Twist of Fate: Passion Down Under Sassy Short Stories, #1

By Mollie Mathews

What if a twist of fate could change your life?

Still reeling following his unexpected divorce, billionaire Tech guru Jonathan James has returned home feeling disillusioned and low in spirits.  The last thing he needs when he flies home from London to New Zealand is complications. 

 

When a baggage mix-up leaves him with nothing but a suitcase full of stilettos, lush lashes, and Dolly Parton-like wigs, he goes in search of the owner. He quickly discovers that all is not as it seems as his life takes off in a hilarious and unexpected direction. 

 

A Twist of Fate is a short story, clean romance, full of quirky humor and the promise of romance. 

Set in Wellington, New Zealand—the coolest little capital in the world.

 

Praise for "Twist of Fate"

 

"This is a delightful, well-written short story that had me laughing out loud."

 

"An engaging and passionate read. It grabbed my attention and made me wonder what was coming next."

 

"I enjoyed this short story.  It was well written with the right amount of humor and just an inkling of the promise of romance. An awesome read. Just love Mollie Mathews style."

 

If you enjoy strong heroines, contemporary romance and clean romance short stories A Twist of Fate is a book you'll love. Twist of Fate is short story full of quirky humor and the promise of romance. A fun, quick read! Set in Wellington, New Zealand—the coolest little capital in the world.

 

TWIST OF FATE is part of Mollie Mathews' PASSION DOWN UNDER SASSY SHORT STORIES series starring Maverick Billionaires and Rebellious Wives. While it can easily be read as a standalone story, you'll likely enjoy reading the other books, too.

Twist of Fate (Jonathon and Danni)

Love Me Forever (Joey and Tomasso)

Forever and Always (Lily and Leonardo)

Love Me As I Am (Kiri and Benotti)

The Lightkeeper's Lover (Lucy and Andrew)

Finding a Husband (Julie and Oliver)

Love Me As I Am (Kiri and Benotti)

 

 

 

Enjoy other full-length contemporary romances by Mollie Mathews: Bride of Gold; Married by Christmas; Flight of Passion

 

Fall in love with these contemporary heroes and heroines trying to mend their hearts, overcome their fears, and find true love—read the other standalone books by Mollie to discover the friends and family who tumble into a once-in-a-lifetime-happily-ever-after affair of the heart themselves.

 

 

 

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Blue Orchid
• Release date: Feb 14, 2019
• ISBN: 9780994141095

Mollie Mathews

MOLLIE MATHEWS writes fun, sexy, passionate contemporary romance. She discovered her first love story on a trip to Paris when she was thirteen, and she’s continued to read them ever since. She was born a storyteller. As a child Mollie often had a pen in her hand and dreamed of being a writer. She wrote her first story at the age of six. It was published in the children’s section of the Sunday paper. Seeing her story in print became addictive and she continued writing short stories and poems while getting a ‘real’ job. After trying out a few fascinating careers she now lives her dream job as a writer, combining business with wild pleasure. Mollie passionately believes in the power of love to transform people’s lives. Her stories are unashamedly positive, optimistic, full of fun and sizzling passion. She has always believed authors are pens in the hand of writing goddesses sending love letters to the world, and loves it when readers write to her saying that her books gave them hope and courage during tough times. Mollie follows the sun, dividing her time between New Zealand and exotic locations—wherever she intends setting her next romance novel. She lives with her very own romantic hero, Lorenzo—tall, dark, terribly handsome and fluent in Spanish! Besides writing and reading, she enjoys anything creative. She’s an award-winning artist, and loves photography, sculpture and gardening. After living in Wellington, New Zealand for all her life, she now resides in the gorgeous Bay of Islands. Mollie loves to hear from readers. You can contact her through Facebook and Twitter. You may love to check out some of the things that inspired this book on the Italian Billionaire’s Christmas Bride Pinterest page: https://nz.pinterest.com/molliemathews/the-italian-billionaires-christmas-bride. Signup for Mollie’s new releases email to find out about her next book as soon as she releases it. Navigate to here http://eepurl.com/cigESH

Book preview

Twist of Fate

TWIST OF FATE

A SMALL TOWN ROMANCE

MOLLIE MATHEWS

Blue Orchid Publishing

CONTENTS

Join The Club

About this book

Foreword

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Author’s Note

Excerpt: Forever and Always

About This Book

Blessing in Disguise

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Excerpt: Married by Christmas

Married by Christmas

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Did You Enjoy Reading This Excerpt?

