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Earning Gracelyn

Earning Gracelyn

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Gracelyn Rebecca Grant is the daughter of a single father, who would give her the world if it made her happy. Her mother left the two a year after she was born, so father and daughter grew close. Gracelyn was not used to luxuries or even getting more than what she deserved. She was a rare breed of humble, down to earth teenagers. Over the long, Columbus day weekend, Gracelyn and her group of friends go to the popular, Montgomery annual party.For the first time in her life, Grace gets drunk, but not black out drunk, and does something regrettable. She sleeps with the middle Montgomery, Derek. Even worse, she becomes pregnant. After her father kicks her out because she is having a child at seventeen and out of wedlock, the only place she can go is the Montgomery's. While Derek Montgomery doesn't hate Gracelyn, he doesn't like her either. He knew about the pregnancy and went with her to get the tests done. He wouldn't give up his life, his girlfriend, his plans for some girl who was carrying his kid.His parents, John and Diana, have already fallen in love with Gracelyn and refuse to abandon her and their grandchild, whether or not Derek wants to be a part of it's life is his choice. At the end of nine months, will Derek and Gracelyn be a family? Or will have to raise Derek's baby on her own?All rights reserved 2014 Jane Dugan…

Healing Holly (NOW ON RADISH)

Healing Holly (NOW ON RADISH)

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Hallelujah-Holly- Abbi Snow was the golden child. Her father and mother heirs to one of the biggest bed and breakfast chains that is still family owned and operated, the oldest of four. She's a straight A student, captain of the cheer-leading squad, perfect quarterback boyfriend, most popular girl in school. And she can't take it anymore. Her perfect life is making her robotic exterior crack. For years, to take away the pain of stress, Holly took Opiates, or over the counter drugs.Kieran Dawn is Holly's polar opposite, but she's drawn to him regardless. There's something calming about his personality that makes her relax and wean off her addiction. The two are brought together by one thing; art. Kieran learns everything about her with in a matter of weeks, including her addiction. He is so wrapped around her finger, Keiran is willing to do anything to help her quit drugs forever, except fall in love with her.Holly's bad-boy has a secret that he won't tell her, even after how close they had gotten.All rights reserved 2014 Jane Dugan…

The Mystery

The Mystery

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Ten years after their first meeting, Gabriel and Adeline are brought together for one purpose: marriage. However, time truly proved itself a terrible friend.Gabriel Goddard, newly graduated from his family alma mater, and attached to his dearest friend, Madeline Roberts, comes home for the first time in two years. His mother, prepared to celebrate her son's return and upcoming nuptials, is surprised by her son's attachment.Lady Adeline Roberts, daughter of the Earl of Huntingdon, awaits the reunion of her betrothed skeptically. Although raised with all the expectations of a lady, she leads a more rebellious life, to her mother's chagrin. Only known to herself and her parents, she hides her past and birth from the world. When Gabriel arrives at Avesbury, along with his beloved, Adeline is soon thrown into an unprecedented predicament. She is forced to chose between her family's path and her own happiness.…

The Runaway

The Runaway

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Daniel is an aspiring lawyer, like his Uncle Keegan. He has plans to become a member of parliament, even Prime Minister. A year after he finished his schoolings, he is still living at Avebury Manor with his brother, sisters and parents, among his vast family. One day, he travels to London and finds a striking, slightly darkened skin, yet still fair, woman with a child in her arms. He takes her home the following week and his mother falls in love with her instantly.Olivia Wilde is the bastard daughter of a plantation owner. Her half-sister was married off to an Englishman and Olivia went with her beloved sister as her lady's maid. Her sister's husband impregnated her on the trip over and a year later, Olivia and Isabelle's daughter and son were born as English people. Isabelle urged her sister to take her son and run away, and Isabelle would get her American Emancipation papers. So Olivia did as she was told. She soon realized that she would need help. When Daniel Goddard takes her home, she is given a position as a house maid and her son is well taken care of. Olivia slowly realizes that Daniel's heart belongs to her, but does hers belong to his?All rights reserved 2019 Jane Dugan…

