Eight years ago, Allison loved Xavier with everything she had. They went through childhood, college, and all the teenage firsts together. Then he broke her heart. Now, after years away, Allison has returned to her hometown with her three-year-old daughter, Charlotte, determined to build a new life surrounded by the family who loves them. She has a new home, a new job, and a fresh start she desperately needs. The last thing she expects is to discover that the man who once shattered her heart lives right next door. Xavier never stopped loving Allison. Years ago, he let fear and someone else convince him to walk away from the woman he has always loved. Now that she's back, he refuses to make the same mistake twice. But Allison isn't the girl he left behind. She's a mother, a successful woman, and someone who has built walls around her heart for very good reasons. Winning her back won't be as simple as showing up with a smile and an apology. Especially when Allison has every reason not to trust him. As Xavier slowly finds his way back into Allison's life-and into Charlotte's heart-the carefully drawn lines she's created between her past and present begin to blur. Old feelings resurface, new dangers begin creeping into the life she's worked so hard to protect, and Allison is forced to decide whether some second chances are worth the risk. Because falling in love with Xavier again might be the easiest part. Trusting him with her heart is another story.

𝗦𝗜𝗖𝗞 𝗘𝗗𝗚𝗘 ❆ "Move, Carlisle." I kept my chin lifted, refusing to look away from the center of the ice. He didn't budge. Instead, a massive, bruised hand slammed flat against the cold glass beside my head, caging me in. The freezing air of the empty 2:00 AM arena suddenly felt suffocating. "You smile at everyone else like they hung the moon, Nadia," he murmured, his voice a low, vicious scrape. "But you look at me like I'm dirt." He leaned in, his chest brushing mine, his mouth stopping a breath away from my jaw. He left a smear of blood from his split lip on my pristine collar. "Keep looking at me like that," he whispered. "See what it makes me do." ⛸️ 𝑵𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝑭𝒂𝒍𝒍 has one rule: absolute perfection. If she loses her figure skating scholarship, she loses everything. She doesn't have time for distractions, and she certainly doesn't have time for the suspended, feral enforcer of the university's hockey team who steals her late-night ice time. 𝑽𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒏 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒍𝒆 is the university's star but brutal hockey player. Comes from old-money roots, built for violence, and entirely unhinged. He's used to people either bowing to his wealth or cowering from his temper. But Nadia? She just rolls her eyes and tells him to get out of her way. That was her first mistake. Now, Vaughn isn't just taking up her rink. He's watching her. Stalking her. Discovering the secret, raw passions she hides from the world. And he's decided that her flawless, untouchable world is exactly what he wants to shatter, and he won't stop until every broken piece belongs to him.

Dr. Max Wilson came back to Blue Ridge looking for peace after a devastating betrayal. He wants a quiet life, a small-town clinic, and absolutely no complications. Then Natasha Petrova walks into his life, and he just can't look away. A world-class figure skater forced off the ice, Natasha arrives in Blue Ridge with a broken car, an unexpected pregnancy, and nowhere else to go. She isn't looking for a man. She's looking for a fresh start. Unfortunately, Max makes that very difficult. He's older, handsome, and far too much fun to tease. Then feelings get involved, and things get messy. Very messy. He's too noble. She's too stubborn. He's wounded. She's spent her entire life fighting for control of her own future. And despite every reason they shouldn't cross that line, the attraction between them becomes impossible to ignore. But Natasha's past isn't finished with her yet. As the secrets and people she's been running from close in, Max finds himself determined to protect the woman who has somehow become the one person he can't imagine losing. Book #2 in the Blue Ridge series - but completely standalone.

A pop star with everything to lose. A future hockey star who never forgave her. And a past neither of them ever escaped. Scarlett Laurier was the girl Connor Winters grew up with, the one who knew every dream he had before the world did. Then she left. Six years later, Scarlett is a global pop sensation living behind a carefully controlled image, and Connor is Capesview University's hockey star with the NHL within reach. Their lives shouldn't collide again. But when a chance encounter brings Scarlett back into his world, pretending nothing happened proves impossible. Because the truth is simple: They were never supposed to see each other again. And the feelings they buried six years ago? They're still very much alive. A second-chance romance about fame, secrets, and the one person you never truly get over. Book Two of the Reputation Series. Can be read as a standalone.

