Magic Dreams - Yes!! I love Dali and Jim!! Dali totally nailed the insecure, plain heroine thing for me. I adore the Kate Daniels books and this story was one I was excited to see. A bit of good angst from Dali who thinks she is unattractive and is pining after Jim, who she thinks doesn't even notice her. LOVE THIS STUFF. (4.5 stars)

I'll come back to the other stories later.

Ilona Andrews is one of my favorite authors and the Kate Daniels series is my favorite of all the books that the husband/wife duo write. The writing style is fast paced and engaging and the characters are completely believable despite the fantastical elements that surround all the books. These books are a must read for me and I eagerly devour them and count the months until the next one arrives. I love that despite the occult and romance leanings of these books there is still a generous dose of humor. I highly recommend the Kate Daniels series. ( )

I only read the Ilona Andrews story out of this book - haven't yet read books by any of the other authors, and I didn't feel like reading short stories in worlds I am not yet familiar with. But I enjoyed the story I did read very much. ( )

Ilona Andrews Story: 5/5 The Dali and Jim story we've been waiting for. ;-) Dali is almost my favorite minor character - almost! Worth buying the whole book if you're a Kate Daniels fan!

Yasmine Galenorn Story: 2/5 This isn't an author I'll read. Didn't enjoy the narrator, although I realize she's not the series narrator but I didn't like that character either - what's with all the hubands?!

Allyson James Story: 3/5 Haven't read this series. Definitely a paranormal romance story vs. UF but enjoyable and I did end up buying the first book of this series because of this story.

Jeanne Stein Story: 2/5 Okay story. Nothing that made me want to read more. Didn't really like the world building. ( )

The four stories in this anthology are all good, though my personal favorite was Magic Dreams by Ilona Andrews. I love everything this team writes, but this story is one of their best. Of the rest I liked the Allyson James story Double Hexed, I have not read anything else by her, but I intend to check out her other books. ( )