Port Stella

He was everything... except decent.

Vivian
Ethan York ruled the halls in high school. He made my life hell there and then the unthinkable happened.

His Dad married my mom.

The Jack and Jill bathroom separated us at home, but it wasn’t enough. I moved out the moment I could with my boyfriend for a better life.

So I thought...

Ethan
My step-sister...

Not everything was as it seemed.

Miranda
I thought Henry Walsh wasn’t like the other rich upper classmen. He had a heart, was kind and made my heart beat faster.
Then Victoria happened. He was hers; I was trash, and she made my life hell.
One crazy evening after school changed the course of our lives, and he crushed me. He chose her over me and...

Sometimes you make bad decisions, and you don’t realize how bad they are until it’s too late.

Like leaving the love of my life because I thought it was the right thing to do.

Or marrying an asshole who kept me barefoot, pregnant, and in the kitchen, away from my friends and family.

Or making excuses for his behavior.

When I got a chance to fix it,...

Edith
Two crazy older brothers plus one sassy baby sister, leaves me trapped in the middle of it all. Everyone in town knows our diner and my brothers, meaning no man has the balls to date me. The strangers who rolled through aren’t worth getting to know either. Until he rolled into town. Thick dark hair sprinkled with a hint of silver. Deep blue...

He walked into my life and turned it upside down.

When times got tough, life taught me to only depend on myself. When the darkness from depression crept in and sent me spiraling, no one else helped pull me out. My life held more storms than rainbows, and now mid-divorce, I’m fighting my hardest battle - finding myself while standing on my own.

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