The Cold Swim
The train from Visp climbs into the mountains like it can't decide whether it wants to make it, and I spend the whole ride refreshing the…
Breathless and eager romance stories
Stories in Romance tagged breathless and eager, ranked by how many readers finish them. Reads run 23 to 26 minutes. Writers to know: Logic of Willow, Meridian Phantom and Plum Chronicle. Readers usually start with “The Cold Swim” and “The Lantern Rite”. Some are free to read in full; the rest open with a free preview.
Breathless and eager romance stories, ranked by readers
01 02 The Lantern Rite
The lantern went lit at the mountain lodge at nine sharp, and Lexie Hooper was ready before the old man finished the blessing.
03 The Final Lift
I got to the old bell buoy depot at seven in the morning with a clipboard, two coffees, and no idea what I was getting myself into.
04 The Lyre and the Hat
So here's how it starts, or how I remember it starting anyway, because honestly some of that weekend has gone soft in my head and other…
05 Last Call, First Kiss
I come through the kitchen door with the door swinging hard enough to bang the wall, and I don't even care.
06 The Caterer's Revenge
Five years ago I got fired from the best job I ever had.
07 The Ferry Experiment
*This one came from a daydream about competitive flirting on a boat, there's something about the salt air and the promise of a finite…
08 Rooftop Secrets and Midnight Lies
Midnight in July in Port Cressida is a lie.
09 Last Whiteboard
I was thirty-seven years old, three years out of my divorce, and sitting in the IT wing of St.
10 Lyrics of the Heart
Megan had been driving for four hours when the trees finally opened up and she saw the lake.
11 Stairwell Beat
I was up on the roof of the old broadcast building with the sun cooking the back of my neck, welding a bracket onto the satellite dish…
12 The Revenge Tour
Celina found out about the other woman on a Tuesday.
13 The Mussel Bed Waltz
I'd been auctioning things for twenty-seven years, and I can tell you that every room has a sound to it, a kind of hum you learn to read…
14 The Night Bus Arrangement
I was thirty-four, and I was proud of my life.
15 The Sourdough Crock
I still can't believe I spent the morning of a funeral under a horse.
16 The Rigger and the Laundry Girl
The laundry room at St.
17 Under the Fire Tower
*I wanted to write a romance where the couple is already together but still discovering each other.
18 The Birthday Debt
I was about to turn twenty-eight, on a Tuesday, which felt about right.
19 The Last Batch
The fair was dying down by four.
20 The Renovation Pitch
I've been selling building supplies for six years, and in that time I've learned that most bids are won by somebody who's willing to be…