Hayden Jones didn't mean to blow up her high school gym. She just meant to graffiti it. Now she's got a felony and a one-way ticket to some glorified boarding school in the Pacific Northwest. Caldwell Academy is not a fresh start. It's a reform school with nice pamphlets and a fountain and a judge's order keeping her here. The kind of place where everyone's got a story they don't tell and a reason they can't leave. She wasn't planning on making friends. She definitely wasn't planning on Elwood Hall and a bed six feet from a boy who doesn't smile, doesn't talk, and looks at her like she's a problem he didn't ask for. She should've left it at that. She should've left a lot of things at that. Because Caldwell has rules. And the thing about Hayden Jones is she's never met one she wouldn't break - even the ones that exist to protect her.

Something's wrong... That's what always nags at Gabriela whenever she sees Kevin Saldivar, the cousin of her crush, Francis Saldivar. Kevin is the ultimate St. Therese royalty: star athlete, charismatic leader, and devastatingly handsome. But while the rest of the school swoons, Gabriela knows a fraudster is hiding behind the golden boy's mask. Now a high school senior, Gabriela plans to make Francis notice her. But to get close to the kind-hearted and brilliant boy she's pined for since sixth grade, Gabriela needs to deal with Kevin, the very person she'd rather avoid! ------ *REVISED EDITION* Originally published in 2009 under crimson3/gossipgirl03 Start Date: July 13, 2024 End Date: November 6, 2024

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.

Childhood what? Friends? Strangers? They didn't even know it themselves. Aria Celeste Montclair and Ezra Cain Kang grew up in a coastal city, raised by families deeply intertwined through business. Their parents were longtime partners, a built friendship over years of negotiation, mutual respect. Naturally their families became close. -Their childhood consisted of peacefulness -They both brought upon each other that☆ As they matured and entered the business world, their families encouraged professionalism. They started calling each other by their last names: Montclair. Kang. The shift felt natural, necessary, even. They built boundaries. Structured respect. The warmth they once shared faded beneath layers of formal etiquette. But neither forgot. Not really. Their connection just changed shape. Now, in their mid-twenties, they've returned home and stepped into the roles they were born to play. As CEOs-in-training, they're at every meeting, every event, every negotiation. At first, everything was respectful, detached, strictly business. But lately... something's changed. It's not love. Not yet. But the foundation is there. Quiet, patient, waiting to bloom.

Ace's life is a shade of grey. Depressing, upsetting, painful and what not. Until Venus shows up and paints it colorful... quite literally. [ #7 in teenfiction 16.10.2020] For a small town girl who is really shy and quiet, living in a city all by herself, is beyond difficult for Venus. Especially when her inexperience gets her into troubles. Ace Rivera is the unsolved mystery of his school. No one knows why he is the way he is. What everyone knows is- to stay away from him. But when the shy girl piques his interest, no one can predict what's about to come. And, Venus had never thought the mystery boy of her school could be her savior. One thing is for sure though... Ace's grey life is about to become very colorful. . . . . . ❝𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞, 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐲.❞ . . . . . Highschool Romance *not a single dull chapter, I swear ;) Rankings- #1 in teenromance (23.10.2020) #1 in goodgirl (19.10.2020) #1 in knight in shining armour (17.10.2020) #1 in firstkiss (19.10.2020) #1 in protective (21.10.2020) #3 in shortstory (03.12.2020) #3 in youngadult (06.01.2021) #6 in lovestory (29.11.2020) #22 in love (20.11.2020) #70 in romance (22.10.2020)