Modern Shorts: A Contemporary Romance Collection

A collection of five contemporary romance short stories, tales exploring the possibilities of love in this modern age.

The possibility…
Of loss.
Of a proposition.
Of a dinner date.
Of fantasy.
Of the hottie next door.
…The possibility of romance in our chaotic modern world.

Modern Shorts: A Contemporary Romance Collection is comprised of five short stories, each with a contemporary setting and heterosexual liaison, ranging from romance to erotica. Themes include exploring sexual fantasies, taking sensual risks, deepening relationships. Tropes include second chance romance, vacation romance, older woman-younger man, romantic comedy, and, of course, happy endings. Each story is written in first person from the point-of-view of a woman in her prime (that is, thirty-five years or older), except “Object” which is written in third person from a male point-of-view.

This collection includes the following previously published contemporary romance short stories:

Silent Sky
A moody romance set in California on September 11, 2001. The possibility of loss spurs a woman to reminisce about her once-perfect marriage.

An Academic Pursuit
Romance author Jean is propositioned by a young man eager for her sensual expertise. But what will Jean’s husband say?

Object
A dinner date with his girlfriend becomes something more than Nigel bargained for.

Orcas
An erotica short set on Orcas Island, and one of the Stories from the San Juan Islands. A lawyer on vacation finds stress relief in a hot tub and fantasies of a honed cyclist.

Window Display
In this tale of unexpected voyeurism and romance set in Zurich, Switzerland, an American scholar trying to finish her dissertation finds her room has a very distracting view.