{"product_id":"add-a-splash-of-love-a-new-zealand-anthology-of-short-stories-romance-paperback-1","title":"Add a Splash of Love: A New Zealand anthology of short stories - romance. - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephanie Ruth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"People who maintain there are six degrees of separation have clearly never been to Aotearoa. Make it two, and you're getting warmer...\"- Stephanie Ruth \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJudges from the RWNZ Chapter Short Story competition 'Loved, loved, loved' these ten stand alone, open-window moments into everyday Kiwi lives, deeming them not only 'superb, ' but 'a real treat.'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll the 'sideline' characters who live rent-free in the author's head have emerged as ten quirky, independent short stories to form \u003cb\u003eAdd a Splash of Love\u003c\/b\u003e, an Otago Waters' anthology. Because everyone deserves to play the lead role in their own life, and it's aroha, most definitely, that makes the world go around!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beginning and ending for Poppy and Clementine, torn apart by distance, but stoutly stitched back together again with shared history. \u003cb\u003eThe Bit That Means Something\u003c\/b\u003e is concluded in \u003cb\u003eLead a Horse to Water\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKatie weathers a stinky pheromone experiment in \u003cb\u003eScent, Not Sensibility\u003c\/b\u003e, a newbie gardener learns all about life's laterals in \u003cb\u003eHeads or Tails\u003c\/b\u003e, and identities and intentions are not what they seem in \u003cb\u003eSecond Act\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFancy a spot of baking? Perhaps not from Talulah's kitchen, who refuses to follow the recipe in \u003cb\u003eHeaped Teaspoons\u003c\/b\u003e. Giulia muses over her ability to produce saline in the FF short story, \u003cb\u003eSalt\u003c\/b\u003e, and Annabelle is finally able to conclude what has been left hanging in \u003cb\u003eUnfinished Business\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsk Cherry what she delights in, and she will tell you it's a full-grown pelt in \u003cb\u003eHair and Now\u003c\/b\u003e, while Mackenzie suffers from colour-blindness (among other things) in the MM tale, \u003cb\u003eAbso-effing-lutely\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdd a Splash of Love is the first anthology of short stories in Stephanie Ruth's Otago Waters series, set in the beautiful South Island of Aotearoa, New Zealand. For the first full length novel in this series, read Mako Bay. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou can sign on to Stephanie's newsletter to receive exclusive short stories, bonus reads, writing news, and information on new releases on her website www.stephanie-ruth.com\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47458430779613,"sku":"9780473654726","price":24.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/CsJONQWVjg9780473654726.webp?v=1781458546","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/add-a-splash-of-love-a-new-zealand-anthology-of-short-stories-romance-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}