Romantic Short Stories


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Sweet, clean romances to make you smile today! Included in this collection are: Romance on the Island; Romance in the Mountains (including FREE AUDIO); Lost love; London Adventure; Romance in the Forest; Romance under the Stars (including FREE AUDIO); Romance in the Mist; Internet Romance; Romance in the Valley, Rhythms of Life; New Love, New Life. Here are some reviews of these clean and wholesome love stories: Romance in the Mountains: "I think this story is one of those stories that should be read again and again. It is an inspiration for those who are in a relationship or for those who envision to get in one. " Author, George Letton Romance on the Island: "A special, romantic place can be an island in the mind. A dream may begin when two persons find love. Life needs to address the inner-being to find what is really important. " Lost love: "A gorgeous love story that includes all the nuances of love & trying to please others instead of doing what is right for you. Read it - it'll make you smile." Founder and CEO of FutureThis Scientific Beauty Romance in the Forest: "A warm-hearted short story that is indeed wholesome. A nice story about deep love and caring for one's partner. I will definitely read more by this author." Romance under the Stars: "Love always has a way of showing us, what we think we want isn't always what we need. Sweet short tale into how rich love and nature, truly is." Romance in the Mist: "Reading through you felt like you were sitting in the coffee shop. Got a sad feeling when I thought it was going to have a bad ending. As I kept on reading the story made me smile. Thanks for another great book Terry." You can get your short reads one at a time - see Terry's Author Page - or you can read 11 stories in one collection at a discounted price here. 2 FREE audio stories included. Happy reading and listening!




The History of Love: A Novel


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ONE OF THE MOST LOVED NOVELS OF THE DECADE. A long-lost book reappears, mysteriously connecting an old man searching for his son and a girl seeking a cure for her widowed mother's loneliness. Leo Gursky taps his radiator each evening to let his upstairs neighbor know he’s still alive. But it wasn’t always like this: in the Polish village of his youth, he fell in love and wrote a book…Sixty years later and half a world away, fourteen-year-old Alma, who was named after a character in that book, undertakes an adventure to find her namesake and save her family. With virtuosic skill and soaring imaginative power, Nicole Krauss gradually draws these stories together toward a climax of "extraordinary depth and beauty" (Newsday).




The Bad Boy and the Tomboy


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An irresistible roller coaster of a high school romance, perfect for fans of Beth Reekles and Jenny Han. Macy Anderson is a seventeen-year-old tomboy and captain of her school's soccer team. Sam Cahill is a rich bad boy with a British accent and cocky attitude. Macy tells herself she won't fall for his charm. But as the two get to know each other, and Macy starts uncovering Sam's secrets, she begins to realise keeping that promise to herself is going to be harder than she thought . . .




Love Story


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The Phenomenal National Bestseller and Enduring Classic He is Oliver Barett IV, a rich jock from a stuffy WASP family on his way to a Harvard degree and a career in law. She is Jenny Cavilleri, a wisecracking working-class beauty studying music at Radcliffe. Opposites in nearly every way, Oliver and Jenny immediately attract, sharing a love that defies everything ... yet will end too soon. Here is a love that will linger in your heart now and forever.




How to Catch a Wild Viscount


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She’s on the hunt for a hero… Luke Trenton, Viscount Merritt, returned from war a changed man. Battle stripped away his civility and brought out his inner beast. There is no charm or tenderness in him now; only dark passions and a hardened soul. He has nothing to offer the starry-eyed, innocent girl who pledged her heart to him four years ago. But Cecily Hale isn’t a girl any longer. She’s grown into a woman—one who won’t be pushed away. She and Luke are guests at a house party when a local legend captures their friends’ imaginations. While the others plunge into the forest on a wild goose...er, stag chase, Cecily’s on the hunt for a man. She has only a few moonlit nights to reach the real Luke…the wounded heart she knows still beats inside the war-ravaged body…or she could lose him to the darkness forever. This is a novella of approximately 20,000 words, or 80 pages. It was originally published under the title The Legend of the Werestag.




Nothing But You


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Raymond Carver, Alice Munro, John Updike, Gabriel García Márquez, Mavis Gallant, Julian Barnes, Michael Chabon, Jamaica Kincaid, John O'Hara, Muriel Spark, Ann Beattie, and William Maxwell are among the contributors to Nothing But You: Love Stories from The New Yorker--assembled by Roger Angell, senior editor at The New Yorker. This is the first fiction anthology in more than three decades from the magazine that has defined the American short story for almost a century. As noteworthy for its range as for its excellence, Nothing But You features a stunning array of present and past masters writing about love in all its varieties, from the classic love story to dislocated narratives of weird modern romance. Taken separately, these stories suggest the infinite variety of the human heart. Taken together, they are a literary milestone, a comprehensive review of the way we live and love now.




