AS OBSERVED by Shakespeare, love does indeed present a rocky road full of speed bumps for those who take the risk to find that soul mate - that lover that makes life worth living and brings the fulfillment of a lasting closeness. And, lo, the many ways the Universe contrives to mix and match is even more mysterious. In this coupling of three contemporary romance novellas, Erin Kaine explores some of those twisting roads that seem to miraculously intersect in life and where love is born in the most unusual ways. Of course, it wouldn't be a story if love did indeed present a smooth course, but that is the spice of life, isn't it? Whether loves comes from an idyllic childhood encounter that lay dormant for 20 years before fanned again into flames again; or from a desperate man, innocent of the murders he is charged with, and his hostage who comes to believe in him; or an unlikely May-September encounter of a young man with "a sophisticated and professional "older woman" - here she gives us hours of entertaining and, at last, warming delight in these tales of lovers finding that connection.