A charming trio of second-chance romances filled with heart, humor, and hope. Carolyn Brown’s story was a personal favorite, but each author brought something special to the collection. A cozy, comforting read perfect for a weekend escape.








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Lilac Time had three novellas that were well written and sweet. I enjoyed Lori Foster's story the most, and I'm sure other readers will enjoy these stories as well.

Fern Michaels has always been one of my favorite authors so I expected nothing less. I love how one book has 3 different stories, but one thing I don't love is the stories seem rushed. It's like you immediately get into the story and it's over. But it's a quick read and you won't be sorry!

Likac Time by Fern Michaels, Carolyn Brown, and Lori Foster offers three extraordinary stories. Fern Michaels and Lori Foster are two new authors, and I am so glad I was introduced to these lovely women. I will be reading more of their books from now on. All books cover women going through challenging times and becoming stronger with the support of those around them. Short, fast reading, you will not want to put the book down.

Sweet collection of stories. A favorite part is that each story had at least one animal (dog/cat) that was important to the story.

SWEET AS HONEY * Fern Michaels
Natalie is through with pining over her ex. If only her efforts to be social again didn't lead to repeated run-ins with an infuriating beekeeper at the local farmer's market. Yet Garrett keeps buzzing around. And as Natalie watches his patience and dedication in tending his hives, she begins to wonder if life has a sweet surprise in store.

After a difficult breakup with her boyfriend, Natalie was more than happy to return to her hometown to help her parents while her dad recovered from hip surgery. On her first full day, she encountered Garrett, the local beekeeper. With her current distrust of men, she makes a snap judgment of him. She spends an inordinate amount of time thinking negatively about him until she actually meets the man. I liked Garrett and his devotion to the bees, as well as his efforts to educate people about their importance. Meanwhile, Natalie contemplates moving back home for good. She and Garrett circle each other for a while but eventually show their interest in seeing where a relationship might lead.


EVERYTHING SHE'D EVER WANTED * Lori Foster
Annabeth can see that her neighbor's handsome nephew, Devlin, has his hands full, raising his little girl single-handed. Yet though his life is frazzled, it's full of the kind of joy and togetherness she longs for. And when Devlin's daughter and Annabeth's tiny dog fall hard for each other, it might be the start of more than one beautiful friendship.

Annabeth is lonely, though she tries to hide it. With no family of her own, she has sort of adopted Sony, the elderly man next door. She also got to know Sony's nephew, Devlin, and Devlin's little girl, Mia. Annabeth is a take-charge kind of woman and, as the story opens, steps in to help Devlin during a crisis with Mia. The growing relationship between Annabeth and Devlin is helped along by Uncle Sony's machinations and the love between Mia and Annabeth's adorable dog, Ruby. Annabeth has some self-esteem issues, but Devlin and his family's love and support show her the way to her forever home.


THE MEMORY CABIN * Carolyn Brown
Jenna Stewart loves gathering at her Texas lakeside cabin with her girlfriends. It's an annual tradition to reconnect with the women who helped her deal with her mother's passing along with the end of her marriage. But this year, lives are changing, dreams are evolving. And perhaps Jenna's heart has healed enough to welcome a new love that arrives with the first flowers of spring . . .

After her mother's death and the end of her marriage, Jenna moved back to the lake house that was her favorite summer memory. There, she becomes reacquainted with Carter, her teenage crush and soon-to-be park ranger. I liked how he stood by her side in support when she faced trouble rather than stepping in and taking over. Jenna also faces a crossroads in her life, as her yearly retreats with her best friends come to an end due to changing lives. I loved her friends and how they remained close even with those changes.

This is a really great book, there’s three stories from 3 authors. My favorite was the second story by Lori Foster called “Everything she’d ever wanted “ and worth re reading. I loved how Annabeth fell for Devon and his daughter and how good she is with his uncle too. Really loved the sense of family. Then I liked the story by by Caroline Brown and now I want to read more of her books. The first book is by Fern Michael and it’s more of an introduction of a romance so maybe her story will be complete in another book. I voluntarily read an advanced readers copy and I highly recommend this book.

This review is for Lori Foster's Everything She Ever Wanted.

Quick read and wonderful story.

AnnaBeth and Devlin have know each other for some time due to his uncle living next door to her. Things start moving forward when she helps him with his daughter when she gets sick. It is a short and wonderful story that won't take you long to read.

Three heart touching stories by three different authors. Each story tells of heart ache that will tug at your heart strings. Love for animals and friendship that blossoms will fill you with a calm peace as each story unfolds. A must read for everyone. Thank you Kensington Publishing for the opportunity to read this book.

