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.

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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!

Love you like a Brother.

Treat you like a Friend.

Respect you like a Lover. 

Shy loner white nerd developes caring and complex relationship with popular black girl at school.

I've been living so long with my pictures of you...

Freaks were the names Malaika and Lucas have been called all their lives. 

Lucas was the black sheep of his family because he had too many freckles and red hair.

Malaika was teased for having dark skin and kinky hair and being from a family full of light skinned people didn't make it any better.

Emery Johnson has been crushing on her older brothers best friend for years, too bad in his eyes, she will only ever be recognized as 'Darrell's sister'. Ready to change that, Emery enlists the help of a single book to snare her dream man, but along the way someone else steps into the picture, shaking up the feelings that Emery thought were tightly secured and forever stable.

There's no book on this. But there should be

They each needed something only the other could fill. Little did they know that something would be their greatest downfall.

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.

"The course of true love never did run smooth." 

-William Shakespeare

Love, loss and redemption are found in the most unlikely places.

“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.”

What happens after Loki falls from the Rainbow Bridge? My first fic EVER. M rating for later chapters.

At some point, you'll have to eventually let your guard down.

Benjamin Cunningham III decided to finally open the box that his adopted parents had given him which would reveal his past.  Little did he know that its contents would change his life forever.

A virtual wallflower for most of her life, what will Sasha do when she encounters the first man to ever make her want to be noticed? Dmitri is a man used to being surrounded by the most beautiful things, including women. Will he accept Sasha, a woman who is usually overshadowed by the beauty of her friends? Is he capable of noticing that while her beauty may not be as blatant, it should still be treaured? This is the story of a wallflower and the man she loves.

Sasha: the Wallflower has been removed from this site and is available for purchase on Amazon Kindle. Thank you all for your support!

I am currently NOT working on this story and don't know when I will be again. Writing this takes a toll on me and I have kinda been posting other things here. Give them a looksie. :]

Kensington's battered body ached from abuse, each blow recieved slowly tearing her apart. She was drowning in the hell that once used to be her home until a mysterious stranger comes along. Will he be the one restrore Kensington's faith in the world?

Heads up: The beginning (meaning the first few chapters)  of this story is a bit DARK. If you are of a faint heart than I fear this story is not going to be appealing to you. 

"Your presence still lingers here and it won't leave me alone
There's just too much that time cannot erase
And I held your hand through all of these years 
But you still have all of me 
These wounds won't seem to heal this pain is just too real
When you cried, I'd wipe away all of your tears 
Who would knew  such pain could be held by three simple words could hold such much pain in a simple letter.

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.*

Short story about the strange love between two very different people.

Who knew the boy with the big dreams and kind smile would be her undoing. She may have fallen in love, but he fell along with her.