Dates From Hell (Anthology 4-in-1)

by Kim Harrison (Contributor)

Other authors: Kelley Armstrong (Contributor), Lori Handeland (Contributor), Lynsay Sands (Contributor)

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Series: The Claire Switch Project (novella), Otherworld (Chaotic, 5.2)

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Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. Short Stories. HTML: She thought her date was out of this world. Actually, he was not of this world . . . We've all been on bad dates, nightmare dates, dreadful experiences that turned out to be uniquely memorable in the very worst way. But at least our partners for these detestable evenings were more or less . . . human! Now Kim Harrison, Lynsay Sands, Kelley Armstrong, and Lori Handeland -- four of the very best writers currently exploring the dangerous seduction of the supernatural -- offer up dating disasters (and unexpected delights) of a completely different sort: dark, wicked, paranormally sensual assignations with werewolves, demon lovers, and the romantically challenged undead. Sexy, witty, chilling, and altogether remarkable, here is proof positive that some love matches are made someplace other than heaven. .… (more)

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Absolutely loved the Kelley Armstrong story about Karl and Hope's first meeting. Brilliant and it didn't completely overshadow the other stories either, one of the better anthologies I've read. (

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justgeekingby | Jun 6, 2023 |

This book/novella gives more insight into Ivy and her relationship to Kisten and Piscary etc. This insight is about the only positive thing to say about this novella. Should i have read this novella first, i most certainly would have never picked up the series....It is boring, full of unnecessary long descriptions and very drawn out. My recommendation: if you have read one or two other books before and want some Ivy background, go ahead and read it, but be prepared for a boring day. If this is the first you read in the series, stay away until you have read some other books in the series. (

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Ivy_Skye | Apr 5, 2023 |

Short stories that round out a story arc I'm following. My current feeling about Kim Harrison is that she's not the top tier of paranormal romance/ mystery/ whatever, but she's solidly in the second tier and she's getting better. (

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jennybeast | Apr 14, 2022 |

This was a fun collection of four novellas about... yes, dates from Hell. I'm now on day two of being sick in bed so I'm not up to a detailed review at the moment, but I may come back later and append. For now, just wanted to say that I really enjoyed this book.
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Mahnogard | Aug 28, 2021 |

A good collection of authors I like to read. (

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bit-of-a-list-tiger | Aug 19, 2020 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Harrison, Kim	Contributor	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Armstrong, Kelley	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Handeland, Lori	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Sands, Lynsay	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Lamatsch, Vanessa	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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The Claire Switch Project (novella)

Otherworld (Chaotic, 5.2)

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Chaotic by Kelley Armstrong

Undead in the Garden of Good and Evil by Kim Harrison

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P.E.A.R.L. (Nominee – Anthology – 2006)

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Dates From Hell (Anthology 4-in-1)

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Dates From Hell

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The Claire Switch Project (by Lynsay Sands)

Undead in the Garden of Good and Evil (by Kim Harrison)

Chaotic (by Kelley Armstrong)

Dead Man Dating (by Lori Handeland)

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Phone cradled between her shoulder and ear, Ivy Tamwood scooped another chunk of chili up with her fries, leaning over the pattered wax paper so it wouldn't drip onto her desk. (Undead in the Garden of Good and Evil)

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This anthology contains "Chaotic" which part of the Otherworld series, but this anthology is not part of that series.

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Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. Short Stories. HTML:

She thought her date was out of this world.
Actually, he was not of this world . . .

We've all been on bad dates, nightmare dates, dreadful experiences that turned out to be uniquely memorable in the very worst way. But at least our partners for these detestable evenings were more or less . . . human!

Now Kim Harrison, Lynsay Sands, Kelley Armstrong, and Lori Handeland -- four of the very best writers currently exploring the dangerous seduction of the supernatural -- offer up dating disasters (and unexpected delights) of a completely different sort: dark, wicked, paranormally sensual assignations with werewolves, demon lovers, and the romantically challenged undead. Sexy, witty, chilling, and altogether remarkable, here is proof positive that some love matches are made someplace other than heaven.

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Contains:

"The Claire Switch Project" by Lynsay Sands

"Undead in the Garden of Good and Evil" by Kim Harrison

"Chaotic" by Kelley Armstrong

"Dead Man Dating" by Lori Handeland

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