{"product_id":"2940014518192","title":"Romantic Short Stories Vol. 1","description":"A collection of five short romance stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The Ride of a Lifetime: When Stacy Jones wins a trip to a dude ranch, her boss insists she take the vacation. She packs up her dog, Sugarbear, and once she arrives, vows to make the best of it. However, even after being warned by Daron Tyler, the owner of the ranch, she is caught up in the beauty of the morning, and forgets the dangers that lurk in the Texas foot hills. Her unintended mistake makes her ranch experience much more than she bargains for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaron Tyler knows as soon as he sees the beautiful ranch guest, Stacy Jones, she will be trouble one way or the other. His uneasiness prompts him to make a conscious decision to distance himself from her. When she disappears form the ranch in the early morning hours he fears for her life. The last thing he wants is for one of his guests to be out in the foot hills lost, alone or hurt. He forms a search party and little does he know the ordeal will change his life forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. No Room to Spare: Little does D’Lacy Mason know she is headed for a life changing situation when she decides to attend a writers’ conference at Lake of the Ozarks. Jaymon Vance is set to be keynote speaker and he is her favorite writer. However, she is in for a big surprise when she finds herself face to face with the egotistical best selling author. She tries to ignore his arrogance, but his masculinity is another matter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMystery writer Jamon Vance is caught off guard when confronted by the fiery redhead D’Lacy Mason. He presents her with a compromise and after a short protest she accepts his offer. In their time alone, he tries not to let his imagination take his mind to places he would physically like to explore with the beautiful woman. However, something happens to his heart when she doesn’t show up at the conference for his speech. His worry makes him realize he could be in love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. Sometimes it's not Forever: When the man of Clari Potter’s dreams dies in the line of duty, she fears she will never love again, but life changes when a friend tells her a secret. Soon, love once again fills Clari’s heart and the undisclosed message stays buried, except behind closed doors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Revamped: One year after the death of her husband, Shannon Rhea is eerily drawn to a small community in Texas. It seems something pulled her to the property she’s interested in buying, to house her new antique shop. The building is thought to be haunted, and all of the previous owners have been frightened away, but she doesn’t believe in ghosts. However, when the handsome Mayor of Jonesville Township, Cary Jones, insists she know the full history of the building, she realizes there is something odd in the way she feels about him, but logic tells her they’ve never met. Still, a question lingers. Has she known him, even loved him in another life?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCary feels an almost supernatural familiarity about the beautiful Ms. Rhea. She’s purchased one of the townships icon properties, one he’s been drawn to all of his life, but now he’s drawn to her. He’s determined to find out what the strange force is that causes the electric charge in the air every time they’re together. Then his mother declares she has proof he and Shannon are indeed bound to be as one. He’s intrigued, but when he finds out what is truly behind her claim and the reason for the buildings haunting, his heart is broken. A picture paints a thousand words and one portrait, that shows his and Shannon’s mutual feelings of having known each other in another time, could be the thing that pushes Shannon Rhea to leave Jonesville. He refuses to let it happen, but can he stop her?  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. Springtime Snow: Romance Author Judith Cane has a hard time writing her genre because her own life is void of romance. Then, someone from her past brings love and passion back to her, and vows to make her happy for a lifetime.","brand":"A \u0026 S Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47146128277744,"sku":"2940014518192","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014518192_p0.jpg?v=1763610237","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014518192","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}