At twenty-four, Skye thought finishing school would feel like freedom. Instead, it feels like standing at the edge of something she isn't sure she can survive. When she lands a job at one of the most powerful publishing companies in the city, she tells herself it's just work. Just a stepping stone. Her new boss is nothing like her. At thirty-six, the CEO is disciplined, distant, and relentlessly devoted to her company. Emotions are a liability. Control is everything. Skye is hired to assist her, to stay quiet, to keep up-and to never become personal. But long days, shared silences, and moments that slip through the cracks begin to blur the lines. Skye's carefully hidden struggles start to surface, and the woman who built her life on order is forced to confront something she never planned for: vulnerability, in someone else and in herself. As ambition collides with intimacy, both women must decide what they are willing to risk-for their careers, for their carefully constructed lives, and for each other.

Ava Torres, captain of Stanford's women's soccer team, has one goal in mind for her senior year: win the championship and go out on top. She's focused, disciplined, and completely uninterested in distractions. Riley Bennett, captain of the women's basketball team, seems determined to be one. Teasing Ava has become her favorite pastime - harmless, playful... until it isn't. Because somewhere between the banter, the late-night talks, and the almost-kisses, Riley starts to realize the truth she's been trying to laugh off for years - she doesn't just like getting under Ava's skin. She wants her. And when lines start to blur between rivalry and something undeniably real, both girls have to decide whether to keep pretending... or risk everything for what's been building between them all along.

"i thought we were best friends?" i say holding onto her waist trying to control myself from taking her right here and right now. "ive never wanted to have my best friend fuck me till i cant walk." she wraps her arms around my neck and kisses me hard. River Diaz a 17 y/o intersex girl thats been secretly in love with her best friend for 4 years, she loves art and photography and is trying to get into an art college. Jasmine Carter a 17 y/o girl that moved to rivers town 4 years ago and has always had a "girl crush" on river to scared to admit her true feelings, and dates men to cover up her love for her. will jasmine admit to herself how hopelessly in love she is with river or keep denying it? lowercase intended!

Elleanor (Ellie) Patricks is an anxious girl who struggles with her mental health and uses age regression as a healthy way to cope. Unfortunately, she does not not live in a safe environment to use this coping mechanism, meaning she spends a lot of her time anxious, upset or in a state of panic. All she wants is someone to love her and keep her safe. Abigail and Jessica Spencer are a married couple who have been searching for the missing piece in their lives. They love each other more than anything but have been wanting someone to love and take care of, someone who needs them. When Abby and Jess meet Ellie for the first time it feels as if everything falls right into place. The three women have their struggles but they worked through them together and their lives are filled with nothing but love.

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.

You know, since this is my last night here and we're already breaking the rules...maybe we could... It's the last night of summer camp. So when charming, mysterious Brie appears at her side, Rosie figures why not go for it? But their dreamy night ends suddenly and Rosie is left hurt and alone... Until, on her first day of junior year, Rosie spots Brie in the hallways of her Chicago prep school. Everything runs deeper than the surface and Rosie learns Brie is no different--trying to support her family's restaurant, searching for inspiration for her senior project, and just as terrified as Rosie that their relationship will crumble. With auditions, changing family dynamics, and a quirky cast of friends, one thing's for sure: this leap year, everything will change. COMPLETED 🥉 3rd Place Friend of Dorothy Awards

Blair Miller always followed the rules. She walked the same paths, said the right words, and kept her heart tucked neatly away where no one could reach it. Harper Johnson never followed anyone's rules-least of all her own. She thrived in chaos, in the places Blair would never dare to step. When their worlds collide, it's not a gentle brush-it's a spark that threatens to ignite everything Blair thought she knew about life, love, and herself. In Harper, Blair sees freedom she's never known. In Blair, Harper sees a heart worth protecting. And suddenly, nothing is the same. Two hearts, one beats... and the rhythm of their lives will never again be predictable.

~Book 1 of 2~ Nineteen-year-old Alison Greystone has crafted a peaceful life in London, focused on finishing school and preparing for university. After a troubled childhood, she lives with her brother George, balancing friends, a part-time job, and the pressure of good grades. But her calm world is disrupted when a mysterious older woman sparks feelings she knows she shouldn't have. 『 °*• ❀ •*°』 Feel free to share your thoughts or reactions, I'd love to hear them.

Savien Dela Vega's Story. GirlxGirl. Date started: April 30, 2020 Date finished: June 29, 2020

Volume 1 (Again) Dawn Loraine Hermoza, known to as "Lori," is a famous actress and model from a wealthy family, living in the year 2025. But her world turns upside down when she is suddenly transported back to the year 1995-the year a series of brutal murders begins, claiming the lives of her mother's friends and schoolmates. There, Lori meets Serina Leonor De Vellière -a quiet and enigmatic girl whose name she's heard since childhood. Serina was known to be her mother's best friend... and the final victim of the notorious "Lollipop Killer." determined to change what's already set in the past. She starts her own investigation, hoping to stop the murders before they happen. But time is fragile, and changing fate always comes with a cost.. Can she rewrite the past to save the future? Is she willing to risk her life to protect those who were once doomed and a girl she never expected to fall for? Because in saving Serina Leonor... She just might lose herself.. "I wasn't supposed to be here... but somehow, I got trapped in her year."