Some relatives are meant to stay distant. * * * Josephine Lyttleton-Bradley can't understand why she must leave her London home - in the middle of the night during a wicked storm, no less - to live with a relative she's never even met. When Josie realizes she's stuck indefinitely in Great Aunt Donatella's lavish, but spooky mansion in the English countryside, she must uncover why her parents kept details about this branch of the family a secret or risk missing her chance to ever leave. [Approx. 30K word Novella] (c) 2014 All Rights Reserved - R.S. Kovach

SAMPLER - editing full story for soft publication. Announcement as soon as possible! For now, check out my new story, THE BOY (NOT YET) NEXT DOOR posted on my page to be released on 3/23/22! Ethan Salazar is a troublemaker who often pulls pranks at his school in California. One day, he gets caught in a stunt, so his school becomes creative with his punishment, and now the trick's on him. ***** Since Ethan's family has signed up as hosts for the annual student exchange program, his Vice-Principal decides that Ethan must play tour guide to a geeky kid from Bristol named Theodore Adams. Soon enough, their personalities crash in a fiery turn of events one could only call a shitshow. Backstories, commitment problems, typical high school angst, and too many "fucks" said and fucks not given. The odds are against them, but in the end, will they succumb to the challenges of youth, or will their unexpected meetup bring forth an unexpected romance? Set in the diverse city of Vallejo, California. [Cover is an original artwork. Do not repost.] © EUPHORIUM 2022 [Perfect Score] Dead Poets Society [1st Rank] B2B Tag [2nd Rank] Pride Month Tag [2nd Place] Teen Queen Awards

Jack and Tyler meet at Our Redeemer Baptist Camp when they're seven years old. They're polar opposites, Jack being outgoing and Tyler a nervous wreck, but they quickly become inseparable. Despite the fact that they only see each other for one week every year, they become best friends. When that brotherly love turns into something more, Tyler tries his best to convince himself it's nothing. But when Jack reciprocates that feeling, neither of them know what to do. Together, they fight the odds. From homophobic parents to school bullies, they're bonded together for life. Inspired by real life experiences Highest ranking: #3 in realistic fiction, #2 in teenagers, #1 in christians, #2 in writtenwithpride

In which two insomniacs bond over mutual dark eye circles and that feeling of emptiness that occurs right around the 4am point. [#34 short story]

Dear Pit, I hate you. *Like Hurricanes spin off

Cigarettes, lilac skies and poetry at 3am: sixteen-year-old Pietro ''Pit'' Rossi knows the adrenaline of feeling empty and infinite at the same time. With the reputation of a goofy idiot who doesn't care about anything at all, getting held back at school doesn't seem like a problem. But it is. Because Pit cares about everything, and he always cares too much. [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]