Stay With Me

Noah is stocking shelves at the local bookstore when Alma walks in and kisses him. He has barely enough time to grasp what's happening when she ends the kiss and walks away. Too intrigued not to respond, the normally introverted shopkeeper goes after Alma...only to discover keeping up with the outgoing vixen is more difficult than he imagined.

Everything Alma does is impulsive and Noah is no different. The good-looking, but reserved clerk captured her attention on a previous visit and since then she's been determined to steal a kiss. However, seeing him again after the purloined smooch was not part of her plan; and now that he wants to get to know her, Alma finds the future she's carefully planned is suddenly uncertain.

With the odds stacked against them, Noah and Alma must decide if their fledgling relationship is worth pursuing, because if they can get past their doubts and insecurities, they might just have a future together.

Ruth E. Griffin began telling stories at a young age, first with pictures, then with words. Though she always considered herself an artist first, Ruth has been writing since grade school. She penned her first book as a teenager and has continued writing since then.Ruth is now the award-winning author of several books, which range in subject from non-fiction and memoir to romance and fantasy. Her books are available at all major online bookstores.She has a Substack publication, Ruth Writes, where she has begun serializing her fictional novels. She is the founder of Studio Griffin, LLC, a graphic design firm, which partners with self-published authors to help bring their books to life. Ruth is also a cohost of Authors Up, a podcast that provides a platform for new, established and aspiring authors to share their work.A New Jersey native, Ruth now resides in North Carolina with her husband. They are parents to four adult children.