"I can't save you, Alex. All I can do is ruin you." Desire, possession, and a love that was never meant to happen were feelings Alex Caldwell should never, under any circumstances, have for the daughter of the family that'd been her bloodline's most ruthless enemy for generations. But obsession doesn't care about rules, it devours them. No matter how rational the warnings, how catastrophic the consequences and how deeply the hatred runs in your families' veins. ================ Alex Caldwell is heir to a notorious Cursed City. Daughter of Bella Caldwell and Mark Cooper. Before accepting her fate, Alex is granted one last taste of freedom: four years in Switzerland with her aunt Blake, her wife Willow, and the family that feels more like home than her own. But that time is over. Now she's returning to the Cursed City... To finish her final year at her father's Academy. Completing it is non-negotiable. Only within those walls can she master the hidden knowledge of the secret society her family has ruled for centuries. Fail, and the inheritance slips away forever. The day before term begins, restless and missing her aunts' home, Alex takes Blake's old motorcycle and rides toward a private stretch of shore. A place Blake once shared only with Willow, a memory so intimate Alex's felt honoured just to know of it. But she never reaches it. Her attention's pulled away by a mysterious stranger sitting alone on the ocean shore. One look seals her fate. Now obsession will decide whether she claims her power or loses everything to the one person she should've avoided at any cost. ================ This book is a spin-off of "She's the danger I crave to taste," but it's a completely standalone story. Alex is intersex ================ Be careful this story contains: Profanity Smut Violence

Wren's life takes an unexpected turn when she joins a roller derby team led by the elusive Corinne Fontaine. ***** Moving to Connecticut had never been in former figure skater Wren Wu's plans, yet there she is. She's there for her brother's sake, against her will, and is feeling like her whole world is slipping out of her hands. When she's offered an opportunity to try out for the university roller derby team, captained by the infuriatingly beautiful Corinne Fontaine, everything inside her tells her it's a bad idea, but she's never been one to make good decisions anyway. [[5X WATTPAD FEATURED STORY]] [[THE AMBYS 2023 TOP PICK IN ROMANCE]] © 2020 caterina george // all rights reserved

One girl, haunted by demons she never asked for. One girl, holding onto a dream with bleeding hands. One girl, clinging to a life she never was supposed to survive. One girl-and one infuriating woman she was never meant to meet. Aurora Winters, 18, soft-spoken and sweet like spring rain, begins her second last first day of senior year. The wreckage of a car crash last Christmas stole what little safety she had left-leaving her in the bitter care of an aunt who never wanted her and a man who only knows cruelty. Bruised, quiet, alone and unraveling, Aurora is trying to survive the storm. But survival becomes complicated when a certain woman enters the picture. Valentina M. Harlow, 37, new to this part of town, new to the school, old to the weight of the world. Once a sweet girl who ached to be seen, now a woman shaped by silence and cold resolve. Sharp-tongued, guarded, emotionally untouchable, manipulative and entirely disinterested in attachments. She is the oldest daughter who walked away-from blood and businesses, from love, from everything that broke her. It's been seven years since she last let herself feel. And she likes it that way. Until Aurora. What begins as uneasy glances and sharp conversations becomes something far harder to ignore. Valentina sees the pain in the girl's eyes. The bruises beneath the surface. And suddenly, the woman who feels nothing is faced with a choice: walk away as she always has, or reach out-risking everything. This is a tale of longing and danger, where hearts shatter, wounds heal, and reopen. Again and again. A story of two women who were never meant to orbit, yet crash into each other anyway. A story of it all. Of longing that feels like ruin. Of aching that feels like home. Of broken things that refuse to stay broken. A slow unraveling, a dangerous pull. A love that could save-or destroy-them both. Maybe they'll piece themselves back together. And set the world on fire, together.

