Stories

Volume 1 (January 2014) contains three stories. Sarah’s plans to celebrate her newly single state alone on New Year’s Eve are thrown awry, but the Dawn of a New Year offers something even better. In Movie Thrills, Samantha discovers that the sweetest romance isn’t the one on the movie screen. And in Evening in Paris, Leslie not only dispenses with a ghost but finds the courage to trust her heart.

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Volume 2 (February 2014) contains three Valentine’s stories. In Lady in Red, Anne feels as if Valentine’s Day is for everyone other than her – until an unexpected encounter proves otherwise. In Like Father, Like Daughter, Margo plots to matchmake her widowed father on Valentine’s Day – and discovers that he has a similar plan. Many years ago, Carol’s husband proposed to her on Valentine’s Day – but is there any hope of a romantic Valentine Anniversary?

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Volume 3 (March 2014) contains three stories. In Cruise Into Spring, Theresa’s holiday plans go awry—which turns out to be the very best thing that ever could have happened. In Gender Benders, Tim finds love—and the courage to commit even when times are tough. When photographer Nick has Belinda In the Frame, he helps her overcome her camera-shyness—and proves his own date-worthiness.

Volume 4 (April 2014) contains three stories. In Easter Treasure, Ian has a new job and a new home in a new city—but the best treasure of all is getting to know his new neighbor Sandy. All year, Heather and Justin have resisted their moms’ matchmaking—but when the two college students finally meet, they have to admit that Mother Knows Best. In Knit Two Together, what more could Melissa want than a family-oriented guy who’ll admit when he’s wrong—and is willing to learn how to knit?

Volume 5 (May 2014) contains two stories. Lexie’s faith in humankind is restored when she meets Kevin. The guy who goes out of his way to help his elderly neighbor is, most definitely, A Man Mom Would Love. In Do You Miss Me? it takes months apart and a number of “just friends” e-mails before Tara and Ryan figure out the truth: the way they feel about each other is way more than friendly!

Volume 6 (June 2014) contains three stories. In Enchanted Reunion, Alison hopes her transformed self will charm the boy she once had a crush on—but instead her heart is drawn in the most unexpected direction. When Cass finds herself In the Arms of the Law during a fund-raising pseudo arrest, it leads to a mutual confession—of romantic interest. It takes a summer’s worth of holiday postcards from friends to make Annie realize that for her there’s No Place Like Home.

Volume 7 (July 2014) contains two stories. In Fireworks Forever, the Fourth of July fireworks have always been special for Jess and Aidan: their first kiss, his proposal of marriage, their wedding day, the day she told him they were having a baby. Now, after all these years, is her increasingly distanced husband really not going to make it home for this year’s fireworks—or will he arrive with the best gift of all? In City Slicker, Jackie, a dude ranch wrangler is skeptical about city boy Kit, though it turns out there’s more to the guy than first meets the eye. Can a city boy truly have a “country” heart—and win the heart of a country girl? This story, which was first published in Woman’s World magazine, was the seed that eventually sprouted into the novel Home on the Range, one of Susan’s Caribou Crossing Romances published by Kensington Zebra.

Volume 8 (August 2014) contains three stories. When recently widowed Tessa accepts her mother’s invitation for a family holiday at the beach, Tessa begins to heal—and, to her surprise, reconnects with her first Summer Love. Summer Heat (inspired by a song by Gary Fjellgaard) shows that even if you’ve been married for decades, and even when life involves a lot of hard work, you don’t have to lose the romance. In Young at Heart, Nikki’s practical but heart-wrenching decision to part with her classic sports car leads her to the perfect man—for her car, and maybe for herself as well!