The Girl in the Music Shop

The Girl in the Music Shop

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I felt a hand brush my thigh, pulling me out of my dazed state. I looked at the handsome boy and instantly recognized him; he was that Larken boy. The one Papa said to stay away from. But there was something about him that made me want to stay closer to him."You're Will's daughter, aren't you?" He asked. I nodded, unable to find my voice. "Ya know, he told me to stay away from you. But." He ran his tongue over his lower lip, moving closer to me. "There's just something about you that makes doing that harder."I swallowed tightly, looking into his blue eyes. They were like a crystal pond, still and perfect. "He told me to do the same." I said, loud enough for him to hear."Are you going to?" He asked, moving between my legs."He's my father. I have to." I said, looking away from his mesmerizing eyes. The boy cupped my cheek, making me look into his gaze again."No, you don't." He murmured. "It's a good thing to rebel once in a while.""What's your name?" I asked."Emmett Larken." He said, smirking. "And yours, baby doll?" I opened my mouth to reply but Shawn cut in before I had the chance.***Eleanor Beal-Stevens always had a passion for the arts: singing, dancing, painting, drawing, and playing instruments. Her family wasn't a conventional one, but she loved them none the less. She was the product of an affair while her parents were still in their performing arts school, and her parents ended up marrying different people, that loved her like their own daughter.Emmett Larken was the bad boy no one liked, except all the girls he was with. A new girl on his arm everyday and his pack of friends around him, he never heard the word 'no' before. Then he met Eleanor, the one girl who he could never have because of her father. Will they be able to overcome their obstacles?All rights reserved Jane Dugan 2014…

Chasing Chastity (Now on Radish)

Chasing Chastity (Now on Radish)

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Chastity Brennan grew up watching Annie, the little orphaned girl, because she felt a kindred spirit in her. Chastity was orphaned at the age of five when her loving parents were killed in a hit and run. All she's ever wanted was a mom and dad who would love her unconditionally. Unfortunately, at her age, no one wanted a small child. They wanted babies.In and out of foster homes and adoption agencies for the next eleven years, sixteen year old Chastity Anne Brennan was finally put in a home that would welcome her with open arms, and hopefully adopt her. They enroll her in the town's high school and is immediately taken in by her foster siblings friends.Peyton Nicolas Churchill, best friend of Chastity's foster brother, feels something click when he first meets Chastity. But with the possibility of his best friend's family adopting the orphan, the bro code has been put into affect by his best friend. Peyton suffers from mild Dyslexia, and Chastity has a soft heart and wants to help her new friend. As the two grow closer, can relationships stay in tact?All rights reserved 2014 Jane Dugan…

The Outlaw (Now on Radish)

The Outlaw (Now on Radish)

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Abigail lived in her sister's shadow all of her life. She had to live up to her only sister's expectations. She has her own dreams, to study music with the masters, marry on her own time. Her failing body and her sister's marriage held her back. She had to give her mother what she wanted, the perfect marriage. One night, she stumbles upon a man attempting to break into the kitchen through the back door. Victor Gray was accused of a crime he never committed. He left his home of Scotland and came to England, seeking refuge with his sister. When he finds her, he resorts to stealing to help them survive. When he is caught by the enchanting, but plain girl in the kitchen, he suddenly decides to make things right.All Rights Reserved Jane Dugan 2016…

Letters of Peace

Letters of Peace

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Helene Bauer has been thrust into the middle of an unwanted war. The Vietnam war was just on the rise when two of her brother's were drafted into the armed forces. Six months after she learned of this, she got an idea. Letters of Peace. Everyday, she would write to her loved ones to provide comfort for herself and for them as well. One day, that would include her long-time boyfriend, Henry St. Claire. *** Letters of Peace is the Sequel to In The Midst of War. This follows Elyza and Vladek's daughter, Helene Adler Bauer, through the two year duration of the Vietnam war, including a little of Pre and Post war time.All rights reserved 2014 Jane Dugan…

In the Midst of War

In the Midst of War

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Elyza Miller is a German Jew in the heart of Berlin. Her family is supposed to be shipped off to a concentration camp with hundreds of thousands of other Jews, gays and Jehovah witnesses. Vladek Bauer, Nazi General, is on a mission to save as many Jews as he can without getting himself killed in the process. He takes Elyza and her sister Emily in, expecting to get rid of them as soon as possible, but does Elyza change his mind? All rights reserved Jane Dugan 2013…

The Debt (Now on Radish)

The Debt (Now on Radish)

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Imogen O'Boyle is the daughter of a poor, Irish shoemaker. Upon her father's death, she learns that he had made a deal with the current Duke of Suffolk to deal with his debts. Imogen is to marry the next in line, Derek Goddard, the Duke's son in order for her future father-in-law to pay off the dead man's debts.Derek Goddard wants anything but marriage. He is a loyal soldier to the crown, devoted son, and heir to his father's title. The day he learns that he is to marry an Irishwoman, without a dowry, he is up in arms. He wants nothing to do with the Godforsaken woman. Then he meets her, and is completely taken by her, although he would never admit it.All Rights Reserved Jane Dugan 2014…

