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The Art of Taking Chances
In love, you have to leap to feel the rush.
From first kisses to second chances and celebrity encounters, this collection of young adult contemporary romance short stories has it all.
A forbidden game of truth or dare turns into summer love, a chemistry lab explosion leads to fireworks, a last-minute to-do list becomes an end-of-summer road trip. But first, they’ll have to take the leap.
These delightful, swoon-worthy stories will have you ready to take an adventure of your own. Take a chance and download this FREE collection today.
From first kisses to second chances and celebrity encounters, this collection of young adult contemporary romance short stories has it all.
A forbidden game of truth or dare turns into summer love, a chemistry lab explosion leads to fireworks, a last-minute to-do list becomes an end-of-summer road trip. But first, they’ll have to take the leap.
These delightful, swoon-worthy stories will have you ready to take an adventure of your own. Take a chance and download this FREE collection today.
423 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 24, 2018
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About the author
Kelsie Stelting
48 books1,704 followersKelsie Stelting is a body positive romance author who writes love stories with strong characters, deep feelings, and happy endings.
She currently lives in Colorado. You can often find her writing, spending time with family, and soaking up too much sun wherever she can find it.
Visit www.kelsiestelting.com to get a free story and sign up for her readers' group!
She currently lives in Colorado. You can often find her writing, spending time with family, and soaking up too much sun wherever she can find it.
Visit www.kelsiestelting.com to get a free story and sign up for her readers' group!
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June 27, 2018
This is such a cute anthology. I'm a big Melanie Hooyenga fan so decided to give it a shot and wasn't disappointed.
I've been in a serious YA contemporary slump and this is the ultimate slump buster. A lot of emotion and fun in these stories. A great collection for any YA fan, young or old. Even my 30-year-old self loved it.
I've been in a serious YA contemporary slump and this is the ultimate slump buster. A lot of emotion and fun in these stories. A great collection for any YA fan, young or old. Even my 30-year-old self loved it.
June 28, 2018
I received an arc in exchange for an honest review.
I absolutely loved reading the Art of Taking Chances. This series of short stories captivated me from the first page. Each short story tells its unique tale and is rich in emotional depth. I loved being able to connect with various characters and falling in love so many times. This collection of short stories had me staying up later to read and waking up extra early to fit in more time to lose myself inside these beautifully written stories. If you are a fan of high school romance, then this anthology will take you on a romantic journey you will never forget.
I absolutely loved reading the Art of Taking Chances. This series of short stories captivated me from the first page. Each short story tells its unique tale and is rich in emotional depth. I loved being able to connect with various characters and falling in love so many times. This collection of short stories had me staying up later to read and waking up extra early to fit in more time to lose myself inside these beautifully written stories. If you are a fan of high school romance, then this anthology will take you on a romantic journey you will never forget.
June 26, 2018
I was given a ARC of this book.
This book is more a 3.5 stars than a three. This is such a cute book filled with all different kinds of characters. There is something for everyone. They were all great, but my personal favorites were Tickets on Himself. Can’t get over boy bands from my teen years. As well as, More Than a List I love the whole bucket list thing they got going on. Also who doesn’t love Demi Lovato. I recommend this to whoever needs some stories that will make you laugh and smile.
This book is more a 3.5 stars than a three. This is such a cute book filled with all different kinds of characters. There is something for everyone. They were all great, but my personal favorites were Tickets on Himself. Can’t get over boy bands from my teen years. As well as, More Than a List I love the whole bucket list thing they got going on. Also who doesn’t love Demi Lovato. I recommend this to whoever needs some stories that will make you laugh and smile.
June 7, 2018
Thanks to the author for giving an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This collection of short stories is really adorable. There are lot of things to love about each one. It's unusual for me to enjoy every single story in a collection but I enjoyed them all. They are all about love, friendship and taking a chance. I will say my only disappointment with these stories is the lack of diversity in them. It would have been nice for at least one author to take a chance on a diverse character or diverse relationship. However, I still really loved this collection of stories.
This collection of short stories is really adorable. There are lot of things to love about each one. It's unusual for me to enjoy every single story in a collection but I enjoyed them all. They are all about love, friendship and taking a chance. I will say my only disappointment with these stories is the lack of diversity in them. It would have been nice for at least one author to take a chance on a diverse character or diverse relationship. However, I still really loved this collection of stories.
