Short Stories

Flowers are fun, but diamonds and forever win our hearts. 22 authors have come together to bring you everything you want in an anthology. From first kisses to botched proposals, boss crushes to rockstar lovin’, these fun novellas will give you the happily ever afters you crave. This amazing collection packed full of romance to help you through that delicious box of chocolates will also give some love back. All profits from Beaus & Arrows is going to Pennies-4-Paws!! Perfectly Us by Abby Brooks: A secret Valentine's Day proposal almost ruins everything for this small town couple. Right For Love.by Aria Cole: One night, one dress, him and her. But can one swipe right really lead to love? Pinnacle - A Destined Series Story by Ashley Suzanne: A sexy, NYC getaway weekend for Mira and Skylar lead them to altar ... just not their own! The Wedding-Night Stand by Ava Harrison: When one night of passion turns into forever. One Night by Callie Anderson: Landon Winthrop walked into my life and consumed my mind, body, and heart. The only problem—he's my boss. All Wrong by Callie Harper: From spilling hot coffee all down her shirt to getting locked in a closet at a party, Sarah’s Valentine’s Day is going all wrong. But when an insanely hot crush gets involved, can some things go so wrong they become just right? Love on a Plane by Ilsa Madden-Mills: Spider didn't mean to fall for the uptight girl he sat next to on the plane. But once they kissed, all common sense went out the tiny window next to her. Too bad she was his future stepsister… Taking My Shot by Jen Frederick Someone Not You by Jessica Hawkins: Justin's dazzling smile and wit have never failed him in the dating department—until his boss challenges him to win a date with the one girl who might be immune to his charms. A Very Locklaine Valentine by Jessica Prince: The story of Richard's epically disastrous proposal to Delilah. What Love Built by JL Berg: The entire Cavenaugh family reunites for what is sure to be a very memorable Valentine's Day. Special Delivery by Liv Morris [Mr. First Time](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34095439.MrFirst_Time "Mr. First Time") by L.J. Shen: A real-life story about first love, first kiss and all the things that make your heart beat faster. Rhythm by Mandi Beck: Grab front row seats to Wrecked's Valentine's Day show and see just how sexy loving a rock star can be. Especially when he's got a stash of lollipops. Livi's Love by MJ Fields: A Caldwell Brothers novella. Hendrix Caldwell loves his woman hard and his dog, too. Livi Caldwell is surrounded in a new world full of love, devotion, and a man who will do anything to keep her from stressing. Floyd, the couple's pit bull has found herself in a predicament. What lengths will Hendrix go to for Livi and Floyd? In the end, Livi teaches her man once again there is always more love in this family to go around. Yes, Yes, Yes by Nicola Rendell: A chocolate tasting gets dirty. Game For Two: A Valentine's Staycation by Rachel Blaufeld: Drew & Jules escape the madness for a romantic night at the beach. Backfire by Rebecca Yarros: Bash's perfectly planned proposal goes awry when he's called away for a fire. Entwined by SE Hall: My Valentine's Day gift to all of you who asked for it- the wedding of Dane Kendrick and Laney Jo Walker. Love and Latte by Sharon Hamilton Beauty Knot by Stephie Walls: From marks and scars to joy and triumph, Callie and Liam finally get their fairytale. After nine years, this shotgun wedding goes every way but smoothly. The Brightest Star by Yessi Smith: A story about two souls who continue to fall deeper into each other every day, as life unravels around them.

A startlingly beautiful debut, Half Gods brings together the exiled, the disappeared, the seekers. Following the fractured origins and destines of two brothers named after demigods from the ancient epic the Mahabharata, we meet a family struggling with the reverberations of the past in their lives. These ten interlinked stories redraw the map of our world in surprising ways: following an act of violence, a baby girl is renamed after a Hindu goddess but raised as a Muslim; a lonely butcher from Angola finds solace in a family of refugees in New Jersey; a gentle entomologist, in Sri Lanka, discovers unexpected reserves of courage while searching for his missing son. By turns heartbreaking and fiercely inventive, Half Gods reveals with sharp clarity the ways that parents, children, and friends act as unknowing mirrors to each other, revealing in their all-too human weaknesses, hopes, and sorrows a connection to the divine.

‘In this transfixing debut, Kashif Mashaikh dives into Mumbai’s unsettling underbelly and resurfaces with uncanny stories that cast the city in a seductive, horror-tinged glow.’ Altaf Tyrewala ‘Kashif weaves intricate and dark tales of raw emotion and horror. Kept me up all night … intrigued and fearful!’ Bilal Siddiqi For the past three decades, Jeevanram has worked the night shift at the mortuary of the Grand Trunk Hospital in Mumbai. At the sunset of his career, he is joined by a young apprentice who is clearly uncomfortable when confronted by death and disease, and the social apathy that has crept into the system. The apprentice is afraid to face his fears; but through the nine dark tales Jeevanram tells him, the young man begins to understand the purpose of life and death, of love and loss, of loneliness, guilt and everything in between. Drawing from the narrative patterns of Vikram–Betaal and the Arabian Nights, Mortuary Tales is filled with stories of real fear, and the many ghosts that the mind can conjure. An exceptional, compelling debut.