[COMPLETED & BEING EDITED] "You're willing to risk your life for me? For us? Is that what you want?" She glared, grasping my shoulders gently and pushing me against the wall of the dark alley. The smell of alcohol and cigarettes swirling around me as I gazed into those violet eyes that make my knees go weak. I swallowed the lump in my throat and held up my head higher and faced this hardcore punk as if I was like her: Rebellious and reckless. "What I want is you. Everything else could go fuck themselves," I told her, seeing the way those violet eyes widened in shock in a quick second before they smiled, a grin spreading on her rosy pink lips. My heart fluttered as her face grew closer, tingles spread through my body just by her touches as she moved to my ear, biting my earlobe gently as she whispered, "I want you too." And my lips were instantly captured by hers... © Copyright 2014 All Rights Reserved

Annabeth Reed had simple goals in her life, graduate at the top of her class, get a nice boyfriend and mostly win the scholarship to her dream art school. She had everything she could wish for a set of supportive parents, an annoying but lovable older brother, and two amazing best friends, but her life would have been so much better if not for her. Emmalyn Cole also known as the school's sweetheart was the exact opposite. She was bright, loud and the absolute center of Rosewood High. Being the daughter of a self-made businesswoman and a famous pianist, she knew she was destined for greatness, but in sophomore year when she was publicly dumped by her boyfriend for her sister, she felt her friends and life slipping away. Junior year she knew that the scholarship to the art school her sister wanted would be her saving grace. She would easily get in if not for her. What started as a small competition spanned into a decade-long rivalry between the two girls. Both ambitious and always after excellence. With the turn of fate, they are once again competing head-on with each other. With the growing competition, a new boy comes along catching everyone's attention including those two and soon they find themselves competing for something other than the scholarship. As time plays with the hearts of the sixteen-year-olds they move towards adulthood and with that comes messy feelings, responsibilities, fear of the future, and a glimpse into the world outside. As the days pass and they grow closer, the girls find themselves questioning is he the one? or are they each other's perfect half?

Bridgette "Brie" Campbell is 25 years old, has long brunette hair that reaches the back of her shoulders. Her eyes are dark brown and has fair skin. She's born in Canada, her mom is a Filipina and her dad is Canadian. Her mom died before she graduated college while her dad is part of the Canadian Armed Forces. She also has an older brother who is a professional hockey player. Ever since her mother died, she had to be indpendent since both her dad and brother barely lives in their house. She decided to get a degree on business management to put up her own café. She's in total control of everything, until two bad girls showed up and ruined her peaceful life. Levi McKenzie is a freelance model. She spends most of her free time at Brie's café with different girls each day. She's arrogant and a certified player, Brie hates her because of that. Tori Sinclair is a tattoo artist. She goes to Brie's café every morning to start her day. She's rude and a total asshole. They met in the most terrible way possible and since then, Brie promised she'd never like her. What will happen if these two bad girls started to develop feelings towards her? Will she be able to take control of them too? Or they will bring down the almighty Bridgette?

Crown Princess Leonore, heir to the queendom of Dranath, likes women, obviously. The Queen Mother Carmilla marries her off to Sir Gabriel, obviously. So when she finds out Sir Gabriel is a woman... Dranath; queendom of mystique, bordered by jealous allies. To the southwest, the states of Aurune. East is the coast and the maritime poleis of Raham. To the north, the Hierstag clans. Rich in land and crop and poor in everything else, the queendom is closed in from all fronts. And when the sword of years-long grudges is brought to bear, who will play it to the hilt? ------------------------------ i wanted to say that this book is my love letter to imperialism, but it's actually lovingly crafted hatemail non-anonymously submitted to imperialism's tumblr asks. this is an exploration of how much suffering one can propagate in order to achieve one's goal, and the degree in which your decisions can be justified (even only to yourself!) before you become, essentially, irredeemable; an exercise in Is It Worth It Though yeah there's magic(k) in this one. and a lot of geopolitics! might have gotten carried away with the geopolitics. come for the gay, stay for the political machinations. or come for the political machinations and stay for the gay, i dont mind. 3rd person pov, leonore-centric, no homophobia (at least, not the kind we usually see), i want to say butch/femme but honestly it's butch gabriel/whatever the hell leonore is. folk anti-hero narrative or villain origin story, you decide

Blair Miller always followed the rules. She walked the same paths, said the right words, and kept her heart tucked neatly away where no one could reach it. Harper Johnson never followed anyone's rules-least of all her own. She thrived in chaos, in the places Blair would never dare to step. When their worlds collide, it's not a gentle brush-it's a spark that threatens to ignite everything Blair thought she knew about life, love, and herself. In Harper, Blair sees freedom she's never known. In Blair, Harper sees a heart worth protecting. And suddenly, nothing is the same. Two hearts, one beats... and the rhythm of their lives will never again be predictable.

