Haunted by the past, Rhiannon Carmichael returns to her hometown for her father's funeral, only to uncover a web of secrets and a possible murder, forcing her to confront the family she left behind. *** Victor Carmichael, the titan of local construction industry, is dead. Officially, it was his failing liver that finally did him in. Off the record? He's been murdered, and the only one who suspects it is his prodigal daughter. Gaffney, South Carolina, holds the ghosts of Rhiannon's past - the past she desperately tried to escape. Forced to sift through fractured memories and lies, she must expose a killer possibly lurking in the heart of her family. Every smile hides a secret, and every hug is a potential weapon. Whodunnit? Her mother, Lorraine, who seems to hold back more than tears? Her resentful brother, Tom? Then there are Beverly, the enigmatic interior designer with a past as murky as the swamps surrounding Gaffney, and Aubrey, the glamorous influencer whose connection to Victor runs deeper than anyone knows... Each clue, each whispered secret, pulls Rhiannon deeper into a dangerous game. As the idyllic charm of her quiet hometown crumbles, the lines between friend and foe start to blur. The more time passes, the more she realises: her returnal to Gaffney is not a blissful family reunion. It's a deadly reckoning. © 2025 EvelynHail Exclusively on Wattpad Based on prompt 61: "The silence in room is deafening, as though it has a life of its own. It's time to rewrite the fairytale, but this time, the ending will be yours, and it won't be happy."

A girl and guy with their own set of complications fall in love when she kisses him in Times Square. Cover: @flieur Trailer: @metropolis- Copyright © 2012 C.

Manchmal ist uns gar nicht bewusst, wie schnell sich unser Leben ändern kann. Ein paar Sekunden reichen aus, um eine Lawine auszulösen, die alles mit sich reißt. Phil, Dex, Clem, Nimy, Palma, Eleanor, Noah, Maya und Ace. Eine Gruppe Jugendlicher, die so unterschiedlich sind und sich doch mehr ähneln, als es auf den ersten Blick scheint. Jeder hat mit seinen eigenen Dunkelheiten zu kämpfen, doch letztendlich ist es die Lawine eines Einzelnen, die sie überrollt und alles verändern wird. "Egal, wie oft du mir sagst, dass ich leuchte - ich brenne. Und am Ende sind es doch die Flammen, die mich verschlingen und mir alle Luft zum Atmen nehmen." -Phil McKinley (c) liljaxxx & knownastheunknown - 2017/2018

Emersyn Collins is coming home. It's been four years since 19-year-old Emersyn has been back to her hometown of Coupeville, Washington. Four years since her grandma got sick, and she was forced to move in with her estranged mother in the city. Four years since she's seen her best friends. Four years since she's shared a meal with her Uncle Kiel. Armed with nothing but a bag brimming with clothes, art supplies, and a heartfelt letter from her grandmother bequeathing her the house she grew up in, Emersyn finds herself at a crossroads, uncertain about her future as she returns to her past. But everything changes when she crosses paths with Zeke Thatcher, an enigmatic stranger with his own quest on the island: to locate his father's grave and uncover a hidden connection to a family he never knew. For reasons Emersyn can't quite understand herself, she feels the need to help him. Before long, her days are spent obsessing over the charismatically distant stranger who seems to be struggling not to fall in love with her. And her nights are devoted to the images of gravestones as she tries to translate her new obsession onto blank canvases with the strokes of acrylic paints. But unbeknownst to Emersyn, Zeke is on a deadline to find that familial link. The clock is ticking, and if they can't uncover it before time slips away, they risk losing much more than a passionate summer romance. Hello, Goodbye is a poignant tale that delves into the depths of loss and the shadow it leaves behind. But it's also a testament to the power of love, and the ones who guide us back toward the light. Goodbyes are never easy. But the hellos are what make them meaningful.

„Wir sind alle nur traurige Menschen mit glücklichen Gesichtern." Die Geschichte vier junger Menschen.

Ellie Jenkins is struggling to write a high school TV show, so her boss gives her an ultimatum: go to her ten year reunion or lose her big break forever.. ***** Ellie Jenkins definitely didn't peak in high school. She was an outsider, an invisible girl with a desperate crush on Mark Wright, a guy who hardly knew her name. But ten years later, she's living in Los Angeles, trying to write a hit show about cool high school kids, when an invitation for her high school reunion arrives. She doesn't want to go, but her writing has been suffering and her boss makes her an ultimatum: go to this reunion or lose her big break forever. Her boss even gives her a list of challenges to complete! Ellie takes the bait and returns to the school determined to find friends, fun and to prove to Mark Wright, once and for all, that Ellie is cool now. [[2018 WATTY AWARD WINNER: THE HIDDEN GEMS!!!!!!!]] [[A TOP WATTPAD PICK: FEATURED IN MILLENNIALS & MAYHEM]] [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

◦𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗵-𝗔𝗸𝘁𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗹 & 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗸◦ Schnieke und vornehm auf der einen - hip und inmitten der Szene auf der anderen Seite. Zwischen alldem findet sich Elja wieder, die diese zwei Seiten ihrer Großmutter in Einklang zu bringen versucht. Der Geschichte ihrer Oma auf der Spur begegnen Elja ebenso Fragmente ihrer eigenen Vergangenheit, die längst verschollen geglaubt waren. Wir sind hier ... ∼ 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 - 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 ∼ ∼ 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆-𝗟𝗶𝗲𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗼𝗻 @𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲 ∼ Hinweise: ◦ Das Vervielfältigen oder Kopieren dieser Geschichte inkl. der Medien sind ohne mein Einverständnis strengstens untersagt. ◦ Diese Geschichte ist ausschließlich auf Wattpad veröffentlicht. Solltet ihr sie woanders entdecken, handelt es sich um eine unerlaubte Kopie und ihr seid einem hohen Risiko an Schadsoftware ausgesetzt.

★ NOW PUBLISHED! ★ Hookup Culture Noun The idea that casual sexual encounters are the best or only way to engage sexually in college, a set of practices that facilitate casual sexual encounters, and an organizational structure that supports them (Lisa Wade, American Hookup 2017). As a sociology major researching nightclubs, Laney Emerson finds hookup culture to be just another socially constructed phenomenon that is worth questioning, analyzing, and concluding about. As a twenty-something college student, Laney also finds herself immersed in the culture of hooking up, in which physically getting naked is often easier than admitting how you feel. © 2020 ℓαℓαℓαℓαwriting © 2023 Published Version |ORIGINALLY A Short Story One-Shot (Walk of Shame) that received an HONORABLE MENTION in Romance Contest #12: Songspiration| *This story contains explicit language and implied sexual content*

𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐭 𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧, 𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐧 𝐯𝐞𝐫ä𝐧𝐝𝐞rt. Nur das Surfen kann Colin von seiner sozialen Angst und den Panikattacken ablenken. Doch dann trifft er auf Elle, die grazile Tänzerin, die so nachdenklich und leidenschaftlich ist, dass sie ihn sofort in ihren Bann zieht. Elle ist jedoch nicht nur einmal bitter vom Leben enttäuscht worden. Sie glaubt nicht mehr an die Liebe und an ihren großen Traum vom Ballett. Umso entschlossener ist Colin, ihr Mut zu machen, aber dann droht seine Vergangenheit, ihn einzuholen, und plötzlich wendet sich das Blatt. © lostinthedawn Alle Rechte vorbehalten