Along with the three main novels within the Mixed Messages series, Lily Morton wrote several accompanying short stories and bonus scenes that happen after as well as during their respective novels. All of these works have been published into a singular text titled "Short Stack." Lily calls it the "What happens after the happy ending?" stories.
Each couple gets their own set of stories. Dylan and Gabe from "Rule-Breaker," Jude and Asa from "Deal-Maker," and Henry and Ivo from "Risk-Taker." In total, there are 12 additional stories in the Mixed Message series alone (the Finding Home series has the same short stories/bonus scenes content in "Short Stack").
I think this is a brilllllllllliant idea (said both obnoxiously and with a British accent). I love deleted scenes and bonus-after-the-fact/written-just-for-fun/fans scenes, but sometimes I'd hard to keep track of where they are (BookFunnel, ProlificWorks, etc) or how to download them (if they're even available to download anymore). This was suuuuuper (again, please read as both obnoxiously and with a British accent) convenient and suuuuuper amazing.
My favorite: "Marrying Jude"
My least favorite (but not hated): "Bad Valentine" (because Gabe was a fucking idiot)
Favorite couple: Henry and Ivo
They were a mix of bitter (a few of the deleted/bonus scenes) and happy (well, all of the parts after the happily ever after). And again, I really appreciate not having to slip back and forth between different tabs on my phone and trying to figure out on which website which author uploaded which story.
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