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chanizzle's review against another edition
3.0
To break a betrothal 4 Stars
Detective Grace Meets her Match 2 Stars
Married on the Orient Express 3 Stars
Detective Grace Meets her Match 2 Stars
Married on the Orient Express 3 Stars
saradavcamp's review against another edition
4.0
This was very enjoyable to read. I'd heard of the Orient express, but I don't think I've read any books about it other than the one by Agatha Christie.
These were three short stories that all take place on the train, but in totally different circumstances. They are all romances and are all very fun and interesting to read!
In the first story a young woman is traveling alone to London to cancel her betrothal to a man she only met once twelve years ago. He happens to be traveling on the same train, and they are both traveling under fake names. Lots of fun stuff happens!
The second story is about a woman who is an independent detective (although people don't know that) and she meets up with a fellow who defies everything she believes about men--at least all the men she has investigated over the last several years. It was fun to see her opinion change about him.
The third story is about two people trying to save the woman's brother. They have to pretend to be married to get on the train to take an artifact to the bad guys in Turkey. It was an interesting story with lots of fun adventures.
I liked all of the stories and love reading all of these collections!!
These were three short stories that all take place on the train, but in totally different circumstances. They are all romances and are all very fun and interesting to read!
In the first story a young woman is traveling alone to London to cancel her betrothal to a man she only met once twelve years ago. He happens to be traveling on the same train, and they are both traveling under fake names. Lots of fun stuff happens!
The second story is about a woman who is an independent detective (although people don't know that) and she meets up with a fellow who defies everything she believes about men--at least all the men she has investigated over the last several years. It was fun to see her opinion change about him.
The third story is about two people trying to save the woman's brother. They have to pretend to be married to get on the train to take an artifact to the bad guys in Turkey. It was an interesting story with lots of fun adventures.
I liked all of the stories and love reading all of these collections!!
ghumpherys's review against another edition
5.0
This was such a fun collection! All three of the stories were set on the famous Orient Express and yet they were all unique. Something about the Orient Express lends itself to a little mystery and suspense! The stories featured traveling under false identities, undercover operations, lady detectives, international theft, and strangers posing as a married couple. All are short enough to be read in one sitting and yet manage to give the characters and story some depth and development. I thoroughly enjoyed this collection!
Note: I received a free ebook version of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Note: I received a free ebook version of this book in exchange for an honest review.
missmanda's review
4.0
This book includes three short stories by three writers.
First, To Break a Betrothal by Elizabeth Johns. Well written, interesting story with well done characters. Despite the fact that this is a short story rather than a full novel, the characters do grow and change over the course in small ways. I would have preferred one small change to the ending which would have seemed to me more appropriate for both characters, but I can’t say what that change would be as I don’t want to ruin the story for others. The story is sincerely well done and an enjoyable read.
Second, Detective Grace Meets Her Match by Annette Lyon. Also well written with interesting and well developed characters. I was entirely fascinated until the very end. I have to say that though Lyons is a wonderful story teller (I have read several of her short works), each time the ending has left me vaguely unsatisfied. As though she had begun this wonderful story and then realized she had run out of room so she scratched out a quick ending. The rest is so well told and the characters are engrossing, but the story is over so quickly that I am wondering what could possibly have happened to the rest of the story. There must have been pages and pages left, but somehow my copy is missing those pages. Pages that I desperately wanted to read. There is one other annoyance particular to this book. The main character is named Grace Thompson and she works as a detective for a well known Harward and Sons detective agency, established by her grandfather. But when she boards the train, she uses the alias Grace Harward. If she were a Harward and used the alias Thompson to avoid anyone making a connection to the detective agency, that would make sense. It makes no sense, however, that she would take an alias that actually strengthens her connection to the detective agency if she doesn’t want the connection to be made. Note to the author: I don’t think “leave them wanting more” was meant for this situation. I just hate it when people don’t finish their....
Third, Married on the Orient Express by Nancy Campbell Allen. Allen is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. Everything that I have read by her, and I admit to having begun reading everything I can find by her and waiting on the edge of my seat for her next book, has been amazing. As always, she doesn’t disappoint. Beautiful storytelling and interesting characters. There is one scene, if the author does at all read reviews, where Emily has been attacked on the train and forced into someone else’s room. The room was right next to her own and the book clearly stated that she was found in Peter’s room. When asked if she was okay she immediately is concerned for Nanette and directs her rescuers to look for the other girl in a room down the hall but the way the passage reads, Emily appears to be saying that the other girl is in the Peter’s room and saying that Peter’s room is down the hall, but Peter’s room is the room Emily is currently in. Did that make sense? Even explaining it is confusing. It took me a minute to read through the whole thing and figure out whose room Nanette was supposed to be in. That was the only time the fluidity of the story wasn’t perfect. Otherwise a wonderfully captivating story.
First, To Break a Betrothal by Elizabeth Johns. Well written, interesting story with well done characters. Despite the fact that this is a short story rather than a full novel, the characters do grow and change over the course in small ways. I would have preferred one small change to the ending which would have seemed to me more appropriate for both characters, but I can’t say what that change would be as I don’t want to ruin the story for others. The story is sincerely well done and an enjoyable read.
Second, Detective Grace Meets Her Match by Annette Lyon. Also well written with interesting and well developed characters. I was entirely fascinated until the very end. I have to say that though Lyons is a wonderful story teller (I have read several of her short works), each time the ending has left me vaguely unsatisfied. As though she had begun this wonderful story and then realized she had run out of room so she scratched out a quick ending. The rest is so well told and the characters are engrossing, but the story is over so quickly that I am wondering what could possibly have happened to the rest of the story. There must have been pages and pages left, but somehow my copy is missing those pages. Pages that I desperately wanted to read. There is one other annoyance particular to this book. The main character is named Grace Thompson and she works as a detective for a well known Harward and Sons detective agency, established by her grandfather. But when she boards the train, she uses the alias Grace Harward. If she were a Harward and used the alias Thompson to avoid anyone making a connection to the detective agency, that would make sense. It makes no sense, however, that she would take an alias that actually strengthens her connection to the detective agency if she doesn’t want the connection to be made. Note to the author: I don’t think “leave them wanting more” was meant for this situation. I just hate it when people don’t finish their....
Third, Married on the Orient Express by Nancy Campbell Allen. Allen is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. Everything that I have read by her, and I admit to having begun reading everything I can find by her and waiting on the edge of my seat for her next book, has been amazing. As always, she doesn’t disappoint. Beautiful storytelling and interesting characters. There is one scene, if the author does at all read reviews, where Emily has been attacked on the train and forced into someone else’s room. The room was right next to her own and the book clearly stated that she was found in Peter’s room. When asked if she was okay she immediately is concerned for Nanette and directs her rescuers to look for the other girl in a room down the hall but the way the passage reads, Emily appears to be saying that the other girl is in the Peter’s room and saying that Peter’s room is down the hall, but Peter’s room is the room Emily is currently in. Did that make sense? Even explaining it is confusing. It took me a minute to read through the whole thing and figure out whose room Nanette was supposed to be in. That was the only time the fluidity of the story wasn’t perfect. Otherwise a wonderfully captivating story.
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