Second Chance Sunday
I woke up in a bed that wasn't mine with somebody's arm heavy across my ribs and sunlight coming through blinds I did not recognize, and I…
Exes romance stories
Stories in Romance tagged exes, ranked by how many readers finish them. Reads run 22 to 26 minutes. Writers to know: The Quartz Quill, Midnight Stage and The Sable Echo. Readers usually start with “Second Chance Sunday” and “Late Night Laps”. Some are free to read in full; the rest open with a free preview.
Exes romance stories, ranked by readers
01 02 Late Night Laps
So here's how my Monday went.
03 Bitter Cake
I got to the Baker place at ten in the morning, which was early even for me, but the bride's mother had insisted the house needed to be…
04 Flying Kites at Dusk
I'd like to tell you I drove up to Gaborone that morning feeling calm and confident, but the truth is I'd been rehearsing what to say for…
05 Savage Revenge on the High Seas
So there I was, cabin 712 on the Stella Atlantica, ten days of paid work between Lisbon and Rio, thinking I had the world's best luck.
06 The Edge of the Pool
The order came through on a Tuesday, which is how these things always go.
07 The Library Shift
The job came to me through a guy at church named Dale, who said the community college out past the highway was desperate for a night…
08 The Revenge Tour
Celina found out about the other woman on a Tuesday.
09 The Last Batch
The fair was dying down by four.
10 The Night Bus and the Ukulele
The text came in at half past nine on a Tuesday night, while I was wiping down the espresso machine for the third time because there was…
11 The Auctioneer's Second Chance
I turned off the county road at seven in the morning with my truck windows down and the fair already waking up around me, and I thought…
12 Reckoning at Sunrise
*This one came from wanting a slow-burn goodbye that aches more than any fight.