||AMBY'S FAVORITE 2024|| (Editor's Choice July 2022) [LGBTQ+ Teen Fiction] High school junior, Callie Washington, is currently in a dilemma. Attending an all-girls, Catholic high school means most of her peers are focused on college, SATs, and the nearby boys at their brother school, Holy Spirit. But since the start of the school year, Callie can't forget the silky hair and gleaming brown eyes of her former Chemistry partner, Isabella Sandoval. After escaping from her Homecoming date one October evening, Callie runs into Aurora Gray, a smart, charismatic senior, who seems to be having as rough of an evening as Callie. After realizing they are in the same Calculus class, Aurora begins to shift Callie's life in ways she cannot comprehend. Deep down, Callie knows she must confront the thing inside her that is troubling her deeply, but what hurdles will she have to face to get there? (Published: 2020)

When your girlfriend gives you a gym membership for your birthday, your relationship is probably doomed. Too bad Jenny didn't realize this before proposing. Rejection stings, but it's the catalyst Jenny needs to move her stagnant life forward. For Juliana, well-padded women frequenting the gym she works at are potential clients. But she can't help noticing how cute this one is. And determined. And a number of other things she shouldn't notice. She doesn't, however, want to be attracted to gym clients, so she does her best to keep it professional. If only her attraction to the woman would do the same. Open Novella Contest (ONC) entry - Prompt #61: After being jilted, you move to the city to hide your embarrassment, lick your wounds, and start afresh.

Megan woods is a 24 year old millionaire. She owns one of the biggest clubs in town. She has a close circle of friends and wears her heart on her sleeve even though she always gets hurt in the end. Avery Bryant is a 26 year old businesswoman with a 2 year old daughter. She's been through so much in her life that she has given up on finding love. She is cold towards people she doesn't know and only shows affection and her real side to her close friends and family. ~The Bumping Accident ~For You, Anything {Sequel} ~War Of Hearts {Trilogy} ~Her Heart {Quadrilogy} ~Embers Of Hope {Pentalogy} Cover by @_navyblueee_

Every year, Drew makes her friends choose a girl for her to date and if she keeps that through the year she wins the game. This year is different; the challenge will be different in many ways. Especially since this is the first girl Drew likes. A girl that has awakened something in her that she never knew. The series: I'll Reach For You I'll Follow You I'll Always Promise You. Sleeping Romance

Wren and Kenna hated each other in high school. Now mature-ish adults, they still hate each other. The problem? They're engaged. A year away from marriage, according to two of the most powerful people in the world: their parents. ***** Wren Castile and Kenna Gold are engaged...because their parents say so (and no, they're not kidding). Wren has one year to marry her former nemesis, or else. The fact that Kenna emulated her infamously anti-gay father throughout high school seems to be irrelevant--even to Kenna herself. Suddenly Wren and the girl she never wanted to see again are on the same (bickering) side as they face mandatory dates, disastrous family get-togethers, and their unhappy past. Wren is filled with mistrust, but to protect her heart, she might just have to sit back and let it lead the way. Content/Trigger Warning: This story contains references to and/or scenes of homophobia, childhood trauma, bullying, violence, and suicide. [[2022 Watty Awards Shortlist]] [[Editors' Choice - October 2022]]

Toni is a hardworking, capable, driven young woman who excels at everything she does, except, her love life. It's not like she hasn't tried, she has had boyfriends, even been engaged once, but it just never works out. She always feels like she is just going through the motions, she just never really connects. As a result, she has been avoiding dating, after giving up on finding Mr Right or even Mr GoodEnough. Hell, she even settled for Mr AtLeastHeIsStickingAround until she discovered he was really Mr CheatingBehindHerBack. Unfortunately for her, while she is preoccupied with a work issue, a colleague manages to trick her into agreeing to go on a blind-date with a friend of his. Reluctantly, she decides to give it one last try and goes all out, getting dolled up and putting herself out there, one, last, time. When the blind date stands her up and she discovers that even the stunning redhead at the other end of the bar has been stood up too, it just seems to prove what she already knows. It's easier just being alone. But what if........ What if neither of them were stood up at all?

Meet Samantha Mett, Ice queen and Queen Bee of the most popular private high school in New York. She has the power to scare people around her, she has never had any feelings for anyone but will it all change when the new girl comes to school? Dušica Nikolić, the girl who is originally from Serbia but she spent most of her life in London. After a big tragedy that happened to this family two years ago, they decided to move to New York. Samantha's family is the richest family in the USA and the second richest and powerful family in the world, while Dušica's family is the first most influential family. Girls don't know each other because Dušica's family has done everything to keep their precious daughter away from the eyes of paparazzi, and no one knows how she looks like except her best friend Mia. If you want to know what will happen when their paths cross, read this story to find out and follow their life story. Best Rated: #20 in teen fiction! #1 in gxg #1 in gayness #1 in lesbian

(Sequel to When Mary Met Halley) A year has passed since Mary and Halley fell in love over the hospital bed of the guy who was cheating on both of them, and they couldn't be happier. Together they feel able to conquer the world, with the help of their friends, a ragtag bunch of children and teens, and a crow with a crazy cat. Life is good and Mary wishes she could freeze time. But things can't always be perfect, and mental health is a tricky thing. Even during the rough times, though, Mary knows who will always be by her side.

WATTYS WINNER When her fiancé ends up in a coma and his secret mistress, Halley, shows up, Mary feels like her world is falling apart. What she doesn't realize is she's actually falling in love...with Halley. ***** Eight years after a traumatizing accident that killed one of her loved ones, Mary Kincaid is about to marry her childhood sweetheart when the universe yanks the rug out from under her yet again, leaving her fiancé badly injured and in a coma. Of course this is when his secret mistress shows up, a beautiful person whom Mary should by all rights hate - so why does she find herself inviting her to stay in the spare bedroom? She soon learns that sometimes the person you're looking for comes when you're not looking at all. Content and/or trigger warning: This story mentions violence, addiction, and childhood trauma, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]

"I hope you realize you made the worst f**king decision of your life." She could feel his cold icy blue eyes piercing through her soul. "I didn't ask for this..." tears threatened to fall from her eyes, her lips quivering in fear. His grip on both her wrists become tighter as he slams them hard against the wall, trapping her petite body in-between the wall and his body, "You'll never have a place in my life, let alone my heart, do you understand?" She winces from the pain from her wrists. He slams her arms against the wall again. He leans in close enough to the point where their lips are only inches apart, "I said, do you f**king understand, foolish girl?" His voice rises as he clenches his jaw in an impatient manner. She nods in hopes that he'll let go. And just like that, he lets go of her as she falls to the floor in utter defeat. What have I done... she asks herself. **Full Summary Inside** Cover by: Me, Myself, and I!