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Fireworks
Short Story
After Sarah’s grandfather passes away, it’s up to Sarah to pack up a lifetime’s worth of his possessions as she comes to terms with her grief. As she goes through his possessions, she finds a picture. The faded black and white picture seems innocuous at first, but something draws her towards it. As she studies the picture and the man inside it, she forgets her grief momentarily.
However, there’s more to the faded picture of a soldier in 1940s New York than she realizes, and soon she unexpectedly meets him—but he hasn’t aged a day. As they get to know each other, Sarah’s feelings begin to grow…
After Sarah’s grandfather passes away, it’s up to Sarah to pack up a lifetime’s worth of his possessions as she comes to terms with her grief. As she goes through his possessions, she finds a picture. The faded black and white picture seems innocuous at first, but something draws her towards it. As she studies the picture and the man inside it, she forgets her grief momentarily.
However, there’s more to the faded picture of a soldier in 1940s New York than she realizes, and soon she unexpectedly meets him—but he hasn’t aged a day. As they get to know each other, Sarah’s feelings begin to grow…
13 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 16, 2016
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About the author
Denise Alicea
11 books153 followersBorn to the great lively city of Manhattan, NY, and raised in quiet Connecticut. Denise started writing when drawing and painting were not enough. Deciding to try a new type of medium, she thought to start with poetry. After her first success and first reading at the age of fifteen. Her writing began to take on new life with her own worlds of fantasy, time travel, action, adventure and of course romance. She draws inspiration from her favorite childhood cartoons and experiences to her current day ones.
A member of Romance Writers of America and several of its chapters since 2005, Denise has won two awards for her short stories and several finalist nominations. She always finds the time to help others through RWA and also her book review blog, The Pen & Muse Book Reviews.
A member of Romance Writers of America and several of its chapters since 2005, Denise has won two awards for her short stories and several finalist nominations. She always finds the time to help others through RWA and also her book review blog, The Pen & Muse Book Reviews.
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October 11, 2016
My Kind Of Story!
It's sweet, it's short, it's romantic- it's my kind of story.
After losing her grandfather, Sarah fears she's also lost the only man she'll ever love. Her luck with men is far from the best, but old gramps isn't going to leave his baby girl all alone. No, he's sending her a hunky, well mannered soldier from his time in the war. That's right. James, the soldier. The romantic plot here is fast paced, but this is fiction. I mean, when's the last time your grandfather sent you a WW2 vet with perfect hair and biceps? Exactly, it's fiction.
This short story is wonderful, as are are all of the characters. James is Mr. Perfect, Jill is that best friend everyone wants to have, and Sarah is the most endearing damsel you could ask for.
I was given a free copy VIA reading alley in exchange for an honest review.
It's sweet, it's short, it's romantic- it's my kind of story.
After losing her grandfather, Sarah fears she's also lost the only man she'll ever love. Her luck with men is far from the best, but old gramps isn't going to leave his baby girl all alone. No, he's sending her a hunky, well mannered soldier from his time in the war. That's right. James, the soldier. The romantic plot here is fast paced, but this is fiction. I mean, when's the last time your grandfather sent you a WW2 vet with perfect hair and biceps? Exactly, it's fiction.
This short story is wonderful, as are are all of the characters. James is Mr. Perfect, Jill is that best friend everyone wants to have, and Sarah is the most endearing damsel you could ask for.
I was given a free copy VIA reading alley in exchange for an honest review.
September 17, 2016
Sweet, but a bit too short.
This is a very short story about Sarah and James.
As Sarah is packing up her late Grandfathers belonging she finds a picture of him in wartime. That night one of his friends appears in her apartment straight from the war zone in the 1940's.
It's a very short sweet story. But frankly I was annoyed. A stranger shows up in her apartment and she lets him stay the night. He travels forward in time and was fine and immediately excepts it. Then within 24 hours they're promising forever?
I think this has great potential to be fleshed out into a full or even a novella length story. But as it is I think it's just a bit too quick.
The editing's great though!
A copy was provided to me by the ReadingAlley in exchange for an honest and unbias review.
This is a very short story about Sarah and James.
As Sarah is packing up her late Grandfathers belonging she finds a picture of him in wartime. That night one of his friends appears in her apartment straight from the war zone in the 1940's.
