Featuring two centuries of women's short fiction, ranging from established Queens of the short story like Alice Munro and Angela Carter, to contemporary rising stars like Miranda July and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, this is the biggest and most beautiful collection in print today. Handpicked by one of the nation's favourite novelists, Victoria Hislop - herself a great writer of, and champion for, short stories - and divided thematically into collections on love, loss and the lives of women, there's a story for every mood, mindset and moment in life. CONTRIBUTORS INCLUDE: Margaret Atwood, Angela Carter, Emma Donoghue, Daphne Du Maurier, Stella Duffy, Susan Hill, Doris Lessing, Penelope Lively, Katherine Mansfield, Hilary Mantel, Lorrie Moore, Alice Munro, Ali Smith, Muriel Spark, Alice Walker, Jeanette Winterson, Virginia Woolf.

Howdy! I'm Eddie Smith and this is the story of my ninth romantical adventure with my husband, Whit Hall. We're in San Francisco, having a breakfast of scrambled eggs and chicken fried steak, when we get wind of the latest article about us in the paper. Daytona, it seems, now was four billionaires based on that annual list thingie. And we're two of the four. Neither Whit nor I want to know the number we're at. It's not really our money, after all... However, on that same morning, we also find out that some juicy details we've been waiting for have arrived. They're all about the mysterious 1948 trial that our favorite centenarian, Ronnie Grisham, was involved in back in the day. So, we're hopping on Big Bertha and flying back to Daytona Beach to do some checking around. We're hoping to only be gone for a day or two. This should be pretty easy to wrap up......

Selena & Alex: Fifteen year old Selena Harris knew from the first moment she met Alex Kelly that she loved her but is Selena hiding a secret that will tear them apart?Apprehensive: Fifteen year old Carson Lucas prepares to take her first step into growing up.Selena & Alex: Fifteen year old Selena Harris knew from the first moment she met Alex Kelly that she loved her but is Selena hiding a secret that will tear them apart?Apprehensive: Fifteen year old Carson Lucas prepares to take her first step into growing up.First Sight: Harmony Hansen had an ordinary life until the last term of year twelve when she met Katarina Wolf. Before long her life is changing in every way but will it ever return to normal.Secret Crush: Tyronne Hastings has been in love with his best friend Penelope Gilbert for three years. Is he destined to be her friend forever or will he find a way to tell her how he feels?The Choice: Piper Jackson thought her relationship with Marcus Jones was rock solid until she met Katie George. Katie stirs up feelings Piper had never felt before and suddenly she’s faced with a choice. Will she make the right one?Confusion: Aster Little has always known she was different to the rest of her classmates but it wasn’t until now she knew just how different she was.Lucy Wilson: Turned into a vampire a year earlier when she and her best friend, Cassandra Riley were jumped, Lucy Wilson has barely begun to get used to her new vampire status when Conor Simpson, a powerful vampire, tracks her down.First Love: Natasha Waterson and Quinn Michele have been together for four years when tragedy strikes. Will Quinn be able to forget her first love or will she haunt her forever?

A collection of short stories that takes our reader, through a roller coaster of emotions. From the up lifting to the lows of human feelings.A collection of short stories and poems, that delve into the lowest abyss and the highest high of emotions. Come take the journey and feel where the heart takes you.

I was known as the ruthless billionaire. Then, one moment changed it all. Everything missing in my life was sitting in a restaurant at the table beside me, engaged to another man. The stars finally aligned. I made Charlotte my wife. Together, we’ve created a beautiful life and family. But when tragedy strikes, I’m forced to relive my memories. From the moment I fell in love with my sister’s best friend to the birth of our daughters. And how easily my life could have taken another path. A life without the woman I love. ‘Lex’ is a novella based on Lex Edwards from The Dark Love Series. This story relives the pivotal moments in Lex’s life with untold stories from the original series.

It's Valentine's Day and Whit and Eddie have been so busy getting to know each other that they both completely forgot! Just in the nick of time, they're invited to a small party. Both the living and the dead are in attendance, however. And one of the ghosts would like to know the name of his murderer, if Eddie's not too busy. * * * Welcome to the world of Whit & Eddie! What happens when a retired football player falls in love with a chubby bear guy and they do it way too fast? These are the short stories that supplement the novels in The Romantical Adventures of Whit & Eddie. If you want quick reads that are fun and sweet, you've found the spot! * * * This is a short story and runs to about 19K words.

