I reached for her face, guided her down to kiss me. We were slow. I absorbed every detail - the cut of her cheeks, the trio of larger freckles near her chin, the fair sheets of lashes like spun gold around her green eyes. I did everything I could to remember it all. At that moment, we had all the time in the world. ** An angry, grieving senior navigates a blended family and finds hope in first love. Kareena hates everything and Freya is lonely. Luke can't sleep and Rue's in love. Growing up is a fight, and they might not make it. ** Wattpad Featured Editor's Pick 2023 WATTYS 2022 SHORTLIST Copyright © 2018. All Rights Reserved immoralLaurel

(Book 2) *complete* The first being Alberta. (Willa is not a retelling of Alberta it is quite different with an array of new characters who follow through to the next books... so please don't skip it if you plan on reading the series or you will miss out) Willa Jameson has been hopelessly in love with her best friend Alberta Anderson for as long as she can remember, in fact she doesn't remember a moment that Allie wasn't in her life after they met at only five years old. Life in love with your favourite person in the world, when they weren't aware of it or how they moved you, it was, torture. Letting her go though when Allie married her brother, there isn't words for that kind of pain and so Willa took leave of her... her state, her home, her family, her life and at eighteen she was about to begin a new life. Life without Alberta? What did that even look like?! This is the story of Willa and her life moving forward without Alberta, new loves, new life, new adventures and everything that would happen before the fated confessions, when they would finally return to one another. Willa, the journey from the beginning. Mature chapters marked with a * *Completed April 22nd 2022. *I DO NOT GIVE PERMISSION FOR THIS BOOK TO BE COPIED, OR ADAPTED ON THIS PLATFORM, OR ANY OTHER, BY ANYONE ELSE*

Morgan *completed* A filler between (book 4-5) of the Alberta series. Morgan Keaton...unlucky in love, that is an absolute understatement. I'm cursed, beyond cursed and I should never, ever, look for it again. But love has a way of finding you... Don't miss the signs, they are always there, my own advice and yet I saw them and ignored them... Signs that love was finding its way into my life at a point in time I had given up looking for it, didn't want it and was trying to avoid it. Isn't that what they always say?! Love comes knocking when you stop looking or least expect it. Well it knocked, and it had a name, long legs, a beautiful smile and killer game. I guess this is the story of a love that had been long waited for... the one for me, the keeper... a love that would last the distance. A love my ex wife didn't want me to have, because if I wasn't hers, I wasn't anyones. Can it still find a way? When all the odds are against it... ⚠️ emotional/ physical abuse triggers warning ⚠️ *Completed July 2022* *I DO NOT GIVE PERMISSION FOR THIS BOOK TO BE COPIED, OR ADAPTED ON THIS PLATFORM, OR ANY OTHER, BY ANYONE ELSE*

(Book 3) *complete* The first being Alberta, the second being Willa. Harper Jameson is nearly finished college, her father has her mission paperwork all sent in and she awaits her calling but something is about to change the trajectory of her life, or someone. One night of poor decisions when she had done everything up to this point perfectly, and it was all undone. One call to Aunty Willa "Will you come and get me... don't tell mama" One look down at the object in her hand a month later as two lines appeared. One old face returned to her life, more permanently, someone that made her heart skip a beat. One guest room turned into a permanent residence... And then finally one ... became two... The journey of you. Harper into adulthood and beyond... Mature content chapters marked with a * Completed June 2022 *I DO NOT GIVE PERMISSION FOR THIS BOOK TO BE COPIED, OR ADAPTED ON THIS PLATFORM, OR ANY OTHER, BY ANYONE ELSE*

Emery Randolph swore she would never return to her hometown the day she graduated and left for college, but its eight years later and her father is getting married. It was the kind of invitation you cannot say no to yet all your senses are screaming at you to run. Emery had been running for eight years, from the one ghost that's been haunting her, her first love, Lilly Calvert. It was only meant to be one weekend, a family event and then straight home...but it was never going to be that easy, Lilly's sudden presence was drowning her in memories and flashbacks of their summer of discovery and the bitter betrayal that pulled them apart. It was just a weekend...what harm could that do? Emery could not have known that it would change the course of her life. When two teenagers fall in love it is not always JUST puppy love. * *I DO NOT GIVE PERMISSION FOR THIS BOOK TO BE COPIED, OR ADAPTED ON THIS PLATFORM, OR ANY OTHER, BY ANYONE ELSE* Completed 2017 Epilogue added 2022

Choosing her cost me everything I'd ever loved... including her. I had everything a guy could ask for, a loving family, the perfect small-town life, and a promising future I had worked hard for. It should have been enough. She was off-limits, my parent's best friend's daughter, practically my sister. I fought my feelings, pretending our soul-deep connection didn't exist. When she confessed she felt the same, I pushed her away, believing our friendship mattered more than temporary infatuation. That she agreed should have come as a relief, but it left me with this void I didn't know how to fill. It's what drove me to the bonfire that night. Right there, with our friends as witnesses, I claimed her. Told her I loved her and made her promises I shouldn't have made. Hours later, it all came crashing down in a whirlwind of fire and ashes. That one split-second choice to go after a girl that wasn't meant for me cost me everything I loved. I never should have crossed that line or given in. It's why she'll forever be my greatest love and deepest regret. This tragic story is the beginning of our end...

