Shaynemcclendon Stories

Getting older is no joke. Unless it's used as the punchline. It seems that once we (particularly women) pass a certain age, it's assumed that our personalities, dreams, sense of self, and thoughts about our future go right out the window. Surely we don't think about the future...aren't our lives over? By the way, the highest target audience here on WattPad is 25 and up - which confirms my point. As if the world at large, now that youth is behind us, thinks there is nothing left in our minds but maybe grandchildren, trips to Florida, and baking. As a woman rapidly approaching fifty...I can tell you this is complete and utter bullshit. I'm going to assemble a collection of 50 stories featuring leads that are over the age of 50. Some will be on the cusp...others far beyond it. Many will have elements of romance but not all. This will take a while but it's something of a passion project. I hope you enjoy the journey.

Vera Queen is a mature and usually sensible woman. Having lost her beloved husband, watched her children grow up and leave on their own, she begins breeding mastiffs to ease her loneliness. This new hobby allows her to travel and meet new people, gradually healing her grief. She embarks on a trip to Germany in order to deliver her darling Bella to her new family. She is unprepared for her immediate reaction to Rutger Heisman - or his demand that she stay to acclimate his new companion.

Gladys Johnson had never taken a risk in her whole life. She did all the things she was supposed to do when she was expected to do them. When her husband dies suddenly and leaves his secrets for her to find, she suddenly feels adrift, angry, and uncertain of her place in the world. Getting on the road in an RV to travel cross-country, she goes in search of the something that seems to be missing from her life. Nothing surprises her more than actually finding it. This is a part of my "Over 50" stories but has become too large for the short story anthology. I needed to move it to it's own book. I hope you like it!

This is one of the stories I included in the PRIDE and Romance collection. Short, but beautiful, I think.

A dramatic short story by Shayne McClendon

Embrace the beauty created by two lost souls clutching to a shred of happiness in a world that doesn't understand them. You're going to love A Different Sort of Love Affair. Portia Fitzsimmons is a talented writer with crippling anxiety that serves as a constant reminder of her troubled past. She's accepted living a quiet existence with a small circle of friends - utterly invisible to the rest of the world. Edgar Schmidt is a brilliant neuroscientist who's retreated into solitude after the accident that changed his life - leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. Their story begins as a fascinating conversation in a quiet library at a party neither of them wish to attend. Portia and Edgar aren't prepared for the feelings that develop as they get to know each other but realize they can't allow what might be their only chance at happiness slip away. A dramatic classical romance by Always the Good Girl, Shayne McClendon Get the full book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B096L2ZTVQ