***ONC 2025 entry***Prompt #127: "I've got a long list of ex-lovers, they'll tell you I'm insane." May Tomlinson is a hopeless romantic-she always has been. Starting at age seventeen, she got her first girlfriend, and her love life only got crazier from there. As May starts to date womanizers, players, cheaters, and even "the one that got away," she starts to lose hope in true love. Will May fine "the one"? Or is her love life truly hopeless?…
When Alice Winston started at a new school two months before graduation, she never expected to make friends...or more. That was until she met Heather Rayne. When Heather invites Alice to spend the summer at her mountain house to escape her home life, their relationship grows, and true feelings emerge. As the summer goes on, the relationship intensifies as the line between friendship and something more starts to blur. However, the two learn in more ways than one that love is never smooth sailing.…
27-year-old Isabelle Daniels always thought she would never tap into her suppressed attraction to women. That was until her older sister's bachelorette party. When Isabelle forms a connection with Avery Reynolds, one of her sister's fellow bridesmaids, everything she thought she knew about herself goes out the window.What starts as a spontaneous hookup at the last night of the bachelorette party turns into something far more complicated. Isabelle finds herself drawn to Avery in ways she can't explain, yet she doesn't want to deny it. Will their connection turn into something more?…
Brooke Pierson has always found herself falling for girls she shouldn't be falling for. Including Jules Thornton, who just so happens to be the older sister of Brooke's best friend, who she just reconnected with after years of not talking. Even when Brooke was younger and closeted, she always found Jules to be attractive. Now Brooke is older, out of the closet, and is still into Jules as much as ever. Will sparks fly between the two women?…
Ashley Davis had to say goodbye to the life she had known when she quit her nursing career and ended up as a receptionist at a prestigious financial company.She thinks this new job is going to be boring and uneventful until she meets Kori Casden, a closed-off higher-up at the company who happens to be 13 years her senior. As Ashley starts to get to know Kori, she begins to fall for her, despite Kori having a past that has led her to seem emotionally unavailable. Little does Ashley know, that Kori is falling for her too. Will there be one too many obstacles that get in the way of love between the two women?…
Twenty-four-year-old Amelia Tomlinson has no idea what to expect when she becomes the frontrunner for a reality show, "Hearts Aligned" that is LGBTQ centered, where 7 women are vying for her love. Amelia was expecting drama- but she wasn't expecting the tumultuous journey the show brings her on- filled with drama, scandal, romance, and falling for a fellow contestant at first sight. Will Amelia find "the one"?…
Eve Davis and Ezra Fanning have been the best of friends for five years. And they haven't had it easy.They've been through it all together- and now they're embarking on their newest journey, leaving their hometown for good, and escaping to a University across the state.However, there is just one thing in the way- Eve has been in love with Ezra for their whole friendship.And Ezra...well, she has no idea. Will Eve's feelings be reciprocated...or is she in for unimaginable heartbreak?…
Life has gotten complicated for Allison Ardana. She landed her first job out of college, only to discover that her ex-girlfriend, Amber Myles, works there too. Allison is faced with the daunting challenge of seeing her all the time at work, stirring up emotions she thought she had buried years before. Allison and Amber had a passionate relationship years before that ended in heartbreak. Now, Allison is ready to pick up the pieces again- only to learn that Amber is now engaged. What happens now? **This story is a remake of the first story I published on Wattpad, "What We Could Never Be". It alternates chapters between high school/college, and the present day.…
23-year-old Cameron Moore has been through hell and back in the past year. Part of that hell has been her now ex-boyfriend breaking up with her, leaving her devastated. To make matters worse, she now has to work with her ex's new girlfriend, Katie Hogan.So what happens when Cameron unexpectedly finds herself falling for Katie?…
Delilah Shay and Poppy Meyers have two things in common. They're both anti-relationship, and they both absolutely hate each other. When Poppy becomes Delilah's new co-worker, she is not happy, to say the least. That is until Delilah starts falling for Poppy, and little does she know, Poppy is feeling the exact same. There is just one problem to add to the mix. Poppy is the ex of Delilah's best friend. What happens now?…
Still reeling over the mistakes she made at her old job, 25-year-old Jenny O'Malley is looking forward to a fresh start in her career. That is, until her co-worker at her new job winds up being her high school crush, outgoing and boisterous Riley McGabe. As Jenny and Riley get closer, she must deal with accepting her sexuality- and forgiving herself for her past mistakes.…
What happens when you fall in love with your worst enemy? 18-year-old Natasha Morton has had an enemy in Blaze Callanan since they were in grade school, and now by chance, they are at the same college. So what happens when Natasha finds herself falling for the impossible to get through to, cold-hearted Blaze? Romance, drama, and scandal ensue.…
18-year-old Charlotte Voss has been used to living a privileged life- seemingly perfect from the outside.However, she has been carrying a secret with her- she is attracted to women. And she absolutely hates that about herself. Charlotte expects to keep this secret as long as she possibly can- until she meets 18-year-old Vivienne Walton, a troubled new student at her private school. As her feelings grow for Vivienne, she realizes that she is not going to be able to hide her secret for much longer.…
When 18-year-old Flora Dembrow finds herself at a prestigious prep school for University- she winds up meeting her worst enemy from a rival prep school. Flora and 19-year-old Jameson Bainbridge, a troubled student from the rival school wind up having to work closely- and what happens when the lines get blurry between being enemies and falling in love? **This story is set in the same "world" as "What the Heart Wants" and "Protected Hearts" but has no relation to it.…
After 19-year-old Nora Kaplan gets kicked out of The University she was attending- she winds up at Crossroads College. Where everyone has their own hidden- or not so hidden demons. A year of drama, romance and secrets is what lies ahead for Nora. ***This is a spin off to my story, "What The Heart Wants". You do not have to read that story before this one.…
22 year old Alina Koval is no stranger to trauma and heartache in life. She claims it has made her stronger- but to everyone else- she has a wall up. And she breaks hearts one by one.20 year old Hallie Anderson is also no stranger trauma and heartache- in different ways than Alina. When Alina meets Hallie, her best friends sister, the two have an undeniable connection. Will Alina finally let someone in? Or will this end in heartache- again?…
What happens when you run into the love of your life 5 years after the fact? Harley Edwin didn't know she liked girls- until she met Noelle Thompson. Harley and Noelle were from two different worlds. Harley was a girly girl with a heart of gold and a past that could put anyone in tears. And Noelle was a closed off, quiet girl who was suffering in silence. Yet the two fell in love. And then it fell apart. Can it get back together despite every odd against them? **This is a spin off to my story, What We Could Never Be! You do not have to read that though to read this story.…
Lucy Finn, a 19-year-old Duchess in a Royal family, is carrying a big secret. She likes girls- and always has. With an unaccepting family, Lucy has always had to keep this part of herself hidden. That is, until 20 -year-old Valerie Maddow, a loose cannon from the Finn's rival family, finds out her deep, dark secret. With Lucy's secret in her hands, will she reveal all? Or will her and Lucy form an unbreakable connection along the way?…
Those almost relationships- the ones that you delve your soul into and feel like true relationships- but never culminate into an actual one- those can crush your soul. That is what Colby Jackson was to 22 year old Jane Herron. The "almost relationship" that crushed her.Now, two years later, Jane gets another chance with Colby. And a lot has happened to her since then. Will it be an almost-relationship again? Or are they destined for the real thing Jane wants so badly.…
Growing up is not easy. Growing up in the early 2000's as a closeted lesbian- even harder. This is Bella Jameson's story- growing up in the closet, in a household that does not accept homosexuality. As the years ago by, will Bella accept herself- and find love?…