In the midst of a turf war with rival gang The Hound Dogs, Caleb finds himself trapped in a political marriage with his enemy. After the disappearance of his grandfather, Caleb soon has to choose between the man he's falling for, or duty to his club. Season 1 of The Hound Dogs *** Twisted Steel club member Caleb Banks returns from college to discover he's been promised in marriage to his enemy Alexander Dawson, leader of The Hound Dogs, as part of a political agreement to end a turf war. The engagement is a cruel twist for Caleb, who was bullied by Dawson in high school. But that's what's to be expected from Caleb's father, the relentless and power-hungry leader of Twisted Steel. On the same night as their engagement, Caleb's grandfather goes missing, and Caleb makes a deal with his father to infiltrate the rival gang and topple Dawson's reign of power. But Caleb finds it impossible not to be charmed by the Hound Dogs and their imperfect, but endearing, found family and even Dawson, who might genuinely be in love with him. Amidst a series of back-room deals, high-stakes bike races, and investigative stakeouts, Caleb finds it hard to fight his attraction for the rival he's engaged to. But is it too late to save The Hound Dogs from wrongful persecution? And soon, Caleb's loyalty is tested, and he has to choose between the duty to his club... or following his heart.

Vampire mafioso Nino's addictive arrangement with human Ben is upended when Nino's sister drops her young daughter into their care, forcing them to masquerade as a happy family - or risk the child becoming a pawn in a high-stakes vampire divorce. Standalone in the Picky Eater series *** Everything between vampire mafioso, Nino, and a human with high-quality blood, Ben, has been about feeding, sex, and a place for Nino to stay in the city. The deal is simple - In exchange for paying Ben's living expenses, Nino can drink Ben's blood whenever he wants. Their routine is comfortable, and slightly too addictive, until Nino's sister, Bianca, crashes into their lives on the run from her ex-husband...who also happens to be a powerful vampire mobster. When Bianca offers Ben a better deal he can't refuse and drops Nino's niece into their laps, Ben and Nino must pretend to be a happy family before she's used as collateral for the century's most dramatic vampire divorce. Season 1 of Picky Eater WARNING: This story contains mature content that may not be suitable for some readers.

After losing the only boy she has ever loved, Jackie must find a way out of the spider web of grief and memory, and hold to the delicate hope of moving forward. ***** Jackie never pictured raising her daughter without Andy by her side. He was supposed to be the finish line, the one she'd always come back to, but the universe always finds a way of turning your life upside down. After a devastating accident takes him away, Jackie is left grasping for a lifeline, trapped in a world filled with memories she can't recover. Leaving home seems like the only choice, but distance can't make the memories disappear or calm the ache of every 'what if'. It doesn't make the pain go away. But love doesn't end with goodbye, or with death. It just changes shape. ***** BENNINGTON COLLEGE #1.5 © 2025 caterina george // all rights reserved

Lottie needs a break and her inspiration back, so she launches herself into a quiet coastal town and--quite literally--into Leigh's life. As they try to save a summer camp, Lottie begins to rediscover her spark--and the kind of love she never thought she'd find. ***** Lottie Fitzpatrick is a star. She's glamorous, untouchable, and unstoppable. After her sold-out world tour ends in nasty burnout and terrible writer's block, she seeks refuge in a small, coastal town in Massachusetts to find her voice. She doesn't expect to get roped into volunteering at a struggling summer music camp or to be working with Leigh Flores, the snarky, quiet counselor who has no time for superstars. She's not particularly impressed, but Lottie is too charming. Lottie cares. As the camp's days blur into late-night jamming and songwriting sessions, what starts as a creative reset and mental health break begins to feel like something deeper. It demands bravery. Lottie isn't sure if she's ready to be seen. With real life pulling her back toward the spotlight Leigh has never chased, they'll have to decide if their connection can survive after summer ends. ***** WARM HANDS #2 © 2025 caterina george // all rights reserved

Mari thought that coming home to a ghost town after her mom's death was bad. It turns out it's worse having to attend her estranged father's wedding and letting her childhood best friend break down the walls she carefully built. ***** Mari Chasey's life is suspended. She returns to her hometown in a cold November day following her mother's death, after years of studying abroad in Europe. Pinewood is sleepy in the bitter cold, the deserted shoreline stretching further than she can reach, but that's okay. Mari is good with temporary things and at not lingering. She's not planning to stay for long, just enough to sort out her mother's affairs without poking at open wounds. Then her father returns. Jack Chasey, former renowned superstar, absent for most of her childhood, is getting married to a woman Mari hardly knows. He gets to begin again, build something new, while Mari grapples with a fractured life and all the scattered pieces of herself. Her mother was supposed to live forever; Jack was mercurial and always at arm's length. But now he's here to stay. Enter Kinney St. James. Once Mari's closest friend, then another person that passed by like a comet, she still knows Mari and all the shards of her. Even the sharper ones. In the stillness of winter, Mari reconnects with the quiet life Jack always wanted for her, the softer parts of her that only Kinney can tap into, and what it truly means to be her mother's daughter. ***** Open Novella Contest -- prompts 24, 29, 46, & 77 [[OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2026 ROUND 1 WINNER]] © 2026 caterina george // all rights reserved

