The stories I loved most in this collection were:

The Ghostly Lover, by Mary Lancaster

Highland Ghost, by Elizabeth Rose

A Lady’s Revenge, by Nicole Locke

Other stories I enjoyed a lot:

When the Night Closes, by Chasity Bowlin

The Dauntless Girl, by Whitney Blake

The Duke’s Bluestocking, by Celeste Barclay

Loved by the Laird, by Jillian Eaton

Overall, another fun Halloween collection from Dragonblade. I hope they keep putting these out every year; it’s beginning to feel like a tradition for me to read them each fall 😊. ( )

An anthology is both good and bad. Good because it brings authors and series to your attention that you may not be familiar with and bad because it also can add to the daunting 'to-be-read' you have going. That is what this anthology did to me.

Sixteen authors bring us these well written and thought out novellas that were easy and fun to read. Filled with the typical historical romance feels with the added gothic romance lures of fear, sorrow, eerie feelings, creepy shadows and bumps in the night.

While most of these seem to be tied to ongoing series the authors gave me enough background that I didn't feel lost just curious to get more of the backstory for the side characters.

Overall it was a fun collection to read, I thoroughly enjoyed this anthology from the first page until the very last.

I received this ARC from Dragonblade Publishing & NetGalley in exchange for an honest review, thank you.

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Enjoy stories from the following authors:

Kathryn Le Veque
Chasity Bowlin
Mary Lancaster
Elizabeth Johns
Maeve Greyson
Whitney Blake
Jillian Eaton
Mary Wine
Elisa Braden
Nicole Locke
Kathleen Ayers
Elizabeth Rose
Mia Pride
Sky Purington
Anna Bradley
Celeste Barclay ( )

A Midnight’s Requiem: The Ghostly Hour
An Historical Romance Collection

Excellent collection of stories by wonderful authors – some old friends and some new ones to add to my authors to read again. These can be read one after another or spread out over days to at Halloween or any time of the year. I am about halfway through the stories and will read them all but want to get this review up to let others know that it is definitely filled with interesting, varied, and intriguing stories.

* There are ghosts – malevolent and benign with most wanting something from those undead
* Love is in the air and often necessary to save the day
* There are second chances for some
* And no chances for others
* Some end up seeing the light…or perhaps going to the darker side
* There are culprits, killers, some pirates, and those that are saviorss
* Time travelers that show up in at least one story
* The feeling that some of these stories are part of series that I have not read
* Intriguing and thought provoking
* Happy endings for some
* A big of magic here and there

I remember last year’s anthology and loved it so definitely was eager to read this collection, too.

Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I read more books by these authors? Yes

Thank you to NetGalley and Dragonblade for the ARC – this is my honest review.

5 Stars ( )