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WHEN THINGS GO SOUTH

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Raised by southern Pentecostal grandparents, the journey of her Momma, whose Farah Fawcett-type beauty landed her seven husbands, and her seventies playboy Daddy, who has been married five times, proves to cause confusion for the heart of a small-town southern girl Riley Blair, who's determined not to follow in the same path of bad relationships as her parents. Riley Blair supposes it may be her destiny or that bad relationships are just as hereditary as her brown eyes and big boobs, when at sixteen, she finds herself pregnant by a drug-addicted bad boy. Riley Blair, having strong faith in her grandfather's fire and brimstone preaching, along with a flair for the broken, is entangled with taking to heart her Momma's humorous prolific southern philosophies. This sets Riley on a path tainted with chaos, heartbreak, death, and addiction. But Riley Blair keeps the faith that God has someone for her, like a prize at the county fair. She never loses hope for happiness or the fairytale life she dreamed of as a child. Although Riley Blair's story sheds light on a humorous, messy, southern upbringing, it will also pull at your heartstrings and have you rooting for authentic, unapologetic protagonist Riley Blair. A protagonist who gives into the simple pleasures of a feeling, paying no regard to the trauma that may come. Riley Blair recognizes early on that life truly is like a roller coaster ride. It may have its ups and downs, twists and turns, but how boring would it be and who would want to get on if it just went straight? So, at times, you may have to hold on tight and scream, but other times you can throw your hands in the air, let go, and enjoy the ride. The crazy beautiful ride.All Rights Reserved

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Breaking Stars by RealJSterling

An actress since she was fourteen years old, Paige Lockwood finds herself craving a little normalcy after a scandal rocks her otherwise predictable world. With everyone in her life attempting to control her, she takes matters into her own hands and leaves town without so much as a plan or a destination. But the destination finds her as car trouble forces Paige to settle down in a small Southern town as she waits for repairs. There she meets the handsome, albeit standoffish, Tatum Montgomery, and both of their lives are forever altered as they learn that sometimes when you aren't looking for love, it finds you anyway. The real question is: Can you hold on to it when you're from two completely different worlds?

I call her KARMA (completed) by graceytrey234

Rich, vile and spoilt Isabelle Rose Everleigh moves to a small town of centerville, Gallia country, in Ohio, when her father, Brad Everleigh decides to shield his sick wife from the media's prying eyes, so he says, besides they are only staying for the summer right? It won't make a difference if Elle brought her best friend Taylor, right?, wrong! Following a close encounter with some thugs, Brad decides his daughter needs someone closer than a bodyguard and that won't draw too much attention, and here's where Alexander Hamilton comes in, the gorgeous 18 year old, street kid whom Elle can't stand and Taylor has falling for. This mysterious love triangle will have you at the edge of your seat, he's in love with the rich spoilt girl who only cares about herself, and she's helplessly pining for his attention, what happens when secrets are revealed, secrets that go beyond blood, and friendships become irreparable, and our characters learn just what it takes to hide behind a mask... ...Karma really is a bitch" Alex said as he looked up to the sky, "What's that supposed to mean?" Taylor asked, he looked down and smiled a sad smile. "Nothing you should worry about".

Before by MadalynneWrites06

Have you ever thought about death? How you will die, what comes after when your heart stops beating? Personally, I've never given it much thought. Until now. *** Fallon Vermont thinks there is no life worth living without Riley Evans, her boyfriend of six years. He is all she has, and she is all he has. From the beginning, Riley was possessive over her, and they were inseparable. Everything they did was for each other, and no one would get in the way of them. But what happens when Fallon meets Nicole, a girl who slowly becomes a friend, makes her question everything she thought she knew or believed, and starts to look at life in a new way? Riley is her everything and only thinks she needs him, and vice versa. *** "Everything is made the way he intended it to. It's so freakin' awesome to think about. All you have to do is have that faith and surrender your life to Him." I smile and nod, looking away and sipping my coffee. I take what she said into consideration. At least about having faith. I always believed in something higher, but what exactly? Does god really love me, even after all the bad I've done? And Riley, does he still love him after he put his hands on me? If god can't accept Riley, why would I accept him? I won't believe in you if you don't believe in someone that I love, I just won't. Will Fallon finally give in to the fulfillment God has to offer or will she continue to let the destruction that is her life, fully pull her under? She is fighting between right and wrong, good and bad. Will Riley continue to push her down the wrong path or help her, them, to step into the light?