Meeting Ophelia (Now on Radish)

Meeting Ophelia (Now on Radish)

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"So," Coffee Shop Boy said. I was watching his web-show. He took my earlier and programmed his number into it. Out of curiosity, I texted him and asked him his name. Coffee Shop Boy said 'don't worry, cutie, watch my show and all will be revealed.' So here I am, watching his show as I tried not o look at my scars."I met this girl today at the coffee shop I always go to. I won't say her name because I want her to do something for me at the end of the segment. Anyways, she was crying when we met and I wanted to know why. Fellas, you should never let a crying girl go unconsoled, even if you don't know her. I pulled her over to a table and started talking to her like we had know each other all out lives. This girl is beautiful, inside and out. But I noticed that she had these cuts on her wrists, and I thought 'why would such a beautiful girl feel the need to harm herself?'. I asked her about it, but she avoided my question easily."Coffee Shop Girl, this is where I have to ask something of you. If you want to know my name, meet me at the Coffee Shop tomorrow after school. I''m gonna need a friend since we're going to the same school, after all."***Ophelia Bello is the daughter of divorced parents. She has two older siblings, one sister and one brother, that are biological and two more half-siblings. Her mother, who remarried three years ago, has almost completely forgotten about her and her father lives a new life with her twin brother. Her older sister is away at college and has seemed to forget her too. So she cuts to take the pain away.Ophelia meets Bram Stomes in the coffee shop where she used to work. She instantly feels wanted by the was he talks and pays attention to her. Maybe this is her reason to stop hurting herself.All rights reserved 2014 Jane Dugan…

Saving Charlotte (Now on Radish)

Saving Charlotte (Now on Radish)

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16 year old Charlotte Moore seems like the average high school girl; good grades, great friends, and somewhat liked. Charlotte has a secret only a few people know about. She's being abused by her widower father. After the death of her mother eleven years ago, he turned to drugs and alcohol and turned his only child's life into a living hell.Daniel Weston, most infamous senior at the high school and captain of boys track, notices there's something wrong with Charlotte one day. Will he find out? Or will he keep his reputation and not talk to the little outsider?All rights reserved Jane Dugan 2014…

The Traveler (Now on Radish)

The Traveler (Now on Radish)

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Katrina Goddard, oldest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Suffolk. Her crimson hair and brown eyes enchant the many suitors of England, making her a prize among men. She cannot fathom the idea of marriage, but to appease her mother, she'll entertain the thought. At nineteen years old, she wants to travel the world and find herself. On the eve of her twentieth birthday, her Uncles Barnabas and Alastar, now thirty-two and thirty-one year old bachelors, make her dreams come true. She shall travel the world before her first season.Henry Delacroix survived the reign of Napoleon, but fears the next uprising. He needs to leave France before he finds himself on the hangman's block. He stumbles upon three peculiar Englishmen, one of them a woman with fiery hair to match her attitude. He quickly becomes their guide. He becomes her confidant, learning her deepest fears, learning about her so quickly; he may persuade her to fall in love.All Rights Reserved Jane Dugan 2014…

Breaking Bailey (Now on Radish)

Breaking Bailey (Now on Radish)

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She steals, she lays in the streets at night, she's tired, and hungry, and alone. Bailey Lillian Nova was abandoned by her parents who never wanted her in the first place. She's the youngest of five, the most rebellious, and the one her parent's couldn't handle. Her biggest secret got her kicked out of her home and now she travels the country, trying to find a place to call home.Seth Matthews finds a girl curled behind a dumpster one day while working at his family's pizzeria. She was cold, tired and barely lucid. He scoops the girl up and brings her inside, where his entire family nurses her back to health.Bailey feels comfortable and safe for once in her eighteen years of life. Seth slowly, but surely, falls deeply in love with the girl he found, and so did the rest of his large, Italian family. Just as life got good, everything crashed down when Bailey saw her parents on the television, looking to find her again.Just how long can Bailey stay before she has to run again?All rights reserved 2014 Jane Dugan…

A Collection of Stories

A Collection of Stories

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Hello my lovelies! It's me again. So, this is a collection of stories that either are currently in my head and will never actually become novels or novellas and unfinished stories that are on my laptop. So, please enjoy them. I urge you to comment, share and vote! Lots of Love, DoctorWho All Rights Reserved DoctorWhoconsumesme 2014…