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Soul's Desire Kindle Edition

by AlTonya Washington (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.1 3.1 out of 5 stars 17 ratings
AlTonya re-releases her short story Soul's Desire which features Maxima Reed and Jurel Reed as a couple struggling to deny many truths. For Jurel, it’s the fact that he’s been in love with his brother’s wife from the moment they met. For Maxima, Jurel was a friend and confidant. Anything more was out of the question and Max didn’t entertain so much as the thought of it. Then, Maxima loses her husband in a fatal motorcycle crash. Slowly, the feelings both she and Jurel fought so long to hide, gradually resurface in this story of dormant feelings and the consequences of missed opportunities.

AlTonya originally released this very brief story as an Amazon Short.
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  1. Print length
    13 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    September 24, 2010
  4. File size
    73 KB
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Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0044KM000
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 24, 2010
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 73 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 13 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.1 3.1 out of 5 stars 17 ratings

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AlTonya Washington

AlTonya Washington

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AlTonya Washington has been an author for over 20 years. Traditional, indie, and scholarly published, she's won the Romance Slam Jam EMMA Award, and is a two-time winner of The Romantic Times Magazine Reviewer's Choice Award.

She's a Librarian and enjoys writing in genres such as Historical, Fantasy Romance, and Interracial Romantic Suspense. Her pen names include Ally Fleming, T. Onyx, and Temple Carver. She's best known for her long-running Ramsey/Tesano multicultural romantic suspense series. In 2024, she started a new Novella series entitled "Not By Blood."

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Customers find the story engaging and saying it has potential. However, they feel the book is too short and a poor excuse for a short story.

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3 customers mention "Story quality"3 positive0 negative

Customers enjoyed the story. They found it a good story, but a tease. The book had potential but was too short.

"It was a good story, but definitely a tease! I was so looking forward to an actual book and not a short story...not worth my $1." Read more

"...Great story, but should have a whole lot more pages." Read more

"I am a fan of altonya. But this book had a lot of potential but was entirely too short. Was not worth the money." Read more

6 customers mention "Shortness"0 positive6 negative

Customers find the book too short. They describe it as a poor excuse for a short story.

"Soul's Desire is actually a novella, so it's really short. It was really good! I liked it very much!..." Read more

"...and was totally disappointed when I realized this is a sorry excuse for a short story. Great beginning..... then NOTHING!!!!" Read more

"This book was entirely tooooo short...." Read more

"...But this book had a lot of potential but was entirely too short. Was not worth the money." Read more

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  • Savannah
    4.0 out of 5 stars It was very romantic read!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2011
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    Soul's Desire is actually a novella, so it's really short. It was really good! I liked it very much! It was kinda confused for a few pages because the main character and her children's "uncle" (thats all it says for a moment) have some "deep" feelings for each other and i was like, "Hold on! I know that ain't her blood brother, is it!?!?!?" It wasn't, so don't think that. I wish it could ahve been longer and went into more depth with the characters and their pasts, emotions, trama, and other things like that. I would definitely recommend this as a read.
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  • DoinMe
    3.0 out of 5 stars Too Short
    Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2011
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    It was a good story, but definitely a tease! I was so looking forward to an actual book and not a short story...not worth my $1.
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  • HLittle317
    1.0 out of 5 stars More like a sample
    Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2010
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    Draws you in and then leaves you hanging. I thought that I might have downloaded a sample and was totally disappointed when I realized this is a sorry excuse for a short story. Great beginning..... then NOTHING!!!!
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  • J. Mahan
    3.0 out of 5 stars too short
    Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2011
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    first of all, i didn't know it was a short story. I was all ready to curl up and get into the book and it was over. What happened??? Checked my kindle twice. That was it !!! had all the makings of a good book.
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  • mrsgordon
    1.0 out of 5 stars Very Disappointing
    Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2010
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    I thought the teaser to read the book was short, well that had nothing on the actually short story!

    I was sitting here bewildered wondering where the rest of the book was.

    I have read longer samples than this short story. I am very disappointed, it has made me want my money back.

    Great story, but should have a whole lot more pages.
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  • Metri
    2.0 out of 5 stars Total teaser that leaves you unsatisfied!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2010
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    This book was entirely tooooo short. Eventhough the other reviews state the book is short, I did not get an accurate understanding of HOW SHORT until I ordered it. I've truly enjoyed other books from Ms. Washington and look forward to reading LONGER pieces from her in the future.
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  • Mizz Dee
    4.0 out of 5 stars Souls Desire
    Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2011
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    I was so into this book then it was over. I thought that I had skipped something so I went back to the beginning and scrolled through it only to find out that it was the end. I searched for the full story or sequels. No such luck. AlTonya, your fans are waiting.
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  • J. Williams
    3.0 out of 5 stars Soul's Still Desire...
    Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2011
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    I absolutely love Altonya Washington's work...that was until she left me hanging with this...this..preview)????. I became interested after reading the sample, then downloaded the book ...I thought...(totally surprised at the cost)...anyway, I got to the end... and felt so very certain there had to be a mistake of some kind; that I called amazon, explained what happened and they downloaded the book for me again. No way! thought could this book just STOP...but it did. Disappointing doesn't even describe how it made me feel.
    If this was some sort of field test to see if the story idea is bookworthy, trust me it definitely is.
    Hopefully, the full story will come out some time in the near future (Real soon). In the meantime...it was only a dollar.
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