I’d never been hot for my professor, but Vincent’s lips around my trifle sent a chill down my spine.ShaunaSetting up a little pop-up table in front of The Paper Realm bookstore had been a way to get in some new customers for my baking business and celebrate today’s tiny holiday.Halfway through the day, though, Vincent stopped by my table.They were tall and academic, with a narrow waist and a long coat, looking every...

One mistake that turns into something sweet…KaylaYou’d think I would know better than buying a horror book, but it was only five dollars, and a date with myself in the park reading a new book sounded perfect.But then I met Jack, who accidentally scared me out of my wits by simply saying hello.There are two ice creams in his hands, and I can’t say no when he offers me one.Could this be the start of a new chap...

This sapphic meet cute turned into a sticky disaster!EzTo celebrate Waffle Day in Aria Falls, I forced my best friend/business partner to turn our Sweet Treats food truck into a one-day-only waffle truck!It was all well and good until I saw a beautiful girl and tripped over my own dropped jaw, sending a syrupy mess all over the freckled redhead.That’ll put a damper on the date I wanted to ask her on.Stic...

Never take a sample from a stranger…CrystalI’m on the final day of Aria Falls’ Bagel Festival, and I have my aim directed right at those Sunday-exclusive bagel sampler booths. I want a blackout bingo for the sampler punch card, there’s nothing that will stand in my way.Except him, it seems.Jerome eats half my bagel samples, teases me, and even flirts with me. But I find that somehow, I’m not upset at it. I want more...

A tiny act of petty vengeance can land a pretty boy into your lap.ZainabWhat started as a day full of indirect vengeance and sweet vindication ended up landing me a cutie in my little pop-up shop.I dumped my cheating ex and crocheted some good yarn rope for Yarn Bombing day, only for his newest ex to buy some off me and start a scene at his house.That, apparently, was enough to blow Hayden into my shop, the dependab...

Winter is coming, and these theater friends find themselves falling into their own love stories amidst the snowfall of the winter months, starting from the frost coating the fall leaves through the wild snow storms of January.Between Friends and LoversAfter years of confronting and eventually accepting my asexuality, the last thing I thought would happen would be kissing my best friend.No, the LAST thing I thought would happen is that kissi...

Where festive treats and sparks of romance collide to make a spicy and fun holiday quartet!Taste of the HolidaysMy nephew’s dad left my nephew and my sister, and now I’m determined to make this holiday season the best they’ve ever had. I know I can’t replace his dad, but I can be the best aunt and sister they could want or need.That means taking them to things like this gingerbread competition for families.At least, until they decid...

Years of one night stands never stood a chance against one night in the back of McCrea’s car.LexAfter Thursday’s hockey game gone wrong, I needed a night with someone that was filled with fun and burning off the pain in my shoulder.What I didn’t expect was McCrea, who stepped in when a guy got too handsy at the bar.McCrea was hot as sin, with hazel eyes and a dorky shirt that I wanted to tear to pieces.We go...

From sharing a bed to sharing a bed…MaxAfter years of confronting and eventually accepting my asexuality, the last thing I thought would happen would be kissing my best friend.No, the LAST thing I thought would happen is that kissing them would send me into a spiral of romantic yearning that I’d never experienced before.Lou shares my food, my apartment, and even my bed when they need assurance and affection, but thi...

In a campus apartment complex far, far away…HeckIt’s bad enough that younger students were partying all night and making all kinds of noise, but when someone pulls the fire alarm and I’m thrust into the parking lot in the middle of the night in my decade-old Star Wars pajamas, I’m not a happy camper.I’m a second away from crawling into my friend’s jacket for warmth when a honeyed voice matching a stunning woman firefighter ...

All it takes is one nightmare to break a friendship.CadeLiving with your best friend slash roommate slash love of your life can get complicated.Haines and I shared an apartment, a class schedule, and all of our groceries. But he didn’t know I was in love with him and have been for years.Today, one of my usual nightmares drove me out of bed and onto our fire escape, gasping deep breaths of cold air ...

To save my nana’s house, I had to accept the auction.KnoxFreshly back home from pursuing my culinary dreams, my friend auctions me off as an in-home chef for his son for an entire month.What I didn’t expect was Lucy.He’s an artist, every bit as rich and proper as his father, but what I saw behind his eyes made me want to break past his barriers.Lucy paints his soul on the canvas—his pain, his heart, and the ...