June 29, 2018
Win or Lose, Take a Chance!
This is a Young Adult anthology written by 9 excellent authors. All of the stories are centered around taking a chance by stepping out of one's comfort zone and either loving or losing. All of the stories are sweet and clean. Each story is realistic and believable. In fact, many of these scenarios have happened in my circle of friends. Nicely done all the way around! I received this book for free and voluntarily chose to post my honest review.
This is a Young Adult anthology written by 9 excellent authors. All of the stories are centered around taking a chance by stepping out of one's comfort zone and either loving or losing. All of the stories are sweet and clean. Each story is realistic and believable. In fact, many of these scenarios have happened in my circle of friends. Nicely done all the way around! I received this book for free and voluntarily chose to post my honest review.
June 14, 2018
I really enjoyed this anthology. Every story was a great read. There were several that I didn’t want to end. :)
June 16, 2018
I've been in a reading slump recently, nothing was keeping my attention long enough until I decided to pick this up. I devoured it as fast I could in between work and being sick because I just needed more. I loved all the stories and found myself smiling at the end of each one. I know I will be rereading this anthology anytime I need another pick me up!
June 8, 2018
This is a sweet and great selection of short stories for when you just need a little "pick me up" and/or just a light, quick read. I really enjoyed all the stories. I will admit that there were one or two that I would label as my favorite(s), but I'll let you guess which one(s) are at the top of my list. You might just have to read them and figure it out or pick your own favorites. The stories all complemented one another and it was a pretty cohesive flow from story to story. Thank you to the authors. Looking forward to reading more of your works. I received a free copy for an honest review.
June 30, 2018
I received an ARC of this collection of short stories. All opinions are my own.
These were such cute stories! There are definitely some that I loved more than others, but overall I enjoyed all the stories that were included. All the stories are about love, friendship, and of course, taking chances.
I really enjoyed that all the stories were super realistic and are situations that I could see happening outside of a story.
My only complaint with this collection of stories is that there was no diversity. I would have loved for even just one author to take a chance on writing about a diverse character or a diverse relationship.
These were such cute stories! There are definitely some that I loved more than others, but overall I enjoyed all the stories that were included. All the stories are about love, friendship, and of course, taking chances.
I really enjoyed that all the stories were super realistic and are situations that I could see happening outside of a story.
My only complaint with this collection of stories is that there was no diversity. I would have loved for even just one author to take a chance on writing about a diverse character or a diverse relationship.
June 18, 2018
It was okay. Some of the stories ended so abruptly it was weird. Like, what just happened?? Where’s the end? I really liked one of the stories in the anthology. The others, I could have done without. 2.5 stars
June 29, 2018
Fangirl Deborah Balogun
A cute story about a teenage girl thinking she’s meeting her music idol. I liked Jason and Sadie, the main characters. The plot was interesting. There were some twists and turns in the story that I liked.
Forever and Always
I enjoyed this humorous short story
The Friend Rules Melanie Hooyenga
This is a sweet friends to romance story.
More Than a List Yesenia Vargas
This is a bittersweet friends-to-romance story. I liked the main characters and Riley’s dad.
(Not So) Perfect Chemistry Kayla Tirrell
I enjoyed the humor in this friends-to enemies-to romance story.
Spark Sally Henson
I liked the writing style but felt more like I read a scene from a book than a short story. I did like the main characters.
Tell Me Something Real Kelsie Stelting
Kelsie Stelting packed a lot of emotion and fun into this short story about a cowgirl meeting a neighboring ranch’s cowboy.
Tickets on Himself Kat Colmer
Kat Colmer has written a sweet friends to enemies to romance short story.
Unstoppable Love Michele Matthews
Two teens both having been hurt by cheating ex’s decide to give a relationship a try. I liked the main characters. Jace put up with a lot from Peyton to try to help her move on from her ex.
A cute story about a teenage girl thinking she’s meeting her music idol. I liked Jason and Sadie, the main characters. The plot was interesting. There were some twists and turns in the story that I liked.
Forever and Always
I enjoyed this humorous short story
The Friend Rules Melanie Hooyenga
This is a sweet friends to romance story.
More Than a List Yesenia Vargas
This is a bittersweet friends-to-romance story. I liked the main characters and Riley’s dad.
(Not So) Perfect Chemistry Kayla Tirrell
I enjoyed the humor in this friends-to enemies-to romance story.
