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.

Isabella Gray can't wait to get her senior year over with. She's a quiet girl who likes to keep to herself. She keeps her circle small but loves her two bestfriends with her whole heart. All her teachers love her and she has amazing grades. Diana Williams begins her first year teaching English in a new school. She maintains a strong image and is feared by most. She never lets anyone in because she is afraid of being seen as weak. Diana and Isabella cross paths but will they be able to stick to keeping things solely professional? warning// content includes: -mentions of SA -drug and alcohol usage -smut

Athena Sinclair, 37, is cold, distant and shady. She has her walls are built strong, bricks of secrets and mystery untold. Nobody gets in and she never gets out, especially after finding out that her ex wife cheated for two years of their marriage. What will happen when she stumbles across Rosetta (21), a calm and happy student whose aura only irritates her? How can one person be so full of joy? Or is this a façade? Rosetta puts up a front outside of her home. After her dad died, her family life went down hill. How much is too much and what will happen when prim and proper Rosie begins to fall for her ice queen of a teacher? TW: SA Alcohol abuse Smut/ BDSM Age gap Abuse

Celeste has had a hard start to life and at 16 years old her mother decides it's time for her to become independent. As she starts her first ever job she meets new people and has experiences that have never happened before. Join Celeste on her journey to becoming safe and sound. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sfw age regression story. Contains heavy and mature themes

Queen Evelina has never been able to have children, and the pain of that loss has caused her to shut herself off from the world. To everyone who meets her, she seems like nothing more than a cold, rude monarch, a dark figure in the palace who no longer has any warmth to offer. But in truth, she's trapped in her grief, feeling isolated despite the unwavering love of her husband, King Alistair. One day, a small, regressed 21-year-old woman-a girl who appears much younger than her age-finds herself in trouble in a market. When a guard brings her before the queen, Evelina feels an unexpected spark of connection. The girl's innocence and small size remind her of the daughter she never had, and she begins to take an unusual interest in her. But as they grow closer, Evelina must face the truth of what she truly needs-someone to fill the void in her heart, or the chance to heal the wounds of her past.

Mariah Jade Grey is 21 years old, freshly graduated, and trying to figure out what comes next. She's stylish, sarcastic, and guarded- always has been. After losing more than she ever talks about, she's learned not to get too close. Love doesn't stay. People don't stay. So she keeps herself safe: with ambition, independence, and the quiet ache of something missing. Kyra Reyes is 30 years old, the kind of woman with a camera in one hand and someone new on her arm- easy, unattached, free. Nothing ever sticks: not the girls she leaves tangled in her sheets, not the art that never quite feels finished, not the whispers about her being a player. But when it comes to Mariah, everything sticks. Every glance. Every laugh. Every moment that isn't supposed to mean anything, but somehow means everything. As their best friends build new lives and the city around them quiets down, Mariah and Kyra find themselves circling each other, drawn together by late nights, unspoken truths, and the weight of everything they won't say out loud. It's there in the way Kyra looks at her. It's there in the way Mariah never quite lets her go. And when the silence finally breaks, it changes everything. What they have isn't just friendship. But it isn't love. Not yet. Maybe not ever. Almost. But is almost ever enough?

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.

Kelly Vega just wants to survive senior year, but her new chemistry teacher, Elena Bennett, makes that difficult. Strict, composed, and oddly familiar, Elena is everything Kelly shouldn't be drawn to-but she can't help it. As Kelly pushes boundaries and Elena struggles to keep her distance, an undeniable tension builds between them. Will Kelly stay focused on school, or will she find herself caught in a dangerous chemistry neither of them can ignore? *kinda enemies to lover *slow burn *age gap (8years)

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.

( This book was previously named 'Extra Credit' ) Nova Quinn's senior year takes an unexpected turn when a basketball injury puts her out of school for two weeks. Struggling to catch up, especially in her psychology class, Nova is offered private lessons with Victoria Roché, the charismatic subject leader. What begins as a chance to catch up on missed work soon turns into something neither of them anticipated. As the lessons progress, a deeper connection sparks between teacher and student, blurring the lines between professional and personal.