There's a thin line between love and hate, and Leo and Axel are dangerously close to crossing it. Leo's the city's golden boy - the #1 Hero everyone looks up to. At just 18, he's already taken down hundreds of villains. Raised in a family of superpowered individuals, he was practically born to save the world. His mission? Simple: rid the city of crime, no matter what it takes. Axel, on the other hand, is what you'd call a villain - or at least that's how everyone sees him. He's notorious for hacking into top-secret government files and leaving cryptic, often taunting messages behind. He's got access to millions of classified documents, feeding them to his family for whatever purpose suits them. And he's only 18. Raised by a family of spies, Axel's just in it for the thrill. For him, it's all about having fun. But when Leo's assigned the task of recovering all the stolen files, he's not exactly thrilled. He's only ever seen Axel on TV, and he's been raised to hate him. The villain's the enemy, after all....right? Then things get messy. Somehow, they both end up stuck in the middle of a situation where they have to work together - whether they like it or not. Two teenagers from completely different worlds, thrown together by circumstances neither of them can control. As they fight side by side, they start to realize that maybe the feelings between them aren't exactly hate after all.

(bxb) Axel Hunter hates Will Anderson. The two don't exactly see eye to eye, though that's to be expected of the two most popular boys in their high school, both extremely competitive and sarcastic. So, when the baseball team vandalizes the basketball team's state trophies, they catch the attention of the principal once again. As a punishment, the principal and coaches force the two teams to spend time together at a far-away camp during their spring break-"team bonding," they called it. Axel knew he wouldn't last at this so called camp, not when he's forced to room with Will Anderson, and especially not when he starts to become somewhat bearable.

The Wildcats and Falcons have an irrefutable rivalry that's never been questioned. Alexander "Lex" Hope is the captain of the Falcons basketball team. And Ivan Petrov, the star player of the Wildcats. They're the spearheads of their town's basketball rivalry, causing havoc every time they butt heads. After his homophobic father kicks him out for being gay, closeted Ivan Petrov has no choice but to move in with his biggest rival, Lex Hope. What he first believes to be a temporary arrangement becomes his permanent residence. And the self-obsessed playboy Lex Hope seems... kinder (and harder to resist) than Ivan expects. Despite his local stardom, life isn't easy for Ivan. He has enough to deal with : an alcoholic father, a dying mother, and now: sharing a room with his nemesis. Overwhelmed, all Ivan can now do is live with hope. Quite literally. Suddenly, Ivan not only has to worry about Lex winning the Wildcats-Falcons match, but also Ivan's trust and - most importantly - his heart. Maybe that line between love and hate isn't so thick after all.

-this is a sequel to Fire & Ice- Lake knew the time was coming when everything would go wrong, he just didn't realize it would be this soon. There are a lot of things he can deal with, especially with his team to help out. The fact that The Vault's tagline is that it's "the place nobody ever comes back from" really isn't promising, though. The evidence against him also isn't very reassuring.

Grief does a lot of funny things, like turn an unsuspecting park into a shrine. Or convincing oneself that taking unknown medication is a good idea. It's almost easy for Max to pretend that Damien's not just a hallucination. (This is a novella set between Fire & Ice and the sequel to it)

It seems like everyone Lake knows has already met their other half. He's spent years in waiting but has finally turned his back on fate. The counterpart system is simple but his life is not, so he doesn't expect it to work for him as it has for everyone else. He joins the League as the next logical step in his life. It's the best option for anyone with powers, and Lake can control ice. His new career will serve as a distraction from the disappointment of the counterpart system if nothing else. When Lake is assigned to an undercover operation that he's out of his depth with from the beginning, he gets far more than he bargained for. His friends have told him their stories of how they met their counterparts, but he's pretty sure that he can top all of them after he encounters the son of the man he is supposed to arrest.

Nathaniel Ellis hates hockey. He hates the cold, the noise, the jock energy-and he especially hates Valerian Nox, his twin brother Daniel's intimidating best friend. Quiet, freckled, and forever the black sheep of the Ellis family, Nathaniel would rather stick to badminton courts and bookshelves. But when insomnia and a twist of fate push him into Valerian's orbit, Nathaniel realizes there's more to the "scary hockey star" than icy glares and bruised knuckles. And Valerian? He was never supposed to notice his best friend's brother. He definitely wasn't supposed to want him. But secrets don't stay buried forever, and when jealousy, fake dating, and forbidden attraction collide, someone's heart is bound to break.

Jack Hughes is one of the NHL's brightest stars - fast, fearless, and adored by millions. But behind the highlight reels and locker room smiles, he's hiding a truth he's never dared to speak aloud. Until now. When a quiet connection with a stranger named Leo begins to crack open the armor Jack's built his whole life, he's forced to confront what scares him most: not the game, not the media, but himself. As his world expands beyond the rink, so do the risks - to his career, his team, and the carefully guarded life he's built. Told through the perspectives of Jack, his brother Quinn, and those who love him most, Breaking the Ice is a story about fear, courage, and the people who show up when the lights go out. It's about being the first - and making sure you're not the last. For fans of character-driven romance, slow-burn tension, and stories that hit as hard as a slapshot to the chest, Breaking the Ice is a raw, beautiful celebration of what happens when you stop skating away from the truth - and start chasing it.

"HE SHOWS ME THAT I'M LOVABLE EVEN IN THE DARK MOMENTS WHEN Everyone tells me otherwise"......... What will happen when two worlds collide... When two unexpected individuals meet .. Will there rivalry and love blooms... ************* Trope Enemies to lover Misunderstanding Grumpy× Grumpy Healing through love Obsession ********************

Jonah Moshe knew working over Christmas break would be awful, especially at Happy's 24/7 Pharmacy, where he'd get to start his day in a dimly lit convenience store that smelled like cat food and cigarettes, listening to his co worker blab on for six hours straight. But then Nicky Haddad comes in. And he comes again. And again. And again. And suddenly, working the morning shift doesn't seem all that bad. (Double POV story)