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Heartbeats
Three short stories of teen love and longing.
Beneath the Surface:
Lariena can't go in the water, and the mysterious Adrian won't come out. Is that any way to have a summer romance? But eventually Adrian teaches Lariena to face her fears and not be afraid of what's Beneath the Surface, even when it's the scary unknown.
Shortcut to Romance:
An assignment, a snow storm and a detour take Emily on a Shortcut to Romance.
Saskia:
Even ten years after she disappeared from his life, Ben cannot forget the magic of the girl named Saskia. What will he do now that he has the opportunity to see her once more?
Beneath the Surface:
Lariena can't go in the water, and the mysterious Adrian won't come out. Is that any way to have a summer romance? But eventually Adrian teaches Lariena to face her fears and not be afraid of what's Beneath the Surface, even when it's the scary unknown.
Shortcut to Romance:
An assignment, a snow storm and a detour take Emily on a Shortcut to Romance.
Saskia:
Even ten years after she disappeared from his life, Ben cannot forget the magic of the girl named Saskia. What will he do now that he has the opportunity to see her once more?
40 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 1, 2017
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About the author
Ann Herrick
36 books240 followersBooks by Ann Herrick:
The Ugly Girl Party
Boss of the Whole Sixth Grade
My Bad Boy Summer
Someone Like Him
The Next Great Rock Star!
Also Known as Lard Butt
The Farewell Season
My Fake Summer Boyfriend
Life, Love, and Surviving High School
The Perfect Guy
All's Fair in Love and Words
Hey, Nobody's Perfect
How to Survive a Summer Romance (Or Two)
Someone Like Him
Snowed In Together
The Real Me
Trading Faces
Ann Herrick is the author of several books and short stories for kids and teens. Her books have won several awards, such as the ALA Recommended Book for Reluctant Readers award and an IRA/CBC Children’s Choice award. Her stories have appeared in magazines such as 'Teen, Listen, The Single Parent, Children's Digest and The Friend.
Ann Herrick grew up in Connecticut, where she graduated from The Morgan School and Quinnipiac University. She now lives in Oregon with her husband, who was her high-school sweetheart. Their wonderful daughter is grown, married and gainfully employed, and has given Ann her only grand-dog, Puff, a bloodhound-rottweiller-beagle mix. While she misses the East Coast, especially houses built before 1900, she enjoys the green valleys, fresh air and low humidity in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Ann loves cats, walking and working in her back yard. In addition to stories and books for children and young adults, Ann also writes copy for humorous and conventional greeting cards."
The vast majority of Ann's books are HFN (Happily For Now, with the possibility of Happily Ever After. The characters are in their teens, after all, so Ever After would be a *really* long time.) Two books have positive endings, but not the standard HFN or HEA, but with those possibilities if the reader reads very carefully between the lines at the end of the story.
The Ugly Girl Party
Boss of the Whole Sixth Grade
My Bad Boy Summer
Someone Like Him
The Next Great Rock Star!
Also Known as Lard Butt
The Farewell Season
My Fake Summer Boyfriend
Life, Love, and Surviving High School
The Perfect Guy
All's Fair in Love and Words
Hey, Nobody's Perfect
How to Survive a Summer Romance (Or Two)
Someone Like Him
Snowed In Together
The Real Me
Trading Faces
Ann Herrick is the author of several books and short stories for kids and teens. Her books have won several awards, such as the ALA Recommended Book for Reluctant Readers award and an IRA/CBC Children’s Choice award. Her stories have appeared in magazines such as 'Teen, Listen, The Single Parent, Children's Digest and The Friend.
Ann Herrick grew up in Connecticut, where she graduated from The Morgan School and Quinnipiac University. She now lives in Oregon with her husband, who was her high-school sweetheart. Their wonderful daughter is grown, married and gainfully employed, and has given Ann her only grand-dog, Puff, a bloodhound-rottweiller-beagle mix. While she misses the East Coast, especially houses built before 1900, she enjoys the green valleys, fresh air and low humidity in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Ann loves cats, walking and working in her back yard. In addition to stories and books for children and young adults, Ann also writes copy for humorous and conventional greeting cards."
The vast majority of Ann's books are HFN (Happily For Now, with the possibility of Happily Ever After. The characters are in their teens, after all, so Ever After would be a *really* long time.) Two books have positive endings, but not the standard HFN or HEA, but with those possibilities if the reader reads very carefully between the lines at the end of the story.
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November 18, 2025
Three adorable, sweet, teen clean, romances! Heartbeats provides perfectly quick and easy reading. Even with being three short stories, it still containing enough meaty storyline to really enjoy the tales and feel the heart of all the characters!
I received this copy of Heartbeats from Ann Herrick. This is my honest and voluntary review.
I received this copy of Heartbeats from Ann Herrick. This is my honest and voluntary review.
March 3, 2017
My newest release, a collection of short stories!
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