Hello, Contemporaries!

The Pitching Café is open for anyone looking for a place to practice their pitches and getting a little more exposure. Submissions are open all time, and each month, we will feature all of the pitches that meet our criteria. To know more about how to pitch your story and to submit your pitch, check the Introduction chapter.

For the month of June 2025, we received 11 entries among which 9 were eligible. Let's celebrate these beautiful stories and their talented authors together. Who knows, your next binge may be right here! 😉

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Forbidden Kiss by anneperaltanovels  (Ongoing, Mature)

Logline: When a brilliant lawyer is blackmailed into a fake marriage to save her missing best friend, she's forced into the public spotlight with her sharp, calculating boss, who needs a wife to claim his CEO title. But as secrets spark and power games turn personal, hate starts looking a lot like love.

Blurb:
Sofia Reyes has clawed her way to the top of New York's elite legal scene. She's sharp, unshakable, and on track to receive her hard-earned award. But everything unravels when her best friend, Kiara, suddenly vanishes... and Xavier Kingston, her cold, cruel billionaire boss (and Kiara's ex-fiancé), names Sofia as his new bride-to-be. With millions missing and secrets buried under NDAs, Sofia is forced to take Kiara's place to save her from going to jail.

Sofia signs a deal that binds her to a man she swears she hates, but the longer she plays the role of his wife, the harder it becomes to fake indifference, especially when Xavier turns unexpectedly protective, dangerously possessive, and maddeningly irresistible.

Their fake marriage was meant to help Xavier become the new CEO. Instead, it exposes buried legacies, hidden identities, and a dangerous feud neither of them saw coming. Now Sofia's life is on the line. And the one man who can ruin her might also be the only one willing to burn the world down to protect her.

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If it's with you by Tylerkhounthy (Ongoing, Mature)

Logline: When a quiet creative writing major and a closeted hockey player meet after a college party, their unexpected connection forces them to question who they are, what they want, and the roles they've been trying to survive in.

Blurb:
Todd Bounsok keeps his world small—writing, music, and staying numb. Jack Arlington is the closeted golden boy of the hockey team, tired of performing a version of himself that doesn't feel real.

When they meet at a party, something sparks. What begins as a quiet connection slowly unravels the walls they've built around themselves. But letting someone in isn't easy when you've spent your whole life hiding.

This isn't a story of grand gestures—it's about two boys learning how to be real, one step at a time.

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The Ex's Daddy by KerryKennedyAuthor (Complete, Mature)

Logline: When a 20-year-old falls for her ex's father—a gruff, 38-year-old biker—their forbidden attraction sparks a dangerous romance that could shatter his family, his club, and what's left of his control.

Blurb:
Thirty-eight year old Levy a successful business owner and biker finds himself lost and lonely after his wife, Lilly has passed away. It's been two years and despite all the efforts of his close friends, Levy just isn't ready to date anyone or let them close. He's frightened to love and lose again. He doesn't think his heart will ever be the same.

That is until he starts to notice his son's ex girlfriend, Harper. At just twenty she knows her own mind. And Levy is all the man that she wants. And when Harper wants something she usually gets it. She makes no bones about letting Levy know that she is interested in him leaving him reeling.

Levy is blown away by her, he can't stop thinking about her but will he risk his relationship with his only son to chase love, friendship and happiness with a young woman, 18 years his junior?

Only time will tell.

A heart-warming, spicy, age gap romance.

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The One by ZonderZorg (Ongoing, Mature)

Logline: Extreme circumstances force together an asexual man and a divorcee seeking love.

Blurb:
Logan MacDougall owns a wine importing and marketing company in Vancouver, and he's given up on finding a soulmate. When he's not travelling the world tasting and selecting, he sails to find peace and relaxation.

Karina Janssen is a burnt-out Robotics Engineer, now focused on writing. After a messy divorce, she lives aboard a boat, crafting romance novels with happy endings, hoping to find her own.

A sudden squall brings them together.

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Respite by AuthoressKayla (Ongoing, Mature)

Logline: After being kicked out by her only living parent for attending a secretive festival, Kimberly returns to her uncle's home—only to uncover a long-buried truth about who the house really belongs to. As her life unravels, she must confront her need for control and learn to find peace in what she still has.

Blurb:
On the anniversary of her mother's death, 22-year-old Kimberly Hall plans to muster the courage to visit her mother's grave and spend the weekend in bed. Her cousin and friends have something else in mind. Megan, Jacob, and D'Various coax her into traveling to Atlanta, Georgia to attend their first "Freaknik festival."

