Category: Romance ISBN-10: B004E112TO
Type: Fiction
Copyright: November 2010
Mary Astor’s debut collection of short stories is a gripping read that runs the gamut from relationships to everyday life to the supernatural.
Mary Astor’s debut collection of short stories is a gripping read that runs the gamut from relationships to everyday life to the supernatural. Two former lovers make peace with long forgotten versions of their younger selves, an unemployed producer finds her life turning for the better after an encounter with an enigmatic old lady, an overworked employee gets even with his manipulative boss, a Las Vegas cabbie tells a story of a mysterious woman who changed his luck forever, a lonely secretary confronts her controlling mother and finds unexpected romance at a bus stop, a wannabe trader returns to his hometown and learns that success has many definitions, a divorced mother finds love with the help of an optimistic babysitter, a former homecoming queen confronts her cheating husband, and the list goes on. This collection of twelve stories will keep you turning the pages as you follow a diverse cast of characters struggling with love, loss, jealousy, anger, but ultimately triumphing over adversity and finding hope in the process.
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