A collection of short stories I have written over the years. Some inspired by trips to dozens of old cemeteries, and others inspired by music.

Phoebe West had always been extremely close to her sister Jodie. But when tragedy strikes, and Jodie and her husband Luke are killed in a house fire, Phoebe gets the shock of her life. Because Jodie and Luke have a daughter, Addison. And they both named Phoebe and her fiance Marcus as Addison's guardians in the event that they both died. It will be a long road for the couple, learning to raise a two year old who doesn't understand what's happening. And how do you raise someone else's baby when you're only nineteen, and your life is just getting started?

(A Leon Walden Story--Sequel to Life as Told by Nerdy) One word. One broken promise. One fateful night. That was all it took to lose her. And I knew we'd never be the same. I wanted to touch her face, hold her hand, to see her smiles again-even if I knew they weren't for me to keep. Now I'm back to square one. I'd make her mine again. But first, I've got to learn how to date a nerd.

The Hunger Games are over, but that doesn't mean Katniss' story is over. She grew up... Lived her life being known as the Mockingjay. But what happens when she finds out that the Capitol is at it again? Read as President Paylor demands revenge on the higher districts who used to have all the luxurious lavish riches, mounds of money and fabulous fortune. She wants them to suffer... Just as the lower districts did back when President Snow ruled with an iron fist. Follow Katniss and her team as she comes out of the shadows and returns back to her true place. Being the Mockingjay.

Becca Baker's all grown up! The eighteen year old is in love with her long time boyfriend Noah, close with her little sister Emily, and quite often babysits her younger siblings, given that she's the oldest of eight children. But with the end of her high school education looming, Becca wants only one thing. Most people her age want to go to college, or to find a love if they don't already have one. But Becca wants to get married and start her own family, and it appears that one part of her dream is coming true.