I had been second best all my life. But this time, when it comes to her, I'm not willing to accept defeat. I'll do whatever it takes to get her to choose me. *** Having a best friend that was wildly popular, and one of the best hockey players in the United American Hockey League, was both a curse and a blessing. On the plus side, I got to play hockey with my best friend, and there was never a shortage of beautiful girls. At least there wasn't until Nash decided to man up and tell his childhood friend that he'd always loved her. The bad part was that I usually ended up being second best. In my late teens and early twenties I hadn't cared that I wasn't picked in the first round of the draft, or that sponsors chose Nash ahead of me, or even if I ended up with a girl who didn't really want me for me. I made a nice living playing hockey. I had a few good friends and a nice place to live in the middle of Manhattan. Despite not being the best, I'd made most of my dreams come true and it was a far stretch from the lonely kid I'd been growing up in the rural Midwest. I was happy. I was content. Until her.... It's not like I didn't want what Nash had. I did. I do. Who doesn't want a happily ever after? It's just that I've never taken the risk and allowed a woman to see past my defenses before, to see the real me, with my baggage and all my insecurities... until now. As scary as that is in itself, what makes it complicated is that my new roommate, Jackson - who I offered my spare bedroom to a while back when he needed a place to stay - and Bryce - one of my friends and teammates- also seem to have an interest in her... the woman who has me questioning all my decisions. The thing is... I'm pretty sure I'm not willing to be a second choice this time around...

A story of forced marriage...

Funny how my story doesn't begin with how I got stuck with my two brutally honest besties. Or back when I had my very first crush on a clueless boy in my middle school class. I'm Terry by the way...and welcome to my gorgeously chaotic court. _⁠_⁠_⁠_⁠_⁠_⁠_⁠_⁠_ "...𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘫𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴, 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦?" 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘛𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵. 𝘐 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘦. "𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘑𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘛𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦" 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥. 𝘛𝘢𝘵𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥, "𝘈𝘩, 𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺'𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘩. 𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘦. 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘐 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵¿..." _⁠_⁠_⁠_⁠_⁠_⁠_⁠_⁠_ But I definitely wouldn't have bet on it kicking off with a teenage diary, would you¿

Iris Giorgianni is no ordinary girl. She's living a double life: a neglected daughter at home, but a fighter on the streets. As the leader of The Sangue - one of the most wanted and well-known gangs in London - Iris has a reputation to uphold. Only, when one fight ends a life and leaves Iris seriously injured, her parents ship her off to Camp Juvy, where troubled teens are forced to rehabilitate their violent and criminal selves. Cue Levi Amos: the smirking, sarcastic bad boy that has been with more girls than Iris has ever spoken to. Unusually for Levi, Iris isn't interested in the slightest; her aim is to return home to her gang and get out of Camp Juvy as soon as she can. But when Iris sees a familiar face and Levi's brother goes missing, Camp Juvy seems to be more mysterious than it seems, and both Levi and Iris are forced to discover a world full of hidden secrets. #2 IN TEEN FICTION 23/07/2020 #1 in badboy 11/09/2019 #1 in missing 30/09/2019 #1 in delinquent 03/02/2020 #1 in juvenile 20/02/2020 #2 in camp 11/09/2019 #5 in love 13/09/2019

Workaholic wedding planner Sophia gets the surprise of her life when her new clients' best man turns out to be her ex-boyfriend. ***** When taking on new clients, Sophia Coleman expects the same old routine - wake up, go to work, go home, binge The Bachelor, go to sleep, repeat. What she doesn't expect is her ex-boyfriend, Carter Stone, to be the groom's best man. His sudden appearance throws her off, and she refuses to let anyone - let alone a guy - get in the way of her success. Especially not after the last time. Planning a wedding in three months is hard enough, but between cake tastings and dress shopping, there's Carter's cheeky smile and relentless charm. As the big day gets closer, so do Sophia and Carter, until all that's standing between them is their history. Can Sophia say yes to a second chance, or will this rekindled romance get left at the altar?

All Evelyn wanted was a distraction; one night where she could have some fun and drink away her sorrows and maybe forget all about her douche of an ex-boyfriend. So when she meets Connor at a work party, she thinks the situation may be perfect and he may be just the distraction she was looking for. Until what was supposed to be a one night stand turns into something neither of them expected.

Currently on hold. SEQUEL TO BULLETPROOF. can be read as a standalone if you want.

When Franny learns why former popular boy Tyler fell from grace, she gets thrown head-first into his dangerous world but also closer to his timid heart. ***** Eighteen-year-old Tyler Madden used to have everything. He was captain of the football team, popular, high achiever, and was set to have a successful career. But when a secret too hard to handle comes to light, he turns to underground fighting to deal with the pain. Now, he's in too deep. And when Francesca Howard befriends him at school in the hopes of figuring out what went wrong, she unknowingly gets pulled into the criminal world he's now stuck in. As the two find comfort in each other, they find themselves faced with their impending future and trying to get Tyler out alive. Content/Trigger Warning: this story contains scenes pertaining to drug use, substance abuse, and violence. [#1 in teen fiction, romance and action]

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

Meet Stella a goody two shoes girl but that doesn't stop her from being sarcastic, crazy and bubbly. When her parents decide to take a break on work and take a 6 month holiday to travel. She is forced to live with her mum's friends. Her mum's friend has a boy her age. The boy turns out to be the notorious bad boy, Matthew York. What will happen when they are forced to live together?