I haven't actually finished this book, but I only have one story to read - the Whyborne and Griffin one - and since I haven't read anything else in that series and the Author's note identifies the period it takes place in the series, it kinda put me off. Hopefully I will get to it later, when I have read the W&G series... I've marked this book as read to get it off my current list, since I doubt I'll be reading the W&G for a while yet. 
 So, I initially got this because I had read K J Charles's A Fashionable Indulgence and LOVED it, like that in all caps because it was BRILLIANT. Having found out that there was a short story which had inspired the series (I think, it was a while ago that I read about all this, so bear with me if I'm getting muddled) I went to find it. At the time it was only available with this selection. I wasn't sorry that I made the purchase. 
 I loved everything I read. The Ruin of Gabriel Ashleigh was everything I could have wished for and more *sigh* and my other big fave was Deliverance - LOVE IT and went on to read The Lion of Kent, which I also LOVED. Great stuff.