She gripped his collar with both hands and tugged him forward. Snap. He went in for the kiss. Snap. Their lips met and I felt all of my financial problems just instantly dissipate. Snap. *** For Luciana Fields, taking pictures is a lifestyle: a hobby, a job, a future. Working for the paparazzi had never posed much of a moral dilemma for her; it paid the bills, and that was really all that mattered. But when Luciana meets Jamie West, things begin to change. Suddenly she's stuck battling her moral conscience and her financial problems and she's willing to do anything to avoid choosing a side, including act as Jamie's personal assistant. What she initially deems a job to pay the bills becomes so much more. With every menial task comes a piece of the puzzle that is Jamie West's life. It's up to Luciana to put them all together and discover new perspectives on her own life along the way.

[Completed] "I swear I'm not into you, but can you pretend to be my girlfriend every Monday?" Because meeting at a coffee shop isn't cliché and fake dating usually leads to feelings and Monday mornings don't have to be the worst. The Monday Morning Theory: another essentially plotless compilation of conversations and text messages between two girls who just want to get through life amidst creeping exes, college, and a love-hate relationship. (Copyright © 2016 by vanillaVDE)

Diana is looking forward to finally finishing high school. Stay out of trouble. Focus only on art. This is Diana's grand plan - until she is assigned to paint the portraits of a girl she can't stand to be around: the school's obnoxious soccer team captain, Alex Perez. ***** It's senior year. Diana just wants to keep her head low while dealing with a family that is slowly but steadily falling apart and a best-friend-turned-enemy that she could certainly do without. The last thing Diana wants to do is spend her last year of high school painting the portraits of Alex Perez. Everyone loves Alex - she's the town's prodigy and the school's golden girl. But Diana and Alex couldn't be more opposite; put them in an art room together and a disaster is bound to happen. [[word count: 70,000 - 80,000]] Cover designed by Ilafi Nastiti [WATTYS 2021 SHORTLIST]

Victoria Rhodes is a prison guard who's tired of her job. She goes through the motions, does what she has to do and goes home. After years of the same thing, day after day, a beautiful woman comes into her life and shakes everything up. It's too bad that Megan Graves is a inmate, one that puts her self control to the test. The sexual tension is instant but will Victoria risk her job for a moment of pleasure?

[Completed] Sometimes, exes come back, and so do forgotten feelings. And if the universe hates you enough, it's your girlfriend's first love who shows up. And as much as you try not to, you end up screwing up. Then your once guarded and secure 2-year relationship ceases to feel that way anymore. It's always been about chasing the girl who's taken. This time, it's about the one who's losing the girl, and the journey of trying to win her back. (Copyright © 2016 by vanillaVDE; I do not own any of the photos used for the story. Message me if they are yours so I can take them down or give you credit. ❤️)

Have you ever had a crush on one of your teachers? Probably, I think everyone has that one teacher who walks into the classroom and straight into your thoughts. Miss Morgan is that teacher for me, stunningly beautiful she instantly consumes my thoughts when I'm near her - or away from her. What would you do if you had the chance to spend two weeks on a school trip with them? Well that's how lucky I am right now. Lets see how it goes for me. ➰

Cam spends most of her time at home, her days are dull, her life is not going anywhere and she's trapped in her total indifference towards the world. That is until her new neighbor comes knocking on her front door and slowly becomes the only distraction in Cam's mind.

Alexandra Isabelle Alvarrez - a driven, Filipino-American 17-year-old girl who just wants to breeze through her senior year and fulfill her bigger dreams. But things go haywire when she gets partnered up with the school's untouchable princess, Alexis Gray. Julia Alexis Gray - a brilliant 18-year-old girl who keeps her distance from everyone. Due to negative experiences from the past, she has learned not to let anybody get too close. That is until she gets partnered up with another Alex. Will these two people with nothing in common except for their names work things out together or will they let their differences define their relationship, leaving each other's heart in dust?

Cara Lee is cold, awkward, highly OCD and she is defininly not a people person. She spends most of her days in her luxury apartment away from any social interaction. After having two successful stories published, she has hit a writing block. Not only that, but she's losing money and the only way to keep her apartment is to get a roommate. Hannah Bailey has traveled the world and has never found a place to call home. Tired of living at her agency's model apartments, she decides to settle down in one place. She finds a beautiful apartment and the only issue with it is an unhappy roommate. Cara and Hannah come from two different worlds. Hannah represents everything Cara disliked about people. Hannah who is used to being well liked can't help, but become intrigued by Cara's indifference to her. Can she melt her new roommate's cold exterior and show her that maybe she can like at least one person?

Have you ever imagined having two lives? Be two people at the same time? I bet you have. But between thinking about it and actually living it, there was a very big difference, believe it. Imagine... Camila, a sweet and delicate woman. Karla, sexy and imposing. Which one would you choose? What's your type? Hard, I know. Let's let Lauren answer this one...