Not every wound can be seen. Some parts of ourselves are hidden, not because they're broken, but because they've never been given a safe place to exist. Sometimes, all it takes is one person who chooses patience over judgment to begin putting the pieces back together.

At a college co-owned by three powerful women, Gillian, Julianne, and Cate, control is a normal part of their lives. When Amarah moves to a new city to get away from her past and start over, the last thing she expects is to get pulled into their world. She's quiet, cautious, and mostly keeps to herself, but something about them keeps drawing her in. Their confidence, the way they carry themselves, and the attention they give her is hard to ignore. As things between the four of them start getting more complicated, Amarah has to figure out how far she's willing to go and how much of herself she's willing to give them.

She was taught to skate with perfect balance, perfect grace, and perfect control. Ice remembers every fall, every shattered tear and every success. The rink was the only place she ever felt free. On the ice, she is flawless. Off the ice, she is falling apart. Between bruised blades, secret glances, and impossible expectations, some feelings refuse to stay hidden. Falling for her coach was never part of the program. It was never a part of Valeria's program. Going to Russia was never a part of the plan, leaving her loved ones was never a part of the plan. Beneath the bright lights of the rink and the pressure of competition, hidden feelings begin to grow - dangerous enough to ruin everything they worked for.

'I always thought that what you give, you get. That somehow if I gave so much to the world, helping those who were in need, those who were having a bad day or those in a tough situation that appreciation and help might just come back to me. My whole life has been give, give, give. Now I'm starting to think I'll never get.' In a world where all is meant to be

Lily Wilson is in her early 20s. she's a college student who happens to live alone. She's also a little. one day after her friend insisted that she meet his friends. He takes her to his workplace which is a restroom/bar. after she's been welcomed by his coworkers/friends, they bump into his boss. Vanessa Cooper is in her mid 30s. she's a businesswoman and owner of the restaurant/bar that Lily's friend works at. she's married to Elizabeth Cooper who is in her early 40s. they're caregivers who have been looking for a little for years. and when they meet Lily they both fall in love with her.

Suzanna Gaidh is the daughter of a well known noble family. More importantly, at least to her, she is a writer. Her passion for knowledge and her writing skills are well known throughout the kingdom. When the neighboring Queen ends up ruling their kingdom, Susanna finds herself in a bit of a hard spot. With her family's obsession of prestige, she finds herself as a court scribe. She never intended to catch the eye of the Queen nor did she plan on becoming the queen's obsession.

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.

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.

Sequel to Normal To Us A bigger family means more challenges and hardships to face. Alex, Stephanie and Maya will have to change and adapt to their new life as parents. *Please read the first book before this one*

She spilled coffee on a stranger. She didn't know she was falling into her orbit. Ivy Moore is twenty-two, restless, and quietly unraveling beneath the weight of expectations she never chose. The daughter of a respected doctor, she has everything she needs-on paper. But between university lectures and long shifts at a campus café she doesn't need but insists on keeping, Ivy feels adrift. Until one wrong step lands her in the path of Celeste Deloera. Elegant. Untouchable. Dangerous in stillness. Celeste is not just Ivy's literature professor-she's also the editor-in-chief of the world's most exclusive fashion and culture magazine. Cold and precise, Celeste rules every room she enters. So when Ivy unknowingly applies for a job as her personal assistant, she finds herself pulled into Celeste's tightly controlled world of power, beauty, and brutal expectations. But working beside Celeste is nothing like Ivy imagined. It's long nights, sharp silences, stolen glances, and unspoken rules. And the longer Ivy stays, the more the lines blur-between obedience and desire, between curiosity and obsession, between what's allowed and what's already begun. Now, Ivy lives in two realities: one where she's the quiet student at the back of the classroom... and another where she walks two steps behind Celeste through velvet-curtained galas and midnight boardrooms. Close enough to feel her. Never close enough to know her. What begins as admiration becomes fascination. Fascination becomes obsession. And obsession, Ivy learns, always has a cost. In a world ruled by secrets, silence, and stares held a second too long, love is not gentle. It stares you down. And dares you to follow.