So Not Steven

Whitsborough Bay #0.5

by Jessica Redland

THIS WAS ORIGINALLY A DELETED CHAPTER OFFERED FOR FREE BY THE PUBLISHER AS A SAMPLE OF JESSICA'S WRITING. IT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE

An amusing short story by the author of 'Searching for Steven'.

After having been told by a clairvoyant that she was about to meet Steven, the man of her dreams, Sarah starts looking for this mysterious man. After a series of disastrous dates, will this be the Steven she is looking for?

16 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 20, 2015

About the author

I was born in Teesside but now live in Scarborough on the stunning North Yorkshire Coast. My home inspired the creation of the fictional seaside town of Whitsborough Bay where I set many of my books although the Hedgehog Hollow series takes readers to a gorgeous new countryside setting in the Yorkshire Wolds.

I live with my husband, our teenage daughter and sprocker spaniel, Ella. I'm a self-confessed stationery addict with a ridiculously large collection of notepads who loves chocolate (although it doesn't love me), hedgehogs, 80s music, collectible teddy bears and lighthouses.

Other than a career detour into retail to set up and run my own teddy bear shop (the inspiration for novel Bear With Me), I've always worked in HR, specialising in resourcing, coaching and L&D. Writing always had to take a back seat to the day job until June 2020 when I left the world of HR to become a full-time author. I'm so very grateful to anyone who has bought or borrowed my books in whatever format, helping me fulfil a long-held dream of writing full-time. I still can't believe I get to spend every day chatting to my fictional friends and making stuff up.

Reviews

[Paula Sealey · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very short add-on chapter to the main book, Searching for Steven, which I loved. Here, we go along with Sarah on one of the dates she endured in her quest to find Mr Right. A lovely addition written in Redland's very readable style.

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Original title: New Beginnings at Seaside Blooms

[Arielle Joy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review originally posted on my blog http://www.livinglifewithjoy.com Check out my blog for more reviews, author interviews, excerpts and giveaways.

Sarah was told by a clairvoyant that her true love was named Steven. In the full length novel she finds him, but I couldn’t figure out at what point this short story took place.

This was an entertaining short story but I gave it four stars because I couldn’t quite figure out where it chronologically fit in with the full length novel. I enjoy Jessica’s writing and would recommend this, in addition to the full-length novel, Searching for Steven and one of her other novels Raving and Rhys :)

I received a copy of this short story while it was free on Amazon.