Author: Rhonda Brutt

Publisher: Nordic Publishing LLC

Published: 2014-09-18

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 1310906025

Whether it’s the promise of love’s first kiss, the smoldering fire of unanticipated attraction, or the lighthearted tale of a lonely mermaid, our collection of original short stories will fill your heart with romance. Let your heart take a romantic journey where tales of romance come floating across the land of 10,000 lakes into your heart on a warm autumn breeze Our original short stories offer a cornucopia of tales, as varied as the brightly colored fall leaves to make you smile and even bring a tear to your eye. From the slow burn of secret unrequited passion, to unspoken love, to a second chance at love, let these stories transport your heart on a romantic journey. A Splash with Fate by Rhonda Brutt When their paths crossed, Kaitlyn and Samuel had no idea how an act of charity, along with a few homeless animals, would change their lives. Always a Wedding Planner by Jude Wiesner Until Tessa can recognize that the one man totally wrong for her could be mister right, she will remain always a wedding planner, never a bride. Camp Crooked Lake by Jill Revak After seventeen years, city-girl Molly Rhodes revisits her childhood camp and reconnects with her first crush. Cara’s Swim by Kristy Johnson On the quiet shores of Lake Sylvia, amongst the golden colors of fall, Cara Waters expected to spend her days overseeing renovations of camp Chi-Ro and working on her novel. Instead she inadvertently exposed an old mystery, and found the love of her life. Cup a’Java by Ingrid Anderson Sampo A parcel of the citizens of Foulwell, a motley group, come together at the Cup ‘a Java for caffeine, a chat and some playful razzing. Tall tales of an alleged romance figure prominently in the conversation. Fish Flirt Too by Peg Pierson To save her beloved lakeside Inn from the clutches of her greedy stepdaughter, Savanah needs a miracle. Not a merman… For the Love of Bertha by Ann Nardone An old legend leads a lost soul to find answers … and maybe love. Ghost Light by Rachael Passan The spark between a paranormal investigator and a theater owner is given a helping “hand” from three card-playing seniors in a being-renovated Minnesota movie house. Knight of the Witching Hour by Christopher Edmund Caden Lee Wester was a drifter. A lone wolf seeking solitude on a peaceful night at the lake until a young woman, in desperate need of help, plucked him from reality, tossing him head first into a fantastical adventure filled with magic, monsters, and witches Magic at Moose Lake by Diane Wiggert While Shelby Maguire escapes to her friend’s cabin to find peace, quiet and to seek the answers to her man troubles. Tanner Burke heads to the same cabin to seek the illusive whitetail. But will an unexpected week together lead them to find something else? Railroad Ties by Rose Marie Meuwissen Little did Kayla know, by following her late husband’s love of trains to the shores of Lake Superior, she would end up on the right track to fall in love again. The Inheritance by Kathleen Nordstrom All in one day, Katie lost her inheritance, was unable to carry out her dead grandmother's burial wishes and found love in a horse stable. The Leap by Angeline Fortin A passionate confession at a lakeside celebration sends a single mother reeling and wondering if she should take a leap of her own. Third Times a Charm by KT Alexander A witch, with a forbidden old flame, and the power of Samhain. Read our anthology, Romancing the Lakes of Minnesota—Autumn, and get carried away on the gentle winds of autumn in Minnesota filled with stories of romance set on Minnesota’s lakes and experience the unique voices from our Minnesota author’s imaginations.