These women thought their paths would never align. Romy Vanelle never dreamed of working in a run-down pizza shop. The prestigious cooking academy La Cherief is supposed to be her escape. Little does she know that the gorgeous disaster who once ordered a pineapple pizza with garlic buns will soon become the person she fears most: Arabella Renette, world-famous chef-and Romy's strict, perfection-obsessed instructor, who mysteriously stopped cooking years ago. Keeping the elite scholarship that keeps her afloat won't be her only challenge. She'll also have to survive the dangerously attractive chef who watches her every move. Romy likes to taste the danger. And she soon realizes she'll have to take everything with... A Grain of Salt.

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.

When nineteen-year-old Emilia starts her first year at university, she's determined to leave her past behind and finally prove she belongs somewhere. Architecture was supposed to be her fresh start-a place to disappear into floor plans and future dreams. But then there's her. Professor Sophia Voss. Brilliant. Composed. Distant. Untouchable. Until she isn't. Drawn to each other by something neither of them dares to name, Emilia and Sophia find themselves trapped in a connection that defies logic, rules, and every boundary they swore they'd never cross. What begins in silence soon turns into stolen glances, late-night thoughts, and moments too intimate to forget. But secrets don't stay quiet forever-and the line between right and wrong begins to blur. __________________ A slow-burning, emotional story about forbidden love, identity, and the parts of ourselves we hide-until someone sees them.

Blake avoids attention like it's poison, Kira was born in it. The moment Kira crashes into Blake's quiet world she wants nothing to do with her yet she can't seem to stay away, because the only girl she tried to avoid, is the only one she can't forget.

Six months after tearing her ACL mid-match, college tennis prodigy Talia Haddad is left with more than just a scar-she's lost her shot at going pro, her rhythm, and the only identity she's ever known. Rehab is dragging, her motivation is gone, and the silence around her dreams is louder than ever. And then Elena Summer reappears-an old high school acquaintance with an effortless charm, an unreadable smile, and a habit of catching Talia off guard. What starts as a series of chance encounters slowly turns into something neither of them expected.

An angel and a rebel. A scholarship girl and a playgirl. When their worlds collide, sparks fly-and nothing will ever be the same. When Enid Jones-straight-A student and the perfect Islamic daughter-earns a scholarship to the prestigious Montrose Academy, she believes her life is finally falling into place. Her plan is simple: keep her head down, ace her classes, secure a scholarship to Yale, work a side job, and one day gain full custody of her younger sister from their abusive father. But trouble has other plans for Enid... and its name is Olivia Grayson. Carefree, rebellious, and notorious for breaking hearts, Olivia is Montrose Academy's golden girl. With her comes the infamous Golden Four, and a whirlwind of chaos Enid wants no part of. At least, that's what she tells herself. Because Olivia isn't just interested in Enid-she's made it her mission to strip away the saintly image everyone sees and uncover the fire hidden beneath. But what if it's Olivia's carefully crafted "bad girl" façade that begins to crumble first... all because of a certain brunette who was never supposed to matter? ๑ "After what you and your stupid friends did to me, isn't it enough? Do you really have to rub it in my face?" I snapped, my voice shaking with fury. Olivia just smirked, stepping closer until her warm minty breath fanned against my lips. My pulse went wild, betraying me. "I'm only just getting started, angel," she whispered in that husky voice of hers. "And I'll stop... the moment I hear you moan my name." ๑ An angel and a rebel. A scholarship girl and a playgirl. Can love survive when it's least expected-or will it destroy them both?

In the small town of Emberfield, 18-year-old Liv Johnson lives with her father after her mother passed away at a young age. She has been involved in a bitter rivalry with 18-year-old Zoe Parker for as long as anyone can remember. Their arguments and constant competition made them the talk of the school. They clashed over every little thing, but their lives were about to take an unexpected turn. After the shocking news that their parents had fallen in love with each other, and that the enemies would now have to live under the same roof, The tension was palpable as they avoided eye contact and barely exchanged words. They found themselves spending more time in each other's company, whether they liked it or not. Late-night kitchen encounters became common, and they discovered they had shared interests beyond their rivalry. Will they embrace this newfound bond, defying all odds, or can love qonquer a lifetime of hatred?