At Frostwood University, the ice is cold, the hockey is brutal, and falling for your best friend's little sister is strictly off-limits. Nolan James Remington is a 6'5" shutdown defenseman with a reputation for being untouchable-on and off the ice. Brooding, fiercely loyal, and carrying ghosts no one else can see, he's perfected the art of keeping everyone at arm's length. Especially Ruby Kensington. Ruby Hope Kensington is all sunshine and chaos. With her honey-blonde waves, dimpled smile, and a heart that's been through more than most people twice her age, she's the warm spark in Frostwood's frozen world. She's also Kenny's little sister-the one girl Nolan is forbidden to want. When a series of morning runs, late-night pancakes, and undeniable chemistry crack the walls Nolan has spent years building, the line between loyalty and desire begins to blur. What starts as stolen glances and secret touches quickly becomes something deeper, something that could destroy the only real family Nolan has ever known. Because some rules are meant to be broken... and some hearts aren't built to survive the fallout. Empty Net is a spicy, emotional college hockey romance full of banter, slow-burn tension, and the kind of love that refuses to stay in the penalty box.

She nodded solemnly. "With my girl charm and my pretty dress. But now I just feel like a hot pile of creamed corn." I dragged a hand over my face. "You need water. And sleep." "I need closure." "Sunshine..." "No," she said, standing straighter and stabbing a finger into my chest. "You don't get to look like that and make me feel feelings and then just go all mysterious and noble and disappear like a sexy hitman Batman." "Sexy hitman Batman?" "I had a lot of wine." "I noticed." ●・○・●・○・● She bakes cookies. He breaks bones. Everyone in the city fears mafia boss Dominic Moretti-everyone except Tessa Bloom, the relentlessly cheerful café owner next door to his front business. She calls him "Mr. Broody," brings him muffins he never asks for, and walks into his office like it's not occupied by a man who could have someone disappeared with a phone call. Dominic doesn't have time for distractions-especially not sweet, sunshine-eyed distractions with flour on their noses. But when Tessa finds herself tangled in the underworld he's spent a lifetime controlling, protecting her becomes more than a duty. It becomes personal. And suddenly, the most dangerous man in the city starts falling for the only woman who isn't afraid of him. ●・○・●・○・● Word count: 23,178 Top Rankings: 10.14.25 - #6 in Mafia

Zane Woods is the NHL's hottest star-and a virgin. Not by accident. He's saving himself for the real thing. No games. No puck bunnies. Just something real. Julia Starnes is loud, wild, and impossible to ignore. The total opposite of Zane-and exactly who ends up fake-kissing him at a charity event. Now she's set on cracking his icy shell, and he's trying (and failing) to keep his walls up. But Zane's hiding more than just inexperience. A disgraced brother. A team scandal. And a past that just hit the ice under a fake name. She's the chaos he never saw coming. He's the secret she never expected. Game on. [18+ Mature Audiences Only] [Smut Warning: Starts Chapter 31 and + ]

When Abigail Hastings is torn from London's glittering ballrooms and forced aboard a merchant vessel, she's determined to find her way back to the life she was promised-at any cost. But the Atlantic Ocean has other plans. As storms rage and pirates threaten, Abigail discovers that survival demands more than silk gowns and social graces. It requires courage she never knew she possessed. Eric Bailey has spent six months recovering from betrayal, and now he's finally returning to the Caribbean to expose the naval captain who left him and his crewmates for dead. The last thing he needs is to play protector to a spoiled aristocrat who thinks the world should bow to her whims. But when the captain assigns him to guard Miss Hastings, Eric finds himself drawn to the fire beneath her icy facade. As the voyage grows more perilous and the distance between their worlds seems insurmountable, he must choose between the justice he's sworn to seek and the woman who's beginning to steal his heart.

