My favorite book store, Barnes and Noble, offers free ebooks on their website and may of them are short stories. I read the reviews, and the synopsis. I will rarely download a book with fewer than two stars for its review unless the overview just captures too much of my imagination to care what others thought of it. I also look at the size of the book. If it is rated very highly, even though it is a very small file size, I will go ahead and take a peek at it; for free, why not?
Some of my recent "short" downloads have been:
Bed Times by Suzy Stewart Dubois. Very cool. It gave more background than many short stories. It was a time travel novel, based on an bed with roses carved into it...and the heroine's name is Rose. The bed maker is from the past and Rose is from the present. When they are both in bed, they are together. Once they get out of bed, they are in their own time.
The Blind Date by Nikki James. You have to like erotic, or not mind reading it, to be able to get through this short story. It was cute, a nice read, and I would read more by this author. I can't say much more than that due to it being a short story, it would give it all away to say too much more.
The Plan by J. J. Westendarp. Wow. Just Wow. Incredible. I really really enjoyed this story. The detail, the build up, the reference back to the title, the whole darn kit and kaboodle was just wonderful!!! I am going to be looking for this author's works!!!! I hope my finds don't disappoint because this one sure was a winner!!!
A Gift of Snow by Missy Maxim. Snow and lots of it. This was one of those stories that if you really let your imagination wander, this is what you would do it a stranger knocked on your door in the middle of a snow door out in the wilds of the mountains! And what happens after that allows you to smile at the choices made. I rather enjoyed the bathroom mirror references. Anyone who was truly honest with themselves, if they hadn't already enjoyed the scene, would being willing to try that one!!!
Quittin' Time by Delores Fossen. This one just made me want to know the beginning of the story. It was a great ending.
Lucky in Love by Cari Hislop. Where to begin. Weird? **scrunched forehead** Really? Strange? All of these words and facial contortions came to me during and after reading this short story. I can't say it was bad nor good. I can't say I don't recommend it, but then I can say that I do either. If you really are at a loss of what to read next or if you just want to try something different, out of your ordinary and don't expect too much, go ahead, this one fits that bill.
I have a few more in my collection and when I get through them, I will share.
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