A stranger to her own existence, Kayla moves to a small town with the hope of finding comfort in a fresh start. But as she steps inside the unfamiliar classroom on the first day, standing in front of the class is a mysteriously familiar face, one that rouses memories of a time she believed had gone by. With past baggage catching up in the most intrusive ways, she stumbles upon unexpected comfort of friendship, unconditional love of found family, and a beautiful yet complicated bond between two hesitant souls. "This book was like a warm hug, and I might believe in love again." "I would give everything, especially my soul, to have the opportunity to read this book for the first time again." ────── CW: Substance abuse, harsh language, sexual content, mention of self-harm and suicide. ────── Started in January 2018. Re-published in November 2022. First draft finished in April 2023. ────── Copyright 2018 © Renee Steinberg All rights reserved. This work may not be reproduced, copied, translated, or republished in any form without the author's permission, except for brief quotations or reviews with proper credit.

Authors Note: This is book is part of a series but is not a sequel to my other book "Help Me Pick Up the Pieces". The "Destined to be Series" are interconnected but it's not necessary to have read book one before this one. "Parker, we really shouldn't..." she starts to say, but I quickly interrupt her. "Forget about what we should or shouldn't be doing. Do you want this?" I ask and she just silently looks up at me. I lean in and kiss her before I rest my forehead on hers. "Jenny, do you want this?" I whisper. "Do you want me?" She just silently looks at me for a moment. Her beautiful hazel eyes slowly drift down and look at my lips for a second before she brings them back to mine. "Yes. Yes, I do," she says quietly and I smile a little. "Well, you have me. Now are you going to do something about it?" Warning: This book is about girlxgirl relationships between older and younger women. It contains sexual content, language, and deals with non-traditional relationships. If you have a problem with any of this don't read.

To 18 year old Emma Slater, New York, England, is her whole life. It's where she grew up, the streets she played on, the streets she learnt to walk on, the streets she rode her first bike on. It's home. But it's also the streets where she dealt drugs. The streets where her gambling almost got her killed. The streets where she fell in love with Elise Elderflower, the beautiful art teacher she was sure had been sent from hell to tip her over the edge, sending her spiralling into a black abyss. Until one day, Elise disappears. Twenty years later, they meet again. -- ❝𝘉𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸 𝘮𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯. 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘱. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘌𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴. ❞ --

Meet Addy, an 18-year-old senior who puts her baby sister, Nat, above everybody else, including herself. Her past is not for the light-hearted and she will do anything in her power to ensure that she and Nat don't ever have to go through that again! She is almost invisible to her peers in school, due to the fact of never attending and making sure there is enough money for her and Nat to have food on the table and heating in their home. She seems like an open book, confident and full of self-assurance, but what happens when she meets a beautiful woman who seems to see right through her? what happens when this beautiful woman tries so hard to see the real Addy? and what happens when Nat falls down the dark hole Addy has tried so hard to keep her out off? Can addy overcome her deep-set insecurities and fall into the secret of loving her teacher? AN - This is my first ever novel/story and I would appreciate any and all feedback/ suggestions that would help make this story as best as it possibly can be!! PLEASE don't be silent readers I need as much confidence as I can get to help finish this book RN!!

Phoenix was at a young age when her sister was hit by a bus only a few years after her dad walked out on them. Her mum was very distant in more than one way and it left Phoenix with no one but cigarettes,drugs and alcohol as her close friends. Phoenix is shocked to find the girl who she was looking for on her first day of secondary is now her senior music teacher who has taken an interest in Phoenix's life.

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A story of high school cheerleader Black Dusty-Rose. She's pretty, blonde and popular. Dusty seems to have it all, but she's hiding a dark secret from her past that threatens to destroy her future. Only the beautiful new math teacher, Ms Quinn, can see past Dusty's façade to the real girl hiding inside. She wants to help Dusty overcome her past, but will their developing feelings for each other get in the way? PLEASE Comment, vote and share if you like it! :)

girlxgirl HIGHEST RANKING(S): #1 IN GIRLONGIRL #1 IN GIRLS #1 IN TEACHER #5 IN GXG An emotionally battered woman with a craving for a attention and a high-school senior who has been more through more than her fair share of trying events. What happens when these two are put right next door to one another? Lexi is a young, beautiful senior whose past has forced her to grow up quicker than most. From losing her father, to being moved into another man's house at her mother's desire, to being outed to the entire high school... she's built up some pretty thick skin. When her path crosses with a woman who is pushing through a quickly-deteriorating marriage, there is a connection made that cannot be ignored. Lexi fills a void in Evan with her constant willingness to give and satisfy, while Evan is slowly patches up the holes that other's have left in Lexi along the road. The complications with their relationship are numerous: a marriage, age, unaccepting parents, and the fact that the two are in the same high school every day of the week. If at all, how can two individuals with their own personal struggles overcome these obstacles to get to one another?

Trilogy to Forgive me, Miss Collins and Forgiving Miss Collins. Three years down the road, Aubrey and Jennifer seems to have their life on track.. or do they? Follow Aubrey again, as she faces reality with a bigger hit than she's ever went through before.

Sequel to Forgive Me, Miss Collins I advise you to read the first book first if you haven't!