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Margaret Tartelain
Unfaithful in the Alps
Christmassy, Small Town, Long-Term Relationship, Affair – Secret, Love Triangle, Relationship Crisis, Unrequited Love, Opposites Attract, Slow Burn, Coworkers, Travel, Second Chance, Jealousy
Fabienne and Olivier’s once‑steady relationship begins to fracture during a tense ski‑resort trip, where new attractions make every glance feel dangerous. As Fabienne is drawn toward Matteo and Jonas while Olivier wavers under family pressure and Aline’s pull, unspoken desires turn into emotional infidelity. Forced to confront what she truly wants, Fabienne must choose between the safety of the familiar and the risk of a new future.

Tina Isabel Leung
Something we couldn’t name
Age Gap, Student/Teacher, Forbidden Love
Eksteen, a grieving exchange student, finds himself seen and understood by Vester, the young teacher he should never want. Their forbidden attraction ignites in Copenhagen’s quiet corners until gossip forces them to wait, holding onto a love they can’t name. When Eksteen returns a year later, they must face whether time has made them possible—or proved the world right.

Seraphine Blair
Rita at the Collegium of Sanskrit Magic: Year 1
In 1895 Calcutta, grieving Rita joins the Collegium of Sanskrit Magic and finds wonder in three gifted friends—spirit‑tuned Varnika, royal Aditya, and enigmatic Eshanth. But when politicians move to destroy the Collegium’s power, the four must uncover ancient magic to save the only home Rita has left.

Varenne Schwarz
My Neighbor Incubus
Neighbors, Grumpy/Sunshine, Guarded Heart, Small Town
In decaying Millcote, Courtney returns from a failed weekend with her distant boyfriend only to be pulled into psychic, scorching encounters from her brooding neighbor Edgar—an incubus terrified of hurting her. As their bond deepens and the visions intensify, Courtney must choose between safe love that feels hollow and a monster who sees her completely.

Tina Isabel Leung
The Airline Romance
Coworkers, Age Gap
Ming, a shy trainee pilot, falls for his strict supervisor, Captain Ian, as their global flights turn professional tension into irresistible chemistry. Their no‑strings arrangement deepens while Ming uncovers the painful mystery behind Ian’s past and the fall of Sunset West. Torn between his dream career and a love shadowed by secrets, Ming must decide whether their connection can truly take flight.

Sheila McLaren
Just Not Him!
Enemies to Lovers, Opposites Attract, Forced Proximity
She swore off Latin playboys. He warned himself about Slavic girls. Xenia and Ricky fell anyway. A coquina shell on a found family table. A dark wardrobe and seven minutes. His belt buckle against her stomach in a storage shed after hours. Then three words on a sandcastle beach broke everything: just summer. Now he's at her Airbnb door looking terrible, ready to say what he should have said from the start. She has to decide: believe the lie that protected his best friend, or trust the hands that shook when he touched her in the dark.