Hello, Delilah!  Thank you for inviting me here today to discuss my new short story in a great anthology!

Every June, I’m invited to submit a story for the charity Love is All anthology.  This year, because I’m a masochist, I signed up for a wedding anthology, Save the Date, in the same month.  LIA has no theme — you write whatever strikes your fancy.  Obviously, the wedding anthology was for…weddings.  However, the theme centered on weddings — it didn’t have to be the ceremony itself.  I got together with Plot Whisperer, and we figured out a story about two brothers standing up for their lesbian sisters.  One brother is out, loud, proud, and very brash. The other is reserved, self-possessed, in the closet, and super annoyed with the first brother.

Thus, I had my conflict — the two brothers.  Lachlan is repressed.  He’s been living a lie for years.  He was incredibly supportive when his beloved sister, Taryn, came out of the closet. He admired her.  But he didn’t have the courage to do the same.  He left for university on the other side of the country, became a lawyer, and represents some of the biggest entertainment industry folk.  But he’s not happy.  He sees Cooper, and he’s envious.

Cooper, for his part, adores his younger sister, Stephanie, and only wants her to be happy.  He also adores Taryn, Stephanie’s fiancée, and life would be grand.  Except for fricking Lachlan.

I had so much fun with these two — circling each other, poking each other, and eventually succumbing to the desire and lust.  Yep, they hook up.  But it’s not going to last — they live on opposite sides of the country. Lachlan’s not out.  They part after the wedding, and that appears to be it.

Now, this is a Gabbi Grey romance, so that’s not it.  But readers will just have to pick up the story to see what happens next.

And while they’re at it, nabbing Love is All Volume 8, with the story Too Much in Love to Care, to see how Taryn and Stephanie finally make it down the aisle’s pretty great, too.

Both stories are set in my Love in Mission City world, so there might be a cameo or two.

I had fun with these shorts. Let me tell you, though, that writing two stories that take place at the same time is complicated. I managed — but barely.

Okay, prize time!  I have either an ebook or audio of my latest Love in Mission City short story, Archer’s Awakening, narrated by the amazing Michael Dean.  Just let me know — enemies to lovers trope…fan or not?  This is my second, although I’ve been told the first was more like two neighbors irritated with each other.  Drop a comment and you might win!  Winner selected by Random.  Good luck!

Save the Date

The cake is ordered, the dresses are tailored, and the guests are ready—love is in the air, and it’s time to Save the Date!

From grand celebrations to intimate elopements, Save the Date is filled with heart-warming and swoon-worthy tales of love found, lost, and rediscovered on the road to happily ever after.

Perfect for readers who believe in the magic of love and the romance of weddings, this anthology is your invitation to fall in love, one story at a time.

Authors:
Kathleen Ryder
Laura M. Baird
Susan Horsnell
Sharon Michalove
Gabbi Grey
VK Holt
Clarice Jayne
Sharon Wray
Freyja Frost
Harper Michaels
Carrie DiRisio
Deaia Sanders
Michelle Moncrieff
Kristine Charles
Alexa Santi
JCC Downing

The anthology will only be available for a limited time.

Links:
Universal Link: https://books2read.com/tnrc2025savethedate
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Save-Date-Contemporary-Anthology-Collection/dp/B0F9FWFB1T
Add it to Goodreads:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218652697-save-the-date

Never Thought I’d Want You by Gabbi Grey
inside Save the Date 

Cooper

I’m delighted that my sister Stephanie is marrying Taryn. Those two women were meant for each other. But I’m frustrated at having to spend time with Taryn’s boring brother, Lachlan, a snooty lawyer with a stick up his ass. The worst part? Every time I see him, I want to climb the guy like a tree, even though he’s straight.

Lachlan

I love my sister Taryn and will do anything to make her happy.  These days, that means standing by her side as she marries the love of her life. All I have to do is survive a week in Cooper’s presence. Just one small problem. We can’t keep our hands off each other. No one else knows I’m bisexual, and I’m worried my attraction for the man is going to let the cat out of the bag…

Never Thought I’d Want You is a 15k enemies-to-lovers, opposites-attract, age-gap gay romance between a by-the-book lawyer, a freespirited advertising executive, and the wedding no one will ever forget.

About the Author

USA Today Bestselling author Gabbi Grey lives in beautiful British Columbia where her fur baby chin-poo keeps her safe from the nasty neighborhood squirrels. Working for the government by day, she spends her early mornings writing contemporary, gay, sweet, and dark erotic BDSM romances. While she firmly believes in happy endings, she also believes in making her characters suffer before finding their true love. She also writes m/f romances as Gabbi Black and Gabbi Powell.

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