It's not love. It's not friendship. It's everything that happens in the space between words spoken and words left unsaid.

"Emma I-" "I was jealous, okay?" Emma burst out, the tears finally spilling over and collecting under her chin before dropping off. "Is that so hard to believe?" Kai held her breath as she met Emma's gaze once more, but this time neither of them dared to look away. "Garrett he- he wasn't real until that night. Until he stole you away and made you laugh and brought a smile- a smile that I thought belonged only to me- to your lips before kissing them-" her voice stopped and her breathing quickened as she brought her palms up to her eyes to avert the endless flow of tears. "Kissing them just like I've dreamt for so long." or: Kai Trump, granddaughter of America's 47th president, has had her life carefully planned out before her from the moment her family stepped into the political scene. Like any picture-perfect Republican teenager hailing from American royalty, she would do whatever necessary to meet expectations and ensure her family's love and acceptance. Becoming the poster child of her grandfather's campaign is a bearable responsibility... until she begins to catch feelings for her very perfect, very off-limits best friend. spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/686zoODO5lFDuyPEfvCL2M?si=7695796480744647&pt=0376430b16d4afa3e09cd776d4e1b45c

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.

Follow Leah through a journey of finding herself fostering a little girl. Learning how to manage her life and that of the girl in her care. This story has a big trigger warning - abuse of many and all kinds. Don't read if you are sensitive to this kind of thing. Thanks