Violet Maverick had always harbored a crush for her best friend Finn Orland. But she knew better to keep it a secret when it came to Finn simply because they always worked so much better as friends. By now she’s forced herself to believe that Finn would never view the girl he used to see in diapers as girlfriend material. That is, until Finn decides he has a secret of his own that he’s dying to spill on the busiest night of the year for Violet: Christmas Eve. Working as one of Santa’s elves in the city’s largest mall during the holidays meant that Violet didn’t have time to go somewhere to “talk” like Finn wanted. Little does she know, Finn’s got a few tricks up his sleeves to make her ditch her post at the artificially snow covered house with Santa’s other helpers. Will Violet end up tangled beneath the Christmas lights with Finn by the end of the night? Or will she end up stuck beneath children’s grabby hands and broken tree ornaments before she gives Finn the chance to spill his secret?

❝Twas the night before Christmas, when all children went to sleep, a Skinny Santa climbs in the house and slowly, he creeps. He wakes up dear Jovie, got trapped in a wild run. Through bribery and love, an adventure has just begun.

Hudson Ellis is good at his job. Somehow, he manages not to annoy people when he knocks at their doors and asks them to contribute to the charity he works for - instead, he gets them to sign up for sponsoring programmes and fish whatever spare change they have out of their pockets. Even the infamously tough residents of New York City are falling victim to Hudson's easy-going ways and wide smile; that is, until one woman renders him speechless with sarcastic refusals and slams her door in his face. Perhaps Hudson would be able to forget her - if it wasn't for the fact that she lives on the same floor of the next apartment over, and they both have floor-to-ceiling windows that allow for a rather generous view into each other's flats.

A story about a romantic Christmas miracle

My entry for Paristella's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year Contest! Enjoy :)

All of my short stories put together!

A modern version of the love triangle loosely based on Peter, Belle and Wendy from Peter Pan. Belle is the complete opposite to her child like but adorable best friend Peter. But when the new prim and proper girl Wendy weasels her way into Peter’s life, how long will it take Belle to realise that she’s not only losing her best friend, but she’s already lost her heart to him too?

A lighthearted Christmas short story, featuring a boy, a girl, and a whole lot of holiday cheer.

Back in her first term at university, Matilda Embling opened her heart and fell in love with the wrong boy. Elijah Finsbury screwed her over and hardened by that, she has since had little to do with men. Two years down the line and Matilda is doing some charitable work in a soup kitchen to help those in need in the run up to Christmas, but she’s shocked to find Elijah is one of the homeless people she is serving. Torn between her hatred for him and her empathy, Matilda may have to consider what her values are with Christmas imminently approaching...

"Remember when we were voted cutest couple at the end of senior year? A lot has changed since then. Tell me- why did you come back?" Alex and Carrie have been best friends for as long as they can remember. Suffering through life in their poor, dumpy old town, they swore they'd bust out of there as soon as they could. But after high school, when Alex left without her, Carrie found herself a new sweetheart and a new life. Now trapped in the world of poverty and an abusive relationship, Carrie doesn't know where to turn- until Alex suddenly comes back. This is their story. [Title Page by @TornStitches]