AN OPPOSITES ATTRACT ROMANCE WITH BITE! **** 'Do you feel that? That's the sound of an alive heart. I don't know what it is about you, Candice, but something inside me knows - or scratch that - demands, that if I saw more of you, maybe it would be beneficial.' **** Sweet-tempered London girl Candice Carroll has big dreams. When an ill-tempered young man bursts into her pastry chef father's modest bakery one day, she can't help but wonder what is the cause of his sour mood. She makes it her aim to bring some cheer and fun into his life. Zachary Malone is used to having his own way. Whether that be with girls, drink or career ambitions. When he has his eye on something, he strikes bulls-eye. Unfortunately for him, Candice is someone he can't possess. When a certain life-threatening incident occurs, can these two people from vastly different social backgrounds find common ground... and love in the bargain? Or will Candice's prejudices stop her from hitting the jackpot... [IMPORTANT NOTE: PLS DON'T READ THIS BOOK IF YOU'RE EASILY OFFENDED OR TRIGGERED BY MORALLY GREY CHARACTERS AND/OR YOU EXPECT FLAWLESS CHARACTERS. WRITING TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT. PLS DON'T START DISSING MY STORY OR ME, I WILL 🙄. BUT IF YOU'RE OK WITH CHARACTERS BEHAVING NAUGHTILY, WELCOME. LOL. ENJOY IT FOR WHAT IT IS: FICTION. THANK YOU FOR READING! 💋] Copyright © 2017 @chocfudgeO All Rights Reserved. ♡~♡~♡ ~ Rose Awards 1st Place Winner 2017 in Humor ~ The Kay Awards 1st Place Winner 2019 in Chicklit ~ LY Awards 1st Place Winner 2020 in New Adult ~ Red Cupid Awards 3rd Place Winner 2020 in Humor/Satire RANKINGS #1 in Food #1 in Bakery #1 in Waitress #7 in Chef #8 in Chicklit #10 in Restaurant Cover by @me! :) || FIRST DRAFT || Start date: 06.02.17 End date: 24.03.20 (00.02am) Copyright © 2017 @chocfudgeO All Rig

#1 in roommates tag 03|12|2018 #2 in new adult tag 12|12|2018 #3 in drama tag 23|06|2019 *Originally titled 'The Art of the Bartender's Heart'* "Can I help you?" I snapped, arching a brow. The man in front of me gave me a lopsided smirk, "Feisty. I like that." I rolled my eyes, sipped my drink and narrowed my eyes at the bartender, "Shouldn't you be doing your job?" "There's other things I could be doing," he responded with a wink. He started pouring another drink, "Got a name?" "Audrey." The man gave me a wicked grin, "I'm Nathan." A/N: This is a mature New Adult romance!

Meghan Polinsky was excited to see her long distance boyfriend of four years when she took her trip to Brazil. All that hope was squashed as soon as the pilot announced that the plane was about to crash. You know you will die. No one comes out alive from a plane crash right? Not to mention she didn't expect to be stranded on a raft with a undeniably sexy stranger... Throw in a bitter old man, a doe eyed little girl, and a silent little boy, as they try to help one another survive. The endless life changing isolation and trauma they just endured they will never be the same... They need one another as a raft. Not to just float above all the sharks but to make it out alive and keep one another sane. ••• "Lucas's strong hands pulled me up and I sat like a lifeless doll in front of him. He gave me yet another blank stare then turned, once again, to the water as if it was actually entertaining him. I felt frustrated as I huffed loudly to get his attention. He turned to me still with his bone-chilling stare. It was a cold stare but I still found my safety in it oddly enough. I stared at him blankly getting lost, forgetting why I came over here. I sat there as the raft slowly rocked back and forth. "Need anything?" Lucas said seriously. ••• Highest ranking: #1 in raft #1 in surviving #1 in trauma #2 in intense #3 in tearjerker Started: 3-17-19 Finished: 12-30-19 WARNING: MILDLY INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE AND THEMES

Broadshaire School of Arts; the dream of every artist, dancer and musician. When Mary-Kate Thompson gets accepted for a transfer after struggling all year with a loss of a family member, she gladly leaves her life in Australia behind and travels across the world to live her dream in America and become one of the best ballerinas the world has ever seen, starting anew. She expects the competition, the countless hours of work, the effort. But what she didn't expect was to find a tattooed musician with the same birthday as her, who carries the name Antonio Balma with pride. Women and men both fall at his feet, his charisma and angelic face a thing to remember. Nobody ever stands a chance to resist. And for better or worse, Mary-Kate never stood a chance either. BOOK TWO OF THE "LOVER" SERIES | Can be read as a standalone book

