2026 Watty Awards Shortlist Finalist! Helena Pierce has it all. A company built from nothing, wealth, a best friend who knows her better than she knows herself, and a brother who would move mountains for her. On paper, her life is flawless. But perfection doesn't fill the emptiness. Helena is lonely and love has never come easily, and when it did, her need for control always pushed it away. She rules every part of her life with iron precision, and that same power keeps her from letting anyone in. Helena doesn't know how to surrender - and maybe, deep down, she fears what would happen if she did. ❁ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ ˋˏ༻❁༺ˎˊ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ ❁ June Holloway refuses to back down. Words are power, and behind a screen, she wields them all. Declared deaf at six, though she had struggled to hear long before, she controls her world from home, safe from the noise and chaos she can't fully navigate... but safety has a price. She has her work, a best friend who never leaves her side, and a brother who would give his life for her. Yet love has always been complicated. Speaking, hearing, connecting - it should be simple, but for June, it's a battle she fights again and again, never easily won. Even so, she keeps trying. Even so, she refuses to be silenced. ❁ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ ˋˏ༻❁༺ˎˊ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ ❁ Since June starts working for Helena, things begin to unfold and feelings grow quietly, almost unnoticed. Both hide behind screens, careful and measured, yet there is a pull between them they can't ignore. Every word, every message lingers a little longer, makes them think a little more. Neither is ready to admit how much they want it to go further. Helena doesn't know June is deaf, and could that secret change everything between them? #1 under #lesbian 1/9/26 #1 under #wlw 1/11/26 #1 under #sapphic 1/12/26 #1 under #girls 3/15/26

When power demands sacrifice, love becomes the most dangerous game of all. Daphne Moore has everything, money, status, control. So when her family demands she marry Ashleigh Blackthorne, heir to a her family's empire, she agrees. It's business, nothing more. Two powerful names bound together to build an empire. But months into their perfect marriage on paper, Daphne can't ignore what's missing. Her wife. Ashleigh is beautiful, elusive, and untouchably charming, except when she's around everyone but Daphne. Jealousy was never part of the deal. Neither was desire. When Daphne's envy turns to obsession, walls start to crumble. What began as a contract becomes a dangerous dance of power, passion, and vulnerability. And in a world where love is weakness, falling for your wife might be the one thing that destroys you both. RANKED 1st in business love: November 30th 2025 RANKED 4th in romance fiction: November 30th 2025 RANKED 49th in contract marriage: December 1st 2025 RANKED 30th in business: December 17th 2025 RANKED 3rd in womanxwoman: December 18th 2025 RANKED 30th in lgbt: December 22nd 2025 RANKED 1st in contractmarraige: December 22nd 2025 RANKED 26th in business: December 24th 2025 RANKED 58th in wlw: December 24th 2025 RANKED 6th in queeromance: December 24th 2025 RANKED 2nd in lgbtfiction: December 25th 2025 RANKED 1st in lgbtfiction: December 27th 2025 Start date: 5th November 2025 End date: 15th December 2025

𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝. 𝐀𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝-𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩. Elowyn Livingston never expected to end up in a courtroom, much less accused of a crime she didn't commit. Innocent, Slick, yet hopelessly out of her depth, she finds herself thrust into a world of lies, betrayal and the one woman who might just save her..𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 Valentin Sinclair doesn't lose. Cold, commanding, and impossible to outmaneuver, she built her reputation on control-especially in the courtroom. She never takes cases she doesn't choose herself, and she certainly doesn't choose people lightly. So when Valentin personally selects Elowyn as her client, it sends one clear message. #1 of the verdict book series.

❝𝘽𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧. 𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨.❞ eteri tutberidze 𝒙 fem!oc Karina Vorontsova is another heiress born into the legacy that is the Vorontsov name. Eteri Tutberidze, however, created an empire that belonged entirely to her. Negotiations between Vorontsov Group and Tutberidze Holdings becomes the beginning of a 𝙛𝙖𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 neither of them can escape. Soon, they find themselves 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 by each other in ways that are far beyond admiration. ⋆˙⟡ highest rankings #1 in femme #2 in fxf

While her younger sister chases Olympic dreams under Moscow's most demanding coach, Lola Hansen waits at the edge of the rink with a sketchbook in her lap. Everyone always overlooks her. Everyone except Eteri Tutberidze. . . . Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real people is used only as inspiration. All events, relationships, and character portrayals are fictional and not intended to represent or harm anyone.

Lyra Alvonovik, alongside her bright student Ruby Harrison, has finally made it to the big stage: the Junior Championships. Ruby made history as the first female skater to land a quintuple jump in regional competitions, and now she's about to perform in front of a massive crowd for the first time. For Lyra, this is more than just a competition-it's her chance to jump-start her career as a coach. But across the rink, watching with a cold, unreadable expression, Russian coach Eteri Tutberidze doesn't seem too pleased.

Remy Hadley doesn't have the nerves for problems. Not for a missing coach. Not for a replacement she didn't ask for. And definitely not for a woman who looks at her like she's already figured her out. But when her coach disappears without a trace, Remy is forced to work with Eteri Tutberidze. Controlled, unreadable, and far too good at pushing every single one of her buttons. What starts as a temporary solution turns into something else entirely. Because people don't just vanish. And the deeper Remy digs, the clearer it becomes: Something is very, very wrong. Eteri is hiding something. The truth doesn't add up. And some secrets were never meant to be uncovered. Especially not the ones that come back with blood on their hands. Disclaimer: This is a work of fan fiction. The characters portrayed in this story are partially inspired by real individuals; but the events and interactions happening/ shown are entirely fictional and should not be interpreted as representative of the actual lives or experiences of these individuals. This story is intended for entertainment purposes only and is not meant to offend or misrepresent anyone involved.

These women thought their paths would never align. Romy Vanelle never dreamed of working in a run-down pizza shop. The prestigious cooking academy La Cherief is supposed to be her escape. Little does she know that the gorgeous disaster who once ordered a pineapple pizza with garlic buns will soon become the person she fears most: Arabella Renette, world-famous chef-and Romy's strict, perfection-obsessed instructor, who mysteriously stopped cooking years ago. Keeping the elite scholarship that keeps her afloat won't be her only challenge. She'll also have to survive the dangerously attractive chef who watches her every move. Romy likes to taste the danger. And she soon realizes she'll have to take everything with... A Grain of Salt.

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⚢ Olympics 2022 Eteri Tutberidze has built her life on control, and she has never allowed herself to falter. Until a smile she cannot ignore changes the rules of her world. What begins as an unexpected conversation slowly turns into something harder to ignore. Eteri finds herself drawn to a certain Swedish coach in ways that she cannot explain. But in a world where image is everything, getting closer might cost her more than she is willing to lose. TW: - internalized homophobia - disordered eating Disclaimer: This is a work of fan fiction. The characters portrayed in this story are inspired by real individuals; however, the events and interactions depicted are entirely fictional and should not be interpreted as representative of the actual lives or experiences of these individuals. This story is intended for entertainment purposes only and is not meant to offend or misrepresent anyone involved.