Mei's mother left Hong Kong for America when Mei was just a baby. Her husband chose to stay behind with their oldest daughter, splitting the family in half. Now at the age of 25, she has been performing missions at the behest of the Chinese government for almost a dozen years to keep the family that had stayed behind safe from government assassination. Her latest assignment? Find the prototype AI device that allows the user to subjugate any other AI chip. But, with such a prize, she won't be the only one looking! This is written for the Open Novella Contest 2025, using prompt 45: It's your big day - everything is falling into place - but why does your hot, irresistible enemy seem to think she's won? And a little of 31: Next time, ask yourself if your integrity can withstand the truth.

​"What happens when your 'once-in-a-lifetime' girl is actually the 'one-in-a-billion' pop star you're obsessed with?" Parker Green is a professional over-thinker and a dedicated archivist of things that don't belong to her. At twenty-eight, her life is a mess of dusty maps and a secret Twitter fan account for Athena-the world's most elusive, masked pop sensation. ​After a brutal breakup caused by her "unhealthy obsession" with a woman who wears a gold mask and never shows her forehead, Parker's friends give her an ultimatum: Get a real life, or lose your mind. ​Enter Nicole. She's stunning, she's mysterious, and she's sitting at Parker's favorite pub. For the first time in years, Parker feels a spark that has nothing to do with fan theories or music videos. But as their romance blooms, Parker has to hide her massive shrine to Athena to avoid looking like a total psycho. ​The only problem? Nicole has a mask of her own. A literal one. Because Nicole is Athena. ​In a world of secret identities, high-stakes fame, and embarrassing fan-girl moments, can a relationship survive when it's built on a lie? Or will the truth be the one thing that brings the curtains down?

'The Teacher: AKA My Best Friend's Mom' Spinoff You do not need to read the first book to understand this one- they are both separate stories. Although, I do recommend giving my other book a read! My eyes roamed her body again. "I told you to stop looking at me like that," Shannon grumbled. "Why is that Professor Monet?" I whispered. "Because I said so." "Should I listen to all you say? Because I recall you asking me to kiss yo-" "Twenty laps of the pool and ten of the track now," she barked, turning around, giving me the perfect view of her delicious buttocks. "Hot Bit--," she turned around, raising an eyebrow, "umen," I finished. "Hot bitumen?" She teased. "Hell yeah. This bitumen is so fucking hot," I remarked, rubbing my hand over the ground, lovingly. R-Rated. Beware, Highly Gay. One of the main characters is a transgender female. If this bothers you, well screw you, find another book. Enjoy!

Celeste "Essie" Winscott never expected to land in New York City with an apartment too good to be true and a godmother she barely knew. But when Eden "Denny" Ravelle, her mother's enigmatic best friend, offers her a place to stay while she pursues her postgraduate research at NYU, Essie accepts-grateful, but curious. Eden is poised, successful, and effortlessly cool, but something about her remains just out of reach. When Essie stumbles upon an old DVD in the apartment, she realises why. Eden isn't just a wealthy businesswoman-she was once one of the most infamous adult film stars in New York. Shocked but intrigued, Essie dives into research, determined to understand the woman behind the legend. As she unravels Eden's past, she's forced to confront her own biases, desires, and the thin line between scandal and empowerment. Because some stories aren't just about the past-they change everything about the present.

Beverly Bale spent her entire adult life wrapped in luxury-mansion halls, glittering parties, designer labels, and friends who praised her as long as the champagne flowed. She never imagined how quickly it could all disappear. But when her husband is arrested for a long list of financial crimes, Beverly's world collapses in a single day. Her accounts are frozen. Her mansion is seized. Her so-called friends vanish. And for the first time in her life... she has nowhere to go. The only door left open belongs to the woman the Bale family threw away years ago: Kimmy Walters-Jonathan's younger sister, the outcast daughter who was disowned at sixteen for being gay, and the owner of a small, steady bar built from grief, resilience, and the memory of her late girlfriend. Beverly and Kimmy were never close. They were never meant to be. But desperation pushes Beverly into the tiny apartment above Kimmy's bar, forcing two women with nothing in common to live under the same roof. As Beverly learns how to survive without wealth-how to work, how to try, how to be real-Kimmy starts to see a different woman beneath the designer surface. And Beverly begins to discover a life she never knew was possible: simple, honest, filled with people who care without conditions. But closeness is dangerous. Both women carry wounds, fears, and a past that threatens to pull them apart. And yet... something undeniable grows between them, slow and fragile at first, then impossible to ignore. Beverly may have lost her fortune- but in the ruins of her old life, she might be on the verge of finding something far more priceless. A new self. A new home. And a love she was never supposed to want... yet can no longer imagine living without.

