Vivienne Blackwood is a thirty-four, a seasoned therapist in a quiet corner of London, known among colleagues for her composure and precision. Her office, filled with worn books, calming scents, and muted tones, is a sanctuary for those seeking healing. Yet, beneath the calm surface, Vivienne hides her own fractures, a dissolved engagement, a strained relationship with her mother and a creeping sense of emotional isolation. Nova Sullivan is twenty-one, an art student who hides behind humour and vibrant scarves. She enters therapy reluctantly, encouraged by a friend after her anxiety and panic attacks grow too heavy to manage alone. Outspoken but fragile, Nova wears her emotions openly, the opposite of Vivienne's pristine restraint. When their sessions begin, Vivienne sees Nova as yet another complex case. However, as weeks stretch into months, their conversations start to touch something deeper, curiosity, understanding, and a wounded recognition they share. Vivienne finds herself seeing the world anew through Nova's passion and raw honesty. Nova, in turn, feels seen for the first time by someone who listens without judgement. But desire is dangerous in the therapy room. As the line between care and connection blurs, both women must choose between professional integrity and the undeniable pull of something real. When Vivienne ends their professional relationship to preserve her ethics, their story doesn't end, it transforms. Trigger Warning: This story contains themes that may be distressing to some readers which may include discussions of mental health and panic attacks, emotional dependency and blurred professional boundaries, references to anxiety, depression and family conflict, mild references to alcohol use and past trauma and power imbalance due to therapist-client dynamic. This story is an 18+ book. Highest Rankings: #1 in Client #1 in sapphiclove

In Bronsfield Women's Prison, respect is earned through fear, and Thalia Reed has spent years fighting to survive. Feared by inmates and watched closely by officers, she's determined to serve the rest of her sentence, protect the women who have become her family, and never let anyone see her break. Paige Mitchell never wanted to become Governor of Bronsfield. Forced to replace her retiring father, she enters the prison believing rehabilitation is possible-only to discover a system built on intimidation, corruption, and silence. Neither woman trusts the other. One wears the uniform. The other wears the prison number. But as buried secrets begin to surface and the truth about Bronsfield's former Governor comes to light, the line between prisoner and Governor starts to blur. In a place designed to keep people apart, the most dangerous thing of all might be falling in love.

Tessa Blake likes things simple: clean layouts, crisp deadlines, and a boyfriend who's been her best friend since college. What she doesn't like? Camden Price-her boyfriend Noah's childhood best friend and living proof that loud, obnoxious energy drinks can take human form. So when Cam crashes their quiet weekend plans with a smug grin and a new girlfriend, Tessa prepares for another evening of pretending to tolerate him. She definitely doesn't expect Harper Rhodes. Harper is calm, self-assured, and infuriatingly observant. An independent photographer with a quiet voice and a sharper lens, she notices things most people miss-including the cracks in Tessa's carefully arranged life. What begins as forced double dates turns into long conversations, unexpected laughter, and a slow unraveling of everything Tessa thought she wanted. As her long-term relationship starts to feel less certain and Harper becomes harder to ignore, Tessa is forced to ask herself: What if the person she can't stand leads her to the person she can't live without? Sometimes your "plus one" is the one.

In 2010, a Welsh girl came to Belfast to study crime. In 2011, she began chasing it. Following the murder of Fiona Gallagher, academic curiosity hardens into something far more consuming for Adrianne Rhys. Keeping meticulous tabs on the hands strangling the city she has come to call home, she watches the news and circles fresh crime scenes in her run-down Fiat 500. Her bedroom pinboard, once filled with childhood memories, is now a carefully crafted lattice of red string, each connection a neuron in the mind she cannot stop mapping-the mind the press will soon name the 'Music Man'. That is when acting SIO Stella Gibson takes control of the case. And the student's private study becomes a reckless fixation- one Stella warns is drawing her far too close to the very hands she is so desperate to understand. Tropes: -Age gap -Mentor/student dynamics -Crime, psychological -Slow burn -Mutual (repressed) pining 'The Fall' fanfiction- you can absolutely read this without knowing anything about the series I will be covering as much of the plot as necessary.

