Almost-kiss Stories

Colette Adams comes to the Maslow's, her childhood friends, in need of her roots after a dark, terrible year. James is driven crazy by her, and makes it his mission to help her and find out what happened that mysterious year. And lucky for him, Colette is into him too...but she's still afraid to trust love. Can he change that?

- - - - - Simon breaks a half-laugh. "So that didn't count?" "No," Harry says, lightly dragging his nails along Simon's neck, "It didn't." Simon clings to their closeness. He lets go of Harry's shoulder and finds space for his hand between the two, tracing his forefinger along the other's jaw and using it to tilt his face upwards. His voice barely rises past a low rumble. "Then tell me when it does." - - - - -

Some connections don't happen softly. They collide. Meera Khanna believes in control-of her words, her emotions, her carefully built walls. She's shy until she isn't, calm until she snaps, and fiery in ways she rarely lets anyone see. Ishaan Verma believes in moments-unplanned, loud, impossible-to-ignore moments. He talks easily, laughs freely, and walks into people's lives like he already belongs there. They were never supposed to meet the way they did. They were never supposed to feel this pulled toward each other. This is a story of tension that lingers, glances that stay too long, and chapters that end right where your heart starts racing. Because some stories don't begin with love. They begin with almost.

Russell and Jackie were the best of friends until one day Jackie's dad has a job offer he can't refuse. As sad as it is Jackie has to leave Russell and possibly never see him again, but they to keep in touch through letter until one day the letters stop. 10 years later Jackie returns to the 'Hell-Hole' as she refers to it as, and Russell is not excited to see her in the least. Can these to ex-Best friends reunite? Will new hate ignit the spark that lies in them both? Will their once fairytale love last or even be enough for the challenges they face?