Mia Parker has always had a hard life, born and raised in the USA, now she's trying to start a new one in Canada with her daughter. She's not ready to fall in love or date anyone, she's focused on her daughter and making life a little bit easy for them. What she doesn't expect is the new coach of her daughter's hockey team to become her friend and maybe... something more? Luna Bennett has had skates on her feet since she was two years old. She's a professional hockey player, focused on her life and hockey. She wasn't looking for love when she found her and now she can't let her go. She won't. A WLW Hockey Romance. This book may NOT be reproduced, reposted, copied, or translated in any way unless you receive permission directly from the author.

Natalie and Evie are very different people. They are very different in age, in income, and at different stages of their lives. Natalie is a partner in a law firm, and Evie is a law student. They meet at a work function of Natalie’s, where Evie is a waitress, and talk. Natalie is lonely, and attracted to Evie, and on impulse she offers Evie money for sex. Evie wonders whether to accept, or be offended, or quite what she should do. In the end, the simplest thing seems to be to say yes, because she quite likes Natalie as well. So. Ta-dah. Romance. Or it’s trying to be romance, like the gritty end of romance. So HEA or HFN in the end, promise, if anyone cares, but with some worky and friendsy and chick-lit stuff along the way. And smut, obviously. But maybe slower getting to it this time, so as to keep the romancey going. Anyways, that’s what this is, just to say all that so people know. And also, thank you for looking, and being interested, and I hope this one is interesting too! An ebook of Evie's Job is now on Amazon too, by the way :)

A slow-burn, taboo, age-gap romance about timing, temptation, and the quiet pull of the unexpected When Rowan transfers to an architect university, hoping for a quiet reset. She doesn't expect to click so effortlessly with Liana, a fellow student with a brilliant mind, a messy sketchbook, and a tendency to adopt people without asking. But Liana's world comes with something else. A home that feels too beautiful to belong to a college student and a mother who seems too poised, too self-assured, too observant to ignore. Liana's mother is everything Rowan doesn't understand yet, very composed, magnetic, and unsettling in ways that linger long after she leaves the room. Their connection is subtle at first. A glance. A pause. A conversation that feels heavier than it should. As Rowan becomes more entangled in Liana's world, she finds herself drawn to the one person she was never supposed to notice. The boundaries blur. The silences deepen. And the question of what's right becomes far more complicated than she ever imagined. My Other Books; Miss Blackwood Power, passion, and secrets. Love that demands everything. Aphrodite -My Tail Leads Me To You When divine desire calls, the heart follows its own mysterious path. - Sequel- Mrs. Blackwood. The Silent Confession. Thirsting For Her. ©2025

"Tried by fire" - A story about how some fires start slow and others are already burning before you realize you're standing in the heat. When Sam first meets Dani, she's chaos in heels and late to the party, laughing like she's never been hurt, and carrying a secret behind every smile. Sam doesn't believe in fate, but something about Dani feels... inevitable. Their lives couldn't be more different. Sam plays it safe, keeping her world small and manageable, while Dani lives like she's already on borrowed time. She is bold, magnetic, and a little dangerous. But when a series of unexpected reunions turn chance encounters into something deeper, neither of them can deny the pull. As they navigate sleepless nights, road trips, and the quiet moments in between, Sam begins to unravel the mystery behind Dani's guarded heart. But the closer she gets, the more she realizes some truths aren't just hidden, they're protected. And some love stories aren't safe but, they're worth the risk. In a world full of sharp edges, "Tried By Fire" is a story of slow burns, second chances, and what happens when two souls find each other in the dark.

When Karlie's estranged father suffers a heart attack, she reluctantly returns to her hometown in Pennsylvania, only to find herself confronting the ghosts of her past. Upon her return, she finds herself face-to-face with her super-secret-I'll-kill-you-if-you-tell-anyone high school crush. What's even more jarring, is the fact that she had just been admiring the woman checking his vitals before she realizes she already knows her. As Kaia Thomas stares back at her, all the feelings she had for her high school best friend come rushing in. As old feelings resurface and unexpected connections emerge, Karlie must navigate the complexities of her past while grappling with the possibility of a future she never imagined.