Lily Mercer is at a low point in her life, she's fallen away from her true love of acting after one nasty review killed her self-confidence. Since then she's been working dead-end jobs, hoping for inspiration. Unable to make ends meet, she lands back in the acting world by accident. A locally filmed detective show seems like a good choice, but as she joins the erratic cast of loonies, she quickly realizes that she's in over her head and that none of her limited experience prepared her for the real world of acting; it's hard, embarrassing, and not at all what she expected it to be. Especially when the lead actor, Finn Baxter, instantly dislikes her, a feeling that only grows as her youthful accidental prone self-returns in his intimidating presence.

Zelda Abbott had tried to be all things to all people like a good southern girl should. She had given up on her dreams, again and again, to keep the peace for those around her. The one time she did something for herself, tired to break away, things had gone horribly wrong, and her secrets hung heavy around her shoulders in a cloke of unhappiness. No one had ever guessed her secrets, no one had really wanted to try until he came back into her life. Boone Norris had been part of her childhood fantasies. Her brother's best friend who intimidated everyone he met, including Zelda. Now he was back in New Orleans, pushing her limits and demanding the truth.

Indie rock band Mark Four want to reform after more than a decade, and they want Nancy Fox to join them, on their album and tour. 'They' being the record label execs, NOT the band members, who hate her. Damon, one of the founding members and her then boyfriend died, and they still blame her for it, all those years later. Nancy is at a crossroads in her life and needs a change, but can she cope with the animosity and hatred from the band, or the threats and bullying of Riker, founding member and best friend of Damon? He's determined to make her pay, she just wants to get on. Who'll win this battle? And can anyone overcome all the bad blood between them? This story is complete but only 15 chapters appear here as I have published this via Amazon. If you enjoy it, then I hope you'll complete it there! US https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B57Q8QZB UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B57Q8QZB

Rhea Harris had spent her entire life putting everyone before herself; except for that one year. That one year she ran away from all of her responsibilities and met the man of her dreams. The only problem was that he was married. Elias Emory had dedicated his life to becoming a successful musician and he had succeeded, but Rhea entered Elias world as it was crumbling around him. Rhea was the right girl at the wrong time. When Rhea was called home to help her family she saw a way to escape an impossible situation. Now, years later, Elias has entered Rhea's world when it is starting to crumble around her. Will this time be different, will Elias prove to be the right man at the right time?

It began with a break-up letter eight years ago. Deidre Lewis asked her best friend Delilah White to transcribe and send the letter. Rick Bailey, newest exit from the country town of Avery, received the letter and threw it away. In his mind, he had ended his relationship with Deidre before he left town to chase his dreams. The extra sheet of paper in that envelope began the written relationship. Delilah now twenty-six, was happy with her life. She found contentment in her small town teaching the kindergarten children. Every week her excitement came from one of Rick's letters. He had attained his dreams of becoming a rock star, and she lived a vicarious life through his letters. After a tragic death, Rick's burnt out and fed up with his existence. He needed a rest from his fans, the constant demand of recording, and he was over touring. When Delilah offers her home as a retreat for him, neither of them is prepared for the consequences. From cheeky fathers to a deluded Deidre, his life is as crazy as when he was touring, but now he had an urge to stay. Could he convince Delilah of that truth?

The last thing Liam Mcyntire expected to find in his barn one cold February morning, was a half-starved , frozen-solid woman. She's covered in bruises and full of mistrust and suspicions. He'd been perfectly content in his bachelor life of trapping critters, selling furs and living in solitude but this mysterious woman might just change all that. Emma Hawke was running. Running from her father, from the damage the man had done. Running from a life she didn't want--a life no different from the one that had killed her mother. She's never been off the mountain. She trusts nothing and no one--not even the man who saved her life by bringing her out of the cold. If Liam's going to win her heart, he's going to have to learn patience and how to truly care for someone more than he does himself. He'll have to love her softly. Can Emma overcome her past? Can she learn to trust--possibly even love--despite the fear that she holds of men and of marriage? Or will her past track her down and destroy any hope she has for a future?

Diana Robles has dreams-ones she'd get to just as soon as those of her family have been realized. It took nearly three years of hard work in Canada to see her siblings through college and now, with the promise of a chance to finally live her own life, destiny beckons her to a large and lonely house for one last extra cleaning assignment before her long-overdue trip back home. Little by little, she not only cleans the home of a man who hardly has any time to enjoy the rewards of his long hours, she also begins an odd friendship with him that will make her reconsider the priorities she'd made a long time ago. But before Diana can decide what her heart really wants, she's called home to the Philippines to hold up her family through an unexpected crisis. Amidst her loud but loving family, the traces of her old life and the calling of the new, Diana will find herself wondering where exactly the home of a heart is and whether she can find it-if it doesn't find her first.

Wattpad Featured Story! Sara Wang travels from New York City to Shanghai before her senior year to take a class in Eastern medicine. Her parents think she's there to buff up her college application, but she's actually there to chase her crush -- the one and only Calvin Suzuki (a total swim team hottie). Things take an unexpected turn when she bumps into the megapopular singer and actor Fang Yao during her hospital rotation. Everything gets even more complicated when her childhood love, Zhang, appears and they share an accidental kiss. When summer vacation ends, who will be the one to win Sara's heart? This is a rewrite of an older story.

Last Summer. First Love. © loveloradestiny, Summertime Promises Started: December 14, 2013 Ended: November 30, 2014 Author's Note: Summertime Promises is completed! It's been an amazing journey, and I'm so grateful for each and every one of you. No matter where life takes you, I hope you all embark on an amazing journey.