Figure skater Maddie Carter is chasing Olympic gold, but grief and conflict with her new coach threaten to shatter her dreams. Forced to train at the Chicago Blackhawks' rink, she clashes with hockey prodigy Connor Bedard, who's under pressure to lead both on and off the ice. As their worlds collide, Maddie and Connor push each other to new heights, but hidden injuries and emotional wounds could derail everything. In a story of ambition, resilience, and unexpected connection, two athletes discover what it takes to thrive-on and off the ice.

"𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐣𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐬𝐬, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭?" "𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐲. 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭." ‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾　　☽༓･*˚⁺‧͙ in which kurt's sister, dan, finds herself falling for someone else's boyfriend

**FAIR WARNING: YOU WILL HAVE TO BE PATIENT WITH CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, BUT IT IS THERE, AND WORTH THE READ. IF YOU ARE OVERLY SENSITIVE, DO NOT READ THIS BOOK* Logan Pierce and Noah Locke are sworn enemies. Both at the top of their class, holding themselves to the highest standards; both captains of their volleyball teams, Logan as the girls captain, Noah as the boys; and both constantly playing seemingly harmless pranks to get back at one another. Or, at least, they're usually harmless... If one thing is true, Noah Locke and Logan Pierce are not friends. But does that mean they could never be friends? Or transcend their title as enemies? Logan might take things too far sometimes, but there's a reason behind the angry front she puts on, and in order to get behind it, someone needs to show her that there's more to life than being the best at everything. Cue Noah Locke. When the two volleyball teams are sent away to a team bonding camp for a week over Fall break, Logan and Noah must learn to get along for the sake of their teams. Partnered up and made to do activities together and bond, the goal is for Noah and Logan to stop this ongoing feud. And when something happens at the bonding camp that brings Logan's vulnerable side up to bat, Noah is the one who has to bring her back. While Logan and Noah explore something other than hatred for one another, there are secrets and people who could be working in toll to bring them apart. But will they be able to transcend those factors and stop fighting for once? Or were they destined to be enemies forever? "Better Than You" challenges the idea that enemies have to stay enemies forever, and proves that if you don't run away from love, you may just find where you were meant to be.