The authors and poets of Whiskey Creek Press have joined together to create an anthology that is a testament to the strength and beauty of love. Love, An Anthology contains ten stories and three poems that are sure to remind readers just what love means.

There is a little something for everyone in this book. The poems by Marsha Briscoe and Daniel Wilder are interspersed between the stories and therefore much more noticeable for the change in reading. The poetry presented is flowing, with verse that is easy to understand. In addition to their fine work, there are many wonderful, short stories to be read. Each work within the anthology is unique, from the American West in Echoes of the Plains to the onset of the Civil War in A Soldier to Love, historical fans will be pleased. The loves presented are diverse and yet full of emotion. I particularly enjoyed the change of heart the hero in A Slender Debt has when he meets his love. There are opportunities for lost loves to be regained in Judith Fox’s Remember and Barri Bryan’s Where the Heart Is. Finally this anthology offers a variety of contemporary tales that manage to touch the reader’s heart with the love that is found. Whether it is Janet Mills’s Worthy Hearts that had me laughing out loud or Giovanna Lagana’s quick suspense Unbounded Love, this anthology is a thoughtful, touching read.

Reviewed by: Amanda