When a small town farmer girl named Mary and an independently rich bartender named Derek fell in love, it seemed like a romance straight from a hollywood movie. Then Derek proposed to her, and it came time to tell their families. Mary drags Derek out of his big city comforts into her rural upbringings, and Derek decid...
Stay away from that boy. That's what they all told me, but I was never one to be obedient. The Boy who Broke the Rules. All Rights Reserved. * He was the mysterious lonely boy who found her in a clearing and told her to stay still as he sketched a portrait of her. Entranced by his voice and intensity of his gaze, she...
❝Why do you do it?❞ ❝Because I know there's nothing to lose if I fall.❞ _____ Ever since she was in high school, Gracie has always had an obsession with standing on the edge of the science block roof. She's never told anyone why she does it. Most people are blind to the goings on above the building. That's until one...
The first time Mel saw Dean was in an elective class called Madness in Literature. He had been sitting a few rows down in his green parka, writing furiously into his notebook. Something about him made her stop and stare, and it felt like she hasn't looked away since. But there is a reason why Dean seldom comes to cla...
After an accident between Hailey and a stranger leaves her summer (and car) in ruins, she is left with no transportation and one ultimatum: to get a job and pay off the damages. But when the only person she wished she would never have to see again is the same person who she is forced to work with all summer, it seems...
"We could fly to Berlin, Tokyo or Jamaica. We can go where you want, say the word and I'll take ya. But I'd rather stay on the sofa, with you." Summer time means vacation; three months of new discoveries, thrilling adventures, wrinkled maps to be pried open, and gorgeous foreign countries to explore. When Kira Walke...
Five short stories from author Cassandra Dunn: Pines explores first love; The Baker is about a brother's love; The Universe at Work looks at the connections we form; Samuel is about loss; and The Rocking Horse explores wanting more and that fateful moment when we decide whether or not to give it to ourselves. www.cass...
'I know enough of the world, enough of men, To know that what’s beyond’s beyond our ken.' - Faust Goethe. Gee is a short story that I sincerely hope you enjoy. Highly appreciate feedback! :)
"We were just kids trying to find a way to stay in the 'In-between', trying to stay young, trying to fly when everyone said we had to live in a straight-line." **A coming-of-age story about how unexpected friendship, and first loves, can completely alter the look of the world.**
Chelsea O'Hara has always prided herself at being practical and confident. But when you have a dad that still can't decide what he wants to do when he grows up, a drug-addicted, screamo singing older brother and a little sister that want's to dye her hair bright green, being practical isn't the easiest thing in the wo...
Metanoia (n) the journey of changing one's heart, self, or way of life Lily James is a focused student in her second year at Oxford. She plays field hockey and competes on a rowing team, and on the weekends you'll find her doing homework instead of out with her friends. Always careful, people think that's just the w...
The night Martin Duris crashes a royals masquerade party in Monte Carlo he meets Tess--an eccentric rich girl who's bored of life and wants an adventure. Martin doesn't reveal himself for fear of being thrown in jail for breaking into the royals party, but intrigued by Tess he vows to see her again. Tess and Martin...
She could feel him slipping out of her heart, feel the space he left, and all at once he was gone...
London. Paris. Belgium. Austria. Pick a country, any country in central Europe. There is one, undeniable fact that anyone who’s visited or lived in Europe knows; it rains. A lot. Owning an umbrella is a necessity. Owning an umbrella that makes a statement is a necessity to many women and some men here; they want to be...