Eighteen-year-old Iris Howell thought she was living her best life until those two pink lines showed up on the pregnancy test. In a flash, all her future dreams went up in smoke. Ten years later, she's now a single mom to a rambunctious little girl who has become her world. It wasn't easy having to grow up so quickly without the support of her high school sweetheart, but she's doing her best. Dating was the furthest thing on her mind, but her best friend still insisted she sign up for a dating app to see if Mr. Right Now was out there somewhere. Little did she know, one of her first matches would be Monty King, her high school boyfriend's older brother. She can't deny her attraction to him or how he makes her feel, but she knows this is a mess just waiting to happen. Montgomery King may have been born with a silver spoon in his mouth, but that wasn't the life he wanted to live. He never fit in with the lifestyle his upper-class parents tried to force him into and he never got along with his lazy brother who was more than happy to lazily mooch off the family dollar. He took the first chance he could to join the military and do something better with his life. His years in the military are well done and he's still avoided his family and their money-hungry ways until his company relocates to his hometown. The only good part about the move is reconnecting with Iris Howell, even if she is his brother's ex-girlfriend. Iris isn't looking for a relationship and certainly isn't trying to find herself tied down with another King brother and she has good reason not to. However, Monty is making it his new mission to show her that she was with the wrong brother before.

From a young age, Bev Port knew that she wanted to be part of her family's business of wedding and event planning. Things changed when she met her college sweetheart. She changed her plans for a man who wasn't worthy of her love. Port Ranch welcomed her back with open arms and she worked through her heartbreak by keeping busy and befriending Walker, a newcomer to the ranch. What started as just a friendship, quickly blossomed into more, but could another surprise be too much for Bev and Walker to work through? Walker Lee left his cushy job in Baltimore and moved to the small town of Lawerence after tragedy struck and left his younger brother in foster care. Determined to get custody of his brother, Walker took a job as an accountant at a booming ranch and wedding venue. He didn't expect to meet his new boss's daughter and have feelings for her. He didn't expect the anger he felt toward her ex for treating her badly. He certainly didn't expect to fall in love with the pink-haired beauty. Sometimes the best things in the world as the things you don't expect.

***COMPLETED STORY*** Cassidy can't remember what happened to her the night before she woke up in a Vegas hotel room alone. The small pieces she puts together don't offer much. She doesn't have time to dwell on it but she starts to worry that her ex might have been involved. Lucian never expected anything to come from his act of chivalry the night of his buddy's bachelor party. But as luck would have it, the mystery woman, Cassidy, would reappear in his life with zero recollection of their prior meeting and a no nonsense attitude. When Luc hires her to plan a reunion for his Gram, she is clear about maintaining professional boundaries until she learns who Luc really is. Despite her best efforts, the couple gives in to their growing attraction only to have it challenged by elements of their past. Will they have the wherewithal to navigate these obstacles and maintain their developing relationship? (C) Copyright 2023 - 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.

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A collection of short stories written for prompts provided on Reedsy.com.

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