• Fortuitous; happening by accident or chance rather than design. • Saylor gets a job offer in her hometown, which she gladly accepts. She misses her hometown, her family, and especially her best friend, Hadley... but what will happen when Hadley's sister, Emerson, also moves back to town? • The two may discover they have more in common than they ever thought possible as well as be forced to process some underlying feelings they thought they buried.

Mei's mother left Hong Kong for America when Mei was just a baby. Her husband chose to stay behind with their oldest daughter, splitting the family in half. Now at the age of 25, she has been performing missions at the behest of the Chinese government for almost a dozen years to keep the family that had stayed behind safe from government assassination. Her latest assignment? Find the prototype AI device that allows the user to subjugate any other AI chip. But, with such a prize, she won't be the only one looking! This is written for the Open Novella Contest 2025, using prompt 45: It's your big day - everything is falling into place - but why does your hot, irresistible enemy seem to think she's won? And a little of 31: Next time, ask yourself if your integrity can withstand the truth.

Heather Smith is a simple but gorgeous and a successful woman. She has things that most girls could ever ask for. Young, head-turner, smoking hot sexy body, wealth, but...there's something missing in her life, which is LOVE. Despite being a lesbian, she always gets the attention of every woman that she wants. But she's longing for a serious relationship, a happy one...a person whom she can settle with for the rest of her life. Deanna Cruz is a loving mother of a 3-year-old boy. She's an Accountant in a well-known company here in the Philippines. All she can think about is her family, especially her son. She wants to have a happy and peaceful home. But soon enough everything changed from the moment she bumped into Heather Smith. She felt a sudden connection meeting her, she was mesmerized by her beauty. Maybe because she was gorgeous and she envies her beauty. But what happens when heather felt that sudden connection too? This story is about Love, Struggle, Sacrifices and Acceptance. This story consists of Homosexual Relationship between two women. If you're a homophobe, you better leave and not read this story.

A trip to Fiji with her dismissive boyfriend and his alluring mother lands Valentina into the most unexpected romance of her lifetime. ***** College student Valentina has been at a standstill in her relationship for three years, so when her boyfriend invites her on vacation to Fiji with his estranged fashion designer mother, Val can't think of anything worse. Mothers-in-law are notoriously one of the most dreadful aspects of a committed relationship, right? But nobody prepared Val for the aloof, refined Diana, who at first seems to absolutely detest her but soon warms under the tropical sun. As a unique and steamy connection sizzles and the two begin sneaking around, Val wonders if she's finally found the love she's been looking for in the most unexpected of places. But can their spark last, and is it worth what it will cost them? WARNING: This story contains mature themes such as depictions of domestic abuse and coercion that may be upsetting to some readers. Reader discretion is advised.

2 girls, some notes, 15 feet apart. The note she tossed away was like a scab or a bad itch. I couldn't stop questioning what it might've said. I tried not to think too much on it but I couldn't help my curiosity. She'd written something and then decided that for whatever reason it was too risky. Why?

Her ass hit the front of her desk and there was nowhere else for her to go. I didn't give it a second thought before plastering my lips onto her own. The kiss held fire, and I made sure to give it all I had. I trailed my right hand ever so slightly down her torso, getting closer and closer to the top of the black dress pants she had on today. I hooked a finger in the waistband of her pants before ceasing my movements and moving my mouth beside her ear. "Don't be a tease," I breathed, then walked out the door leaving her dishevelled and horny. Karma's a bitch. R-Rated. Beware, Highly Gay. Trigger Warning- may include scenes relating to rape, death, suicide, self-harm, masturbation, and sex.

- W/W Romance. COMPLETED. 29 year old Allie Stevens lives a life that most woman dream of. Married to a handsome and hardworking man, pursuing an admirable career, and living in a big house in the city she grew up in. But when she takes on a side gig to model for a local artist to pay for her university fees, her carefully constructed world begins to unravel in ways she never anticipated. Jessie Madden, a talented and adventurous 24 year old painter, is searching for a muse to complete her series of deeply personal works. The moment she lays eyes on Allie, she knows she's found the perfect centrepiece for her paintings. But as the paintings take shape, so too does something neither of them expected. Caught between the safe and predictable life she knows, and the life full of colour and adventure, Allie must decide if she dares to follow her heart and risk everything for a love that defies all expectations, even if it means leaving everything she's ever known behind.

With her almost 20 year marriage beyond repair, Demi Meadows is sick of playing games and being taken for granted. She needs something real, and someone who truly loves her instead of cheating on her for years. Her kids are almost out of the house, so it would be a perfect time to find a person to share her life with, and this time she isn't going to settle for anything less than the perfect person and the perfect love. But could that person be someone that she would never expect, like a one night stand that turns into a frequent visitor? Or is it too risky to go after someone who could rip her heart in two because of the different places they are in life and the similarities to her ex? What if perfect is an illusion? What if finding a perfect love is an illusion, because sometimes you can make your own perfect?

A woman sacrifices her true love for a marriage of convenience, only to rediscover love and family through an unexpected journey of loss, adoption, and newfound romance.