One More Chance

Janni Styles, Award Winning writer of fiction and poetry, debuts her first collection of short stories in "One More Chance." In “Ashes to Ashes” a niece comes to grips with her aunt’s dementia. “For Your Own Good” sees justice leveled when a cruel abuser suddenly vanishes. A doctor/patient relationship is irreparably altered in “Littlesome.” “One Part Good” leaves a hopeful Beth spurned by a stranger named Gordon who shakes her confidence to the core. In “Dance Lessons” a child learns to navigate her mother’s manic moods. Karma rules in “Karaoke” where betrayal once reigned. “Camp Murmur” finds teenager Bernadette realizing she is not homeless after all. “Men in the Moon” defies convention to give an unexpected child a loving start. Nora learns coming to terms with aging is better than the alternative in “Something.” “Two Cents Worth” is a peek into a home where role reversal and avoidance just naturally unfold. An innocent inadvertently teaches a woman how to manage cantankerous adults in “Wingless.” FREE ebook with 5 star Amazon reviews now free on Smashwords

All among us can relate to coming of age, adapting to old age, coping with rage or turning a whole new page. Read all in one sitting or one at a time, these stories will leave you thinking. Is aging as hard as we think? Are all teens troublesome? Is pure love possible between two wayward hearts? When there is nothing left but love, sometimes we learn love is all we need.