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Book Review of Once Upon a Waltz: King Thrushbeard / The Firebird / The Dancing Shoes

Once Upon a Waltz: King Thrushbeard / The Firebird / The Dancing Shoes
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A collection of three romantic short stories with a hint of fairy tales thrown in. The Firebird, by Carola Dunn, has a young woman, trying to free the man of her dreams from a spell, even though she believes they can never be together. Karla Hocker's Dancing Shoes matches the headmistress of a school for young ladies with a magical dance partner. Judith A. Lansdowne finishes off the collection with King Thrushbeard, with a wizard earl, trying to free a young woman from a nasty spell.