Jayna Stephens is no longer the girl she used to be. Ten years in Miami have shaped her into a woman who is bold, sharp, and unapologetic. But one look from Ginny Naricha at their high school reunion in Chiang Rai is enough to make Jayna feel seventeen all over again. Ginny was the embodiment of grace and restraint, Jayna's former teacher, always admired, always out of reach. Yet beneath that polished composure, Jayna glimpses a crack in the armor... a quiet longing that mirrors her own. ​Jayna isn't here for nostalgia. She's here to claim what was once forbidden. She's not a student anymore, and she's ready to teach Ginny a lesson she'll never forget. Some fires never go out. They just wait for the right spark to burn everything down.

Miu Natasha is the "Marble Queen" of Bangkok's legal elite-colder than a closing argument and wrapped in designer labels that act as armor. Lena Schuett is a an art professor with "street rat" attitude that challenges every rule in the book, and a secret. Between three-thousand-dollar heels and a midnight dance that neither can forget, Miu and Lena are locked in a high-stakes game of pride and provocation. But as the lines between legal briefs and oil paintings begin to blur, they both realize that the most dangerous thing you can do is let someone see the person beneath the brand.

When Karlie's estranged father suffers a heart attack, she reluctantly returns to her hometown in Pennsylvania, only to find herself confronting the ghosts of her past. Upon her return, she finds herself face-to-face with her super-secret-I'll-kill-you-if-you-tell-anyone high school crush. What's even more jarring, is the fact that she had just been admiring the woman checking his vitals before she realizes she already knows her. As Kaia Thomas stares back at her, all the feelings she had for her high school best friend come rushing in. As old feelings resurface and unexpected connections emerge, Karlie must navigate the complexities of her past while grappling with the possibility of a future she never imagined.

Dr. Lena Schuett designed a few simple lessons in seduction. But as the lines between "clinical" and "crave" begin to blur, Lena realizes she's breaking the most important rule of all; Don't fall for your best friend. So how do you go back to being just friends when you've already tasted forever?

When their powerful families announce a high-stakes business merger, Lacey Davidson and Niko Gladstone are forced into a fake relationship to prove the two empires can "blend seamlessly". Lacey, bright and good-natured, wants to survive the charade without losing her mind. Niko, stoic and ruthless, makes that nearly impossible. However, as public appearances blur into private moments, sparks ignite between the two, making their "fake relationship" seem awfully real. But they're just faking it...right?

28-year-old Lauren Milligan has what some would call a picture-perfect life. She's newly married; her husband has just received a promotion, and they've just moved into a beautiful new home. Everything on paper shows that Lauren should be happy. But when she meets Elle Harper - the stunning, sharp, and unexpectedly magnetic fiancé of her husband's best friend from college - everything in Lauren's life starts to fracture as she is forced to confront the life she's built versus the life she truly wants.

Assets and Affection: A slow-burn, soft-romance about finding home in the middle of a storm. Arranged marriage between two business tycoon daughters to save the falling family heritage. In the world of high-stakes business, love is the only asset they didn't account for. -------------------------------------------------------------- Ps. It may get a bit frustrating because of miscommunication and hidden feelings, I have not done a very good job at explaining elena's pov that's why it might be hard to understand her feelings and her povs. If you start reading this, stick till the end and you will not regret it. -------------------------------------------------------------- The market is crashing, the numbers are in the red, and the legacies of two great families are on the brink of collapse. For Elena Ross, there is only one goal: save her father's company. She is sharp and carry herself with elegance and have a good humour. when her father, Christopher, and his oldest friend, Victor Halloway, propose a five-year marriage contract to merge their remaining investments and stabilize their firms, Elena accepts the deal with professional precision. Grace Halloway has always lived in the quiet spaces. Intelligent, soft-hearted, and quietly observant, she has watched Elena Ross from across gala ballrooms for years, charmed by the sharp wit Elena hides from the world. When the contract is signed, Grace enters the marriage with a to save her father's company and get Elena to notice her. Now, shared offices, shared breakfasts, and a shared last name turn a business arrangement into something far more intimate. In a world that feels like it's falling apart, Elena and Grace must discover if their union is just a temporary fix-or the only real thing they have left.

Delilah I was always the star daughter, even if my temper at school made me a troublemaker, I had been looking after my sisters since I was ten. I lost the love of my life at fifteen. I thought nothing could get possibly get worse, that was until I met her. Abby Bove. My worst enemy, and my darkest temptation. She continues to test me. Making me lose control, with this game we play on who will bite first. I bite every time, in hopes she'll run in fear, but it only brings her closer. But I think deep down we both don't want this game to end, because then we have to admit something, something that we both are terrified of. But now I'm starting to doubt my own self - control. She was a temptation. And I was beginning to be tempted. Abby Delilah Marie Blackwood. The worst girl to ever exist. The devil incarnate, who walks with her head held high, and her nails perfectly sharp like her grey eyes. Even when I think my day was going great, it ruins the instant she looks in my direction. She was taller. Colder. Ruder. And the daughter of a Billionaire. And way out of my league. But so was I. She thinks I'll bow down to her like all the others do in fear. That I'll admit I'm scared of her. But I'm not. Her reserved and cold interior, were ones that always made me annoyed and yet so captivated by her. Because even when I'm not looking at her, I always feel her eyes trail over me. I might be making a mistake, playing this game with her. But I am far from done with it. She was heartless, and ruthless with those stormy grey eyes, and those soft yet cold lips. She was everything I should stay away from. Yet I found myself inching towards her. One time I looked at her with nothing but curiosity and attraction, now I look at her with curiosity and a deep burning hatred as she does me. I never wanted the easy life, and by the looks of it neither does she.

Fake love on screen. Real tension off it. Luna Grey has rules: no co-stars, no mess, no vulnerability. Sam O'Connell is the industry's newest wildcard. They're supposed to play lovers in the biggest queer film of the year. But the glances linger too long. The almost-kisses feel too real. And Hollywood is always watching. It's only acting... until it isn't.

"I hesitate, unsure if I should take her trembling hand. Lizzie then mutters the first words she has spoken since this nightmare began. 'Please, Margot,' she says with a shaky breath. 'I need you.'" ~~~ Margot Darling is a teacher in her early twenties living in New York City. Her small world gets a bit bigger (and more complicated) when she grows close to one of her student's mothers, Ms. Olsen.