Draft (it's not really edited) "Sometime love finds you before you find yourself." ~*~*~*~ Fabiana Saito has perfected the art of being light for everyone else - warm, gentle, and endlessly accommodating. But beneath the smiles is a quiet loneliness she's learned to survive in silence. Raiden Yoshida lives under applause. A prodigy admired from every angle, he carries expectations that were never his to begin with - and a grief he keeps carefully hidden behind charm and achievement. When they collide at university, two carefully guarded worlds begin to overlap. Fabiana is drawn to the calm he offers; Raiden is undone by the way she sees him without asking for anything in return. But intimacy demands honesty, and honesty threatens everything they've built to stay afloat. As feelings deepen and walls crack, they must decide whether love is worth the risk of being truly known - or if staying hidden is safer than blooming at all. ~*~*~*~ Buy Me Flowers is a quiet, slow-burning romance about emotional safety, unseen wounds, and the courage it takes to let someone choose you. ~*~*~*~ TROPES: Strangers to Lovers Forced Proximity Opposites Attract Slow Burn Emotional Sanctuary / Safe Place Romance Mutual Healing

Four years ago, Valentina Coppola was erased from the life she used to know. Accused of pushing her twin sister down the stairs of their home, she was sent to a boarding school for ill mannered ladies in Stockholm. An academy shaped like a prison. Years after the fall, she is brought back to Italy so that amends can be made. Older. Sharper. And still helplessly hurt by what happened years ago, Valentina must learn to navigate life with the brothers that didn't believe her, a father who shipped her away, and a twin sister who hides behind a fabricated lie. This time, Valentina has secrets of her own.

The only thing Mia Hope has in common with Jake Carpenter, Artwood High's most popular quarterback, is a love for the coffee served at The Coffee Pod. He wants her to tutor him - and if she can do it without a single cup of coffee, he'll pay her triple. Easy. Nothing could go wrong, right? ***** When Jake learns he's failing English, he knows he needs to pull his grades up or he'll risk being kicked off the football team. He strikes a deal with the elusive Mia - the quiet girl with secrets. If she can't go without a single cup of coffee, she has to tutor him for free. If she can, he'll pay her triple, and with Christmas around the corner, there's nothing Mia needs more than money. But as the pair grow closer, Jake learns the real reason for Mia's bad habit, and what starts as an innocent bet between enemies grows into something more serious. Can the pair survive the next two months with their hearts - and secrets - still intact? Content/trigger warning: This story contains themes of assault and abuse. [[word count: 60,000 - 70,000]] Cover designed by Jenna Conrad The Coffee Pact now has a sequel: The Kissing Pact

Bangalore was supposed to be simple- a new place, a quiet routine, nothing more. But some distances are smaller than they seem. A door, a wall, a presence you can't quite ignore. Aaradhya didn't expect anything to change. Aryan didn't expect to be noticed. And yet... something lingers in the spaces between.

"I was the quiet one. The girl in the back row, head down, heart guarded. Until he looked at me. Until he saw me. Now the silence isn't safe anymore." Quiet Until Him follows Becca, a shy, unnoticed girl, who spends her high school days flying under the radar. Her life takes an unexpected turn when Mason, the school's brooding bad boy, begins to notice her. Known for his rebellious ways, Mason finds himself intrigued by Becca's quiet strength. As their paths cross more frequently, they form an unlikely bond that forces Becca to step out of her comfort zone and challenge her quiet life. What begins as curiosity soon turns into a deep, unexpected connection that changes both of their worlds. What starts as a casual acquaintance quickly turns into something more, and the two of them find themselves caught in a web of emotions, secrets, and personal growth. Quiet Until Him is a story about how two people from completely different worlds can unexpectedly change each other's lives.

Adonis Hamilton is a twenty eight year old billionaire, who is very well known for his looks, he had been voted youngest, hottest and most successful billionaire in the world. He is known for being emotionless, a quality he had to pick up early because he started working as the CEO at their family empire Hamilton Empire when he was in high school. Adonis was focused on getting his company to an even higher place than it already was. Lily Rose Hart was a twenty six year old gorgeous heiress. She went through schools and had worked hard to have amazing grades because as much as her family was rich and had been rich for generations her parents still made her and her brother do everything very close to perfection.

Maya Vance is the star guard of Lincoln High, known for her lethal step-back jumper and her "Main Character" energy. Her only problem? Jace Miller. As the varsity captain and the school's golden boy, Jace is the only person who can match her hustle on the court-and the only one who's been getting under her skin since the third grade. For seven months, they've played a high-stakes game of "The Rocky Months," hiding their undeniable chemistry behind trash-talk and intense one-on-one sessions in empty gyms. But when a 5-day spring break hits, the boundaries of the basketball court disappear. Between secret midnight scrimmages, overpriced smoothies, and the pressure of upcoming playoffs, Maya and Jace have to decide: Is their connection a championship-winning play, or are they headed for a total season-ending heartbreak? In a world where everyone is watching the scoreboard, they're realizing that the most important game is the one nobody else can see. "It was never about the basketball, Maya. It was always about you."

"Congratulations tersoro. Mio piccolo genio." I said in a low whisper, making me sound more husky than usual. (My little genius.) **** Kara Coleman was 21 years old when she adopted a little girl, who completely changed her world. On top of that, she was a young genius, making a name for herself before the age of 25. What more could attract a billionaire and ceo like Alessandro De Luca who admires a strong, independent, intelligent woman like herself. How much trouble can two harmless girls give a billionaire? A lifetime. Stay tuned to find out how Alessandro De Luca keeps up with the Colemans. ****** start date: 16/06/20 ****** #1 in troublemaker - 28/06/20 #3 in innocent - 28/06/20 #1 in godfather - 03/07/20 #3 in piccolo - 09/07/20 #2 in genius -19/07/20 #1 in single mum -26/07/20 #2 in baby - 12/07/20 #1 in humor - 03/08/20

Faye Scamander was never dangerous. She was the girl who handed out biscuits like blessings, chatted with portraits, rescued injured creatures, and left wildflowers on desks simply because it felt kind. And somehow, Draco Malfoy noticed her anyway. Draco had been raised in a castle of cold rules and colder expectations. Faye had grown up in a cottage overflowing with warmth and wonder. He had been taught that softness was weakness. She had been raised to believe that softness saved people. They should have stayed worlds apart. Instead, they kept colliding-his armour against her gentleness, his silence against her small-magic courage. And somewhere between a flower she gave him, a biscuit he pretended not to want, and the moments they lingered without meaning to- everything shifted. Because some spells were loud and destructive. But the ones that changed a life? They were always the small things no one saw coming

Lyra Mitchell is the owner and operator of 'The Sweet Spot', a local bakery in New York. One day, when a little girl walks in, Lyra's life changes forever. Brandon Cole is the CEO of Cole Enterprises. Rich and young, he is any girl's perfect man. And while Brandon had a wide selection of girls to choose from, he wasn't interested. The only girls who had a place in his heart were his mother and his daughter. But one little phone call changes it all.