Good Girls Series by Jaspreet K. Bajwa

Some rules exist to protect you. Others exist to test you. When Gia Ansari arrives at St. Margaret’s boarding school, she isn’t looking for redemption. She’s been expelled four times, trusts no institution, and has perfected the art of leaving before anyone can leave her first. What she doesn’t expect is Warden Camila Fernandes — composed, sharp, and impossible to read. A woman who sees too much, says too little, and somehow understands Gia before Gia understands herself... moreSome rules exist to protect you. Others exist to test you. When Gia Ansari arrives at St. Margaret’s boarding school, she isn’t looking for redemption. She’s been expelled four times, trusts no institution, and has perfected the art of leaving before anyone can leave her first. What she doesn’t expect is Warden Camila Fernandes — composed, sharp, and impossible to read. A woman who sees too much, says too little, and somehow understands Gia before Gia understands herself. What begins as discipline becomes conversation. Conversation becomes connection. And in the quiet spaces between authority and intimacy, something dangerous begins to grow. Because St. Margaret’s has rules. About hierarchy. About boundaries. About who students are allowed to become — and who they’re allowed to want. Breaking them could cost everything. But for Gia, the greater risk might be never finding out who she could be if she stayed. Set against the misty hills of Shimla, The Warden’s Good Girl is a slow-burn sapphic romance about power, trust, and the courage to choose love over fear. Some loves change your life. Others give it back to you. less

She has survived war, grief, and eight years of keeping everyone at a safe, manageable distance. She doesn't babysit actresses. She doesn't let people in. And she absolutely does not fall for the woman she's been hired to train. Liza Scarlet has been famous since she was seven years old. She knows how to perform confidence, perform warmth, perform every version of herself the world has ever asked for... moreShe has survived war, grief, and eight years of keeping everyone at a safe, manageable distance. She doesn't babysit actresses. She doesn't let people in. And she absolutely does not fall for the woman she's been hired to train. Liza Scarlet has been famous since she was seven years old. She knows how to perform confidence, perform warmth, perform every version of herself the world has ever asked for. What she doesn't know — what she has never known — is who she actually is when nobody is watching. Then she meets Sarah Taylor. Ex-military. Stunt coordinator. Five foot six of complete, unhurried, utterly unimpressed control. A woman who looks at Liza and sees neither the performance nor the fame — just the person underneath, unpolished and unguarded and desperate to be real. Six weeks on a London film set. Training sessions that get too close. Sunday dinners that mean too much. A motorbike in the Bermondsey dark and a question neither of them says out loud. What happens when the most dangerous thing on set isn't the stunt? Some roles you train for your whole life. Others find you when you've stopped performing long enough to finally be seen. less

In 1983 London, everybody knows the name Mr. Glass. They just don't know it belongs to a woman. Claudia Glass runs the East End's most feared lending empire from a basement office nobody is invited to twice. She is controlled, ruthless, and entirely alone — and she has made her peace with all three. She does not frequent bars. She does not make conversation. She does not allow herself to want things she cannot have. And then she walks into The Anchor... moreIn 1983 London, everybody knows the name Mr. Glass. They just don't know it belongs to a woman. Claudia Glass runs the East End's most feared lending empire from a basement office nobody is invited to twice. She is controlled, ruthless, and entirely alone — and she has made her peace with all three. She does not frequent bars. She does not make conversation. She does not allow herself to want things she cannot have. And then she walks into The Anchor. Emma Hartley is a bartender, a mother, and a woman who has learned to survive by keeping her head down and her expectations low. She is not afraid of difficult customers. She is not afraid of hard work. She tells herself she is not afraid of the woman in the burgundy hat who comes in on a Tuesday, orders sparkling water, and looks at her like she is the only thing in the room worth looking at. She is, it turns out, a little afraid. What begins as a debt collection becomes a habit. What becomes a habit becomes something neither woman has a safe word for. Between them stands everything — a six-year-old boy with no filter and perfect instincts, a dying old man who thinks he still owes Mr. Glass money, a past that made Claudia everything she is, and a future neither of them has allowed themselves to picture. Mr. Glass's Favourite Bar is a story about power and softness. About the lives we inherit and the ones we choose. About a dangerous woman who kept glass between herself and the world for twenty years — and the bartender who made her put it down. Some debts cannot be repaid. Some are worth every penny. less