Everyone says that healing is a personal journey- that you must be self-sufficient and independent... but well- historically that just does not happen. Healing has always been done by or with a community. So, when River and Amelia are constantly pushed together by their friends- as they clash and then work to form a friendship that turns into so much more- what happens when maybe the path to healing is not so simple as ticking off Amelia's self-care checklist, what happens when both Amelia and River find themselves needing each other in more ways than one? Relationships sustain us, but they also destroy us. Can both find the trust that they need to love each other healthily?

A shy high school senior jock and a closed-off girl battling an immune disorder fake a relationship to win a social media contest. Being shy isn't easy, especially when you're the new kid at school. Scotts Valley's football program is subpar compared to my last school's team, but the starters underestimate my all-conference skills. Girls eye me like fresh meat. Mom's cooking has the fire department on speed dial, and her game cheering makes me want to crawl under the bleachers. In the middle of all this stress, I'm still so tongue-tied that I can't talk to anyone. Scotts Valley High's 'Golden Couple' competition-which I want no part of-grates my nerves. I want to play football and baseball, then continue whatever gets me a college scholarship. Only Paige treats me as a normal person. People at school say she's quiet and closed-off, but she's nice to me. She's hiding her awesome self under baggy clothes and the brightest, pinkest hair I've ever seen. I don't understand why she's picked on, and I don't like it. Her medical bills are mounting, so I'm doing something about it. Paige and I pretend to date to remove ourselves from the rumor mill and win the Golden Couple's cash prize. What I don't expect is to catch feelings for my 'first trust,' the first friend I can open up to and be myself around...my girl Paige. This story is complete! 13+ Content: this story contains swearing, kissing, handholding & cuddling.

"Forever was a simple promise before it became a difficult task" Your first love is always the hardest to let go of, which is why Delilah and Mason had promised each other that after college they'd make it work. Unfortunately for them both, their forever had an expiration date. Now it's four years later and they're strangers again. But these strangers have a past, and that past is determined to find its way back to them. When a weekend home causes their paths to cross for the first time in years, they're reminded of just how much they've missed out on. So when a tragedy strikes that forces Mason back to their hometown at the same time Delilah is doing her clinical hours for PA school, their lives are once again intertwined. Will they make it through this time? Or will the past pressure be too much of a reminder that they couldn't make it work? ~~~ A second chance, small town, sports romance that is: I WISH YOU THE BEST. Wattpad Editor's Choice / August 2023

NU Series: Book One - Carson and Josie Welcome to Newton University, a small college town located 45 minutes south of Boston, home to the best D1 ice hockey team. The hockey players are God's gift to the campus. At least that's what they think. I guess I can't say much considering I have to go to every game since my brother's the captain, but he does have hot teammates. Like Carson Reid. The most arrogant, self-centered jerk I've ever met. The best part about him is when he works out shirtless. I'm talking six pack with that sexy v that's made me almost fall off the treadmill more times than I'd like to admit. Too bad he won't hook up with me unless he doesn't know who I am..... When I'm not on the ice leading my team in goals scored, I'm entertaining puck bunnies in my bed. My catch? I don't come to them, they come to me. So, when the hot little blonde with a banging body decides she wants a ride, I can't say no. Until I find out she's my best friend and teammate's little sister. One thing about our team is that sisters are strictly off limits. But when she moves into our house after a fire in her dorm room, it becomes harder to follow the rules and keep her quiet when she's in my bed. I'm booking a one-way ticket to hell if her brother ever finds out.

Hallie cannot stand her new roommate-the arrogant brother of her bestie's fiancé. That is... until she learns they share some seriously kinky fantasies. Turns out bartending isn't Mikah's only skill. *** Mulligan Series: Book #2 This book CAN be read as a standalone. *** 🔞 Rated R • 18+ Only 🔥 Mature Sexual Content 🖕🏻Graphic Language Copyright 2022 © - All Rights Reserved. You do not have permission to use any written material, any character likenesses, or cover art from this story. Anyone found doing so will be reported and presented a DMCA. Appropriate action will be taken.

❝You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to face them.❞ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ After wiping out on the waves and spending the last six months in a physical therapy centre recovering, pro-surfer Thalia Monroe, heads to the small coastal town of Sandy Cove to escape the limelight. Still recovering mentally from her near-death experience, getting back on the waves has not come back to her as easy as she hoped. Maybe all it takes to get back on the board is a local, Atlas Hayes, who wants to show her that maybe the strength she's been looking for has been there all along. One thing Thalia wasn't expecting was that falling in love is like surfing a wave, it's an adrenaline rush that can throw you ten feet under.

Sequel to 'Falling For An Inmate' Prison Diaries: Book 2 (ongoing) An ex-convict ventures into the world to search for the woman who slipped through his fingers, for the woman who set him free. He goes looking for trouble, and boy does he find it. ***** After spending four long years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, Carter Reynolds is finally exonerated. The twenty-five year sentence he was given commuted solely because of one woman. The woman who just so happened to break the first rule of working at a prison; she fell for an inmate. And then, a secret made her leave, never to return. A secret that would bring Carter to his knees. She was trouble. And he was going to go looking for her. And you know what they say about those who go looking for trouble? They always find it. But will all the trouble be worth it? ***** Disclaimer** Reader discretion advised. - Mature content Story contains explicit language, sexual content, and physical and sexual violence.

College Senior, Gracie Taylor was living in a hell of her own making, stuck in a toxic relationship with no end in sight and losing hope with every passing day that her life could be anything different. On the brink of giving up and accepting her misery as an ever-present part of her life, Gracie discovers that happiness isn't out of her reach and that knights don't always wear shining armor...sometimes they wear boxing gloves.

Book 3 of 3 Highly recommend you read books 1 and 2 first. Mel just moved back to New York City. She left four years ago after the love of her life was killed in a tragic accident. Since then, she's been trying to heal her shattered heart, trying to move forward from the loss of the one she planned her future with. She hasn't dated anyone since she lost Justin- it always felt too soon. Now, she thinks she's ready to start over, ready to move forward and give dating another try. It's time to live her life in the present instead of always looking to the past. Will coming back to the city that wrecked her world prove to be too much for Mel? Or will the city that stole the love of her life give her a second chance at happily ever after? ...... Liam has been called many things in his life, but 'playboy', 'cheater', and 'f*ckboy' are not included in that list. He's one of the good ones. The best friend, the big brother, the papa bear. But after years and years of concentrating on his career and his family, he finally thinks he's found what he's been missing in his life- romance. The only problem? The woman he's interested in may not be ready for anything serious. She's been through a lot in her life, including losing the man she loved more than anything in the world. To complicate matters, the man she lost was one of Liam's best friends. Will Liam be able to show her that new love can grow after tragedy? Or will their shared history prove too difficult to overcome?