Top 100 Romantic Tales at Storiesonline

Each July, I post a story to honor those who’ve served. The heroes in this were famous in their time but forgotten now. I want to remind you who they were... He had more money than morals. But he was living a perfect life until the Japanese spoiled the fun. The misery of Santo Tomas showed him who he was, and a tough Army nurse made him into the man he wanted to be. Read on and discover the Angels of Bataan. These real-life heroines put new meaning to the words honor, duty, and courage.

Sheila and Brendan are freshmen at Stanford. He's a brain, she's a jock. Warning: do *not* eat anything sweet while reading this story. You *will* go into sugar shock. And, yes, it *is* supposed to be this sweet and sappy, OK? *grin*

Dante is an artist, or at least he was an artist until his girlfriend left him for his best friend. For two years he has been unable to create anything. Then one day, a young man gives him a commission to create a statue. It is not just any statue, but a statue of Happy Harry.

Amy doesn't know it, but a couple of Druids have taken an interest in her and her Friday night activities. That's the good news. The bad news is that one of them is Happy Harry.

Amberle meets and falls in love with McKayla, only to find out her lover is hiding a dark secret which could destroy their relationship.

Marissa is a call girl who takes a client named Alan. He wants her to accompany him on a convention to Las Vegas. While away, both learn things about each other and themselves. Can a high-priced hooker fall in love?

After suffering a family tragedy, Eric is depressed. Tom, his roommate, convinces Eric to go home with Tom to Vermont for Christmas. Eric's reluctant, but decides to go. Oh, and did Tom ever mention Kathy, his sister? Bring your hanky for this one! The codes are (MF) and (teen) because my protagonists are 18 and 19. Winner of the Silver Clitorides award for December 2003

Haunted by the past, can a legend & a single mom find love?

Freshman art student Tony finds out what it's like to be on the other side of the easel when his crush asks him to pose for her final project. Love and sex could save him from depression, but he's still falling behind and hates school. Can his racquetball mentor offer more? Slow start. Sex is integral to the story, but so are racquetball and art. The story is about the characters.

A young girl who is an addict finds love, magic and redemption in a wilderness adventure.

On Christmas Eve, a young man in turmoil reaches the end of his rope. As he contemplates his place in the world, he begins to think he is destined to be alone. That is, until he meets a beautiful woman destined to change his life forever...

Two teachers get caught passing notes

Ace is broken. Two disastrous relationships, and he buries himself in online gaming. He meets Cherry online, the one person who may have more issues than he does. Through their gaming they find healing and friendship, which extends beyond the Internet and into the real world. However, real life has its own issues, as they find out. A story of friendship, healing, romance, and relationships. The Gamer Goddess meets her match. Gamer Goddess is a 2013 Clitorides Nominee.

Two women, straight and lesbian, come together.

Silva is a thirty-something whore making a hard living on rough streets. Discovering that a bad life can get even worse, hope appears in the form of an odd man wearing a green robe and carrying a shepherd's staff.

The cross-hairs of my sniper scope was lined up on her face and I started to squeeze the trigger. Suddenly, she looked directly at me. She was in a situation that should have terrified her, yet I could see no fear in her eyes. I could see anger, defiance and then a look I could only call relief. She gave a half-smile, then nodded her head. Was she was telling me to shoot? It was impossible that she could know I was there, yet I felt she knew. For the first time, I failed to eliminate a target!

The Eridani Federation established, Matt and crew now must face new challenges and find new allies. Note: Unless you've read Retreads part 1, understanding part 2 will be a problem.

college love affair, years later.

Luke Braun, computer hacker and prankster, meets Katie, his dream girl, during a night of trick and treating. One of his pranks backfires, and he loses contact to her. At Halloween seven years later, she shows up at his door with a trick of her own that turns his life upside down. Winner of the 2011 Halloween Writing Contest

Ray is trying to become the man he should have been. And to have the marriage and life that he could have if only it all works outs. **For clarity please try to read New Start : Luke's Story first.**

Emily is a student intent on the pursuit of her career in the medical world. Then she meets Ben, a gentle man living with tragedy. A strange request leads to a night of passion, and Emily's life changes forever. A four-part story of love, passion and sacrifice.

An average guy. A retired model worth millions. Can it work?

He was an Irish cop, from the toughest part of Manhattan. She was a Cheyenne maiden, from the Montana High Country. He rescued her from some very bad men. In return, she mended his broken heart. The whole improbable story plays out against the panorama of the Civil War and America's relentless movement West. There's a bit of a twist at the end. But, who doesn't like surprises?

April and Megan get caught up with a sanitation engineer, under the tunnels of Boston, with the Irish mob hot on their tail. How can anyone want to hang out with THIS guy?

