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Valentine's Romance
Four sweet holiday romances to warm your heart. A collection of our choice for best short story Valentine romances from your favorite best-selling authors.
The Wife Project: Enigmatic software genius A.J. Remington needs a wife to seem more accessible to potential clients, but love cannot be a part of the equation. Having been burned, he knows that love is complicated and painful. A.J. is resigned to a life without love.Friend and personal chef Katy Walsh has also tasted her share of heartbreak thanks to a failed marriage and she’s determined to avoid that kind of pain, thank-you-very-much. But when Katy agrees to help Alex to choose a suitable woman for the role of wife, an unlikely recipe for romance consumes them both. Can it be that the perfect woman is standing in his kitchen? And will either of them be willing to risk falling in love as they work on… The Wife Project?
Love Comes for Valentine's Day: At Christmas, Kara Hayward makes a pact with her girlfriends. She’s going to wear a headband of mistletoe until a man kisses her. The problem is it’s now Valentine’s Day. Will Kara be stuck wearing the headband of shame the rest of the year, or will she find Mr. Right in a place she never expects?
Red Soles in the Morning, Valentine's Soaring (Story 2 in the Red Soles Series): In book one of the series, Red Soles at Night, Christmas Delight, Audrey Wells and Mack Hargrave meet on Christmas under inauspicious circumstances, when his dog, Winston, knocks her very expensive shoes into Lake Washington. Disaster quickly turns to attraction and love, but Mack must return home to Texas.
As book two opens, Audrey’s shoes have survived their dunking, but her heart may not survive Mack’s departure. Very much in love, the two are determined to pursue what they have started, but the very high-powered careers that force them to live in different states, keep thwarting their plans to reunite. Finally, in a fit of desperation, and with some prompting by her girlfriends, Audrey decides a surprise trip to Texas will be just what they need.Will it be everything she hopes it will be…or are the cards of separation and mischance still dealt against them?
Jessica's Valentine Diary: Tom is handed a lost diary and, against his better judgement, he begins to read it. The deeper he reads, the more he starts to fall in love with the owner, Jessica and he sets out to find the unknown girl who has stolen his heart with her words.
If Tom finds Jessica can he convince her of his love? How will she react to the stranger who has read her deepest secrets? Is there a happy ever after to this story?
The Wife Project: Enigmatic software genius A.J. Remington needs a wife to seem more accessible to potential clients, but love cannot be a part of the equation. Having been burned, he knows that love is complicated and painful. A.J. is resigned to a life without love.Friend and personal chef Katy Walsh has also tasted her share of heartbreak thanks to a failed marriage and she’s determined to avoid that kind of pain, thank-you-very-much. But when Katy agrees to help Alex to choose a suitable woman for the role of wife, an unlikely recipe for romance consumes them both. Can it be that the perfect woman is standing in his kitchen? And will either of them be willing to risk falling in love as they work on… The Wife Project?
Love Comes for Valentine's Day: At Christmas, Kara Hayward makes a pact with her girlfriends. She’s going to wear a headband of mistletoe until a man kisses her. The problem is it’s now Valentine’s Day. Will Kara be stuck wearing the headband of shame the rest of the year, or will she find Mr. Right in a place she never expects?
Red Soles in the Morning, Valentine's Soaring (Story 2 in the Red Soles Series): In book one of the series, Red Soles at Night, Christmas Delight, Audrey Wells and Mack Hargrave meet on Christmas under inauspicious circumstances, when his dog, Winston, knocks her very expensive shoes into Lake Washington. Disaster quickly turns to attraction and love, but Mack must return home to Texas.
As book two opens, Audrey’s shoes have survived their dunking, but her heart may not survive Mack’s departure. Very much in love, the two are determined to pursue what they have started, but the very high-powered careers that force them to live in different states, keep thwarting their plans to reunite. Finally, in a fit of desperation, and with some prompting by her girlfriends, Audrey decides a surprise trip to Texas will be just what they need.Will it be everything she hopes it will be…or are the cards of separation and mischance still dealt against them?
Jessica's Valentine Diary: Tom is handed a lost diary and, against his better judgement, he begins to read it. The deeper he reads, the more he starts to fall in love with the owner, Jessica and he sets out to find the unknown girl who has stolen his heart with her words.
If Tom finds Jessica can he convince her of his love? How will she react to the stranger who has read her deepest secrets? Is there a happy ever after to this story?
156 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2014
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About the author
Pat White
46 books29 followersAn eternal optimist, Pat has been spinning stories in her head ever since she was a little kid -- stories of romance, intrigue and adventure. A former figure skater, jazz pianist and journalist, Pat discovered her passion for writing fiction and screenplays and never looked back. Her book, Ring Around My Heart, was named Best Contemporary Romance by RT Bookclub Magazine, and Pat's script, Escape, won the Page International Screenwriting Competition.
When she's not at her computer, you'll find her hiding out in a movie theatre, hiking in the Cascade Mountains, or training her feisty Golden Retriever, Fiona.
