Romance Anthology

Authors and their stories

Safe Harbor by Joyce Scarbrough

Cal Pardue and his grandfather have taken care of each other just fine without any women in their lives, until Hurricane Katrina destroys their house and forces them to live on their crab boat. When Amos has to go into a nursing home after a hip injury, Cal is suspicious of Jasmine Gregory, the beautiful but annoying social worker who takes a shine to his grandfather. When circumstances throw Cal and Jasmine together on the boat in the middle of a storm, they discover their animosity stems from a mutual attraction neither of them wants to admit.

Son of a Sheik by Pauline Baird Jones

Ellie fell in love with the son of a sheik and he broke her heart. Now he's back, but its not just her heart at risk now. She's raising her niece, Emma, who needs to be first in Ellie's life. Everyone knows that sons of sheiks are first in everything...

Comfort Zone by Pauline Baird Jones

Marrying a man she'd met once was a bad idea. When the guy was ET it was insane—even if they were anatomically compatible. He and his world weren't just outside her comfort zone, they were outside her comfort universe. And if he didn't have amazing green eyes, saving her father's career might not have been enough to get her through the wedding...

The View from the Balcony by DK Christi

Racing across the surf, the young woman on horseback with flowing blond hair, was a ghostly apparition, bent on drowning in the sea. He questioned his own eyes when he saw her. No one lived on this rocky Italian Coast where he hid from his own demons. A timely rescue opens a story of torn lives mended by love's magic.

Pyrotechnics by Joyce Scarbrough

After Jaycee Stevens manages to escape her alcoholic father by getting a college scholarship, she’s determined to concentrate on becoming a journalist and forget about love, but she’s tripped up by a poor little rich boy named Bud Stanton. Bud hides in a bottle like Jaycee’s old man, he’s arrogant, selfish and everything she despises in a person, and she wants him more than she’s ever wanted anything. Can these two flip sides of the same damaged coin stop fighting long enough to find out if they have a future together?

Recov by Helen Henderson

Eric Marten just had his deepest wish come true. He has the government's permission to create a child with the woman of his dreams, Lauren Woods. There is just one problem—she's a recov, Woods is one of a select group of the world's most talented and intelligent who died before their time. Brought back to life, a recov has 96 hours to create a child with the perfect genetic match selected for them by the government. Eric and Lauren must deal with the consequences when romance flowers between a living male and a recov female.

Casino Life by Jacqueline Seewald

Sara is a lonely widow whose life has lost its meaning. Her regular bus trips to Atlantic City are what keep her going. But Sara is not a gambler. Rob, a construction worker, was recently laid off his job. They meet on the bus and a bond forms between them, two lost souls in need of comfort and companionship. For them, the excitement of casino life ignites romance and hope.

The Right Feeling by Phyllis Humphrey

Just when Megan finds both a new romance and a buyer for her old, picturesque Hawaiian hotel, she discovers someone has sabotaged the deal. Was Bart to blame or will their love solve her problem?

Manless and Loving It by Lisa Rene' Smith

Samantha Thomas did not need a man.  She didn’t want a man.  Men did nothing but carve out parts of her heart. She loved her life and was ready to embrace the saying, Life Begins at Fifty. Of course, we don’t always know what we want…or who we need. 

Cuppa Jarvis by Cindy Davis

For quite some time, Angie Deacon considered Detective Colby Jarvis one of the sexiest men in town. But her recent divorce soured her on men. When she’s forced to call him because of a break-in at her community theater, they’re thrust into each others’ arms. Should she bend to his knee-wobbling kiss? If she does, will she fall?