It started with a nosebleed. One accidental headbutt, one very public disaster, and suddenly Rory Callyns is that girl, the one who almost broke her crush's face. She's quiet, awkward, and definitely not the kind of girl who gets kissed at parties. And then there's Carden Rayne, popular, gorgeous, and the kind of boy people can't help but fall for. So when Rory asks him for help for kissing lessons and he says yes, it's supposed to be harmless. Practice, boost confidence, nothing really real, somewhere between the laughter, the late night talks, and the almosts that start to feel like more, practice stops feeling like pretending.

Brie Sheridan has had her heart broken way too many times. Rhett Price is usually the culprit, but, this time, he might be the solution. ***** Brooke 'Brie' Sheridan wouldn't necessarily call herself a hopeless romantic; after all, love is everywhere if you choose to look for it, and there's nothing wrong with wanting to see the beauty and the good in the world. However, her rose-colored lenses are shattered when her boyfriend dumps her right at the start of her final year of college, ruining all her plans for her senior project, and here lie Brie's hopes, dreams, and pieces of her broken heart. Enter Rhett Price--known commitment-phobe, the bane of Brie's existence, and the reason behind many of her late-night crying sessions during the harshest days of high school. Down on his luck and struggling with improving his reputation, he turns to Brie in a time of need--he'll help her out with her project, and she'll help him look better and more responsible in the eyes of his family. Old feelings resurface, and it quickly becomes obvious there are certain things you don't always get over. Your first love might as well be one of them. ***** BENNINGTON COLLEGE SERIES #1 2025 WATTY AWARD WINNER [[THE AMBYS 2025 AMBASSADOR'S PICK IN ROMANCE]] [[5X WATTPAD FEATURED STORY]] © 2023 caterina george // all rights reserved

She gave up Ethan so he could have his happy ending... now it's Oatley's turn to find hers.

Mrs. Carbine pulls out three composition books then hands us one individually "Let's try something else," She says, also grabbing a handful of pencils to pass around. "You guys are going to write journal entries about an issue, you have with someone in this room" I stare at Eric, knowing mine will have his name written all over it. #6 in Counseling (2\14\2022) #9 in Counseling (3\5\2022) #1 in Cyberstalking (5\20\2022)

"You can't hold me like that and not kiss me." When twenty two year old medical student, Vinaya Nambiar is accepted into a prestigious two-month clinical rotation in New York City, it feels like her first taste of freedom. That freedom comes with a complication. She'll be staying with her brother's best friend. Nithin Balachandran is twenty-eight, devastatingly handsome and completely off-limits. As the C.O.O of an engineering startup, he's used to having control over his life and his emotions. Vinaya was never meant to be part of that equation. But as late-night conversations turn into stolen glances and unspoken promises, the attraction between them becomes impossible to ignore. Yet every step closer risks everything-his friendship with her brother, his family's expectations, and the unyielding boundaries of caste and tradition. Some love stories are forbidden for a reason. Will Vinaya and Nithin defy society and choose each other, or will the cost of their love be too high to pay?

Group of college women studying criminal justice, plot revenge against these men who made their lives miserable in highschool. Leading four men through a false hope of lust, only to trap them in a chamber of torture. When a woman, Phoenix Pickton goes too far. These women find themselves at the other end of the law. Phoenix's motive is questioned and one question still remains, who is to blame?

She made one mistake. He found out. Now she'll do anything to hold together the life she shattered.