The love of a mother, whether you've never had it, have it, or miss it, affects us all in a million different ways.
Nine talented authors: Best-sellers and Award-winners bring you BRAND NEW, suspenseful and romantic, short stories in this awe-inspiring novel, The HEART of The Matter: A Mother's Love. These nine stories are sure to make you smile, laugh, cry, and fall in love. They've stirred in a diverse collection into this anthology! There is sci-fi, contemporary, paranormal, fantasy, and many more... Something for everyone!
The Scent of a Man: Dr. Julia E. Antoine
Danielle Jefferson is young and in love when she volunteers to work at the same archeological dig as Robert (Rob) Raffone. Surrounded by the staggering natural beauty of Kennecott, Alaska, Danielle gives herself freely to the most extraordinary man she's ever known. They share a passionate night, but even the passion they share can't keep him with her. Rob leaves Danielle with a broken heart...and, nine months later, with a cherished reminder of their lost love. Now Danielle is older and wiser and about to make a momentous decision that will affect not only her life but also the life of the one person she holds dearer than her own.
Rob has returned, successful and at the peak of his profession, longing to fill the emptiness that has rendered all his achievements bittersweet. Danielle, however, appears to have moved on. Has he arrived too late to be welcomed back into her heart, into her life? Will she trust him with her cherished treasure?
While Danielle grapples with these questions, she can't deny him when he hugs her and she again takes in that familiar scent--the dusty, sweaty, sun-heated scent of him. The scent of a man.
Holding On to Love: Solange St. Brice
Philippa thinks her life is complete. She's married to her high school sweetheart, Roger, and they have two wonderful children. Life couldn't be better, or so she thinks. She lives for her family, and then, one day, her whole world comes crashing down around her when Roger tells her he's not happy and he's going to do something about it. Philippa tries to talk him out of the outlandish plan he's concocted, but no amount of talking on her part is able to sway him. In the end, out of desperation to keep her family together, she agrees to his plan. But what he doesn't know is that she has a plan of her own and it's more diabolical than his. She knows she's taking a chance, but it's one she's willing to take for the love of her children. Will she be able to go through with it? Will it work in keeping her family together?
A Mother's Miracle: P. A. Smith
Bernice's inability to provide for her three children drove her to commit a crime that almost landed her in prison, but for the goodness of her neighbors, who came to her aid.
One Night of Love: Izzibella Beau
All Bobby Jo wanted was a baby to complete her family. A little person to make her feel closer to her straying husband. But, month after month she was let down, never to feel the joy of announcing she was pregnant. After another failed pregnancy test, Bobby Jo drove for a while in the pouring rain. Then she saw a stranger fighting against the blowing wind to walk wherever it was he had to go. Bobby Jo offered him a ride. It was one night of love, one night of strangers sharing their bodies, minds, and souls. One month later, Bobby Jo got the pregnancy results that she always wanted. But is the child her husband's or the man she left a note, the one she said never try and find her?
No Greater Love: Mariyam Hasnain
Everything was smooth like a fairytale until....A year and a half into marriage and life grind sets in. Sara and, her husband, Kabeer have less time for each other as they
