Southerncharm Stories

This is where my story of true love starts. Everyone in this world has known the pain of a broken heart. I'm talking about the pain of being in a committed relationship only to blow up in your face. That's what happened to me one day. One day, I found out that my high school sweetheart was screwing my best friend. That was when I found out what having a broken heart felt like. I was certain that my life would never be the same. But I couldn't have been more wrong. About a week after Jason shattered my heart, I was lucky enough to meet Chad Capistrano. He was everything I'd ever in my Gothic hunk of sexiness. What does the future hold for Chad and I? Read on to find out.

Taegan, a girl adopted from a no where town in Virginia, decides to return to the place of her birth, against her caring parents protests that there's nothing left, because of an explosion that happened in a factory there. Upon arriving, she finds a dreary, but still functioning small town. The people are strange and secretive but friendly. She meets Killian and all of her memories come rushing back . The only problem now, is that Killian doesn't remember her, and claims that he doesn't want to. However there are bigger problems than trying to make 1 boy remember lifetimes. A dark and ancient evil rests in Devils Landing and threatens to destroy the world. Will Taegan be able to save the world or will she choose the evil that lurks within her past?

When aspiring writer Nella has a wild night, her hook-up with the sexy and tattooed Baz turns into a wild goose chase when she realizes she lent her only handwritten copy of her first novel to him - and it's gone missing. ****** Grad student Nella has always been overly cautious, but after meeting the charismatic tattoo artist Baz, she can't resist hopping into bed with him for a night of passion. The next morning, she's shocked to remember she loaned him the manuscript of her first novel, forcing them to reconnect so she can get it back. There's just one problem: Baz tells her the manuscript has gone missing. Forced to team up with Baz to investigate who took it, she soon finds herself catching feels instead of culprits. Can Nella trust the mysterious Baz, who remains guarded about his past? Will they be able to recover what was lost, and turn their tension into something more? Or is she living in a fantasy just as magical as her manuscript? 2021 Wattys Winner--Romance Content warning: This story contains mature sexual content and themes of alcohol abuse and emotionally manipulative relationships.

Wyatt Hayes has spent his whole life chasing eight seconds. Eight seconds on the back of a bull. Eight seconds between victory and disaster. Eight seconds that have made him one of the most promising riders on the Texas rodeo circuit. In Red Creek, everyone knows Wyatt. The local bull-riding star. The hometown golden boy. The guy who's always smiling, even when he's bruised, battered, and one bad ride away from losing everything. Then she shows up. Emery Collins only plans to spend one summer in Red Creek while helping her grandmother recover from surgery. The city girl from Dallas has no interest in small-town gossip, rodeo cowboys, or getting attached to a place she'll be leaving in a few short months. But one Friday night at the Red Creek Rodeo changes everything. From the stands, Emery watches Wyatt take on the rankest bull of the night. For eight unforgettable seconds, the entire arena holds its breath. When he climbs off with that crooked grin and a crowd chanting his name, she can't look away. Wyatt notices her too. What begins as playful banter between a stubborn bull rider and the girl who's completely out of place in his world soon turns into late-night truck rides, bonfires by the creek, county fairs, and a connection neither of them expected. For the first time in years, Wyatt starts imagining a future that doesn't revolve around rodeos. For the first time ever, Emery starts wondering if she belongs somewhere other than home. But summer has an expiration date. As Wyatt's rodeo career takes off and Emery's return to Dallas grows closer, reality begins to creep into the spaces they've filled with promises and stolen moments. When opportunity pulls them in opposite directions, they'll have to decide whether what they've found is worth fighting for-or if some love stories are only meant to last a season. Because sometimes the hardest thing isn't holding on for eight seconds. It's finding the courage to hold on forever.

CLASS 1A'S SWEETHEART . . . Heather Grace did not come to U.A. to be an exotic zoo exhibit-but from the second she steps into Class 1-A, that's exactly how it feels. Staring. So much staring. She knew being a foreigner in Japan would make her stand out, but she didn't expect this. And no one is staring harder than Bakugo Katsuki. Loud, angry, and about as approachable as a bear trap, Bakugo has never given a single shit about anyone. Until now. Because this new girl? She talks weird, looks like she fell out of a fantasy book, and worst of all-she's unintentionally making his brain short-circuit. He hates it. But Heather's not just here to survive the dumbass questions about cowboys and bald eagles-she's got things to prove. With a sharp tongue, a stubborn streak, and a talent for shutting down perverts (Mineta, we're looking at you), she might just survive this class of lunatics. Throw in an overexcited Pikachu (Denki), a terrifyingly supportive pink girl (Mina), a himbo with a heart of gold (Kirishima), and a certain fire-and-ice pretty boy (Todoroki) who might just get her-and Heather's life at U.A. is about to be absolute chaos. Oh, and Bakugo? Yeah, he's in trouble. Big trouble. . . . slow burn katsuki bakugo x oc

