* Completed * Kayla Hall is on her way home, when thunder strikes and the rain falls out of the sk hitting the pavement. She finds her way to a small coffeeshop. There she meets a tall, dark and handsome guy named Jacob Harris. I don't own the photos displayed in this story. I use them to give an image to the characters I use in this book. ©️All Rights Reserved - September 2020

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?

Gray Matthews spent every summer of the last ten years at Camp ArrowWood... it was the highlight of his summer. Three years he's been a summer counselor at his beloved camp, and every summer is better than the last. With his friend Ryan by his side, it's set up to be the best summer of his life. Violet Woods has grown up knowing that being a counselor at her uncle's camp in the mountains of Colorado was always on her bucket list. When she's finally old enough to spend her first summer as an adult on the training staff, she never expects to meet a certain green-eyed counselor the night before camp starts. Will secrets exchanged under the moonlight change the course of their lives? What happens when Violet has to return home early, leaving Camp ArrowWood behind for five long years? Short Story entry for the #FiveYearsSinceCollabContest Prompt: New Adult It's been five years since a few friends' lives became irrevocably intertwined at a summer camp. Now their paths have crossed again and they must come to terms with what happened that summer. Complete, but I reserve the right to revisit these characters in the future.

Cora Stephensen was in an accident that she can't remember, parts of her mind seemingly locked forever. A lost love remains a mystery as her family tries to protect her from herself. Will she ever remember what happened last summer? Short story entry in the Last Summer Contest 2020 First Place winner in the @NARomance prompt Prompt - New Adult Romance: Last Summer, fresh out of college, you fell in love with someone but they disappeared - and was presumed dead. Now you are committed to a new relationship your family doesn't support because they know what happened last summer. Tell us what happened last summer.

Emerald is in the process of getting a divorce. He babysits for his twin sister, Jewel. Baby Maximus cuteness attracts a stranger. What happens when Emerald meets this stranger? Written for #coffeeshopsbrewstories short story contest @ChickLit

Brinley Toupes is twenty years old. In her mind, life at home with her parents and overprotective brother was the pits. All she had wanted the last few years was to graduate high school then leave for greener pastures. When she left home, she had one mission--graduate with an Early Childhood Education degree and enjoy the freedom she has always yearned for. Since leaving her hometown two years ago, she's managed to keep her head down and her big brother at bay. Stopping at a coffee shop was only meant to calm her nerves from the impending visit from her brother. Treyton Finch is twenty years old. After graduating high school, he dove headfirst into being a Navy Seal. In the two years since joining, he's made a small family out of his brothers on the field, Bear and Animal. He's never needed or wanted anything other than the two guys he called family. Stopping in a random coffee shop before leaving on a mission, finding the perfect girl was no where on his radar. What happens when Treyton sees Brinley in a coffee shop? Do instant sparks fly? Do they allow themselves to feel anything? What does Brinley realize when Treyton needs to leave? This is a short story (one-shot) entered into #CoffeeShopsBrewStories contest.

Another short story. It's been a year and echos from last summer haunt Aiden. A car accident brings back memories of what happened last summer. A collision of time bring someone else to Aiden's life. #lastsummer2020 #lastsummercollabs Writing Prompt: Sea Of Positivity: You got saved by someone and when you said thanks, that person said "I know what you did last summer, so don't thank me."