7-08) Nudges
Chase gets stuck with someone, he really doesn’t want to even know. Despite of it all, they end up helping each other.
Chase gets stuck with someone, he really doesn’t want to even know. Despite of it all, they end up helping each other.
The much anticipated talk, where Stryker reveals his dark secrets to Briar Rose. How will she react to the cold, hard and very rough truths he had been hiding?
A show of powers during a sort of collision of tempers brings to light some truths that still turn out to be only the tip of an iceberg.
Briar Rose wants answers, and gets more than she bargained for.
A first date, confusion and fatherly advice for Chase …
Where there was none, there now is too much. How will Chase handle?
Chase gets in way over his head trying to help someone.
After graduation Chase has been back home for a few months, working on his career, yet finds adulting a lot more difficult than anticipated.
A small prologue about Chase’s time in college as we get to know him a little better as more of an adult.
Years pass and the dawn of a new generation is near …
Elias & Sarah continue on the road less taken …
Elias graduated college and started working at his father’s company. But those are not the only news for him …
With the quiet of wintertime life for the Camerons slowed down, giving them time to recover before the next turmoil.
At least for some it did …
A nice family dinner takes a surprising turn …
Even the longest road ultimately reaches its end …
The saga continues, more questions, more confusion, more convolution.
A short continuation of last chapter …
Blake is faced with an impossible choice.
A chapter that brings more questions than it answers …
Blake finds himself frustrated and ends up in trouble …
The secret love affair begins to lead to questions and uncomfortable truths …
Ethan and Blythe arrive back home and their ability to keep their new/old love a secret is immediately put to the test.
A much needed vacation for some …
Ethan meets with Blythe to get to the bottom of her text message …
Ethan has to face the consequences of his actions and figure out how to put his life back together.
A small chapter in the continuation of chapters. Something was put in motion and it seems unstoppable.
Ethan almost gets into trouble with Grace and with Nick, but nothing is as bad as his guilty conscience.
Ethan gets a call from Blythe that will end up affecting the entire Cameron family … eventually.
A recap and prelude of things to come ….
Our young couple prepares for the wedding and the birth of their first child.
Blake and Hailey continue to make progress as a couple, but then fate strikes again.
Weeks after the showdown with Hailey where he learned about her engagement, Blake is back in town from traveling. A surprise visitor interrupts the lazy day Blake had originally hoped for …
A public showdown of sorts leaves Blake even more confused than he already had been …
Blake and Hailey try to be just friends …
Ally is the wrong girl for someone – or something – and someone is the wrong girl for Blake.
This chapter is set a few weeks after Ethan & Grace’s wedding, Blake had just returned home from an extended time on the road performing his music again, when he received a phone call by Hailey asking him to meet at her home.
The former couple realizes that moving on after the break up and trying to be just friends again proves unexpectedly complicated at times.
It’s been months since the break-up, yet, everybody is still trying to adjust to it.
Blake receives exciting news and his usual impulsive ways get him into a bind.
More changes headed our protagonists’ way. Some small and some with the potential to become an avalanche.
The efforts to get his life back in order prove challenging and eye-opening for Blake, as he tries to get adjusted to everything that happened while he was out of touch.
To his surprise he finds a lot of eager help.
Blake reached his breaking point and burns bridges against better knowledge.
Peace-offerings, shocking news and reality checks abound for Blake. Will all this ultimately help him or hurt him?
The inevitable heart-to-heart talk between Hailey and Blake …
6-09) Once Bitten Twice Shy
Blake is struggling to find his way, while licking his wounds about Hailey’s betrayal. He has broken off all contact to her and his entire family, due to his self-loathing about whom he has become.6-09) Once Bitten Twice Shy
Blake is struggling to find his way, while licking his wounds about the Hailey’s betrayal. He has broken off all contact to her and his entire family, due to his self-loathing about whom he has become.
Blake has to travel to a photo shoot on an island and meets someone there.
Things become turbulent.
Blake transitions into one of the leading roles in the TV show he worked so hard for.
Before he realizes it, the house of cards falls …
Blake finds out that fame requires a lot of hard work and comes at a hefty price tage.
Everything changes all of a sudden for Blake. Is he emotionally stable enough yet to be able to handle it all?
Blake gets into troubled waters with Hailey while trying to further his career.
Sixteen year old Blake works hard to reach his goal, but finds unexpected complications along the way.
The Cameron clan and especially Blake are licking their wounds, trying to recover from the last shock. Blake realizes he has a long road ahead, but then something else happens that could be a blessing in disguise – or make everything much worse.