Luke is a guy going nowhere fast. By remaking himself, can he find happiness?

Bobby's life, and that of his family, was getting more complicated. Then he met Amanda, who was very busy, very impatient, and who had no time for a permanent man in her life. Her world was falling apart, though, and she needed. something.

A widower and his three kids find a lost woman who could become so much more to the lonely family.

Lt. Brian Hobbs is trying to solve two seemingly unrelated crimes while dealing with trush issues in his marriage.

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A young woman falls in love with the wrong person, but it's not whom she thinks.

A man's brave action has unexpected consequences. Can it bring two lonely people together and help heal her scarred heart?

Paralyzed after a tour of duty in Afghanistan, a wounded veteran must re-learn many things, including how to make love to her husband again.

Having removed her enemies and securing herself financially for the present, Maddy is incensed when her Familiar, Al, is kidnapped. She vows to get him back, no matter what. The job turns out to be more dangerous and much more different than she imagined.

Carree Kasc met Billy Wilson in grade school. Together they grew as chums, then pals and friends. This story is about how they went from innocent teens and grew to be responsible, sexual, loving adults. The reluctant Billy is brought out of his sexual shell by Carree, whose repressed hormones finally explode as her body and mind mature in the world around her. Their fantasies come true as they experiment with their new found sexuality.

Billie Jean is not my lover. She's just a girl who claims that I...

He was flotsam. She was jetsam. You never know what you'll find when you're beachcombing.

With the government threatening nearby nature, Daniel and the family born of his nymph mate Xantina know that they must stand in the way of 'progress'. Kia, his granddaughter, has lost her way and her devotion, but that's all about to change. Love can conquer all -- even eternity itself.

Elaine fell in love with Thomas ten years ago - when he was 17. Now he's back. Can a teacher love a student?

If you could change the past, would you? A man that's made all the wrong choices gets a chance to fix his mistakes.

Although it was not as highly rated as others, this is my personal favorite of all of my stories. I tried to keep it as close to the Hemingway novel as possible. But the lost generation is 90 years old. So I had to come up with a more modern way to separate my hero from his balls. Nevertheless, the rest of the story still leverages the original's plot and characters. I've never run with the bulls. So I moved this to a situation that I have experienced myself. I think Papa would approve.

When two damaged people find each other on a beach can they ever rebuild their shattered lives

A young man finds the Temptations in the big city, or maybe the Temptations have found him. A story of a young man finding himself.

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It was a typical domestic violence call that sent him to the home of Sid Jones. Officer Mike Radford had no idea that there was nothing standard about it until he stepped into an empty closet. Travel along with Mike Radford as he becomes one of the small cadre of Earth Heroes rescuing Damsels in Distress on Chaos.

Who was that one girl everyone in your high school was in love with? What would you do if you ran into her a lifetime later? This is the first of a two-part story that concludes with "I Want To Be In Love".

Sid's girlfriend knows about the portal to Crossroads. Driven by a minor streak of jealousy, she wants to meet his caretaker. To do that, she has to serve as Hero Companion and journey to Chaos.

Young, talented and in love, he sings for her and pays a price.
(All characters of legal age and with an alternate ending.)

What brings a distinguished and retired 60 year old into a love relationship with a 19 year old emo girl? This tender romance will appeal to all, with particular inspiration for those older gentlemen who might think they're over the hill. Read on to learn the story of Doug and Colly, and how they both transform their lives and win over those around them who can't believe what's going on.

This is my first and ever mom/son story so I hope I can handle the subject well. Be warned that sex doesn't happen until later on in the story. This story is about a young man who goes out on a quest to find his biological mother.

This is a coming of age story set in the early 1970s in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is more of a romance though it does get explicit at the end. The story is told from the young man's perspective.

The beauty of reposting is that I can build an overall narrative out of three separate pieces. This is the first in a series of stories written at different times and for different reasons. The question under debate in this first one is," Does a single snapshot tell you anything meaningful about a person?" It begins under the most prejudicial possible circumstance. Then it evolves based on who the protagonists really are. It definitely isn't romantic. But it IS a love story.

I'm not the man they think I am at all. Oh no no no! I'm a Rocket Man.

As I mentioned yesterday. I have a series that I wrote over the period of a year and a half. All of these were written for different reasons. But they fit into a single narrative. Since this is a do-over I decided to repost them that way. This is Millie's story. It is the second in the series that began with, "A Totally Unromantic Love Story." If you recall Millie is the youngest of the Wilson sisters. Please enjoy and thank you for reading me. - DT

Alexis wanted that outstanding house almost as much as she wanted the promotion. Caught in the uncertainties of a merger, she realized that she might not even have a job. If she could only give an elegant party at "her" house, she could get a political advantage. Brooks owned the house. Maybe she could find a way to have her house and her party. Then, after that kiss, she wanted Brooks, too.