A collection of 5 sweet, heartwarming contemporary romances about forgiveness, second chances, and loving through difficult times. Perfect length books to satisfy your need to read when time is limited. Great for carpool, waiting in line, running kids to practice or lounging on the beach. Second Chances Book 1: A fourteen year old heartbreak is the only thing that stands between a second chance at love and happiness for Cole Williams and Lorelei Parker. Once Again Book 2: When old flame Grady Duke moves in next door to workaholic Evie Barker, she realizes there's more lacking in her life than down time. Reason to Stay Book 3: Rising songwriter Shea Barker is driven toward one thing- her career. Until she meets sports writer Leo Marshall and discovers that maybe her lyrics aren’t the only place where love is found. He’s the One Book 4: Melinda Bane is putting her eggs into the sperm bank basket. When a house fire puts her dreams on hold, her oldest friend Jared Calhoun just might have a solution. Kiss me Again Book 5: Andee Swift's ten year marriage has lost its spark and, whether it’s costume play or couples therapy, she’ll do whatever it takes to reignite the flame.**

Six gay love stories from Sloan Parker, award-winning author of M/M Romances. Cops and Lovers: SWAT teammates Sawyer and Finn have been secretly sleeping together for two years. Sawyer couldn't be happier with the arrangement. Until Finn gives him an ultimatum. His Roommate's Secret: Brady harbors a secret crush on his straight college roommate, but he doesn't think he'll ever get the chance to climb into Rex's bed. Until Rex shares a revelation of his own. Swept Away: Eddie just wants to spend a quiet night celebrating with his partner on their fifteenth anniversary. Only this year, Mike has a surprise in mind. A surprise that may be more than Eddie imagined possible. The Break-In: Billy's been breaking into his ex-lover's apartment every Friday night for a little solo sex in the bed they used to share. One night he almost gets caught. Now he has only seconds to decide if he should stay or run from the most erotic encounter of his life. A Lesson in Truth: After two years of longing, David can no longer deny what he feels for Michael, his professor and graduate school advisor. Something to Believe In: Sean and Gavin meet on the streets and fall in love. Now they must search for a way to find a home and build a life together. This collection contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and one all-male menage relationship. 55,413 words.

Love, Peace & Joy is guaranteed to fill readers hearts with the magical, mystical spirit of Christmas. Three short stories filled with all the ingredients of a holiday season like none other: fun, family, food, love, music and the potent gift of giving. The perfect holiday gift and one you won't forget: A Holly Spriggs Jolly Christmas, Chocolate Covered Kisses and Joyeux Noelle. Enjoy! **

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It’s Christmas on Whidbey. Join the holiday fun with the characters from Daisy’s Wingmen and Modern Love Stories series.You never know who will show up at the annual Sip ’n Stroll in Langley. Someone’s pregnant.Someone’s engaged.And someone gets a puppy. Give and Take is a romantic comedy holiday short story (<15000 words) and should be read after reading the Wingmen novels and Modern Love Stories as it is a crossover companion story.**

13 erotic gay short stories

Intersect. Interchange. Interplay. INTERRACIAL LOVE STORIES consists of three amazingly sensual and sexy short stories from three masters of the form: Sandra Sinclair, Marcus Williams, and Shanika Patrice. You will feel the heat between black women and white men in this lovely collection. This bundle includes (also available separately): PICTURE PERFECT PASSION by Sandra Sinclair. When Lance first met Denisha at a bar, he already knew she was extraordinary, her sparkling wit and her gorgeous looks holding him captive. She managed to get away from him, though, and just when he thought they would never meet again, he sees her again in front of his camera as one of the models he's supposed to take a picture of, and this time, he fully intends to capture her not just with his lens, but with his arms, and never let her go. PROVE YOUR LOVE TO ME by Marcus Williams. Nickie and Mark are what some would call star-crossed lovers,...