Morgan Carter is one of the biggest names in professional hockey an Olympic champion, league captain, and a woman who has spent her entire life putting hockey before everything else. Madeline Laurent is a world-renowned chef building a restaurant empire one city at a time. They were never supposed to meet. But somewhere between sold-out arenas, busy kitchens, family ranches and constant media attention, friendship turns into something neither of them saw coming. A slow-burn romance about finding home in the most unexpected person.

Harlow Reaves has spent her entire life on the ice. Hockey was never just a sport - it was her identity, her future, the only thing she ever needed. So when she's suddenly forced to walk away from the game, she's left with a terrifying question: who is she without it? With no close friends, no hobbies, and nothing outside the rink to hold onto, Harlow finds herself completely unmoored. Then there's Lotte Myers-Hill - her infuriatingly loud, sharp-tongued teammate with messy black hair and a talent for getting under Harlow's skin. Lotte seems fearless, the kind of person who takes up space without apologising for it. But the more Harlow sees the girl behind the bravado, the more she uncovers the cracks beneath the performance - the hidden hurt, the secrets, the loneliness that looks a little too familiar. And for the first time in her life, Harlow begins to wonder if maybe she doesn't have to lose herself alone.

A blonde, who is chasing her career as a surgeon, has struggled to maintain a relationship. Everything, besides her immediate family and best friends, has been pushed aside so she could strive in her field. Will it change when she meets a cop who could stop her heart? Warning: Contains G!P

Diana is looking forward to finally finishing high school. Stay out of trouble. Focus only on art. This is Diana's grand plan - until she is assigned to paint the portraits of a girl she can't stand to be around: the school's obnoxious soccer team captain, Alex Perez. ***** It's senior year. Diana just wants to keep her head low while dealing with a family that is slowly but steadily falling apart and a best-friend-turned-enemy that she could certainly do without. The last thing Diana wants to do is spend her last year of high school painting the portraits of Alex Perez. Everyone loves Alex - she's the town's prodigy and the school's golden girl. But Diana and Alex couldn't be more opposite; put them in an art room together and a disaster is bound to happen. [[word count: 70,000 - 80,000]] Cover designed by Ilafi Nastiti [WATTYS 2021 SHORTLIST]

2026 Watty Awards Shortlist Finalist! Helena Pierce has it all. A company built from nothing, wealth, a best friend who knows her better than she knows herself, and a brother who would move mountains for her. On paper, her life is flawless. But perfection doesn't fill the emptiness. Helena is lonely and love has never come easily, and when it did, her need for control always pushed it away. She rules every part of her life with iron precision, and that same power keeps her from letting anyone in. Helena doesn't know how to surrender - and maybe, deep down, she fears what would happen if she did. ❁ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ ˋˏ༻❁༺ˎˊ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ ❁ June Holloway refuses to back down. Words are power, and behind a screen, she wields them all. Declared deaf at six, though she had struggled to hear long before, she controls her world from home, safe from the noise and chaos she can't fully navigate... but safety has a price. She has her work, a best friend who never leaves her side, and a brother who would give his life for her. Yet love has always been complicated. Speaking, hearing, connecting - it should be simple, but for June, it's a battle she fights again and again, never easily won. Even so, she keeps trying. Even so, she refuses to be silenced. ❁ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ ˋˏ༻❁༺ˎˊ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ ❁ Since June starts working for Helena, things begin to unfold and feelings grow quietly, almost unnoticed. Both hide behind screens, careful and measured, yet there is a pull between them they can't ignore. Every word, every message lingers a little longer, makes them think a little more. Neither is ready to admit how much they want it to go further. Helena doesn't know June is deaf, and could that secret change everything between them? #1 under #lesbian 1/9/26 #1 under #wlw 1/11/26 #1 under #sapphic 1/12/26 #1 under #girls 3/15/26