<p>WELCOME TO THE ROOTS OF LOVE!</p><p> </p><p>Thirteen authors, fourteen stories, and lots of HEA/HFN - what more could you ask for?</p><p>We went out and found the best romantic origin stories on the market today and collected them in one volume.</p><p>Whether you want fantasy, urban, paranormal, contemporary, classical, or sci-fi, it's here. Straight, sapphic, gay, polyamory, we have the flavors to satisfy.</p><p>Want to know more?</p><ul><li>A sci-fi short from noted sapphic author Lila Gwynn that begins at the end of the world</li><li>C.R. Clark brings you a curse that might turn into a blessing</li><li>AC Adams tells the tale of a djinn who is looking for the wish that will free her from bondage</li><li>Award-winning author David Green takes you on a quest for love and revenge</li><li>Can romance bloom in spin class? Nat Paga's going to show you how</li><li>Gods and goddesses and humans, oh my! Courtesy of Lou Grimes</li><li>It might be the future, but Adam Gaffen's characters still grapple with the forbidden attraction between a student and their professor</li><li>A workplace romance heats up when the boss gets involved in Madilynn Dale's contribution</li><li>There's love to be found in Dani Hermit's Omegaverse, if you know where to look</li><li>AC is back with a story in her award-winning Kalili's Temptation universe</li><li>A modern retelling on the Romeo and Juliet origin story gets the full, lyrical Rose Sinclair treatment</li><li>Jump into the hopepunk future of O.E. Tearmann and see what true friends do for each other</li><li>Valkyries and shifters are mortal enemies, but do they have to be? Find out in Poppy Minnix's tale</li><li>What could possibly happen when a fae starts reading tea leaves for humans? Sienna Swift has your answer</li></ul><p>So sit back, relax, and enjoy this journey into all the ways love can begin in the most unlikely circumstances!</p>