Blake takes significant steps towards healing, but then experiences a tremendous setback endangering his entire progress.
Prelude to Generation 6. A weighty chapter, laying the groundwork for all that is to come.
The end of Generation 5. Ethan and Esmée go out with a bang as the scepter of the legacy is handed to our Generation 6.
The Cameron family experiences great loss.
Blake lives his teen life and makes teen choices. Some of them affecting his future.
Years have passed since the last chapter, but not all is happiness and harmony.
Blythe has to make a tough choice with no way back.
And Ethan does something he thought he would never do again …
Ethan gets a first hand taste of the reasons why Blythe had been so secretive. Will it make or break the young lovers?
Every good thing must end, even the lover’s get away to Sulani. Back home, Ethan has one revelation after the next, making his head spin.
Things run their course and Ethan has to face the consequences of his actions, but in a much unexpected way the story turns for him before he hits rock bottom.
Ethan makes choices out of frustration and rejection …
Ethan gets to the bottom of Amy’s issues, and Nick attends a family dinner he’ll never forget.
The toddlers grew into children, and are attending school. But that does not necessarily make Ethan’s life any less complicated, even though things are progressing nicely with Grace …
Continuation of where we left things off with Ethan and Grace. Turns out that talking isn’t always easy.
Nick opened up his own law firm and has a few heart to heart talks with his best friend Ethan, who still has not recovered from the events of late.
Continuation of the last chapter, where Ethan rushed of late in the evening after his epiphany. How will it go with Grace?
Ethan is confronted with the mystery about Blythe.
Then some months pass and Ethan gets a reality check.
In his effort to sort out his confusion, Ethan first finds more heartbreak before he finds clarity.
Ethan seeks advice from Grace and things seem to get better for him. Until something unexpected nearly undoes him…
Ethan hires a personal trainer to feel more presentable to his crush. And he goes to confront Daphne.
Ethan ends up on a blind date courtesy of his sister Esmée. Will it be a blast or a dud? Or something else entirely?
While trying to digest the failed date with Blythe, someone from his past re-enters his life surprisingly.
This time it is Ethan’s turn to try to make sense of all the odd curves life throws at him as he begins to realize a few things about himself …
Several different instincts kick in for several of the key players.
The heartbreak continues. The lives of our key players change again as all try to deal with fate’s dealings …
The situation snowballs out of control further, turning into an avalanche of emotions burying all of our main protagonists beneath.
Esmée’s pregnancy progresses, and then her water breaks unexpectedly …
Nick and Esmée face some very odd times stuck in a place they can’t wait to leave. And even after they have much more too figure out still.
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Another chapter of few words, celebrating the young couple and leading into their next adventure.
The big day for Esmée and Nicholas has arrived.
Esmée meets the rest of Nick’s family and goes shopping with Ethan. Nick and Ezzy also take another big step together.
Just when things seem to look up, another setback hits. How will they handle it?
Esmée finally has an overdue talk with her mother Everleigh and finds clarity. Will it all work out or is it too late?
Esmée feels pulled in all sorts of directions, unable to figure out what to do. Running into a seemingly recovered Nick again only confuses her more.
The tragic story that tore the two young lovers apart continues.
Esmée and Nick settle into a routine together, some friends get married and then Nick forgets something very important.
Esmée and Nicholas try to get used to their life together as young professionals and a couple living together. Naturally there are pitfalls.
Nicholas goes through rehab, esmée faces her own new set of problems.
Nick hits rock bottom and Esmée has to make complicated decisions.
We jump ahead in time again, and see where life took the six friends. It’s not where we’d expect.
The coming of age of the fifth generation of Camerons. We will follow them through their final time at high school and as they begin the journey thereafter.
The only thing constant is change. Benny of all people ends up unintentionally helping Esmée out and the entire deck of cards gets mixed again.
Things look up for Esmée, but the next crash is even harder than before.
One of the twins has a life-altering encounter, while the other becomes even more reclusive.
The twins 16th birthday comes, but it’s not like anybody expected it to go.
Esmée’s roller coaster takes her into a few more spins making her dizzy about her young life.
Ethan finds out who is to blame for his twin sister’s conundrum, but everything goes different as planned.
Esmée experiences the repercussions of her weekend’s drama and realizes things can get worse.
The first chapter for Generation 5 brings much turmoil already. Esmée gets what she wants but finds out it’s not what she wanted at all.
We get to know the twins, now aged 15, and some of the people in their lives a little bit, before we dive into the story line.