Ronan Morozov, the ruthless pakhan of the Bratva, needs a wife. Years ago, at a ballet performance bathed in light and music, he noticed Ivory Grace Bennett. One dance was all it took. From that moment on, he watched her quietly, patiently, from the shadows. Ivory's father owes Ronan millions. When Ivory's father cannot repay it, he offers the only bargaining chip he has left. His daughter. Ronan accepts without hesitation. What Ivory doesn't know is that the marriage was never about the debt. From the moment Ronan saw her dance, he had already claimed her as his. And now, he intends to make sure she knows it. _________________ #23 - eroticromance out of 17.1k (7/16/25) #11 - darkromance out of 65.9k (8/31/25) #8 - criminal out of 24.5k (8/31/25) #4 - ballet out of 6.34k (2/28/26) #66 - love out of 2.53mil (3/11/26)

He leads on ice. She tells stories through movement. Falling was never part of the routine. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Avery Woods has spent her entire life chasing perfection through movement. As one of the top dancers in her university's elite competitive dance program, every routine, every performance, and every competition determines her future. Being cast for a solo means pressure, expectations, and standing alone under stage lights with nothing but music and emotion to carry her story. She wouldn't have it any other way. Noah Carter lives his life on ice. As captain of the university hockey team, he's used to leading under pressure, carrying his teammates through wins, losses, and everything in between. His world runs on discipline, strategy, and trust in rhythm - until he meets a dancer who understands performance in a way that feels dangerously familiar. They weren't supposed to collide. But between rink rehearsals, competition nights, late-night messages, and two friend groups determined to push them together, Avery and Noah find themselves balancing ambition, vulnerability, and the terrifying possibility of letting someone truly see them. Because sometimes the strongest performances happen when you're not standing alone. And sometimes love begins on thin ice... and tiptoes.

Ava, 22, and her son Carter, 2, just moved to New York from Canada. Ava needed a fresh start after everything that happened in Canada. She is not looking for love, merely looking to care for her son. New adventures await her and her son.

It all went downhill the moment she kissed him in the penalty box. Because apparently, that's not something people do casually - especially not in front of a crowd, through glass, while he's supposed to be serving time for fighting. They were supposed to fake date for PR. Stand close. Look convincing. Don't catch feelings. Simple. Except it stopped being simple somewhere between viral photos, very real-looking kisses, and a friend group that has fully committed to planning their wedding like it's already happening. Now they're stuck in something that was never supposed to feel real - but somehow does. At this point, the only fake thing left... is the original plan.

- F I U F A M I L Y S E R I E S - Book 4 - can be read as stand alone Their summer dreams. Their friendship above all else. Until it wasn't. A forbidden friendship ripped Nova Price away from Isaac Bishop. The sweet, innocent, ray of sunshine that is the daughter of a beloved pastor, loved her childhood friend; the bad egg, kid going nowhere, who was judged by the small minded townspeople - only she didn't care. She never judged, she just loved. After a summer night, things changed, and so did their friendship. Now, years later, they're back in each others lives. She's no longer a little girl. And he's no longer sweet and caring. A night to remember, a battle of resistance and a turn of events giving them a bump in the road. Can the hockey captain of FIU and the prissy princess fight together? Or against? † ⚫ † ⚫ † "Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. It has been two weeks since my last confession." "What is your confession, my child?" "I have impure thoughts about a boy I know is bad for me, Father. I've tried to stop them, but I can't. Nothing works." Completed; 09/09/2022 [#1] Hockey [#2] Religion [#1] enemiestolovers

"Why is it that whenever I try to get closer to you, you always shy away from me?" Aiden asks, hurt dripping from his voice I look at him and instantly i'm filled with regret and fear. "You wouldn't understand Aiden." I say pleading with him "Try me," He challenges. "Listen," I pause. "I need you to understand that when I push you away, it's because it's the only thing I know how to do anymore." He opened his mouth to say something but she stopped him, holding her palm up like a white flag. "You need to understand that everyone else has left and my problem," I say raising my voice. "My problem is that I'm scared," "I'm scared of getting too attached to someone, until eventually, that someone has the power to control me. To end my world when they feel like it." Aidens eyes bore into mine but he doesn't say anything. "Are you attached?" He asks. I glance away and then back at him nodding "With you? Too much." I say as a tear rolls down my left cheek "I'm scared that you are going to leave." I whisper as Aiden wraps his arms around me. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• A grumpy figure skater and a golden retriever Hockey Captain.