He knows how to put her to sleep.
Roddrick Kennedy likes to think that a strong dose of worrying is good for her health, and keeps her in control of her life. When she finds herself taking on everyone and their problems, she sees that maybe she should turn her attention to herself every once in a while. When Milo Vitale comes along to teach her how life can be stress free, she discovers herself in for a whirlwind of change as he helps to flip everything upside down.
When Sandra Taliaferro is left dead from a street rivalry, she leaves behind her teenage daughter Aubrey, and a box of secrets leading her to figure out a missing part to her life story.
What's a girl to do, when she doesn't listen to her head but instead throws caution to the wind for one night?
We've all had an encounter with that guy, right? The one who knows that he is sex on two legs. That guy who you know should be avoided, but still manages to reel you in easily. That guy who is still in your bed, even though he is long gone.
No? You don't know him. Well, Ambi does.
Terri Lawson, a middle-aged modeling agent had one job to do: find someone totally different then what the agency usually picks. When she runs into a young man way out of anything she'd ever consider...both of their lives change for the better.
Getting on a airplane and leaving everything she knew behind hadn’t been easy. Knowing who was waiting at the end of the long air flight made it all worth it.
A king must find a way to quiet the fear building in his kingdom as trouble from an older brother, whose eyes are on the throne arises. When the King's youngest daughter Armida, who has been held in secrecy as an asset to the land from the gods reaches 21, there is propaganda which has infiltrated the nation of a savior looking to overturn the rule and free the people from the recent poverty and poor state of the nation caused by famine and drought, just as she disappears from sight. They begin to form a support for this unknown visitor out of desperation and hope for a brighter future, causing an uproar and putting an entire people in need of one young woman until her much needed return back home.
Darlin', darlin', doesn't have a problem Lyin' to herself 'cause her liquor's top shelf It's alarmin', honestly, how charming she can be Fooling everyone, tellin' 'em she's having fun
She says, "You don't wanna be like me Don't wanna see all the things I've seen I'm dyin', I'm dyin'"
She says, "You don't wanna get this way Famous and dumb at an early age Lyin', I'm lyin'"
The boys, the girls, they all like Carmen She gives them butterflies, bats her cartoon eyes She laughs like God, her mind's like a diamond Audio tune lies, she's still shining
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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!
Life is all about the struggle- the struggle to survive or die, to love or hate. Among the trappings of a hard lived life, Olivia Morgan has survived because she has refused to fall prey to love. Enter Jack Eton, a former flame who reignites the fiery passion that threatens to consume them both. She has a choice; to run or to get caught up in a love that was destined for destruction?
Being a first time stripper is not easy. In a world where money and sex is power you have to know what your doing. Being an ametuer will have you being a broke bitch in this world. You have to know how to stripp and fuck to get money.
Vulcan socialites, secrets, prejudices. Can infinite diversity in infinite combinations persist? On a visit, Spock & Uhura discover that New Vulcan is not only a difficult place to fit in, it may hold danger for Sarek. As outsiders, can they uncover a plot and maintain their bond? S/U,Kirk, OCs, Scotty, Enterprise crew members & Gaila in later chapters. Fluff, Emo!Spock, some bad language. Draws upon the TOS Star Trek episode, "Journey to Babel" by D.C. Fontana.
Even Spock needs a little comfort. Nyota wants to make Spock as happy as he makes her & befriend her prospective father-in-law Sarek. She's a brilliant translator, but can she balance living between multiple cultures? Mature rating in final chapter. Fluff.
A'isha is a fashion designer by trade. Though she is in a business filled with superficial spoiled brats and air heads she is different. At 5’3 tall and what most would call a plus size girl she is far from the norm in her line of business, a tulip amongst roses. She shy’s away from the spot light and always has a kind word for everyone she meets her beauty shines from an inner light that refuses to be extinguished.
Elton is a prominent plastic surgeon. Making money from the insecurities of women and men alike in A’ishas line of business has been his way of life for many years. In every person he meets he can spot their flaws in an instant, but meeting A’isha changes his life. Opening his eyes to the possibility of someone who didn’t need to be changed in any way, someone dare he say it perfect.
When the two meet sparks fly and lives are changed forever.
(The Banner is a temp until I can make something better. I just wanted to give the reader an idea of the characters I have in mind.)
Another little look in the lives of my fave one shot couple Tandra and Kevin. This time they host a Halloween party.
For Jamie Watson, raising Alex was supposed to be a short time gig, a means to an end before starting her new life. But with it brings a type of love she never could have imagined with Alex's father Mitch. While caring for him brings them together, will doing what's best for him tear them apart?
23 year-old Tasha Jackson took her fiance throne in the drug industry when he was shot and killed at a gas station. After he died, she became a emotionalless cold-hearted bitch, and was all about her money and her son. She trusted no-one, but the people in her cricle.
Trent Collins a 29 year-old rookie police officer who was ecstatic when he was given the opportunity to go undercover for the first time. His main objective was to take down a woman named Tasha Jackson not to fall in love with her.
"All the years we've been together was a lie. The I love yous we told each other meant nothing to him. The promises we made to each other would never happen. All of our hopes and dreams would never come true. I felt like I was in a bad dream that I couldn't wake up from."
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.
A high tech prison were the most Horrific criminals meet their demise........
"I'll taste the devil's tears, drink from his soul, but I'll, never give up you."
-Angus and Julia Stone
He was a complete stranger who had a knack for taking what little walls people had built up around themselves, and tearing them down.
She was the victim of his demise, his misery, then soon enough, she fell victim to his love.
I am not a neophyte with umpteen degrees and a horrible past in search of a father figure working as a personal assistant for a rich bad boy with uncle issues who has a penchant for BDSM contracts and sex slaves, owns sex dungeon and doesn’t do girlfriends or sleepovers. I am sure you get the picture. What I am is a highly successful woman who has lived and loved and experienced the best and worst of what life has to offer. And in spite of the setbacks, I still believe in love and will always seek the HEA, regardless of my wounded, battle weary muses and their words of doubt and opposition. Now before I let you in on more of me, the good, bad, naughty, crazy and annoying, while I am not that ingénue, I do share her attraction to bad boys with issues who recognize the sexual submissive in me and understands what it means to be my dominant lover and not an abuser. I hope you enjoy the ride and trust me to take you where you need to go in my life that is a mix of smooth highways, off the beaten paths and bumpy side roads.
You are my sunshine.
My only sunshine.
You make me happy, when skies are grey.
You'll never know dear, how much I love you.
So please don't take, my sunshine away.
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.
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