"Was that flirting? It kind of felt like flirting. No. Couldn't be. She just thinks the senior girl is cool, like all of my sister's other friends. I was just wishing it was flirting. She's the new girl, she's super cute, and she makes me feel really good about myself. It's normal, I assured myself, but in no way could I let this turn into a crush." Coming out just before her freshman year of high school, Analee didn't have an LGBTQ community to join. In her small town, she WAS the LGBTQ community. When two new girls move into town her senior year, one older, one younger, everything changes for her. It turns out falling in love is harder than she thinks. Even with a steadfast belief in true love, Analee finds navigating romance, friendships, and family something that has to be figured out one day at a time.

Dear Rory, I'm sorry about what I said. I'm leaving for LA in two days. Can we talk before then, please? We can just drive around as usual. I don't know how to do this if you're upset with me. Call me please. I'm staying at my parents' house. Love, Taylor *** Aurora Taylor has been living her best life for the past ten years or so. She works for Odyssey, a travel magazine based in New York City, New York, where she gets to go on dozens of trips a year to the most beautiful corners on earth to write articles about her journey. When she's not travelling, she also dabbles in fiction writing, a little secret passion of hers only few people know about. When the pressure of her two jobs gets a little too hard to manage, she decided to take a week off in a beautiful town at the beach in Northern Italy. A week full of unadulterated fun and relaxation, with unlimited glasses of chilled Prosecco and gelato cones. Or, so she thought. Her plans are completely ruined when she runs into someone she never thought she would ever see again. Not in person at least. A ghost from her past. Taylor Swift. Thirteen years and the universe decides to throw them together in a random town in Italy. Taylor does not believe that it is a coincidence. Aurora is a little reluctant to believe it. But thirteen years is a hard number for Taylor to ignore and she is adamant on making things right with the writer who finds it hard to forgive and forget all that was said and done thirteen years ago. *** This story is entirely my work of fiction. All characters and fictional places are from my own imagination except for real celebrities. The timeline is not necessarily a hundred percent accurate to Taylor's for the sake of the story and for it to make sense. I hope you enjoy it!

Jessica's stomach fluttered, her gaze dropping to his lips then back up again. "I always hated my hair colour growing up." She observed, why did people bully you for being ginger? It was such a weird thing to bully someone for. He shook his head, as though he couldn't believe what she said. "Why?" "Kids are cruel." "Kids are idiots. Your hair is.... inspiring." "Inspiring?" She questioned. "Poets should write about your hair." His finger curled around the strand he was toying with, and the world seemed to melt away. "It catches the light sometimes, like a flame. It's so..." Their eyes meet. And Jess takes in the way his breathing deepens, the way he licks his lips. She steps even closer, basically pressing herself into his arms. "It's so...?" She asks, begging for him to continue. "Beautiful." He breathes. *** Falling in love with your bestfriends girl is never easy. You want her. Crave her. But ultimately, you can't have her. *** This story is about falling in love again after loss. *** Jessica Hughes had the perfect life. She loved to bake and was actually really good at it! She was married to a great man, who she loved dearly, Adam. He was a Doctor in training, and they were so happy together. Until one day, when he was suddenly gone. The life she once cherished was gone. *** Jake was focusing on his music, trying to distract himself from his feelings towards his best friend's girl. Jessica. She was everything he wanted. But ultimately, she was forbidden. Only made more forbidden after his best friend dies. *** Adams death reminds them both how special and fleeting life is. How do they both learn to cope with their grief, but also their undeniable pull towards each other? *! Contains mature content!* TW: child abuse/neglect Drugs Death of a loved one

Love can feel empowering. Love can be deadly. It can be the greatest thing to ever happen. It can be the biggest mistake that can't be reversed. It can feel like a dream come true. It can feel like a nightmare that you can't wake up from. Love changes people in many ways, from mild to severe, whether it's beneficial or detrimental in anybody's life, no matter if you're lesbian, gay, straight, bisexual, pansexual, or a person who just loves people without a label. How does love change you? ******* It's like your basic high school love story, except it's with adults in their early-mid 20s, and they're either still in college or have graduated from college and have jobs. It's a modern slice of life narrative novel about lesbians trying to find true love or wanting to get back into the love game. Five of these lovely characters share their own little tales of how love changes them first go, or their first time in forever! Their perspectives on love as it takes effect either get sensual, dramatic, or to the extent of a slow burn, as they also deal with life's obstacles along the way and share a part in each other's stories. There are ups and downs as their own stories go along, and it all gets more suspenseful towards the end where problems unfortunately arise. Will things get better or worse from here for these lovestruck lesbians as the story goes on? [Content/Trigger Warnings- the main warnings are scenes of sexual activity, and suicidal talk/attempt, along with mentions of said attempt. Everything else is listed inside the book! Please read the list before reading the book!] [Word count: 140,000 words...I write a lot, but enjoy anyway!]