Accessible Love Stories Paperback – Import, 22 March 2012

I really enjoyed Accessible Love Stories. Each story features a character in a wheelchair, and whether gay or straight, their stories of love are honest, real, and human. Each author gives us a glimpse into her/his world, into a new perspective, and into a unique, thought-provoking story.Already a fan of Christy Leigh Stewart's, I was swept up by the tale she wove in "Bad Hotel Art". Her writing always makes me smile. Another favorite story was "Meet Cutie" by D.C. Graham. I not only enjoyed the solid writing, but weeks later, I'm still thinking about the ending. Another favorite was "Fire on Babylon" by Amanda Dier. Her characters drew me in and made me care about their happiness. Truly, each author in this anthology brings something special.The characters in Accessible Love Stories have challenges that many of us never think about because we haven't had to do so. I love that this book was published and I hope that it is followed by many more books like this that include wonderful, interesting people that we don't always meet in books. Kudos to the authors and publishers. Bring on the next book!

I really enjoyed this book; it was dynamic and captivating I would definitely recommend this novel for anybody seeking a refreshing, off-beat collection of romance tales

This anthology wasn't very good, I won't lie.I'm not sure if any of these authors are actually disabled but based on the content I hope not. It strikes me like they just did some basic research about being in a wheelchair/ I was very disappointed because it made the disabled look like undesirable/pathetic people with no hope at a chance for a normal life until some random hot person miraculously took a liking to them.A few of the stories could've been really good if they created some depth to the characters.

I bought it for one particular story and I thought I was reading 2 different books! It jumped from places out of nowhere.And the writing is just.. Terrible. I wish I'd never bought it!

I shouldn't have expected too much, but even going in with little hope to find decent fiction, I was appalled at the total lack of dignity given to ANY of the disabled characters in this collection of short stories. I was completely insulted that the formula was exactly the same in each story, as if there was only one way caricature of a disabled person.The caricature: disabled people are sexually inexperienced, see themselves as sexless, are dumbfounded when the leading man/lady develops romantic feelings, and then there's the whole 'noble cripple' who hates pity and pushes the love interest away in order to spare them. The family members of the disabled caricatures are similarly stereotyped: the overbearing mother, the absent father who 'couldn't deal' with raising a disabled child and splits.Don't even get me started on the factual errors either; there are too many to list. I'll only list one: the character who starts walking 4 years after her spinal cord injury!Yes I understand this is schmaltzy love story stuff, but the author says that there aren't enough real love stories about disabled people. I could not agree more!