2026 Watty Awards Shortlist Finalist! Helena Pierce has it all. A company built from nothing, wealth, a best friend who knows her better than she knows herself, and a brother who would move mountains for her. On paper, her life is flawless. But perfection doesn't fill the emptiness. Helena is lonely and love has never come easily, and when it did, her need for control always pushed it away. She rules every part of her life with iron precision, and that same power keeps her from letting anyone in. Helena doesn't know how to surrender - and maybe, deep down, she fears what would happen if she did. ❁ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ ˋˏ༻❁༺ˎˊ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ ❁ June Holloway refuses to back down. Words are power, and behind a screen, she wields them all. Declared deaf at six, though she had struggled to hear long before, she controls her world from home, safe from the noise and chaos she can't fully navigate... but safety has a price. She has her work, a best friend who never leaves her side, and a brother who would give his life for her. Yet love has always been complicated. Speaking, hearing, connecting - it should be simple, but for June, it's a battle she fights again and again, never easily won. Even so, she keeps trying. Even so, she refuses to be silenced. ❁ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ ˋˏ༻❁༺ˎˊ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ ❁ Since June starts working for Helena, things begin to unfold and feelings grow quietly, almost unnoticed. Both hide behind screens, careful and measured, yet there is a pull between them they can't ignore. Every word, every message lingers a little longer, makes them think a little more. Neither is ready to admit how much they want it to go further. Helena doesn't know June is deaf, and could that secret change everything between them? #1 under #lesbian 1/9/26 #1 under #wlw 1/11/26 #1 under #sapphic 1/12/26 #1 under #girls 3/15/26

Fresh out of college, Nora Hawthorne has one simple goal: savor a carefree Italian holiday before "real life" begins. Dragged into a glittering boutique by her friend, she collides-literally-with a woman who seems carved from steel and secrets: Victoria Rossi, the millionaire and the CEO of her own company, and whose name is whispered with awe and fear. Victoria is cold, commanding, and impossible to read-and yet, something in Victoria's gaze softens when it settles on Nora. Nora tells herself it was nothing. A strange, fleeting moment she'll never have to think about again. Until fate intervenes. She discovers that she's been hired at Victoria's company, forcing them to meet again. Can the warmth of one heart melt the ice around another? Or will the feeling Victoria felt towards Nora be able to tear down her walls before they even have a chance to crack?

"You're my solace." Evangelina Morgan --- 21 and lost. Sloane Armani --- 34 and curious. What happens when two women from different walks of life meet at an art exhibit? Can they find solace amongst quiet chaos?

The shy girl wanted to prove she could be useful to the CEO's plan-seducing a dangerous man. Trembling, she carefully straddled Diana's lap, heart pounding, desperate to show she wasn't as helpless as she seemed. Diana's cold voice challenged her: "Is that all you can do? You think this is helping? Sitting on me, trembling like that?" But inside, watching Anna like this, she felt something she refused to admit-losing control. Anna ran away to start over. At nineteen, she left behind a strict father, a forced engagement, and a life that never felt like hers. Now she's tucked away in a quiet corner of Thailand, working at a small café and trying to find pieces of herself again. Then Diana (33) walked in. Cold, composed, and impossibly intimidating, Diana is the kind of woman who commands a room without saying a word. A powerful CEO with a mysterious edge and eyes that never miss a thing. She claims she's just there for coffee... but she lingers. Watches. Smiles, when no one's looking. When a spilled drink and an innocent apology turn into a moment neither of them expected, Anna finds herself pulled into a game she doesn't understand, one filled with secrets, tension, and a closeness that feels too dangerous to want. But Diana isn't just a customer. And Anna isn't just a girl working behind the counter. One is hiding a mission. The other is trying not to lose herself. And neither of them is ready for what's coming next.

#𝟙 𝕚𝕟 𝔻𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕖 - ℕ𝕠𝕧 𝟚𝟟, 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 | Jasmine Connelly was just trying to get home from work when an ancient, lonely vampire woman kidnapped her to make Jasmine into her pet. . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁ Work was harrowing, and Jasmine wanted nothing more than to be in bed. Customers drove her mental, somehow more-so than her aggravating boss. Her short walk home was supposed to be time to decompress, but that night, it was so much more. It marked the start of her new life ... or afterlife. The last thing Jasmine remembered was the scent of roses on the breeze and the rustle of delicate fabric. Then a sharp pain, and then blackness. When she woke, it was in an unfamiliar bed, beneath an unfamiliar ceiling. Her entire body felt wrong, her skin foreign. In walked Opal, radiant and all-too familiar. She was the woman in the diner. Opal had been stalking her, and she had succeeded. She explained the truth to Jasmine. Opal was a vampire, and Jasmine was now her pet. Opal swore, beforehand, that this would be friendly. She just needed a companion who wasn't as old as those she knew. And humans, well, they expired too quickly for her taste. By the time she got attached, they were on their last legs. Like this, Jasmine could be with her forever and they could become the best of friends. Only, she hadn't counted on Jasmine's gravitational pull. One indulgence became two, became many. And Jasmine, she couldn't help but fall for the elegance of an ancient vampire. The two were not equal, though. Without a taste of her master's blood, Jasmine was at Opal's mercy. The only thing she could withhold from Opal was her body, and Jasmine had no desire to do so, yet also wanted nothing to do with being her servant. Oh, what a conundrum. ✨ Rankings ✨ #17 in Lesbian - Dec 2, 2024 #1 in Domme - Nov 27, 2024 #1 in womenlovingwomen - Jan 28, 2025 ☼ ~80,000 words ☼

When two best friends end up sharing a night filled with pleasure, one confronts feelings she never knew she had and the other tries to hide feelings she always knew she had. • #1 in office romance?! #1 in sapphic?!

Reagan "Red" Levine is known by every student at St. Rivington Park sixth form as nothing more than a troublemaker. From classroom chaos by day to a dangerous life after dark, Red has built a reputation nobody dares to question. But beneath the rumours lies a girl hiding secrets too dangerous to reveal. Layla Elsher has everything Red can't tolerate-wealth, popularity, and the admiration of everyone around her. Excelling in all of her studies with a pretty face gets her far. Yet under her perfect image is a girl desperate to hold onto the status she's built. Seven years of spite. Endless arguments. A rivalry neither of them has ever been willing to end. One party changes everything. And their worlds begir o collide. Red finds herself protecting the one persor she's spent years hating. And Layla refuses to walk away from the secrets Red is determined to hide. Because the closer they get, the harder it becomes to pretend they don't matter to each other. "Brown meets green."

Book one. A story of a young adult whose speech deficiency ruled over her life - Until now. Alexis Anderson is about to experience a whole other side of life. Love, trust, new friendships, and challenges are about to happen the second her foot steps into Greenton High. Experience a meaning of true love and personal growth with Ms. Jones, You're My Trigger. Spin off is out and completed! Book cover done by a lovely reader @peeeyrityy ❤️ Published 20.10.2020 Completed 05.06.2021

The story of how a shy elementary teacher still exploring her sexuality becomes involved with two of her student's mother. - *Contains strong language, mention of alcohol abuse, and mature scenes solely for the purpose of the storyline I own all the rights to this story. This story is a work of fiction. All characters, names, businesses, events, and incidents are the work of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. - *Originally had over 1 million reads *The story is completed but a rewrite is being considered in the future !! The original cover has been changed. Full credit goes to the owner of the photo (found on Pinterest)

The school's notorious bad girl and the girl that has the world's worst attitude problem somehow find themselves in a fake relationship... Who's Bound 2 fall in love first?