"I wonder, Freddie... Is to have had and lost better than not having at all? What do you think?"

Emma was raised by parents that just didn't stay home, Grace had the loving family who was always there. At a young age they both go separate ways. When they are grown and married things change, Emma's husband whom she was forced to wed at the age of 14 is abusive and killed after a brawl at the saloon. She is whisked away by her Godparents to the west where they had been for the last eight years. She heals and feels love for the first time in such a long time. As she rekindles her friendship with Grace, life starts to return to normal. With Grace's brothers still single they fight over who will be the next to love the beautiful Emma. But will Emma finally get the chance to be loved Tenderly?

Taking your best friend's place on a blind date to let the guy down easy was the plan...taking him to bed wasn't.

After Julie Delgado's restaurant closes, she temporarily takes over the catering position at the Rose Chalet, a full-service San Francisco wedding venue. She plans to dazzle the bride and groom so the Chalet's owner will keep her around, but fate has other plans for her when the bride's brother shows up for the first food tasting. Andrew Kyle is not only the Cuisine Channel's Edgy Eats host and chef, but his recent review of Julie's restaurant was the final nail in its coffin. Once he meets Julie at the Rose Chalet, he's certain she's playing it safe. And he wants nothing more than to be the one to break her guarded passions loose. But despite the undeniable sparks between Julie and Andrew-and the fact that he seems to believe in her when no one else does-can she afford to be taking risks with her cooking, with her career...or with her heart?

[WATTYS 2016 WINNER!] [COSMOPOLITAN Featured!] Trapped in her white trash hell, Layla Danner is failing at life. Her friend Peyton? Everybody thinks he's perfect, a staggeringly rich, handsome, and well-mannered story book prince. But they don't know what Layla knows. And she'll never tell. Jake? Jake's trouble. A down and dirty charmer, this one's got a devil-may-care attitude and a mouth to match. Everything goes to hell in a handbasket when he shows up to town one summer. Layla never meant to fall in love. All she wanted to do was finish her senior year, get the hell out of this town and never, ever look back. But when mysterious secrets from the boys' past refuse to stay buried, Layla must decide how far she'll go for a chance at a once in a lifetime love. Follow three unforgettable characters in this captivatingly melodramatic, soap-operatic, and larger-than-life tale of first loves, loyalty, intrigue and the magic of growing up. ♦️WARNING: This writer is a hopeless romantic with a filthy mouth and a dirty mind who loves to re-work cliches. The style of the story reflects this. Also, some dark themes. ♦️

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[Warning! This story includes extreme mature content, MUST FAN TO READ AS MOST CHAPTERS ARE PRIVATE. >>Private chapters have been moved to 'Restricted Chapters for my Stories<<] Sasha Montgomery has been cheated on over and over again ever since her first boyfriend. Now she believes that the reason why is because she just doesn't cut it in bed. Now for the sake of a future husband and her happily ever after, she's starting an experiment on of how to pleasure a man in bed. The lucky man? Her best friends twin who so happens to be her boss!

** May Contain Mature Content ** Everything changes when the old saying of two best friends falling in love doesn't cease to exist in Justin and Jamie's friendship. Feelings begin to stir and sparks begin to fly and soon, they find themselves falling head over heels in love with each other. What happens when one intimate moment leads to another and Jamie finds herself surprisingly pregnant and carrying Justin's baby? Read on to find how the world reacts to one mistake, how it may rip off and tear Justin and Jamie's friendship apart, what ever happens to Jelena and whether or not the baby even sees the world and how they'll have to cope with it. *Trailer on the Introduction.* Copyright © 2012-2013 by UndercoverGirl26 All rights reserved.