Harlow had her daughter at the ripe age of seventeen. She wanted to make her boyfriend happy so she agreed to...do something that resulted in a baby. Seven years later Halo's starting second grade in a new school, with a new teacher. What happens when Halo's teacher catches her mother's eye? A few things actually...

||WATTY'S SHORTLIST 2023|| [LGBTQ+ New Adult Fiction] When Mia Cunningham leaves her hometown in coastal Maine at 11 years old after her mother's death, her best friend, Leila Sutherland, gifts Mia a seashell "so she can hear the ocean and remember her home." Over a decade later, the two young women are beginning to navigate their post-grad lives. Leila has remained in Maine, afraid to branch out of her comfort zone, and Mia, after spending her college years in New York and unsure of her future, returns to the only place she ever felt home--Kenneburk, Maine. After a fateful meeting between the young women, Leila and Mia slowly begin to rekindle the friendship that had once been long forgotten. Their friendship is immediately tested, however, as Leila begins to develops familiar feelings and Mia, unsure of where she belongs, cannot help but wonder the direction her life is calling her towards. Will their friendship survive these new trials of adulthood, or should it have ended permanently the day that Mia left 12 years prior? Find out in "Can You Hear the Ocean?" (Published: 2021)

Sasha Phoebe T. Clinton, a 17 year old girl moves in to California with her family because of her father's work. She's in her senior year and well Sasha thinks this is her time to be healed but she kept her heart locked ever since her ex girlfriend cheated on her. While transferring to her new school, she will met the spoiled rich bully Alicia Georgina M. Addington. Who's the one who purposely throws foods to Sasha in the cafeteria in her very first day of school and gets angry. But it immediately fades away as she decided to flirt and tease her bully as her payback for the whole school year. And everyday, they always fight each other, Alicia gets easily flustered by Sasha and gets angry about it while Sasha keeps smirking and laughing by Alicia's reactions. Little did they know, they'll slowly fall inlove to each other as time goes by.

Megan woods is a 24 year old millionaire. She owns one of the biggest clubs in town. She has a close circle of friends and wears her heart on her sleeve even though she always gets hurt in the end. Avery Bryant is a 26 year old businesswoman with a 2 year old daughter. She's been through so much in her life that she has given up on finding love. She is cold towards people she doesn't know and only shows affection and her real side to her close friends and family. ~The Bumping Accident ~For You, Anything {Sequel} ~War Of Hearts {Trilogy} ~Her Heart {Quadrilogy} ~Embers Of Hope {Pentalogy} Cover by @_navyblueee_

WATTYS WINNER When her fiancé ends up in a coma and his secret mistress, Halley, shows up, Mary feels like her world is falling apart. What she doesn't realize is she's actually falling in love...with Halley. ***** Eight years after a traumatizing accident that killed one of her loved ones, Mary Kincaid is about to marry her childhood sweetheart when the universe yanks the rug out from under her yet again, leaving her fiancé badly injured and in a coma. Of course this is when his secret mistress shows up, a beautiful person whom Mary should by all rights hate - so why does she find herself inviting her to stay in the spare bedroom? She soon learns that sometimes the person you're looking for comes when you're not looking at all. Content and/or trigger warning: This story mentions violence, addiction, and childhood trauma, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]

My name is Caitlin, and I street fight, some people think it is stupid since I'm on 16 years of age but I have to do it. You see I get abused by my father daily, and my mother had passed but that a story for another time. Anyway I street fight for money so I can pay the bills for school and food and of course for my dads alcohol and drugs as all he does is sit on his ass all day drinking and getting high. Also I love soccer ! It's like my favourite thing apart from street fighting, I also street fight because I have anger issues but I'm too scared to fight my father because of what he did to my mother.... anyway I skip most lessons at school apart from soccer practice. This is when my life changed as i an invited to play for the uswnt.... Bad language used and some scenes might disrupt younger users you have been warned.

Art girls. Who can take this world and put depth to a feeling, who can take a moment and forever put it on a canvas. Katie Copeland, a daughter and a triplet of two other sisters, Leah and Cameron. With the whole world within reach there family fails to come together, there father only buying them off with money as the visits get less frequent. Katie's only option is too hope for family within her sisters who are out of reach living there own lives. Katie finds family and friends in her bestfriend Kyle and his younger sister Brooke. When Reagan comes along she opens up a whole different chapter, bringing light to dark places, she flew in so suddenly, so elegant, so gracefully.

Eighteen year old Valentine has been looking forward to college for a long time. But when she meets her roommate, Dani. Everything turns up side down. Valentine and Dani starts on the wrong foot, but not long after Valentine realize that she has feelings for Dani. Feelings she has never experienced before. But what happens when she tells Dani about what she feels? This is a story about love, lost and found.

Rogue has this uncontrollable love for her best friend Hayden, but she can't find the right time to tell her. Rogue is introduced to Roma, the new hot girl in town, by her new best friend (who also happens to be gay) Reese. Rogue runs into her ex-boyfriend, Grayson, and the tension between them is already out of control. Will Rogue finally confess her love for her best friend or will the new girl take Hayden's place and steal Rogue's heart?

Dylan Tate, a San Francisco native, was perfectly fine with living a carefree lifestyle free from any major responsibilities. One particular day life smacks her upside the head with a greater responsibility than she could have ever bargained for. Will she fail at becoming a grown up or can she rise to the occasion? Layne Bishop, on the other hand, was quite familiar and comfortable with responsibility. She was also already a grown up, something she had to achieve sooner than would usually be necessary. Layne yearned for commitment, love and family -- none of which she had in NYC. Could a trip across the country deliver better fortune? ***Note: I hope you'll give it a chance, but you may not want to read this if intimacy between those belonging to the same gender is not your cup of tea :-) If you do choose to read on, if you'd be so kind please share your thoughts with me. I'll give ya a cookie. Okay, three cookies! ADDED: September 29, 2012: Hey all, I'm glad that the reads for this book have picked up, but could ya'll please tell me what you think about it? I won't know if you like it unless you tell me and/or vote. Even if you just post one or two words, it would be much appreciated. Thank you :)