college hockey player Wes Graham has tormented Adare Wells since they were in the first grade. pulling her hair, breaking her crayons, calling her names-- anything to get her attention. they spend all of high school together, never giving each other the time of day until they end up on first day of university. there's only one empty seat, and it's next to Adare. even though Adare hates Wes and he's an asshole to her, they both have some baggage that only each other seem to understand.

Penelope pouts her lips and squeezes her eyeballs shut, scrunching her nose. "What the hell are you doing?" "I'm thinking." "Looks like a lot of effort to think." ~~ Penelope is a local sunshine girl trying to get through life and make friends. She's always optimistic and tries to find the best in people, even if those people, are the ones that hurt her. Parker is a grumpy, mechanic. His mind is always racing and body always tense. He doesn't express himself way others do. He's cold, and arrogant, until a little sunshine comes into his life.

Everyone sees Carmen as a strong girl with a bold personality, but sometimes it's those that laugh the hardest who have the biggest secrets and choose to suffer in silence. Carmen unexpectedly finds herself a babysitting job for a little girl named Grace Miller, she's mute and shy unlike her brother Carter who just so happens to be high schools man whore. What happens when he comes across Carmen and is the first to discover what shes been hiding. Started: 11 March 2022 Finished: 2 May 2022 Book 1/2

"I'm Viola! I don't know if i told you that already." "Lola." "Viola." I correct. "Lola." ~~ Viola is a bubbly girl who just wants friends and people to love. When her friend asks to be her boss's assistant for the day she agrees and little does she know, the man by the desk will be her first love. Grey is a quiet man who focus on business, money and work until a little blonde haired blubbery girl enters his office. ❤️❤️ enjoy mama

Perfect appearances, perfect grades, perfect manners. Anything less for Adelina Torres and her family kicks her to the streets until she can keep up with the family name. She never had a life of her own. Always studying, always going to business dinners with her parents, always seen as a failure to her family. Despite her bubbly personality, she has always struggled to make friends. What happens when she meets Aaron Hendrix, the leader of the most powerful mafia in the country? A moment to thank you beautiful readers for giving me these rankings among thousands/hundreds of thousands/millions of other stories with similar tags :) #1 in mafia #1 in protective #1 in abused #1 in sunshine #1 in grumpy #2 in innocent #2 in cold #2 in goodgirl #3 in cute #9 in badboy #42 in family #54 in love

Arcadian (adj.) idyllically innocent; simple and untroubled by fear or worry. Harper Flores is the human embodiment of a ray of sunshine. She's kind, understanding and always willing to put other's needs in front of her own. To the outside world Harper is seen as naive and innocent, without a care in the world but she's hiding a secret. The girl that loves everyone unconditionally hates herself. Her mother, not wanting to deal with Harper's declining mental health ships her across the country to a secluded boarding school in the small village of Cartmel, England. Due to her late arrival half way through the school year, Harper is forced to stay in the boy's dorm and share a room with six roommates. Keeping a low profile is almost impossible, especially when she catches the eye of all six boys. Lucian Cruz, an arrogant, rude fuckboy who feels no remorse for the girls he's used and ignored. After being sent to Willow Hall Academy with his twin brother Emilio two years ago by his parents who were trying to protect them from the dangerous realities of being involved in the mafia, Lucian's behaviour takes a rapid downfall. Ignoring school work to party and smoke, Lucian really has no care in the world. That is until a bubbly ball of sunshine moves into his room, disrupting his peace.

it all started when a curious 8 year old decided to peek in the house of the richest boys not to mention bad boys of the town...find out in this adventure of changing the bad boys *has milled swearing * cover credit to YellowIsMyNewHappy (everyone should follow her ..she made for me the best cover)

Scarlett Anderson, is a 16 year old girl who lives with her mother. It's always been just them two. Well..kind of. They always had a good relationship but because of an incident that happened a couple years ago they are like strangers to each other. Scarlett never sees her mother due to her traveling for work purposes, which means Scarlett isn't being taken care of. Therefore Scarlett is sent away to live with her father and her half-brothers she never met and never knew she had. Scarlett can tell they have a lot of secrets but then again, who doesn't? Even Scarlett has some of her own. Will Scarlett finally have a second chance at a loving family and home? Will Scarlett discover her new family's secrets or will they discover Scarlett's first? Will she meet someone special along the way? Read to find out!! ;) May have slow updates.

Lilianna Grace Welt is a sweetheart. She has had a rough past, making her seem closed off, but in reality when Lily and Cole are together, you would rethink that. Lily would much rather have her face shoved in a book or be listening to Taylor Swift than interact with people... well other than her best friend, Cole. Born and raised in the small town that is Solvang, California, Lilianna was tired of seeing the same old faces. She wanted a friend next door, instead she got stuck growing up on a cul-de-sac with cranky old people. Until one day seven years ago when her best friend Colson Miller moved next door, and all her wishes came true. Colson Kane Miller is a ladies man. Always has been, always will be. After moving from Texas to California at the age of nine and meeting his best friend who lives next door, Lilianna Welt, Cole is captain of the football team, but nonetheless still makes time for his best friend. They've been best friends forever. But that's all they are, and all they'll ever be. Right...?