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Mari thought that coming home to a ghost town was bad. It turns out it's worse having to attend her estranged father's wedding and letting her childhood best friend break down the walls she carefully built. ***** Mari Chasey's life is suspended. She returns to her hometown in a cold November day following her mother's death, after years of studying abroad in Europe. Pinewood is sleepy in the bitter cold, the deserted shoreline stretching further than she can reach, but that's okay. Mari is good with temporary things and at not lingering. She's not planning to stay for long, just enough to sort out her mother's affairs without poking at open wounds. Then her father returns. Jack Chasey, former renowned superstar, absent for most of her childhood, is getting married to a woman Mari hardly knows. He gets to begin again, build something new, while Mari grapples with a fractured life and all the scattered pieces of herself. Her mother was supposed to live forever; Jack was mercurial and always at arm's length. But now he's here to stay. Enter Kinney St. James. Once Mari's closest friend, then another person that passed by like a comet, she still knows Mari and all the shards of her. Even the sharper ones. In the stillness of winter, Mari reconnects with the quiet life Jack always wanted for her, the softer parts of her that only Kinney can tap into, and what it truly means to be her mother's daughter. ***** Open Novella Contest -- prompts 24, 29, 46, & 77 © 2026 caterina george // all rights reserved

Paige de Haan believes in a lot of things, but ghosts aren't one of them. Keane Mahoney, her former best friend, would just like her to believe in herself. ***** After a devastating summer, Paige De Haan is determined to cut ties with her old life--no more parties, no more attention, and definitely no more old friends. Her plan seems to be working until an unexpected run-in with her former best friend, Keane Mahoney, throws a wrench in her plans. The universe pushes them together, forcing them to partner up for their senior project: a ghost-hunting web series where skeptic meets believer. The sudden closeness stirs up unresolved feelings and urges them to confront the past they've been avoiding. Now, Paige and Keane must decide if their relationship is destined to stay buried . . . or be brought back to life. ***** BENNINGTON COLLEGE #2 © 2024 caterina george // all rights reserved

Declan's faith drowned in distress-leaving his life with another little boy-Morgen, who was vanished a Neuroblastoma (Solid Cancer) that appeared to be his brother's son after his whole family died-leaving Morgen on his hand. Lessie Lonette-a Doctor that took care of Morgen was somehow mixed with Declan's life when she was trying to give Morgen a support. Lessie that appeared to be Declan's unexpected interest-causing him to dig his own path away when Lacey's mystery led him to another misery. Can Declan handle Morgen and rise from his despair only for Lessie and Morgen? "Letting go, does not mean forgetting," her voice shook his heart. "It's an art of holding on to your memories and keep him in your heart." This story supported #goldribbon as to raise #childhoodcancerawareness. Every 36 minutes a child was diagnosed cancer. Not all heroes, survivors, warriors were above 5 feet tall. Remember, Kids have cancer too.

How does an engaged woman, with a steady job, end up single, jobless and become a co-parent to an orphaned baby? Lily Ricci is about to marry the man of her dreams. Ever since her childhood, she has dreamed of marrying someone who is handsome and financially steady. All that is about to come true and she is on the verge of getting everything she wants... On the night of her engagement party, everything changes. Lily receaves a phone call from the hospital, telling that her bestfriend Macy and her baby has been in an accident. Lily rushes to the ER, where Macy's good for nothing brother Jake tells her the devastating news. The two are handed a crying baby girl and a piece of paper that says Macy have left the custody of her child to both of them. Lily now faces a new reality, where she is supposed to take care of a baby with a man she despices. And the man she is engaged to gives her an ultimatum, leave the baby or he will leave her.

"Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds." - Democritus © 2017 autumn meinhardt

Lamar is in the park one night when he witnesses a murder. The murderers find out and are determined to silence him. Lamar thinks he managed to escape from them, but he is wrong. They find out who he is and are hot on his trail. Lamar unwillingly gets his best friend Mikey involved and now they are both being hunted down by the murderers. Can the friends survive, or will one of them die?

❝Seduce me with who you really are.❞ ↠ All rights reserved. o p t i c a l i t y | 2021

highest rank - #32 in Action #28 in Futuristic ❝She was like a moth. And the need for justice was the light burning deep within her. But everyone knows what happens when a moth touches the light. . . . they get burned.❞ It was a seemingly perfect system. How far would she go to uncover the truth? [extended summary inside] • • • Society © Kya V. Hill ™ 2016 The moral right of the author has been asserted. All rights reserved. This story is published subject to the condition where no part shall not be copied, reproduced or retransmitted without consent on the author. Any violation to this is breaking the copyright law. A single copy of the materials available in this story may be made solely for personal noncommercial use. Individuals must preserve any copyright or notices. Users may not distribute any copies to others wether it's electronically or handwritten without consent of the author.

Adam Clarkson lived an easy life as the Managing Director of his Family business. At a young age he's been hardworking and cut off from all distractions but he earned his fun at the end of the day. Once his father wants him to take on a new project with their family enemies, The Smith's, Adam has to work with the vigorous and alluring daughter, Gabriella Smith. To work with a partner was one thing but a woman who took charge and waited for no one was a challenge for Adam that he'd have to face. As the two persistent bosses begin to work together, they ponder as to why their families hated each other for so long. When Adam and Gabriella begin to dig, their families cut them off from finding any information. However, when they put two and two together, they realize those closest to them were once involved in the family controversy. Now they just have to track those people down but is it worth, the damage that it'll bring to your own family's?

