YA Contemporary

Chloe Fox had a challenging final semester, but she's determined to savor one last summer with high school friends. With that in mind, she rents a beach house, invites her closest friends, and anticipates a full weekend of wow. Right up until her ride peters out, her best friend invites party crashers, and questions about what's next with her boyfriend (boyfriend?) scamper to the surface.

Sidelined as queen of the festivities, this could be the push she needs to face her own fears and figure out her future plans before she can get back to the summer she deserves.

Short Story, 7k words

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High school drama geek Charlotte Romero loves the stage, but not her stage fright. Instead, she works theater tech and dreams of one day seeing a show on Broadway.

When her teacher announces a drama class trip to New York, the price is way too high for her cash-poor family. But not for drama queen Deedra, a rich classmate offering $5,000 to the student who best completes her nine dares.

Charlotte pushes past her performance anxiety and enters the contest. Soon, she’s got an unwanted spotlight, a crush on a competitor, and increasing panic that she can’t possibly win the prize.

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Rachel and Chloe have been best friends since childhood. When the senior class’s dream guy suddenly becomes a free man, it’s open season on Hunter Mills. Both wanting to take their shot, Rachel and Chloe concoct a win-win plan—sharing a boyfriend.

No jealousy. No strings attached. Just two best friends trading off days with the same guy.

Getting Mr. Good Guy to agree is the first step, but once they overcome that hurdle, they can make their unconventional relationship work.

At least, that was the plan.

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