SPARKLE AWARDS {SECOND EDITION}

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What If We Drown ✓

Ashlyn hasn't spoken a word since the age of eight, and her heart's never felt more protected. But, when the confident and ever so charming Derek stumbles into her quiet little world, her emotions-and forbidden desires-have never been so loud. ***** For twenty years, silence is all Ashlyn Holland has known. Haunt...

Local Flavour (Book 1, the Local Flavour Series)

Lucy McLean returns home to help her parents win a national cooking competition, only to fall in love with its host: handsome celebrity chef, Quinn Allen. ***** Lucy McLean arrives back in her hometown with her confidence shattered. She's been dump...

Pink Dandelion Quarterly_Winter 2019

A Chick-Literary Magazine for writers & readers of women's fiction and romantic comedy. Short Stories Flash Fictions Author Interviews Essays Book Reviews Contests Currently accepting submissions for upcoming volumes. Flash fiction up to 500 words. Short stories up to 5,000 words. Must have a female protagonist. Es...

Tales from the Black Goat: Paranormal One Shots

Short tales dealing with all manner of paranormal, esoteric and unexplained phenomenon. Not all the stories are creepy. In fact, a few are humorous.

Pink Dandelion Quarterly_Fall 2019

A Chick Lit-erary Magazine for writers & readers of contemporary women's fiction. In this premier Pumpkin Spice Chick Lit Issue you'll find: Short Stories Flash Fictions Author Interview Essay on Chick Lit Book Review How to Write Good Sex Scenes Two CONTESTS! Enter our Pumpkin Spice Contest Drawing for a chance to...

Darkness Falls: Spooky Stories

2nd Place WINNER of the 30 Days of Spooky Tales contest hosted by Microfictions, Adultfictions, and Chick Lit tales. Microfictions, flash fictions, poetry--some with a cheeky chick lit vibe but most with a horror or supernatural feel.

Pit Lane Persephone

Falling off her ride is always a risk, but falling for her teammate may hurt more. ***** Lauren Dimas has been riding motorcycles since kindergarten, and she's pretty sure Cadmium Racing contracted her based on her technical skills. But as the first...

Necromancy In D Minor ✔️

Sin and symphony. That's all a necromancer needs. Octavia is a woman of many hats -- a maestro, an educator, a wanderer and an accomplished liar, and she wears all of them at once if need be. Masquerading as a music teacher, she travels the world on a mission to rid it of the netherborne -- a scourge from beyond the g...

The Hoof of Providence: A Horse's Tale

(**Highest rank: #63 in #flashfiction as of 5/11/18**) Written for the #ASnapshotInTime contest hosted by the @HistoricalFiction community. Won 1st Place in Short Story in the Victory Awards (2018) and in the Rosie Awards (2019). Providence is a colonial horse who was taken by the Redcoats from his owner Joey and fro...

Dirty Lying Faeries

Dirty Lying Faeries is now published as a Wattpad Book! As a Wattpad reader, you can access both the Original Edition and Books Edition upon purchase. ***** With a kiss of her hand, Thea is transported into the faerie world. Now she's trapped in th...

Crimson Qi, Exiled Beautiful Lady Falls in Love with a Shy Demon

An unlucky noblewoman precipitates a civil war and falls for a half-demonic beggar with a self-destructive healing talent. Summary: Tien Lyn was born lucky, but her luck ran out fast. Tossed on the currents of politics and magic, she lives in the accursed 'interesting times', during a civil war. Her worst enemy is a s...

Wild Rides - A Balding Truck Driver Romance

She kept herself safely buried in books; her life's dream was marriage and a Master's in trichology, until one night she was stranded by a deadbeat boyfriend. With no money and no alternatives, she decided to hitchhike home. He traveled the country, conquering the roads one by one. He was free as the wild winds and t...

The Out

Stacy is an alcoholic mother. David is the father of their toddler. Lulu is the Thai trans woman he cheats with. Maybe that's a good thing? "The Out" is a complete novelette. Rankings: #1 NewAdult (January 1, 2019) #1 MatureRead (November 27, 2018) Note: This manuscript is a second draft that I've posted in hope of...

Mia and her Chancellor - A Romantic Short

Mia is young woman unconcerned by love. In her experience, romance is what happens to others. Busy with school, dancing and her friends, she believes it'll stay that way. Until the day she watches the news. She doesn't expect to be entranced. She doesn't expect to fall in love. She doesn't expect Isabel Seitz. But wh...

A Stroke of Luck on Bogus Creek

Having a stroke at 48 is bad enough, but having a stroke, alone, in the woods of Oregon is a nightmare.