Romancing the Lakes of Minnesota: Valentine's Day
Minnesota winds may be frigid in February, but not between the pages of our Valentine’s Day stories. Valentine’s Day in the land of ten thousand frozen lakes is frosty! But the pages of our stories are sure to melt your heart. As diverse as a box of chocolates, our heartwarming holiday tales bring you a funny tale of a drunken love god, rescues from near drownings in freezing lakes, second chances at love, and a sizzling bachelor auction. You will laugh, and sigh, and feel the romance of Valentine’s Day!
- Rose Marie Meuwissen - A Date for Valentine’s Day - Maggie Johnson immensely disliked Valentine’s Day. Luckily, her mother was determined to change Maggie’s mind. The charity auction for a Valentine’s Day Dinner Date with one of Minneapolis’ most eligible bachelors could just be the solution. But, would Maggie be open to finding someone to love on Valentine’s Day?
- Heidi Skarie - Blessings in Disguise at Big Lake - Heather McCormack goes to the family cabin on Lake Superior to escape for a few days from taking care of her beloved grandfather who is dying of cancer. A fall into Lake Superior and rescue by handsome, unobtainable Weston Brightbill evolves into a close friendship. But will a long-distance friendship be all Heather ever has with Weston or will Valentine’s Day bring an unexpected surprise?
- Peg Pierson - Cupid’s Day Off - Jason is in big trouble. The big day is approaching. He’s marrying Kelly, the love of his life on Valentine’s Day. But after a wild bachelor party, a brush with a dude wearing shiny wings and a magic spell, he suddenly finds himself not wanting to marry his fiancée…but his unsuspecting Best Man!
- Ann Nardone Jensen - Penalty Killing - Dawn is dreading the Valentine’s Day high school hockey reunion. A day that is supposed to be about flowers and candy will instead be a night filled with haunted memories. But Dawn’s no coward. So, clad in a slinky red dress, she faces down her still sexy-ex-husband, her cheerleading nemesis…and a decades old murder mystery.
- Kathleen Nordstrom - Polar Plunging Hearts - When Lori Archer Polar Plunged into a frozen lake, in January for the Special Olympics, she got stuck in the mud and was rescued by a strong, handsome, Fire Department, Emergency Medical Tech. Their relationship heats up and ends with an unexpected Valentine's Day surprise.
- Ann Nardone Jensen/Angelina Pearl - Second Chances - Caroline thought her life was just about perfect. Dance team, straight A’s in AP classes and a happy home with her family and sloppy joe’s. But then she met Jerrod. Handsome, brooding, mysterious, Jerrod. His life was far from perfect. Now Caroline is about to learn that life means a lot more than just good grades and trophies.
- Ingrid Anderson Sampo - The Second Time Around - Two broken hearts with trust issues meet in quirky small town Minnesota. As they fall in love, will they bring healing to one another? Or will they succumb to mistrust and lose at love again?