glass jaw: 1. Noun. Where a fighter is easily knocked out via a blow to the chin or jaw owing to a vulnerability in their strength and training. 2. Metaphorically, a fighter's weakness. ~~~ Ryan Chamberlain is the embodiment of vulnerability. She's kind-hearted and maybe a little too keen to trust people. Plus, she barely has any real-world experience, but that was never her choice. For the last eight years, Ryan has been pushed into the corner. There was only ever room for one star to shine and that star was not her. With college on the horizon, Ryan finally sees the opportunity to step out of the shadows and live life on her own terms. Will it be that simple though? To Landon Atwood, showing weakness is not an option. In the octagon, and in life, people will always take advantage of your vulnerability. The only people he lets close are his childhood friends-and that's only because they refuse to leave him alone. What will happen when those same friends adopt a stray in the form of an unwelcome freshman?

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*

Indigo Gallagher was born with osteochondroma, a condition that leaves her physically fragile. Between shifts at her granʼs flower shop and her tumultuous relationship, all she wants is to get through her second year of pre-med unscathed. Although irresistibly charming, Jem Valentine has a hardened exterior and a stormy disposition. With little faith in most things, heʼs seen far too much of the world to remain tender or soft. But for her, he will be.

What happens when the star baseball player hits a home run into the art studio window? ***** All Sadie Lane Garner needed to make herself happy was a canvas and paintbrush. With copious projects due and little studio time, she volunteers to clean the art building in exchange for after-hour use of the university art supplies. But, she doesn't foresee the loud baseball games outside the workshop windows, the near-perfect view of the field, or the sight of devious, dark-haired athlete, Elijah Preston, known for his charm and home runs. And it doesn't take long for Sadie to find out he also has the perfect view of her. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Completed, 80-85k words Stand Alone novel [previously named The Art of Falling] Cover photo from Pexels edited on Canva 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. -- ONLY POSTED TO WATTPAD

Jannat - a girl made of copious amounts of sarcasm, a bit (lot) of a diva and an unwavering love for all things fashion - has loved the golden boy of the school, Lucas, since forever. And much to her dismay, Jannat's arch nemesis - Christian, also known as the second Voldemort, ugly reincarnation of the devil, etc., is none other than Lucas' best friend. But when things take a turn which none of them had anticipated, Jannat & Christian are forced to team up, in the name of love (or is it hate?) and things become genuinely, certainly, obviously, very, madly complicated. But well, what's a little fake dating your arch-rival when you know that your heart beats for the golden boy you've loved since forever, right? Right? And to think that it all started with the wrong side of the bed. ● ● ● ⚡ featured on Wattpad YARomance's 'Love-hate relationships' reading list. ⚡ featured on Wattpad YA's 'Animal Farm | Humour' reading list. ⚡ this a light-hearted, feel good rivals-to-lovers romance which was hard for me to come up with because i heart pain. ⚡all the graphics included in the book have been done by me. the pictures, although, have been taken from pinterest and belong to their rightful owners. ⚡please note that this book is exclusive only to wattpad for now, so if you see it somewhere else, please inform me! ● ● ● ©2025 to Aishi Mitra @aishixwrites

(SAMPLE) Now available everywhere in ebook & paperback (and on Kindle Unlimited in the US & Canada). Kendall works the night shift at the campus library. It's the perfect job: she gets to spend hours reading her romance novels without interruption... until the night that Vincent, king of campus and star of the basketball team, comes to the front desk and asks her for reading recommendations. (75k words. No cheating, no love triangles, happy ending. Adult content. 18+ recommended.)

"Fate brought us together for a reason and if you believe for even one second that there isn't anything between us," Elijah held her close as he peered down into her eyes. "Then, I'm willing to prove you wrong, beautiful." ✿ ✿ ✿ It felt like fate, bringing two people from different worlds together. Leila had always steered clear from men, having been hurt by the one man she thought would never break her trust. But as he came crashing into her life, she couldn't help but slowly fall for the smooth-talking, attractive, yet cocky hockey star. Elijah knew he was a goner the moment he laid eyes on her. His charms could get him any woman in the world, yet the only one he wanted didn't seem to want to give him the time of day. But one thing's for sure, he was stubborn and wasn't going to give up that easily. Join Leila and Elijah as they learn that fate has brought them together for a reason that may eventually lead to love blossoming. ✿ Extended description inside ✿