It's a very short sweet story. But frankly I was annoyed. A stranger shows up in her apartment and she lets him stay the night. He travels forward in time and was fine and immediately excepts it. Then within 24 hours they're promising forever?
I think this has great potential to be fleshed out into a full or even a novella length story. But as it is I think it's just a bit too quick.
The editing's great though!
A copy was provided to me by the ReadingAlley in exchange for an honest and unbias review.
December 10, 2017
loved this book wish it was longer. It's a story about a girl who just lost her grandfather. While looking at his pictures, she sees his best friend James who died while at war. While asleep the power goes out. When she hears a crash she goes to see whose there. James appears. Great short story.
February 12, 2017
This was a cute and sweet time travel story. I do wish it had been longer, but still found it enjoyable.
October 5, 2016
Oct 4, 2016
This was a feel good, if not downright sappy short story! I loved it! Sure, it wasn't logical but when are romances EVER logical?? (I took off one-star for the lack of logic but no more.)
After cleaning out her grandfather's apartment, Sarah is left with a box of HIS memories, along with some pictures he used to talk about with her. Going to sleep that night, she is awakened by a field soldier in WWII that she eventually places: her grandfather's US Army buddy, James 'Lightning'! He arrives during a storm and after he and Sarah fall in love, he stays.
How cool is that?
This is a short story so there's just enough revealed about the characters to make this story plausible but not enough to bog you down with too much (unnecessary) information. A good appetizer.
I was given a free copy via Reading Alley in exchange for an honest review.
This was a feel good, if not downright sappy short story! I loved it! Sure, it wasn't logical but when are romances EVER logical?? (I took off one-star for the lack of logic but no more.)
After cleaning out her grandfather's apartment, Sarah is left with a box of HIS memories, along with some pictures he used to talk about with her. Going to sleep that night, she is awakened by a field soldier in WWII that she eventually places: her grandfather's US Army buddy, James 'Lightning'! He arrives during a storm and after he and Sarah fall in love, he stays.
How cool is that?
This is a short story so there's just enough revealed about the characters to make this story plausible but not enough to bog you down with too much (unnecessary) information. A good appetizer.
I was given a free copy via Reading Alley in exchange for an honest review.
October 12, 2016
The story of soldier James and Sarah is a sweet, but short one. It starts off at a steady pace, then picks up when- WOAH- a guy from the 1940's suddenly pops up in Sarah's apartment! And not just any guy... A well mannered soldier/Sarah's grandather's best friend from war. It's implied her grandfather, who has recently passed, is the cause of this mysterious happening, but who can be sure. If it was, her grandfather is one hell of a matchmaker. I would have preferred a little more hesitation and doubt on Sarah's part, but I know this is a romantic chick-lit, so I suppose I have to give it a pass for that. If you like romantic short stories, you'll probably like Fireworks by: Denise Alicea.
I received a free copy of this book via reading alley in exchange for an honest review.
I received a free copy of this book via reading alley in exchange for an honest review.
October 21, 2016
This is a sugar sweet story for the feel-good love sap. It's about time travel, falling in love, and both fearing/mourning the loss of someone you love.
Understanding Fireworks is a short story, I found it was too fast for me. I felt like it was over before I got a chance to connect with the characters.
Sarah was the only one I felt any real sense of connection with, and that was mostly because she lost her grandad. I wish there had been more here so that I could better relate to the characters. Vivid flashbacks and more suspense, I feel, would greatly benefit the impact this story has on it's readers. Please note that this is merely my opinion as a reader/reviewer.
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Understanding Fireworks is a short story, I found it was too fast for me. I felt like it was over before I got a chance to connect with the characters.
Sarah was the only one I felt any real sense of connection with, and that was mostly because she lost her grandad. I wish there had been more here so that I could better relate to the characters. Vivid flashbacks and more suspense, I feel, would greatly benefit the impact this story has on it's readers. Please note that this is merely my opinion as a reader/reviewer.
For my book review blogspot, please visit goodbookswithtea.blogspot.com
October 19, 2016
This is a very sweet, but very short, read. The theme here is time travel. Despite it's shortness, I didn't feel the actual character introductions, themselves, were rushed. You have time to get an appreciation for the main character and learn a thing or two about her grandfather and the man she inevitably falls for, as well. I wish in the actual meeting there would have been a bit more suspense/less acceptance when it came to the time travel theory, but this is a short story so I understand the speed is going to be different than that of a full length novel. All in all this is very cute!
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