Book 2 of In The Margins Series! Can be read as a standalone! Claire Whitman doesn't do attachments. She doesn't stay, doesn't fall, doesn't let anyone matter long enough to leave a mark. Until one night - six years ago - when she did. It was supposed to be nothing. A mistake, something easy to forget. Except she never did. Because no matter how many people came after, no one ever felt like her. ❁ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ ˋˏ༻❁༺ˎˊ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ ❁ Mae Rivera has spent years pretending that night never happened. She built the life she was supposed to want - her art, her boyfriend, her carefully controlled world where everything makes sense and nothing crosses the line. Because what happened with Claire did. It crossed every line Mae was raised to never even look at. And worse... it felt right. ❁ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ ˋˏ༻❁༺ˎˊ ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ ❁ Now Claire's back, and six years of denial begins to crack. Because no matter how hard Mae tries to bury it, her body remembers. The way Claire touched her. The way she wanted her. The way she still does. But some things aren't just complicated - they're dangerous. Because wanting Claire doesn't just mean risking her relationship, or her reputation. It means unraveling everything Mae thought she knew about herself. And Claire? Claire has nothing left to lose, except the one person she's never been able to forget. Some mistakes are meant to be buried. Others are the kind that ruin you... or set you free.

Lingling Kwong is an infamous heart surgeon - dominant, flirtatious, and used to getting exactly what she wants. But the new dermatologist at the hospital, Orm Sethratanapong, doesn't fall for her charm, apparently. Disclaimer: This is nothing serious-just a story I started plotting during one of my many visits to the ER. I write it during my train rides to work, mostly to pass time and pretend I'm being productive (when I am not asleep, of course). Please adjust expectations accordingly 🫡🚆💉

Story 4 ~ lesbian ~ womanxwoman ~ wlwagegap ****Mature Content, Sexual Content, Strong Language This story is about Kadence James, the daughter of Danielle (Dani) and Taytum James. This story takes place several years after "First Crush, My Forever" and can be read as a stand-alone story. However, if you want the backstory of how Kadence grew up and how her Mama and Mama T met, please read "First Crush, My Forever." ~ At 24 years old, Kadence James is ready to start her career as a school counselor, landing a job at her former San Antonio high school. She's grown up, professional, and ready for a fresh start, but there is one person from her past she didn't expect to run into. Ashlyn Davis is 39, a divorced mother of two, and part of the English Department. She also happens to be Kadence's former Kindergarten and sixth grade school teacher. The only problem though is that they are now workplace peers sharing a faculty lounge, and the undeniable tension between them is anything but academic. While Ashlyn tries to stick to professional boundaries, Kadence is determined to prove she isn't a kid anymore. Will the 15 year age gap and their past history keep them apart, or are they destined to cross the line? Will a familiar face from the past become her future? There's only one way to find out and that's to read "I Remember You." Cover created by Eden Shay Copyright © Eden Shay All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise without written permission from the publisher. It is illegal to copy this story, post it to a website, or distribute it by any other means without permission. This story is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

Two long-time best friends, Rae and Liv are both single and a little heartbruised when they make a casual pact one night after too many glasses of wine: "Let's hook up. Just until one of us meets someone." What begins as lazy Sunday morning kisses and middle-of-the-night cuddles slowly becomes something they never talk about-but always feel.

Fake love on screen. Real tension off it. Luna Grey has rules: no co-stars, no mess, no vulnerability. Sam O'Connell is the industry's newest wildcard. They're supposed to play lovers in the biggest queer film of the year. But the glances linger too long. The almost-kisses feel too real. And Hollywood is always watching. It's only acting... until it isn't.

Peyton Kelly is at the top. She's one of the smartest in her class, captain of the soccer team, and senior class president. She expects her senior year in the small town of Branton, Georgia to be a breeze. Yet, the constant presence of Jamie, the cute, new girl from Chicago, seems to throw a wrench in her plan. As the familiar tensions and stress of high school grow, Peyton finds herself face to face with a challenge she can't resist. A mural competition that grants the winning school's art department twenty-thousand dollars. After an act of vandalism brings the girls together, Peyton finds it increasingly difficult to hide who she really is from Jamie and the rest of the world.

Talia Decker is sixteen, starting her junior year of high school. Popular, outgoing, and seemingly confident, she is wholly unprepared for the wildfire that is the new girl: Monroe Kingston. Dark, mysterious, and cocky, Monroe is everything Talia hates about the bad girl cliché. Determined to stay far, far away from this alluring, motorcycle-riding senior, Talia does everything she can to avoid her. But when sparks fly, can Talia really resist the temptation that is Monroe Kingston?

Olivia moves in with her best friend and learns the transition from school to University is a lot different than what she expected, especially when she meets her lecturer Amelia Roberts. ***Contains strong language and sexual content*** Book Cover by the wonder @HerParamour (Completed)

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Olivia Williams is a hardworking part time student who is about to get kicked out of her studio apartment for barely making enough to cover her rent and bills. A last minute interview lands her a challenging but fruitful job at Amelia Gallagher's mansion and immediately, intimidation sets in. An unpredictable spark of passion intertwines her with the Queen of the Gallagher palace, Amelia Gallagher herself, and an incredible journey of destructive passion and a secret love affair changes her entire life, opening her up to a dangerous world of blackmail, manipulation, heartbreak and most of all, vast wealth. Copyright © 2015 by Kerry Belchambers All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.