| He waited 1,093 days for her to notice him. She never saw him coming. | Noah Gallagher has senior year mapped out: - Tape ankles. - Ace exams. - Accept her promotion. - Absolutely do not look twice at wide receiver Fox Heeler. Focused, disciplined, and determined, Noah knows the rules keep her future safe. But Fox - Atlantic State's star receiver - has been waiting 1,093 days for her to finally look up from her clipboard. When a freak storm traps them together, the rules Noah lives by suddenly feel harder to follow. And Fox? He's not about to waste his last season - or his last chance - staying quiet. Now Noah has to decide if she can stick to the plan she's chased since freshman year... or risk everything for the boy she was never supposed to want. --- Highest Story Rankings: #1 in slowburn (12.6.2025) #1 in sports (12.28.2025) #1 in friendstolovers (1.1.2026) #1 in student (1.7.2026) #1 in americanfootball (2.25.2026) #1 in workplace (2.25.2026) #2 in sportsromance (1.8.2026) #2 in college (12.22.2025) #3 in love (1.9.2026) #3 in drama (1.13.2026) #3 in football (12.17.2025) #3 in new (2.21.2026)

Ally Wilkinson hadn't seen Cole Johanssen in nearly five months. And now, she was about to see him... in Mexico... at a wedding. Of course it would be a wedding. She zipped her suitcase shut, ran a hand through her hair, and told herself what she always did when her nerves got too loud: It ended on good terms. It was the right decision. You'll be fine. But as she glanced once more at the invitation taped to the fridge, she wasn't so sure.

Dr. Ally Wilkinson is the new lead physician for the Chicago Storm hockey team-a role she's worked her entire career to earn. Focused, brilliant, and determined to prove herself in the male-dominated world of professional sports, she has no room for distractions. Especially not the kind with brooding eyes and a crooked smile.

Cameron Cole has a plan. After yet another relationship ends because of certain shortcomings-literally-Cameron decides it's time to swear off dating and focus her energy into her junior year at the University of Charlotte. There's an internship up for grabs and there's no way she's letting that slip through her fingers. But then she's goes and makes one impulsive mistake that changes everything. Wesley Reed has it all. As the golden boy of the Charlotte Colts football team, he's got the talent, the looks, and a future so bright it's practically blinding. Girls throw themselves at him, professors let things slide, and the world bends to his will. But when a required freshmen paper threatens his eligibility, the two are brought together in a sick twist of academic fate. Cameron can't get him out of her head and Wesley isn't making it any easier with his cocky smirk and insistent charm. Their arrangement teeters on the edge of disaster as unresolved tension and late-night study sessions give way to a steamy, no-strings-attached deal. But in the game of love and lust, someone always has to loose-and the stakes have never been higher.

Completed • First Draft - not edited. || "You gonna sit there all night?" Luka glances at me, smirking. I glare back. "I was enjoying the last few seconds of peace before having to spend an evening pretending to like you." "That's funny," he says, unbuckling his seatbelt. "Why?" I snap. "Because I was thinking the same thing." || The rules? Easy enough. 1. Pretend to be the perfect couple. 2. Keep it professional. 3. And whatever you do, don't. catch. feelings. Simple, right? Sofia Calloway never planned on going viral for throwing a drink in Luka Mikhaylov's face. But one video, one pissed-off hockey star, and one furious university later... she's suddenly stuck in a fake relationship with the guy she can't stand. He needs to clean up his image before the NHL draft. She needs the free tuition that comes with the deal. All they have to do is smile for the cameras, hold hands at the games, and act like they don't want to strangle each other. Then come the late-night arguments that last too long. The stolen glances that feel too dangerous. The moment where "pretend" starts looking way too real. Because when you break the rules, someone's bound to lose. And this time, it might be both of them.

*2024 Watty Awards WINNER* All Vivienne Clarke wanted was to plan the best wedding of the season -- but of course, her libido gets in the way. ***** Socialite Violet Levine's *dream wedding in St. Tropez* must go off without a hitch, and Vivienne is the wedding planner behind the scenes to ensure that. She has every detail nailed down, has visited the castle-like venue dozens of times, met with vendors, and prepared everything to a T. But then Vivienne realizes the hot, filthy rich man she slept with the night before the wedding events begin is none other than Violet's older brother, the hotel mogul Axel Levine, who is paying for the whole shebang -- meaning her attraction to this man might risk her career. And when an out-of-the-blue storm threatens to flood the area where the Villa des Tropiques is located, she finds herself juggling problems beyond her control, and constantly teased by Axel's ever appealing -- and forbidden -- body. The more issues pile up on her plate, the more she becomes absolutely infatuated with Axel -- though he's the one signing her checks, and she most definitely cannot be seen frolicking with him. Between their sexual tension, and the looming storm about to literally rain on Violet's perfect day, how can Vivienne protect her reputation without losing her sanity -- and her underwear?

18+ Mature Content "We can't." "I know," I whispered. He kissed my lips lightly. "We can't." "Mmmm...I know." I simpered, a sad smile on my lips. He kissed the edge of my lip. "I'm your bodyguard." "I know." "I'm sorry," He said softly, his tone heavy with emotion. "Don't be," I kissed his cheek. He finally dragged his body away from mine, and I wanted to cry. *********************************************************** Sometimes being a famous pop artist meant you needed more protection than ever. And on rare occasions, in more ways than one. Sabina and Rylo were never supposed to get close. He had a job to do, and she had a world tour to prepare for. Someone's out to kill her, and it's his job to stop them. Her personal life is falling apart, and she has to play the role everyone wants her to. He's stuck reliving his past trauma from deployments, but has to stay focused on keeping her alive. But he sees her behind all the masks she wears. And she feels like she understands him better than anyone else. But it could never happen. Started: September 2024 Completed: March 2025

**completed** HIGHEST RANKINGS: #1 IN FICTION #1 IN SLOWBURN #1 IN COLLEGE Penn State University. Home to the craziest sorority girls, most obnoxious football players, and a girl that's trying to dig her way out of her parent's mess. Naomi Black wants nothing more than to focus on her studies this semester- nothing else. She doesn't have room to mess up, she doesn't have time to party- she wants a life she couldn't have before. Matti Williams is your average college guy. Booze, boobs, and blondes. What makes him not so average is the fact that he is suspected to be the number one pick in the NFL Draft. Being the Quarterback at Penn State has its perks, but what happens when the Quarterback title doesn't work on the one girl he wants the most? Read to find out. BOOK NUMBER ONE IN THE PSU SERIES.

Everyone who works within the New York Warriors organization knows that star player August Fletcher refuses to talk to most people...and especially team reporters. All except Quinn Castle, that is. Quinn doesn't know why the broody football player has singled her out, but she knows she doesn't like it-not when being around him and his hot gazes makes her feel like she might accidentally do something that risks her career. So when August unexpectedly retires, Quinn can't help but feel relieved...until she finds herself with a new assignment: spend the summer in August's hometown on Evergreen Isle and write a flashy retirement piece on the Warrior's biggest star. It would be easy enough...if it weren't for the team's secret agenda: convince August to return to New York. It would be easy enough...if it weren't her job on the line if she doesn't see it through. It would be easy enough...if it weren't for the heat in August Fletcher's eyes.