As she disconnects her lips from mine, she shoots me a smirk that sends chills down my spine. "You have no idea how long I've been waiting to do that," -- Aspen Grayson has had her fair share of crushes in her life: the beautiful celebrity in her new favorite tv show, the cute girl that sat behind her in algebra, the cashier that she crossed paths with for only a few minutes at the grocery store. But those were just simple infatuations that didn't last past a day. None have ever amounted to the crush she has on Ivy Charleston, her straight best friend.

||WATTY'S SHORTLIST 2023|| [LGBTQ+ New Adult Fiction] When Mia Cunningham leaves her hometown in coastal Maine at 11 years old after her mother's death, her best friend, Leila Sutherland, gifts Mia a seashell "so she can hear the ocean and remember her home." Over a decade later, the two young women are beginning to navigate their post-grad lives. Leila has remained in Maine, afraid to branch out of her comfort zone, and Mia, after spending her college years in New York and unsure of her future, returns to the only place she ever felt home--Kenneburk, Maine. After a fateful meeting between the young women, Leila and Mia slowly begin to rekindle the friendship that had once been long forgotten. Their friendship is immediately tested, however, as Leila begins to develops familiar feelings and Mia, unsure of where she belongs, cannot help but wonder the direction her life is calling her towards. Will their friendship survive these new trials of adulthood, or should it have ended permanently the day that Mia left 12 years prior? Find out in "Can You Hear the Ocean?" (Published: 2021)

Penny Iven is perfect. Everyone knows it. She's the smartest girl in class, the fastest runner in track--every parent's dream. That is, until Marisol moves into town. Marisol is the beautiful new girl with a mysterious past. She gets under Penny's skin like no one else. That is... unless this feeling is someting else?

<< "With that aside now, I wanna know what's up with you and this outfit today," Kinsey says as she seductively sizes up Jade's entire being with laser eyes, taking in those tan legs all the way up until... the hem of the really, really short skirt. Every inch of Jade's body burns up as Kinsey's eyes feel like they're spewing hot flames as she shamelessly eyes her up and down. "My eyes are up here?" Jade snides, bending down to catch Kinsey's eyes with her own to direct them back upwards. Kinsey meets Jade's eyes but her hand casually lands on Jade's hip, pulling their bodies together as she leans beside Jade's ear to gingerly whisper, "I think it's kind of hot. Was it just for me?" Jade can feel her breathing increase already just at their bodies touching. Control yourself, Jade. >> Cover credit: @unfeignedoptimist Started: 12/01/2018 Ranks: #1 in #lesbianfiction on 11/17/19

Wilder Holt thought she had everything in line. Her goal is to become a fantastic soccer player to be able to go to a great college. To hopefully, in the future, to bring herself and her father away from their economic issues. A town divided by two schools and two teams, the glory is resting on Wilder's shoulders to bring them to victory. However, she didn't predict that fault lines can occur in life, and her name was Nico.

Alexandra "Alex" Doherty is the girl everyone envies. She's well liked, is the captain of the soccer team, has a great group of friends, her boyfriend is the most sought after athlete in school. Her life is deemed perfect by everyone around her. Only she's hiding a secret. And it only takes new girl Mackenzie Daniels to join her school for the secret to come tumbling out.