Eighteen-year-old Amy Sterling expected her overprotective dad to be the worst thing about working at Camp Antler Point over the summer, but when one of her would-be coworkers goes missing right before the start of camp, its up to her to save the kids from rampaging wildlife. When rebellious bad boy Lucas invites her to sneak off for some fun by the lake, Amy jumps at the chance to finally be around someone who doesn't treat her like she's made of glass just because she has cerebral palsy. Helicopter parenting quickly becomes the least of her problems when what she thought was just a campfire story turns out to be horrifyingly real as a disease ravages the local moose population, turning the once gentle giants into murderous monsters. Cover by @deathinreverie

Football players are assholes. I know - my brother is their king. Older and annoyingly overprotective, he's the star quarterback at Santa Cruz High School. I love him, but everyone worships the air he breathes and it's suffocating. After a traumatic experience with a quarterback three years ago, I want nothing to do with boys and dating. All that matters is getting into college, so I ace my classes and sign up for my school's student ambassador program to boost my applications. Thankfully, I have my best friend, Harper, to get me through high school being overshadowed by my brother. My plans for a quiet, low-key senior year are destroyed when my brother's cocky, arrogant rival keeps butting into my life. Logan Hightower is a total player who expects me to drool at his feet while he uses me to burn my brother's game. If he thinks I'll fall for his gorgeous looks and shallow charms, he's totally mistaken. He'll never succeed because I hate football players. Note: Some of the chapters have mature content, as marked. Swearing is blatantly rampant and sensitive chapters are marked with the associated trigger warnings. highest rankings: #1 lovestory, youngadult, quarterback, goodgirl, cute, texting, sports, slowburn, series, & California, highschool, teenager, teenfic, series, completed #2 romance This story is complete, edited, and totally revamped in 2023! -me

[COMPLETE] A child with ties to the seas and the sky, Meribella has never been able to find a place to belong. Driven by the stories of her selkie ancestor Kai, she hunts for the skin that was stolen from her, believing if she can find it, she can return to the sea and find a home. But she's beginning to fear that what she's looking for doesn't truly exist. Raff Wellington is the Alpha of the Orion clan. When he is forced to take a wife to produce an heir, he does so knowing it will be a death sentence to whichever woman he chooses. But knowing and experiencing are two different things, and when she dies after giving birth to a stillborn son, he decrees that no wolf may take a mate. The werewolf curse must end. When the two collide, everything they know about their pasts, about the legends they were born from, is destroyed. And they'll have to learn to trust one another, to achieve what they desire most.

The year was 1862 when we met. At Windor Academy, Anastasia Halcyra never expected her life to change with a single glance. But the mysterious boy she meets in a cold corridor becomes the one person she can't forget. Nikos was a mystery. Elusive. Beautiful. Impossible to forget. And just when their connection began to unravel its first fragile threads, he vanished without a trace- as if he had never existed at all. Years pass. Wounds fade. But longing does not. When a book of mythical creatures and a hidden note reopen a door Anastasia believed had closed forever, she returns home seeking answers. Instead, she uncovers a truth woven in blood and shadow- a truth that leads her to the edge of a world she was never meant to see. A sweeping historical fantasy of forbidden love, soul-deep longing, and a destiny that refuses to be forgotten- 1862 is the beginning of a love story that spans decades, realms, and lifetimes.

Tessa Delgado wasn't just a sorority girl-she was the sorority girl. Parties, late-night hookups, all-nighters that had nothing to do with studying...she knew how to own a room and break a rule or two along the way. Caleb Foster was the opposite. As the resident assistant in her dorm, he followed the handbook like it was gospel. Quiet hours meant silence. No alcohol meant none. And dating a resident? Strictly off-limits. So when Tessa's all-night parties keep clashing with Caleb's clipboard and warnings, sparks start to fly in ways neither of them expect. She's bold enough to tease him, he's stubborn enough to resist her-or at least, he tries. But rules were made to be broken, and once lines blur between late-night arguments and stolen moments, Tessa and Caleb might just find themselves breaking the one rule that matters most: never fall for each other. "Every warning he gave me just felt like an invitation to sin."