She never got to tell him goodbye... Grace Addison was forced to move after her junior year in high school, and she wasn't given the chance to tell anyone. For the first time in four years, Grace is back in Minnesota. But it's not really the home she once knew. All she ever wanted was to be home and with the boy she always loved. He's thought of her for years... After all this time, Nolan Thomas still feels Grace's absence. She disappeared just after they crossed that line between friendship and something more. Now a senior at Ridder U, Nolan plays for the hockey team, studies hard, and has never given up hope that Grace might wander back into his life. Then he sees her in the library. Will Nolan be able to reach the girl he once knew or will Grace's dark past stop them from having a bright future?Gra

When opposites attract and temptation lives next door. * After life throws Fallon Davis a curveball, she finds herself living in a dingy apartment, single-parenting her 3 year old son, and working at the dive-iest dive bar in town. College seems like an impossible dream from a lifetime ago. And dating? What's that? Hunter Kensington has had everything handed to him. Elite boarding schools; college tuition paid in full; and a cushy job waiting for him at his father's billion-dollar mining company. Sure, his secret aspirations to play professional hockey never panned out, he can't stand his backstabbing friends and family, and he's in a toxic on-again/off-again cycle with his ex. Everything is fine, because he numbs his brain with all the distractions money can buy-until his father cuts him off. When Hunter finds himself living in the same rundown apartment complex as the cocktail waitress he met at the bar, sparks fly... then ignite. Fallon is attracted to her handsome, athletic neighbor but knows she'd never get serious with a trust fund brat. Hunter is intrigued by his gorgeous, jaded neighbor but knows they're from different worlds. Fallon has walls, and Hunter has issues. Neither's had any reason to change... until now. Cover designed by Anastasia Wright

During their senior year of high school, after 2 years of dating, they were the golden couple that everyone envied. Cole was captain of the hockey team, and had scholarship to University of Maine for hockey. Cole and Meredith are going to move into a house with Noah. They are all best friends and they couldn't be happier all together again. Noah's in sophomore year and Cole and Meredith are starting their freshman year in college. Now, here comes sophomore year for Meredith and Cole. At one of Cole's games, a recruiter for the Minnesota Wild is there. He likes what he sees from #19. That would be Cole. The NHL draft is soon approaching. The draft comes and Cole is drafted into the Minnesota Wild. Which means he has to move to Minneapolis to play. Noah is drafted into the Boston Bruins, he has to move to Boston. Noah wouldn't be as far, but Meredith would be without her best friend, but not to mention her boyfriend. It also means Cole has to leave Meredith. He doesn't want to, but this is his new job, and she needs to finish school. He comes home once every couple months, when he has the time. Meredith needs to decide whether she finishes school, or she quits school for a while and moves to Minnesota with Cole. That's a very hard decision for her. But she knows what she wants to do. It's just whether her mind wants to follow her heart.

*book two of the Counting On Hockey series. Read Just Another Goal prior to this book* Meredith and Cole are going into their Senior year of high school. They are inseparable together. Now both playing hockey, and being together for now more than a year, they thought nothing could hurt them. Meredith's Dad is Randy Adams, hockey legend from the late 90's on the Detroit Red Wings. He moves constantly for his new job, which now has nothing to do with hockey. When moving from Michigan to Maine, it was a good thing. Meredith got away from drama back home and she found her high school sweetheart, and quite possibly the love of her life. When Meredith moved to Maine, Cole found his soulmate and best friend. Meredith's fathers job is sending him to Chicago, which mean she has to move. Again. She has to leave her new life as best friends with the entire boys hockey team. But most importantly, she has to leave Cole. ********* One More Day follow Meredith's POV through her time on the first day at her new school to the next time she has a chance to see Cole again. Drama may cause some second thought on their relationship. But they love each other, so let's see how they turn out. *Each chapter name will have the number of days until Meredith and Cole can see each other again. She has exactly 93 days from her first day of school to when she gets to see Cole.* *mild sexual innuendo and content, and swearing* *Not all hockey players or their jobs in this book are real. Some NHL players might be real, but the jobs they have are made up*

*Book one of the Counting on Hockey series* To Meredith, watching hockey was torture. But her sister was a hockey player. She wanted nothing to do with hockey, even thinking about it made her angry. But she had her reasons. Starting 10th grade at a new school, meant hockey was everything there. The whole school was obsessed with hockey. The division 1 boys team is the best in the state. Forced to go to hockey games with her sister, and going to school with these hockey 'freaks' is going to be horrible. Or so she thought. But she meets Cole, center for the high school team. Hockey won't be the same for her. Or for him. *Some NHL players in this story are real players, others are made-up* Final edit: 3/10/2022