Abigail Torres was the girl Lamar Kane once swore he'd protect. His sister's best friend. His shadow. His almost. Until life ripped them apart the moment high school ended. Now she's a waitress with a fading smile, a bruised marriage, and a little girl who deserves better. And he's the decorated ex‑military officer who climbed his way to the top- Chief Executive of the entire police force. Untouchable. Unshakeable. Unforgiving. He wasn't supposed to see her again. Not like this. Not with fear in her eyes and a husband who calls himself a man. Lamar built an empire out of discipline and violence, but the moment he sees Abigail again, every rule he's lived by shatters. Because she isn't just a woman from his past. She's the girl he lost. The girl he never stopped looking for. The girl he's ready to burn a city for. And when little Gwen reaches for him like she already knows him... Lamar decides one thing: He didn't fail her once. He won't fail her again. Not even if it starts a war.

She was crying and I held her face. Her eye lashes were wet with all the tears. "Jellybean? Listen to me," My voice gentle, holding both her hands. "Every part of me loves every piece of you." I said as I kissed her forehead. "Never forget that, okay?" She nodded, crying silently, her hands shaking and I hugged her tight. ════════════ ୨୧ ═══════════ At 33, Joshua Price keeps life simple: work, sleep, repeat. No surprises. No chaos. Just a quiet routine he's learned to rely on. But everything unravels the moment a social worker calls- He finds out he has a daughter... Seven-year-old Chloe Johnson arrives carrying more trauma than a child should ever know. Brown hair, wide eyes, and a silence that says more than words. Her mother is in prison after years of addiction and neglect, leaving Chloe with memories she can't escape and fears she can't explain. Suddenly, his stable world fractures. And Joshua, once confident in his own routine, is left navigating fatherhood with no map. As he struggles to balance work, relationships, and the heavy weight of responsibility, Joshua must confront the truth: love alone won't fix Chloe- but showing up, every single day, might ˚ ༘ ೀ⋆｡˚ "Finding Chloe" is a raw, heart-wrenching story about healing, rebuilding trust, and two broken souls figuring out how to become a family... one difficult step at a time. 🤎📚✨ Thank you for these top rankings: #1 heartwarming #1 parenting #1 Father- daughter #1 trauma #1 foundfamily

Alanna Nova is a reclusive songwriter, content to let others shine with her chart-topping hits while she avoids the spotlight. Atlas Hawthorne, a rising NHL star, lives in the public eye but craves something real. When their worlds collide at a small café, their connection is undeniable-but balancing love, fame, and their own insecurities proves far more challenging than either of them imagined.

(Book #1 of the Westbrook Minnesota University Series) Lottie Mae Collins, the golden girl of Westbrook Minnesota University, is stepping into her junior year with her signature charm and a plan: make memories, have fun, and soak up every moment with her friends. Grant Smitt, the 6'6" captain of WMU's powerhouse hockey team, has had his sights set on Lottie since the night they met two years ago. A night she doesn't even remember. To Lottie, Grant is just the quiet, brooding goalie with a reputation as unbreakable as the puck-stopping wall he is on the ice. But as Grant and Lottie find themselves spending more and more time together, she learns there's more to the story. There's something about his soft Canadian accent and him being surprisingly in touch with his emotions that has Lottie second-guessing her first impression. Grant may be a fortress on the ice, but off it? He's crumbling for the girl who has no idea she's been his since the day they met.

Jackson 'Arctic' Fox, elite sniper within a FORCECON unit, specializing in black ops, comes to familiar territory to settle a debt with a large target. Unable to be in two places at once, he's forced to call in an unlikely favor that'll leave a spark in the cold man's forest. With a month left to settle a score, it's all hands on deck to eliminate a threat to the O'Kane ranch. Kensey Pratt, military brat with a knack for finding trouble. Always on the lookout for the next big story, she's open to any lead that'll place her in the good graces with her commander. Only when that lead comes from an old flame that's left her burned; how is she to say no when this could be the biggest operation of her career? With a month on the clock and a spurned heifer at the helm of this op. Things are bound to move quick when new threats arrive in town.