My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding

My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding(2006) — Anthology

Genre and Sub-Genres[]

Urban Fantasy

Description[]

List of Authors[]

Contributors: Sherrilyn Kenyon(PNR), Charlaine Harris (UF), L. A. Banks (UF), Jim Butcher (UF), Rachel Caine (UF-YA), Esther M. Friesner (PNR), Lori Handeland (PNR), Susan Krinard (PNR)

Supernatural Elements[]

Shape-shifters, werewolves, vampires, wizards, witches, faeries, magic users, demons, voodoo, pirates, Daimons, X-ray vision, Dark-Hunter, spirit journey, Indian lore, mythical creatures

List of Stories[]

Story Title	Series and Order Number	Author	Supes	Leads
"Spellbound"	none (UF)	L. A. Banks	voodoo	Hatfields, McCoys
"Something Borrowed" (UF)	Dresden Files series #7.5	Jim Butcher	wizard, werewolf, faerie	Billy, Georgia, Harry Dresden, Bob
"Dead Man's Chest"	There Be Pirates #1 (UF)	Rachel Caine	pirate, curse	Ian, Cecilia, Lockhart
"All Shook Up"	(Myst-UF)	P.N. Elrod		Elvis
The wedding of Wylda Serene (PNR)	none / (PNR)	Esther M. Friesner	mythical creatures
"Charmed by the Moon"	Nightcreature series #5.5 (PNR)	Lori Handeland	apirit journey, love charm	Jessie, Will
"Tacky" (UF)	Sookie Stackhouse series #6.1	Charlaine Harris	vampires, werewolf	Dahlia, Todd
"A Hard Day's Night-Searcher"	Dark-Hunter series #9.5 (PNR)	Sherrilyn Kenyon	Dark-Hunters, daimons	Raphael, Celena, Jeff
"...Or Forever Hold your Peace"	Kit and Olivia series of shorts #2 (Para-myst)	Susan Krinard	shape-shifter	Olivia, Kit

Synopsis by Story[]

"Spellbound" by L.A. Banks

This was a fun story about two star-crossed lovers who happen to be part of voodoo/root-practitioner families who hate each other. The Hatfields versus the McCoys, except they are Black. — When the son of one and the daughter of the other fall in love they risk an all-out war of magics between their aunts and uncles just to get married.

"Something Borrowed" by Jim Butcher — Dresden Files series #7.5

In this story, the wizard Harry Dresden is helping his friend Billy the Werewolf get married. Too bad a miffed faerie stole his bride and decided to take her place. But Harry is on the case, with a little help from Detective Karrin Murphy.

"Dead Man's Chest" by Rachel Caine — There Be Pirates #1 (shorts)

A bride gets talked into getting married on a pirate ship by her fiance. It turns out the pirates are all dead and under a curse. And her fiance had some nefarious motives.

"All Shook Up" by P.N. Elrod

There is a wedding singer who has an uncannily perfect imitation of Elvis going on, and an ability to help the wedding couple along their course of true love. An ability shared by the caterer, who is the main protagonist.

"The Wedding of Wylda Serene" by Esther M. Friesner

A bastion of upper class entitlement is plagued by mythical creatures, in time to 'spoil' a sweet, young debutante's wedding.

"Charmed by the Moon" by Lori Handeland — Nightcreature #5.5

This is a follow-up story about Jessie and Will from Blue Moon. They are getting married, but Jessie is having cold feet, not sure if their feelings are true for each other. They go on a spirit journey to find that out when they find a love charm in Will's ceremonial wedding gear.

"Tacky" by Charlaine Harris. — Sookie Stackhouse series #6.1

When a vampire and a werewolf—Dahlia and Todd—decide to get married it causes all kinds of comflict for the bride and groom least of which is the fact that their races hate one another!

"A Hard Day's Night-Searcher" by Sherrilyn Kenyon — Dark-Hunter series #9.5

This is about Rafael Santiago, who was a pirate in his mortal life, and OCD Squire Celena, who's afraid to lose yet another Dark-Hunter to the ongoing battle with the Daimons. They end up crashing an Apollite wedding teeming with Daimons.

"...Or Forever Hold Your Peace" by Susan Krinard — Kit and Olivia series of shorts #2

This is a paranormal mystery in which Olivia and Kit, a crime-solving duo, work to find a bride who was kidnapped from her wedding, using their Talents. This is an alternate England called Albion, where most people have some sort of magical Talent. Olivia can see inside a person's body to see their anatomy, and Kit can change into a large Black Dog.

Source: Goodreads | My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding (There Be Pirates, #1; Kit and Olivia, #2; Nightcreature, #5.5; Sookie Stackhouse, #6.1; The Dresden Files, #7.5; Dark-Hunter, #9.5) by P.N. Elrod

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