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...

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...

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...

MariahI had everything I needed—a husband, a beautiful son, and a life I loved. But one day, he decided it wasn’t enough, and my existence became suspended as I scrambled for footing.Six months later, I found myself strapping on my high heels and zipping up my sexy dress, throwing myself back out there and hoping a holiday singles party might change my life.Hailey was a light, and she made me feel alive and seen for the first time in months. So betw...

If I were an ice queen, Casey has come to thaw my frozen heart.RobinAria Falls is a small city known for celebrating even the smallest of holidays on a grand scale. So why did I choose today to participate?Now I’m shivering at the shore of the freezing ocean, waiting my turn to jump in.Luckily, Casey takes my hand and plunges us both into the new year with a fresh start.Maybe it can be a fresh start for a ne...

When fate is a matchmaker…McKennaAfter seeing my friend fall for a mall Grinch, the last thing I expected was to fall for one of the Grinch’s best friends.Mariana is passionate, kind, and fucking gorgeous.When I’m paired with her for a friend-group shop hop for holiday gifts, I know that it’s the beginning of the end.But will it be our beginning? Or our end?Storefronts and Stolen Kisses is a sapphic LGBTQ+ short ...

Being voluntarily set up with my best friend has its perks.MakWhen my roommate Heck invited me to his family’s Christmas celebrations, I was hesitant. They were notorious for setting him up with literally anyone, and I was allowing myself to be served up on a silver platter.What I didn’t expect was Ace, Heck’s cousin who offered me his warmth on the porch swing in the winter cold, complete with kind eyes and a sinful smile....