A small town called Mysteria is the focus of this set of stories, a small town in Colorado which was accidentally founded by a random act of demonic kindness. The supernatural can find a haven her, so they do.

Four short stores that are interesting but not incredibly attention grabbing. The concept really grabbed me though. ( )

This is a collection of 4 stories, by 4 paranormal romance writers, all about 1 town in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Mysteria was originally established by a group of settlers that were slightly different from the normal. This is a place were the slightly different actually fit in. All creatures are welcomed, the Demon High Lord that has been banished from hell for committing random acts of kindness, the vampires who have found ways to not crave the taste of blood, the witches, the werewolves and the non-magical humans have all found ways to live - and thrive in the small town - together.

Susan Grant, Mary Janice Davidson, Gena Showalter and P.C. Cast worked so well together on this project, it was almost a continuing story (especially the last 2). I typically write a review for each individual story, but this one doesn’t need individual rating, they are all good stories. Short little stops in this very interesting town where you can run into anything and anyone, I liked the way several of the authors just continued each others stories, just a heartbeat later. Getting to know some of these characters made it feel like a novel instead of several novellas. Mary Janice Davidson has an Author’s note about how this story relates to her others (‘Bewitched, Bothered and Bevampyred’ and ‘Derik’s Bane’), I haven’t read them, but I might now. Anthologies are great for introducing new authors, I have read Susan Grant and Gena Showalter, and was happy to be introduced to May Janice Davidson and P.C. Cast. ( )

MaryJanice Davidson's story is the only reason I'm keeping this. Rest were forgettable (and already forgotten). ( )

From Amazon:
"Hunky werewolves, delicious demons and, drop-dead sexy witches all have the same address...
Hundreds of years ago, in the mountains of Colorado (just close enough to Denver for great shoe shopping), the small town of Mysteria was "accidentally" founded by a random act of demonic kindness. Over time, it has become a veritable magnet for the supernatural-a place where magic has quietly coexisted with the mundane world.
It's a town like any other town, where the high school's Fighting Fairies give fans something to cheer about, where everyone knows your name-if not exactly what you are-at the local bar, and where the wishing well actually lives up to its name. Strange occurrences happen every day, but now the ladies of Mysteria are about to unleash a tempest of seduction that will have tongues wagging for centuries to come... ."

"Mortal in Mysteria" by Susan Grant was unexpected. I haven't come across a lot of High Demon Lords. But the story developed quite nicely and had a good sense of humour.
I think MaryJanice Davidson is the most successful author out of the group. But her werewolf story did nothing for me. There was just no spark. It felt pretty pointless and I have already forgotten the ending....
"The Witches of Mysteria" by Showalter were cute. Although if that guy told me that he would teach me to obey him, I would kick his butt out of the door.
The last story by P.C. Cast was the best, just a bit tacky. This one has the best potential for more. I will look for her books. ( )

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