Magical stories with heartwarming romance.

Gracie watched wax melt down the sides of the candles. Twelve in all. Small puddles formed in the chocolate frosting of the cake, a...

Darien ran a hand through his short ebony hair. The dance was lame. Well, not really. The dance itself appeared to be fun. But going...

“Think we should give her a second chance?” “I don’t know. She flushed her brother’s homework down the toilet, and snuck an extra cookie...

“Hide.” Mother pushes me between our bed and wall. “Why, mama?” “The prophets of The Supremacy say you’re the one. That when you grow up...

It’s September! Which means absolutely nothing to me, when it comes to colored leaves, Pumpkin Spice lattes, and crisp temperatures,...

A lazy stroll through the park, crisp autumn air, leaves fight then race. His fingers squeeze mine, let go. He’s on his knees. The box,...

Be strong and courageous. Words echoed in her mind, had trouble settling in her soul. Why did people frighten her? Another form passed,...

“Drat.” The ancient Honda sat on the side of the road, stalled, lifeless. Elyse rested her head against the steering wheel. “Not again....

“Good luck, Sarena!” Freyren said. He held his tanned back straight as one hoof pounded the brambled ground in anticipation, a gentle...

7:03 a.m. Unit 202 “There’s a shark in the pool.” Gracie’s clear blue eyes held fear, her mouth set in determination. “There can’t be a...

A rustle of leaves and pained whine of an animal rumbled from the stretch of bushes on the lane. “Don’t be a baby, Paige!” I jumped as...

Ella brushed a third layer of Fire-Engine-Red across her lips, then glanced in the mirror of the vanity and giggled. I shifted in the...

Scarlett sat up, a cushy bed of pink ruffles and faint scent of floral perfume around her. One hand swiped against her tired hazel eyes....

The ocean breeze tossed sand across my skin, the particles thick in the stickiness of the sun-lotion I’d just slathered on. I ignored it....

Violent shrieks echo across the Midway, the fragrance of popcorn saturates every pore of my body. The Ring Toss vendor beckons, lights...

The sharp edge of a weathered stone digs into my backside, my legs hang free over the corner of the ancient wall. Dried grass grows in...

Fluorescent lights overhead flicker out. My fingers curl around cold metal, my only security inside this claustrophobic box. I blink....

So, if you’ve been following my journey in FF, you’ll know that I didn’t dive into this crazy world until 2016. Just after the New Year,...

Empty boxes line the hall of my eight hundred square foot, two-bedroom apartment. Piles of books wait to be stored. Dishes carefully...

The subway doors opened with a hiss, as a wave of summer heat rolled along the floor, crept up my legs. The bell chimed twice, a muffled...