"I thought you left," Ivy said softly. "I was waiting," Ryan replied. "You're getting soaked." "I don't care." "Why are you still here?" "Because if I leave now... I'll regret it." "...Ryan." "Ivy." Silence. "Can I?" he asked quietly. She nodded slightly. His hand touched her cheek. "You're shaking." "I'm not." "You are." "I'm not cold." "I didn't say you were." A pause. "I think I'm falling for you," he said. "...You think?" "No," Ryan whispered. "I know." "You shouldn't say that." "But I do." "...This is a bad idea." "...We should stop." "I know." Neither of them moved. "Then what are we doing?" she whispered." Ryan looked at her. "I don't want to stop." ── ⋆⋅𖤓⋅⋆ ── Some girls get noticed. Some girls chase attention. Ivy Caldwell is neither. She came to North Ridge University to start over, to be invisible, and to focus on her studies. A new city, a new school, a fresh start-no distractions, no drama, no mistakes. Then she meets Ryan Carter. He's everything she's not: confident, reckless, the star forward of the hockey team, and the kind of guy every girl wants-but who never wants anyone in return. He's the bad boy of campus, the player everyone whispers about, the guy who thinks he's untouchable. But Ryan notices her. Not because she's loud or flashy, but because she's quiet. She doesn't swoon or fawn. She doesn't even know who he is. And suddenly, the guy who never chases anyone wants her more than he's ever wanted anyone. This is a story about first impressions, stolen glances, and a game of hearts where the stakes are high. Because sometimes, the coldest hearts can melt... when they're pushed Heart on Ice.

sierra campbell's life is a mess. after her parents divorcing and her mother taking legal custody of her and her brother, she is forced to move in with her mother in massachusetts. moving houses also means another thing: moving schools. sierra's mother enrolls her in the most prestigious, and best school in town: Illyria Preparatory High School. as if her parents splitting and not being able to see her friends anymore isn't bad enough, she has to spend her entire year in a dorm with a boy. ew! but it was not just any boy. it was the most popular guy at Illyria. duke orsino, known for his good looks, hot-bod, and his outstanding skills in soccer. will sierra's experience be as dreadful and depressing as she make it out to be or...will she potentially meet her one true love? she's the man fanfic duke orsino x oc

"What do you mean they're 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦 ?" I ask, feeling like my world has been slowed to a stop. I feel like she's not even making sense. This doesn't make any sense. We just talked to them. "They're not gone. They said they were going home." The third installment in Ice.

Jane Caughill: Not a nobody, definitely not a somebody. From a young age Jane knew she was different. She could tell you how many boats were on Lake Mead or a random fact about giraffes if she wanted to. But the one question she can't answer is what she's going to do after college. Being undeniably smart had its pros: an early graduation and a bright future in the medical field. Though, it also had its cons: the constant nagging and reliance everybody had on her. But no matter what, she always found herself helping them. Here's the plan so far: graduate, land a high-paying job in the medical field, live a happy life, the end. But ever since Jane had stepped into that bakery back home as a child, she'd been hooked on the craft. But she's strapped for cash and the pre-med track sounds a whole lot more financially promising. All she needed to do for the next 3 years was keep her head down and work off her pending college loans. The last thing she thought she'd be doing was tutoring some jock. • • • • • • • • Aiden Parker: Definitely not a nobody, and most definitely a somebody. As a three year starter for one of the most prolific college hockey teams in the country he has it all going for him. The looks, the talent, the charm. But when it comes to the classroom he's quite literally failing. With the team nearing playoffs and a sweet chance at the title, Aiden needs to find a way to boost his grades or risk riding the bench. What he wasn't expecting was to be tutored by some chick who could give Einstein a run for his money. She could be a bit shy at times, a bit lost in her thoughts too, but she's exactly what he needs to keep his spot on the team. The two of them strike a deal: she tutors him, he pays her, and that's that. Developing feelings wasn't a part of the deal. But as his feelings fail to dissipate, he begins to realize that maybe winning a championship won't be the sweetest victory after all. Winning the girl is.

Malaina Chastain has her life perfectly planned. Pre-vet track, 4.0 GPA, complete STEM requirements. And absolutely, positively, no distractions-especially not football players. But when she's assigned to tutor running back Choi Seo Joon in organic chemistry, her carefully controlled world starts to unravel. He's patient where others are pushy. Thoughtful where others are thoughtless. And he looks at her like she's more than just the perfect student everyone expects her to be. There's just one problem: she's supposed to be getting back together with her ex, Cooper - the safe choice, the expected choice, the one her family and friends have already planned her future around. Between debutante ball practices with the wrong guy, stolen moments with the right one, and a viral video that exposes feelings she's been trying to deny, Malaina has to decide: keep being perfect, or start being happy. Because sometimes the biggest risk isn't falling for the wrong person. It's falling for the right one. ✨ A clean slow-burn college romance about finding yourself, defying expectations, and discovering that home isn't a place-it's a person. ✨ Updates on Friday (and more often when I get free time)! Enjoy the Spotify playlist. Find it by searching for the playlist name: Fourth Down Chemistry Throwback Playlist. 🏈 College Football Romance | AMBW | Forced Proximity | Forbidden Romance | Found Family Trigger Warnings: minor character with terminal illness, mention of death

𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝟐 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐎𝐘𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐂𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐘 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 ─────୨ৎ───── 𝐉𝐔𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐓 '𝐉𝐉' 𝐉𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒 moves to a new town at a young age; she was scared, nervous, didn't know what to expect. Then she meets Carmen Castro, the girl who becomes her first real friend... and Carmen's twin brother, the boy JJ can't seem to shake from her mind. 𝐅𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐗 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎 has played football his whole life, but at thirteen it stops being fun and becomes a legacy he never asked for. His father-once a star, now his coach-pushes him to be stronger, faster, perfect. In the chaos, JJ becomes the one thing that keeps him steady. Until JJ suddenly pulls away. Physically and emotionally. No explanation. No warning. Just silence. Felix refuses to let her go without a fight. But JJ's silence isn't anger. It's fear. And Felix is about to learn that loving someone who's still learning how to survive might be the hardest game he'll ever play. ─────୨ৎ───── Before I can stop myself, I reach over and cover her hands with mine. "Shit, JJ. You're freezing." I keep my one hand there, unwilling to let go, and use my other to crank up the heat. "It's okay," she murmurs. "No, it's not," I scoff under my breath. "You could've gotten hurt." "Would that have been so bad?" she says, lifting her eyes to mine, shrugging like she's talking about the weather. "Don't say that." I shake my head, swallowing hard. "Tell me you don't mean that." She just looks at me with no emotion behind her eyes while a tear rolls down her cheek. "Julie..." My voice cracks around her name. [ 𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 ] #1 awareness #3 england #4 rich kids

'𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐰 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐭, 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞'. - an enemies to lovers, best friend's brother, college pregnancy romance - ~~~~~~~~ I look from his hand up to his clenched jaw. My eyes look over his perfect face and stop on his lips. I bite my bottom lip into my mouth and his green eyes dart down to it. "Don't do that." he groans but doesn't make an attempt to move away, "You're going to make me do stupid shit." I look up into his eyes and before I can stop myself, I reply, "What if I want you to do stupid shit?" It doesn't take him long before he's stiffening, "Fuck it." ~~~~~~~~ Gabriella Rosales has hated her best friend's twin brother, Aiden Winters, ever since she met him. Not to mention he's one of the reasons why she and her best friends moved away... But, now they're back. Ready to start college and forget all about the boys entirely. If only it were that easy. If only they weren't forced to hang out because of their best friend's being together. What makes it worse is, after one heavily drunken night, they create life. Will Gabs be able to balance her fears and her hot baby daddy, whilst still keeping her guard up? Tension rises, panties drop... will Gabs be able to love when she's never felt it herself? A BOOK IN THE RUIN ME SERIES [CAN BE READ AS A STANDALONE] BEST RANKINGS: #2 in americanfootball

Prapti was the kind of girl everyone called a "baddie" confident, beautiful, bold, and always surrounded by attention. But behind her perfect image was a girl completely unlucky in love. Every relationship she had ever been in ended with cheating, lies, and heartbreak, until she finally stopped believing in love altogether. Then came Yuvraj. Quiet, nerdy, awkward, and the complete opposite of her world. What Prapti didn't know was that Yuvraj had been her one-sided lover for years, loving her silently from afar without expecting anything in return. Their story began with a fake relationship. Prapti needed a boyfriend to get rid of her toxic ex, and Yuvraj agreed instantly, even knowing his feelings for her were real. At first, everything between them was just an act...fake dates, fake texts, fake smiles for the world. But slowly, things changed. The more time they spent together, the more Prapti realized Yuvraj loved her differently. Gently. Purely. He listened to her, stayed during her worst moments, and cared for her in ways nobody else ever had. For the first time, love felt safe instead of painful. And somewhere between pretending and healing, their fake relationship became real. While teaching Prapti what true love looked like, he was silently fighting the hardest battle of his own life. When she found out, her world shattered. Because the boy she once treated as temporary had become the only person who ever loved her sincerely. Yuvraj showed her that real love is not about grand promises....it's about staying, caring, and loving someone even when life is falling apart. Tropes - Soft Male lead x Baddie Female Lead College Romance Fake Dating Soft Romance #1 Fake dating #2 Indian #3 India #4 Indian #5 India #fake dating #slowburn #bollywood

Sophia Honey never expected college to mean sharing an apartment with her childhood nemesis. ~~~ Freshman Sophia Honey never imagined her brother would stick her with Theo Gray-his best friend and her childhood nemesis-as her roommate. But things get complicated fast. Theo, with his shirtless mornings, flirty remarks, and those intense stares, pushes all of her buttons. Just when Sophia thinks she can handle their awkward living arrangement, she discovers he's not just popular-he's one of the hottest seniors on campus. And as the star of the hockey team, his status skyrockets, forcing her to tread carefully around him to avoid drama. But drama comes knocking When Sophia lands a side gig with the seniors in her photography department to make some extra cash, she doesn't expect her first assignment to be Theo Gray shirtless in front of her camera. She definitely doesn't expect him to say yes with that smug grin-and one condition. What he wants in return? Not money. Something else. Something dangerous. As the photo sessions begin, so does the unraveling. Their banter becomes charged. His touches linger. Her defenses slip. And then one night-when he comes home drunk, eyes glassy, words slurred but honest-he breaks every version of him she thought she knew. Gone is the boy who annoyed her growing up. This Theo is raw. Complex. Broken in places she never noticed before. And now she wants things she's never dared to want. His kisses. His hands. His body-yes-but also his secrets, his pain... him. What started as a paycheck becomes a dangerous line they can't stop crossing. And the more she sees him, truly sees him, the more she wonders- What if falling for Theo Gray was the real assignment all along?

Silas Reid has been madly in love with Emilia Josephine Li ever since he climbed into her bedroom window in the sixth grade. Inseparable since childhood, Silas always hid his true feelings towards his best friend. Now in their early 20's, Silas is a pro hockey player desperate to escape the constant cameras surrounding his personal life, while Emilia is a fourth grade teacher coping with her growing anxiety. When news get out that the notoriously single Rookie Reid suddenly has a girlfriend, all cameras point to Emilia. When Silas' agent proposes they feed the publicity by posing as a 'pretend' couple, the emotional lines between faux and reality get blurred.