When Easton began typing away the story that plagued his thoughts every night, falling in love was the last thing on his mind. ❀❀❀ "Amazingly written. Had me sitting at the edge of my chair waiting to know what follows next." --Namesdontmatter1 "I am astonished at how delightful and cute One Step Closer was. I absolutely loved the idea and the story itself. Thanks for sharing it, keep up the good work!"--cagedbird0 [Previously known as One Step Closer ] Copyright © unfailingpromises 2017

It's early summer, and in a small community on the central Jersey Shore, a black car screeches to a halt outside the Wright Bros grocery. Danny looks up from where he's working at the carwash to see the driver rifle out of the car and chase a girl rushing into the store. For some reason-fate perhaps or intuition-he decides to cross the lot and investigate. When he meets Mary, there is a great deal Danny doesn't know, but he certainly knows that he's been struck. For it's like the keys to an old car had been dropped into his hands and is about to start the engine that will forever alter the outcome of their lives. Some Place Better Than Here is a gritty, unflinching look at how we define family and come to grips with loss. It's about growing up in a small town, following your dreams, and mapping out the uneven ground that often lays between love, friendship, and sexual awakening.

There in those city lights, there was no her and there was no him. There was just everything and nothing and the spaces in between, like flickering lights against a never-ending, black sky. There in those city lights, there was no love and there was no hate. There was just listening and talking and understanding every single thing, like the 'ready, stop, go' of car-chasers and dream-makers. There in those city lights, there was no sadness and there was no happiness. There was just candid smiles and wasted tears and bottom lips chewed off, like the overflowing boulevard of things unseen. There in those city lights, there was no lady and there was no man. There was just a boy and a girl, who promised to fall in love, not with each other, but in those city lights. [a blind collaboration by @hepburnettes & @cityscape]

Simone Mercer was your typical spoiled rotten heiress. But after being left at the altar, she decided to run away from her past. With only the money she got from pawning her Harry Winston engagement ring, Simone ventures out from her safety net and finds herself in the small town of River Falls. But life in a small town isn't what Simone expected. Join Simone on her self-appointed banishment as she figures out how to deal with the football-worshiping, grits-eating River Falls citizens as well as her accidental rivalry with the dashing town doctor. *The Wedding Party Series Book III*

The end of the year is two weeks away, which means it's time for the final project. Baby Project 2.0 Not only will two students need to raise a baby together, but they will need to do so while living together for two weeks. Two weeks of Lane Evans and Dawn Caparelli. Alone. No parents. No teachers. No supervision. Copyright © 2014 IziKing. All rights reserved.

" because sometimes at night i like to muse, and maybe i could write these thoughts down "

All Taylor Harper really wants is to find her place. While her best friend Dylan is an aspiring musician with big dreams, she just can't seem to figure out what she has to offer this world. When an unexpected turn of events turns Dylan into an overnight celebrity, Taylor could not be happier for him. But the more he dabbles in fame and fortune, the more she finds herself being left behind. As their friendship is put to the test, Taylor realises that it's time for her to sprout wings of her own. A charming tale of fame, friendship and finding yourself. © All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without written permission from the author.

It's always the same every year, that one dreaded day. February 14th. But, this year, it's different. This year, Arizona May has a valentine. Specifically, a valentine who also has a dangerously sexy older brother. // humor #31 / short story #63 //

Ben led a very boring life. No, really. He was a nerd. He loved his family; not that they spent so much time together. He went to school every day, he had a normal girlfriend, and he had normal friends. He kept up an A-average grade. And Ben would have stayed boring, for a very, very long time, if it wasn't for her. In a fit of drunken rage, a troubled, teenaged girl stole Ben from his world during one of the worst moments of his life, and hurt him. During the fight that resulted, he mistakenly cut himself on a shard of waste glass covered in odd-looking fluid. Once the mysterious substance had entered his body, he finally changed- not only mentally, but physically. He had turned into a bear and passed out, scaring the girl away just before he changed right back to normal, unconscious, and the police arrived. After that, though Ben had no memory of turning into the bear, he was different. He was more easily frightened, more antisocial, and suddenly he couldn't bear to be touched. Not by anybody. He watched, helpless, as this steadily crumbled to ruins every type of relationship he'd previously had. Now, he was alone, and he was different. But soon, Ben would realize how "different" oftentimes becomes the antithesis of "boring."