“A mighty pain to love it is,
And 'tis a pain that pain to miss;
But of all pains, the greatest pain
It is to love, but love in vain.”
Sequel to "Love, God & Ultimatums"
Shy loner white nerd developes caring and complex relationship with popular black girl at school.
Joss just knows this summer will change her life... If she can manage to tolerate her bunk leader
At some point, you'll have to eventually let your guard down.
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He loved to see them suffer. The pitiful humans that they desperately need to survive. Oh how she would suffer the girl who was nothing but a twinkling star, and he knew just as good as anyone that stars were never meant to stay. They were destined to fall and look beautiful as there innocence fades away.
Matt was the love them and leave them type till he met Azalea. She turned the tables on him but not for the reasons he thinks. Will he forgive her when he learns the truth?
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Short story about the strange love between two very different people.
What happens after Loki falls from the Rainbow Bridge? My first fic EVER. M rating for later chapters.
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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!
Rosco Witherspoon is an intelligent young lady. In the 1950s South, there are virtually no opprotunities for her considering that she is an African American. By the grace of God, a family will risk everything they have to give her everything she deserves so that she can get a fitting High School education. Following the death of her mother, her three older sisters clench their teeth as they decide to send their youngest off to be cared for by people they've never had a reason to trust because of their skin.
She'll cause the small town to go into an uproar upon her arrival. How long can she get by with passing before she is outed?
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Alicia meets Nick and they begin a Journey full of love, forgiveness and Passion. From two different worlds their love bridges the culture gap and emotional walls come crashing down. This is a Story of faith and love in its purest forms.
Alicia is in her third year of nursing school, at 23 she is more than ready to take on the real world after moving to New York far away from her overprotective family where she is learning to depend more on herself and taking big steps to her independance.
Nick is a first generation Chinese-American living in New York, at 25 he is done pleasing everyone but himself, he was to be a doctor like his father and for most of his life he spent his days and nights studying and working at that goal... In the last year before his graduation from medical school Nick decides to take a break and
somehow how ended up buying a club with his bestfriend Sean. one year later Nick is conflicted though he loves his life the one he made for himself he misses his family and he even misses medical school. After his little detour from the path his father wanted him to take his family relationships are strained at best. Alicia teaches him the meaning of forgiveness and shows him that its time to let go of the past to embrace the future.
They each needed something only the other could fill. Little did they know that something would be their greatest downfall.
When Joss begins receiving anonymous letters, she has her suspicions as to who might be penning the ominous messages. But as the list of suspects grows, will she uncover the author’s identity or stumble upon a greater truth? *A response to the Random Letters prompt.*
When best childhood friends, Cassandra Bishops and Jae-Hoon Whitaker, share a night of passion, they find that making their new, intimate relationship prosper would prove to be more challenging than they realized. When heart breaking secrets come to light and obstacles arise, will they choose to fight for their love or will they go their separate ways?
Rafael Vargas has been in love with Tomiko ever since his teens. When he hears she might be leaving for good he realizes he needs to make a move and soon. There’s only a slight problem. Tomiko is his big sister's best friend and Rafael knows convincing Tomiko to be his is not going to be easy.
Tai never understood why his family thought it was best to send him to the United States until he met Lana, a beautiful woman with a very troubled past and is broken. Can he fix her, or will she have to fix herself? And what's up with her obsessive ex boyfriend and her colleague who she sees as just a friend?
Kwon Jae Hwa had been prepared to succeed. He had worked hard for everything he had earned all of his life, and that resulted in getting him to great places in life.
One day, his life is interrupted by a vibrant, young, aspiring dancer. She's carefree, and the complete opposite of what he is used to, but something tells him that she is exactly what he wants.
He has no reason to doubt that she feels the same about him, until she is offered the opportunity of a lifetime that puts a halt on everything they have, and Jae Hwa is left with a great responsibility to handle on his own.
Jae Hwa must face the one hardship he never thought he would have to go through with his first love.
Taylor Mooreland has more than her share of problems. Her mother's an irresponsible dreamer who's more interested in floating from audition to audition than she is in paying her bills. So, Taylor's got to keep the ship afloat, taking care of her little brother and working to help pay the bills while she's going to school. And if life wasn't difficult enough, now she's gotten herself into quite the mess with a guy who thinks she's a man.
Lana and Lucas have an arrangement. Something that works for the both of them. At least Lana thought it did.
"The course of true love never did run smooth."
-William Shakespeare
Sometimes when it comes to family and their issues, a lie is more acceptable than reality.
Acceptable Lies is an original work of fiction. Please do not copy or post this story to any other websites. Copyright 2011 BRAnderson
What if you were just a normal person who didn’t have anything extraordinary about them? What if you became just some sort of experiment just to appease a curious mind? I have, but at least I am not alone.
I wish love was like the fairy tales, then love would always have a happy ending.
We would both live happily ever after.
But life is bitter sweet, love is unpredictable, and fate is inevitable.........
Part One: Life
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