I read this book for the story by Michelle Sagara because I've read her entire series so far. It was a good little back story, detailing how the main characters met. 
 I've read many books by Mercedes Lackey and sometimes it takes a while to get into what she writes befause I feel she sometimes spends too long setting a scene. Maybe part of that this time was because, as I found at the end, this is set AFTER The Sleeping Beauty, which isnt due out in the uk for a few more months. I might try re reading it after I've read The Sleeping Beauty and like it more, but I cant promise. 
 The story by Cameron Haley was interesting. I've never read anything by them before and I'm not sure I will set out to do so now, but maybe curiosity will get the better of me one day.