What is it that captures someone’s heart? A touch, a smile, a spark that lasts a lifetime. Love is something that is shared by all and every couple has their unique story of how they met. This anthology of romantic short stories ranges in time from the late 1800s to the modern day with tales of the first glimpses of romance. From a tale of immigrants finding each other on Ellis Island to an accidental encounter in a crowded bar to an online romance, these stories are poignant and heartwarming, tinged with humor and a sense of inevitability. There may be a difference between his version and hers, but it is always the same chronicle of the stirrings of love. Join this journey for ten distinctly different Midwestern couples and read their first-person accounts of how they met. Discover how their journeys of love began! 

Ingredients: One feisty female chemist. One straight-laced businessman. Combine with stinky bagels, quinoa, and stir to find the unexpected. Leah is a new woman with a deliciously perfect recipe for her family's failing bakery. There's just one problem: Grandpa's head of operations is Leah's ex-heartthrob, Ben Stratton. At one time, she and Ben tried dating but they were like oil and water. When her Grandpa kicks the bucket, he has two final conditions for Leah's inheritance: Save the bakery and get married within one year. Can she make her family's business a huge success and get a man, any man, to say 'I do' in less than twelve months while keeping it all a secret? If you like fast-paced, witty banter, this funny romance will tickle your taste buds. Follow this delightful Jewish couple through the good, bad, and hilarious to discover love among the bagels. Download your copy today!