tw's: descriptions of r*pe, eating disorders, panic attacks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I had to flee. To escape. I couldn't take the pain of people telling me to be okay. That I was a survivor. But what about me being a victim? All because a few people refused to hear me when I said no. Now I carry around pain, fear, a disgusting feeling that is also there. Behind me. In the shadows. But maybe he'll be the light. ------------------------- This is a hockey player x gymnast college romance. A sunshine x grumpy, little forced proximity, he hangs the stars for her romance book where he would do anything to make her feel safe again

Hayden Martinez has lived her life full of insecurities and always felt that she lived in the shadow of her twin sister, Hayley, but regardless that never dissuaded them from being as close as they were in the womb. When a tragic accident leaves her sister dead her family decides to move back to their home town hoping to lessen the pain of living in a home full of her memories. After losing the one person that could keep her grounded she struggles even more to keep herself upright but ultimately fails as she eventually finds herself ready to end it all on the roof of an abandoned building. Kai Ishikawa has been trained all his life to be cold and ruthless to not show anyone mercy no matter how sad their story is. Nobody dared to cross him or get on his bad side unless they had a death wish. There wasn't one person that didn't fear him except her. She was clueless to all the terrible things he's done. Kai has killed countless people yet still here he was saving her.

Isabella, 18 years old, enters Senior Year with an untouched mindset. Her goal is to quickly move past the year without drama, relationships, and certainly no specific enemies. She's quiet and studious, but not too long after, her life begins to change. Everleigh Rose, 18 years old, is different. She wants to make the most out of Senior Year, considering that she's also cheer captain. Her name is known, and she makes sure everyone is aware of who she is. Your typical blue-eyed blondie, you could say. After a misunderstanding at orientation, Isabella and Everleigh cross paths. They pick at each other from the start, and their arguments and hatred grows along with them. They hate each other like no other, but how long will it take for the hatred to be turned into something else? Something that they would've never imagined?

As a college student and a dutiful daughter, Charlotte Wu finds herself torn between her own aspirations and those of her father. Despite not being originally slated to be the eldest child, past traumas have molded her into the role. While it's tempting to believe that love could be her salvation, it feels like a cruel joke to even suggest it. A Father who's a crazy scientist makes the crazy decisions, and yet...he created a monster.

18 year old Tate Hilton is the daughter of one of the most wanted maffia bosses in New York. When her father assigns her the task of seducing the daughter of their greatest enemy for confidential information, it seems like an impossible mission. But when it turns out that the 18 year old Callie Grey, the daughter of the enemy, has received exactly the same assignment from her father things get complicated. As both daughter's move into each other's live and try to accomplish their mission an unexpected bond grows between them. They discover that their lives have more in common than they thought and the hate between their families is not as black and white as it seems. Every decision will have major consequences. Will the bond between Tate and Callie last or will they eventually be forced to fight against each other?

𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝟏 𝐎𝐅 𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐃𝐔𝐓𝐘 A U R E L I A : " I applied here to get away from my family and to pursue my career. Not fall in love with my boss. " R A I N E R : " You signed a contract, Gold. That means you're mine and there's no escaping me. " ⟡ 06/22/23 - 09/07/23 WORD COUNT: 123,000

Owen Clarke and Tessa King come from two very different backgrounds. The only thing they have in common? Their fathers. Owen is adamant on keeping the pure and innocent strawberry blonde away from his destructive tendencies. And despite her fears and trauma from her own home, Tessa makes it her mission to convince the brown hair boy that he's nothing like his father. And when love and trust sparks between the two broken teens, they can't help but fall for each other more. But he's destructive and she keeps secrets. He warns her, Don't Choose Me

Temptation had always been Lily's hamartia... Just starting her final year of high school, never did she expect to plummet so deep and become so sinfully bound to someone so narcotic yet maliciously heavenly as her. Consequences so seemingly inconsequential, it was futile for Lily to ignore the allure of such an elegant woman. After all, how could she defy a connection so transcendent beyond what words can fathom, and something so... 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘵. 𝐀 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐱 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞. [tw: sex, violence, mature themes, drugs, mental health, self-harm, death.]

Katherine Ginsberg, a student of Latin at Evermore College of Arts. Losing her twin sister has been hard on her but she is trying to survive and make her place in the college where she meets Oliver, who becomes her best friend. She tries to navigate a life of arts and academia while coping with the loss of her sister in a tragic fire. What will this college bring for her, does it mean anything now when she sees no point in it all? A book inspired by the Dark Academia genre, this book will have history, loss, love, thrill and maybe some really dark twists.

𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞. ➪ 𝐍𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐀 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐄 is the very definition of living a peaceful life, well she was. That was until her heart was broken by her boyfriend of six years and suddenly she's in bed with the asshole she can't stand, who also happens to live across the hall; Alessio Collins. 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐒 is closed off, a jackass some will say. He has little to no friends and puts his free time into boxing or photography. Sometimes girls, well 𝘢 girl. His whole world suddenly revolves around Niella when he finds out their one night stand led to a whole lot more. Now their life's are thrown into a loop only themselves can figure out. But will their love overpower the problems and past they both seem to struggle with? {YES this is a pregnancy trope. Pleaseee read the tags}