Loves Me, Loves Me Not

by Katie Fforde (Editor), Sue Moorcroft (Editor), Victoria Connelly (Contributor)

Celebrating women's fiction in all its guises, 'Loves Me, Loves Me Not' looks at the latest stories from the bestselling authors of today and the new authors of tomorrow. Indulge your love for reading with this fabulous collection of original stories. With over 40 stories to choose from, this stunning collection has something for everyone. Celebrating women's fiction in all its guises, take a look at the latest stories from the bestselling authors of today and discover the bestselling authors of tomorrow.

Genres: Chick Lit, Short Stories, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Anthologies, Contemporary

688 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2009

About the author

Catherine Rose Gordon-Cumming was born 27 September 1952 in England, UK, the daughter of Shirley Barbara Laub and Michael Willoughby Gordon-Cumming. Her grandfather was Sir William Gordon-Cumming. Her sister is fellow writer Jane Gordon-Cumming. Katie married Desmond Fforde, cousin of the also writer Jasper Fforde. She has three children: Guy, Francis and Briony and didn't start writing until after the birth of her third child. She has previously worked both as a cleaning lady and in a health food cafe.

Published since 1995, her romance novels are set in modern-day England. She is the founder of the "Katie Fforde Bursary" for writers who have yet to secure a publishing contract. Katie was elected the twenty-fifteenth Chairman (2009-2011) of the Romantic Novelists' Association. She is delighted to have been chosen as Chair of the Romantic Novelists' Association and says, "Catherine Jones was a wonderful chair and she's a very tough act to follow. However, I've been a member of the RNA for more years than I can actually remember and will have its very best interests at the core of everything I do."

Katie lives in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England with her husband, some of her three children and many pets. Recently her old hobbies of ironing and housework have given way to singing, Flamenco dancing and husky racing. She claims this keeps her fit. The writers she likes herself is also in the romantic genre, like Kate Saunders.

Reviews

[Annalynn]

I'm not really much of a short story fan, but I enjoy several of these authors so I wanted to give this anthology a chance. I've read the stories off and on over the past two years, and only just finished reading them (thank you, sick days). Some are worth the read. Most are not.

[Preet]

This is a wonderful anthology packed with a large variety of stories written by some of today's top novelists for women.

[Neilatkalleroo]

A delightful selection of short stories. Romantic, but pleasingly, not erotic. I don't think there's a dud in the selection.

[N]

Good for getting a little taste of many authors

[Maddi Inglis]

The Censor by Diane Pearson (short story within this anthology).

[Marcia]

I read most of, but not all, the short stories. And I really should not ever read a book of short stories again. I like to get to know characters and I always feel so unfulfilled when I've just started reading and the story ends.

Short stories are like twitter for me, way too superficial

[Nell]

Contains 40 great short stories including Wishing For George which is by me!

[Elizabeth]

A wonderful anthology of short stories published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Romantic Novelists Association.

[Lisa]

Cute book, quick read, lots of girly-mushy romance stories.

[Donna Rochow - Poljarevic]

I just love the idea of reading short stories between other books that I read.
Love this book.
Reading this book a second time was still just as much fun as the first time .

[Mary]

these were good short reads

[Cat Stewart]

Enjoying this book lots just a few stories I can't seem to get into but on the whole it's good! Very easy to read, a definite pick me up and put down book!

[Emma Dargue]

As with most anthologies of short stories there were stories i liked more than others however on the whole this was a good short story anthology with good characters and plots.