12 Days of Yule: Day Three
Welcome to Day Three of the 12 Days of Yule! Today's book is a short-short story I wrote as a prequel to This Winter Heart.
Since This Winter Heart is traditionally published, I am unable to make it free. So instead, here's a look at Dario and Ophelia at a happier time in their relationship...
Here's the download link:
https://dl.bookfunnel.com/iymu382rl9
I still remember how excited I was when This Winter Heart was accepted for publication. I wrote it in about six weeks for a holiday anthology. It was published by Carina Press and edited by the fabulous Angela James. And my antho sisters were amazing!
But, like with most second chance romances--especially when they're fairly short novellas--I wasn't able to explore the sweetness that marked the beginning stages of the couple's relationship.
As a result, a few readers ended up not caring very much for Dario; and not understanding why Ophelia took him back. And then there were other readers who questioned how Ophelia was able to conceive a baby--to which I say: suspend your disbelief. It's Science Fiction, not Science Fact. lol!
But anyway...
This Winter Night was written as part of a "Twelve Days of Christmas" blog hop. But I also wrote it, in part, to provide answers (albeit somewhat supernatural ones) to the above mentioned questions. Also there are cookies! I never pass up a chance to write a cookie baking scene--especially in a Holiday story.
I would also like to say that if you are inclined to purchase This Winter Heart, you might want to consider purchasing the anthology, A Clockwork Christmas.
Same low price, FOUR sweet steampunk stories (and no, I don't mean sweet as in "sweet romance" although the heat levels do vary from story to story). It's also available as an audiobook, which is nice--even though the narrator pronounces my last name wrong. Grrr).
https://books2read.com/u/md1pg5
We Wish You a Steampunk Christmas
Changed forever after tragedy, a woman must draw strength from her husband's love. A man learns that love isn't always what you expect. A thief steals the heart of a vengeful professor. And an American inventor finds love Down Under. Enjoy Victorian Christmas with a clockwork twist in these four steampunk novellas.
Anthology includes:
Crime Wave in a Corset by Stacy Gail
This Winter Heart by PG Forte
Wanted: One Scoundrel by Jenny Schwartz
Far From Broken by JK Coi
Stories also available for purchase separately.
