Have
you ever spilled your guts to a stranger on bench, bus or some other random
place? Why did you do that? You may not even know. It might because you needed to release and
for some reason the look on their face made you feel safe. Crazy huh?
Not really. There are those
people in the world, sadly there isn’t an overabundance of them, then again
that might be a good thing.
Pulling
into oneself is a reactionary way of protecting yourself. You can only stuff so much into a suitcase
before it pops open and your clothes will be littering the floor. Much like verbally vomiting on you some poor
stranger this could be avoided if you just talked your way through your
issues. But who really does that? Lord knows I could never do that and neither
does Rachel, my character in Her Stranger.
In
this short story we find Rachel trying to work through her grief by fixing up
her cabin on Fawn Lake when a stranger appears.
Soon he’s becoming Her Stranger, but how has he broke through her
protective barrier and how can he heal her?
Both are answered in my short story and the best part of this anthology
is there are seventeen short stories perfect for that upcoming vacation where
you may only get an hour here or there…plenty of time to learn how a stranger
knocking at the door can help a grieving widow release her pain.
Minnesota
is the land of 10,000 lakes, and just as many love stories. Love in the Land
of Lakes brings you seventeen of these stories, from two childhood
sweethearts connecting on the end of a dock on a warm summer's evening, to a
city boy's chaotic weekend at his girlfriend's primitive cabin. We bring you
the story of a savvy horse who leads her owner to love in post–Civil War farm
country, and the haunting romance of an ageless gambler who inhabits a historic
riverboat and charms the boat's new owner.
A
kaleidoscope of sunshine, snowstorms, and thunderstorms grace our contemporary,
mystery, historical, and paranormal stories as the authors of Midwest Fiction
Writers spin lovely romances that will send you drifting into happily ever
afters.
Our
Stories:
Bobbers
'N Bait - The evocative marketing gimmick at the new bait store in
town has the fishing outfitter all hot and bothered.
A
Cut Above the Rest - Rachel knew that a
simple haircut had the power to change someone’s life. What she wasn’t counting
on though, was how it would change hers.
Lira
& Gavril - A dilapidated riverboat
brings together a passionate historic preservationist and a man who called it
home during the Victorian era.
Rosemary
Heim
Lake
Dreams - Olivia had her life all planned out. All except for that
one impulsive night with her childhood crush. Can he convince her the result is
worth the risk?
Hook,
Line and Stinker - An LA makeover artist
comes home to Minnesota and must use all her skills to tame a wild man.
Kathy
Johnson
Snowbound
- Caught in a snowstorm, the last person she expects to need
her help is the man she loved but lost to someone else.
Rose
Marie Meuwissen
Dancing
in the Moonlight - Anna Thorstad never
imagined reopening her parents' lake cabin would also open her heart to love
again.
Barbara
Mills
Hooked
- An avid outdoorswoman takes her city born and raised
boyfriend for a chaotic weekend at her family's primitive cabin on the lake.
J.S.
Overmier
Henrietta's
Man - A savvy horse carries her Civil War-torn soldier north in
search of healing and a future.
Coming
Home - A young widow’s faith and courage are tested when she
falls in love with her husband’s best friend.
Her
Stranger - Each night a stranger comes to Rachel’s cabin door. What
is it that makes her fall into his arms?
Lake
Secrets - A weekend getaway at the scene of the crime has Elly
struggling to keep a secret from her best friend.
Unwrapped
- Movie star Sloan Leighton sells love; she doesn’t believe
in it. Then one frozen midnight on the shores of Lake Superior, everything
changes.
The
Bouncing Bobber - Will a budding romance,
sidetracked by youth and ambition, be what it takes to lure Jacob and Nate back
into love’s net?
What's
Up Dock? - Sophie’s handsome new neighbor is burying body bags in
his garden. But he’s afraid of raccoons—how could he be a killer?
Naomi
Stone
Wind
from the Lake - Wishing on a star? Alien
contact? When childhood friends Connie and Hank meet again, they don't need to
believe in anything but each other.
Roadside
Catch - She swore off relationships with doctors, until one finds
her injured on the roadside and has her rethinking the possibilities.
Available
Now!
Digital:
Paperback:
Coming
Soon!
Thanks for hosting me today
ReplyDeleteMichel, your story was so good! Actually, I haven't come across one I haven't liked. I'm only part way through the wonderful stories and can't wait to read more tonight.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jody I can't wait to find out how everyone got their motivation.
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