Worth the Risk

By Lydia Westing

Leather and Lace is a collection of romantic short stories from Bryant Street Shorts. We recommend starting with "The New Girl," the first story in this series, and then reading the rest in order. To find more stories in this series, simply scroll to “Titles In This Series,” located just below this description.

About Leather and Lace

The Ruby City Roller Girls are a small Midwestern roller derby team previously ranked 250 in the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association, but a new coach and a fresh batch of players gives the team the opportunity to go all the way to playoffs. Will the small team achieve big things this season? Or will they get too distracted by all of the fun, flings, and real romances they experience along the way?

Bubbles, the team's resident party girl, runs into her ex-husband Adam, who wants an official divorce after two years of separation. Bubbles appears thrilled to divorce him, but she's rarely ever not thrilled about anything. When Adam reveals he doesn't know how to have fun without Bubbles, she refuses to sign the divorce papers until he agrees to spend one fun evening with her, under her rules. The ordinarily buttoned-up Adam agrees, and they embark on a thrilling night of adventure that just might also be a second chance at romance.

About Bryant Street Shorts

Bryant Street Shorts is a new publisher specializing in exciting short-form fiction from talented and emerging writers. We’re passionate about creating immersive works that represent our readers and celebrate what matters to them, which is why our catalog of stories reflects a wide range of experiences and voices.

Many Bryant Street Shorts are collections of stories that follow ensembles of characters across multiple storylines. We suggest reading these stories in order to get the most out of your experience. Simply scroll down to “Titles In This Series,” located just below the description of every Bryant Street Short, to find the stories in their correct order.  

To find more short stories and novellas on Scribd, simply search for “Bryant Street Shorts."

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bryant Street Publishing
• Release date: Apr 15, 2020
• ISBN: 9781094409009

Lydia Westing

Lydia Westing is usually a comedy and pop-culture writer for websites like Reductress, Bunny Ears, Cracked, and The Modern Rogue. She has a small dog and a large husband, and they all live together in Nashville, Tennessee. She played roller derby for several different teams on and off for over five years. She’s much better at writing than she ever was at roller derby.