Baltimore Stories

Jackie is missing a vital piece of her life, a quiet absence that shadows her through the city. She can't wait for everything she's lost to come back to her, holding onto hope even when it feels fragile. She searches for normalcy in a world that refuses to slow down, forcing herself to breathe through the cracks and call it healing. Then someone new enters her life, disrupting the careful balance she's been trying to maintain. But every new beginning carries its own complications, and the secret he holds threatens to unravel everything she's been trying to rebuild. Read on as Jackie holds her breath while navigating love and loss, waiting for the moment her life finally feels whole again. Teyana Taylor x Brent Faiyaz x Aaron Pierre

The twins are tired of snow and winter so when Joey comes up with an idea it almost becomes a disaster.

Dating an NFL player is never easy. Espically when you're you dealing with your own career as a professional singer. This story is going to be full of broken families, relationships that will never happen and little surprises along the way.

Jasey a 16 year old girl, just started her whole life over, after getting a restraining order on her uncle. Her grandmother thought it would better for her to move to Maryland to be closer to her mother. She meets jack on her first day of school and they become close friends

A quick blog WITH PICTURES AND SELFIES of what the Women's March was like. My first time protesting and I loved it.

1 part of many Come thru the trails and tribulations with me My life here

"sometimes I sit and wonder do I even deserve her, will it be worth it in the end or is it all just a test." new book while the other ones are on hold 😭

not really good at these lol . just read and lmk what ya think .

You reap what you sew

Can friendship save a life? Genre: Women's Fiction, Novella (abt 43k words now...) A rock-climber wants to rescue others, but must first win the battle to save herself. Can a 35 year old former EMT reveal her passion for poison in time to save herself ... from herself? 1995 Baltimore is trying for a rock-climbing para-medic turned gym teacher. Especially when hiding a death wish. When her aviator husband finds out, Nanyehi must choose between fight and flight. My 2nd practice novel... (Note: there are no sexual, violent, nor vulgar themes or scenes in this story, but Wattpad says it is Mature, I suppose due to the presence of suicidality in some of the book? Imho this is Women's Fiction, as it has a strong female protag. who saves herself and has a hopeful ending. -ShiraDest, 5 November, 12015 HE) (Started on 4 November 12015 for the 2015 November 50k word story #SuperCharged #JustWriteIt challenge. Rough Draft done 29November, Posting 2nd draft chapter by chapter now...) Update: 18 September, 12017 HE: I don't think I ever did give much backstory for any of my MCs. As for clarifying the setting, I sat down to edit for setting, and realized that my problem with this practice novel is that it was written for one particular person, which is why I had so much trouble making the place definite at the start. I also thought about Marie's entrance: I'd meant to convey that expected noises were identified, and thus less likely to set off panic.

~Alex Gaskarth Fanfic~ "Alex, don't apologize." I said, "That was in high school and this is now." "You forgive me?" Alex looked up with pleading eyes. "Of course! We were just young and stupid. You're obviously not the same person in high school, otherwise, we wouldn't be friends, right?" "Yeah, I guess..." Scarlette, lead singer of the band Constant Static has been invited to play at Warped Tour. There, she meets All Time Low, a band from a sub-city of Baltimore. When Scarlette realizes that she has feelings for the lead singer, Alex Gaskarth, his ex-girlfriend has to come barging back into his life. Tour drama, evil girlfriends, and major cat fights don't exactly equal a positive outcome do they? Will Scarlette and Alex ever be together without a homewrecker, a jealous ex, and someone competing for Scarlette?

This book is witty and intriguing look into the world of foster care through the eyes of a foster parent. It breaks down the expectations and regulations that parents in foster care are faced with and it touches on the problems in government policy affecting foster children. It does all this while thoroughly entertaining the reader. It is a must read for anyone considering adoption or foster care and a great read for just about anyone else.

Tessa Forbes lived life like the obedient little girl she was raised to be. Always listened to her parents, very submissive attitude, never got into trouble, never did drugs or drink, hell, she's never even had a boyfriend! In return for her submissive nature, her life sailed as smoothly as a luxury yacht in the Pacific Ocean on a clear sunny day. All due to her controlling parents's money. But, she didn't mind as long as they stayed in line and let her live a life of luxury. However one unfortunate night, a week after her 18th Birthday, her father demands something of her which could potentially damage her mentally, forever. Fearing for her sanity, she refused. And that didn't sit too well with her father. That very night, she was disowned and told to leave. Afraid and emotionally vulnerable, she left with as much as she could carry, leaving a life of luxury and her baby brother behind. Now, almost six months later, Tessa has been forced to live on the streets, sleep on the ground, go days without food, and learn to fend for herself in a dark and desolate world. Having made friends with the wrong people ultimately landed her in jail, with an unbelievable decision taken at her court hearing. Started: 1st, January 2019 Completed: 4th, February 2019

"The Hurting Year", the third installment of the Charm City Chronicles series, continues the story of sixteen-year-old Kate Fitzgerald in 1960's Baltimore, Maryland. Having an older boyfriend does have its perks - until he leaves to go to college. Kate's troubles quickly multiply when her beloved Nana falls ill, and her best friend, Anita, faces personal disaster. When things seem like they couldn't possibly get worse, Kate pays an impromptu visit to boyfriend Michael's dorm, and her life spirals out of control. What happens in the aftermath sets events into motion that will change her life forever.

People in Baltimore in 1910 were still trying to rebuild following the great fire of six years before. In the midst of this rebuilding, the working class and the heads of business are thrown together. When victims begin piling up, is it the laborer or the owner at fault?

Rose Stefani used to be an outcast. A servant. A useless person to the Baltimores. She did what they wanted her to do. She forgot her pride, her dignity, just to save her family but what they did to her is what she'll never forget. Now that the tables are turned, she'll seek revenge, vengeance. All she have to do is to lure Giovanni Baltimore; the next heir of the most richest company in the world, to her trap. She'll risk anything. Heart, body, and soul. For herself. For her family. For everything. All Rights Reserved. No copyright. Fiction|Action

━━ 𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁

Nash Fuller hunts magic like it's personal-because it is. Cursed with the ability to see through lies, he's spent a decade chasing things that shouldn't exist and trying not to care when they do. But when a woman from his past shows up on his radar-quiet, haunted, and unraveling reality just by existing-everything breaks. Rosemarie Fletcher was never supposed to remember him. She was never supposed to be part of this. Now? She's at the center of something older than gods and more dangerous than truth. And Nash is the only one who can keep her alive long enough to find out why the world's starting to tear at the seams.

April 4, 1917: The United States enters The Great War. Young men are being drafted, while young women volunteer to serve in auxilary positions, freeing "A Man to Fight." Rhys Shay has his draft notice, and is preparing to report any day now. Lucy Goodheart, the young woman his brother rescued from a sex trafficker five years before, has learned the art of telegraphy from her foster father. Now that she is out of school, she joins the U.S. Navy in the only capacity available, as a Yeoman (F). Not only does being a Yeomanette enable her to make use of her telegraphy skills, it lets her feel closer to young Mr. Shay. One of the first thing Lucy does is intercept communications from a German spy ring.