In the year 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟵, a 𝘀𝗵𝘆 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹 arrives in yet another town with one goal: get through it without becoming too attached. Moving has taught her that places are temporary, and keeping to herself has always been easier than finding somewhere she belongs. Then 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹'𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿. She belongs easily in a world of friends, parties, music, and attention, while the new girl has spent most of her life staying quiet and passing through. Somehow, she gets pulled into all of it. What begins as curiosity slowly becomes friendship, and friendship becomes something neither of them knows how to stay away from. 𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲. The shy girl soon realizes it isn't the parties, the music, or the attention she wants most. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝘁. Before long, the girl who has spent her life learning how to leave finally has a reason to stay. Her first real friendship becomes her first love, and what they find in each other begins to feel bigger than either of them expected. But 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗲. The summer of 1989 was only supposed to be another chapter in the new girl's life. Instead, it becomes the summer she will carry with her forever.

The academy's prima ballerina has one flaw: she 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙩 become the 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙎𝙬𝙖𝙣. She can master every step, but she cannot fake the desire Odile demands, not when she has spent her whole life burying that part of herself. Then a 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡 arrives with imperfect technique and no interest in apologizing for any part of herself. She dances with the freedom the prima ballerina has been taught to fear, and when the two are forced together as partners and roommates, the role begins following them offstage. An argument ends in a kiss, and before long, the prima ballerina is 𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙨 beneath the woman she is falling for, finally feeling a desire she doesn't have to perform. But 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙨 beneath the version of themselves they show the world, and the mysterious girl is hiding more than she lets the prima ballerina see. Their love is real, but every unanswered question draws them closer to a truth neither of them is prepared to face. The prima ballerina only wanted to become the Black Swan long enough to win the role, but falling for the mysterious girl begins unraveling her perfect life and revealing 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢.

She returns to the island with one goal: 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙣 she believes took her mother from her. Teaching children to surf gives her the perfect reason to stay, but beneath every smile is a plan built from years of grief, unanswered questions, and a family name she has never been able to forget. Then she meets 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧, a pretty surfer with a gentle heart, an innocent kind of trust, and no idea why she has really returned. Getting close to the pretty girl was only supposed to lead back to her father, but days in the ocean become late-night conversations, and after one almost kiss, she catches herself watching her mouth whenever she speaks. Soon she wants the glances that last too long, the nervous way the pretty girl moves closer, and every soft part of her she was never supposed to touch. Before long, shy touches become saltwater kisses, and the innocent woman is breathless beneath her, fingers gripping her shoulders as she discovers a desire she has never allowed herself to follow. She returned to ruin a man, never expecting to ruin his daughter 𝙨𝙤 𝙨𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙡𝙮. But 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙠𝙞𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙚. Their love is real, but so is the revenge that brought her back to the island. She cannot expose the father without risking everything she has found in his daughter, because if the pretty girl discovers their meeting was never an accident, every kiss, every touch, and every promise between them could become part of the betrayal. She returned to the island searching for the truth, never expecting to lose herself 𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙧. ♡ 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝘂𝗿𝗶.

Stephanie Walker is eighteen, moving across the country from Los Angeles to New York to begin her dream: law school at NYU. A new city, a new home, new friends, new everything. She's excited, but sleepless nights, old wounds, and quiet struggles follow her everywhere. She wants to live like any other college student, to blend in, to feel normal, but life hasn't been simple, and surviving on her own is harder than she expected. Every late night, every study session, every solitary drive home reminds her that life doesn't come with easy answers. Some nights, she leans on quiet habits she'd never tell anyone about, just to make it to morning. Elena Shay is thirty-two, NYU's Dean and a respected law professor. Her life is built on control, precision, and endless responsibility. At work, she's commanding, elegant, untouchable. Outside it, she's soft, warm, and human, but never careless. Elena doesn't date casually; she doesn't waste time or energy on anything that isn't worth it. She's deliberate, certain, and careful... Until Stephanie. Stephanie isn't just another student. She's sharp, captivating, and unafraid to be herself in a way that draws Elena in deeper than it should. Suddenly, the carefully maintained line between professional and personal life begins to blur. The rules, the expectations, the life Elena's worked so hard to control all scream that nothing between them can ever happen. And yet, the pull becomes impossible to ignore. As their worlds collide, Stephanie discovers a side of life she's never dared to touch: warmth, comfort, attention, and desire from someone who sees her fully, not as a girl with a "rough" childhood, but as a woman. Together, Elena and Stephanie fall into chaos, vulnerability, and longing they didn't know they were missing. Every glance, every touch, and every moment carries risk. Risk of exposure, of judgment, of everything crashing down, all shaped by the choices resting in their hands.

Elowyn Gray likes her world quiet, predictable, and safe. As an autistic young woman who builds her life around routine, she's never expected-or wanted-anything to change. But when a chance encounter with the enigmatic CEO Ms. Monroe sends a flicker through her carefully guarded calm, Elowyn finds herself crossing paths with the woman again and again. Warmth becomes confusion. Distance becomes awareness. And every accidental brush of hands sends an unfamiliar thrill through her, making her unsure if she should explore it a little further... or run away completely.

Twenty-four-year-old Clementine Bailey has spent her whole life working sunup to sundown on the Bailey farm. Feeding animals, fixing fences, harvesting crops, doing the work everyone expects her to. The dependable farmer's daughter with dirt on her boots, a soft smile, and a secret she's carried since she was sixteen. She's been in love with FinLeigh Drayton, pastor's daughter, town sweetheart, and her best friend, for eight long years. FinLeigh has spent her entire life trying to be perfect. The perfect Christian, the perfect daughter, the perfect fiancée. Courting Everett Bishop, the golden boy from one of the founding families should feel right. Everyone says it is. But every kiss leaves her cold, every touch makes her flinch, and every whispered prayer begging God to make her "normal" goes unanswered. Because the only time she's ever felt anything real- was with Clementine.

𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 was never supposed to be chosen. Yet, out of sixty thousand models, she was. Now under the control of StarCorp's cold and untouchable founder, 𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐕𝐨𝐬𝐬, Ella finds herself pulled into a world of luxury, lust, and the impossible standards of fame. But Taylor plays a slow game. And Ella? She's determined to prove she's not as easy to break as the girls before her. [DISCLAIMER: The intended audience for this book is 18+.] © Tear Me Down may not be reproduced, copied, reposted or translated in any way unless explicit permission is given directly from the author.

Living under the same roof was the last thing Maya and Grace wanted. But when Maya's dad and Grace's mom decide to move in, there was no way around it. Maya is an impulsive, reckless, extremely rich girl who hates being told what to do. Grace, on the other hand, is simple, reserved, and seemingly perfect. They are polar opposites in every way, constantly clashing and challenging each other. As their differences make things worse, new feelings start to grow: jealousy, attraction, vulnerability. The lines between hate and something more start to blur. As their feelings grew, the undeniable desire and passion between them became impossible to resist. Neither of them was ready for it.