After her last serious relationship fizzled out and ended in a turned-down proposal, Emory Bishop decided to focus less on relationships and more on her work planning events for the family vineyard. Her very first large-scale event was a success and she decided to reward herself with a hot and sexy night with quite the silver fox. It was supposed to be a one-night stand. It was just a fling to scratch and itch and let go for a few hours. It was all fun and games until that pregnancy test came back positive and she had nobody to blame but herself. Now she's balancing life as a single mom, while still working full-time. If she wasn't already stretched too thin, her infant son is in need of special medical care. The last thing she needs when dealing with all stress is her son's father waltzing back into her life and causing more confusion than anything else.

He never knew life could be this way, but truly if he did, he wouldn't have cared. He cared about nothing, not even himself until her. Before her, he was empty/ Before her he knew nothing of joy or completion, and this is his journey to his life After her.

*** COMPLETED STORY *** Running her deceased grandmother's bed and breakfast, Andie gets sucked into a former patron's family drama when she agrees to let displaced mom, Paula, and her three children hide out. Things really go sideways when the arrogant and handsome brother, Lou, arrives. Folding under the stress of the uncertainty of their situation, the woman flees with her youngest, leaving her two teens behind with Lou and Andie. Andie steps up, realizing the tremendous stress placed on the children and Lou. They fall into an easy routine and soon they fall for each other. But Paula's past catches up with them and Lou is forced to make a choice to protect his niece and nephew. A break in Paula's case means they are all free to resume life as normal, yet no one can seem to figure out what that means. Paula wants her kids back. Lou wants Andie back. But some decisions have lasting consequences as the sister and brother learn. CW: Mature themes including domestic violence and sexuality. (C) Copyright 2022 - Stella Leigh. The author reserves all intellectual property and moral rights over this work. Violations, including copying or adapting characters or plotlines without Author's permission, will be pursued legally. The story is a fictional depiction. Any resemblance to any actual persons or organizations is purely coincidental.

At just 17, Blair and Cody were high school sweethearts with big dreams. They were both headed to university on athletic scholarships when a positive pregnancy test changes everything. Coming from two traditional families, they get married right after high school and Blair gives up her college softball dreams to follow Cody as he makes his way through minor league baseball, trying to land a spot on a major league team. The lifestyle is too much for their marriage and they end up getting a divorce when their son, Hayes, was just a young child. Blair moved back to Strawberry and Cody continued to travel around the country and even the world. Now, Hayes is almost eighteen and spending his summer before college as part of the young firefighter's volunteer program with the Strawberry Fire Department. Cody has since retired from his dream of playing professional baseball and returns to the small town he grew up in to spend one final summer with Hayes before seeing him off the school. Blair and Cody find out that the spark that brought them together never really faded.

{on pause while I release a new story} Annika hasn't seen Dax in years, and he has done some serious growing up. Her mind tells her not to go there, but can she get her heart and body to agree?

*** This is only a sample as this story is currently featured on the Galatea app. I appreciate and thank you for all your support! *** Kyle Montero has fought his demons and insecurities most of his life. When those demons and insecurities led him down the path of drugs, alcohol, and crime, he lost the love of his life and landed himself in prison for her kidnapping and attempted murder. Since then, he has worked hard to make amends with his family and his ex-love and turn his life around. He moved to Reno to manage a new casino owned by his family and start a new life, and possibly find new love. Jana Lynn Davis, a single mother, is trying to pick her life back up after her divorce from her abusive and controlling husband. Her new life seems to be starting on the right foot with a new apartment and a new job. The only thing she needs now is to find love, one that she and her daughter deserve. Will Kyle find his new love in Jana, or will his past come back to haunt him? Can Jana move on with her new life and let Kyle into her heart, or does her ex-husband have other plans for her? This is Book 3 in the What Matters Most series. You can read Book 1, Family Matters, on the Galatea app, and Book 2, Love Matters, on this platform. Thank you for your support and your feedback! I hope you enjoy reading this story! Please note, this story is for mature readers (17+) and contains some strong language and sexually implicit content. This is Book 3 of the Matters series. Book 1: Family Matters is complete and available on the Galatea app. Book 2: Love Matters is complete and available on Inkitt and Booksie. Copyright © 2021 C.B. Rose. All Rights Reserved.

Tinley has a crush on one of her brother's teammates. For years she has been googly-eyed over him. One time she brings a friend and things don't go as planned. It takes a turn no one expects.

Something Tragic occurs in Poppy's life. The life of one woman who survives the unthinkable.