Vivienne Winters-Crawford has always had everything. The penthouse childhood, the private schools, the kind of money that fixes problems before they even start. But now, fresh out of college with an art degree in one hand and independence in the other, she wants to experience being on her own. So she moves out. No staff, no safety net, just a cramped two-bedroom apartment and a roommate she's never expected. Aveline Parker is a ghost of a girl who prefers silence to survival. Grey eyes, jet black hair, and a presence that slips through rooms without a sound. No one knows what she's been through, except Estelle, the woman who gave her a job, a room, and a reason to stay. Aveline doesn't talk much. She doesn't trust. She just survives. When Vivienne answers an ad for a roommate, she never expects the other room to belong to a girl who barely speaks. But there's something magnetic about Aveline. Something quiet and aching. And despite the silence, despite the walls, things start to unravel. One moment at a time. One scar at a time. This isn't a love story born out of ease. It's a love story built in the healing. In the light that comes after the dark.

Tessa Blake likes things simple: clean layouts, crisp deadlines, and a boyfriend who's been her best friend since college. What she doesn't like? Camden Price-her boyfriend Noah's childhood best friend and living proof that loud, obnoxious energy drinks can take human form. So when Cam crashes their quiet weekend plans with a smug grin and a new girlfriend, Tessa prepares for another evening of pretending to tolerate him. She definitely doesn't expect Harper Rhodes. Harper is calm, self-assured, and infuriatingly observant. An independent photographer with a quiet voice and a sharper lens, she notices things most people miss-including the cracks in Tessa's carefully arranged life. What begins as forced double dates turns into long conversations, unexpected laughter, and a slow unraveling of everything Tessa thought she wanted. As her long-term relationship starts to feel less certain and Harper becomes harder to ignore, Tessa is forced to ask herself: What if the person she can't stand leads her to the person she can't live without? Sometimes your "plus one" is the one.

Francesca Grey thought she'd finally escaped the perfect little town that never really knew her. Three years in Los Angeles taught her how to breathe again - how to be invisible, free, and entirely her own. But when an invitation arrives for her father's wedding - to a twenty-one-year-old woman she's never met - Frankie finds herself driving back toward the life she swore she'd left behind. What she doesn't expect is for the return to stir everything she thought she'd buried - memories of her mother, the weight of who she used to be, and the quiet ache of belonging she's never quite found. And then there's her. Someone unexpected. Someone who sees her in the way the town never could - not as who she was, but who she might still become. In a town where every face remembers her past, Frankie must decide whether home is a place she escaped... or a person she's just beginning to know.

In the hope of someday becoming as spectacular as the famous controversial idol in Photography, Hana sets out to find inspiration with the help of her doting Professor. She meets Althea - a painter - who took interest in her after getting caught in stalking for photos. The pair made a deal to help one another to become better artists and in their quest, they found more than what they were looking for.

A stranger to her own existence, Kayla moves to a small town with the hope of finding comfort in a fresh start. But as she steps inside the unfamiliar classroom on the first day, standing in front of the class is a mysteriously familiar face, one that rouses memories of a time she believed had gone by. With past baggage catching up in the most intrusive ways, she stumbles upon unexpected comfort of friendship, unconditional love of found family, and a beautiful yet complicated bond between two hesitant souls. "This book was like a warm hug, and I might believe in love again." "I would give everything, especially my soul, to have the opportunity to read this book for the first time again." ────── CW: Substance abuse, harsh language, sexual content, mention of self-harm and suicide. ────── Started in January 2018. Re-published in November 2022. First draft (this version) finished in April 2023. ────── Copyright 2018 © Renee Steinberg All rights reserved. This work may not be reproduced, copied, translated, or republished in any form without the author's permission, except for brief quotations or reviews with proper credit.

After her world was turned upside down, Y/n had to grow up faster than she ever imagined. For the past seven years, she's been raising her 12-year-old sister, always putting her needs above her own. When her sister begs to attend the Poguelandia Festival hosted by the Outer Banks cast, Y/n reluctantly agrees. She never expected to find herself drawn to Madelyn Cline-the radiant star determined to break through her walls. Now, Y/n faces her greatest fear: risking her heart and letting someone in. "𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞, 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐈'𝐦 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧-
 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧.
 𝐒𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐲,
 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐛𝐲𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐭.
 𝐒𝐨 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞
 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐲 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞, 𝐨𝐡 𝐦𝐲
 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞." - 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭 [GxG] [Y/n G!p]

Two things survived the wreckage of six years ago: Rowan's scars, and Dani's guilt. Now a successful computer scientist, Rowan has engineered her life like a flawless piece of code. Her heart is a locked vault, and her bedroom is a revolving door of random women governed by a strict rules. It's the perfect system to ensure no one ever gets close enough to see the words she once carved into her own skin. Dani, now holding a PhD in psychology, understands defense mechanisms better than anyone. But all her clinical knowledge hasn't helped her forget the brilliant, chaotic girl she broke-and loved-in equal measure. They haven't spoken since the hospital. Rowan thinks Dani walked away forever. Dani has no idea Rowan was never told about her tearful bedside visits. But when their best friends get engaged, the universe forces a reunion. As Best Woman and Maid of Honor, they are trapped in the same room, tasked with planning the perfect wedding. Dani is trained to read people, and she sees right through Rowan's arrogant, detached player facade. Rowan is determined to stay cold, but the old, violent pull between them is mutating into something unstoppable. To give their friends a future, they are going to have to finally dismantle the past-one rule, one secret, and one scar at a time. (Note: this is a sequel to my story "What She Wants".)

𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞 is everything that she'd ever dreamed to be. Not exactly a princess like her younger self would've imagined, but, nevertheless, she had so much going for her. She was beauty and brains. As she studies in university to become a surgeon, her life remains simplistic. That is until 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 shows up. Madison doesn't just peacefully enter Ariella's life after all of their years apart- she causes a 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑚. From her dangerously scented perfume to her bored gaze, she alters Ariella's life completely. Smooth skin becomes bruised with love bites, perfect hair becomes tangled with knots, and soft whispers turn desperate. The two women fight teeth and nail to make up for lost time, but it doesn't all fall into place so easily.

A dangerous game, full of pitfalls. A dispute of power, money and desire. On one side of the board, the deputy Lauren Jauregui, and on the other, the wife of a magnate, Karla Camila Cabello. In this game, only one will fall. Who will have the best strategy? Who will better know how to play? Who will checkmate? Place your bets, the game will begin. Cover by @JaureguiMalik25

• Fortuitous; happening by accident or chance rather than design. • Saylor gets a job offer in her hometown, which she gladly accepts. She misses her hometown, her family, and especially her best friend, Hadley... but what will happen when Hadley's sister, Emerson, also moves back to town? • The two may discover they have more in common than they ever thought possible as well as be forced to process some underlying feelings they thought they buried.