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When the lines are drawn, will you risk your life to cross them for love?

In the Summer of 1988, tragedy hits home for Charlene Jacobson and her father when her little brother is killed playing a game of basketball in their Detroit housing projects.  She soon finds herself living in the small rural town of Millersville, Georgia, with her estranged grandmother. Millersville is a place where time stands still and the racial divide is as prevalent as the 1950s.  Secrets, lies, and betrayal lurk in every corner. Yet, through it all she finds solace in the arms of Ryan Quinn, a white senior track star and the son of the town Sherriff.  

Will their love cross the finish line?  

EDIT:  Crossing the Finish line has been removed from this site and a revised version with added new content has been published on Amazon Kindle Vella (as of November 2022) under the penname, Shelly B Williams. To those of you who have left reviews, added me to your Favorite Authors and Story Alerts, and helped to make CTFL one of the Top Ten Most Favorited Stories on Valent Chamber, I trully appreciate all the support you have shown me over the years. I hope you will continue to support me as I begin the next phase of my journey as a published author. I couldn't  have done this without you. 

Much Love!

 


Rated: Mature Content
Categories: Original Fiction
Characters: None
Classification: None
Genre: Drama, Romance
Story Status: Completed
Pairings: Male/Female
Warnings: Adult Situations, Drugs/Drug Use, Extreme Language, Graphic Violence, Homosexuality, Original Characters, Racism, Strong Sexual Content , Work in Progress
Challenges: Deep, dark, and mysterious
Series: None
Chapters: 4 Completed: No Word count: 5758 Read: 213866
Published: November 07 2010 Updated: January 09 2014
Story Notes:

 

A/N: This is chapter 1 of my WIP, Crossing the Finish Line.  It is a tumultuous love story set during 1988 about a talented, street smart, African American teen from the projects of Detroit, MI who moves to the fictional rural town of Millersville, GA after her younger brother is killed in a random shooting. She meets and reluctantly falls in love with a handsome, but flawed, white senior track star named Ryan Quinn who dreams of moving to California to get away from his controlling father and competing in the Olympics . Their newfound love is tested by family, friends and society, but the real obstacle is overcoming their own insecurities and beliefs about race, sex, and following their dreams.

1. Cast of Characters by wisedec4u [Reviews - 54] starstarstarstarhalf-star (726 words)

2. Chapter 1 - Changes by wisedec4u [Reviews - 0] (1558 words)

This chapter has been revised from its original posting. 

3. Chapter 2 - Curious by wisedec4u [Reviews - 0] (3463 words)

This chapter has been revised from it original posting.

 

4. Chapter 3 - Author Note by wisedec4u [Reviews - 0] (11 words)

The rest of this story has been removed for publication on Amazon Kindle Vella.

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