Boots and a Tent
The ferry left Dover at five in the morning, and I was on the deck for it because I figured if I was going to have a nervous breakdown…
Raw and blunt romance stories
Stories in Romance tagged raw and blunt, ranked by how many readers finish them. Reads run 23 to 25 minutes. Writers to know: The Crimson Story, Onyx Anchor and Flint Journal. Readers usually start with “Boots and a Tent” and “The Feed Tally”. Some are free to read in full; the rest open with a free preview.
Raw and blunt romance stories, ranked by readers
01 02 The Feed Tally
The sign on the gate still read Dry Creek Ranch in paint that was peeling, and I had been reading that sign for thirty-three years.
03 The Missing Bishop
So there I am, five forty in the morning, standing in a field of lavender in a two-thousand-pound suit, and I want to tell you I felt…
04 Coin Sink
My name is Iris Leland, I'm twenty-nine years old, and I have been standing in a convent garden since seven in the morning waiting for a…
05 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…
06 Rear Echelon
Thirty days of leave and nowhere to go.
07 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…
08 Salsify and Lead
You would not believe my day job.
09 Last Call for Sloan
The breakup was three weeks old when I finally walked into McGee's alone.
10 The Groom Who Never Showed
Every wedding I plan teaches me something about love.
11 The Cartographer’s Promise
The ferry gets in at eleven on a Thursday, and I'm standing on the dock by eleven-oh-five with two bags and a coffee I already regret…
12 Hidden Hands, Open Hearts
Valentina tunes her cello in the empty event hall and thinks about strangers.
13 That Morning in Zagreb
Beryl woke up with her mouth tasting like a bus station ashtray and a headache that started behind her eyes and went all the way down to…
14 Last Chair
Stanley Kepler was fixing the fence when the moving truck pulled in next door.