Under The Tartosan Sun
Welcome everyone to my little love story.🙂 It began almost two years ago with just one sim, Danielle Chabert. When I started I had no idea it would grow to be as big as it is. I wasn't sure if there...
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Chapter One
Danielle has always wanted to be a writer for as long as she can remember. By the time she graduated high school she knew she wanted to be a romance novelist. She wanted to find the perfect muse to help her write the most beautiful romantic stories but she couldn't find that muse back home in Willow Creek, so she decided to take a leap of faith and move to Tartosa, where romance abounds.
But before she leaves there is one last day of fun and sisterly bonding with her long time bestie Summer Holiday. They spent a fun day at Geekcon...
They enjoyed some delicious food, well Danielle did anyway...
Afterwards it was time to hit the nightclub for some drinks. You have to watch out for that Geoffrey Landgraab. He's clearly lurking with intent...
The intent was to steal Summer's glass of Granite Falls Grappo Blanco. Mission accomplished! You can't trust a Landgraab! And you thought it was just Nancy with the sticky fingers...
With that the ladies headed off to bed. Tomorrow is a big day, Danielle is off to Tartosa with Summer in tow, at least for a couple of days to help her best friend get settled in before returning home to Willow Creek.
Now in Tartosa the girls head for the square and the beach. There's always time for a picture to remember the day and celebrate a genuine friendship.
Summer was feeling hungry so she ducked out to get a bite to eat while Danielle decided to sit by herself for a bit to contemplate her future and an idea she's had for awhile...
She doesn't want to leave her best friend behind and she thinks Summer would be a huge success as a caterer in the Tartosa wedding biz. So she decides to pitch her idea to Summer that night.
But Summer isn't convinced enough to make the leap herself, not yet at least. She loves the idea, but she still has unfinished business with Travis Scott to sort out. Will Summer win his heart or will Liberty Lee? If Summer did land her man, would he agree to join her in Tartosa if she decided to go? So many questions.
Meanwhile back in Tartosa Danielle is prepared to embark on her new life and she takes her daily stroll to the beach in town to seek out her muse and to gaze at the vast horizon that is the metaphor for her journey, endless possibilities...
Chapter Two
A few weeks have gone by since Danielle left her old home of Willow Creek for her new one on the Mediterranean island of Tartosa. Danielle couldn't be happier, even if she's left all her life long friends behind in Willow Creek. She's still busy trying to convince her best friend Summer to take the plunge as well and bring her cooking skills to the local catering scene. We’ll come back to Summer in a bit.
Danielle loves her daily stroll on the beach, but when the weather is warm enough, she loves to go for a swim while she's out too.
While she's out she makes it a point to stop and talk. Danielle has a charming personality that people are drawn to. She has quickly become a fixture in town when she comes in for her morning walk.
When Danielle is at home she works on honing her skills as a writer…
Her culinary skillset. Clean up on aisle 1…
And she takes care of herself with some yoga and meditation...
Danielle has been busy writing stories that she has been pitching to publishers in hopes of landing a book deal. She has no shortage of ideas for steamy romances set in all sorts of worlds with a variety of characters, from strong independent women to rogues and gentlemen. She's already sent off a dozen short stories but no takers....yet. In the next part we'll see what's happening in the BFF household and will Danielle finally get her book deal?
Thank you @rosemow🙂 I was right, up to a point. I did cringe a bit when I went and looked at these again. I wrote these two chapters in April of 2022 when I was taking my first tentative, frightened steps into the world of writing. At this point I still wasn't sure this was going to be something I was going to do long term. I never would have dreamed it would still be going with no end in sight two years later. My screenshot game wasn't very strong either.😆 As the chapter count grows you'll see how, like any other skill, practice makes perfect. The chapters will get a lot, a lot, longer. Some of the later chapters are small novels. I hope you all enjoy the story as it builds. Danielle and her friends do have fairly ideal lives, I will admit, but I wanted to do something positive and centered around romance, strong women, and positive female friendships. There are a couple of moments where the women do encounter some rough patches.
Tomorrow's chapters will be longer. And we will get one of those dramatic moments.😁
Your first 2 chapters are great @DaniRose2143 🙂 It will be very nice seeing the story develop each day.
So glad to see Danielle and Londyn here!!❤️
Thank you @simgirl1010❤️ I had forgotten just how short the early chapters were. I used the copies I had saved for safe keeping to start adding them here, and I had to go to the thread on the other forum to make sure I wasn't missing some text they were so much shorter than I remembered them.
The other thing I notice going back was how the gameplay was influencing the story. The story is influencing the gameplay now but I am working hard to make it a balance of the two and let the gameplay start suggesting some new storylines, or different twists to existing ones.
Thank you @rosemow❤️
I've fought the urge to make edits or fix typos. I'm posting these here just like they appeared on the other forum.🙂
Chapter Three
Danielle tried to talk Summer into staying in Tartosa to showcase her culinary skills as a caterer. Summer loved the idea, but not as much as she does Travis. Danielle finally gave up and enjoyed the rest of their time together before Summer flew home. She knows how this is going to end for Summer, but Summer is determined to find out the hard way. As the days and weeks pass Summer tries unsuccessfully to win over Travis, but it's just one endless string of brush offs, one after another.
One of those brush offs resulted in stare that could kill, if in fact looks could kill.
At least once a week Danielle would call to check up on her best friend. And on one call she couldn't help bringing up her own failed romance with Travis back in high school...
Danielle: Why are you still wasting your time chasing after Travis? You know what he's like.
Summer: I'm not wasting my time. I love him and I know deep down he loves me too. He's just playing hard to get.
Danielle: Travis? Our Travis? Playing hard to get? The man will chase after any woman with a pulse if there's something there he wants. You haven't forgotten about what happened when I dated him back in senior year did you?
Summer: No. But he's different now.
Danielle: He hasn't changed, other than to be a few years older. He's still Travis. Yes, he is fun to hang around with, but he's a disaster to date. He's a charmer, and he's great company, but he has three great loves in his life, and neither you nor I were or are one of them. He's obsessed with his computers, his video games, and himself. Girl if you don't come to your senses. and let it be, he's going to break your heart in a million pieces. I know you and your crushes, they rarely end well. And this time I'm not there in person to pick you up. I am a phone call away, anytime, but please stop this silly game before you get hurt.
Summer: I'll think about it.
Danielle: I know you better than that Summer Holiday. I guess I better keep my phone handy and plane tickets ready.
Later that week, Danielle got the phone call she'd been waiting for. No not that one, the one from the publishers. It seems they want her to come to San Myshuno to discuss the details of her brand new book deal!
She called up Summer to see if she could join her in San Myshuno to celebrate, but it was short notice so Danielle was stuck celebrating solo. That didn't stop her though.
Well, that about does it for this week. Oh before we go, why don't we have a little peek at what's going on back in Willow Creek shall we?
Ohhhhhh girl, things are about to get a bit bumpy....
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