What happens when your first heartbreak becomes your biggest distraction? --- Everyone at Henley University knows Logan Adams, the charming 6'3 star forward with an easy smile and eyes you could drown in. But I remember the boy before all of that. The one who watched Marvel movies with me, who fell on the ice more times than he'd ever admit, and who promised we'd always be friends. That was years ago. I haven't seen him since our high school graduation, long after we stopped being friends. Now I'm transferring to Henley, and working as a student medical assistant for the hockey team. For the first time in years, I'll be around Logan... The boy who broke my heart without ever realizing it was in his hands. ****The Henley Boys is a series of standalones. Before the Buzzer is the first book in the series, but you can choose to read in any order!***** ***100K reads on February 6, 2026 ***150K reads on February 24, 2026

She loved him quietly for three years-no confessions, no expectations, just silent glances and fleeting words. He was in love with someone else... until she broke him. Now, as his world falls apart, he starts to notice the girl who's always been there. But is she just a rebound, or finally the one?

𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧 - has lived her entire life under the weight of perfection-daughter of a world-famous model and Hollywood actor, she's been trained to smile through pain and keep up appearances. Now a sophomore at Columbia University and a dedicated ballerina, Harper is determined to carve out her own identity, far from the shadows of her elite upbringing. But when a class project partners her with someone who understands that pressure all too well, Harper begins to discover what it means to be truly seen-and what it feels like to fall into something real. 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 - Mason Cooper has spent his life performing under pressure-son of a powerhouse businesswoman and a CEO, he's always known how to play the part: polished, perfect, untouchable. But behind the charm and control is a guy who's quietly exhausted by the weight of expectations. Now a sophomore at Columbia and a key player on the hockey team, Mason keeps his head down and his last name out of conversations. Until a class project pairs him with Harper Martin-someone who knows all too well what it's like to grow up in the spotlight. For the first time, Mason isn't just playing a role. He's being seen.

"Why is it that whenever I try to get closer to you, you always shy away from me?" Aiden asks, hurt dripping from his voice I look at him and instantly i'm filled with regret and fear. "You wouldn't understand Aiden." I say pleading with him "Try me," He challenges. "Listen," I pause. "I need you to understand that when I push you away, it's because it's the only thing I know how to do anymore." He opened his mouth to say something but she stopped him, holding her palm up like a white flag. "You need to understand that everyone else has left and my problem," I say raising my voice. "My problem is that I'm scared," "I'm scared of getting too attached to someone, until eventually, that someone has the power to control me. To end my world when they feel like it." Aidens eyes bore into mine but he doesn't say anything. "Are you attached?" He asks. I glance away and then back at him nodding "With you? Too much." I say as a tear rolls down my left cheek "I'm scared that you are going to leave." I whisper as Aiden wraps his arms around me. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• A grumpy figure skater and a golden retriever Hockey Captain.

COMPLETED - It's puck at first sight for Jules Martin, when his gaze falls on Luna Larsson at his first College ice hockey game with a new team. The disappointment is real when the icy blonde with an attitude turns out to be his new arch enemy's girlfriend. It's worse when that enemy is his own Captain and a more than toxic boyfriend to the girl he is falling for, hard. When the love at first sight bullshit is established to be mutual, things are bound to get complicated for the both of them. They can't explain why they're drawn to each far worse than magnets. However what they do know, is that whatever it is they feel... it's too extraordinary to deny. Can even the nightmare of all secrets, keep them connected? Or will they lose all they love in this world. Their moon in a sky of stars. 🌙 She wanted to live without regrets, and he didn't want to be one of them.

*NOT EDITED* "You're mine to kiss," he murmured against my skin, his mouth moving to my neck, pressing soft, slow kisses there. "Mine to love." Roman's lips continued to trace lower, lingering along my cleavage longer than I anticipated. His kisses were slow, deliberate, leaving behind a warmth I couldn't ignore. I felt the pressure of his mouth against my skin, each soft touch making it harder to resist him. His lips pressed against my skin, and I felt him leave a mark, a hickey right at the curve of my breast. My breath hitched as he pulled away slightly to look at the mark he left, his eyes dark with desire. I could see the need in his eyes-the hunger for me, the desperation. "If I ever catch you with another man again, Solana." he said in a low voice, his words practically a warning, "I'll kill him." first story please be kind!! will be smut but not a lot.

Summer Grayson, a dancer with one goal and no time for distractions. Trevor St. Claire, a hockey player from the rival school with a distracting smile. BOOK ONE

The followers are convinced Adrienne and Jackson are dating. She's the social media manager for his hockey team, and he's the captain. When her boss asks them to give the people what they want for the content's sake, they can do nothing but agree. So, they're not actually dating. Not yet, at least.

Ben and Olivia are either laughing or at each other's throats-there's no in-between. To the outside world, they're chaos and charm. Banter and barbs. But underneath the teasing nicknames and constant one-upping, there's something deeper neither of them dares to name. Olivia hides her feelings behind sarcasm and a smile that rarely reaches her eyes. She cries in the shower, keeps people at arm's length, and refuses to let anyone see the cracks-especially Ben. Ben, the guy who masks his anxiety with bravado and charm. The one who's terrified of being alone and finds comfort in the noise... even when that noise is Olivia yelling at him. They weren't supposed to fall. Not for each other. Not like this. But sometimes, love doesn't arrive quietly. Sometimes... it collides. It tangles. And sometimes, it clashes.

BOOK 1: She wants to be perfect. He needs to be in control. Neither of them knows how to let go. Darcie Sinclair has spent her whole life chasing perfection-on the ice, in the mirror, and in the eyes of a mother who just wants to see her succeed. As a sophomore at Columbia, she should be living the dream: a figure skater with upper-class connections and the perfect college experience. But when she looks in the mirror, all she sees is someone who isn't enough-never thin enough, never good enough, never perfect. Caiden Winter lives his life for one person: his father. As Columbia's star hockey player and a brilliant engineering student, he's built himself into the kind of son his father can parade around-disciplined, accomplished, untouchable. But behind the cold composure, Caiden is one wrong move away from shattering under the weight of expectations he can't escape. When a chance encounter between a perfectionist figure skater and a controlled, untouchable hockey player turns into something neither of them planned for, they find themselves drawn to each other in ways that feel dangerous-and freeing. But in a world of parties, privilege, and unspoken rules, love isn't as simple as falling. It's about losing control. It's about letting someone see you-every broken piece. Perfect on Ice is a steamy, emotional college romance about love, pressure, and the courage it takes to want something for yourself.