"Are you... lost?" Someone asked, her tone impatient. I stopped scanning the room to find the woman behind the voice. I blinked. She had the most luminous blue eyes I had ever seen. Even in the dim glow of the bar they glowed brightly, like her pupils were some type of smooth stone at the bottom of a clear blue ocean. Within her blue there flickered tiny speckles of silver, which gave her an icy, somewhat stony appeal. But it was her slight, lopsided smile that erased any signs of wanting to be alone. No wonder this bar was so popular. "Uh, no," I said, holding up the Help Wanted sign I had snagged from the front window. The woman's cool eyes flickered between the sign and me. She didn't say anything, only looked slightly thoughtful as slender fingers raked through her long blonde hair. "What can you do?" She finally asked, definitely not expecting me to be able to do much of anything at all. She'd be right. "Anything and everything," I answered-lied-instantly, hoping I didn't look too desperate, didn't sound too eager. To be perfectly honest, I hadn't worked a day in my life. My hands were used to weekly manicures not hard labor. But desperate times call for desperate measures. The blonde appeared thoughtful again. Those magnificent eyes gave me a once over, slow and steady. You could see the cogs turning in her head as she considered it. I decided to try and sound more convincing. "I have many skills," I added. Okay, so I stole that from Xena, but I was hoping it worked as well for me as it did for her. The blonde lifted a sculpted brow and the smile was, once again, back on her lips. She seemed amused. Maybe she was a Xena fan? "Alright... I'll start you off cleaning the bathrooms, sweeping the floors, doing the dishes..." Crap.

~The SEQUEL to 'Alex's Girl' is finally here~ It has been seven years since the events of 'Alex's Girl', where Alexis Sterling loved then lost Valerie Greco, a troubled but selfless young woman who managed to sneak her way into Alex's heart when she wasn't looking. Though Alex still misses Val every day, she has tried to move on with her life. She has become an emergency room doctor, she's moved into a beautiful new home, and she's even made some new friends. She also spends a lot of her time witnessing firsthand the ripple effect her actions seven years ago have caused her beloved city, with mob violence growing increasingly out of control and the hospitals quickly filling to capacity with more and more victims. Tensions are high as the Costa crime family are more powerful than they have ever been before, bringing the city to its very knees. And to make matters worse, Alex has unwittingly befriended the daughter of her most hated enemy, Ciro Costa, the man responsible for Val's death. The Grecos, on the other hand, have been laying low the last seven years, their illegal operations mostly cloaked in shadows... that is... until now. The Grecos are back, and they're back with a vengeance that demands blood. Their sudden comeback as a powerhouse crime family has Alex asking, how? Or perhaps the question she should be asking is, who?

17 year old Scarlet Redmond has a secret, and that secret is the beautiful, smart, goody-goody popular girl Jacqueline Hunter. Living in Deep Wood, a rural farming town in Idaho that hasn't changed much since the 1800s, Scarlet has to keep her relationship with Hunter a secret lest they fall prey to the homophobic bullying of their classmates. One day, on her way to visit her grandmother, Scarlet meets the enigmatic social pariah known as Mara Wolf, a mysterious girl surrounded by infamy and damning rumors. Wolf doesn't seem to want to leave Scarlet alone, and there's something about her infuriating smile that makes it seem as though Wolf knows everyone's secret... even Scarlet's. **** This story was written as an entry for the @lgbtq 'Once Upon A Time' contest.

Valerie Greco, the school's notorious troublemaker, stopped bothering to show up to detention weeks ago. In a desperate attempt to get the problem student in control, the principal instead sentences her to be a slave to Ms. Sterling, an English teacher known for having a ruthless, 'no-bullshit' attitude. But can Ms. Sterling figure out an effective method of keeping the student in check? Or will Val's out-of-control behavior finally get her expelled? == > This is my (winning!) entry for the one-shot contest hosted by the GirlxGirl library. - > It is NOT in any way connected to the story 'Alex's Girl', it simply uses slightly tweaked versions of the same characters - >It will not have a continuation or any extra chapters/parts. This is it. - ==

Raine is doing her best to keep her world under control. Being the most sought after woman is hard when she's trying to reconcile her past without letting it creep into her everyday life of casual hookups. Meanwhile, Chris is simply curious. She keeps discovering and pressing all of Raine's buttons. Buttons that Raine never knew existed; it's driving her insane because it's forcing her to work through her own comfort with being biracial. It's only a matter of time before Raine's too-cool facade comes crumbling down and changes life as she knows it. A GrandLGBT Honour Awards 2016 Winner. **Trigger warning: This story does include drug use throughout several chapters.