Harland Walsh has gotten used to starting over. At seventeen, he's already learned that homes can disappear, friendships can fade, and promises don't always last. So when his father moves them to the Arkansas Delta town of Pembroke to work at the sprawling Dane's Grove, Harland expects another temporary stop-a place he'll eventually leave behind like all the others. Instead, he finds something he never expected. He finds Pembroke. A sleepy little town of weathered storefronts, Friday nights at Donna's Diner, summer afternoons at Crooked Creek, and an old water tower every kid in town eventually dares themselves to climb. He finds Jackson, the endlessly joking baseball player whose family owns the town hardware store. He finds Emmy, a sharp-tongued tomboy who seems determined to drag him into every adventure imaginable. And then there's Oliver Danes. Confident, athletic, charming, and seemingly at home everywhere he goes, Oliver is everything Harland isn't. He's the son of the wealthy family who owns Dane's Grove, a football and baseball player with a future seemingly mapped out in front of him. Yet beneath Oliver's easy smile, Harland begins to notice something else-a boy carrying expectations of his own. As summer gives way to junior year, Harland slowly finds himself becoming part of Pembroke. School begins. Football season takes over the town. The pecan harvest arrives. His days fill with new friends, late-night conversations, footballs thrown across the yard, and moments with Oliver that somehow begin to mean more than they should. But Harland's new life isn't without shadows. Questions about the mother who abandoned him years ago begin resurfacing, and the more Harland notices his father's guarded behavior, the more he realizes there are pieces of his family's past he's never been told. A photograph, a phone call, and a secret Pat has spent years protecting force Harland to wonder whether he ever really knew the story of why they left.

She hates him. He wants her back. The tension's hotter than a Texas summer. Maybelle Beaumont has spent years perfecting her poise and burying the memory of Sterling Briggs, the cocky rodeo heartbreaker who left her behind. But when he struts back into town wanting to buy the ranch she's listing, all bets are off. Now, she's stuck showing the property to the man who ruined her favorite sundress... and broke her heart. The sparks between them are instant and combustible. She wants to shut the door in his face. He wants another chance. It's hate, heat, and high stakes in Longview, Texas-and someone's about to get burned. An enemies-to-lovers romance, full of slow burns, sharp tongues, and Southern steam.

Raised by a mother who made beauty a weapon, Andrea married an undercover police officer with his own battles. When it broke her, she didn't fall into new arms-she climbed, bleeding, into her own skin. "Not every love story is a rescue. Some are a reckoning" Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead is purely coincidental, as this is a work of fiction. © 2024 by Dawn Marie Daras. All rights reserved.

Lillian's life is marked by heartbreak and resilience, especially every September when tragedy seems to strike. After losing her mother suddenly to a heart attack, she returns to her small Alabama hometown of Fayette to say goodbye and lean on family. But Lillian's return is shadowed by another blow-her husband has betrayed her with a mistress, Kinsley, who is now pregnant. Despite her own pain, including the devastating loss of a child she carried full term, Lillian responds with unexpected grace. She opens her home to Kinsley, a young woman rejected by her own family due to religious differences and left with nowhere else to turn. Through compassion and understanding, Lillian and Kinsley form a sister-like bond, healing wounds and redefining what family means. The novel weaves through flashbacks of Lillian's childhood friendship and first love with Liam, her enduring connection to the past, and the story of her parents' own love journey-each adding depth to her character's strength and empathy. Confronted by a toxic mother-in-law, legal battles, and the complex emotions of motherhood, Lillian faces every challenge with poise and forgiveness. When Kinsley realizes she is not ready to be a mother, she asks Lillian to adopt her baby. Lillian embraces this new chapter with open arms, rekindles her romance with Liam, and builds a future filled with hope, love, and the unconventional family she never expected.

This is a heart felt ode to the Lone Star State. It is a poem full of pride, love, and hope for the future.

Annalise Williams spends her summers with her grandparents at their home in Savannah Georgia. The visits become more frequent do to a decline in her mothers health. Eventually Annalise and her mama move in with Grandma Lynn and Grandpa Bob.. With her mama being ill and only getting worse Annalise relies on her best friend Chaz, the boy down the street with the scraggly blonde hair and the bluest eyes, the boys she's know since she met him down by the old Mill when she was 6. Annalise and Chaz's adventures are all that's keeping her together, they seem almost magical. Things happen that they can't explain, and no one believes them. Only Annalise and Chaz know the truth and when her mama passes away she needs him and these adventures more than ever. Everything comes to an abrupt halt when Annalise's grandparents decide to send her to boarding school. They think her stories are silly and that its time for her to grow up. Annalise decides while away at school to write her stories down and create a book to share her adventures with others. Not realizing that writing these things down and reading them aloud would open not only her eyes but the worlds to the magic that surrounds us.

Naomi Carter has spent her entire life in a small Southern town where everyone knows everyone. Raised in a loving but struggling family, she grew up believing that hard work, kindness, and faith matter more than money. Even when life isn't fair, her parents have always taught her to treat people with respect and never let someone else's hatred change who she is. Everything changes when the Parker family arrives. The Parkers are millionaire real estate developers from New York with strong conservative political views. They move to south to oversee the construction of their newest luxury hotel, deciding to stay long enough for their son, Owen Parker, to finish his senior year of high school before returning home. Naomi and Owen come from completely different worlds. She never imagined she'd have anything in common with the wealthy new boy in town, and Owen never expected a small Southern town to change his life. As the two grow closer, they'll discover that love doesn't care about wealth, politics, or where you come from-but the people around them just might.

