A review by maiakobabe
Gothic Tales of Haunted Love by Hope Nicholson, S.M. Beiko

5.0

I am one of the contributing authors of this volume, so my opinion of it is somewhat biased- that being said, I thought it was amazing! Hope Nicholson has pulled together a wide range of stories from many cultures, all featuring romance in its darker and more spectral forms. In Vietnam, a ghost protects his lover from American soldiers. In rural Canada, a woman is lured into the woods by a forest spirit. In Scotland, a love-sick man follows a woman down a dangerous road at night. In Taiwan, a fashion designer conceals an evil secret. On a slave plantation, a woman struggles with childbirth. In Brazil, a political dissident hides in an abandoned mansion. The collection also includes a re-print of "The Promise" by San Ho Kim, a Korean revenge story.