Jules was born with the same faint birthmark that everyone else in the world was, fated to darken into a brilliant crimson color when she encounters the other half of her soul. Her true soulmate. The only hitch is, she doesn't know who he is, and she only has a year to find him before the marks fade. Will she be doomed to be alone? Or will he find her instead? #SpringIntoLove NARomance Spring into Love Contest Prompt#2: Legend has it we've all got our own soulmate waiting for us somewhere out there. Now it's your turn to show us your favorite fictional character find theirs and let their relationship bloom this spring.

Kensy's first love was her high school sweetheart, Jackson. They were happy and wanted more than anything to stay together, but college and distance got in the way. Kensy and Jackson drifted apart, ending their high school romance during their Freshman year in college. Six years later, Kensy and Jackson reached for the same book at a new bookstore. Had the years apart destroyed the love they once had for each other, or was this accidental meeting a gateway to fall again? SpringIntoLoveContest One Shot for NARomance's Spring Into Love Contest Prompt 3: As you were checking out the new eccentric bookstore that just opened, you were surprised to see someone you haven't seen in several years the one that got away. Spring is the season for new beginnings, right?

[COMPLETE] [2nd Place Spring Into Love Contest] [1000 words] Reese is on her way to Vegas for a Bachelorette party with her friends. Truth be told, she's more excited for the three-hour plane ride there, than she is the partying and drinking. She's craving alone time, time to relax and read her favorite book - something she rarely gets at home with two kids running around. But when a hunky giant sits next to her, the trip takes an interesting turn. Suddenly, reading doesn't seem all that important. Reese discovers that she and single-dad, Noah, have a lot more in common than their destination. ___ Spring Into Love Contest Prompt 1: On the way to a spring break getaway with your friends, you are seated next to a complete stranger. What should have been a short plane ride turns into something more when sparks begin to fly.

#BraveTogether A short tale about anxiety, hardships, support, and self-discovery. Written in the honor of Mental Health Awareness Month. **Trigger Warning** Mild mentions of self-harm and suicidal tendencies.

NA Romance Spring Into Love Prompt #4 After missing your flight to Paris for a vacation, you grabbed the soonest flight possible. Only this was a private jet and you're stuck with a cute pilot who decided it was going to be an interesting flight. With destiny merging your paths, will love bloom this spring in the City of Love? Or is this flirting flight end with the holiday? Hansel Smith missed his flight because of his ex husband. He runs into a handsome stranger, which happens to accommodate him with a flight to Paris in a private jet. Hansel is surprised to find out this handsome stranger is the pilot of this flight, Sebastian Steel. Do sparks fly or will they go their separate ways.

Short story written for the Maybelline #BraveTogether writing contest. A story about how one second can last longer than it should, and how it can change our life.

It's been five years since I saw my crush. Now we ended up in the same city and a lot of emotions are reigniting once more. Do I back out like I've always done, or do I accept the invitation from the gods of fate and step up? *** This short story was entered for the five years contest. *** All characters and events are purely fictional.

Darkness. Pain. Light. Relief. Which one will it be? A tale based on real events.

After a disastrous break up, Jules Clearwater runs into high school crush Dallas Knight. Did fate bring them together after 5 years or is it coincidence? This is a short story for the 5 Years Since Collaboration Contest. TeenFiction: More Than Coincidence. It's been five years since you last saw your biggest crush. How both of you ended up in the same city away from your hometowns makes no sense at all. It's got be more than coincidence, right? #fiveyearssincecollabcontest

When Alisha Bradley starts a new job, the last person she expects to run into, is her former college flame, Dean Hudson. Although Dean seems to be even more handsome than he was before, he gives her the cold shoulder, and soon sparks fly. Is there still unfinished business from their past, between them? Short story entry for the Five Years Since Collaboration Contest. Prompt: Exes Past (Romance) - It's been five years since your break up. You're finally meeting your nicest ex again as office partner and he's being such a jerk. How do you manage to cope?