The Mermaid Shawl

She came to an island in the Great Lakes to mourn the loss of her father. There she found three new passions - dying yarns from the island vegetation, knitting them into mysterious patterns of lace, and the beautiful stranger she pulled from the sea.

This short story is 3,190 words long and is available in PDF or HTML format. $2

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This story is also included in The Mermaid Shawl & other Beauties: Shawls, Cocoons and Wraps

Cover illustration by Carla Rey Lankford. Purchase her work on Etsy

Sailor's Valentine

Everyone thought shopkeeper Miranda Light was too aloof and too reserved to let a man get close to her. Everyone thought lobsterman Tristan Hancock was too independent and too cantankerous to fall in love. No one was prepared for what happened when they met.

This short story is 7,361 words long and is available in PDF or HTML format. $2

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Cover illustration by Carla Rey Lankford. Purchase her work on Etsy

Mardi Gras Was Over

As a girl she ran away to Mardi Gras with a dangerous stranger on a Harley. Now her teenage daughter is pleading to go to Mardi Gras, too. There are things about her past that a mother might not want her child to know.

This short story is 2,233 words long and is available in PDF or HTML format: $2

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