[ GOLD WINNER OF LGBTQ SUNKISSED CONTEST 2017 ] ♧ Sage was very experienced in the art of falling in love. She very clearly remembered Nick from second grade, who she shared matching bracelets with. At the time, she was positive that they would get married and live in a huge mansion with their hundreds of cats. Ellie was her first official girlfriend during eighth grade year. The mansion seemed less realistic, and she couldn't fulfill her dreams of adopting a small army of cats because Ellie was allergic. And of course, Sam, in her junior year of high school. They were Sage's neighbor when her family moved, and the two of them happened to have bedroom windows directly across from each other. Their first encounter with each other was when Sam had accidentally kicked a shoe into Sage's window when they saw a spider. Sage had loved their cat, and she was sure Sam was the one. And then senior year happened, and everything went to hell. Obviously, none of her apparent soulmates worked out, or she wouldn't be condemning herself to a whole summer of looking after children in a wilderness summer camp, instead of her planned vacation with an ex who had dumped her on the last day of high school. Sage decided that true love would have to be put on hold until life balanced itself out. And then she met Lora. Cover photograph by : https://dylandsara.com/snow-portraits/ Published on June 17, 2017

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION Finished high school, Emma's forced to spend her summer at a camp. But a striking counsellor, Vivian, changes her plans from escape to together forever. ***** Seventeen-year-old Emma Lane usually lives with her dad, but she's once again being forced to spend the summer with her homophobic mom. This time, however, instead of spending a summer on the beach, her mom drops her off at Camp Mapplewood while she heads off on a cruise with her new husband. Emma hates the camp and tries to escape, but she is caught by a camp counsellor Vivian. She's drawn to Vivian's voice and her charm, while Vivian is fascinated by Emma's instinct to protect others and to feel with her whole heart. The two grow close, but the end of the summer looms. Can they find a way to stay together when they have to return to their normal lives? (Has a sequel: My Pretend Summer.) [[word count: 50,000-100,000 words]]

*IN PROGRESS* "Once an outcast always an outcast." ~ Savannah Wilde has been shut out from the world for as long as she can remember. Knowing she was different, her friends turned on her and feelings of loneliness and abandonment seeped into her heart. Isolation became her defense and ridicule became a daily occurrence. Until Elan Morraine showed up. Hoping to escape her own issues regarding old friends and acceptance, she transfers to Lakeset HS where she finds Savannah. Almost immediately there is a shift in Savannah's life and she can only hope it doesn't end in everything falling apart again. After all, once an outcast always an outcast. Right? - Highest Rankings #2 in girlxgirl #2 in bullying awareness #8 in freethelgbt