Romantic Comedy
Parked Next to You
A rivals-to-lovers romantic comedy where food, family, competition, and fate collide - now featuring Installments 1–7 plus a special winter installment.
Stories from the Window Seat
A place to look out the window and see where the next story leads.
Stories meant to be read, heard, and remembered.
Romance, science fiction, humor, wonder, and a little real-life adventure — all gathered under one window seat. Come for the stories. Stay for the recipes, travel discoveries, memorable meals, and cocktails that I insist are necessary research.
Some stories are written. Some are cooked. Others require a suitcase, a reservation, and a very convincing explanation of why another cocktail was necessary.
From the Window Seat
Parked Next to You
Willa and Dominic's rivals-to-lovers story is the first featured title in Stories from the Window Seat.
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Coming Soon
More Stories Are on the Way
New stories, new genres, new characters, and new worlds are coming soon.
From Nicoletta’s Kitchen
Good Food Brings People Together
Explore nine illustrated recipes, from smoked salmon deviled eggs and seafood linguine to comforting Instant Pot favorites and fresh seasonal salads.
Explore Nicoletta’s Kitchen ♡Field Notes from the Window Seat
This Counts as Research
Travel, food, cocktails & other sacrifices I make for literature.
Sometimes the writing process requires a new city, an excellent meal, or a second martini for accuracy. Field notes and reviews are coming soon.
Explore My Field Notes →Podcasts
Listen from the Window Seat
Podcast companions are organized by story, so you can go directly to the audio you want without opening the full story page.
About the Author
Meet Nicoletta Basil
Nicoletta Basil writes stories that begin with a spark — a character, a strange idea, a little bit of chaos, or a question she can’t stop thinking about.
Her work moves comfortably between genres, from romantic comedy and character-driven fiction to science fiction and whatever unexpected world comes next. No matter the setting, she is drawn to memorable people, sharp humor, emotional connections, and the moments that make a story linger after the final page.
Stories from the Window Seat is her home for serialized fiction, narrated editions, podcasts, recipes, artwork, and story extras — a place to look out the window and see where the next story leads.