In 1973, Jeannie Travis's world was turned upside down by her high school classmate "Truck" Hardy. Jeannie was from the posh side of town; Truck was not. Jeannie had dreams of graduating, attending Mount Holyoke College, and one day teaching children. Truck wasn't sure he would even make it another week of school without flunking out. Jeannie was into school; Truck was into cars and racing. Now, forty-five years later, Jeannie is a divorced grandmother who has finally accepted her best friend's invitation to return to their hometown for a high school reunion. With that acceptance, memories of senior year and the way Truck had changed the trajectory--the way he had changed her--come flooding back. But chances that she will ever see Truck again are slim and none. No one seems to know what happened to him after senior year, least of all Jeannie. But when she returns, she learns that someone has heard from Truck. Will a chance meeting at a high school reunion change Jeannie's life once again? If so, can her heart stand to be broken one more time in her life?

On the shores of western Ireland, in a drab town - a young, day-dreaming waitress hides her scars. Chained to a life of caring for an alcoholic and abusive father, twenty-year-old Clara paints herself pretty lies of days when things might just get better. But, they don't...they get exponentially worse. Death. Her death. After a run in with a senile old man who foreshadows her death, Clara is faced with her greatest reality check yet. The Faerie are real. The monsters that drove her father to drink are real. Tír na nÔg is no bedtime story, it's her purgatory. Alive and lost in the unveiled and dangerous Fae world, Clara comes face-to-face with the Spirit of the Wild - Naisi, a crownless King broken by a shadow that's corrupting the Seelie reality. With the balance of nature upturned it's not only the Fae who are at risk. As above so below. And Clara must fight every prejudice to save a life, and in doing so she might just find her reason for living. ***************** Inspired by my fanfiction series of the same title. This is a re-telling based on the origins of 'To Live Again' and my love of fairytales - especially Beauty & the Beast and Irish folklore. For original fans of my fan work I can assure that there will be both familiar faces but entirely uncharted worlds. It's definitely not the same story but the characters are a little flicker of their origins. ***Beautiful Cover Design by the lovely @Stars_Alight*** Copyright 2020

| 📌 OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK, HARDBACK & EBOOK TITLED "LIFE IN A BLINK" 📌 | A series of poems outlining the struggle one finds themselves stuck in: who they are and who they want to be. ❝No matter how many times I drank, I still couldn't seem to drink enough to forget you. Two vodka bottles later, I couldn't even remember who I was, but I was burning with the knowledge that whoever that is, still wasn't good enough for you.❞ © This is a SAMPLE. The book IS available to purchase via my website in my bio & other online retailers worldwide :) | Copyright © 2018-2022 Elishia C. Xalfa © |

A journal, A diary, A conversation with myself, A soliloquy, All entirely unedited and original. The tempestuous thoughts of an old soul romantic.

This is a collection of 'flash fiction'. The stories within come from a variety of genres prompts and are just 500 words each! Cover art by Mervyn Chan on unsplash.com

My exact 500 words for the JustWriteDay challenge

Little piece of action fiction for #JustWriteDay

#34 in Adventure 🌟 Winner for the #springbreakadventurescontest by @WPAfterDark .... A collection of stories which are my exclusive secrets. Venture at your own risk as these are dangerous. As evidenced by the After Dark tag... These maybe erotic, maybe gruesome... Different than what I write... But yes, finally I've got the courage to write something, I never thought I could pen down!

Kit has always been THE girl next door for Ben, her best friend and neighbor. But now that she has an opportunity to finish school at a prestigious out of state academy, Ben may realize that some things are too good to last forever.