June 11, 2019

Aspiring Love Short Story Collection, Volume 2

Love can be so unexpected and can arrive in our lives at just the right time. LOVE WALKED IN features eight sweet Christian romance short stories from veteran and new authors. Enjoy stories of characters finding love at last.

Stories include:

EYES WIDE SHUT
by Wanda B. Campbell

Determined to make up for time wasted spent chasing Hollywood dreams, Lexi Turner is focused on school and building her business, but not much else. With her desire for companionship hidden underneath physical and emotional scars from the past, Lexi successfully rebuffs attention from the opposite sex and works her plan toward independence. That is, until Felix the Clown shows up in the nick of time and saves the day, then forces Lexi to unpack her emotional baggage. Will persistence, patience, and blue clown shoes be enough open her heart and eyes to what’s right in front of her?

TROUBLE IN CHOW TOWN
by Linda Leigh Hargrove

After years of hard work, Georgetta “Georgie” Turner is finally at a good place in her career as a Raleigh North Carolina detective but something’s missing. Then, like a cool breeze on a hot day, Dr. Shawn Fields walks back into her life. Just when she thinks their chance meeting is a sign from above, trouble starts brewing in a racially-charged part of the city called Chow Town. There’s always trouble in Chow Town. Detective Turner is the woman for the job. Will fine Dr. Fields be there when she’s done saving the day?

LOVE WON’T LET ME WAIT
by Patricia A. Bridewell

Jamila Parker’s rise to gospel recording artist is a few weeks away. Singing in a Stellar-Award winning church choir and a gospel group exceeds all expectations except one — a man who truly loves her. When a jealous ex-boyfriend begins stalking and making threats, Jada’s emotions shatter. In walks Nolan Spencer, the new Minister of Music, who spins her mind from fantasy to reality. He is everything she has ever wanted, but is he real? Yes, he is, and they connect. When Nolan’s secret past is exposed, will their romance continue to flourish, or will the chaos rip them apart?

UNLIKELY COMPANIONS
by Alicia Fleming

Eden is a very successful businesswoman and entrepreneur who has put her love life on hold to grow her business and secure her future life. She has it all. A men’s designer clothing store, limousine service and real estate ventures. She is living her best life until one night while jogging in the park, she has a life-threatening emergency. When she comes to from her emergency surgery, she can’t believe who saved her life. It was a friend from the past who she is now seeing as more than just a friend.  Is she infatuated with him because he performed an act of heroism or does she truly have feelings for him?

THE GALA REPLACEMENT
by T.A. Beasley

Mia Stone is tired of her mother trying to match her with ego driven men. When Mia’s mother announced she has the perfect date to take her to the annual gala, she thinks fast. Mia tells her mother she already has a date. What was she thinking lying to her mother? Will she find one in time?

WHEN THE PAST COMES CALLING
by Jeanette Hill

Widowed and over sixty, Ruth Willis isn’t happy with her life. She has become the fifth wheel in her son, Davis’ home.  Her only choice? Join the local straw hat and sensible shoes wearing, disease comparing garden club. However, bumping into her high school crush, Clyde Anderson leads to a budding romance… until they are hit with a devastating blow causing Ruth to doubt her feelings and the relationship. Maybe her son is right. Maybe there is an expiration date on love. Is it possible to be too old for a new love?

REUNITED
by Annie Johnson

Miranda Jones took some time looking back over her brief yet wonderful marriage to Troy Byer. The marriage was wonderful until he left her suddenly and unexpected. She had nothing to keep her staying in the windy city of Chicago and so off to Paris she went to pursue her life dream of becoming a Jazz performer. Everything was moving along just fine. Just as she was adjusting to her new life in Paris, Troy shows up at one of her performances. Will she be able to forgive him? Will their love stand the test of time? Will they be able to reignite and reunite?

SOUTHERN DELIGHTS 
by Tyora Moody

Nia Michaels is an author who’s currently experiencing writer’s block. Determined to send her next novel by the deadline, she struggles for inspiration. Her own love life certainly doesn’t reflect the sweet Romance stories she’s grown accustomed to reading and writing. When a man walks inside Southern Delights Cafe, catching Nia’s eye, she’s delighted to find the perfect male character for her novel. She sure wouldn’t mind getting to know him for herself too. 

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