Amber Stines is straight even if most people around her are gay. Like her best friend Lexi Keeves, and Lexi's girlfriend Kayla Tate. Even Kayla's best friend, Lucy Halliwell; the Queen Bee, leader of the cheerleading team, and someone that everyone's afraid of. When Amber and Lucy suddenly bonds together at a party, Amber's life will not be the same as before.

||AMBY'S FAVORITE 2024|| (Editor's Choice July 2022) [LGBTQ+ Teen Fiction] High school junior, Callie Washington, is currently in a dilemma. Attending an all-girls, Catholic high school means most of her peers are focused on college, SATs, and the nearby boys at their brother school, Holy Spirit. But since the start of the school year, Callie can't forget the silky hair and gleaming brown eyes of her former Chemistry partner, Isabella Sandoval. After escaping from her Homecoming date one October evening, Callie runs into Aurora Gray, a smart, charismatic senior, who seems to be having as rough of an evening as Callie. After realizing they are in the same Calculus class, Aurora begins to shift Callie's life in ways she cannot comprehend. Deep down, Callie knows she must confront the thing inside her that is troubling her deeply, but what hurdles will she have to face to get there? (Published: 2020)

Olivia Foster is a dancer with diagnosed anxiety, everyday is a battle and the one thing that makes her feel normal is dance, specifically dance competitions. There she finds solace in her movements and a major crush on the top dancer, Alexandra May. "Alright then," I said placing my book down, trying to ignore my beating heart and burning cheeks. "Kiss me." "Feeling confident are we?" Alexandra grinned, "alright then." She leaned close to my face and I screwed my eyes shut, my heart pounding in my ears. I felt her breath fan my face and felt her lips barely brushed against my cheek. I opened my eyes. "I thought you were going to kiss my lips," I breathed, I then quickly covered my mouth as Alexandra chuckled. "Do you want me to?" She asked raising an eyebrow. "Yes - I mean no, but yes?" I rambled, Alexandra smirked. "Don't worry, I'll spare you my sexiness for today." TRIGGER WARNING: This story will contain panic attacks and the like, so be warned before reading this.

To everyone, Alyssa Woods is known as the friendly, pretty, and tenacious captain of the soccer team. But to her, she's shy, self-conscious, and helplessly gay. Well, a helplessly closeted gay. There are reasons that stop her from coming out, ones she repeats to herself daily, one of her favourites being 'I'm not ready.' The crush she has on Leah Bennett isn't going anywhere at this rate, but she's comfortable where she is; not out, not rejected. She isn't new to heartbreak though, her past scars a constant reminder of the fears that dissuade her from taking the leap. And these very fears are what shoves her further into the closet with each memory and each thought. Taking the risk is the last thing on her mind. But what's life without a little risk? After all, you have to risk rejection to be accepted, or else you just might risk not living life at all. {COMPLETED}