The Reading Room
Our romantic short stories are designed to take our readers away for about a half hour. They are complete stories unto themselves and aren’t related to each other. That means that you can duck into our Reading Room for a quick escape any time, and make it back to your real life before anyone knows you’ve gone.
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Taking a half-step back in time to the early days of disco, the time between free love and responsible encounters, a trip to Mexico for young divorcee Cara can be as exciting as it is uncertain, as tempting as it is forbidden. Sometimes the best advice is the piece we...
Fleeting
Nothing brings people together like a life-threatening crisis. Especially when it leaves a man and a woman stranded in the middle of nowhere. Dan and Samantha might be lost, but they're not alone, and Geoff LaCasse tracks their journey to a destination that may or may...
Second Wedding Morning
Maybe first impressions never come around again, but second chances can be life's most prized treasures. Author Stephany Barnes shows us how it is our disappointments that allow us to recognize - and appreciate - our successes. Because when it comes to love and...
On A Rainy Day
Life comes with so many rules and expectations. It's exhausting trying to stay inside the lines every minute of every day. On A Rainy Day, Pat Garcia shows us that, sometimes, it's okay to just go with your instincts and take a leap of faith. Trust your friends. Trust...
Sagebrush & Sanity
Charlotte has raised her family. She's weathered all that life has thrown at her. She's almost done. Almost. But almost is exhausting. She may strong, independent, and smart, but going it alone, for so long, who could blame her for wishing? She's not asking for the...
Naughty Feels So Nice
Romantic Shorts presents a fun and oh-so-steamy holiday themed venture into the possibilities of Christmas magic. Kirsten S. Blacketer's latest is quick, witty, and sparkling with some non-traditional cheer. Her growth as a writer is apparent and being witness to such...
The Unlikeliest Lovers
Remembrance Day is all about remembering those that died in wars, particularly the Great War (aka First World War, 1914-1918). It is easy to forget to include the collateral damage done to civilians, and children, and their ravaged societies changed beyond...
The Allure of a Half-Naked God
With a little bit of Halloween fun, Romantic Shorts presents a comedy by Alexandra Meryn, who assures us that this offering is actually based on a true story. While names and places have been changed to protect the not-so-innocent, and some literary license has been...
To Be Free
A forbidden affair, a simpler time, and the universal regret of the path not taken, all make for a love story that has us all yearning for the innocence and freedom of fiction. Sandra J. Eastman's characters are as unique as they are typical, and her tale takes our...
A Day In St. John’s
Sometimes you have to get away from it all to start to see things more clearly. A walk through St. John's in Portland takes Laura a little farther than she expected, but right where she should have been all along. Debbie Dodge's endearing characters, coupled with her...
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