Summary:

 

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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!

 

Table of Contents
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 Count: 214830
Published: November 07 2010
Updated: January 09 2014

Summary: Ruby Gray is heading to a family reunion and this time, without her husband. She didn’t want to see the disapproval in her mother’s eyes or hear her sister talk about how good her marriage is but she knew that if she didn’t go, she’d never hear the end of it. Only the moment her car breaks down, Ruby realizes that she might’ve gotten more than she bargained for, especially when she runs into a very handsome stranger.
Table of Contents
Categories: Original Fiction
Characters: None
Classification: None
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Story Status: None
Pairings: None
Warnings: Adult Situations, Original Characters, Racism, Sexual Content , Strong Sexual Content , Work in Progress
Series: None
Chapters: 3
Completed:No
Word count: 4369
Read Count: 2773
Published: July 19 2013
Updated: July 19 2013

Summary:

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. 

 

Table of Contents
Categories: Original Fiction
Characters: None
Classification: General
Genre: Action-Adventure , Drama
Story Status: Muse went on vacation, no idea when it will be back
Pairings: None
Warnings: Adult Situations, Dark Fic, Extreme Language, Original Characters, Racism, Sexual Content , Work in Progress
Series: None
Chapters: 8
Completed:No
Word count: 10114
Read Count: 12993
Published: July 25 2013
Updated: May 29 2015