Stories with style. Driven by character. Powered by heart.
Scott Dennis Parker is a genre-blending storyteller and reflective writer who brings the heart of a craftsman to every page.
Whether he’s penning meet-cute romances, historical thrillers, or quirky detective tales with a twist, Scott delivers stories that surprise, entertain, and resonate long after the final line. Influenced by pop culture and a love of narrative tradition, his work draws on classic influences while exploring contemporary themes with warmth, wit, and emotional honesty.
Beyond the page, Scott is a transparent chronicler of the creative life. Through his long-running blog, he shares the real-life highs and lows of being a working writer, filled with candid reflections on routine, discipline, failure, and creative resilience.
His journey as an indie author embraces showing up, finishing the work, and inviting others to do the same. He’s a writer who thinks out loud, blends nostalgia with narrative insight, and consistently reminds fellow creatives that forward progress matters more than perfection.
“Every story begins with a spark. Not all become fire.”
This is a collection of eleven stories, all featuring people who meet each other, but the endings might not go the way you think.
Which ones have happy endings? Which ones end on bittersweet notes?
Read and see if you’re right.
All her troubles seemed so far away…
Lauren Cross does not want to go home for Christmas.
On the cusp of thirty, she’s the youngest of four children, and the only one who doesn’t work in the family business. When she surrenders to her mother’s badgering and agrees to attend the big Christmas party at the estate, Lauren brings her new boyfriend for moral support, and an easy excuse for spending just one night.
But when someone turns up dead, Lauren finds herself driven to figure out what happened. It shouldn’t matter that the deputy assigned the case was her high school boyfriend. Right?
With perpetual scorn heaped on her by her siblings and mother, the familiar sights and memories of her hometown, and the nearness of her ex who looks really good in a uniform, Lauren must come to terms with the passage of time and wonders if all her life decisions were the right ones.