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Short and Sweet Heartfelt Reads Bundle - eBook
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The Friday Night Date Dress
Melinda entered the bedroom to change, running her hand down the dress hanging from the door before putting it on.
Sleeveless, with a sweetheart neckline and pleated waist, the retro design did not seem at all at odds with the modern fabric. The gauzy silk chiffon overlay added just enough mystery without taking away any of the modesty.
She wondered what Robert would think of the skulls-and-roses look. The world lurched into greyscale, and now all those skulls made her think of was death. The feeling of accomplishment faded. She zipped the dress up her own back and headed to the bathroom.
Half an hour later, she emerged, her hair curled and up, her makeup perfect, and strappy black sandals on her feet. She silently packed up a worn picnic basket with two champagne glasses, a sandwich, and some fruit. The bottle that went in was real champagne for once—Peter’s tip had been much more generous than she was used to, and she had felt like splurging a little.
Why had Peter invited her out tonight?
Not just me. Robert and me.
Still, most of her customers didn’t look at her twice. Well, there were always those guys that were especially rude—the kind who thought that being a diner waitress meant taking catcalls, pinches, and solicitations were part of her job description, regardless of the ring on her left hand. She had developed a pretty thick skin, and a repertoire of biting comments that shut unwanted attention down fast. If that failed, Fred would roar out and send those customers packing—he had a zero-tolerance policy when it came to harassing his girls.
But Melinda wasn’t used to someone expressing an interest in her. Like Peter. She wondered idly what movie he and his girlfriend were planning to see—then realized what she was doing and broke off that line of thought with an irritated, “I’m such an idiot.”
She grabbed her black shrug and the picnic basket and hurried out the front door without so much as a glance at the transformed woman who passed by the hall mirror. She had dressed up for Robert, and no one else, just like she did every Friday night.
Love Notes: A Short Story
Rebecca Mitchell folded her husband’s polo shirt, still warm from the dryer, and held it against her chest with a sigh. She inhaled the clean laundry scent mixed with traces of Ted’s cologne that always seemed to linger on his clothes. Twenty-three years of marriage, and that smell still made her heart skip a beat, even when she was upset with him. Which she definitely was right now.
“You’re sure you can’t postpone the trip?” She placed the shirt in his suitcase, not meeting his eyes. “Even for a few days?” She kept the next thought to herself—until after our anniversary?
“Birdie . . .” Ted looked up from packing his laptop, his voice gentle. “The Vancouver team needs me there tomorrow morning. You know how critical this project launch is.”
Rebecca smoothed nonexistent wrinkles from the shirt. Of course she knew. The project was all he’d talked about for months. What he didn’t seem to know was how much she needed him here.
The Friday Night Date Dress: Equivalent movie rating of PG for non-graphic kissing and intense themes of grief, trauma, and witnessing death.
Love Notes: Equivalent movie rating of G.
“Wonderful story, beautiful writing, and intricate plot line. I love your book!”
- Lora Doncea
“An easy and captivating read - I TRULY enjoyed it!”
- A. Rosendahl
“The perfect vacation take-along.”
- C. Corcoran
“Charming, fun read, a true Cinderella story!”
- Lecia Cotton Cornwall
“Great read for the hopeless romantic at heart.”
- Doris Harter
“I was expecting sweet and sappy, but was an emotional wreck reading this... I was HOOKED. I can't express enough how good it is. Powerfully emotional.”
- Viv, Goodreads reader
Goodreads reviews
The Friday Night Date Dress
Format: eBook
Genre: Inspirational Romance, Romantic Women’s Fiction, Clean & Wholesome Romance
Length: 164 pages; 30k words
Reading time: 2 to 3 hours
Original release date: June 26, 2015
Revised ed. release date: July 7, 2020
Publisher: My Secret Wish Publishing
ISBN (eBook): 978-0-9947364-1-3
ISBN (digital audiobook): 978-1-989800-17-1
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-989800-02-7
Love Notes: A Short Story
Format: eBook
Genre: Romantic Women’s Fiction, Inspirational Fiction
Length: 2,500 words
Reading time: 15 minutes
Release date: February 25, 2025
Publisher: My Secret Wish Publishing
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-998164-18-9
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