Spark Sally Henson
I liked the writing style but felt more like I read a scene from a book than a short story. I did like the main characters.
Tell Me Something Real Kelsie Stelting
Kelsie Stelting packed a lot of emotion and fun into this short story about a cowgirl meeting a neighboring ranch’s cowboy.
Tickets on Himself Kat Colmer
Kat Colmer has written a sweet friends to enemies to romance short story.
Unstoppable Love Michele Matthews
Two teens both having been hurt by cheating ex’s decide to give a relationship a try. I liked the main characters. Jace put up with a lot from Peyton to try to help her move on from her ex.
June 24, 2018
Nine sweet stories about love, second chances, best friends, self confidence, misunderstandings and everything in between that comes hand to hand with being a teenager, this difficult but great time in life between childhood and adulthood, and the demos all we have to face. Great for young adults to read.
June 25, 2018
Nice,clean collection of romantic short stories. All of them look at risk taking.When to take a chance. Some of them I would like to have been longer and know how they turned out, if our couples got their happy ending. But I guess short stories are supposed to be short and sweet!!
I received a free review copy of this collection.
I received a free review copy of this collection.
June 29, 2018
Good short story collection.
June 27, 2018
Loved this set of stories. Very enjoyable. Warms the heart and makes you feel good. The kind of stories you can relax with. I recommend them. I was given a review copy and voluntarily review it.
June 29, 2018
A wonderful book from many great authors, writing about second chances in romance. It’s a definite feel good book. Don’t miss out.
July 1, 2018
I haven’t been a “young adult” for 35 years but I still enjoy YA romance. No surprise that I was happy to grab a YA anthology like The Art of Taking Chances. I’ve only read the first two contributions so far, Fangirl by Deborah Balogun and Forever and Always: A St. Mary’s Academy Short Story by Seven Steps, but based on the high level of enjoyment these provided I am already happy to recommend this volume. I know this is just a “quickie” review, but I’m unfortunately in a hospital right now and had to dictate this to my husband to post. I don’t have the ability right now to do so myself right now. Apologies for that as this anthology deserves more.
July 12, 2018
This is such a cute anthology. The Art of Taking Chances is the perfect summer read for contemporary lovers.
I liked some stories more than others and at times I wished a story could turn into a full book. This was a fun and fast read.
Full review will be on thebookdutchesses.com this Saturday!
I liked some stories more than others and at times I wished a story could turn into a full book. This was a fun and fast read.
Full review will be on thebookdutchesses.com this Saturday!
July 2, 2018
This is a great collection of YA stories! I'm an adult women and I truly enjoyed each one of these stories. I would have loved to have more of each of these authors writting. I would read books from each of them!
June 30, 2018
This is a delightful set of short stories which will make you feel good. Really enjoyable read.
I received an advanced copy and I enjoyed it so much that I want to review
I received an advanced copy and I enjoyed it so much that I want to review
December 26, 2018
I'm so glad I was able to catch up with Art of Taking Chances. These mid-length stories had such relatable characters, I wished they were longer so I could spend more time with them. They made me want to read more in the romance genre. My favorites were Fangirl (Balogun), The Friend Rules (Hooyenga) and Unstoppable Love (Mathews).
