Twenty-two year old Grace McCaffrey is humiliated when she can't find a job after graduating college and has to move back in with her parents. She always assumed she'd do something big with her life-create change or do something that matters-not work at the Banner Market as a cashier. Soon, Grace gets roped into being a chaperone for a high school backpacking trip with her ex-boyfriend, Miles Dalby. However, she quickly learns these students are part of a mentorship program for troubled youth. As she tries to get them to open up, Grace starts to doubt herself. How can she make a difference in the world if she can't even help these students? Or is her mom right and sometimes it's the little things that can make all the difference?

She's the last one!

{Highest Ranking: #1 in Short Story} Liam Walker's life changes drastically when he watches his best friend Allison Parker get hit by a car. The injuries are so bad that Allie ends up in a coma, leaving Liam devastated. He visits her at the hospital as often as possible, wishing for nothing more than to see her wake up.

❝And I don't want the world to see me 'Cause I don't think that they'd understand When everything's made to be broken I just want you to know who I am.❞ { 2 0 1 4 © josie nicholson short story. all rights reserved. } edited by the great @iprobablyateit! myself and my readers can never thank you enough.

Seventeen-year-old Valerie Greene has never celebrated Christmas and if it was up to her this year would be no different, but Parker North has other ideas. Parker is traveling through town when he encounters a rather cynical Valerie and takes it upon himself to show her what the month of December has to offer. He's adamant in his mission to open Valerie's eyes to the beauty of Christmas and will stop at nothing to succeed. Each day brings a new adventure in this twenty-four part story. Follow Valerie and Parker as they embark on a romantic journey together through the days leading up to Christmas, and discover a little bit of magic along the way.

-COMPLETED- ❝Hitch your wagon to a star.❞ -Ralph Waldo Emerson Clark Jones's uncle just died. Having to juggle the loss of his closest family member and high school, Clark struggles to find the rainbow in life he encourages others to chase. He just wants to run away to Cape Canaveral with his best friend Maya where they can live their dream of working at NASA. While Clark struggles with the loss of his uncle, Maya Edwards deals with her own issues. Her dad is a drunk, her mom is a drug addict, and she faces bullies at school because she wears whatever the hell she wants-mostly Halloween costumes. Her quirky personality helps Clark get over his loss through their friendship and mutual love of the stars, but what happens when their feelings become more? Their new relationship is a difficult transition, but they're willing to work through their own pain to create something wonderful. Promising Maya the universe, Clark tries to give her the life she deserves. Adventures happen, secrets come out, and a loss larger than his uncle's shakes the lives of these two teens that fall in love under the stars. --- [written november 8th - 30th for nanowrimo] © cupofno

A painful breakup pushes Kyla Evans to get into a fake relationship with the person her ex-boyfriend hates the most: Seth Everett. But what will she do when the game starts to feel too real? ***** Seventeen-year-old Kyla has sworn off love. After getting dumped all too suddenly by her longtime boyfriend Cedric, she becomes convinced that people are never really who you think they are. So when notorious playboy Seth Everett suggests that Kyla fake date him to get back at Cedric, it seems like the perfect plan... as long as she doesn't end up falling for him. Content and/or trigger warning: This story mentions cancer, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]

When billionaire bad boy Eros meets shy, nerdy Jade, he doesn't recognize her from his past. Will they be able to look past their secrets and fall in love again? ****** When Jade Collins goes to work for billionaire bad boy Eros Petrakis, all she thinks she'll be doing is making his coffee...but when sparks fly, the shy Jade (who wears a disguise to mask her beauty and the secrets of her past) and the fiery, cocky Eros (who is solely focused on business and doesn't believe in the distractions of love) begin to grow closer and closer. Will Eros be able to see past her disguise to the beauty within? And will Jade be able to tame his heart -- and her own -- once the man of her dreams finally notices her? ****** Officially now a series! Watch it for free on MediaCorp's Youtube Channel- MediaCorp Drama. [[Word Count: 150,000 - 200,000]] The Girl He Never Noticed (Book 1 + 2) by Neilani Alejandrino (Sweetdreamer33) Copyright © 2015. All Rights Reserved.

Luca is a player, who is handsome, caring, and above all extremely charming. Megan is the complete opposite, she is gorgeous but doesn't know it. Guys falls in love with her instantly, not just because of her amazing looks, but also because of the innocent personality that comes goes along with those looks. Luca is Megan's older brother's best friend. In a total cliche kind of way for as long back as Megan could remember she has been in love with Luca. She grew up with him and would trust him with her life, but could she trust him with her heart? While she waits along the wings for Luca to finally notice her as more than his best friend's little sister, there are plenty of men chasing Megan. Will Luca realize his feelings for her before it is too late. Or will Megan decide to move on and pursue one of her many offers?

Paisley Devoncourt is your typical sweetheart of the family that every parent is proud of. Smart, caring, responsible, and reliable. With her life set and planned she doesn't expect that life could change on her at any moment; all because of one, sympathetic and vulnerable night. Of course, the boy that helps her change her life, the proclaimed bad boy of the town; JC Ace. JC Ace, bad boy with a reputation, a dark childhood, and scars that no one can empathize over. He's the school's delinquent, the town's gossip, and the result of a sinful teenage mistake. And some how, he's drawn to tell the goody-two-shoes sweetheart all his problems. Polar opposites who now have the biggest responsibility of their lives. A baby. To keep or not to keep? That is the question. Conflicts will arise. Heart ache. Jealousy. Relationships. Plenty of arguments. Secrets, but most of all, the life lesson that Paisley must learn and the nightmares that JC must now experience.