Short Tales: Short stories with Unexpected Endings
Careful—Wishes May Come with
Fine Print
An Eye for an Eye
Behind Closed Doors
Blindsided
Wrong Number
Lost by a Nose
The Next Victim
Captured on Camera
Saved by the Lie
Finder’s Keepers
Stalked by My Lover
Hear No Evil
Anniversary Time
Careful—Wishes May Come with Fine Print: Not knowing how long he has to live, Gary Hartwell, who’s been undergoing cancer treatment, desires to get in touch with his first love, Gina Pearson.
An Eye for an Eye: Some grudges have the potential to last forever.
Behind Closed Doors: Jerry Blaine convinces his wife, Stacey, that having sex with masked strangers at a sex club will spice up their love life. Now, what could go wrong?
Blindsided: Detective Jeanne McCafferty picks out a new hotel, already known for its spa, for some relaxation. When she arrives, the manager enlists her to help him solve a rash of thefts.
Wrong Number: Danielle Grant receives a call meant for another person on her answering machine, which opens a new chapter in her life.
Lost by a Nose: Overconfident Chloe Stanton thinks she can outsmart the police.
The Next Victim: Cindy Cassell thinks Michael Jones is a wonderful guy. Only Cora, the older woman with whom she works at a motel, senses something’s off with the guy. Cindy doesn’t believe what Cora says and ends up marrying Michael.
Captured on Camera: Charles Macy finds his wife an obstacle to making a major business change in his life and acts on it. He just didn’t factor in the detective who got the case.
Saved by the Lie: After 12 years, Carol still thinks her husband Paul is just as romantic as when they first met. When the building he works in is blown up by terrorists’ bombs, she fears she’s lost him forever.
Finder’s Keepers: Jessica’s favorite uncle dies and leaves his fortune to her and her twin brother, Jeff. Only to get the money, they have to discover where it is hidden by solving a riddle before the uncle’s home is demolished in a few days.
Stalked by My Lover: Laureen Taylor, a high-class black model, is stopped for speeding on her way home from a shoot. She ends up dating the police officer who stopped her. After they break up several months later, Laureen begins to think someone is following her.
Hear No Evil: Patrolman Ray Stevens, trained in American Sign Language, is tasked with taking the statement from the dead man’s deaf wife. Apparently, old man Hendricks took his own life, or did he?
Anniversary Time: Tom and Sarah Jacobson argue over where to go on their fifteenth anniversary. She wants to go to where they stayed on their honeymoon and make fresh memories, while he wants to go to Las Vegas, where there’s more to do.