Tiny Love Stories


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“Charming. . . . A moving testament to the diversity and depths of love.” —Publishers Weekly You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll be swept away—in less time than it takes to read this paragraph. Here are 175 true stories—honest, funny, tender and wise—each as moving as a lyric poem, all told in no more than one hundred words. An electrician lights up a woman’s life, a sister longs for her homeless brother, strangers dream of what might have been. Love lost, found and reclaimed. Love that’s romantic, familial, platonic and unexpected. Most of all, these stories celebrate love as it exists in real life: a silly remark that leads to a lifetime together, a father who struggles to remember his son, ordinary moments that burn bright.







Autumn Love


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It's Autumn and more than crisp, colorful leaves are falling...three couples are falling in the love of their lifetimes.Welcome to the first short story collection by Debut Author Dawn Van Beck, which includes the following three short and sweet romances: Autumn Splendor: Blair Sutton somewhat expected to run into her childhood best friend, Colton Kingsbury, as they reunited for her Paw Paw's funeral in Eagle River, Wisconsin. What she didn't expect, however, was for Colton's presence to reignite the smoldering feelings she'd vowed to dismiss. As their limited time together presents an opportunity to take inventory of their current lives, will Blair continue to suppress her feelings, or will she finally admit to what Colton anticipated all along?As the Leaves Turn: The leaves aren't the only things falling in Michigan's charming Upper Peninsula! Grace Montgomery spends a vacation weekend in the quaint lakeside town of St. Ignace. Reluctantly allowing the handsome Brandon Walker to be her personal tour guide, their companionship leads her to questioning everything about her life back in Chicago, including her complex relationship with her boyfriend, Dexter. Will Grace choose to remain in Chicago, or will she one day return to St. Ignace...and to Brandon?Victorian Fall: Kendall's world crushes beneath him as his beloved Jasmine suffers amnesia following a horrible accident. Kendall makes repeated attempts to trigger Jasmine's memory of the strong bond of love between them. As time passes and his hope diminishes, will sparks of the life they once shared appear along with the Victorian Fall Festival they came to love as the couple they once were?PRAISE FOR AUTUMN LOVE: "Wow! I'm in love...with the short and sweet romances of Debut Author Dawn Van Beck. She's a master storyteller, who makes you feel every bit of the magic in the tales she weaves. Such perfect, little short stories that just make you feel good and offer a wonderful reminder that love triumphs overall. I'm looking forward to her next collection."--- D. D. Scott, International Bestselling AuthorABOUT THE AUTHOR: Hi there! Welcome to "me". I'm a writer, singer, child of God, and chocolate chip cookie connoisseur. I hold a degree in Human Resources with a concentration in Gerontology which has allowed me a rewarding career advocating for vulnerable senior adults. After transitioning out of my private Guardianship practice of several years, I now work alongside my husband with our moving business as well as put in some part-time hours at an Elder Law office . . . still advocating for seniors.My love of all things writing began at an early age, pretending to be a librarian leading "story time" with my imaginary patrons. Over the years I've contributed to various publications including newsletters, magazines and theater pieces. My first official publication was in 1993 for the magazine "West Coast Woman", where I shared my experience of living with a Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis. Now, after years of dreaming, I'm finally publishing the dozens of short stories I've written as well as a children's picture book and working on wrapping up a Christian Romance novel.I make my home in sunny Florida where I'm surrounded by a ridiculous number of writing journals and artisan coffee mugs. Close to my heart are bear hugs from my crazy husband, time spent with my adult children, and the companionship of Lilly, our feisty Daschund.Join me as we journey together sharing short stories, devotions, miscellaneous musings and an occasional rant or two (or three).Come, sit for a spell . . . I'll put the coffee on.And in the meantime, please connect with me at my website (Dawn Van Beck dotcom) and on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest (Dawn Van




Collection of Short Romance Stories


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"Short stories are tiny windows into other worlds and other minds and other dreams. They are journeys you can make to the far side of the universe and still be back in time for dinner."The short story is one of the finest forms of writing. As short as a paragraph at times, or as lengthy as a novel, short stories are widely read and immensely lauded. Some of the most exceptional writers have dabbled in this form penning beautiful, unforgettable stories.This storybook is especially great for traveling, bedtime, and reading aloud at home. Also available in paperback format!-Great bedtime stories -Excellent for beginning and early readers-short stories that are great for a quick bedtime story