The future will bring technological revolutions and political upheaval, but some things are timeless. Lovers meet, lives change, and nothing ever goes as planned.

This print edition brings together two novellas that get behind the scenes and into the personal lives of characters from the Stories of the Restoration novels.

Turning the Work:

When fate brings Carl Jenson to Felicity Chen's yarn shop, she sees dollar signs first, not a lover. Her thriving craft business keeps her too busy for fun--or so she tells herself. When she meets Carl, she decides time with tall, blond and mysterious would be an excellent investment.Carl Jenson gave up on love years ago.

Spying for the government of the Restored United States isn't a career that comes with a future. Carl is content to drift along without commitments between jobs. Then his recuperating partner drags him to the knitter's shop on a side mission. Felicity is ready to grab opportunity with both hands, and she makes Carl an offer he would be a fool to refuse.

A temporary arrangement is all he can afford, but that's all Felicity expects. It seems like a perfect bargain.In the end, they both get a better deal than they ever could've imagined.

Joining In The Round:

When Felicity Chen's thriving craft store burns to the ground, she swallows her pride and accepts the grudging help of her extended family. Any roof is better than none, but after three months of loving suffocation, Felicity is ready to jump at any chance to escape.

Opportunity arrives in the form of strangers who bring unexpected news. Felicity spent her summer in the arms of a mysterious stranger who left without warning.Now he's back, and his friends are pleading for help only Felicity can provide. When they throw in an offer of sanctuary, she leaps without looking back.

K.M. Herkes