Quinn West: The beautiful baker just trying to get her life back on track. Noah Banks: The playboy hockey player that everyone wants. Quinn: I never thought I would fall for a hockey player, of all people. Especially after I had been burned by my last boyfriend---that was until, I met Noah Banks. As much as I hated him, the more I wanted to see him. Noah: I never thought I would be the type of man to settle down. I mean, I have hockey to worry about. not to mention I have women left and right---without the commitment. I had never wanted to be the boyfriend type, until I met Quinn West. TW: SA

Emery Ashford had a smart mouth. She was known for it. As an outgoing teenager Emery was always hanging out with friends and with a lack of filter she always said what was on her mind. Especially if it had to do with that irritative jock. She hated him with every fiber in her body. She hated his charming nature, his arrogance, his lack of care, and the way he got on her nerves. But the thing she hated most, although she'd never admit it, is that she would stick up for him. Not like he ever needed it. She wanted nothing more than to get away from him. But it's completely impossible. He lived right across the street. Everything about senior year had been going smoothly until, Bang. Jackson Riley had a pretty mouth. Pretty face too. As the school's football captain he's always been the talk. For years he's been entertained by the smartass that is Emery Ashford. She was a pain in his ass, but he knew he'd be bored without her. When he ends up giving Emery another concussion, he's determined to make the last two months of her senior year hell. That's if he hasn't been doing that already. There's only one thing in his way. Concussion or not Emery isn't going down without a fight. It seems the more she doesn't want him around, the more he happens to be. She thinks her life is spiraling into the ground...but maybe she has it all wrong. With an offer she can't refuse and a heat of the moment bet, it's time for the both of them to realize that there's a thin line between love and hate. And with an injury like this, that line is surely to blur. #1 in annoying [12/30/22] #1 in brothersbestfriend [1/6/23] #1 in hate [1/15/23] #1 in teens [1/28/23] #1 in tension [3/18/23] #1 in summer [5/8/23] #1 in player [5/13/23] Started [Oct 2022] Finished [May 2023]

"I'll hold you now, okay? I'll be that someone for whatever you need." Indi, an aspiring artist and the daughter of one of the best baseball players of all time, is in her junior year of high school. She's always stressed over keeping up with her academics, but something about this year is different. The anxiety is at an all time high, especially since this is the school year that matters the most. She hardly has time for family, let alone friends, and definitely NOT romance. Except, when her brother's best friend Ezra begins hanging around the house more often, a love story begins to seem a little more realistic in her life than it has in all the years before him. For the first time since high school started, she begins to consider whether or not her studies are more important than the memories that she's missing out on. #1-brothersbestfriend #1-onebed #3-girlxboy #4-clean #4-baseball #7-artist #11-teenromance #12-friendstolovers No pictures or songs are mine!

Maisie never expected her quiet life as a schoolteacher to collide with Tucker's - a gruff firefighter carrying more scars than he lets show. But when a call for help brings them together, everything begins to change. On Tucker's peaceful farm, with wide skies and creaking porch swings, Maisie finds a kind of stillness she didn't know she needed. And Tucker, long used to solitude and silence, discovers what it means to be truly seen. Slowly, gently, they begin to untangle the pain in each other's pasts, drawn closer by shared glances, soft laughter, and the growing comfort of something like home. As love roots itself between them, unexpected turns reshape their world - bringing both challenge and grace in equal measure. Together, they learn that family can be something you build with your hands and heart. A moving, quiet love story about healing, trust, and the kind of life you choose - one moment, one morning, one person at a time.

Advantageous: an adjective meaning, to increase the chances of success which involves a favourable circumstance. In order for one thing to go right a series of events had to happen prior but I suppose this is just the mafia life style. Every family has that one thing they yearn for its not a want more of a need and for the Gray family they finally got it, their daughter Ezmie Paige. She was the light of their dark world, the gift that kept on giving. She was the luck that they always needed after all she was advantageous. Taken a couple of months after she was born she left her family behind trying to track her down, it felt like their luck had gone doesn't mean hers did though. She finally found her way home but its not what shes expecting. Especially when shes come from a mafia family.

Daisy Madden has always had a little crush on her brother's best friend. Maxwell Adler has always been sweet to his friend's younger sister. Throughout Daisy's life, the crush has only grown bigger. One night she decides that, with her feelings only growing wider for a boy who would never look twice at her, she needs to get rid of said feelings. While she is researching that night, Max finds her doing so. Daisy lies about having a crush on another person, but what happens when Max wants to help Daisy talk to this person who doesn't exist? Daisy's lie only grows more and more, and later she is found in a plan with Max to get her crush's (again, the person doesn't exist) attention. Through the makeover Max helps her with, getting a date, and helping her with so much more, Daisy realizes that this plan isn't working. Her feelings for her brother's best friend remain. What will she do? There aren't many solutions on how to get out of this. Read Tangled Plans to find out!!!

Curiosity sparked in me as I looked up at him, "Why do you call me 'blue'?" Asher smiled, his eyes filled with love, "Because your eyes remind me of the vast, deep ocean, and your soul shines like the clearest sky on a bright day. You're my calming blue amidst life's chaos." In the corporate jungle, CEOs Audrey and Asher are thrust into an arranged marriage by their families. Audrey, who once harbored a secret crush on Asher, now faces a turbulent relationship where love and animosity collide. To complicate matters, Asher is her brother's best friend, adding layers of complexity to their entangled tale.

Dolly and Valentino. Sweet and intense. Crazy and serious. Two opposites. Two hearts. Two lonely souls. Dolly Armstrong is a crazy 19 year old with no experience of friendships or relationships. Isolated her whole life, she's desperate for a friend, someone she can waffle her heart out to, someone she can dress up in matching duck onesies with, someone who can tame her little crackhead self. Valentino Dominguez, a 25 year old lawyer who has no time for anything or anyone. He didn't care for a relationship, he told himself he was content on his own, basking in the silence of his own presence. That's how he liked it, quiet and calm. Until a talkative girl without the ability to be quiet stumbled into his gym. Can these two opposites ever become one?

Josephine 'Fin' Rosio Arcane. Fin is the kindest and most cheerful girl anyone can meet. Though she has her dark moments. Despite the fact that she is only seventeen, Fin makes a lot of money. She owns many businesses and food chains. She donates to charity and provides help to anyone who needs it. Fin loves to spend time at children's hospitals, caring for them and teaching them new things. When her mother suddenly passes away from drug overdose, Fin is forced to move in with her father and brothers she knew nothing about. She agrees as she saw an opportunity to help more people. Warning: The love interest has an eight years age gap with the main character. She is 17 and he is 25, so if you aren't comfortable with that, please move on to another book or you can imagine a different age. Also, the relationship in this story is fast paced.

Kalina never knew much about her family, only that she had brothers, a mother and a father who never wanted her. After the abuse her mother put her through, Kalina was broke beyond repair. With the help from a motorcycle gang she built herself back up. One day, she gets taken out of her cell in juvie, to find out her mother had died. Being seventeen, her father has come to take her home. Where she learns he was unaware of her existence. Kalina must learn to depend on others and adapt to a life of safety and security all children should have. And her family must learn to hide their mafia from a girl who means the world to them. Kalina, however, is not as innocent as they think. Her past is dark and catching up to her fairly quick. What happens when she meets a certain man, who will change the course of her life forever. (This book is full of uncomfortable and triggering content, please be careful while reading)