After a summer that changed everything, Lark and Sophie find themselves on opposite sides of a fragile friendship. Torn between loyalty to her boyfriend Liam and the undeniable spark with his sister, Sophie is drowning in secrets.

||WATTY'S SHORTLIST 2023|| [LGBTQ+ New Adult Fiction] When Mia Cunningham leaves her hometown in coastal Maine at 11 years old after her mother's death, her best friend, Leila Sutherland, gifts Mia a seashell "so she can hear the ocean and remember her home." Over a decade later, the two young women are beginning to navigate their post-grad lives. Leila has remained in Maine, afraid to branch out of her comfort zone, and Mia, after spending her college years in New York and unsure of her future, returns to the only place she ever felt home--Kenneburk, Maine. After a fateful meeting between the young women, Leila and Mia slowly begin to rekindle the friendship that had once been long forgotten. Their friendship is immediately tested, however, as Leila begins to develops familiar feelings and Mia, unsure of where she belongs, cannot help but wonder the direction her life is calling her towards. Will their friendship survive these new trials of adulthood, or should it have ended permanently the day that Mia left 12 years prior? Find out in "Can You Hear the Ocean?" (Published: 2021)

*Lesbian Smut As an undercover FBI agent, Sydney Torres has built her career on deception. Her latest assignment should be simple - infiltrate a powerful PR firm suspected of laundering money. The job becomes complicated the moment she meets her next-door neighbor, who also happens to be the company's most captivating asset. Harper Ellison is the Director of Communications and Brand Strategy at her family's prestigious PR empire. Polished, intelligent, and fiercely loyal, Harper's entire life revolves around building and protecting reputations; but when her new neighbor starts to chip away at her carefully curated calm, it all starts to change. Harper's father brings Sydney in as a crisis management consultant, and professional boundaries blur. What starts as cautious collaboration turns into late-night strategy sessions, lingering glances, and a connection that feels dangerously real. The closer that Sydney gets to Harper, the harder it gets to separate truth from cover; because the lies she's telling aren't just part of the job anymore. When Harper uncovers who Sydney really is, the fallout threatens not only the investigation, but the one person that Sydney never meant to hurt.

Before everything fell apart, Morgan and Samantha were happy. They shared a quiet life in their hometown; making plans that stretched just far enough into the future to feel real. When Morgan leaves without a goodbye, the story everyone tells is simple: she couldn't handle it. Her girlfriend Sam is left alone in one of the most difficult moments of her life; held together by Morgan's sister, Lindsay, and their mutual friend Marissa - the two people who stayed when Morgan didn't. When she comes back years later, she learns that the life she once shared has moved on without her, and her absence has been filled in ways she never imagined. As old wounds reopen, Morgan must confront the cost of leaving, knowing that telling the truth could finally free her - or strip her of the last thing she still wants.

The Matthews Series Book #1 - The Friendly Bean Book #2 - Taming River Book #3 - Trying For You Book #4 - There's This Girl... River Matthews is known as a daring, impulsive and protective girl. She is the polar opposite of her twin brother Ryan. In comes Kailee Anderson. Kailee challenges River in ways she never expected.

When a scandal forces hockey star Amelia Bennett into a fake relationship with guarded photographer Harper Lane, neither expects the headlines, or the feelings, that follow. What starts as a PR stunt begins to spark into something real, threatening to expose more than just their hearts. *** She's the world's best hockey player. She's a heartbroken photographer with nowhere else to go. And they were never supposed to fall in love. At 24, Amelia Bennett is the most talented hockey player on the planet-chaotic, impulsive, and the last Bennett standing without a ring on her finger. After a very public scandal threatens her sponsorships and reputation, the team's PR crisis plan is simple: clean up her image fast. Step one? A fake relationship. Something that should be easy, right? Harper Lane has no interest in fame, or falling for another golden boy-or girl-with a spotlight stitched into their skin. After catching her long-term boyfriend cheating, she's sworn off chaos and charm. But when her best friend Audrey begs her to stay with Millie temporarily, Harper finds herself in the middle of a media storm-and somehow agreeing to pretend to be Millie Bennett's girlfriend. It's only for the cameras. Just long enough to fix Millie's image. Just enough to keep Harper's ex boyfriend off her back. But fake smiles turn into real moments. Cold shoulders warm under shared blankets. And the girl Harper was warned about-the reckless, beautiful mess, is nothing like the one who makes her tea when she's anxious and kisses her like she means it. In a house built on secrets, one accidental love story is about to mak

Sarah Fields, an 18 year old girl, who has gone through some of the worst possible traumas anyone could imagine, is going into her senior year of high school. She is a private person, and she doesn't let anyone other than her closest friends in. Sarah is also capable of having horrible attitude if pissed off. Scarlett switched to the high school to teach Crime and Justice and English. She has a law degree, but she uses that for different things. She's cold, bitchy, and she can intimidate anyone with a look on her face. What happens, when the student with an attitude and the cold, and bitchy teacher meet?

Camilla Thompson, a nineteen-year-old student, is ready to start her last year in school, hoping to have as much fun as she can with her friends. Danielle Miller, is the new English teacher, who's not to be messed with. What happens when the new strict English teacher meets the school's biggest troublemaker? Will they find a way to get along? Read to find out. TW: Mentions of homophobia and attempted rape.

Professor x Student | WLW Claire Dover (20) is standing at the edge of something she can't name. It began with a single moment, an instinct to reach out, to care, before she even knew who the woman was. Just a stranger in the wrong place at the wrong time. She didn't expect to see her again. She didn't expect that the woman she pulled back from the road would later introduce herself as Professor Hartmann (39). And Lyn? She never meant to care. She is the kind of woman who carries old grief like a folded letter in her coat pocket. But Claire is all sharp glances, quiet presence, and impossible timing. Now, every look, every pause between words, threatens to unravel something they both try to hold together. A slow-burn sapphic love story about restraint, proximity, and all the things we feel before we can name them.

"Olly you scared me," I spoke and she smiled up at me. "It's nice to know you care about me," she adjusted her maroon beanie. my skin burned at her words and she looked at me genuinely with her piercing blue eyes. Her black and maroon clothing brought out the blue in her eyes... Nicole, no. I cleared my throat, "is it not normal for a principal to show concern for their student's well being?" I shook my thoughts away. She gave me that smirk and crossed her arms, "sure oookaayy," she lingered with sarcasm.