Lifelong Connection: The Sequel to Logged In The Tumblr chats are gone, but the real story is just beginning. In Logged In, they defied the boundaries of teacher and student, moving from a screen-lit anonymity to a reality more intense than either could have imagined. Now, in Lifelong Connection, Ellie and Dr. Pembrose face their greatest challenge yet: navigating the messy, beautiful, and demanding landscape of a life built together. Spanning over two decades, this sequel chronicles the evolution of a partnership that refuses to be ordinary. What happens when the thrill of the "forbidden" fades into the deep, often gruelling reality of domesticity, career shifts, and the complexities of a family? As the years unfold, the dynamic that once thrived in the secret corners of Tumblr must now survive the spotlight of their shared life. From the quiet, intimate rituals of their mornings to the high-stakes friction of their professional worlds, Lifelong Connection explores the endurance of their bond through every transition. Expect the same heart-wrenching angst, the razor-sharp tension, and the electric intimacy that defined their beginning-but transformed. As they grow together, they will discover that the most difficult "scene" isn't one played out in the dark of a room, but in the vulnerability of being truly, publicly known. Some connections aren't just for a term. Some are for a lifetime.

New at NYU Riley tries her hardest to navigate through New York she has no friends no family no one to help her with all these new changes. while her life is falling apart her english Professor Mrs noel is making her life extremely difficult. Giving her detention for being minutes late. Making her do extra work no other students need to. But the only problem is Riley can't stay away no matter how hard she tries. every corner Mrs noel appears. - Erica Noel moved to new york to start fresh. Her life has been hard as is and all she wants to do is teach and write. But when Riley enters her english classroom she can't help but notice everything about her from her long curly hair to her green eyes. Erica wants to stay away what business does she have with someone younger than her? One problem every step she makes to disappear Riley is one step closer to her heart

Liberty Fierro is used to living on her own terms, partying recklessly all night and doing it all over again the next day. But when one night goes horribly wrong, her mother steps in with an ultimatum: 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱. Monroe Leclair's reputation as a therapist is as infamous as it is dangerous. She's calm, calculating, and hiding secrets that no one in their right mind could possibly guess. As the lines blur between healing and obsession, Liberty has to wonder if Monroe is saving her, 𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮.

Victoire never planned to fall in love. Not in the middle of flashing cameras, sleepless nights, and a career rising too fast to control. At just twenty, she's everywhere : on screens, in headlines, under constant scrutiny. And then there's Scarlett Johansson. Untouchable. Iconic. Completely off-limits.

It was supposed to be anonymous. Just some harmless, late-night messeges on a forum. No names. No photos. No real-life complications. She was GoldTrap-mysterious, sharp, and way too good with words. I was BlueInk-awkward, sarcastic, and definitely not looking for anything. But then she made me laugh. Then she made me think. Then... she made me feel things I really shouldn't be feeling for someone I've never met. I'm Quinn. Twenty-four. Screenwriter-in-training. Emotionally a little chaotic and basically there no reason an amazing woman like her would be falling for someone like me. I've played a lot of roles in my life. But never this one. ----------------------------------------------- Late at night, I started writing letters to a stranger on a private forum-just to feel something real. She calls herself BlueInk. She's young, clever, infuriatingly honest... and somehow, she sees right through me. She doesn't know I'm Juliette Delaney-Hollywood's favorite ice queen with a face on every magazine and a life that doesn't belong to me anymore. She doesn't know that when I type, my hands shake. That when I read her replies, I smile. That I'm craving her words more than I've ever craved the spotlight. And I don't know what will happen if she finds out who I am. Because if I tell her the truth, I might lose the one person who loves me for who I really am. Not the icon. Not the actress. Just... me. But if I don't? I'll never get to feel her say my name out loud.

Olivia Rivera a girl who was always told she was the nerd of the school. Always never noticed by anyone until Bree Collin's. The "perfect girl straight girl" the girl with the dream boyfriend, the dream life, dream parents. She noticed Olivia one day at orientation for freshman year, Olivia noticed her looking and smiled but Bree looked away and talked to her boyfriend. Ever since that day Bree was mean, cruel, evil. Olivia has no idea why so she tried to live her life, hooking up with girls at parties, making friends, going to games with her friends. Bree Collin's she noticed Olivia that day. Of course she noticed. She smiled and it brightened up the room. She was beautiful. Bree hated that she noticed. She wasn't supposed to. She shouldn't have. She thought about her everyday. When she was supposed to be thinking about her boyfriend. So she did the only thing she thought would help her. Bullied her, made her life hurt. She even threatened every girl who noticed Olivia. She hated the fact she cared, hated the fact she noticed. But now it's Junior year of college and Olivia finally gave up. She stopped caring what Bree said. And Bree noticed immediately. The year series over meaning new dorms, new roommates, new Olivia, new everything.