About the Book
"The
Heart's Spring" Short-Story Combo eBook
BELLFLOWER: Short Story Prequel to Forget Me Not
Spring 1880
Annabelle knows only one way of life. Jacob knows only one way to feel secure. When their paths cross in a Western mining town, can they find a way for love to bloom? Discover the story behind two hurting hearts in this short but sweet retelling of Beauty and the Beast.
FAIRY SLIPPERS: Bonus Short Story Companion to Bleeding Heart
Spring 1888
Margaret is fragile. Zachary is tough. Both are lonely. Will a dance in a redwood lumber town bring them together—or drive them apart forever? Discover the continuing story of the cook from Bleeding Heart in this short but sweet retelling of Cinderella.
BELLFLOWER: Short Story Prequel to Forget Me Not
Spring 1880
Annabelle knows only one way of life. Jacob knows only one way to feel secure. When their paths cross in a Western mining town, can they find a way for love to bloom? Discover the story behind two hurting hearts in this short but sweet retelling of Beauty and the Beast.
FAIRY SLIPPERS: Bonus Short Story Companion to Bleeding Heart
Spring 1888
Margaret is fragile. Zachary is tough. Both are lonely. Will a dance in a redwood lumber town bring them together—or drive them apart forever? Discover the continuing story of the cook from Bleeding Heart in this short but sweet retelling of Cinderella.
MY THOUGHTS:
I am always a fan of reading more about characters that I have enjoyed. Short stories provide an author a way of doing that. In Bellflower, the prequel to Forget Me Not, we are able to find out more about Annabelle and Jacob and how they came to be together. Such sad backgrounds for two people trying to survive in tough times. I love this retelling of Beauty and the Beast!
In Fairy Slippers we get to read more of Zachary the cook in a logging camp from the book Bleeding Heart. Amber's readers have cried out for more of Zachary and Myghal and Amber didn't disappoint in telling Zachary's story. Even though Zachary may be tough and a man of few words I really enjoyed how he desired to protect Margaret even though he didn't know how. I have to say that I liked the little bit of inspiration in this story and the fact that both characters had a "faith moment," it left the reader feeling hopeful for both of them.
I enjoyed both of these short stories combined into one eBook, they only took me about an hour to read and helped fill in a few gaps on characters that I enjoyed from the other books mentioned.
About the Author
Amber
Stokes has a Bachelor of Science degree in English and a
passion for the written word - from blogging to writing poetry, short stories,
and novels. After her brief time at college in Oregon, she is now back home
among the redwoods of Northern California, living life one day at a time and
pursuing her passion for books as a freelance editor/publicist and
self-published author.
Purchase Links
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Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/417481
BONUS:
FORGET ME NOT is being offered for FREE on Kindle March 17th thru March 21st. Get it while you can!
BONUS:
FORGET ME NOT is being offered for FREE on Kindle March 17th thru March 21st. Get it while you can!
GIVEAWAY:
In celebration of Fairy Slippers’ first appearance in a published ebook, Amber is
giving away a horse & carriage beaded bookmark from Belle on a Budget—so
one lucky reader can enjoy a bit of Cinderella charm! The giveaway is open to U.S.
residents only, and you can enter using the Rafflecopter form below:
Julie, I'm so grateful for your support and for this review! I'm thrilled you enjoyed the stories. :)
ReplyDeleteThough I had a lot of fun writing Fairy Slippers, I was really thrilled with how Bellflower fell into place. I wrote it in three days (not counting the editing/proofing later), and I loved the insight it gave into events in Bleeding Heart - heartbreaking though that insight was... I'm so blessed to know others have come to care for these characters and their stories. ♥
~Amber