Being a jewel thief is a lonely life. Spending all of her time with hoodlums, lowlife scumbags and cops, how is a girl supposed to find a good man? And when she does find him, how is she supposed to convince him that she is a good woman, given her less than upstanding profession.

Long before a reality show by the name of "The Bachelor" appeared on television, the good citizens of Buttercup, population 510, were called upon to perform their own particular version of the show. You see it came to be known to the general population that the bachelor Ernest Matthews had finally asked Lillian Hepple out on a date. So begins the first story in the short story collection by Pamela Kenney entitled "Tales from Buttercup". Humorous, light-hearted stories, suitable for any age, all about the wonderful people in the small fictional prairie town of Buttercup. The first story "Dating in a Small Town and Other Hazards" is presented here on Wattpad in its entirety.

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This all started as a weekly word prompt on Twitter for @TurtleWriters. I will refrain from saying who runs it as I am unsure how much they want out there. I had snippets in my work in progress section here but I decided since this is a longer running thing I would turn this into a longer work in progress story. It is all VERY rough and was limited to Twitter character lengths. There are tons of spelling, grammar, and probably continuity errors as well right now. I will slowly go back through this and fine tune as well as expand. I was going to post the pictures that inspired these 'chapters' but there is a 20 picture limit. Please feel free to make comments. Just please be kind. Thank you!

Amber Hood and her possessing spirit partner, part-time Succubus and marriage broker Samantha Gurnard, find themselves trapped by a misguidedly murderous Dryad as they drive home from a housewarming, late one winter's night. Clothing fine for a Friday night out in the city is dangerously under-dressed for a freezing Warwickshire woodland in January; Amber must use her wits to free herself before hypothermia sets in and Samantha is forced to hitchhike home with the coroner. After dying in an air raid in 1916, very ex-teacher Samantha Gurnard found that death wasn't all it was cracked up to be. Believing it her destiny, she began Britain's only psychic marriage bureau, possessing unknowing 'clients', chosen from those who move into her apartment, and 'helping' them meet Mr. Right with a very hands-on approach. Amber Hood, high-strung with intelligence to match, looked like an easy prospect to matchmake, until the self-styled succubus and her latest charge were compelled to join forces to fight for their combined existence; now they work together, spectre and inspector, for Her Majesty's Department of Spiritual Affairs, a covert department defending the British Isles from five thousand years of its supernatural history.

Lyra's life hasn't been ideal. A powerful spellcaster, she's been on the run from her past. Until she is recruited into the legendary Guardians, the age-old protectors of the kingdom of Veloce and thrown into the middle of a civil war. Aiden considers the Guardians his family. Born and raised among them, it was natural for him to join their ranks. But he never expected his world to be turned upside down and a secret he's closely guarded threatened to be revealed. When the assassination of the entire royal family leaves the kingdom in a civil war with the late king's sister and uncle battling for the throne, the two find themselves facing incredible odds after a vicious battle leaves them being the last of the Guardians. But when the sorceress Alora makes her move to create even more chaos, Aiden and Lyra must find a way to stop her. But will their own secrets and pasts destroy them?

S. Larse est une adolescente au passé flou qui vit sans encombres dans la ville de Port Balfonheim avec ses soeurs et leur famille adoptive. Le jour de son dix-septième anniversaire, tout bascule : elle rencontre un homme mystérieux venu chez elle par hasard, et décide de transformer sa réalité sage en monde d'aventures et de misère. Pourquoi ce choix ? Quel terrible secret l'a jetée sur la route de l'inconnu ?

After an overdose, teen!Sherlock suffers from severe amnesia. On the quest for his memory, he quickly finds himself in the midst of a conspiracy of Star Fleet officers, a pie his brother Mycroft seems to have his fingers in as well. Also, John says they're not a couple, but that's just illogical. »It felt like freshly climbing out of the womb. Confused and aching and bare. A blank sheet waiting to be scribbled upon.«

5000 years ago 18 people were sacrificed for a God to appear. Now, a young boy goes to this God to take revenge. Only problem? This God is so damn gorgeous! Well... and immortal. But that's details! A gay romance story inspired by Twitter group @TurtleWriters' writing prompt.

When Rhea, a young apprentice sorceress, discovers a deadly secret, she discovers a conspiracy that spans generations. ------ Best Rankings: #2 in #Treachery #11 in #Sisterhood #51 in #ProjectWomanUp