One photograph. 1000 words.

A change of venue. One drink, poured carefully and sipped slowly. Is that truly all it takes to see the potential for your future? Part of the NARomance #SpringIntoLove contest Prompt 5 (gif)

Grant has big dreams of taking his company worldwide. That involves going in public, including a stop for coffee on his way to the train station. A small voice behind him piques his interest, but Grant is laser focused is on his goals. He knows how to exist... but is there more to life? Written as part of the #CoffeeShopsBrewStories Short Story contest for @ChickLit

Short story submission for the Five Years Since Collaboration Contest Juliette has made a life for herself in a new city and established herself in her career. A morning walk brings her to her knees with grief. Can she find a path to recover from her past?

Two people, heading toward the unknown. Tragedy brings them together, unearthing secrets and guilt that could devastate their lives. Will the tangled wreckage be the end, or a fresh new beginning? **Trigger warning - this book will discuss grief, loss, death, mental health issues, suicide, and substance abuse. Consider this as rated PG-13 for mature subjects and please steer clear if you think this will at all trigger you. Your well being is more important 🧡** Special thanks to @TalitaLawrence for this stunning cover!

This is my uncut entry into the #SexLifeContest. Marlina Myers is a bi woman in college seemingly happy in her newest relationship with Sheri Caste. The only problem is she can't stop thinking about her roommate Brant Simpson. Living together and sharing classes is bad enough, but he insists on inviting her to parties and out to the bar to play pool. Will Marlina's wildest dreams of a steamy threesome come true or is this all just fantasy?

My second uncut entry into the #SexLifeContest. In the Kamakura period of Japan, the classical culture flowers under the rule of their great emperor. Servants to this man, Suiko and Mashida attend to his needs in the great palace. It just so happens that on one particular day, they tend to his more carnal needs. Once touched by their lord, is there any hope of resuming a normal life?

My entry into the Coffee Community's Coffee & Crime Contest. Prompt: You walk into your usual coffee shop to grab a cup when someone nudges you on the shoulder. "Great you've arrived. Our main suspect." That's when you turn around and notice the yellow duct tapes all over the place. ꧁••••꧂ Charisa McDowell has to have her morning coffee fix at her favorite cafe. Only on this particular day, she gets more than she bargained for. Her ex-boyfriend, who works there, has been murdered. Officer Liam Calhoun is assigned to the case and is determined to uncover the truth. When what happened in the past catches up to her and her husband, the truth might be too much to take. Will his investigation lead to answers or more questions for Charisa? Read to find out! ꧁••••꧂ (In addition to this one shot, an epilogue will be out soon to wrap up Charisa's story).

Coffee-wanted and very much needed. As a student in Prague, Kamila Wesson can't survive without it. The Kavarna Prazirna offers that and much more when she bumps into a handsome stranger one day. What or who else does she soon learn she can't live without? _ _ _ Entry in the #CoffeeShopsBrewStories contest.

Eager to let loose in her last year of college, Gina Hanscum goes on a search for a bit of fun in the form of a party. When she attends the Halloween costume party with her new boyfriend Dylan, she never dreamed that things would turn into a nightmare. Is her evening and possibly life ruined, or does a longtime crush come to the rescue?