11 stories
Mambo Memories | Memorias de Mambo
A widower finds love again when his granddaughter's dance instructor reminds him why he used to move
The Halal Caterer | متعهدة الطعام الحلال
She caters every Muslim event in Toronto. He's the widower who hires her for his daughter's wedding—and keeps finding reasons to meet again.
בגרות במושב | Moshav Maturity
A young woman returns to her moshav after years abroad and finds her childhood neighbor—now a widower—has become irresistible.
The Driving Instructor's Detour
Carolyn has taught nervous drivers for twenty years. When a recently widowed man needs to learn at sixty, the lessons take them somewhere neither expected.
The Gardening Club Growth
Rosemary tends the community garden like her life depends on it. When a widower takes the plot next to hers, something unexpected blooms between the tomatoes and sunflowers.
The Home Health Aide Heat
Lorraine cares for Mrs. Chen's husband during his recovery. When Mrs. Chen passes unexpectedly, she stays to help—and discovers healing takes many forms.
The Midwife's Miracle
Helen has delivered a thousand babies but never had her own. When a grateful father becomes more than a client, she discovers some miracles happen after the delivery.
The Mortician's Memory
Funeral director Estelle has prepared bodies for forty years. When a grieving widower returns to plan his own future services, she discovers death teaches us how to live.
The Pharmacist of Haifa
Widower Ibrahim runs the oldest pharmacy in Haifa's Arab quarter—until Dr. Amira starts sending patients, and their prescription becomes something neither expected.
The Seamstress's Stitch
Miss Pearl has altered wedding dresses for forty years. When a widower brings his late wife's dress to be transformed, she helps him create something new from something beautiful.
The Tax Preparer's Return
Beatrice has done taxes for her community for thirty years. When a handsome widower brings in a mess of receipts and a bigger mess of emotions, she helps him find more than deductions.