Emma is a 19 year old girl. She's has nothing but good things in her life. She just graduated and she has the perfect boyfriend. Her biggest secret is that she's in love with her best friend. She's determined that no one will ever find out. But will she be able to keep her secret forever? Or will things turn out for the better?

A kiss can change everything. One kiss with your best friend, and it changes the whole dynamic. What will you do when you get to know that your best friend has been in love with you? What will you do when she doesn't want to be friends anymore and wants more instead? * "Everytime I see you with a guy, my skin fucking burns" Millie hisses, pinning me with an intense look that makes my belly flip. I am pinned to the wall with her caging me. "Do you know how hard it is to pretend that you are only my friend, and nothing more? That I love you but cannot have you?" Her words spin inside my head, and the thundering beating of my heart echoes in my ear. How do we come to this situation? I pant as she leans closer, her eyes averting to my parted lips. I am having thoughts of kissing her. Hell, I see her in my dreams so often now that I am not sure what she means to me now. Millie caresses my cheeks and a shiver runs down my spine. "I can't pretend anymore, Grace. It's getting really hard" she whispers in my ear and I squirm. When she meets my eyes, I say something that surprises her. "Then don't." I crash my lips on hers, crossing whatever lines we had.

When Karlie's estranged father suffers a heart attack, she reluctantly returns to her hometown in Pennsylvania, only to find herself confronting the ghosts of her past. Upon her return, she finds herself face-to-face with her super-secret-I'll-kill-you-if-you-tell-anyone high school crush. What's even more jarring, is the fact that she had just been admiring the woman checking his vitals before she realizes she already knows her. As Kaia Thomas stares back at her, all the feelings she had for her high school best friend come rushing in. As old feelings resurface and unexpected connections emerge, Karlie must navigate the complexities of her past while grappling with the possibility of a future she never imagined.

22 year old Alina Koval is no stranger to trauma and heartache in life. She claims it has made her stronger- but to everyone else- she has a wall up. And she breaks hearts one by one. 20 year old Hallie Anderson is also no stranger trauma and heartache- in different ways than Alina. When Alina meets Hallie, her best friends sister, the two have an undeniable connection. Will Alina finally let someone in? Or will this end in heartache- again?

[Book 1 in the Of Course series] The only reason Hannah made it to this wedding, was because her friends asked for her daughter to be the flower girl. After the death of her wife, Hannah resigned herself to a life devoid of love and she's determined to avoid any romantic entanglements. But fate has other plans when she crosses paths with a mysterious stranger at the wedding she didn't want to go to in the first place - a chance encounter that ignites unexpected emotions. Meanwhile, Carmen arrives in Nashville with dreams of proving herself beyond the shadow of her father's record label. Unforeseen circumstances lead her to attend a small barn wedding, one where she hopes to be someone outside of her family legacy. Little does she know that a chance meeting with a captivating blonde will turn her world upside down. As they part ways, both women believe it to be a fleeting moment. However, fate has other plans, intertwining their lives once more and challenging Carmen's carefully crafted plans for her career and personal life. In this captivating tale of coincidence and second chances, Hannah and Carmen navigate the complexities of love and self-discovery against the vibrant backdrop of Nashville. Join them on a journey of unexpected encounters, heartfelt emotions, and the enduring power of fate.

Adrien Vitale is one of the most powerful people in the world. Daughter of a business man, she will stop at nothing to inherit her father's corporation. To every woman she has ever slept with, she is ruthless, ambitious and cutthroat, with no intention of ever settling down. Except when her father gives her an ultimatum, she needs to either present herself as a family woman, or risk losing her inheritance. Ever since Muse Gardner's grandmother died, she has been scraping together a living in New York City, only one step away from the streets. For the past month, she has been a waitress at one of the most high-end restaurants in New York City. But after the accident of the century―involving a pot of fondue, a hot-shot CEO and a ruined tuxedo―she's left with a bad reputation and no job prospects. Until Adrien Vitale, a filthy-rich CEO, makes her a deal: Pretend to be the billionaire's wife, for more money than Muse has ever imagined. There's just one problem. With a fake proposal, a fake wedding and a fake wife, it might just be impossible to tell what's true anymore. Can a relationship built on lies ever be real?

"Seven minutes in heaven. You and Charlotte," he said glaring. "Oh come on, don't be such a child," Olivia complained. "Whatever, cmon." She grabbed me by the hand into the tiny spaced closet and shut the door. "We don't actually have to do this, do we?" I asked nervously. I could feel the tension and sweat droplets rolling down my cheeks. "I mean, they won't know." "We don't have to, but it's for the high school experience!" Olivia said as she gripped my cheeks in the palm of her hands and went in for the kiss. Not only were her hands soft and warm, her kiss was just as great. I could feel her tongue exploring it's way through my mouth. I'd never been kissed like this, especially by a girl. It lasted for what seemed so short and her grip around my waist began to loosen. Our bodies were no longer touching and she pulled her lips away from mine. "That wasn't so bad, huh?" she joked. "Okay lets go." She grabbed my hand once more and led me out the door to the group of immature high schoolers. ❋ It all started with a dumb game of truth or dare. Charlotte Russo had no conflicted feelings towards her best friend Olivia until the game, which had changed her feelings forever. She couldn't be in love with her best friend, could she? They started as casual best friends until Charlotte began to realize she wasn't as straight as she thought. No matter how hard she tries, she can't keep her feelings for Olivia in line, and their friends with benefits relationship doesn't make it any better. Olivia has the perfect boyfriend and perfect life and of course she only sees Charlotte as a fun playmate when she's bored. But what happens when Charlotte gets caught up in a numerous amount of lies trying to avoid her undeniable feelings for her best friend? What happens when she gets too hooked on Olivia's occasional game? What happens when she falls in love with her straight best friend? Cover by Me.

Priya Khalsi is a 24 year old girl who works as a bartender to keep herself afloat after being disowned. One day while she's working she meets a girl named Ivana and has an interesting first encounter, and many more. "No it's fine, really I'm fine." "Last time you said that you fainted in my lap." Started May 4th 2022 Finished November 19th 2022

When Antonia Bennett meets her boyfriend's, Jase Asher's, BFF since kindergarten, she is pleased to discover that she is a great girl, and the two of them get along just fine. What she was not expecting to discover, though, was that befriending her boyfriend's best friend would lead her to uncovering things about her boyfriend that she never thought possible. When truths lead to heartache, will it turn out that an unexpected friend could be the one to help her put all the pieces back together?

Forbidden things are like a beautiful hypnotizing magnet. Once you get pulled in, it's hard to pull back. But maybe I liked being pulled in, especially if it was by her.