What happens when love doesn't quite attain the ideal? You have "almost love", and maybe sometimes that's good enough. Ten short stories written over a 15 year period. "Almost Love", channels Raymond Chandler and Graham Greene; "Skunk Runs Away", written after reading 13 Moons by Charles Frazier; "The Best Night of My Life", very loosely autobiographical high school prom story; "The Woman Who Came to Dinner", a young woman meets her future husband; "Letter to Prosecutor", inspired by the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005; "The Lonely Princess", a classic tale elaborately retold; "Tunnel of Love", first love never dies; "Soul Kitchen", asks the question, do you ever really know who you're married to; "The Breakup", Priya Koothrappali has a bad week; "Lil Darlin", a West Texas romance.