Excerpt: Claimed by the Sheikh

Claimed By The Sheikh

Note from the author

Praise for Claimed By The Sheikh

Prologue

Prologue (cont.)

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

About The Author

By Mollie Mathews

Thank You

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PRAISE FOR TWIST OF FATE

A fun, spark-filled short story. I really enjoyed another of Mollie Matthews fun romances. This short story kept my interest to the end. Sparks are evident, but we are left to imagine where it all goes. That is a character of a short story. I think I can fill in with my imagination. I'm sure you can too. Thanks Mollie for this ‘Twist of Fate.’

~ Amazon reviewer

"Twist of Fate is a short story full of quirky humor and the promise of romance. Jonathan has returned home feeling disillusioned and low in spirits. When a baggage mix up leads him to a potential cross-dresser, the story takes off in a hilarious direction. However, all is not as it seems and Jonathan finds that the future isn't as dismal as he initially thought. This is a delightful, well-written short story that had me laughing out loud."

~ Margaret

"Fun to read. A suitcase mix-up leads Jonathan to Danny who seems to be just what he needs to forget about his divorce. This is well-written story that’s enjoyable and doesn’t take up much time. It’s one of the rare short stories that despite their short length are really good and don’t lack anything."

~ E.M.

A great short story, for anyone, like me, who hopes that one day a twist of fate will end in happily ever after. I do love a good Mollie Mathews book!

~ Lauri

An engaging and passionate read. It grabbed my attention and made me wonder what was coming next.

~ Alli

I enjoyed this short story. It was well written with the right amount of humor and just an inkling of the promise of romance. An awesome read. Just love Mollie Mathews style.

~ Rae

ABOUT THIS BOOK

What if a twist of fate could change your life?

Still reeling following his unexpected divorce, billionaire Tech guru Jonathan James has returned home feeling disillusioned and low in spirits. The last thing he needs when he flies home from London to New Zealand is complications.

When a baggage mix-up leaves him with nothing but a suitcase full of stilettos, lush lashes, and Dolly Parton-like wigs, he searches for the owner. He quickly discovers that all is not as it seems as his life takes off in a hilarious and unexpected direction.

A Twist of Fate is a short story full of quirky humor and the promise of romance.

Set in Wellington, New Zealand—the coolest little capital in the world.

FOREWORD

Dear Friends,

I hope you enjoy Twist of Fate. It’s a love story close to my heart and touches on several subjects I love and care about with the twists and turns in the plot. I always love celebrating the strength of the human spirit and how unexpected events can improve our lives.

Love comes in many forms and colors and is an exciting, fascinating, and rewarding victory if we listen to the whispers of our soul and are willing to open our hearts and take a chance on finding ever-lasting happiness again.

This story was partly inspired by a chance encounter with a wonderful and generous man during a very stressful time when I was stuck in an airport queue. I had just flown from New York to LA, and it looked like I would miss my flight. Long story short, Jonathan—a wealthy derivatives dealer from New York, was flying to my hometown, Wellington, New Zealand.

He offered to give up his first-class seat so I could make my flight. We became great friends, and I invited him to have dinner with my family. I found out that night, as he played on my mom's piano and my daughter accompanied him on vocals, that he was an uber-talented jazz pianist.

Jonathan sent me CDs of his favorite jazz music from New York, including the one I mention in this story. And later, he invited my daughter and me to stay with him and his new girlfriend, Danni (with an i)—a former Broadway dancer, in New York. I loved learning about their love story. And this sparked the seeds of this romantic tale.

But there is another reason I decided to write this story. To keep your joy alive, sometimes you need to write something just for fun. This keeps your writing chops sharp and your writer’s soul soaring, says thriller writer James Scott Bell.

That’s how it was with my short story