Jacob and D'Various see it as an opportunity to put their music out there -- while Megan looks for any and every chance to party and mingle. Not a musician nor a hardcore party girl, Kimberly reluctantly agrees, intending to meet new people.

But the party comes to an abrupt end when Kim's friends jump a local college student who won't take no for an answer. The four must find their way home before the news of the attack reaches Dahlonega and somehow continue with their lives where they left off.

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Can I Have That in Writing? by RAxley15 (Complete)

Logline: Outgoing Riley promises her friend Allison that she will befriend her shy sister Emily. But what happens when the line between friendship and romance begin to fade?

Blurb:
Sophomore Riley Turner is all for starting a writing club at her high school with her friends, Vera, Sebastian, and Allison, by her side. It may be challenging to forget about her former crush on one of said friends. Even so, Riley wants to move forward and put the past behind her. But her focus begins to shift when Allison's sister Emily joins.

Emily is quiet and shy; her father, a strict pastor, doesn't exactly allow for her full self-expression. Riley agrees to befriend Emily so that Allison can rest easy once she leaves for college. But as the girls begin to bond through writing club, Riley finds herself falling in love. Will she be able to resolve her own struggles while drawing Emily out of her shell? And how long can she keep her growing feelings for Emily hidden?

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Spilled Moments by EclispeNarratives (Complete, Mature)

Logline: When a freshman education major with big dreams collides—literally—with a senior marine biology student focused on his future, an unexpected coffee spill sparks a connection that challenges everything they thought they knew about love, identity, and timing in a world that never stops moving.

Blurb:
Guinevere "Gwen" is a freshman education major, full of hope and dreams for her college years. Silas, a senior studying Marine Biology, is focused on his final year, ready to dive into the next chapter of his life. But when a simple coffee spill turns into an unexpected connection, their worlds collide in ways neither of them could have imagined.

Gwen is new to the whirlwind of college life, trying to find her place and make sense of who she wants to become. Silas, on the other hand, is already seasoned by the ups and downs of academia, with his eyes set on the future. Despite their differences in experience, a chance encounter over a spilled drink leads them to discover that sometimes, the most significant moments in life are the ones you never see coming.

As they navigate the complexities of love, friendship, and self-discovery, Gwen and Silas must confront their pasts and decide what they truly want from their futures. But will the pressures of their lives pull them apart, or will they find that they are stronger together?

"Spilled Moments" is a heartwarming tale of unexpected beginnings, exploring how the smallest moments can change everything.

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Blackbird by NikkiJLoreal (Ongoing)

Logline: She was made to disappear. Now she's the glitch in their system.

Blurb:
She was raised off the grid. Now the grid wants her back—dead or alive.

Seventeen-year-old Indigo Bellamy thought she was just a quiet girl living in the Mississippi woods with her uncle Saul—a reclusive former Black Panther with too many secrets and survival drills. But when he's murdered and strange men come searching for her, Indigo uncovers the truth:

She was part of Project Blackbird, a covert CIA experiment to weaponize children of color during the Cold War.

Now she's the last one left.

Armed with a satchel of encrypted clues, a burner phone, and the ruthless training they buried into her bones, Indigo must navigate the backroads of the 1970s South—where not all ghosts stay buried and not all enemies wear uniforms.

She's searching for Blackbird-5, the only other girl who ever felt like family. But someone else is hunting too.

The government wants her erased. The program wants her reclaimed. But Indigo? She wants the truth—and she's done running.

Cold War secrets. Sisterhood shattered. One girl vs. the machine that built her.

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Penelope Escapes The World by cmlawrence6 (Ongoing)

Logline: Some families survive by staying quiet. Penelope's has turned silence into an art form.

Blurb:
Seventeen-year-old Penelope has always been the good one. Sensitive, and endlessly accommodating. It's how she copes. With her mother's constant control, her brother terrifying meltdowns, and a father who's barely hanging on, it's easier to fawn than to fight. But when a girl is found dead and all eyes turn to her brother, Penelope is forced into the spotlight for the first time in her life.

As detectives circle and secrets begin to unravel, Penelope must navigate a world that has never made space for who she really is. A world that has always made her feel like an outsider but now, the cost of being quiet might be too high for any of them to pay.

Torn between the truth and her family's need to protect her brother at all costs, she faces an impossible choice: protect the ones she loves or finally protect herself.

A haunting, tender Coming of Age story about identity, survival, and the quiet rebellion of finally being seen.

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