||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)

"What if this ruins everything?" Being asked by your manager to collaborate on a song with up-and-coming singer Reneé Rapp sounded like a dream come true, until it wasn't. How will you work through fame and a newfound friendship that seems a little too... friendly. Frequent updates, long chapters!! You and Reneé as celebrities, a slowburn.

[Instagram] 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐬_𝐧𝐲𝐜 Hey @taylorswift , looking gorgeous in our design! What are you doing this weekend? I think you're going to love our upcoming fall collection! 𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐭 I guess I'm checking out your fall collection this weekend! [liked by @paradis_nyc ] --- IN WHICH - Margot really lets Taylor be bejeweled. OR Margot Paradis is the editor-in-chief of Paradis Magazine and owns a fashion brand with her brother Sebastian, Paradis Design. Her life is what Miranda Priestly's life was probably like in The Devil Wears Prada. When she crosses paths with 12-time-GRAMMY-awards winner Taylor Swift, the media falls into a frenzy over the pair's public relationship. How will Margot react to being shoved into the limelight with Taylor? How will the media take it? --- This story is entirely my work of fiction. All characters and fictional places are from my own imagination except for real celebrities. The timeline is not necessarily a hundred percent accurate to Taylor's for the sake of the story and for it to make sense. I hope you enjoy it!

On the eve of a person's 21st birthday, they have a Dream. In their Dream, they see their Soulmate. Cammie, who has been with her boyfriend for the last four years, is confident that she will Dream of him. But on the eve of her 21st birthday, her entire world is turned upside down she not only doesn't see Her boyfriend, but doesn't see a man at all. Instead, Cammie Dreams of the most beautiful girl she has ever seen. But there's only one problem: her Soulmate can't be a girl; she's not gay. That will ruin everything.

Yeju Hwarng no longer believes in love. After breaking up with her long-term girlfriend and watching her parents divorce over the summer, all her passion disappeared, including her passion for science that got her into her microbiology Ph.D. program. When a new roommate moves into the apartment, Yeju recognizes her as more than just a familiar face; she is an enemy that needs to be chased out of her life. Lia Choi does not need love. Her parent never gave her any, and confessing to her childhood best friend over the summer only caused a fall out. Love has proven to be both unnecessary and a liability, and all Lia needs instead is to do well in college and get into a prestigious research position in the microbiology department. Unfortunately, her research mentor turns out to be her new roommate. And she is hell bent on ruining Lia's life. Tension escalates both at home and in the lab, but the more they work together, the more they realize: they have a common goal, and they need each other to achieve that. All they need to do is to open their hearts. Love is hard, but a life without love is harder. *** THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS meets DELILAH GREEN DOESN'T CARE; a STEM-oriented college sapphic romance about struggling adults navigating love despite their broken hearts. *This is a stand-alone spin-off to Cherry On Top. 💫 2023 Watty's Winner! 💫 Editor's Choice, 26 May 2023 - 29 June 2023 💫 Featured on Wattpad's Summer Loving Days reading list, 21 Jul 2023 💫 Featured on the official @lgbt, @Romance, @FreeTheLGBT, and @WattpadAfterDark profile First Published: 2 Feb 2023 Completed Date: 24 June 2023 Edited Date: 22 July 2023 Word Count: 55,000-60,000 Also posted on Scribblehub, Tapas, and RoyalRoad (Not on Amazon or anywhere else!) Cover art by Sarimopi on Instagram

gxg In which Regina falls for Phoebe Samuels, her ex boyfriend's younger sister.

Post Hawkeye. Kate and Yelena are working through what comes next for them. They help each other figure things out. Friends to lovers. Slow burn. Yelena isn't asexual in this story. If you don't like it, don't read it.

Yeji Hwang is straight even if most people around her are gay. Like her best friend Winter, and Winter's girlfriend Karina. Even Karina's best friend, Lia Choi; the Queen Bee, leader of the cheerleading team, and someone that everyone's afraid of. When Yeji and Lia suddenly bonds together at a party, Yeji's life will not be the same as before. title: Ok, maybe I'm a little bit gay YEJISU ADAPTATION

***GirlXGirl Romance*** Living in New York you learn to keep up with the quick pace of the city, myself included. I was never the one to stop and smell the roses, but that was until I met her on that dull September afternoon. Her eyes were light and dark at the same time, as if a devil and an angel lived inside of her. Time itself had stopped, and since that day everything had changed, ever since I had crossed paths with Drew Wilder.

"What's your favourite Taylor Swift song?" "'Picture to Burn'. Yours?" "Hmm, probably 'You Belong with Me'" She scoffs. "Overrated."