Every Day I look away when we meet...

Artist Doc Peters leads his lovely young neighbor Rita through an exploration of the art of loving. The young research scientist, however, eventually wants everything tested and results confirmed as she leads him through the exploration of the science of loving.

This is a love story. Brad Pittson mournes the loss of his wife even after four years. He sells the business he and his wife had built because it held no satisfaction for him anymore. He befriends a girl and gives her a home. He finds a new reason to live and they slowly fall in love.

This is the story of Oliver Brown, the Druid that replaced John Carter as the Grand Druid. It is a story of love and duty.

Amy has been rejected by her parents, dumped by her boyfriend, and lost her job. What will she do?

Readers from both sites suggested that I port some of my better received stories over here. And who doesn't love a do-over? Especially if you can clean up a slightly buggy original and incorporate reader feedback? I can't tell you why I got off on my Hemingway kick - probably lack of creativity on my part. But, I can't think of any story that would be harder to adapt than the Old Man and the Sea. So of course I had to try it. I hope you enjoy it - DT

Two years ago, Noelle kissed Mike and told him she loved him. She was only sixteen, so Mike turned her down as gently as he could. Now, almost two years later, she's back. Could she still feel the same way? (This is a sequel to Second Billing.)

Ch.1 Starts slow. The story of a pretty, young hermaphrodite woman with a wounded spirit who struggles with a world that does not come to grips with her dual sexuality and sets out on an adventure. She tests herself against a seasoned pro - a lesbian call-girl.

After being stranded in a snowbound airport, Kevin and Melanie head back to their separate lives. But neither can stop thinking about the other. This is the second part of a series that begins with "Some Things Are Meant to Be".

John was chosen by the Great General Hero Samuel to be his replacement. The problem is that John is a Lawyer from Earth and the rules that apply to being a Hero are open to interpretation. Can the rules for being a Hero remain when you let a Lawyer loose to challenge them? Will the Hero that Samuel saw in John emerge? What of Beth and her role as Caretaker? The questions from Time Waits for No One are answered and new challenges are revealed.

Lucy, a succubus still coming to terms with her special nature, falls in love with her hairdresser. Elbe isn't the type of girl she usually falls for, but after seeing her stand up to her bigoted brother, Lucy is impressed by Elbe's confidence and energy, convinced there's more to this girl underneath her shy and timid personality. She offers Elbe her friendship, which quickly turns into scalding passion. But Elbe's brother, in his religious zealousness, isn't so easily deterred...

Jax blinked and groaned, "Bloody hell, where did you send us, Tommy?" Jax had encouraged her team to go with her to Tara and leave the death and destruction of war behind them. They couldn't all fit onto the dais, so they split into three teams of seven. Jax's team was the last to leave Timor but the first to arrive at wherever it was they had ended up.

A story in Nick Scipio's Summer Camp Universe
Regan Thomas's life is a shambles. Nothing has turned out the way she would have chosen. The karma of her past has wreaked its worst on her. If it can go wrong, it either has or is about to. Can she fight the past and find redemption? She gave up on love a long time ago. Can someone change her mind?

(Stringbreaker II) It's about being young, talented, and in teenage love.

Despite living a life of wealth and privilege, Alicia Nash finds her daily routine both tedious and frustrating. She desperately hopes to find true love, and perhaps some excitement in her life. Little does she know that the latter is quietly stalking her...

They always say that honesty is the best policy. But sometimes the truth isn't necessarily the best thing.

Liz loves Hockey and meets a similar fan in Steve. Unfortunately, he roots for the wrong team. They make a bet--she'll give him two minutes of anything he wants for every game her team loses.Note: This is inspired by Frank Downey's "Curse of the Bambino" and was written in real time during the 2004 NHL semi-final playoffs. There is no sex in the early chapters, hence the "slow" code.

A sailor wakes on a beach - but where? Slowly it all comes back and the sailor is faced with the task of staying alive. Some sex later in the story.

The conventional wisdom is that you don't fish off the company dock. Carl's a technician and so's Kim Soon Yi, both for the same company. Fate tosses them on the same project - out of town for a few weeks, and absolutely NOTHING will happen, right?

Sarah asks Ed for information. She and Ed are both running away from failed marriages. Ed helps her get a new start ad they fall in love.

