It was Spellbound by L. A. Banks, and I found it okay, but relatively uninteresting. The premise is that a Hatfield girl and a McCoy boy have fallen in love in college and, unbeknownst to their conjuring families, are engaged. I have never been able to be invested in any aspect of the Hatfield and McCoy story, finding feuds fairly stupid. Given that, the story was well told and a little silly.
The second story was a Harry Dresden story by Jim Butcher called Something Borrowed. Butcher is somewhat cramped by the short story format (no multiple plots and the world ending all at once), but he makes up for frenzy with sense of humor, which has me giggling all the way through. A fairy (Jenny Greenteeth) has replaced Billy's fiance and intends to marry Billy. If Harry doesn't stop her before the kiss at the end of the ceremony, both Billy and fiance are lost.
The third, by Rachel Caine, Dead Man's Chest, involves a pirate ship as the setting for a fairy tale wedding turned deadly, as groom plans to kill bride for her money.
The fourth, by P. N. Elrod looks not to be a Jack Flemming story which has me initially disappointed.
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