secretly in love with Leroy, a freedman on her familys plantation, but Emily knows that a future with him would be impossible.  This story is steeped in history and very thought-provoking.

****Shelley Grays offering, An Outlaws Heart, is a hopeful story of second chances.  Russell Champion returns home after a seven-year absence that began with the betrayal of his own mother and the woman he loved.  This is a thoroughly satisfying read that makes the reader believe that its never too late to make things right and sometimes we have to seek out those whove wronged us.
1610798
Great book of short stories! It made me laugh and made my heart melt as well!
3372553
This is a wonderful collection of personal real life short stories that relate to this group of readers.  "Emerging" readers will enjoy the large text, wider spacing between words and lines.  Although the text and print is written for young readers, the content and photos is suited for adults.  Very well done - MORE of these types of books need to be created and available!  My gratitude to the author!

mom of a son with Down syndrome
2512796
This year has been the year of story collections for me. I have read quite a few of them this year and My True Love Gave to Me might top the list. It is at least tied with The Curiosities. This set of twelve stories was raved about last year and I think it deserved all that praise. There is something for everyone in this collection if you enjoy cute contemporary romance stories. Some stories are very holiday related while others just happen around the holidays. Personally I loved Midnights, The Lady and the Fox (fantastic!), Its a Yuletide Miracle, Charlie Brown (OMG this one!!), and The Girl Who Woke the Dreamer.

Like all collections these stories really stood out to me while others weren't for me. Overall though all the stories gave me the warm fuzzies and made me really happy. This book came along at the right time for me. I needed some feel-good stories because of some stuff going on in my personal life. This book gave me a boost right around the holidays and I really enjoyed it. I highly recommend this book especially around the holidays!
1193719
Wow.  Beautiful stories that made me cry with sadness and so much joy!
4703209
This is a great collection of short stories, containing some real gems! Some stories are spine tingling, some creepy, some of them deeply touching and others that really make you think.  All of them hold your attention and make you want more.  I really enjoyed them all! G. H. Monroe writes with an uncanny understanding of human nature that is tender, thoughtful and sometimes bizarre, but always entertaining!
1916734
Received the book yesterday and enjoyed reading this collection immensely! Agnes Mae Graham's personality--funny, compassionate, wise--shines through her words. She brings you into her world with sweet poems of her workplace and colleagues (and "dishy bosses"), and the social get-togethers of her women's group. Poems Rosie and Willie, Tender to Touch, and The Operation had me laughing out loud, while Kitty and Joe made me sad with its tale of young lovers split by the divide within their national conflict-ridden, and, ultimately, war-torn country. Felt the pride Mrs. Graham felt for her country when I read My Homeland, a poignant poem, painting pretty pictures of Ireland's "forty shades of green" seen in the summer light. Then,with Ulster's Shame - with lines like "What matters is the depths of God's sighs" - I felt the pain and misery of living in a country undergoing "The Troubles"....Ulster's Shame evokes images that are hard to imagine, let alone live through.

Mrs. Graham's book is really a collection of short stories disguised as poems. Either way, they will hit you in your funny bone. And your heart.