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"Wonderful collection of stories about women!"

This book is a compilation of the best stories featured in THE LORELEI SIGNAL. The common thread running throughout all these stories is that they are all about women. Since this book contains fifteen stories, I'll only comment on a few of them.

In PROMISES by Sheri McGathy—my favorite story—we have Shay, a blade whisperer. Ever since the Mage Wars, she's been searching for a certain blade—a Spirit Blade. And now, after a year, she finally has the blade within her grasp. The blade is key to finally getting her revenge against the mage she had once sworn allegiance to. But when it comes right down to it, will Shay be able to kill the mage? Exactly why does Shay want revenge against the mage?

THE LIBRARIAN'S HOUSEKEEPER by Jenny Schwartz is another story involving magic. Our heroine is this tale is Joan, an orphaned woman living with her uncle. How her mother ever convinced her uncle Tamlin to keep her is beyond Joan. When Joan decides to escape to her employer's library—the one place she can be alone and feels at peace—she sure doesn't expect to find her uncle there, much less dead. When she sees Rocher—her employer's son—Joan is even more shocked. See, Joan's boss is a powerful old wizard and Rocher is also a wizard and warrior in service to the crown. Why did Rocher kill her uncle? Why in his father's library of all places? Will Joan become involved in Rocher's plans?

PVAGA AND THE CENSOR by Elizabeth Barrette is another favorite of mine in this collection. It's a very short story of what can happen when a censor takes on a goddess. Who will win? The censor or the goddess?

A TIME TO... VOLUME 3 is a collection of very different types of stories all involving women as the main characters. Carol Hightshoe must have had a difficult time deciding which stories from THE LORELEI SIGNAL to include in this volume because everything I read in this book was very good. All the stories and poems are very interesting and left me thinking of them long after I finished reading them. A very good collection of stories and one I highly recommend reading.

Reviewed by Chere Gruver
Posted November 6, 2009

Despite being the 'fairer' sex, women have long demonstrated that they possess great strength. They instinctively know there is a time for everything and they face it with Strength, Dignity and Determination. Following in the footsteps of our award nominated first volume; this collection will present you with women: Are willing to risk their souls to avenge a wrong done to another, Are willing to risk their lives to challenge an unjust social system, Are willing to risk their status to save others from walking blindly into danger, Are willing to risk everything to save those who would ridicule them. These are the stories selected as the Best of The Lorelei Signal 2008. Come in and share in their strengths, triumphs and sorrows. Remember there is always - A Time To...

Some of the stories and poems appearing in the anthology include:

From the January - March Issue

Avenge Me! - James Hartely
A Tinseltown Fairytale - Barbara Davies

From the April - June Issue

Promises - Sheri L. McGathy
Stalking the Virtual Mysteries - Lettie Prell

From the July - September Issue

Poppy Seeds - Edward Cox
Sister of the Benevolent Gods - Ripley Patton

From the October - December Issue

Justice is an Old Woman's Business - SC Bryce
The Thoughts of Cats - Selena Thomason

Along with 11 others.