Short Stories/Novellas
Second chances don't come often...what matters is what we do with them... In the midst of a seemingly standard investigation two police detectives come across information that one of them believes may be connected to a forty-year-old unsolved crime. As they move forward in their pursuit for answers they find that for some of their questions there are none. And that some of the answers they obtain are not at all what they would have expected in the course of a normal investigation. Life is a series of choices. One man spends half a lifetime trying to redeem a choice that wreaked untold devastation beyond anything he could have imagined. His ignorance had drawn him and others but could never be a defense for what had taken place. He’d sought justice for those who couldn’t. Shared his wealth without questions or condition. Was friend to all who had need and those as well who believed they had all…yet often had far less. Now decades later he once again seeks the protection and wisdom found all those years ago on the mountain. Near the very peak to which he had once climbed seeking refuge and redemption. Will he find it?
Jenna Camden knew nothing would be the same again. She felt like a guest in her own home...empty rooms echoed with precious memories, quiet nights filled with shadows of so many cherished yesterdays. Nothing was the same. Not even Christmas. A Christmas love story of hope, courage, and the enduring strength of love… Jenna didn’t have to look around her home with its colorful and shining Christmas decorations, the tall Christmas tree in her front room with the many Christmas ornaments that told in a special way the story of her family, to know that no matter what she did it would never again be the same as it had once been. How could it? Her children no longer ran rampant through their home, their laughter could no longer be heard throughout the day and so often into the late hours of the night. Their toys could no more be found scattered in every possible corner, there was no longer the rush to get their special Christmas ornaments on to the Christmas tree, and her solitary late night forays for hot chocolate and cookies stayed that way. There were no more unexpected companions during those late night excursions as there had once been…would never be again. She had done what needed to be done over the last few years. She’d coped. Now she needed to do more if for no other reason it was what Evan had wanted for both of them together. What he would have wanted for her even now…on her own. And would so dearly wish for her to want the same for herself…to travel to the small town and the charming little house they’d chosen just for the two of them. Yet on this day more special than any other, she finds that the Christmas holiday brings an unexpected gift. And that the journey she was about to embark on only days after Christmas would no longer be one she would take alone. The Last Christmas Ornament is a story of hope, courage, and the enduring strength of love. If you enjoy women’s fiction, clean quick reads, and stories about romance and Christmas, this may be the novella for you. Perfect for fans of: Sweet and emotional Women’s Fiction A charming small town Christmas story. Feel good stories about family.
Just days before Christmas, after returning from a business trip, Luke Sutherlin found the last thing he would have ever expected. Her letter. Luke knew he would only ever have to read it once. Each word was now seared into his memory. He knew too it wasn’t something she had done easily. Her every written word tells him that. He knows that he’s made some bad choices and even worse decisions over the years. Then hadn’t paid attention when she saw what he didn’t. Or didn’t want to. Those things had changed him. He had never meant to take anything for granted. But he had. Worse, he was slowly becoming someone he didn’t recognize. He didn’t see it…but his wife had. It doesn’t take him long to realize how empty the house is without her. Little things like her footsteps on the stairs, the way she hummed when she made dinner, all those things suddenly missing forced him to look beyond only himself. There was so much he hadn’t seen before. But he does now. As Christmas draws closer, Luke knows one thing is clearer to him than it has ever been before. Nothing is more important than his wife. His family. With her letter emblazoned in his memory, he sets out to find the man he’d once been…the one his wife wanted back. This is classified by Amazon as a Short Read. This book falls between the forty-five minute to one hour reading time category of Amazon “Short Reads.” If you enjoy heartwarming women’s fiction, wholesome second chance romance and Christmas, and older heroines and heroes who are lovable, stubborn, strong, and sometimes quirky, this may be the Christmas novella for you. Perfect for Fans of: Sweet and emotional Women’s Fiction, Later in Life Romance with older heroines and heroes. Charming small town Christmas stories. Feel good stories about family life with its humorous moments and not so humorous moments. Enjoy these other Romance and Christmas stories anytime of the year…all Clean and Wholesome stories of love and family. Christmas (Andersen Family Saga series) - ASIN: B07KS1VCB1 Home Again for Christmas (Return to Summit Falls series) - ASIN: B01M0QO92R A Christmas Dinner on Marshall Street (Hills of Burlington series) – ASIN: B01L9K4D0M The Last Christmas Ornament – ASIN: B0158TERQ0 Sanctuary of Us – ASIN: B0787RMBDW
If only she'd taken more time... Linda read over the opinion piece a friend had forwarded to her. She didn’t have to read far to know she was in complete agreement with the author’s assessment of the recent gathering that had taken place in several locations including her own small community. With a few quick and easy clicks on her computer she sent it to her social media network page. Jenna wasn’t certain she agreed with all the many viewpoints held by those she’d met throughout the day. But it had been so exciting to be there with her friends…to be part of such a huge event that in its way felt like it really meant something…at least to her. This is a story about the undeniable strength of family even during difficult times of discord and disagreements. When Words Matter is about two people who know what’s really important no matter the differences that separate them.
Spending Christmas alone was their plan…but things didn’t quite work out according to plan…all the better because no one should spend Christmas alone… The last thing Mac would ever have believed that he’d be doing a few days before Christmas was to find himself driving through a couple feet of water…but he was. His RV was filled with neighbors and friends and a couple of kids they picked up along the way after their car flooded out. Emily wasn’t expecting guests when she woke up that morning but that’s exactly what she’s getting ready for… And Christmas is just around the corner. The flooding in the city below the hills and the small community where Emily has lived her entire life isn’t an unusual event but no one remembers the last time it happened just days before Christmas. And Emily and Mac aren’t the only residents whose plans for the holidays are thrown into chaos as everyone does what they can to travel towards higher or drier land. In Mac’s case, after giving Emily a call…he does both. Before long, Emily, her family, their friends, and friends of their friends, are preparing for a Christmas holiday together. For many of them the holiday season wasn’t something they looked forward to. Even the joyous tasks of putting up decorations and baking cookies was little more than going through the motions. But this Christmas is different. Forced together by dangerous circumstances out of their control, Emily and all her guests in the towering castle built on a whim by her parents find that not spending the holidays alone make it so much more than just another day of the year. If you enjoy heartwarming women’s fiction, entangled and sometimes complicated family relationships, and older heroines and heroes who are lovable, stubborn, strong, and sometimes quirky, this may be the book for you. Perfect for Fans of: Sweet and emotional Women’s Fiction. Charming small town Christmas stories. Feel good stories about family life and friendships with its humorous moments and not so humorous moments. Enjoy these other Romance and Christmas stories anytime of the year…all Clean and Wholesome stories of love and family. Her Letter - ASIN: B01LYL4DJR Home Again for Christmas (Return to Summit Falls series) - ASIN: B01M0QO92R A Christmas Dinner on Marshall Street (Hills of Burlington series) – ASIN: B01L9K4D0M The Last Christmas Ornament – ASIN: B0158TERQ0 Christmas (Andersen Family Saga series) – ASIN: B07KS1VCB1