Three of my favorite authors in one book with 3 lovely short stories. Fern Michaels Sweet as Honey has Natalie moving back to Florida to help her dad after surgery. On weekends she goes to the local farmers market and keeps meeting Garrett a local beekeeper at his honey stand. Cute romance. Everything she Ever wanted by Lori Foster was my favorite as Annabeth and her elderly neighbor's nephew become friends. The Memory Cabin by Carolyn Brown has 3 long time friends meeting for their annual summer get together in Texas. All quick fun reads.

Spring always brings the promise of new beginnings. It showcases the beauty of new growth and new buds. Each of these stories show us that once one goes through the storm or a long cold winter season, Spring still comes with seeing your world with new eyes. I really enjoyed each of the stories. I look forward to more from each of the authors. I received a copy through Netgalley. A review was not required.

4 star

This Anthology has stories from authors that could be new to you. All have a little something to bring you in. They might all contain love, and laughs. But each is unique in its own way.
Sweet as honey by Fern Michaels is a story about taking a look as something you might have overlooked before. Getting over an ex but also healing with a new better for you man.

Everything she’d ever wanted by Lori Foster is a story about finding love right next store. A little dog and a sweet girl bring these two together. Can they build a future together?

The memory cabin by Carolyn Brown is a story about reconnecting with friends and moving forward from the past hurts. A new love will help her heal from the pain and grief of her past.

But all in all a little something in each story to have you wanting more from that author.

I recommend these stories.

Lilac Time by Fern Michaels is an enjoyable read. Natalie who is grieving over her ex, meets Garrett who is determined to win her over to take a chance on love. Garrett who is the local beekeeper, is always buzzing around, Does Natalie decide to take a chance again? Thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to read this book prior to its publication.

A cute, sweet collection of 3 stories about love and relationships.
Each story brings you a sense of happiness.

Thanks to all for the opportunity to read this book for my honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

Lilac Time includes three short stories by authors I’ve come to trust will give me a delightful, emotional, and perhaps, intriguing story. And this one hit all the high notes and left me with a smile and a satisfied feeling by the final word.

Sweet as Honey by Fern Michaels gives us a fun story about discovering exactly who we are when everything else is stripped away. Although, for me, the romance aspect was light, yet the insight into how we deal with life’s challenges defines us all.

Everything She’d Ever Wanted by Lori Foster was such fun to read and watch a romance and a found family develop. Plus one adorable little girl, and one devoted pup just added the icing on the cake of this delightful romance.

The Memory Cabin by Carolyn Brown is an insightful romance with the focus on healing for several friends. And what happens when life changes once again for each of them. Add a sweet new beginning romance and I was hooked from start to finish.

In all, Lilac Time gave me several stories to enjoy. I would not hesitate to recommend this one to any reader who loves insightful romance and good friends.

*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley, and I sincerely thank the author or publishing house for their trust. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*

What a great book! I'm so very happy that I was chosen to read the ARC copy! It is such amazing book and I think everyone deserves to read it and I'm positive that you all will love it too! Thank you so very much for giving us this wonderful book!

This book was really good. Each story in this book was great. I love all 3 of these authors. Each story was written very well with amazing characters. Definitely a 5 star must read.

loved both these stories! Lori Foster and Fern Michaels are a great combination. these stories were a light a read and a relaxing time for me. I loved them both. completely different and so much to love. the characters are wonderful and loveable. I will definitely reread this!

This was a quick, easy read. Perfect for vacation or just a lazy day of reading. With three different stories and three different authors, you get a variety of styles of writing. I’ve only read Lori Foster and her story with Annabeth and Devlin was a cute, shorter story. Both stories by Fern Michaels and Carolyn Brown were entertaining, especially Ms Michaels as her location was familiar to me.

i fell in love with the cover and loved the cute and sweet stories that were perfect to read when ill.
The made me fill spring and I liked them
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

My review is for "Everything She'd Ever Wanted" only.
Written by Lori Foster
Amazing journey with all the feels and so realistic, I feel I know these people personally, it's written so well.
Devlin, a widower with an adorable little girl named Mia, meets his uncle's new neighbor, Annabeth when she and her little fur baby Ruby moved in next door last year.
Of course Uncle Sony loves to play matchmaker, not obvious at all, so there's hilarity, adding in Mia and Ruby is bonus. A falling in love read all around with a very happy ending for this family.
I received an early copy thru NetGalley from this author. All thoughts and opinions are strictly my own