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Looking For Ward
What if your love disappeared and your loyalties changed? Would you change your life, or would it change you? In Looking For Ward a bride-to-be confronts these questions as she faces the ultimate threat to her wedding plans.
Meet Chloe Langley, a wannabe jewelry designer and spoiled Daddy’s girl. Chloe is used to getting what she wants, and for months she’s been planning the dream wedding for herself and her finance, Ward. Then, thirty days before their wedding day, Ward disappears, leaving only an e-mail, instructing her not to look for him.
In the month leading up to her wedding, Chloe must decide if and how she should find Ward, whom to trust, when to let go, and what to do about their wedding plans.
The story is told through a series of e-mails between Chloe, her best-friend Bethany, and Ward’s best man Owen. As the month goes on and the wedding date gets closer, secrets come out that change the lives of everyone involved. In the process Chloe discovers the true meaning of love and loyalty, and finds that she’s capable of more than she ever thought possible.
Looking For Ward is a wonderful story about what it means to believe in love, and to believe in yourself.
Minnesota author Laurel Osterkamp originally wrote this 22,000-word novella for fans of her chick-lit novel, Following My Toes. Those readers received a new installment of the story by e-mail each day during the month of March 2007. Now this 2008 Kindle edition offers Looking For Ward to the general public.
Laurel Osterkamp has been a comedy writer for Minneapolis performance groups over the last seven years. She currently teaches creative writing to high school students, and lives in Minneapolis with her husband and son.
Meet Chloe Langley, a wannabe jewelry designer and spoiled Daddy’s girl. Chloe is used to getting what she wants, and for months she’s been planning the dream wedding for herself and her finance, Ward. Then, thirty days before their wedding day, Ward disappears, leaving only an e-mail, instructing her not to look for him.
In the month leading up to her wedding, Chloe must decide if and how she should find Ward, whom to trust, when to let go, and what to do about their wedding plans.
The story is told through a series of e-mails between Chloe, her best-friend Bethany, and Ward’s best man Owen. As the month goes on and the wedding date gets closer, secrets come out that change the lives of everyone involved. In the process Chloe discovers the true meaning of love and loyalty, and finds that she’s capable of more than she ever thought possible.
Looking For Ward is a wonderful story about what it means to believe in love, and to believe in yourself.
Minnesota author Laurel Osterkamp originally wrote this 22,000-word novella for fans of her chick-lit novel, Following My Toes. Those readers received a new installment of the story by e-mail each day during the month of March 2007. Now this 2008 Kindle edition offers Looking For Ward to the general public.
Laurel Osterkamp has been a comedy writer for Minneapolis performance groups over the last seven years. She currently teaches creative writing to high school students, and lives in Minneapolis with her husband and son.
100 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 22, 2008
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About the author
Laurel Osterkamp
22 books525 followersLaurel Osterkamp is the award-winning author of roughly a dozen novels, such as Favorite Daughters and the #1 Amazon bestseller, Beautiful Little Furies. She is obsessed with writing and doesn't know how to stop. In addition to her novels, she has short fiction published in literary journals all over the web, writes a monthly column for Writer's Fun Zone, and runs her website, laurellit.com, with book reviews, lesson plans, and writing advice.
When she's not writing (which is rare) she's often teaching adult ESL or middle school enrichment classes, going running while listening to audiobooks, or educating her daughter about the OG teen soap opera, Beverly Hills 90210. She lives in Minneapolis with a family who loves to argue, and their cats, who love to hiss at each other. Ramona Quimby is her spirit animal.
Follow her on Instagram @laurel_osterkamp.
When she's not writing (which is rare) she's often teaching adult ESL or middle school enrichment classes, going running while listening to audiobooks, or educating her daughter about the OG teen soap opera, Beverly Hills 90210. She lives in Minneapolis with a family who loves to argue, and their cats, who love to hiss at each other. Ramona Quimby is her spirit animal.
Follow her on Instagram @laurel_osterkamp.
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October 13, 2023
Chloe Langley, a wannabe jewellery designer, and spoiled daddy's girl. She's used to getting what she wants, and for months she's been planning the dream wedding for herself and her fiancé, Ward. Then thirty days before their wedding day, Ward disappears, leaving only an email instructing her not to look for him. Chloe must decide if and how she should find Ward, whom to trust, when to let go, and what to do about their wedding plans.
This story is told in emails to Chloe's best friend, Bethany, and Ward's best friend, Owen. This is a quick and easy-to-read novella. There's quite a lot packed into this short read.
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This story is told in emails to Chloe's best friend, Bethany, and Ward's best friend, Owen. This is a quick and easy-to-read novella. There's quite a lot packed into this short read.
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May 31, 2012
The story of Chloe Lang looking for her missing fiance Ward, who has disappeared some weeks before their wedding. Its an epistolary story told in emails to her best friend, Bethany and Ward's best friend, Owen. The book is full of surprises from cheating to unrequited love. I enjoyed the method of story telling. It's something I want to try out myself.
May 14, 2011
Loved style of book. The entire book is a series of e-mails about two couples/ 4 friends. 2 of the friends are scheduled to get married until he disappears without an explanation. THE E-MAILS THAT FOLLOW REVEAL TRUTHS/ LIES... MISCOMMUNICATIONS AND REVELATIONS.
April 19, 2011
a simple (yet complicated) love story about giving up hope and faith.
"How can I love you when I don't even know who you are?"
"How can I love you when I don't even know who you are?"
June 15, 2011
Don't waste your time with this one.
December 19, 2023
Chick lit via email. As expected and no surprises.
June 12, 2011
A quick, fun read that is presented in a different way - a series of emails. But because it is a fairly short novella, it didn't get tiresome. And that made it great for quick reading when I only had a couple of minutes and could complete a couple of emails and stop.
A lot happening in about a month with just a few characters, but enough plot to make you want to finish and know the outcome.
A lot happening in about a month with just a few characters, but enough plot to make you want to finish and know the outcome.
December 28, 2011
I was very interested in the plot, but pretty much knew what was going to happen about 1/4 the way into it. I'm not into romance much and sadly this fits the genre. Not to say it wasn't great for someone a fan of romance, but as I am usually not, I give it two stars.
January 28, 2012
If you want a cheesy, predictable, quick read, then this is one for you to pick up. I didn't really care for it. To be fair, I knew what I was getting myself into when I read it. Now I remember why I don't read a lot of romance.
May 14, 2011
interesting short story
May 19, 2011
I got this book as a free download from Amazon for the Kindle App. on my phone. The style was different with it being written as e-mails. Overall I liked it and was an easy read.
June 7, 2011
Not bad for a freebee from Amazon. I liked that the majority of the story is told in the format of emails to and from the main character. Cute story, but a little cheesy!
August 4, 2011
this book was ok.
January 12, 2012
This was ok - just. An unlikeable whingy heroine with no get up and go plus an un heroic hero and new interest made it a struggle to read.
June 18, 2012
Entertaining enough
September 2, 2012
It's okay for a 100-page freebie from Kindle. Light chick lit in email format and not a bad way to while away 30 minutes in a coffee shop.
July 11, 2011
I liked the book, It did take some getting used to. The whole book is written in e-mail format.
November 14, 2013
A nice little bit of fluff reading.
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