Kennedy Sterling does not believe in second chances Not after Reese Calloway walked away from four years of loving her and left Kennedy to figure out how to survive with half a heart and too many unanswered questions It took Kennedy a year and a half to become someone who could breathe without her Then Kai Brooks happened Cocky, patient, dangerous in all the ways Kennedy should have known better than to want Kai makes her feel wanted without making her feel trapped And Kennedy hates how badly she wants to let her in Then Reese comes back Now Kennedy has to help rehab the girl who broke her heart while trying not to look at her like she never stopped loving her ⛧ ✦ ⛧ ✦ ⛧ Reese Calloway told herself she had no choice Leaving Kennedy was supposed to protect a secret big enough to destroy everything her family had built So she did the one thing she knew Kennedy would never forgive her for She left first But loving someone does not stop just because you are the one who ran And now Reese is back at UNC, sitting on Kennedy Sterling's training table, pretending she can survive being touched by the girl she never stopped wanting Kennedy looks at her like she is the worst thing that ever happened to her Reese cannot even blame her ⛧ ✦ ⛧ ✦ ⛧ Kai Brooks does not usually chase girls this long She likes attention, the almost, the moment before someone gives in and admits they want her But Kennedy was never that simple Kennedy made Kai wait Made her work Made her want something that did not end the second she won it And for the first time, Kai is starting to wonder if maybe settling down does not sound like a trap when it is with the right girl ⛧ ✦ ⛧ ✦ ⛧ Two girls want Kennedy Sterling One broke her One makes her want to try again And Kennedy is stuck between the girl she never got over and the girl who refuses to let her run

Olivia Carter, a preppy young woman, takes the plunge and leaves sunny Malibu for the gloomy streets of Seattle, hoping for a fresh start. She's juggling a low-paying gig at a start-up media company and helping out at her friend's café, but money is tight-thanks to student loans and the insane cost of living. So, in a moment of desperation, she decides to get a roommate. Enter River Jones. The last person Olivia would've ever chosen to live with. River's a wild, loud streamer who seems to have zero consideration for Olivia's sleep schedule. The late-night noise and chaotic streams make Olivia want to scream. What she doesn't know? River's actually a hugely successful streamer with a massive following. Now Olivia's stuck living with this wild, unfortunately sexy, unpredictable whirlwind of a woman... and it's starting to get real hard to ignore the tension. How long can these two keep their distance without everything coming to a head?

As a wide-eyed intern at Moreu Enterprises, Isadora never imagined she'd become so utterly captivated by her CEO, Celine Moreu. But there's something intoxicating about Celine that sinks deep into Isadora's soul, pulling her in like a tide she can't resist. What starts as innocent admiration spirals into a fierce, all-consuming infatuation, where every stolen glance and professional encounter ignites a fire that blurs the boundaries between professional respect and forbidden longing.

When Priscilla walks into Sloane's office, she's just another patient-guarded, broken, slow to trust. Sloane, a dominant and calculating therapist, is used to control. She knows how to push, how to read people, how to get what she wants. But Priscilla is different. What begins as therapy twists into something deeper-an electric pull neither of them can ignore. Sloane tells herself it's about healing, but her control is precise, obsessive... seductive. And Priscilla, under Sloane's careful influence, begins to lose sight of where her pain ends and Sloane begins. Because Sloane isn't just hiding secrets. She's using them. And the most dangerous thing about her is how far she'll go to keep Priscilla close. [ wlw romance between a therapist and her patient. Hold on tight, this a messy-dark romance ]

Aurora Hale is a 22-year-old literature student who hides her softness behind sarcasm. Her heart feels deeply, but her words are always guarded. She questions everything - love, belonging, even her own worth - yet secretly craves a place where she doesn't have to apologize for her emotions. She's brilliant, stubborn, too loyal for her own good, and carries scars from being abandoned by people she trusted most. Celeste Moretti is a 32-year-old criminal defense attorney. She has built her life on logic, restraint, and control - the kind that keeps her untouchable. She reads people instantly but keeps her own soul locked behind walls no one gets past. Beneath the power and elegance, she's someone who fears loving the wrong person again... and losing herself in the process. Where Aurora is chaos and sensitivity, Celeste is discipline and ice-cold composure. Where one wants to be chosen, the other has forgotten how to choose. They live in different worlds, speak different emotional languages... yet something in their broken pieces fits like recognition. Maybe love doesn't demand perfection - maybe it demands understanding. © All Rights Reserved

Genre: Slow Burn • High Tension • LGBTQ+ Romance • Workplace Mayra Khanna, 24, a shy yet quietly confident HR executive at Beaumont Group of Industries, prefers silence over attention. Half-Indian, 5'5", with curly hair and brown eyes, she keeps her bisexuality and emotions carefully hidden. Ashley Beaumont, 30, the powerful Managing Director, is everything Mayra is not. Canadian, 5'8", with honey-brown eyes, short brunette hair, Ashley is confident, dominating, and strictly professional. A lesbian with absolute control over her world. When their paths collide, professionalism turns fragile. Unspoken tension builds. Boundaries blur. A slow-burning connection begins dangerous, intense, and impossible to ignore.

a true love story of a moody blonde and woman who is willing to do anything to her. Quinn Blue and Zoë Hassan have never been your stereotypical couple-taking things by the book, one step at a time. They've always been the people to take five steps forward then slowly step back. From having a baby before they were married to getting married, divorced, married, annulled, engaged, and then finally married-for real this time. Quinn is the moody blonde to Zoë dominant demeanour, they balance each other out perfectly. At least until things go sideways and suddenly they're back at square one: they don't know each other anymore. Zoë knows she wants Quinn but does Quinn want the same? Can she take Zoë back and forgive or is she just too stubborn to do so? ✳︎✳︎✳︎ "It's never going to be the same Zoë, I think it's best you leave." I said to her. "I can't leave Quinn." She said with a softer voice than she's ever used. "It hurts to be without you...please baby, just let me prove that." "I can't Zoë, it hurt too much." I said as I backed away from the porch and into the house again. "Goodbye Zoë."

A city that never sleeps. Parties that never end. And old money ruling from the shadows. Lúthien is a nobody in this city, working in a small gallery just to get by and fund her paintings. When her best friend drags her to a trust-fund party, she only wants to go home. But one glance makes her falter - a pair of brown eyes that follow her long after the night is over. Sometimes a nobody becomes more than she ever intended to be.

"Relax," I murmured softly. My voice dropped without me even thinking about it, lower now, closer. "Is this okay?" Charlotte hesitated. I felt it in the way her shoulders shifted beneath the tension, the tiny pause before she answered. Her fingers tightened once more around the armrests. Then loosened slightly. "...Yes." The word came out quieter than before. Careful. Neither of us spoke. Then, after holding there for just a second too long, I leaned forward. Slowly-so slowly it almost felt deliberate enough to give her time to stop me, if she wanted to. The distance between us shrank inch by careful inch, my gaze flickering briefly to her lips before lifting again to her body posture, searching for any sign that I should pull back. But I didn't. And when the last trace of space between us finally disappeared, I kissed her. --- Audrey DuPont is used to the party life, smoking and drinking until the sun comes up, and throwing money without a second thought. But what happens when money can't save her? Charlotte Brown is the polar opposite of the head cheer captain. She's stoic, quiet, smart, and most of all, she isn't a trust fund kid like the rest. The only thing on her mind is graduating and making money. They both want something from each other, but as the thin line blurs between academics and attraction, they'll have to wonder: Is it really worth it?