"This part... the passion; it had ignited the love tenfold." When you're an awkward, chubby, brace-faced teenager, meeting an older, taller and cute guy is not a welcoming circumstance! But that's just how life works - a nasty irony. Read this sweet story about an epic love spanning over decades; Giselle and Matthias.

Cassie, a recently single mama of two, is quickly uprooted from her suburban lifestyle when her husband decides he no longer wants to be a father. Devastated with the cutthroat news she franticly packs away her belongings and starts to clean out the home they once shared. Still in shock of the reality of it all she stubbles along some files dated back to her graduation days, a deed to some unknown property down south and a letter addressed to her. Cassie finds herself and her two little worlds heading back to the town she grew up in. Rekindling a relationship with her middle school best friend and finding love for the three of them along the way.

"Listen, son. You've got a great girl waiting for you. Do her a favor and don't mess it up this time." I start to nod, but realize that didn't make sense. Who is he talking about? Josie M-Josie, or Brooke? "Care to elaborate a bit more? Who do you mean?" "I don't know. Who do I mean? You're the hotshit lawyer. Figure it out." - All Josie wanted was to live out her dreams with her childhood sweetheart Colt, a force of arrogance, hot-headedness, and southern charm. They had been through everything life had to offer together, so what was one more tragedy? Apparently to Colt, everything. Seven years later in Boston, he is the epitome of smooth and steady with a new girl on his arm that he fixes to marry. The only problem is that he already is. Join Colt on a trip down memory lane in Georgia as he struggles to figure out which part of himself holds fast. The fearless small-town boy with the hot head and quick mouth, or the man who has made something of himself in a big city. ------ WARNING CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE READ AT YOUR OWN RISK YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED

Emily Dixon is currently the no.1 fashion designer and the owner of the popular and successful 'Dixie' franchise in the Upper East Side of New York City. Emily's life hadn't always been in the big apple as she grew up in the slower paced Spring Hill, Tennessee. When her father falls critically ill, Emily has to return to her childhood home to face her past and that one guy who she left behind. There will be tears, drama and heartache as everything has changed from when she left 5 years ago...

Some people are just... different.

What does it take to live with a divided heart? Cleo Twain is sure she has found the answer. It takes rules. It takes keeping the thoughts of what could have been separate from the path she chose. It takes putting aside past dreams of bohemian escapades with Wolfe for a solid paycheck and a stable home with Griffin. Okay, so what if every now and then, she makes an exception? She can indulge in a few nostalgic emails with Wolfe, because her days and nights are anchored in a good life with Griffin. She's learned to forgive herself for the stolen moments, getting back on track every time she slips. Because in the real world, her troubled former best friend and her super-solid fiancé do not cross wires. In her brain, or in her heart. Wolfe and the creativity he inspired within her is a dear part of her past, but her future belongs to Griffin--the best man she knows. Until Wolfe writes a novel about Cleo that is not so easily compartmentalized, causing Griffin to doubt the foundation he's built with her. Just when Cleo's rules are needed more than ever, Wolfe suffers a severe bipolar episode and Cleo can't bring herself to abandon him. Through his vulnerability, she rediscovers the tender beauty of her own soul. Sometimes, the exceptions to the rules become the most exceptional part of your life.

Charlotte "Charlee" Pierce has spent years building a life in Seattle, trying to outrun memories she never quite escaped. But when her mother's cancer returns, old wounds she thought she'd buried come rushing back, and suddenly she's sixteen again - angry, scared, and terrified of becoming invisible. Desperate for air and unable to face the life waiting for her at home, Charlee finds herself pulled towards the one place she never expected to miss: a small Oklahoma farm where she once spent two unforgettable years. The place she swore she'd never call home. Waiting for her are Aunt Mady, whose quiet strength has always been a refuge, and Hank Barrett - the stubborn, coffee-drinking farmer she couldn't stand when they first met. As old memories resurface and new friendships take root, Charlee slowly discovers that healing doesn't always happen all at once. Sometimes it grows quietly, like wildflowers after a storm. But when tragedy strikes the community she has come to love, Charlee must decide whether to keep running from the life she left behind - or finally put down roots and stay. Because sometimes family isn't just the people you're born to; sometimes it's the people who choose to stay. Wildflowers After the Storm is a moving story of love, loss, second chances, and discovering that even after the hardest seasons, new life can still bloom.

Hayley Hayes Bryan, A young loving sweet southern girl who is 17 years of age. Everyone calls her Hayley hayes because her favorite singer is hunter Hayes and that just happens to be her middle name, she is very outgoing and friendly but when She has to move from her 15+ acres of horse property in Texas to a small house in California. Will it all change when she meets the one and only ross lynch, where she has no idea what her life will be like after meeting him. Will life get worse after meeting the lead singer of the band or will it just be a better life for her?