Carter Miller, is a freshman at UNC. Attempting to run away from her small town in New Hampshire with her best friend Tori by her side isn't as easy as she suspected. With family troubles and her own, she has enough trouble already. That is until she just can't seem to get away from the suspected number one NBA draft pick. Asher Fletcher is a junior. He's well known, hot, cocky, and the best basketball player at UNC. He knows exactly what he's doing when he brings girls to his room, one and done. As for the girls that he brings back, well they should know the deal but they never really learn. All while holding back family drama and an NBA draft pick awaiting. Carter and Asher form a weird friendship all while dragging their friend groups with them. So, what happens when one drunk hook up turns into three that turns into something like a relationship but isn't?Will they keep things purely platonic or will it heat up into something more? *You & Basketball Series: BOOK 1*

2021 Watty's Shortlist! *Mostly edited* T/W: physical abuse "Why did you sign me up for Tinder?" I roll my eyes, "Why else do you think? To get you a girlfriend." "Pretty sure I told you I didn't want one." He retorts and I shake my head quickly. "No, I told you I was going to find you a girlfriend and you said 'sure, whatever you want.' So technically you didn't say no." Alondra Brown has one rule for herself. No messing around with her father's hockey players. However, after a night of getting out of her comfort zone and an instant attraction with a guy in a bar, she finds herself entangled in a lie with none other than Jack Schultz, her father's star hockey player. Avoiding him isn't an option because he actually does need her help, but helping Jack goes against her rule. She shouldn't worry about anything happening with Jack because he's a notorious playboy who doesn't believe in love. Not to mention he also plays hockey. But she isn't immune to his charm. The heart wants what it wants, no matter how much you try to deny it. highest ranking: #41 out of 2.2 million in love

[WATTY WINNER 2021] The summer takes a turn for the worse when young filmmaker Dakota Black returns to his Washington hometown to co-produce a series with a premium television network, and the screenplay becomes a chilling reality. ***** Dakota Black isn't looking for fame. He isn't even responsible for submitting his short film that wins numerous awards at a prestigious film festival in New York City. He has his ex-girlfriend to thank for that. One year after skyrocketing to stardom, graduating high school, and moving to Los Angeles for film school, Dakota returns to his island hometown in Washington State to co-produce a drama series with a premium television network. But when the summer takes a dark turn as the series' screenplay becomes a chilling reality, Dakota and his splintered group of friends are pulled into an elaborate conspiracy that elicits fatal consequences. [[2021 Watty Winner - Mystery/Thriller & Wattpad Editors' Choice]]

[Completed] Noah is confident. Kent is not. Noah is popular. Kent is not. When a group project ties their knot, everyone at school is shook. But if you ask Noah, it's nothing. They're just husbands, but not. However, when Kent starts growing thinner, and bruises paint his body, it becomes evident that there is more going on with Kent than meets the eye, and Noah is going to find out what's happening.

Kennedy Carmichael never kisses strangers, let alone arrogant foreign exchange students from the UK but when her ex-boyfriend shows up to Hilton Prep Academy on the first day of senior year, hand in hand with her arch nemesis, Kenny does the unthinkable. Oliver Knight is in exile, living with his overbearing Aunt Bessie. After being kicked out of almost every private school in London, his parents ship him off to the US, hoping that Hilton Prep, with their strict schedules and world-renowned faculty, will whip Ollie into shape. After several turbulent encounters, Kenny and Oliver find themselves thrust into a mutually beneficial, yet mildly complicated friendship. They'll pretend to date to show Sawyer what he's missing, while at the same time demonstrating to Ollie's aunt that he can stay out of trouble. What starts off as a harmless charade soon spirals into something deeper, darker, and...real? With endless antics, bitchy mean girls, familial pressures, and spilled secrets, senior year just got a little more interesting. Will Kennedy and Oliver be able to overcome all the obstacles in their way or will their relationship remain a total faux? Warnings: Explicit language, snarky comments, sexual innuendos, and underage drinking/drugs.

PUBLISHED! Now available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited! Lacey Reyes seems to have it all: parents who love her, a best friend who is always there for her, and a boyfriend who might be the one. Then life comes crashing down at the end of her junior year of high school when she loses her parents in a car accident and her boyfriend cheats on her. Still grieving, she moves in with her aunt, ends her relationship, and just wants everything to work in her favor again. Coming back from a stress-free summer, she's ready to take on her senior year without any obstacles. What she doesn't expect is to catch the attention of Dylan Parker, the mysterious boy with a bad reputation. And to top it all off, her ex is aiming to mend their broken bond. Should she forgive the boy who broke her heart and says he's still in love with her? Or should she give her heart to a new boy who makes her feel alive again, but comes with some serious baggage? [Previously titled Her Tattoo] SEQUEL: Maid in Ink [Disclaimer: due to copyright reasons, chapters have been taken down]

Lacey Harper is in love with her brother's best friend, Adonis Grayson, who is also the lead singer of a famous band. When she is faced with a life changing situation, it rocks everyone close to her including Adonis and she discovers nothing is simple in life or love. ***** Lacey Harper is in love with Adonis Grayson, but he only sees her as the younger sister of his best friend. She has tried everything to get over him, but the heart wants what it wants. How is she supposed to move on when he is the lead singer in a band and his photo is plastered across every magazine? It's only when she has to navigate a serious life experience does she discover nothing is simple, even when everything she has ever wanted is within her grasp.

WATTY WINNER! Life has dealt city girl Olivia Porter a series of bad hands, but just as she's about to fold, fate intervenes and leaves her with a full house. Out of other options, she takes a gamble and moves to the countryside, hoping Lady Luck will follow along. Olivia's decision to embrace the single life is soon challenged by the arrival of local ace, Tate, and wild card, Warren, but little villages can hide big secrets and somebody thinks Olivia is holding the key to theirs. As her opponent ups his game, Olivia gets one last roll of the dice with the arrival of a leather-clad stranger. Will she hit the jackpot or go bust? Joker in the Pack is a standalone romantic suspense novel from the Blackwood UK series - no cliffhanger! FEATURED by Wattpad. Highest ranking: Mystery/Thriller #2

Vivian works hard and plays even harder, but her senior year is derailed when the varsity linebacker moves in. ⋆☆⋆ Controlled chaos. Vivian Sok lives by it. Living a sworn single era, Vivian balances her hectic life with a strict set of rules. Getting into Med school comes first. Vodka comes a close second. Screw the patriarchy at every opportunity. And never, ever, fall in love again. When college linebacker Jamie Tanner moves into a new hall of residence, he starts breaking Vivian's rules one by one. Theirs is a friendship with dangerous levels of fire. (And maybe something more.) ⋆☆⋆ [ @Romance's College Romance List August 2025 ] [ Winner of @ContemporaryLit's Spring Write-Off Challenge 2021 ] [ Halston University #2. Stand-alone. Completed. Word Count: 80K - 90K ]