Kat Tales - Number Five - July 2020

Original Stories and Novels by Kathryn Kaleigh Each issue contains a complete novel and at least five full short stories. Each issue is an anthology of Kathryn's different stories including historical romance, time travel romance, and sweet wholesome contemporary. Most issues contain stories from her different series, but some issues have standalone stories not part of a series. In this issue: SHORT STORIES... The Unexpected Shelby Margaret worked every day in her very own bouquet play house. Carnations. Roses. Lilies. Just one month after opening her brand new flower shop, Shelby filled orders for weddings, funerals, proms, and Mother's Day. A dream come true. But a bittersweet dream. One that came with a cost that took her breath away. Take the Leap During the country's stay at home order, Sophia spent her days working from home. But she spent more time calming down frantic brides – and their mothers – than her real job as a wedding designer. Busy as a bumblebee, she put her own life plans aside. As Sophia helped others, someone else made plans for her. A heartwarming short story set during America's attempt to flatten the curve. The Phantom Train When Hannah set off to retrace her missing brother's footsteps, she found herself on a train. With nothing but his last cryptic message to guide her, she put her own life on hold. Charlie stayed up most nights. Watching for the train that sometimes came with the thunder. Others may say he suffered. Broken. From the war. But Charlie knew what he saw. Would destiny bring Hannah to her brother? And would she also find a love greater than any she had known before? If so, would it be real? A heart-pounding blend of romance and suspense! A Rainy Tuesday Morning A rainy Tuesday morning. A lightning storm outside. As Professor Victoria Graham waited in her third-floor office for her next class to start, the wind howled with a creepy ghostly noise. A university known for its historic oak trees. When one of those oak trees landed in the hallway blocking her in, Victoria waited for the fire department to rescue her. Turns out the fireman was one of the last people she ever expected to see again. Fifteen years seemed like a long time, but yet it seemed like yesterday in some ways. A Woman's Honor The stagecoach left Maisyn standing in front of the Howling Dog Saloon. Whoever would have thought? Maisyn in a saloon. And a saloon with a strong resemblance to a brothel. An adventure like she'd never expected. Maisyn's only business in the saloon/brothel was to find her fiancé. But life on the frontier held unexpected difficulties. Would Maisyn be up for the challenge? Another romantic adventure into the untamed west by bestselling author Kathryn Kaleigh. NOVEL... The Reluctant Bride A mysterious contract, made long ago, between their two fathers led Carolina to Milton's doorstep. Milton, at the ripe old age of twenty-five, decided he needed a wife. But a wife on his own terms. Not one dictated by his father. Carolina, tired of her father's constant badgering, relented and traveled north merely to appease him. An interminable trip that she instantly regretted. While sorting out the mystery of the contract, will what they discover link them together as their fathers planned or just push them apart? A spellbinding historical romance set in the early 1830s—before the south was devastated by a war that tore the country apart.