Showing posts with label short fantasy romance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label short fantasy romance. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Christmas Is Only Eight Months Away
A Short Christmas Romance
Approximately 3,000 words
While waiting to purchase another house for her Christmas Village collection Sara falls and hits her head. Transported to a fantasy world she falls in love with a man in her dream.
Is she willing to give up real life to be with him? Or should she trust that he'll be there when she wakes up?
If you enjoy this sweet Christmas treat, check out my other titles at: Elysa Hendricks
Merry Christmas!
Elysa Hendricks
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
VALENTINE'S DAY - A SHORT HISTORY
At first for February I thought I'd blog about how Valentine's Day
inspires romance authors, but then I realized I'm not a big fan of the holiday.
There's the whole St. Valentine's Day Massacre thing and my dog died on
Valentine's Day. Not very romantic. Plus, I was pretty sure the idea was
invented by some greeting card company like Sweetest Day and Grandparent's Day.
So I did a little research on how Valentine's Day got started.
Seems the holiday started out to honor several Christian
martyrs by the name of Valentine. The two that are celebrated are Valentine of
Rome martyred about AD 269 and Valentine of Terni about AD 197. The original
biographies of these martyrs make no mention of any romantic elements in their
martyrdom. It wasn't until the 14th century and Chaucer that romance was linked
to Saint Valentine and the distinctions between the two saints were forgotten.
The connection between the martyred saints and romance is
based solely on legends. In one legend Roman Emperor Claudius II tried to
convert Saint Valentine to Roman paganism. Valentine refused and tried to
convert Claudius to Christianity instead and as a result was executed. Nothing vaguely
romantic here.
In modern times the lore has been embroidered to show
Valentine as a priest who performed marriage ceremonies in secret, defying
Claudius II's law that young men remain single so he could grow his army. When
Claudius learned of Valentine's actions he was jailed.
Another addition to The Golden Legend with no basis in fact
is told by American Greetings (yep, I knew a greeting card company was to
blame) to History.com. The night before Valentine was to be executed he
supposedly wrote the first "valentine" card to a young girl he
addressed as beloved. The card was signed "From your Valentine." A
bit more romantic in a sorry, sad sort of way. No Happily Ever After for St.
Valentine.
Then there are Valentine's Day cards - a whole other subject
I'm not a fan of. Like Charlie Brown said, "I know people don't like me,
but why do we have to have a holiday to emphasize it?"
Remember how in grade school there was always a Valentine's
Day party? There'd be cupcakes decorated with red, pink and white frosting.
Each child made fancy lace cards with glitter and painted macaroni glued on
them, and decorated a shoebox to set on their desk. Then they'd all walk around
the classroom and drop the cards into the boxes of their friends. Well, up
until some sympathetic teacher made it mandatory for the kids to make cards for
everyone, not just their favorite friends my box was usually pretty empty. I
was not a popular kid.
Except on the playground. There I was the queen of
storytelling.
When in third grade some mean boys teased that because I
didn't like kickball I was an alien, my always active imagination took flight.
For the rest of the school year, every day at recess I spun tales of being from
Venus. Being in the accelerated reading group and an avid reader of science
fiction I drew on the stories I'd read and created a fictional world and
persona that kept my tormentors interested in something other than teasing me.
Unfortunately it didn't earn me any more Valentine's Day cards.
After that I discovered that I liked making up stories with
happy endings about fictional places and people. So I guess in a way
Valentine's Day did inspire me and set me on the path to becoming a romance
author.
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
CUPID IS COMING!
Christmas is over and a New Year is about to dawn. To me January has always been the month to settle back and recover from the hectic days of Fall and its myriad of Holidays - Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, and many more. So while we're waiting out the slow holiday season here are a couple of short stories to get you ready for the next wave of celebrations.
To earn her wings, Cupid's apprentice Medarda "Dar" has until
Valentine's Day to match two-time Loser Laura Quinn with Boring Brian
Hoffman. When Dar's love arrow goes astray and hits the sexy PE teacher
Flynn Sullivan instead things get interesting.
Lucky no longer believes in wishes, hope or dreams. Cheated by his
bookkeeper and his ex-girlfriend, he's resigned himself to losing
everything.
Twenty-five years ago curiosity about a small human trapped Diamond, a leprechaun, inside a crystal paperweight. Now she has one day left to grant Lucky his final wish or perish.
Can a chance meeting between a little boy and a leprechaun result in love twenty-five years later?
Twenty-five years ago curiosity about a small human trapped Diamond, a leprechaun, inside a crystal paperweight. Now she has one day left to grant Lucky his final wish or perish.
Can a chance meeting between a little boy and a leprechaun result in love twenty-five years later?
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE!
During the short days of winter with snow blowing outside, what better way is there to get into the Christmas mood than curling up under a comfy quilt in front of a crackling fire with a steaming cup of hot cider while reading an even steamier romance?
Well, since we relocated to sunny warm Florida, comfy quilts, crackling fires, and hot cider are out. The closest I get is sitting in a lawn chair wearing a t-shirt and shorts, and sipping ice tea. So I've found that the only way I can get into a Christmas frame of mind is to read Christmas stories.
