**Teaser chapters only! The full story is available to read, for free, over on the Weink App - https://weink.app/bookId=ZvLc3ZA4Ap** What would you do if you found a young, homeless man rummaging for food in your rubbish bin? Move him on? Report him? Or help him? Damian Buchanan wants to call the police when he finds Angel Smith on his property. He doesn't belong there. And especially doesn't belong on this side of the city. But his housekeeper intervenes and, against Damian's wishes, asks the young man to stay instead. Much to Damian's disappointment, it's not just for one night, either. His housekeeper insists Angel help her around Damian's house with cooking and cleaning, and general upkeep since Damian has trouble keeping long-term staff. She warms to Angel and takes him under her wing, treating him like one of her own sons. Soon, almost everyone else in Damian's life becomes enamoured by the young man from the streets. Even the grocery delivery guy is taken by Angel. And it won't be long before Damian starts to take a bit more notice of the young man ... His golden hair. His soft blue eyes. His handsome features. Pure. Innocent. Angelic. The more attention he pays this young man, the more Damian realises how much Angel will disrupt his work, his engagement ... and his life. Will Damian risk it all and succumb to his feelings to be with this young homeless man? Or will he kick him back out onto the streets, where he came from, and carry on living a lie?

Art student, Mia, helps out the star hockey player by getting him a part-time job at the local community centre, and in return, he agrees to help set her up with his best friend. ***** Mia Shetty struggles to secure a job for when she graduates in a few months, and she's worried about being a burden to her generous parents. She starts questioning her choices, especially when the guy she's liked for two years has never noticed her as more than a friend. In comes selfless Noah Bishop, best friend and hockey player looking for a job to help support his sick sister. In return, he agrees to help set Mia up with his best friend. In the arrangement, will the two ignore the spark that grows between them or fear not being loved again? Book Two of the UNC Series

[Book One in a three-part series] At the age of twenty-six, Slater still hasn't met his mate and the pack elders are running out of patience. They want him to either take a mate or step down as alpha. To keep the pack out of the hands of his younger brother, Slater agrees to find a mate. However, when his pack rescues a group of wolves from a werewolf fighting ring, he meets his mate - an omega whose been held captive since he was fifteen. Timid and quiet was what Slater was expecting when he first met the wolf, but it becomes clear to him that omega or not, his mate still has a lot of fight left in him and is going to make his used-to-be simple life much more complicated. #3 in New Adult

"Love, I am a free woman now" "Not until I am alive" started: March 2022 finished: May 2024

After years away, Marley and Josh return to their hometown high school and fall in love. Can their relationship survive sex, lies and secrets from their past? ***** Forced out of boarding school after her mother's death, high school student Marley Thompson made a promise to never conform to the standards of others. Headed back home after a scandal in Australia, bad boy boxer Josh Baker returns to the same school. Sharing dark pasts and keeping their own secrets, Marley and Josh meet and find a connection they never thought they'd have. Still, Josh's friends and family try to end the relationship before it begins, and Josh has to move back to Australia after he graduates. Having been hurt before, will Marley and Josh let their relationship die? Or will they risk it all and fight for each other? Content and/or Trigger Warning: Sexual Content and Mature Language. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION Everest is the most popular boy in school. He's handsome, wealthy, and captain of the football team-he has the world at his fingertips, but he's desperately unhappy. And when those feelings become too much to bear, he tries to take his own life. On the surface, Beverly's different from Everest in every possible way. She's quiet, shy, hard working, and keeps to herself on campus, focusing on her schoolwork and her part-time job, distracting herself from her less-than-perfect upbringing. When Everest returns to school after his attempt, he's in more pain than ever. Discarded by his friends, he draws little empathy and too much attention from those who surround him. But when Beverly and Everest meet unexpectedly in a dusty corner of the old library, they discover together just how rich life can be when given the freedom to just be yourself.

Harley had a bright future ahead of her, but that dream died a long time ago. ***** Harley vowed she would never return to the city that broke her heart, but old wounds never stop hurting if you keep poking at them. When the phone rings, the city stops, and she's summoned back, she discovers some doors are better left closed. Those you open might never be locked again. ***** WARM HANDS #0.5 Open Novella Contest 2023 -- prompts 42, 45, & 69 [[OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2023 ROUND 2 WINNER]] © 2023 caterina george // all rights reserved

(Complete) Charlie's life is slowly spiraling out of control. Her mother is useless, her relationship with her boyfriend Gavin is a train wreck and the bruises she has to cover up are all becoming too much for her to bear. Tanner has it all. He has a good home life, three little sisters who adore him and a few really good friends- but when he witnesses something terrible at a party it draws him to someone he'd never expect. The two of them colliding catches them both off guard- but they're both ready to experience something new, and something real. They're both ready for their "happy ever after" **Trigger Warning** Sexual violence, domestic violence, abuse, drugs, alcohol abuse, addiction. This story is meant for a more mature audience. Read at your own risk. There will be graphic scenes as well as foul language etc. 6/9/2021: #1 in Awareness 4/27/2023: #3 in New Adult 5/4/2023: #4 in Slowburn 6/8/2023: #6 in Contemporary Romance 2/23/2024: #1 in Contemporary Romance

Levi Sumner, a happy go lucky instrumentalist adopted into an African American home, has to face a world that believed he didn't belong. Soon, however, he meets a girl named Amora Wisely. She, too, was living life on edge. After the murder of her sister, Amora had promised to share her voice with the world. Only thing is, she's fighting immense anxiety. What happens when she crosses paths with this guitarist who believes life is too short to worry on? ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ➥ started: 2/22/21 - finished: 3/27/21

Paige de Haan believes in a lot of things, but ghosts aren't one of them. Keane Mahoney, her former best friend, would just like her to believe in herself. ***** After a devastating summer, Paige De Haan is determined to cut ties with her old life--no more parties, no more attention, and definitely no more old friends. Her plan seems to be working until an unexpected run-in with her former best friend, Keane Mahoney, throws a wrench in her plans. The universe pushes them together, forcing them to partner up for their senior project: a ghost-hunting web series where skeptic meets believer. The sudden closeness stirs up unresolved feelings and urges them to confront the past they've been avoiding. Now, Paige and Keane must decide if their relationship is destined to stay buried . . . or be brought back to life. ***** BENNINGTON COLLEGE #2 © 2024 caterina george // all rights reserved