**WATTYS 2016 WINNER - HQ LOVE** This story is being published on Amazon on October 9th, 2107. It is available for pre-order here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07485Y93V At this point - this is a preview and just the first 3 parts! Rosie Knight is happy with her life. She's got a job that works for her, a cute little place to live and a whole lot of quiet. Everything she never had in her previous life - before she started over. Until that is, the ghost of her boss's pushy grandma starts following her around. Before she knows it, Rosie's happy little, quiet life is turned upside down and she's doing things she vowed she'd never do again. Things like hunting ghosts and making friends. Not to mention falling for the boy next door. And if all that wasn't enough, her dreams hold a warning that even she can't ignore. **PARANORMAL ROMANCE** THIS STORY HAS MATURE THEMES IN LATER CHAPTERS. IT IS NOT EROTICA NOR DOES IT CONTAIN A NUMBER OF EXPLICIT SEXUAL SCENES. IT IS A ROMANCE THAT HAS ONE OR TWO ADULT, ROMANTIC SCENES. IF YOU ARE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH ADULT ROMANTIC THEMES - THIS IS NOT FOR YOU. DO NOT PASS GO!

When the man you love isn't the man you thought he was... Macy Ford, broke off her engagement after finding out her fiancée was none other than the leader of the most powerful bikers club. She struggled to get over him but finally gives into her hearts desire...she wants Levi Perkins and only him; no matter what other title is attached to him. But see what happens when she finally woman's up and goes crawling back to him? 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟******************🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟******************🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟******** This is a one shot for the Bad boys and ugly sweaters contest. I did it and it was fun, maybe you should give it a try.

Sienna Williams is 19, and her life couldn't be more complicated. With her mother dying and now she's taking on her new role as head of the business, she definitely has no time for meaningless endeavours. That is, until she has a unfortunate run-in with the youngest billionaire in the world, not to mention he's the most egotistical and selfish person to ever walk the earth. At least that's what Sienna thinks. Can Sienna find it in her to not fall for someone who's priorities isn't helping out the poor and making the world a better place? Or will Bradley Edwards have her running for her life? *** (NOT EDITED)

Everyone always says I am Lucky - No pun intended because that's my name as well or that's at least what people think I am called. I am living the dream of most boys and girls out there. At the age of six, I got my lucky break in a movie and I haven't stopped living in the spotlight. There comes a time in your life where you have to decide what's going to be best for you. To keep on living the dream or to finally escape. Fame can make or break you... *The 2017 Good As Gold Winner for Teen Fiction

"Cornelia, let's make a deal. You will be my fake girlfriend for 3 months. And I will pay you 30 million dollars for your service, how is that?" "I refuse." -:-:-:-:- What if someone offer you to be his fake girlfriend? Handsome, rich, profesional, that's him. Will you refuse? But.. What if you don't have any choice other than accepting that offer? Meet Cornelia (20). A very smart but clumsy and feisty. She is poor and unemployed. She has no money and house. Her life is miserable. Why? You will know the reason soon actually. Just one clue from me : the reason is.. it's because of SOMEONE A N D Meet Colton (23). Owner of Steward Company. The biggest company in the world. Handsome, rich, professional, all girls fall for him. But behind that, he has a black past. Because of one accident, these two meet. Because of one deal, these two can be related. They are from the opposite world. Will they able to find a romance between them?

What happens when the man you've been daydreaming about in your free time for the past three years becomes a constant in your life? Well, chaos.

-THIS IS THE UNOFFICIAL BOOK TWO IN THE UNOFFICIAL BC TRILOGY! NOT THE OFFICIAL VERSION! PUBLISHED JUST BECAUSE. UNEDITED.- Red may be out of the picture now, but that didn't make them forget their plans. They're coming for the darkest superhero in King City, starting with those he loves most. With impending danger on the horizon, Coal must do all he can to protect his loved ones or risk losing it all. It won't be long before he learns that you can't always fight fire with fire and make it out alive. And it could very well be lights out for the darkest hero patrolling King City. - AMAZING COVER BY: @stiles24stilinskiXD Completed unofficial sequal. Big City Trilogy #2. Began: March 2017. Finished October 2017

full version on radish fiction "She wasn't made of roses, but he never liked flowers anyway." Sutton Miller is hardly your quintessential protagonist, but then again, Nolan Hale doesn't really seem to mind. copyright © 2015 by kelly hui [ #19 in short story 9.6.15 ]

Alina Arora is a 23 year smart, bold, gorgeous girl and popularly known with the phrase of 'Beauty with Brain'. She is selected as one of the youth representatives of the nation as "Panthers of India". By becoming part of the programme to change the nation, she wants to fulfil her dream to be a sociologist. Her life takes a vital turn when she meets the Prime Minister of the nation along with her two other companions and a smarty who she calls trouble. What will happen when she'll face real politics or find herself falling for the so-called trouble or when she'll meet her ideal and a mysterious identical girl?