A Past and Present definitely involve the people in it, but they both have more than that to offer. The situations, the choices made for you and the choices made by you in the past were and the choices would be made for you and by you in the present are as important as the people. Is it possible to fight everything in the past and engulf the present? Or will the external factors will delay the desired result of such fight even after going through the fight? The story of another confused person who is self misjudged and misjudged by others in a whole level or maybe only partly. Let us see whether the light can reach the person's heart while giving it to the other due to just a coincidence like the person thinks. --------------- note: need to read Past or Present to under stand this better...

[Featured on Wattpad Official Romance account] Everyone has got something to hide. Evie is no different. The romance that bloomed with Matteo Sanders when she was fresh out of college was a whirlwind that she was more than glad to get carried away by. Months pass and Matteo goes missing-- presumed dead by everyone including his family. Evie is now involved with Logan but her parents, who know just as much about Matteo's disappearance as she does, don't approve of her relationship. Something happened on that last summer night Evie met Matteo-- something she is sworn to secrecy over, to say nothing but lies and other necessities. #New adult #Romance #Shortstory Started: 7th August, 2020. Completed: 21st September, 2020. Warning: contains mentions of drug use and suicide which may trigger some audiences. 🎖1st place in The Creative Choice Awards [Romance]

Leo returns home as a veteran with serious baggage, but the woman he left behind, Jessica, is battling demons of her own. Together, maybe they can beat them. ***** Leo Villeneuve returns to Palmira Island as a war veteran with serious baggage. He's can't be sure, but he thinks he burned down a recruiting station in New Orleans in a PTSD fugue state. But soon he runs into Jessica, the woman who got away, and he finds hope. Jessica, in the time since she was with Leo, lost her mother and is desperate to keep her family's bed and breakfast afloat. When she sees him back on the island, she falls apart. After being separated by life, and changed by their time alone, can Jessica and Leo find each other once again? Or have their own hardships left them bereft of the spark that brought them together? [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]

Delphine's husband promised so much... but never delivered. That's his loss-she's found someone new. Tired of the way her husband makes her feel-and upset over the things he doesn't make her feel-Delphine chooses celibacy. Her husband's bedroom prowess has always been a bragging point for him, but for her, the experience has always been... disappointing. While she craves intimacy and connection, she's tired of being let down. Until another man comes along. A man with all the power to bring excitement back into her life. An accidental, steamy encounter with a patient leaves Doctor Delphine feeling very aware of what her life has been missing. Is this new adventure just what the doctor ordered? Or will this new flame end in a world of hurt?

****THIS IS A SEQUEL. To be able to follow this story, please read "Unravelling" first**** Lily has started into the new year with a mixture of confusion, curiosity, anticipation - and dread. Ever since her oldest brothers revealed some of the truth about their family's past, the 12-year-old soon-to-be-teenager is struggling to come to terms with all the new and partially heart-breaking information. For the first few months of the year, Lily has tried to stay true to her word and not dig any further into their past, at least not until Alex, her guardian, is willing to share more details with the younger kids. However, Lily's patience is slowly running out. So many things are occupying her mind. She is convinced that there is still a lot more to discover about her family, and she is not willing to wait much longer. What is their father's story and can she locate him? How did her sister die? When will she see Finn again? Why is Sean really moving back home? And what is the reason behind her brothers' weirdly secretive behavior? With the help from her friends and some of her siblings, Lily continues her journey of gradually unravelling her family's secrets. Will she be successful? Will the implications of her discoveries slowly dissolve her family or is she able to save these fragile relationships before it is too late? Join Lily once again as she juggles school, friends, family (meetings), the general challenges of growing-up, creepy stalkers, some tragedies and maybe even her first encounter with something akin to a crush in these rather eventful months of her life.

Jasmine never expected to wake up inside her best friend's Wattpad novel! Suddenly, she finds herself as a servant in a wealthy Indian family with three brothers, all set to marry women they hate. But Jasmine knows a dark secret: one of these wives is evil and will destroy the family. The problem? Jasmine doesn't know which one it is, and her character is supposed to die early in the story! Desperate to survive, she sets out on a mission to find the evil wife and stop her. But with her quirky and unpredictable nature, she quickly catches the attention of one of the brothers, who is intrigued by her strange behavior. As Jasmine races against time, she must navigate a world filled with romance, deception, and unexpected twists. Will she change the story and save herself, or will she meet the same fate as her character? Find out in "The Plot Twist."

Elisa is on the run from her parents' past, and the rucksack full of secrets that she carries is key to protecting her estranged brothers from an unseen enemy. ***** Entrusted with secrets from her family's past, Elisa West has been on the run for half of her life. She's always kept people at a distance, jumping from foster home to foster home, and now she's landed with her biological family. Her brothers haven't seen her since she was a toddler, and don't know what to make of the strange closed-off teenager or her secrets. But when she finally opens up about murder, scientists, and dangerous experiments, it becomes evident that Elisa hasn't just come home to reunite with her family. She's come back to destroy the terrible legacy that haunts them. (Book One of The Roses of Forever Series) #1 in Missing- 15/11/20 #1 in clues- 12/08/20 #1 in familyissues- 14/08/20 #2 in missingparents- 23/08/20 #1 in familymystery- 27/08/20 #2 in sister and brothers- 28/09/20 #1 in sadness- 17/02/21 #1 in familyproblems- 6/05/21 #1 in clues- 06/02/22 Cover designed by Holly Thurston

You're going fall in love as Cory & Tara return in this epic sequel that out paces the original story. Picking up the pieces from war or a shatter past isn't easy. At the end of Escaping RiverCreek, Cory returns home from a near-death experience. The love of his life and mother of his child, Tara, is still a beautiful, bright, loving, successful woman. Not everything remains the same. Cory suffers from PTSD, regrets, and harsh memories that haunt his mind, body, and soul. As events unfold, they're forced to reevaluate their lives while trying to rekindle the love they left behind as teenagers in high school. A tragedy that hasn't been seen since the day Franklin was murdered and Kayla killed in a freak accident does it return to RiverCreek. In this sequel is packed with plenty of heart-stopping moments, blasts from the past, and an unknown future surrounding everyone.

October 2070. Raechel Harchey enters The Gauze, ready to undergo a surgical transfer to replace the traumatic memory of her family's fatal car accident with a positive one donated by a deceased donor. All should have been well, if it wasn't for the fact that Raechel leaves The Gauze with the memory of a murder, the murder of her memory donor. Compelled to solve the cold case that replays over and over in her mind, Raechel searches for answers with the help of her neighbour and close friend Holt. Together the pair uncover secrets, lies and betrayals but will they discover who is responsible for the murder?

Time heals all wounds. When you have the power to rewind it, you begin to wonder whether it's too much responsibility for one person to hold. ***** Sometimes, walking away is the scariest, yet the bravest thing one can do. Iris Fox would know; after returning to the coastal town of Emelle Bay, Oregon, and finding her life in shambles, it's hard to ignore the voice in the back of her head that beckons her to stay. Days turn into weeks, which turn into months, and Iris finds herself drawn to the heartbreaking reminders of how it all went wrong. Echoes of unfinished business and painful memories wash up, awakening the dormant power to rewind time, and Iris realizes she has a choice to make--she can either use her power to try and fix what has been stolen from her, rewriting her past, present, and future, or she can tuck the past where it belongs. Either way, there's only one conclusion. All actions have consequences. ***** Open Novella Contest -- prompts 24, 33, & 54 [[OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2024 ROUND 1 AMBASSADORS' PICK, LONGLISTER & SHORTLISTER]] © 2024 caterina george // all rights reserved