{Honorable Mention for the Romance "Those Blue Eyes" contest.} There are happy accidents and dangerous accidents. Luka and Eleanor have to figure out which kind they're living - or if their meeting is a blend of both. // For Elizabeth - who saw it all. //2015 © Ara James. All rights reserved. Cover art by @lucyface.…
Michelle's been chatting online with Gretzky4Lyf for a few weeks when he suggests they meet for the first time on New Year's Eve to ring in the new millennium. Good idea, bad idea, front-page of the papers TERRIBLE idea? Oh well. If the world's gonna end, why not take some chances?…
Flash-fiction and prose-poetry, loosely linked as "love letters."…
Love is for suckers. Much better to sow mayhem - and if it's with someone you like, all the better. {As featured in the Sun-Kissed Summer Romance Anthology}Cover by the inimitable Lucy Rhodes, @lucyface of Render/Compose.…
{As featured in the Hearts on Sleeves Anthology}It'd be poetic to say that Magda left Tucson and never looked back, but it wouldn't be true. While Seattle has its charms, it's missing a few things, like good weather and her friends. And one friend in particular, who dropped off the planet as soon as the moving truck left town. Back in Tucson for the first time in four years, Magda would love to hang out with those very friends. Instead, she's stuck at her twin cousins' quinceañera party, and on Valentine's Day, no less. Surrounded by freshmen and her poison-tongued aunt, she decides to make the best of a bad situation and look for familiar faces to keep the boredom at bay. It's an exercise in futility.Magda decides that it's pointless to keep looking-but she's about to learn that the things we look for the hardest are often hidden in plain sight.…
An odd collection of poetry and prose, some half-written, some half-thought.…
As featuring in 'Mistletoe & Mischief' - the Christmas Romance Anthology hosted by @MichelleJoQuinn .Marcus and Ada have seen each other every other Christmas since they were four years old. A lot can happen in two years.A lot can happen in one visit. ♥♥♥Cover, as always, by the brilliant @lucyface.…
{Winner in the Romance Writing Prompt Story Contest}Cassidy’s the prettiest girl I’ve ever seen. She also hates me. There’s still hope for one of those things to change.…
{Honorable Mention in the Romance "How They Met" contest}Does falling head-over-heels get easier if you meet sixty feet up in the air? {Short story featuring Lia from my novel "Cherries"}…