Countdown to a Crush

Three short stories ✩ Three women ✩ One New Year's Eve

Until the clock strikes, all bets are off

Mirabel and Mateo by SD Porter

Mirabel hasn't been home since high school graduation, so when her best friend invites her for New Year's weekend, she jumps on the plane for Washington State. At a swanky New Year's Eve party she comes face to face with her best and worst high school memories.  

Battle of the Parties by Eliza Storm

Mia's neighbor has been leaving nasty notes on her door ever since he moved in a few months ago, and she's fed up. When she overhears that he's throwing a New Year's Eve party, she sees her chance to prove once and for all who the better neighbor is by throwing a bigger, better party of her own. But will her competitive streak get in the way of her chance at a New Year's kiss?

Elevated Distractions by Celaine Charles

Ivy Avondale has had her big-city life planned out for years, the list laminated. But her once-certain future fumbles when Uncle Jesse offers her the reins to his small-town business. To distract herself from making a life altering decision, she plans a New Year's Eve party instead. Yet diversion rattles her life more, especially when a hunky tattoo artist adds new ink to her list.