a collection of short stories from my other stories.

January Winter's hopes of entering one of her homemade ice cream flavors into New England's 1st Annual Contest are dashed when she realizes she has no way of getting there - until she convinces her stoic coworker, Wyatt, to teach her how to drive.

Ayla is easily the best female athlete at her school--particularly at softball--but she can't cook to save her life. Graham is hopeless at any sport involving hand-eye coordination, but he can whip up just about anything in the kitchen. Ayla is desperate to learn how to cook, meanwhile Graham couldn't care less about whether or not he participates in a sport. So with some insistent convincing on Ayla's end, the unlikely duo decide to pair up to share their abilities with one another, although they soon come to realize that trying to teach your passion to someone who just doesn't get it is never an easy task.

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION In 1955, mixed-race Ethan Harper leaves his progressive hometown for a summer in Alabama where he's not welcome, except by resident free spirit, Juniper Jones. ***** After getting himself into a bout of trouble, 16-year-old Ethan Harper's parents send him to Ellison, Alabama, to live with his aunt and uncle for the summer. But the year is 1955, and Alabama is a far cry from his beloved home of Arcadia, Washington. As much as it's hotter in temperature, it's colder in every other way, and Ethan learns the hard way that people see his mere existence as a threat. Amidst all the mayhem, a fiery, free-spirited, oddball walks into Ethan's life. Her name is Juniper Jones. She is the first person in Ellison who seems unfazed by their racial differences, and she promises to give Ethan a summer he will always remember, filled with endless adventure and discovery. With Juniper, Ethan can breathe, he can be, despite the incessant attention and bullying their newly formed friendship attracts. Can the two survive the summer, run in the light and block out the noise of the outside world? [Published version comes out June 16, 2020 with Wattpad Books!] [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

"Every princess needs a prince charming." "Or a knight in shining armor." Sophia Heart Valentine makes all her fans scream by the mere mention of her name. She's Hollywood's Princess after all - the singer and actress that can make anybody fall for her charms. She's struggling with the life in Hollywood while attempting in vain to stop the changes it brought to not only her looks, but her whole personality. Throwing in her father's engagement with a girl she never met, a summer visit from her best friend that she has a crush on, and a movie deal with the arrogant Hollywood's Prince, she knew her life is just about to become ten times more complicated.

In which a prank call gets two people together. "Love with every stranger, the stranger the better" ~~~~~~~ *warning: Contains: -offensive jokes, if you can't handle some offensive jokes, move on. It's these characters' views, not mine. -cliche, if you don't like it, this is kinda cliche so.... yeah. Later.* ©bookbabere, all rights reserved.

When one puts love into something, it means a whole fucking lot. [complete]

❝Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain.❞ ❝What if someone can't dance?❞ ❝Then they find someone to teach them the moves,❞ A summer adventure filled with a little love, a little lie and a whole lot of photography. #8 in teenfiction #15 in nerdgirl #54 in project #37 in photography #1 in unexpectedromance #45 in highschoolromance #123 in summerromance [extended synopsis inside] All Rights Reserved © 2016 Nessa/starysmiles

After spending a year taking care of her grandmother in Florida, seventeen-year-old Tessa Daniels travels to California to visit her father and two brothers at their new house, but only on the condition that it's only for the summer. She's up to the idea - until the next door neighbor begins to take notice in her. His name is Alex Bennett. He's six-foot-two, and he's the perfect kind of muscular, but most importantly, he's cute. That, however, is precisely what prompts her to stay away from him. She sees no need in getting involved in a relationship just to have her heart broken and shattered to pieces, like she witnessed when her parents had a major downfall in their marriage. All Tessa wanted was an innocent trip to California. What she got was a journey filled with smiles, laughter, heartbreak, and love. And to think - it could all happen Once Upon a Summer.