A Little Bit of Love

by Jamie Ferguson

The three tales in this short collection focus on first encounters of the romantic kind. A terrible first date takes an unexpected turn, a man adrift at sea meets a mermaid, and a stagecoach robber does the honorable thing.

60 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 1, 2013

About the author

I love to get into the minds and hearts of my characters, whether I'm writing about a saloon girl in the old west, a man who discovers the barista he's in love with is a naiad, or a ghost who haunts the house she was killed in—even though that house no longer exists. I want them to agonize over their choices, and I want what they choose - or don't choose—to matter. I want the reader to feel joy when a character succeeds, and to cry when they don't—just like I do when I'm writing the story.

I live in Colorado, and spend my free time in a futile quest to wear out my two border collies since I haven’t given in and gotten them their own herd of sheep. Yet...