vAngela Howard… "What, you can't be serious, Mark?" But he was, and on top of that, he gave me a time limit. I was all for deadlines, but how on earth would I accomplish everything he asked of me so quickly? "Peter,...

Leila Brown is going through her second divorce… Leila sounded disgruntled when she spoke of men. Her past marriages failed, not her fault but theirs once she started maturing. Why are men never satisfied...

The Promise Of Spring It was time. Poppy saved everything she could, and after weeks of preparation, she left in the middle of the night to escape an abusive relationship.Poppy closed her eyes and randomly...

Holly Winters wanted a white Christmas… My birthday was coming soon, and this year I would turn twenty-five on the twenty-fifth of December. I barely remembered being outside and watching the snow fall....

Saving Aurora Branden Morton's divorce was final. He wasn't the one who wanted the marriage to end. His wife, Melissa—correction, his ex-wife, had, and she always got what she wanted. He'd spent the last...

It Started With A Kiss Tabitha Winters—I wrote science fiction books, and at twenty-eight years old, I made an excellent income from my writing. So why would my agent ask me to try something different?...

Worth The FightAllyDid he just call me fat? As soon as he took off for the garage, I twirled around in front of the big picture mirror that covered the south wall of the living room. As a young girl,...

Merci…My husband Paul continually beat me down, and I was shattered because of it. Somewhere I'd heard the phrase 'When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.' Me, I went for the hard stuff, Fireball Whiskey. And...

Merci Crandall      The last time I saw Ryan, he left me heartbroken, and ashamed. He put me into a car and his driver take me home.      I still loved him, but I was even more determined to forget all...

Merci…      I tried my hardest to forget everything about Ryan West.      First off, I started dating a nice guy; a man who was the complete opposite of Ryan–in looks, and his behavior. But he was also...

After a man and a woman end up at unexpected stops on their journey, fate will intervene to try and change their paths... Lucifer Grant, the nephew of Ulysses S. Grant, left the eighteenth President's...

Ruby Jackson is a broken young woman… Ruby was grateful when she learned her father was finally going to prison for everything, he'd done to her and her sister, Pearl. However, it was hard for Ruby to...

Once upon a time…Every good fairytale must have faeries, handsome knights, magik, and damsels in distress. But most don't have villains as evil as the ones in this story… Breesta is the last of the Forest...

About Jack Everyone needs a friendly reminder about listening to their parents and following the rules. No one should ever be a bully, and that includes being nice to animals, creatures, and other human...

For Elizabeth, the uncertainty of Frank's moods was never-ending...     I did love my husband – once upon a time – before he started drinking more – before Frankie was born.      Before, I wasn't enough....

Aries Jones… Why was I still here when my friend, and the woman who had kept me sane, were blown off the face of the earth? I spent six months in a military hospital, with their images going over and...

     "Miss Davis, why are you here?" He sat behind the desk, his elbows resting on the rich wood, his fingertips touching, and his dark eyes, barely tolerable of me…  He was the hottest man I'd ever seen,...

Natalia Darling looked forward to her wedding…     I needed to pee, so I waited for my best friend, to return from whatever she was doing, and help me find a larger bathroom stall. I wore my wedding dress,...

Natalia should have been married, and living in the lap of luxury, with her fiancé, Greg…      Shoulda, woulda, coulda – except, Greg was gone – not her fault.      Instead of sipping on wine in the Sim's...

Tansy had a perfect life, but suddenly everything changed… It was my fifteenth wedding anniversary. But I spent it in the hospital with my husband after he was in a tragic accident. Now, I faced the most...

  Jonny wished she'd never set foot in this godforsaken town… What was she thinking when she'd accepted the offer, to begin with? Jonny knew what had sent her fleeing to this territory. She was running...

Kaelin loved Farm animalsBut Kaelin should have listened to her mom, and gone right home from school. Rules are set for a reason, and when you break those rules, someone can get hurt.Kaelin only wanted...

Diane Bixby had to get out amongst the living again ...     It was two years since Cache's accident. I had to quit grieving and move on with my life. Besides, it wasn't fair to our son, Connor.     The...

IN THE HIGH DESERT COUNTRY OF ARIZONAA young woman's search to find those responsible for her father's death leads her to danger.     Julie Carrington is looking for the people who are responsible for...

Ginny Davis was desperately lonely…      The first time we met was thrilling. Garrett took away my breath and all rational thoughts. He was older than I was by almost twenty years, and he'd pursued me...

Call My Name Ruby Lane is a typical girl of seventeen, who is crazy for boys, clothes, and friends, and though she may not act like it, she wants to do what's best for her family.  She continually does...

Sheryl Williams…all I ever wanted was to feel as if I belonged.           I used to matter until something happened to me during school. It almost destroyed me. Everything and everyone I believed in,...

Tempest Covina…I never imagined I'd be a part of the world that Michael Williams lived in; his family was one of the wealthiest in the country. My dream was always to help those who were less fortunate,...

Icy Fingers Icy fingers down and up the spine,Creaky stairs and spooky shadows–trapped in rhyme. That which goes bump in the night,Be it real or make-believe fills you with fright. A sinister whisper,...