College wasn't supposed to be this messy. Between crowded dorm halls, late-night kickbacks, and everybody in everybody's business, friendships turn into situationships real quick. The ones you swore you couldn't stand start looking different when it's 3 a.m. and you're the only two still talking, and the quiet ones end up being the ones who see you the clearest. Love, drama, and loyalty all get tested, and it's in those late-night talks and unspoken looks that the real story of campus life gets written.

Jada, a tough girl with a guarded heart, meets Xavier, a quiet, mysterious boy with a painful past. Amid school, friends, and life in their Atlanta neighborhood, their bond grows through late-night talks and shared moments, turning into a powerful, unexpected connection that changes everything.

And I just look at her. "Ain't no n***a alive deserve to be with a woman as pretty as you," I say, pulling a spliff from my pocket, lighting it then taking a puff. She keeps her chin steady, but I see it, the way her eyes keep drifting to me and then away again. Like she's trying not to get caught up in the tension of the moment. Our eyes lock in this intense stare, neither of us willing to be the first person to break it. I drink her in, inhale everything that has me hooked around her finger, and more. We're mere inches apart, our faces hovering together, trapped in the intimacy. "Yuh think yuh deserve mi?" she replies, cocking her head to the side, the corners of her lips twitching with something between mischief and what I pray is lust. I get ready to exhale, eager to release the smoke from my spliff. Before I can, her fingers find my face, pulling it even closer to hers. My next exhale becomes her next inhale, our lips exchanging the sinful scent. "Hell nah..." I drawl, grinning at her slowly. "But me already know me aguh spend di rest a mi life trying to. Yuh know seh ah only when yuh deh beside me, me breath easy?"

One cruise ship, four weeks. What could possibly go wrong? Juliette Blanc has had one dream since she was a child; spend her summer in the biggest cruise ship in the world. When that dream finally comes true, all she feels is happiness and excitement. She's always been the type of person to keep it to herself and always preferred to be unknown, which she was. Until she finds out her roomate is Lorenzo Romano. Lorenzo Romano grew up with cash. He grew up with absent parents and was left to fend for himself in a huge mansion. He was known all around the country, basically and he sure as hell knew it. He definitely was attractive, but being spoiled, cocky and a jerk ruined his image for Juliette. Juliette now has to spend her summer with Lorenzo and his two best friends. But during those four weeks, she sees differently. She doesn't seem them as the obnoxious popular boys but instead as best friends who'd die for eachother. She ends up forming an amazing friendship over those four weeks. But the cruise ship is just the beginning. Read along for the story of the hatred between Lorenzo and Juliette as well as the importance of friendship. #2 in rivals

𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝟏 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐎𝐘𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐂𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐘 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 ─────୨ৎ───── 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎 feels invisible. As the daughter of the Royal Academy's football coach, everyone assumes they know her, but no one truly does. Beneath her fake exterior lies a girl drowning in secrets, desperate for someone to see past the facade. Then 𝐀𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐍 '𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐄' 𝐎'𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐑 the academy's new star footballer, steps into her life and starts to notice the cracks in her armour. Connie has his own struggles. With a father who's relentlessly pushing him to become a football star, he's constantly fighting to meet expectations he isn't sure he can fulfill. The last thing he expects and needs is to find himself distracted and drawn to a certain curly haired blonde. ─────୨ৎ───── When I park in front of her house, I speak up before she can say goodbye. "I know you're going through something." The words come out rougher than I intend. "You try to hide it, but I see right through you, Carmen Castro." "Aaron..." Her eyes drop to her hands, her fingers twisting together. "You don't have to tell me anything. But I need you to know that I'm here for you. Whenever you need me. Okay? You can text me, call me, whatever. I'll drop everything." Her eyes flicker up to meet mine. She looks... scared. Not of me. But of something else. "Please?" I add, my voice breaking. I was never one to beg but ever since meeting Carmen, I've been a fucking beggar. She swallows hard and nods her head slowly. "Okay." Then, gives me a weak smile before slipping out of the car. [ 𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 ] #1 mental health #1 addiction #1 awareness #1 academy #1 teen love #1 drugs #1 football #1 sad #1 rehab #2 healing #3 sportsromance

Caden Connelly is hot. Dumb. And possibly cursed. Every girl he dates ends up falling for someone else-usually one of his teammates-and he's sick of being the universe's personal punchline. So this semester, he's got a new plan: fake date someone completely undateable. Someone so immune to hockey charm, the curse won't stand a chance. Enter Raven Alore. She's too smart to fall for a himbo goalie and way too busy trying to win a cutthroat sports media internship, take revenge on her ex, and survive living with her backstabbing roommate. She has exactly zero time for Caden's golden retriever energy or his abs of distraction. But when fake dating him gets her: a viral PR case study a shot at the internship and her ex shaking in his cleats... Well, she's in. With conditions. No feelings. No flirting. No shirtless selfies. (Okay, maybe one shirtless selfie.) But the longer they fake it, the messier it gets-because Caden's actually... not that dumb? And Raven's not that heartless. And this whole thing? Might not be fake at all. By the time the puck drops, someone's gonna catch feelings. Let's just hope it's not cursed.

An anxious homebody gets roped into her university quarterback's scheme to get back at both of their exes. **** Highest rating: #7 in books | 7 - 1 - 23 #2 in fakedating | 7 - 12 - 23 #4 in youngadult | 9 - 17 - 23 #1 in romcom | 10 - 9 - 23

Two strangers. Met in blind date set by their parents. Liyana Blake - Chef and owner of three successful restaurants in NYC. Her passion for cooking led to culinary empire. With three successful restaurants, her days are whirl of menu tastings, staff training and critics to please - leaving no time for romance. Elijah Sinclair - CEO of Aether Global Enterprises, a self-made Billionaire. His life is filled with Business trips, new launches, Dinner with the international figures are his days. Relationships are only transactional to him and ....love to him in nothing but a liability. One night. One dinner. Changed their entire lifes. Both turned up as an obligation but got bounded in love slowly, drawn together by quiet conversations, lingering glances, and a warmth neither expected - until dinners turned into confessions, and two strangers became each other's home. ⁕⁕⁕⁕⁕ "Where is my wife?!" "I don't know-I swear!" Amara's trembling voice only fueled his rage. Elijah's eyes turned to ice. "Twenty minutes. I want My Wife. Block the roads. Lock down the airports. No one leaves this city without my permission." He would tear the world apart to bring her home.

When Elsa agreed to a blind date with a certain man, she certainly did not expect her status would change overnight. For Carl, it was a mere slip of tongue that escalate things quickly.

"𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶."- 𝘚𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘳 𝘙𝘢𝘺 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘯. In the ring, Damian isn't just fighting his opponents, but himself. His anger, anxiety, and the need to please others is a battle he still hasn't won. Boxing gave him a way to release his pain and self-condemnation, pouring it all into his fists. But outside of the ring, facing his feelings for Renée, the girl he's truly never gotten over---might be the hardest fight of all. Will Damian conquer his inner demons and finally allow himself to embrace life? Or will the weight of past mistakes and trauma keep him on the mat for good?