{Complete} {Book 4 in Dismantled Pride Series} --- It's been four years since they sealed the deal, and yet he still makes her heart flutter with the undeniable ache of desire. She loves him. More than she's loved anyone else before. It's just too bad he no longer feels the same way. Now it's up to Mercy to save her marriage, and she will do everything in her power to bring the passion back into their lives. But, while struggling to hold the broken fragments of her marriage together, tragedy strikes. With no other options, she's forced to abandon her hopes of rekindling that dying flame. But sometimes it takes letting go to realize that you weren't holding brokenness together at all... you were holding restoration back. --- Book 4 of The Dismantled Pride Series (though it can be read as a standalone... sorta.) Book 1: Porcelain Skin Book 2 : (coming soon) Book 3: Liquid Feels Note: This story has not been edited, so enter at your own risk. :)

One innocently cunning kiss gets the game going. Add some competition, a little stalking, and a dash of spice and you've got yourself a full-blown drama. While vying for the attention of a man who doesn't seem the least bit interested in a relationship, Mercy starts to wake up to a reality she never knew existed: some people aren't looking for a happily ever after; they're just surviving. But that's not good enough for her. All deserve a chance at love, even the mysterious, Seth Vans. The question is: How sure is Mercy that she's the right person for him? And if she's not, is she willing to admit defeat? Join Mercy as she learns the art of love, the power of discipline, and the freedom found in virtue. Sometimes to love, you have to abandon your own heart... no matter how much it hurts.

"When I tell you that he hates me, you'll probably assume it's because he's a jerk...but you'd be wrong. He's not a jerk. I am." --- Several years ago tragedy struck Emma's home, leaving her broken... like a cup with cracks spiraling and slithering around the edges. Slowly, bitterness crept in like tar, hardening between each fracture to resemble a deceitful wholeness. She became a monster, and targeted her venom on the sweetest person she could find: Trinity Nixon. Too bad the boy Emma longed for was Trinity's brother. Now, as Emma fights to win the heart of the boy who despises her, she's forced to hide her demons. She paints her fragile cup in pinks, yellows, and oranges - all the colors of the sun. She paints on a smile, and an unusual sense of humor, so that the world will view her as bright and cheerful, when in reality she's breaking. But she's completely unprepared for the acidic truth that melts away the tar, demolishing her shell, and awakening the Emma White buried deep inside. --- Book 1 in The Dismantled Pride series *Story was previously titled "Faking It"

(COMPLETE) After dropping out of college to join the military, Mike wasn't heard from again. Now, six years later, he's sauntering back into town with new hair, a new physique, and... a new personality? He's definitely not the man Lindsey remembers him to be. He's suffering from extensive post-traumatic stress disorder, which only triggers her need to protect him from the demons terrorizing his own mind. But as Mike's depression flares, Lindsey is forced to find comfort in an old friend as her own dirty secrets start slipping into the open. When anonymous love-letters start popping up just after Mike's arrival, a sliver of hope blooms to life. But as much as she'd like to believe that Mike's behind them, she can't bring herself to believe that the broken, hostile man she's come to know again could be capable of such fragile words. And as time passes and she grows closer to a certain 'best friend', Lindsey starts to doubt if Mike is really what's best for her. Is this wounded soldier softer than he appears or is there another man in town who's ready to cherish Lindsey's heart the way she deserves?