Even death can't stop our love.

Anni Natalia Wilder thought the love of her life, Countess Claire Desta Van Buren was dead for ten years. Then one fateful night by a chance encounter, she runs into the woman she has been mourning. The woman that has shaped her life into what it is now; repressed, obsessive, dark and lonely. The woman that gave her the greatest love, a love she thought was lost forever. Her heart had hardened defiantly, never letting anyone in as she felt her life ended when Claire disappeared. Anni felt guilty from any pleasures she had, so she resorted to pain. Will she ever heal? Is this the same Claire she has loved even in death or is she someone else? Or worst, something more sinister. Watch as the plot unfolds to reveal unimaginable secrets that will leave you breathless and with more questions. Unexpected twists and turns are in store for Anni. And Claire? If it is her! Will they still have the same intense desire for each other as they did so passionately in their youth? Or is their love forever tainted by secrets, distrust and lies? There is extreme sexual content so if you are under 18 please do not read. For mature audiences only!!! Thanks to ILOVEPIZAAA & MYSTERY COLT for the beautiful new cover. It was a wonderful collaboration. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. :-) ALL WORK IS OWNED BY ME AND CANNOT BE COPIED. ©2015 Tammy New. All rights reserved. Featured under: NewStoriesLGBT - Romance Section :-)

Angel Cassidy is just a normal teenage girl. She lives in a world where everything seem's wrong, until one day she decides to be just like her popular friends, she just wants to fit in. In order to fit in, she thinks the only way is to have a makeover. Now looking hot as ever, she goes through days of finding different things about her friends; the world around her, and herself. Is being popular what she wanted after all? Or is the thing she needed all along, love? Is things gonna change? And is she?

A Happy Valentine's Day Surprise Short Story from your friendly neighborhood Phaulkon. *** Valerie Greco hates Alexis Sterling, and the feeling is mutual. It seems as if the two have been at war ever since they stepped foot on campus, although no one really knows why. The one thing they are forced to play nice for is their soccer team, but they've just played the final game of the year, and Val has some unfinished business with the Sterling girl before the night is through. ***NOTICE: This short story is NOT in ANY WAY related to the storyline in 'Alex's Girl' or 'Lost Then Found'. I repeat: NOT RELATED. Not a prequel. Not a spinoff. Not related. It merely uses heavily tweaked, 2D versions of the same characters. You will find their actions rather out-of-character (or in-character if they were drunk, dumb teenagers with completely different lives/backstories).

Synopsis: To the one I love, I cannot stand you. In fact, I hate you. To my dearly detested... how do I loathe thee? Let me count the ways. ----- Regina and Luna are the beautiful daughters of the real estate tycoon, Rex Vanguardia. The Vanguardia sisters are off-limits. The two notoriously popular women of the prestigious Padua University are always the talk of the town. The older sister, Regina Vanguardia (Janella Salvador) is intelligent and destined to be a great lawyer. But she is harsh and known as the nightmare shrew in Padua University, meaning she doesn't attract many people --not even friends. Mataray, maldita, aktibista, kalaban lahat, at OA na overprotective na Ate. Unfortunately for her younger sister, the sweet and kind crush ng bayan, Luna Vanguardia, house rules say that she can't date until Regina has someone, so strings are pulled to set the grim Ate up for a romance. But no guy was able to take this challenge. No guy that is. Soon Regina crosses paths with the school outcast, Padua U's Biochem scholar, Narda Custodio (Jane de Leon). Narda was oil to Regina's water. They could not stand each other. But finally, they found someone that could match with Regina's ways. Soon, Luna comes up with a grand scheme to get out of the claws of her overprotective sister. Will Regina let her guard down enough to fall for the mysterious Narda? Loosely based on 10 Things I Hate About You and a more female-centric "Taming of the Shrew". Special thanks to Calli for the cover. 115K words