Open Hearted

By Lindsey Gray

Parker and Win reply to the same tweet and a virtual romance begins in the middle of a pandemic. As Parker's life is thrown into a tailspin, will the virtual pair tough it out together in the real world?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lindsey Gray
• Release date: Jun 10, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224523610

Lindsey Gray

Lindsey Gray spends her days and most of her nights creating characters, over thinking everything, and trying to remember all the things on her massive to-do list. One thing that is always at the top of her list is writing something she hopes others will enjoy. Her journey into authordom began when her first novel was published in 2010. Through trials, tribulations, and learning how to work well with others in the author sandbox, she has found a joy she never thought she would know. Her many lists also include mothering her two children, devoting time to her handsome hubby, formatting novels for other authors, and hosting her weekly radio show, Gray Matters, on TMV Cafe Internet Radio.

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Open Hearted by Lindsey Gray

Second Edition

Copyright © 2024 Lindsey Gray

Originally published as part of the Have a Heart Anthology 2022

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either a product of the author’s imagination or are use fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual people living or dead, events or locals is entirely coincidental.

Published in the United States of America

Cover Design: Lindsey Gray

Interior Design: Lindsey Gray

Table of Contents

Title

Copyright

Summary

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Epilogue

About the Author

Also by Lindsey Gray

Summary

Parker and Win reply to the same tweet and a virtual romance begins in the middle of a pandemic. As Parker’s life is thrown into a tailspin, will the virtual pair tough it out together in the real world?

One

April 2020

So, this is our new Wednesday night ritual? Parker asked as she placed a bowl of popcorn on the round, dining room table.

Yes, her older sister, Sami, answered. Now deal the cards. I’m ready for a few laughs after the day I had. Sami plopped down in one of the chairs around the table next to her fiancé, Gabe.

What craziness went down today? Gabe inquired and rubbed his hand across Sami’s shoulder.

Sami was a saint in Parker’s opinion. As a pediatrician, things were difficult for Sami before the pandemic. Parker could tell things would only get worse for her sister.

I had a set of one-year-old twins. The mother insisted they had Covid, but they tested positive for only RSV which is a virus. You two are so lucky to work from home. Sami’s gaze roamed over Parker and Gabe who were both still in pajama pants and t-shirts at seven o’clock in the evening.

Who do we need to dress up for? I didn’t have any online meetings today since I turned in my latest project. Parker loved working from home. She hated the Kansas City traffic she usually fought on her route every day. The blazers or jackets in her closet only came out when she had a video call or