In Praise of Younger Men (Demon's Mistress/ A Man Who Can Dance/ Written in the Stars/ Forevermore)

As we all hear about older women dating younger men, this book is four short stories of older women and younger men set in the mid-1600's and the early 1800's. Yes, it was as scandalous then as it is now for such pairings, while it was still OK for the older men and younger women pairings. The settings are fun. The characters delicious. Best of all, there are happy endings. And yes, people will talk about the age difference, but "so what?" when there is true love to get the couples over the rough spots!

I'm fond of older woman stories so I picked this up. I couldn't get into two of the stories but I did read 'Forevermore' by Lauren Royal and 'The Demon's Mistress' by Jo Beverley. The Demon's Mistress was a really good novella. The characters were well developed and there was a bit of darkness to the hero. Some angst etc. I haven't read anything else by this author but this story was strong enough that I will probably go out and find the stories related to this one and give them a try.

Forevermore was fairly good. It was a bit shorter so character development wasn't as full. It was set in the Reformation period and was well done from both an historical aspect and as a sweet short love story.