Two days after the incident in the park, Sara was still upset about it. Nika was like a sister to her and they’d been friends for as long as she could remember. Never in all that time had they gone this long without speaking. The silence and averted eyes whenever they passed each other in the halls at school was painful. It didn’t feel right.

Nothing about the entire situation with Sucre felt right. Read more »

Sara stared at the closed door for a full ten minutes. What the hell was she supposed to do with that? Clearly, she needed more to work with than the word of some pissed off chick she’d only met for the first time yesterday. Jane didn’t even know Paul. Why could she possibly think he was going to shatter her heart?

Wait. If Jane knew something about Paul, it would have to be something that happened over the past few days. But that couldn’t be. She’d been with Paul the whole time.

Except for the times when she was alone with Michael… Read more »

“Why would she say that,” Sara asked in hushed tones. “It just doesn’t make any sense.”

“Honey, I don’t know.” He brushed the rogue auburn strands of hair from her eyes.

Sara pushed herself up onto her elbows on the mattress and shook her head, knocking more hair into her face. Read more »

Instead of the regularly scheduled Love Will Lead Us chapter, please enjoy this preview prologue of The Alliance, Part 2 of the Undercover Series. (But it will make total sense even if you haven’t read The Freelancer.) This one starts the first week of March, but more information about the story will be released next week. The lines are drawn…It’s time to pick your side.

Check back in next week for multiple LWLU updates. How many? I’ll never tell.

Jen

It took a while to regain her composure. That conversation was without a doubt the most difficult she’d ever had in her life. Difficult, but necessary. Once the initial shock of it wore off, everything would be better. Sara just had to make it from point A to point B and all would be well again. Read more »

“Sara, what’s wrong?”

If her life were a Michael Bay film, this was the point where the camera would swing around her and Paul in a slow, full circle. Just like the phone call in Bad Boys II that let Will Smith and Martin Lawrence know that things just got real, Sara could feel the decided shift. It was a moment where it felt like nothing would ever be alright again. Read more »

Michael pulled away slowly and met her eyes with caution. “Say that again.”

A faint smile touched her lips. “I said I love you, Michael. I always have.”

“I knew it.” His grin stretched from ear to ear and his arms snaked around her waist. Read more »

“Are you on drugs,” she blurted before the full ramifications of what she was hearing washed over her.

“No. We both know I don’t do drugs.”

Sara ripped her hands away from Michael. “I don’t know anything anymore, but Read more »

Well, of course Michael would feel that way right now. But he didn’t mean it. He couldn’t. What he was saying…Sara’s brain simply didn’t comprehend it.

For a long time, she did nothing other than stare at him. What was she supposed to say to that? Did he even expect a response from her?

“Michael…” Read more »

Yet again, Sara found herself unsure of how to respond. Michael’s pain was plain on his face. Of course he was upset about Paul. How could he not be? If she knew he was there… Read more »

Sara didn’t know what to say. On some level, she knew this could happen, that it probably would happen, but she didn’t think beyond that. Those blue eyes held so much pain and anger and she didn’t have a clue what she could say to make it better.

But nothing she could say would make it better because Read more »

The words hung in the air, echoing in her mind. Those words heralded silence. Those words brought the longest, heart-pounding moments of Sara Tancredi’s life. Read more »

With the new year nearly upon us, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the future of this site. I’ve come to some decisions, but more importantly, I’ve realized I need your help. Here’s the plan for the coming year:

Once The Freelancer comes to an end, I’ll start posting the next novel in the series, currently titled The Alliance. More info on that one will be available as the current story starts to wrap up. (Obviously, I can’t give away the ending by talking about the sequel, now can I?)

I’m not sure what to do once Love Will Lead Us is over. Should I post another original story or do y’all want me to repost more fan fiction? If it’s the latter, which one do y’all want next?

But I’m not content with just writing online. It’s time for me to pull together a story worthy of submitting to publishers. I’ve already got a few novels I’m choosing between right now, but this is where I need your help. If anyone’s interested in reading a manuscript as I write it (via email), please let me know. I’m joining two professional writing organizations in January that offer critique groups, so I don’t necessarily need someone to educate me on refining my craft. Really, I’d rather have a reader’s perspective on it.  (But if you really want to gripe at me over a misplaced comma, that’s okay, too.)

And of course, if you have any other thoughts or suggestions, I’d love to hear them.

She could scarcely breathe. Nothing about this felt right. This was Paul, after all…not Michael. Read more »

“Are you going to answer me or look at me like I’m insane?”

“Look at you like you’re insane.” Read more »