Ellie Graham, Garrett Graham's younger sister and a sophomore on the Briar women's soccer team, has always been firmly in the background of her brother's world, familiar with his friends, his teammates, and especially John Logan. She and Logan have known each other for years, long enough to trade teasing remarks and inside jokes without thinking twice, but never long enough for anything to cross the line. That changes when Ellie starts running into Logan more often around campus, from chance encounters to situations where they're forced into close proximity. What starts as familiar banter and effortless teasing slowly shifts into something sharper, more attentive, more personal, and harder for both of them to ignore. Every interaction pulls them a little further into unfamiliar territory, where old familiarity starts to feel like something new. The only complication is Garrett Graham. Protective, observant, and very much aware of both of their histories, Garrett would not take kindly to the idea of his sister and his teammate crossing lines that were never meant to be crossed. And the question becomes: how long can Ellie and Logan keep pretending nothing is changing, before Garrett notices that everything already has?

in which alexa celebrini moves to san jose after a career-ending skating injury and accidentally finds a new version of herself between early morning rinks, tiny girls in sparkly dresses, and her twin brother's best friend. or, will smith falls in love with a girl who thinks she's already lost everything - and stays long enough to prove she hasn't.

Ella Grace Graham has spent her entire life learning how to survive pressure. As the younger sister of Garrett Graham, Briar University's hockey golden boy, expectations follow her everywhere. On the ice, she's one of the fiercest forwards in women's college hockey. Off the ice, she's exhausted from carrying the weight of a last name tied to talent, perfection, and a father who only knows how to love conditionally. Control is the only thing keeping her together. Then there's Beau Maxwell. Briar's star quarterback is everything Ella avoids: charming, reckless, social, impossible not to notice. She's known Beau for years through Garrett and the hockey house chaos. He's always been there in the background of her life, all easy smiles and late-night parties and sarcastic comments thrown across crowded kitchens. Until suddenly he isn't background anymore. Somewhere between shared classes, early morning practices, brutal family expectations, and conversations that stretch too long after midnight, Ella starts realizing the most dangerous thing about Beau Maxwell isn't his reputation. It's how safe he makes her feel. But friendships like theirs come with rules. Don't stare too long. Don't touch too much. Don't wonder what kissing your best friend would feel like. And definitely don't fall in love with someone capable of ruining you. As Briar's hockey and football worlds collide, relationships deepen, secrets unravel, and the line between friendship and wanting becomes impossible to ignore. Ella and Beau find themselves trapped in the terrifying space between almost and actually. Because some people become part of you quietly. And some loves arrive like a car crash: fast, beautiful, and impossible to survive unchanged.

Based on Elle Kennedy's Off campus series. I don't own the story or characters!! Dean Di LAurentis x oc Noah Brenn, loved hockey, it was her life. But after her Dad dies, she is unsure that she can play again. But when she gets the chance to go to the same university that her Dad found his love for Hockey at, she jumps at the chance.

Garrett Graham is the golden boy of Briar University-captain of the hockey team, arrogant, and used to getting whatever he wants. Ella Monsen is his equal in every way-captain of the volleyball team, just as confident, just as untouchable. They don't believe in love. They don't follow rules. And they definitely don't fall for people like each other. But one reckless moment turns into a dangerous game neither of them knows how to win... Because this time, it's not just about playing. It's about losing control. All rights to Elle Kennedy for the characters!

Sloan DiLaurentis didn't mean to find a home in Briar's hockey house. But somewhere between the midnight kitchen conversations, shared hoodies, and Beau Maxwell showing up at her door every night asking to cuddle, the house-and the people inside it-started feeling like hers. Beau was never supposed to be more than harmless flirting. Except now he knows her coffee order, sleeps better beside her, and looks at her like she's his favorite thing in the world. And Sloan's starting to realize she might feel the same way. Too bad keeping secrets in a house full of hockey players is almost impossible. Especially when everyone already knows they're in love. Everyone except Dean.

it gets worse before it gets better.

When Quinn Hughes, star defenseman and captain of the Vancouver Canucks, is suddenly traded to the Minnesota Wild, his family's life is upended. From chaotic last-minute moves to the delicate balance of school, therapy, and hockey schedules, Mila and the kids navigate emotional turbulence, snowy winters, and new beginnings.

"You know what they say about rainbows? Sunny days ahead." ·̩̩̥͙＊*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚　　˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚＊·̩̩̥͙ in which Tyler Toffoli's younger sister experiences an unimaginable tragedy that has her heading to San Jose to rest, recuperate, and heal.