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Fiber artist Tanya Beals desperately wants to sell something at the local craft show. Unfortunately, no one wants to buy the unique pieces she sells. So Tanya comes up with a plan that involves her gorgeous best friend, a handsome stranger and a little white lie. But Tanya soon...

Straight A student Gerald Morgan doesn’t want to ruin his grade point average with an F in gym class. So the out of shape teen asks the top runner at his high school for help. And soon discovers what really makes her run. A short story for anyone who’s felt like giving up. Dara...

Nine-year-old Damion Herold can see and feel sounds.  That makes him different from everyone he knows. It also makes him want his parents to stop fighting.  He wants silence, more than anything, and makes a wish for Christmas. A wish that comes true.  But not in the way he expected… A fantasy holiday story of loss and renewal.

Paul Gibbons didn’t like cats. But the skinny cat on his doorstep looked near death and its haunting green eyes pleaded for his help. He wanted to turn away. He needed to protect his secret. However, he couldn’t look away and he let the cat in. A decision that could cost him his life or be his salvation. A fantasy story about facing one’s destiny.

Jean Livesey-Chee worries about her brilliant but rebellious student Sabina Chase. Every effort to guide and help the high school senior use her talent is met with disdain. Jean despairs that she will never reach Sabina and that failing her will have far reaching consequences. But...

Lynn Thompson could set her watch by her dependable ex-husband. So she knew something was wrong when he didn't pick up their daughter for a scheduled visit. And no one else could find him... Dara Benton is the pen name for national bestselling author Dara Girard. Ms. Girard is the author of...

As a young girl, Ayino’s father banished her from the family house. Determined to make her way back she devises a clever scheme. But when she enters the house again, she uncovers a dangerous secret. A secret that could cost her everything she holds dear. A stirring fairy tale short story of magic and fate.

Sylvia loved her cat Rossetti. And Rossetti loved her. But Sylvia’s friends said that wasn’t enough. Until the day Rossetti proved them wrong. A short story about betrayal and unconditional love.

Philomena Hawkes feels stuck. Stuck in the kitchen of her selfish brother and his wife Stuck in the role as caretaker for their children. She thinks her boring life of drudgery will never change. Then a mysterious package arrives from someone from her past, giving her a...

Lola always wanted to study the arts. Her family wants her to be a doctor. Can she find a way to do both or will one dream have to be sacrificed? A story about family and following one's dream by award winning, bestselling author Dara Girard.

Alyson loves to spread holiday cheer until she meets Gareth. Can she force herself to look past his gruff ways to the man underneath? Includes complete bonus story "New Year's Surprise" Dara Girard is the bestselling author of more than twenty novels including "Table for Two" and "Honest Betrayal."

“You saved our lives…” Jobless, broke and facing foreclosure, Kate Elliot tries to end her life several days before Christmas, but wakes up in a strange room with no memory of how she got there. Everyone in the Stokes family of Winterwood Lane considers her a hero. Except Evan. After...

Lewa wants something different. Not the same family Thanksgiving dinner she has every year. So she suggests a simple change. One that will reveal a side to her family she never knew. A short story by Dara Girard the award winning, bestselling author of more than twenty novels including "The Daughters of Winston Barnett" and stories such as "A Gift for Philomena."

Jack Bailey is just a few weeks away from beginning his dream career as Forest Ranger in the upstate New York town of Angel's Bend. Jenny Rudea, veterinarian in training, is madly in love with Jack, and the animals she cares for.  On the way home from her house one night, Jack takes an unanticipated...