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    A Touch of Romance
    A Touch of Romance
    A Touch of Romance
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    A Touch of Romance

    By Kelly C. Roberts and Tim Myers

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    By Agatha Award Nominee and IMBA Multiple National Bestseller!

    This short collection includes a Romance Short Story first featured in Woman's World along with six other romances and a sneak peek of The Fairy Godfather.

    Special Delivery
    Valentine's Day has a special meaning to this florist, but does it have the same significance to her husband?

    Eye of the Storm
    When there's nowhere else to turn in a snowstorm, finding the right place for love still might happen.

    Broken Heart
    When a daughter comes back home to help her mother after heart surgery, her own heart might just begin to heal as well.

    Catering to Love
    A husband and wife cater events together, but who will provide for them when their love is tested?

    Precious Gems
    Joseph and Louise are both hunting for more than precious stones when their mothers decide to fix them up.

    Winter Carnival
    Annie never thought she'd find a chance for love again working her kids' school winter carnival.

    Full Bloom
    Teaching a night class on horticulture just might instruct the teacher about how to find love.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTim Myers
    Release dateJul 24, 2014
    ISBN9781501444623
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      A Touch of Romance - Kelly C. Roberts

      Table of Contents

      Special Delivery

      Eye of the Storm

      Broken Heart

      Catering to Love

      Precious Gems

      Winter Carnival

      Full Bloom

      Bonus:  A Sneak Peek of The Fairy Godfather

      Special Delivery

      So, what did you get for Valentine’s Day?  My best friend and helper for the day asked as she climbed into the passenger side of my delivery van.

      I pulled out of Kath’s driveway and headed for our first stop.  I also ignored her question.

      She wouldn’t let up.  Come on, Ellen.  Come clean.  You and your husband own a flower shop, for goodness sake.  What did he get you?

      I shrugged, trying not to show my true feelings.

      We didn’t have time for anything personal this year.  Our shop is jammed with orders.  He even had to hire a college girl to help out in the shop today.

      Kath said, Are you crazy?  Letting some young thing into your shop with your husband while you’re not there?

      I kept my eyes steadily on the road, watching the sun as it peeked up over the horizon.  The February air was chilled with icy breath, and the reddish orange glow of the dawn’s first light looked as if it had been painted on the sky with a giant brush.

      I said, Kath, I trust my husband.  I’ll bet he’s got something for me when we pick up our next load.  Now let’s get busy.  We can hit the high school first, that’ll take care of most of this delivery.  Can you believe how much teenagers spend on flowers and balloons?  I’m not complaining, mind you.

      Kath looked at me with a sad smile on her face.  I can remember how much Paul used to spend on you.

      I couldn’t say anything as I drove through the empty streets of a new day.  It was true.  When we were courting, Paul had showered me with roses before every date.  He had a real love for flowers, and wanted to share them with me.  After we got married, we decided to take the plunge and open our own flower shop.  But as the bills increased and the working hours grew longer and longer, the personal attention I loved so much had slowly disappeared.

      Kath and I got to the school just as the secretary was arriving.  We’ve got a real load for you this year, Wanda.  Looks like young love is in the air.  The school secretary and I had become good friends since Paul and I had opened the shop.

      The heavyset woman smiled as we started carrying in load after load of brightly colored balloons, vases full of long-stemmed red roses, and assorted gifts wrapped in paper decorated with giant red hearts and Cupid’s arrows.

      I had saved one particular vase for last.  Kath was unloading the final group on a table Wanda had set up just for us when I walked back to the van.  Retrieving a dozen of our finest roses, I carried the vase through the cool morning air toward the building.  Knowing how special this particular delivery was, I had picked and arranged the flowers myself.

      I found Wanda searching earnestly through the cards attached to each vase and present piled high on the table.

      I laughed once and held out my treasure.  It’s right here.  I wanted to bring it in myself.  Wanda’s face lit up as she saw the vase of flowers in my hands.

      He remembered.  I can’t believe it.  I tried to hide my own feelings of insecurity as Kath and I got back into the van.

      Kath said, Did you see her face?  I’ll bet she looked twenty years younger when you gave her that vase.

      By ten, we finished our first load and headed back to the shop.

      As I opened the back door, no one was working at the station where we prepared our arrangements, something I found extremely odd given what day of the year it was. 

      Then I heard Paul’s voice and a schoolgirl giggle from the front of the store.

      When I walked up front, I saw that my husband was leaning over a beautiful young woman’s shoulder, showing her how to tie a bow on a vase of roses.

      Paul looked embarrassed as I coughed once to announce my presence.  He even blushed as he muttered, I was just showing Tiffany how to...you know...tie the bow the way we like it.

      Kath had come in behind me, and I turned toward her as I heard her approach.  Her eyes grew large when she saw my husband’s helper.  I knew I’d hear about that later, but I had other things on my mind at the moment.

      I kept my voice level as I said, "Paul, do you have the next delivery ready?  We’ve got a lot of work

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