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…
Stories in Romance tagged wedding or party, ranked by how many readers finish them. Reads run 23 to 26 minutes. Writers to know: Hollow Grammar, Bay Compass and Logic of Willow. Readers usually start with “Bitter Cake” and “The Last Shift”. Some are free to read in full; the rest open with a free preview.
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…
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.
The beach house was one of those rentals that looked like it had been arguing with the ocean for forty years and losing slowly, gray…
*This one came from a daydream about how a wedding can be a second chance at a first impression.
Vikki Leonard parked her car at the edge of the old drive-in lot and sat there a moment with her hands on the wheel.
*This one came from a hot desert night and the ache of a goodbye that hasn't happened yet.
I still can't believe I spent the morning of a funeral under a horse.
My name is Lara.