Whether you live in the frozen North or the sunny South, here are three short Christmas reads to help put you in the Holiday mood.
Well, since we relocated to sunny warm Florida, comfy quilts, crackling fires, and hot cider are out. The closest I get is sitting in a lawn chair wearing a t-shirt and shorts, and sipping ice tea. So I've found that the only way I can get into a Christmas frame of mind is to read Christmas stories.
Whether you live in the frozen North or the sunny South, here are three short Christmas reads to help put you in the Holiday mood.
Two Christmases ago when Dani Martin lost her parents and fiance in a car accident she gave up on love.
Jackson Connor has finally realized his dream of owning a farm when he's presented with the result of a one-night stand he had years ago - a son.
On Christmas Eve, can a snow storm, a little boy, and a kitten bring together two lonely, damaged people?
Jackson Connor has finally realized his dream of owning a farm when he's presented with the result of a one-night stand he had years ago - a son.
On Christmas Eve, can a snow storm, a little boy, and a kitten bring together two lonely, damaged people?
A Short Holiday Story.
Approximately 2772 Words.
Left alone on Thanksgiving can a sad and lonely little girl find a way to make all her dreams of home and family come true?
Approximately 2772 Words.
Left alone on Thanksgiving can a sad and lonely little girl find a way to make all her dreams of home and family come true?
A Short Christmas Romance
Approximately 3,000 words
While waiting to purchase another house for her Christmas Village collection Sara falls and hits her head. Transported to a fantasy world she falls in love with a man in her dream.
Is she willing to give up real life to be with him? Or should she trust that he'll be there when she wakes up?
Approximately 3,000 words
While waiting to purchase another house for her Christmas Village collection Sara falls and hits her head. Transported to a fantasy world she falls in love with a man in her dream.
Is she willing to give up real life to be with him? Or should she trust that he'll be there when she wakes up?
Have the Merriest Christmas and a Safe and Happy New Year!
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
THE CHRISTMAS VILLAGE
Well, I made it through Thanksgiving. Turkey is cooked and eaten (well, most of it anyways.) The Autumn decorations have been removed and the Christmas ones are going up.
I love decorating for Christmas. The day after Thanksgiving it took me most of the morning to drag all the bins of decorations out from under the house. Since this year will probably be the last in our current home before hubby retires and we downsize and move to Florida, I decided to put up my Christmas village. I have hundreds of pieces in the collection, so it's a BIG job.
I started the village just after I married forty years ago. I'd seen the adorable, tiny houses in catalogs and high end stores, but the price tags were way out of our hamburger and mac cheese budget. So I did the next best thing. After the holidays I went to the craft stores and bought the plaster houses that you paint yourself and created my own village. From 1972 through 1998 I managed to build a sizable village. Each piece I painted has its own story and every villager is like part of my family.
Here are some pictures of my Village.
In 2000 I wrote a short fantasy romance story based on my Christmas village, called what else THE CHRISTMAS VILLAGE. It was published in an anthology. Recently I decided to go the self-publishing route with some of my backlist, so with the Christmas season coming I re-released THE CHRISTMAS VILLAGE through Amazon and Smashwords.
While waiting to purchase another house for her Christmas Village collection Sara falls and hits her head. Transported to a fantasy world she falls in love with a man in her dream. Is she willing to give up real life to be with him? Or should she trust that he'll be there when she wakes up
http://www.amazon.com/The-Christmas-Village-ebook/dp/B009FN83NE
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/238736
Have a Very Merry Christmas and a Safe and Happy New Year!
I love decorating for Christmas. The day after Thanksgiving it took me most of the morning to drag all the bins of decorations out from under the house. Since this year will probably be the last in our current home before hubby retires and we downsize and move to Florida, I decided to put up my Christmas village. I have hundreds of pieces in the collection, so it's a BIG job.
I started the village just after I married forty years ago. I'd seen the adorable, tiny houses in catalogs and high end stores, but the price tags were way out of our hamburger and mac cheese budget. So I did the next best thing. After the holidays I went to the craft stores and bought the plaster houses that you paint yourself and created my own village. From 1972 through 1998 I managed to build a sizable village. Each piece I painted has its own story and every villager is like part of my family.
Here are some pictures of my Village.
In 2000 I wrote a short fantasy romance story based on my Christmas village, called what else THE CHRISTMAS VILLAGE. It was published in an anthology. Recently I decided to go the self-publishing route with some of my backlist, so with the Christmas season coming I re-released THE CHRISTMAS VILLAGE through Amazon and Smashwords.
While waiting to purchase another house for her Christmas Village collection Sara falls and hits her head. Transported to a fantasy world she falls in love with a man in her dream. Is she willing to give up real life to be with him? Or should she trust that he'll be there when she wakes up
http://www.amazon.com/The-Christmas-Village-ebook/dp/B009FN83NE
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/238736
Have a Very Merry Christmas and a Safe and Happy New Year!
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