❝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.

[18+ ongoing] Fire meets ice, but can enemies become lovers? One ice queen. One molten-hot heartthrob. One work assignment: don't rip each other apart. ❀ NA sports romance + workplace romance. Please note that this story is mature. Extended synopsis included within.

"You have yourself convinced you don't want me, but that changes as soon as my head's between your legs." "Not everything is about sex, no matter how much I like you between my legs." "Says the girl who sleeps in my arms every night to feel safe." *** Danielle Riley has big shoes to fill. Between the expectations imposed by the people in the men's professional hockey world and the unintentional pressures set by her sister in-law, Danny has one goal: become the first woman in the NHL. For that to happen, everything has to go perfectly but Danny's life is far from perfect. A haunted past and estranged family makes her life hard long before Beckett Sampson comes into play. With a new captain from a rival college, whom Danny has already crossed one too many lines with, senior year of college just got a lot harder. One more year until the draft. One more year until everything comes together or shatters into a million shards of ice. ***Spin off of the Contronym series. Can be read as a stand alone, but has Contronym and Synonym spoilers.***

college hockey player Wes Graham has tormented Adare Wells since they were in the first grade. pulling her hair, breaking her crayons, calling her names-- anything to get her attention. they spend all of high school together, never giving each other the time of day until they end up on first day of university. there's only one empty seat, and it's next to Adare. even though Adare hates Wes and he's an asshole to her, they both have some baggage that only each other seem to understand.

Ellie West has her life all mapped out, but after disappointing news, she's forced to take in the mysterious Seth Carter as a roommate. Can the arrangement work? Sure. As long as she can accept his past, embrace his demons and maintain a firm grip on her heart.

Jourdan Mathews has a secret, and she knows she needs to take this one to the grave. * * * Her life was never complicated: a college student with a close family, good friends, and a plan for her future as a doctor. Had that night had never happened, she might even have been called ordinary. But we're not made by ordinary moments. Now in her senior year, Jourdan is in freefall after a catalyzing summer that turned everything upside-down. Her friends know she's in trouble, and her parents hope they've done enough to save her, but Jourdan doesn't feel anything anymore. They say moving on happens slowly, but something needs to change fast before life moves on without her. Ryder Harris considers his life to be the farthest thing from "ordinary." He isn't just the kind-of-good basketball player that made him popular in high school. He is the kind-of-great that comes along once in a generation, a fact that has propelled him on a course which only attempts to reach for the stars. If you ask him, this isn't luck or special talent. No, Ryder Harris makes a point to focus himself, to remain undistracted. He's got priorities, and at the very top of his list is being drafted into the NBA. That dream is very close to becoming a reality his senior year, so close he can almost taste it. But the universe has a nasty habit of giving us what we need, not what we want. * * * part I - Jourdan & Ryder * * * Every Saint Needs a Sinner. Copyright. © May 2022. All Rights Reserved.

August & Colin | WRU series | book 1 We take risks. We make mistakes. We lie. We love. We hurt. We lose total control. I took a risk. I paid the price. I made a mistake. I felt the guilt. I lied. I lie. I loved. I try not to. I hurt. I still do. I lost control. I'm losing again. I try to stick to my plan, I try to follow my rules, I try to silence my heart, I try to keep control of the domino stones that represent my life. But one domino fell and the rest just followed. *** "We shouldn't do this," he whispers against my lips. I should applaud him for having the strength to act on that thought because I haven't been able to. At one point I wanted to, but his touches made the impulse to stop vanish. Now, the only thing I want to act on is the longing inside my chest as I think about demolishing the space between us. "Do you want to stop?" I can feel his frown against my forehead. He nudges my nose before placing a featherlight kiss on my mouth. His hands slide over my jawline, his thumbs slowly caressing my cheeks. He gives me another kiss. Slow and deliberately, as if he's still debating the answer to my question as he slicks his tongue over mine. He softly sucks on my bottom lip, dragging it with him when he pulls away. "I can't," he confesses before he presses his lips back on mine. *** All Rights Reserved (Do not copy this story, thank you :))

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.

Southern Gulf University Series: Book 2 | Sequel to Finding Our Way | Not a stand alone When Mason breaks Lexi's heart and her trust, she takes the job offer in LA and leaves him in her past. Or so she thinks. Fast forward five years and Mason is the best baseball player in the MLB. Fans adore him, girls throw themselves at him, and kids idealize him, but there's only one brunette who can reignite his heart. Lexi's a successful A&R manager in Los Angeles and has closed her heart off from dating since Mason crushed it. Her bosses adore her, her artists want to date her, and her career is her whole life. Only one man can put her heart back together and he's halfway across the country. But when Lexi and Mason come face-to-face again in an unlikely place, are the sparks still there or has the past torn them further apart? Each one has their own new lies and sins, but can they overcome them to prove that if you love someone and you set them free, they'll come back to you.

Southern Gulf University series: Book 1 Lexi Olson does not hook up, let alone date anybody. She has good grades, great roommates, and a bright career ahead of her, but when she lets her guard down with the top MLB prospect, everything changes. Can she overcome her sexual baggage with him or is she too far gone to be saved? Two things have always come easy to Mason Young: baseball and girls. He never wanted a relationship until he meets a fiery brunette one night who will change his life forever. But when he makes a mistake the first night can he recover from it or will he strike out trying? **Excerpt** I stare at him. How could I possibly damage his ego? He could have any girl he wants, I'm pretty sure his ego is perfectly intact. "I want to help you." he says. "Help me?" "Yeah. In the bedroom." "You seemed to like what I did just fine last night. Excuse me." I say through clenched teeth.