The Good Cook
I was breaking down a case of beets when my date from Tuesday texted me again.
Playful and teasing romance stories
Stories in Romance tagged playful and teasing, ranked by how many readers finish them. Reads run 22 to 25 minutes. Writers to know: Jasper Narrative, The Quartz Quill and Hazel Ticket. Readers usually start with “The Good Cook” and “Late Night Laps”. Some are free to read in full; the rest open with a free preview.
Playful and teasing romance stories, ranked by readers
01 02 Late Night Laps
So here's how my Monday went.
03 The Tide Gate Sessions
The taxi dropped me at the end of the crushed shell road a little after four in the afternoon, and I stood there with my guitar case and…
04 The Exhaust Hanger Waltz
The minibus hit the last pothole before the cobbled lane and I grabbed the seat in front of me, said a small thank-you to nobody in…
05 The Accordion Loan
The flight out of the river strip near Livingstone had been cancelled at four in the afternoon, which was the kind of thing that happened…
06 The Beekeeper's Frequency
I have a problem and the problem is the 8:14 express, or more accurately it's me, because I know exactly when that train comes through the…
07 The Last Shift
The night I met Eli, I'd been on shift for fourteen hours and I'd already told Delia I was done with this job twice.
08 The Tami Tango Tournament
Let me start by saying my wife Tami is twenty-eight, I'm thirty-one, and neither one of us can dance.
09 Unsent Letters
My life, at twenty-three, was a machine I'd built myself, and every gear in it turned exactly the way I wanted.
10 The Wrong To-Go Box
Dorian Freemont, 34 years old and gainfully employed as a software developer, stood at his kitchen counter eating cereal at nine in the…
11 The Jazz Vet
*This one came from the idea that not every romance is forever, and that's okay.