Esme and Matt can't stand each other, even if they have to play nice for the cameras. As public speculation about their chemistry heats up, they're forced to confront what's real versus what's just for show. ***** Esme Mendoza is everything Matt Crain isn't--polished, optimistic, and proud of her golden girl image. He's brooding, arrogant, and impossible to work with. As co-stars in an indie romance film, they're forced to act like soulmates on screen while barely tolerating each other behind the scenes. When their banter and lingering stares spark fan speculation during the press tour, their PR teams jump on the opportunity, but Esme and Matt aren't too thrilled. Suddenly, they're everywhere--public appearances, exchanging snarky remarks in interviews, and fueling endless rumors. As their forced chemistry starts to feel a little too real, Esme and Matt are left questioning: are they just playing a role, or could this be end game? ***** WARM HANDS #1 Open Novella Contest -- prompts 45 & 127 [[WATTY AWARDS 2026 SHORTLIST]] [[OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2025 ROUND 2 AMBASSADORS' PICK]] © 2025 caterina george // all rights reserved

I wanna see your face and know I've made it home. ✷ Ten years ago, Devon Fang murdered someone. Ten years ago, Tate Kovalyov buried the body and took the fall. Now, ten years down the road, the case has been reopened. Someone is determined to expose the bloody truth, to destroy everything that both Devon and Tate have fought tooth and claw to entomb. With Tate released from prison on account of his innocence, justice demands the real killer fill the vacuum. Devon knows she can't have both Tate and the life she'd meticulously carved out. Tate knows that fighting for Devon is an uphill battle with a boulder at the top waiting to crush him. But she'll always be his haloed hope, and he'll always be her savage dog. This story ends as it begins: in blood, in faith, in the gutter. © raiden

HOW DO YOU MEASURE SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T EXIST? Time and time again, Sabine and Grayson, two agents on opposite sides of an interdimensional battle, race against time to locate arcane artefacts buried across the multiverse. © taryn SCIENCE FICTION ╱ ACTION THRILLER.

When the heir to the British throne carelessly leaves his regicidal daydreams in his notes app, only to forget his phone during a University fire drill, it quickly lands into the wrong hands. His classmate intends on selling the device for some extra cash, but when she finds the damning material, she decides not to turn him in, but rather, to help him in the assassination of his entire family.

My feet go down to death. © taryn JADE REALM #0 ╱ THE SALTBLOODED CHRONICLES.

If nothing is true, what more can I do? © taryn GOBLIN MARKET #1.