Faithless Friends and Replacement Lovers: Short Stories About Love and Loss

Elizabeth Horst

Nov 2025 · Elizabeth Horst

About this ebook

Faithless friends? Replacement lovers? Love is not always what it seems…

From the multi-award-winning fiction author Elizabeth Horst, this collection of short stories is meant to inspire you and provoke you to think about the different kinds of relationships and friendships that we all face.

·      A fanciful knight acts upon his romantic notions when journeying to battle.

·      A successful career woman fears bumping into her long-lost best friend at their college reunion.

·      A young man seeks his own way where life, women, and religion intersect.

·      An Italian maiden considers giving up love forever by devoting herself to the convent.

·      And more!

Hovering between whimsical and philosophical, these fourteen tales feature realistic characters who face varied challenges with love and relationships while deciding for themselves whether to be fleeting and false or faithful and true. For all of us who wish for our own happily ever after, it’s a wonderful and timeless collection that will touch your heart and soul.

Ratings and reviews

This is a collection for readers who enjoy literary short fiction with a reflective bent, especially those who like stories about relationships, imperfect, hopeful, and sometimes heavy. If you appreciate narrative variety within a unified emotional theme, this book will land warmly. And if you’ve ever wondered about your own faithfulness to the people in your life, these stories will give you plenty to think about.

About the author

Elizabeth Horst writes, edits, and coaches aspiring authors at Elizabeth’s Writing Corner. As a multi-award-winning fiction author and a true romantic, she is always ready to hear a good story about true love and the ups and downs of life. Email her directly at [e-mail].