Esme and Matt can't stand each other, even if they have to play nice for the cameras. As public speculation about their chemistry heats up, they're forced to confront what's real versus what's just for show. ***** Esme Mendoza is everything Matt Crain isn't--polished, optimistic, and proud of her golden girl image. He's brooding, arrogant, and impossible to work with. As co-stars in an indie romance film, they're forced to act like soulmates on screen while barely tolerating each other behind the scenes. When their banter and lingering stares spark fan speculation during the press tour, their PR teams jump on the opportunity, but Esme and Matt aren't too thrilled. Suddenly, they're everywhere--public appearances, exchanging snarky remarks in interviews, and fueling endless rumors. As their forced chemistry starts to feel a little too real, Esme and Matt are left questioning: are they just playing a role, or could this be end game? ***** WARM HANDS #1 Open Novella Contest -- prompts 45 & 127 [[OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 2025 ROUND 2 AMBASSADORS' PICK]] © 2025 caterina george // all rights reserved

"For all the girls who loathe the idea of 𝑨 𝒌𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒐𝒓 he wants to be your 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧." #𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 1 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 🌻 ⛥𝐇𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 ⛥𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝'𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝑇𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑚𝑢𝑎ℎ❤ English translations will be available. *SLOW BURN* *DESI*

𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐒, renowned CEO and entrepreneur. Ruthlessness was all she knew after her first love disappeared without a trace. Worst of it all was she was carrying his child, who turned out to be more of a blessing than a curse. Celeste worked her way around the single mother life and built an empire at the feet of her daughter. As time passed over, she never anticipated the return of her lover, the father of her daughter. Does he deserve a second chance? Will Celeste ever forgive him for leaving? 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐗𝐄𝐑

Year 2095, couples are now decided and set by the Marriage Matchmaker application, and any other romantic interaction besides this match is strictly forbidden. So what happens when two people give in to an irresistible and dangerous attraction on an unexpected steamy encounter? Passionate about the law and its respect, Anastasia is a young woman studying hard for her dream to become a lawyer. She is serious, hard-working, and pragmatic; breaking the law is something inconceivable for her until one forbidden encounter with a married man. From then on, all her beliefs will be challenged as she is about to get married to her match. Nate is the most promising soldier of his generation, and he is forming the perfect couple with his wife of two years. Brave and loyal in his work as much as in his marriage, he has never got in trouble, knowing too well what happens to those who don't abide by the rules. But everything is about to change when he meets a mysterious innocent woman who drives him wild. Anastasia and Nate are two people who have always followed the rules, but together they seem to break all of them. Will they be able to resist their dangerous outlawed passion or will they give in and risk their lives? Can a little love bug defy all the scientific data and rules? One thing is sure, nothing will ever be the same after this love bug... _______________________________________________ Featured in the Wattpad Stories Undiscovered's reading list LOVE STORY AWARDS 1st place Winner ROMANTIC DREAMS AWARDS 2022 2nd place Winner in Forbidden Love THE ROSE AWARDS 2nd place Winner in Romance PRETTY IN PUNK AWARDS 2020 Best Kiss & Honorable Mention in Romance

There is a price to be paid for pushing beyond someone else's limits. What Darcy Sumpter soon finds out is that she's more than willing to pay it. Copyright © Avrielle, 2016.

Imagine the second you're born, a consultant removes you from your mother's grasp and runs a battery of genetic and physiological tests on you. Thirty minutes later they give you a score out of one hundred which denotes your level of perfection. If your score is above eighty and you work hard to maintain that score you will have a charmed life; well fed, well-rewarded, spoiled. But fall below eighty and you're labelled Flawed, and life will not be so kind. Hannah is adopted by a Flawed family when her birth parents choose their social standing over their daughter and endures a life of struggle, hunger and service. One day Hannah is escorted to the regional government office and told that the Consultant who delivered her, who labelled her Flawed got it wrong! Now, she is being relocated back to her birth parents, to live as one of the Ninety-Five- all medically and legally judged as perfect. Entering this new life Hannah has an impossible decision to make which puts not only hers, but the lives of everyone she cares about at great risk. "The Numbered- where no one wants to be number one". Authors notes: -This is a first draft of my story and will be edited soon. -2013 Began writing Flawed -2015 Watty Winner/ Named changed to The Numbered -2016 Completed The Numbered -2019 Optioned by eOne for development into a TV show.

Naomi is used to blending into the background. Until one day the bad boy turns his sights to her. But this isn't the story where he sweeps her off her feet. Naomi couldn't be more disgusted with the way Zander treats women. And there is no universe where she would ever fall in love with a guy like that. ~~~~~~ I glanced around nervously, not sure where to look. Then my eyes made contact with him. The guy determined to make me his. The guy who only wants me for his trophy case of how many girls he had slept with. The guy who lied. The guy who thought he had my heart. Little did he know I was the one who had him rapped around my finger. This game had become mine to play. His navy blue eyes studied me, like he had done to many other girls before. His hand tried to hide the smile that played with his lips.