The legacy teens give their parents a run for the money as we ring out Generation 4 and Generation 5 enters the spotlight.
Birthdays and teen trying to find themselves and their place in the world. Sometimes that gets a bit hairy….
KC has an epiphany which would have a serious impact on his entire family. Will Evey support him again?
Heath has to come to terms with change. KC keeps finding himself in a new position as giver of advice…
Newest chapter.
Happiness and sorrow often go hand in hand as Heath is reminded of again in this chapter.
Evey and KC are confronted with an avalanche of bad news. Can they handle the ultimate accusations or will it break them?
Abby goes looking for help with her decision and receives a surprising wake up call.
Jacob requests Abby to make a tough choice. Will she be able to or will it break her?
Several of the Camerons and McCoy pursue new endeavors.
NSFW Warning. Nothing too dramatic but use a little caution.
Abigail gets a rude awakening … as does Heath.
Evey talks Heath into a big decision. And KC has big plans as well.
Children get older, a new character is introduced, and some choices are tough and the repercussions unpredictable.
And round and round we go. More confrontation in the Grainger household and Jacob’s father shows his true colors.
Heath has a talk with Abby, then another with Evey. Will any of it bring much needed enlightenment.
At last things seem to have found a balance. Everybody finally gets along. All would be perfect, if it weren’t for that one little problem …
The Graingers are experiencing pre-teen problems first hand, while the kids are fighting their own emotional battles.
Evey learns surprising news from Sam, Heath and Sam have a visitor, which has the biggest impact on someone you would least expect.
We get to know what family life for Heath looks like and get to know Jacob, Samantha’s son, a little better.
The saga continues, as we jump forward to some weeks after the shooting.
How is everybody handling the aftermath?
Everybody loves a happy ending. Things change again, but this time for the better. There is another party which ends in a blast
Fast forward a couple years from the last chapter. Changes, surprises and romance aplenty.
A surprise engagement and a wedding and more …
Everleigh has a fateful encounter, KC catches her in a lie and makes a dramatic decision affecting several of the current main protagonists’ lives.
At the end of the chapter, nothing is as it once was …
The continuation of the last chapter … and our protagonists stumble straight into the next tragedy.
So much controversy. So many ‘what ifs’ … and Everleigh feels like she is going to lose her mind.
As everybody continues to recover from the tragic loss of so many, the world around Everleigh continues to change at a dizzying pace.
A small update chapter after the big shocker previously. Things are re-calibrating for the Camerons.
This chapter brings forth change at the worst time, affecting everyone in the story. Just like a forest fire, life is resillient and eventually recovers, stronger than before. Will this hold true for our protagonists? Or will this be the straw that breaks the camel’s back?
And in an instant it’s all over …
The dire life away from the safety net that was his family, Josh faces new demons. Will it break him, or make him stronger?
A misstep spirals out of proportion quickly …
Everleigh learns the hard way that sometimes change is good, but sometimes it is irreversible.
More news from our forth generation couple Everleigh and KC. Things change, again. And KC finds out news about his parents.
A chapter depicting KC and Everleigh’s trip abroad to shake off the terrible events of the past months. A calm, post, pretty pictures and not much action or drama.
In this chapter a lot of things happen, and a lot changes for a lot of people. A domino effect, put into motion by the accident.
An extended weekend trip out to Del Sol Valley to escape the Autumnal rains back home take an unexpected turn for KC and Everleigh.
This post is mostly about Samantha and how she has been coping with losing Heath.
Heath made tough choices and realized who his soulmate is. The news come as a shock to some.
Heath has to come clean, come to terms and come to his senses.
Just a short post with zero drama following Everleigh and KC around while enjoy their honeymoon.
The moment arrived. Just hours now until the wedding. Everleigh is nervous, just like KC, both blissfully unaware of Heath’s bad news.
“Don’t peek at the dress while I am in the shower, you hear? That is bad luck!” Sam wagged her index finger at Heath. “No need to peek. I already … Continue reading Heath’s Story) The Day Before The Wedding
The day has finally arrived, Evey & KC’s and Heath & Samantha’s wedding. Follow them through the hours before the big event. All will go smooth, after all, what could happen now, right?
A calm before the storm of the impending wedding. Reflective and for once, no bad news.
Heath comes to a realization, after Everleigh had to crack the whip on him again.
More drama yet unfolds, but then the sun seems to break through the dark clouds after all …
Many weeks had passed since Heather had left him. Heath had been on the verge of dipping into a deep depression countless times, the only thing keeping him trying to … Continue reading Heath’s Story) Endings & Beginnings