When she's not at her computer, you'll find her hiding out in a movie theatre, hiking in the Cascade Mountains, or training her feisty Golden Retriever, Fiona.
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February 10, 2014
Valentine Romance Anthology(The Best Short Valentine Romances of 2014)
Four fun romantic stories just in time for Valentine's Day for you or your sweetie.
The Wife Project” Alex, Katy’s best friend’s nerdy little brother, has grown up to be the owner of one of the most promising software companies in the world. The guy is a genius but doesn’t know how to take care of himself. He depends on her to keep him fed and now, thirty-something bachelor software developer Alex Remington needs a “wife” for Valentine’s Day to impress his clients. He asks his personal chef Katy to help him with his relationship-without-love proposal. Will Katy find the perfect wife for Alex in time?
“Loves Comes For Valentine’s Day” Kara Hayward works part-time at Make-Me-A-Bear in the mall, one of the three jobs she works to make ends meet. When a random fight breaks
out in the mall and ends up in the store, Kara must keep the boy and girl she’s helping out of harm’s way. Drop-dead gorgeous off-duty cop Jack Hartman hears the commotions and his heart stops when he sees the turmoil inside the store. His small niece is there. Everything works out and Jack can hardly wait to get his niece away from the store. But when his niece spies Kara walking home she insists they give her a ride. They end up spending some time together, and they seem to click. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and Kara thinks she may have found a potential Mr. Right—but he doesn’t call. Worse yet, she goes out with her girlfriends and sees Jack, but he completely ignores her! Is she doomed to spend another Valentine’s Day alone?
“Red Soles in the Morning, Valentine’s Soaring “ Audrey and Mack met at Christmas when their boats were moored next to each at the marina in Kirkland in Washington State, and quickly feel in love. But Mack was only in the area temporarily and now must return to Texas. Can they figure out a way to make their long-distance relationship work? Or will Audrey spend this Valentine’s Day—a day for lovers—alone?
“Jessica’s Valentine Diary” When the railway guard handed it to him, Tom took the leather bound book without hesitation. He was always leaving things behind and he’d tucked the book in the front pocket of his holdall without looking at it. Later he finds the book is the diary of a girl named Jessica. He knows he shouldn’t, but he can’t help reading it, and becomes wrapped up in her story. When Tom heads to Scotland to find Jessica on Valentine’s Day, is it really just to return the diary?
Four fun romantic stories just in time for Valentine's Day for you or your sweetie.
The Wife Project” Alex, Katy’s best friend’s nerdy little brother, has grown up to be the owner of one of the most promising software companies in the world. The guy is a genius but doesn’t know how to take care of himself. He depends on her to keep him fed and now, thirty-something bachelor software developer Alex Remington needs a “wife” for Valentine’s Day to impress his clients. He asks his personal chef Katy to help him with his relationship-without-love proposal. Will Katy find the perfect wife for Alex in time?
“Loves Comes For Valentine’s Day” Kara Hayward works part-time at Make-Me-A-Bear in the mall, one of the three jobs she works to make ends meet. When a random fight breaks
out in the mall and ends up in the store, Kara must keep the boy and girl she’s helping out of harm’s way. Drop-dead gorgeous off-duty cop Jack Hartman hears the commotions and his heart stops when he sees the turmoil inside the store. His small niece is there. Everything works out and Jack can hardly wait to get his niece away from the store. But when his niece spies Kara walking home she insists they give her a ride. They end up spending some time together, and they seem to click. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and Kara thinks she may have found a potential Mr. Right—but he doesn’t call. Worse yet, she goes out with her girlfriends and sees Jack, but he completely ignores her! Is she doomed to spend another Valentine’s Day alone?
“Red Soles in the Morning, Valentine’s Soaring “ Audrey and Mack met at Christmas when their boats were moored next to each at the marina in Kirkland in Washington State, and quickly feel in love. But Mack was only in the area temporarily and now must return to Texas. Can they figure out a way to make their long-distance relationship work? Or will Audrey spend this Valentine’s Day—a day for lovers—alone?
“Jessica’s Valentine Diary” When the railway guard handed it to him, Tom took the leather bound book without hesitation. He was always leaving things behind and he’d tucked the book in the front pocket of his holdall without looking at it. Later he finds the book is the diary of a girl named Jessica. He knows he shouldn’t, but he can’t help reading it, and becomes wrapped up in her story. When Tom heads to Scotland to find Jessica on Valentine’s Day, is it really just to return the diary?
October 10, 2014
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
A lovely collection of short but very sweet valentine themed love stories, good, clean but very romantic. Definitely a recommended read, even for teenagers.
A lovely collection of short but very sweet valentine themed love stories, good, clean but very romantic. Definitely a recommended read, even for teenagers.
August 9, 2016
Four sweet holiday romances to warm your heart. A collection of short story Valentine romances to warm your heart for Valentine's Day.
April 23, 2016
These were adorable. I loved each story. I want love like this. I guess I'll have to settle for only reading it for now though.
April 17, 2014
These short stories are light, easy-to-read Valentine's enjoyment. I enjoyed some of the stories more than others, but they were all enjoyable.
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