July 7, 2018
The Art of Taking Chances - Short young adult romance stories from nine different authors. The stories run the gamut from enemies-to-lovers, best-friends-to-lovers, second chance, etc. Except for Kelsie, all these authors are new to me, although I recognize the names of Seven and Yesenia. I didn't have time to read all the stories at this time; my apologies to the other contributors. 5*
Deborah Balogun, Fangirl - Too young for me, but well written. I don't know how they got backstage and I guess they were found by the social media bit. The characters were interesting and story was happy. 3*
Seven Steps, Forever and Always - Too young for me, but well written and interesting. It's sad the boy chose fire, but otherwise the story was entertaining. I liked the characters, especially Peter for being brave with Wendy, but not his choice for her release. 5*
Melanie Hooyenga, The Friend Rules
Yesenia Vargas, More Than a List
Kayla Tirrell, (Not So) Perfect Chemistry
Sally Henson, Spark
Kelsie Stelting, Tell Me Something Real - I enjoy reading stories by Kelsie: she's refreshing, fun and mature in her writings. This is a well written, interesting story about a high school aged female meeting a twenty-year-old young man at a stock tank on her ranch in Texas. I don't care for this age group, but Kelsie always make her young characters interesting and mature (good sense) for their age. 5*
Kat Colmer, Tickets On Himself
Michele Mathews, Unstoppable Love
Deborah Balogun, Fangirl - Too young for me, but well written. I don't know how they got backstage and I guess they were found by the social media bit. The characters were interesting and story was happy. 3*
Seven Steps, Forever and Always - Too young for me, but well written and interesting. It's sad the boy chose fire, but otherwise the story was entertaining. I liked the characters, especially Peter for being brave with Wendy, but not his choice for her release. 5*
Melanie Hooyenga, The Friend Rules
Yesenia Vargas, More Than a List
Kayla Tirrell, (Not So) Perfect Chemistry
Sally Henson, Spark
Kelsie Stelting, Tell Me Something Real - I enjoy reading stories by Kelsie: she's refreshing, fun and mature in her writings. This is a well written, interesting story about a high school aged female meeting a twenty-year-old young man at a stock tank on her ranch in Texas. I don't care for this age group, but Kelsie always make her young characters interesting and mature (good sense) for their age. 5*
Kat Colmer, Tickets On Himself
Michele Mathews, Unstoppable Love
April 3, 2019
Ive read " the art of taking channces " ,, i really enjoyed this book was cute and fluffy
1-"fangirl" was enjoyable i really liked the idea i gave it 3.5 out of 5
2-"forever and always " was a moderen retelling of peterpan so original i gave it 4 out of 5 stars
3-" the friends zone " was a nice story about loving your friend i gave it 3.5 out of 5
4-"more than a list" i like road trips vibe and it was good story i gave it 4 out of 5 stars
5-"not so perfect chemistry " it was sooo cutee i liked it soo much but i wished it was a longer story i gave it 4.5 out of 5
6-"spark " i ddnt connect with this story it was okay i gave it 2.5 out of 5
7-"tell me something real " it was okay ive got the idea but it was a lil rush i guess i gave it 2.5 out of 5
8- "tickets on himself "omg omg omg it was my fav in this book 5 out of 5
9-"unstoppable love" it was nice all the hate love relationship i gave it 4 out of 5 stars
So i gave the book 4.5 out of 5
1-"fangirl" was enjoyable i really liked the idea i gave it 3.5 out of 5
2-"forever and always " was a moderen retelling of peterpan so original i gave it 4 out of 5 stars
3-" the friends zone " was a nice story about loving your friend i gave it 3.5 out of 5
4-"more than a list" i like road trips vibe and it was good story i gave it 4 out of 5 stars
5-"not so perfect chemistry " it was sooo cutee i liked it soo much but i wished it was a longer story i gave it 4.5 out of 5
6-"spark " i ddnt connect with this story it was okay i gave it 2.5 out of 5
7-"tell me something real " it was okay ive got the idea but it was a lil rush i guess i gave it 2.5 out of 5
8- "tickets on himself "omg omg omg it was my fav in this book 5 out of 5
9-"unstoppable love" it was nice all the hate love relationship i gave it 4 out of 5 stars
So i gave the book 4.5 out of 5
July 14, 2018
I really enjoyed "The Art of Taking Chances" by Kelsie Stelting. I originally signed up for a complementary copy of this collection in exchange for an honest review specifically for "The Spark" by Sally Henson. However, all of the stories included are short, quick reads and were great teasers for other series and presented a quick look into other writing styles. I would gladly recommend this collection to any one looking a fun weekend read.
Happy Reading...enjoy!
Happy Reading...enjoy!
August 3, 2018
I planed to read this one over the weekend but I had to finish it in one sitting.
This is one highly enjoyable YA anthology with short stories that will keep you turn pages in order to see what will bring you next. Every single author is very talented and you can see their great writing style.
This is one highly enjoyable YA anthology with short stories that will keep you turn pages in order to see what will bring you next. Every single author is very talented and you can see their great writing style.
June 29, 2018
I voluntarily review an Advance Reader Copy of this book. Wow...
July 20, 2018
These YA stories were so believable.
Each one tackled a different situation and were true to life
Each one tackled a different situation and were true to life
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July 14, 2018
Great book of short stories. Each story written by a different author, about teens taking chances. I'm an older adult and I enjoyed each story. The gave a glimpse of the talent these authors have. I highly recommend this book, you just may find a new favorite author.
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