A man and his partner rush into parenthood by adopting young Sam after her aunt's death, navigating new family bonds amid grief and guilt.
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A suicide note from someone who took their own life after losing the love of their life, exploring themes of guilt and despair.
A husband watches workmen queue to use his wife in depression-era Yorkshire after the 1926 General Strike.
A lonely widow finds companionship in her new golden retriever that blossoms into something more intimate.
A woman with amnesia pieces together clues about her past while a man she vaguely knows withholds the truth about their history.
A straight-laced 17-year-old perfect son begins to break free from his rigidly controlled life, drawn toward a gothic, rebellious romance with his girlfriend.
After the Battle of Hogwarts ends, Harry Potter seeks a peaceful life with Ginny Weasley, but a mysterious new enemy begins killing innocent people to draw him out.
A woman spots a striking, tattooed stranger at a grimy bar; their intense gaze is interrupted when the stranger flees, leaving the narrator desperate and aching for another chance encounter.
A man bonds with his troubled stepdaughter after his wife leaves, and their relationship gradually turns sexual.
A personal, non-narrative letter from the author venting pent-up feelings about a lost love and a relationship that ended.
A high school girl forms a close bond with her older bus driver that blossoms into a forbidden romance after a brush with mortality.
After losing two beloved mates, a polyamorous patriarch and his harem gather to mourn, celebrate life, and plan new beginnings together.
A young man dies saving his love from a speeding car, leaving her to grapple with guilt and the words she never said.
A melancholic fifteen-year-old boy dealing with clinical depression and teenage loneliness finds hope for connection with his gorgeous, musically-inclined best friend Elise at a house party.
A young man named Alex is fatally struck by a car after saving his friend Lily, spending his final moments comforting her as she watches him fade away.
A dying man who sacrificed himself to save his best friend spends his final breaths confessing his love for her.
A grieving teenage son discovers his late parents' intimate recordings and becomes consumed with desire for his own mother.
A poor 16-year-old girl is recruited by an older woman to become a teenage escort.
A grieving widower meets a young crying college girl outside a supermarket and offers her his daughter's old room, setting the stage for an unlikely arrangement.
A grief-stricken man meets Elicia at a nearly empty coffee shop and begins an unexpected, intimate connection while struggling with the loss of his best friend.