In A Fevered Hour by Anna Lee Huber – 4-Stars This was a really good read and an exciting way to start the tale of La Sirene. Why? The timepiece was named La Sirene and it had quite a history – which the captain gladly shares. The pirate captain carried an unusual timepiece that seemed to strike fear into the heart of another captain. One ship, oops, carries the Duke himself. One ship carries a staunch Jacobite and protector of the king and the Duke. One ship carries an assassin who is looking to assassinate The Duke of Ormonde, a staunch supporter, and advisor to the king. All three ships make it to the same port and the passengers have to stay at the same Inn. Three different ships, all bound for the same place, but from different origination points, are all caught in a horrendous, unnatural storm. What could possibly go wrong there? I think this might have been my favorite of the four stories because it was fast-paced and the characters were very interesting. Oh! We have pirates, Jacobites, assassins, and a cursed timepiece all trapped together during a raging storm. Weapon of Choice by Susanna Kearsley – 4 Starsįebruary 1733 (with tales dating to 1697) I think part of that was that I wanted to know more about each set of characters and the size constraints just didn’t allow for that. While each of the stories was good, well-written, and well-delivered, the whole just didn’t catch my imagination. Skipping around only confuses the timeline – I speak from experience there. The stories are in chronological order, so be sure to read them in the order they appear in the book. I haven’t read Susanna Kearsley nor Christine Trent, so I was anxious to give some potential new favorites a try. Harris and I couldn’t wait to read their contributions. Or, is it really destroyed and the curse broken? Two of the authors are longtime favorites of mine – Anna Lee Huber and C.S. The stories take you from the watch’s creation to its final destruction a couple of centuries later. Each person who owns the watch, even temporarily, comes to a terrible end. Some of that gold is made into a beautiful watch called La Sirene. Each tale deals with the curse placed on gold stolen from a church in 1697. She is the author of the Florence Nightingale Mysteries and the Lady of Ashes historical mystery series.Deadly Hours contains four novellas by four exceptional authors. When she isn't writing, you can usually find her scrapbooking, planning a trip to England, or haunting bookstores. Christine Trent lives in the Mid-Atlantic region with her husband, Jon, and four cats: Octavian, Livia, Marcus, and Felix.
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