Yellow Neon Lights - Part One. A resourceful Vegas Casino IT Manager discovers what his crime boss employer and family have been up to and loses his taste for voyeurism - and nearly his life! Mobsters, Morbid Mysteries and Mormon Death Squads, oh my! Grizzly revenge and the costs of loyalty lead to his hope for redemption, however unlikely in Lovett, Texas. This is a long slow developing story that is the start for several extremely critical Lovett County tales. Some sex later in the story.

You can go green in life, but why stop there? He's born of nymph blood, and she's a skyclad witch. They both keep those secrets close to their hearts, but when fate brings them together with a common goal, will they have the courage to share and discover the unbelievable love within their grasp?

A jaded older man is rescued from his despair by a passionate younger woman.

Two people with a rocky past meet on a one night stand and make a connection. Will their rocky past keep them from finding each other, or will true love prevail? Winner of the October 2004 Silver Clitoride.

She saw his future in a whiskey glass.

She was a Mage, and he was a Paladin. Okay... They were really just nerds who met at a party and fell in love. But she was also gorgeous. So, the inevitable happened. Sadly, for her seducer, our hero has a particular set of skills, which he applies to resolve the situation. That might've ended it. But before the two of them can talk, fate intervenes. Now he has to get on with his life with a mere hundred million dollars in his pocket and a cat that isn’t quite a cat. Read on and learn how.

Just how does a man cope when he has lost all memory of his past? If and when it's recovered, how does he put the pieces back together again?

A young Army MP takes a shot at the ice princess. The stunningly beautiful Linda had shot down every guy before him, so he takes a different approach.

An Army veteran returning home discovers the mess that his younger brother has made of his marriage, and the extreme lengths that some of his other relatives will go to preserve their historic family secrets. An unusual story of a close knit mountain community and the terrible fallout that an adulterous wife creates, and the unconventional and forbidden love affair that results. Starts slow... lots of sex in the final three Chapters. Story will be continued in a Sequel.

This is the final story in this series. It is me channeling Hemingway. Unlike most authors of spook stories I am actually IN the business. So I thought you might be interested in what it is really like. If you didn't sleep through American Lit, you will recognize that Papa's story ends at the epilog. Me? - I'm a hopeless romantic and indisputably NOT Hemingway. So I gave my characters their happy ending. BTW the Tybee Island bomb is real - and it is still out there - so sleep well. DT

Dan Helton decides he owes something to the six women he used as surrogates for his late wife Hildie when celebrating the date of their anniversary. An expansion of the story "Red Dress," with Chapter 1 a slighty rewritten version of that story.

The end of the "Song" saga. Dave and Mickey try to deal with setting up a wedding and life afterwards. Along the way other problems pop up, and Mickey has a surprise for Dave.

Two kids meet on a bus not knowing they already know each other, and first year college fantasies come true.

My Christmas was a disaster, so Santa gave me a do over

When single mother Hailey wins the vacation of a lifetime, she meets a mysterious single father who sweeps her off her feet. But when a figure from her past appears, will it derail what she is building?

When Joe Dresdner gets assigned a new parolee, he is leery of her. Dolores Jorgensen is supposed to be a model inmate with a good outlook, but she is also an ex-porn starlet with a homicidal streak. Not exactly a girl to fall in love with, right? Medium Erotic Story of the Year, 2013.

Bill meets me on a ski trip with my girlfriend who agrees to give us a day alone to experiment and get to know each other on a more intimate basis. I give Bill a special surprise that he never expected to prove my love for him. The story entails our first time sleeping and waking together. We experience tenderness and passion as young lovers as we experiment with our bodies and sexual freedom.

After her professor "seduces" Ada, how does her life turn out? After David's wife dies of cancer, is there any happiness for him?

I have a twin. We're as different as night and day. It was an accident that I discovered he was reading incest porn. It was kind of hot. I could imagine my boyfriend and me in those positions most of the time. It didn't have to be my brother. Then I found the real secret. He wasn't just reading incest porn. He was writing it! All characters are over 18 years old.

A Black-and-white photo of a young woman, the model, and a shy young man... a broken engagement and eventual love.

A man is so angered by his wife's affairs that he decides to have one of his own.

What does a cowboy to do when it's getting close to closing time and all the good looking girls are gone?

He watches her, it takes a bad action from her boyfriend to make it more than watching.

It was a tough year for Judah and Emma (Dixie). Now, with their Dire Straits behind them, the Hunter clan and the Dixon family come together to celebrate the joyous season of sharing. Merry Christmas to all.

While on a summer vacation to the Pacific Northwest, Chuck meets someone who could change his life.

It's a year since the beginning of Book 1. Steve and his small band have found some of the scattered survivors of what was called 'The Collapse'. These survivors have banded together in four small towns. Follow Steve and these survivors as they attempt to piece civilization back together and regain what was lost. This is the second book in the series. Read Book 1 first.