Criminally In Love by etherealfolklore

With the death of his birth parents, Ryan Mckennedy was left in the care of his godparents. Where he ends up being Riley Gaskin's neighbor. Riley wasn't your typical girl next door, with her brunette hair, freckled face, and olive skin. Don't let her features fool you, cause beyond the surface of the Gaskin family. Chaos, trauma, and destruction lived freely. With arguments alerting child protective services, and her home life causing her to act out at school, rumors about Riley Gaskin spread like wildfire when the town finds out her father was accidentally murdered. As the murder gets pinned on her, teachers feel unsafe with a convicted felon walking the halls. Running away from her reputation and violent household, Riley adapts to being homeless on the streets, hitchhiking, and making money however she can. But somehow she always finds her way back home. It isn't until years later, that Ryan gets a phone call from Riley, asking him to help her hide a dead body. Ryan is conflicted with running from the law with Riley, as well a putting his job as an officer on the line. Or even putting the love of his life, since he was a child, behind bars, for all of eternity. If following your heart gets you wanted by the police... do you still follow it?

Ace Of Spades (Complete Raw First Draft, Unedited) by janeisderranged

This story sucks, don't read it! It's amazing how quickly your life can change. In a slow town like this, where nothing exciting ever happens, where nothing ever changes, one single moment can alter your life forever, for better, or for worse. Sometimes, we're lucky enough to be able to recognise these particular moments, and take a leap of faith, but, more times than not, they just happen without us even realizing what's going on until it's already too late. Tonight, a simple Saturday night, just like any other, would turn out to be one of the most defining moments of my life. Ace is living a slow life, knowing nothing other than drinking with his friends and the motorcycle club that raised him, waiting to reconnect with his father who has just been released from prison after a fifteen year sentence. Life is simple, though he thought. Until the night he meets Jenna, running from her haunting past and the man that she is desperately trying to escape. Ace is dead set on protecting Jenna, but, as she slowly learns to trust him enough to open up to, he finds himself landing in the middle of a human trafficking operation and a feud that goes way back, between the ringleader and his club. Suddenly, life doesn't seem so simple... Work in progress, especially the blurb! This story has content which may offend some readers. Mild coarse language! Physical and sexual violence! Lots of drug references! First draft! I don't own the cover image! I'm a disappointment to my family!

Screwed over...and over...and over... by Kellyjoyjoy

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Lady Of The Church by its_not_angella

Jill never thought her Junior year of high school would revolve around a "Dirty Minister", his happy-go-lucky son, the annual Lady Of The Church pageant, and her dream of finally snagging her childhood crush. All the "Dirty" Reverend Goody wants to do is bring a little faith into this horribly gray town but that's close to impossible with his nasty reputation and shady past. That's where Jill comes in and saves the day. However, Jill's success and sudden holiness comes with a tragic price as well. Her downfall, her losing it all, the poop chute, the loneliness. The girl who never thought she could stand alone ever again finds herself alienated with not one of her friends by her side. Of course she can be holy, she can become one with the church, and she can forget the people that won't mind forgetting her. But what if she forgets herself as well? What if she forgets what she set out to do in the first place? What could possibly go wrong? She's small town famous, she brought holy faith to a high it's never been before in her town. But a little faith goes a long way......and in a direction Jill never saw coming. Never did Jill believe she could inspire a church, never did she think she could inspire a town, never did she imagine she would ever finally attract the guy of her dreams ......but never did she think she would fall hard along the way for someone else with a want stronger than hers to have someone by their side. And to not be alone.... *Aug 2014

Image: A Love Story by VioletHole99

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Rebel by WithLoveBreA

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Breaking Stars

An actress since she was fourteen years old, Paige Lockwood finds herself craving a little normalcy after a scandal rocks her otherwise predictable world. With everyone in her life attempting to control her, she takes matters into her own hands and leaves town without so much as a plan or a destination. But the destination finds her as car trouble forces Paige to settle down in a small Southern town as she waits for repairs. There she meets the handsome, albeit standoffish, Tatum Montgomery, and both of their lives are forever altered as they learn that sometimes when you aren't looking for love, it finds you anyway. The real question is: Can you hold on to it when you're from two completely different worlds?