Colt Brooks has lived a life people dream about. Platinum records, Grammy wins, women throwing themselves at him. But nothing tastes as sweet when it's built on a lie - a lie he can't forget. Seven years ago, he betrayed the one man who believed in him. Rhett Carter may have forgiven him, but Colt hasn't forgiven himself. Watching Rhett marry Callie-the kind of woman who sees your scars and stays anyway-wrecked him in ways he's only now admitting.. Enter Maisie Quinn-a fiercely independent, sarcastic-as-hell single mom who's just inherited a failing honky-tonk. She doesn't give a damn about country music or the Colt Brooks legacy. She's just trying to rebuild something real for her and her daughter. But when Colt stops into her bar one night-half-curious, half-avoiding his latest PR mess-he doesn't expect to be humbled by a woman who calls him out, shuts him down, and sees straight through him. She's got walls. So does he. But music has always been Colt's way of telling the truth-and Maisie might just be the song he's been too scared to write.. This is a standalone romance set within The TDX Series - a collection of interconnected love stories based in the world of Nashville's most iconic record label. This is Book Two if you're reading in series order.

After spending most of her life surrounded by the noise and chaos of the big city, Winnie Grant found herself yearning for something quieter-something real. When the restlessness became too loud to ignore, she did the unthinkable: she quit her job, packed away the pieces of her old life, and accepted a new position in Red Lodge, Montana-a small town where everyone knew everyone, and secrets traveled faster than the wind. As the city skyline disappeared in her rearview mirror, Winnie could only hope she was making the right choice. Her new home was everything she hadn't realized she needed-quiet, quaint, and surrounded by the kind of stillness that made her both uneasy and comforted. After a few days of settling in, curiosity (and perhaps a touch of loneliness) led her to the local bar-a warm, wood-paneled place that smelled faintly of pine and spilled whiskey. That was where she met him. Sheriff Ben Langley. The man everyone in town seemed to know, and more than a few wished would so much as glance their way. Steady, reserved, and impossibly grounded in this small-town life-he was the last kind of man Winnie expected to notice her. But that night, under the soft glow of the bar's lights, it was the newcomer-the woman with city eyes and a quiet kind of courage-who caught his attention.

He forgot their love. She never could. Now, she must fall in love with the man he has become. He must choose the woman he no longer remembers. Seth Sterling's life is a masterpiece of precision-until a surfing accident wipes his memory clean, erasing the last five years. Five years that taught him how to love her. He wakes believing he is still the man he used to be. Everyone else is grieving the man he became. The woman he remembers belongs to his past-the one he once swore he'd never leave. The woman standing in his kitchen, wearing his engagement ring and knowing every shadow in his soul, is a stranger. Jules Hagen loved Seth through every version of himself: the guarded man, the broken one, the architect who finally learned how to build a life worth staying for. Now, she shares a home with the only version of him she never prepared for: the man who doesn't remember choosing her at all. As Seth struggles to inhabit a future he doesn't remember building, Jules is left carrying a love story only she can recall-forced to decide whether to keep fighting for the man she lost or let him become a stranger for the second time. Because forgetting was never the hardest part. Choosing each other again is.

[Rewritten version of The Perfect Night] Cage Trevor hides behind his golden boy mask, fooling everybody that he has it all. For so long he told everyone, and himself, lies that he's okay. That the poison he has inhaled daily over the years from his mother isn't slowly killing him. He doesn't let anyone get truly close-friends or girls-terrified he'll destroy them with that very poison. The girls who he had rejected in the past saw him as this challenge; they wanted to be the one to claim the golden boy. Even though he carefully kept his heart locked away, keeping everyone at a safe distance, there was one girl who unintentionally caged it. He has been secretly in love with Aurora Williams for years, and never in his life did he think she would be his. And even if she wasn't... She'll always be the only one he wants to cage his heart. Word Count - 15k Edited💚

COMPLETED. A sport psychology intern. The star forward on a professional hockey team. The only thing standing between them? The rules. The Toronto Saints aren't who Harlow Marchesa asked for, but they're who she got. Months away from graduating with her Master's in Sport Psychology, she's been tasked with helping this talented, worshipped, and yet, underperforming professional hockey team achieve playoff success for her internship. Her goal is clear: Make the most of this high-stakes opportunity to further her career. And speaking of goals--hello, Angelo Bradford. Despite the near instant mutual attraction with the star forward who's practically a celebrity in her hometown, Harlow knows he's completely off limits. That's been hammered home since her first shift as the intern. They try to fight it, but it's not long before the professional turns personal, with stolen glances and kisses that are hot enough to melt the ice. And if they get caught? Well, it just might be game over. For both of them. Cover designed on Canva with photo by Samantha Gades on Unsplash.

'𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐰 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐭, 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞'. - an enemies to lovers, best friend's brother, college pregnancy romance - ~~~~~~~~ I look from his hand up to his clenched jaw. My eyes look over his perfect face and stop on his lips. I bite my bottom lip into my mouth and his green eyes dart down to it. "Don't do that." he groans but doesn't make an attempt to move away, "You're going to make me do stupid shit." I look up into his eyes and before I can stop myself, I reply, "What if I want you to do stupid shit?" It doesn't take him long before he's stiffening, "Fuck it." ~~~~~~~~ Gabriella Rosales has hated her best friend's twin brother, Aiden Winters, ever since she met him. Not to mention he's one of the reasons why she and her best friends moved away... But, now they're back. Ready to start college and forget all about the boys entirely. If only it were that easy. If only they weren't forced to hang out because of their best friend's being together. What makes it worse is, after one heavily drunken night, they create life. Will Gabs be able to balance her fears and her hot baby daddy, whilst still keeping her guard up? Tension rises, panties drop... will Gabs be able to love when she's never felt it herself? A BOOK IN THE RUIN ME SERIES [CAN BE READ AS A STANDALONE] BEST RANKINGS: #2 in americanfootball

A Good Girl's Guide To Being Naughty • • • Ivy Collins is a normal 21 y/o woman. Except for the fact she's a virgin ... or at least she was until she had sex with her university rivals hockey captain. After a quick (devastatingly quick) night with the man and being called a lousy lay, Ivy made a promise to herself that she wouldn't do it again ... sex that is. Who needs sex when all it brought was insecurities and more, and it wasn't even that good to begin with. Enter Asher Hudson, Ice Hockey captain, her brothers best friend and her best friends brother - triple trifecta of why she shouldn't get involved with him. But when he overhears a conversation Ivy has with her best friend, he gives her an offer she can't refuse. Well, she can, and she should, but why would she want to? Three months, she helps him with his grades, and he'll help her with her sex life. Only one rule, don't fall in love. Easy, right? He'll teach her everything she wants to know, and show her that sex can be fun, you just have to know how to do it right. And Ivy should refuse, after all he's the Ice Hockey captain, her brother's best friend and her best friend's brother - but what's the fun in that. Ivy knows she should say no, but she won't. And she won't fall in love, she can't. ••• Completed • First Draft - Edited. Watty2025 winner #1 in #Romance #1 in #Brotherbestfriend #2 in #bestfriendsbrother #2 in #icehockey

[FREE Novel with PAID bonus content] After an awful night out, social worker-Skylar Leighton-believes her life will always be vanilla. Learning to navigate the real world with only her sister by her side, she's made the most out of what she has. But between her string of failed relationships and busy day job, she's resigned to being the forever single sister. Just when her life has reached a steady plateau, someone from her past reappears and throws everything off track. A deviously handsome, brooding man who she only knows as Blondie. As much as she tries avoiding Blondie, something is lurking in his past and she's the only one who can help. Suddenly, Skylar's life is much more than vanilla. Will Blondie choose his past over Skylar, or will he let the past consume him? ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ FREE Novel. PAID bonus content. PSA: My book is not 9999 coins, that is a glitch, the bonus chapter should only be 15 coins total. WORDCOUNT: 75-80k words Copyright of Anna Steffey © -- All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

"Hayley, I've been calling you for the past fifteen minutes. Why didn't you answer?" "Because I'm not Hayley...?" "Oh." "..." "Then who is this?" "Delilah." "Well hello Delilah." #16 In Short Story 5/10/17 #2 in anti bullying 9/5/18 :) *old story*

She's a wild, free spirit who sees the good in everyone, and he's the hardened, bad-tempered loner who wants nothing to do with her-yet no matter how hard he tries to push her away, she's the one temptation he can't escape. *** He's never met someone with such a bubbly personality. Not to mention the wildness and odd phrases she says every five minutes. He hates it. He hates how he can't stay away from it. He hates what she does to him; it's not like him to chase after some girl. She gets under his skin like no other. She's never met someone with such a bad attitude. He's ill-mannered and menacing. The glare never seems to leave his face. Considering it all, she can't help but feel the attraction toward him. Dangerous attraction toward a seemingly dangerous man. Maybe it's the tattoos on his arm that gets her attention. Or maybe it's because she can tell there's hope for good under his rough exterior. And she's about to find it, whether he likes it or not. It's no secret that the two of them are complete and total opposites. *** "You like being called Sugar, don't you?" I tease, placing my toothbrush back after finishing. He does the same and gives me a side-eyed scowl. He grips my chin harshly and kisses me. My body temperature raises a good ten degrees and my right leg goes all wiggly. He pulls away. "You like it when I kiss you, don't you?" He teases the same way I did to him and I'm left blubbering. "I think both of our questions are rhetorical," I lower my voice up at him. His lip curls up into a smirk. *** #1 in Young Adult #9 in Badboy #1 in Cold #3 in Goodgirl #1 in Sweetheart #14 in Love *** *Warning* This story contains mature themes (language, scenes)