A guarded college quarterback's dark past resurfaces when classmate Elena Madison pierces his cold exterior, sparking a dangerous connection that could either redeem or destroy them both. *** Everyone at Ohio State University knows about Blake Andrews, the infamous all-star quarterback of the football team and rumored insomniac. Most refer to him as crude, egotistical, and cold. It isn't until he meets Elena Madison that his world is suddenly flipped upside down. She brings the dark past he has tried to keep hidden for years up to the surface, risking pulling them both under for good. Undeniable attraction radiates between the two clashing souls and he begins to wonder if she can save him from the darkness within him. He's never met someone with such an irritating personality; with her persistent desire to know more about him despite his exhausted efforts to push her away. She is about to uncover what's hidden under his rough and cold exterior-whether she's ready for it or not. After all, eyes are the window to the soul. *** "Thank you," he murmurs sleepily, raising his hand to bring it to my cheek. His thumb slides against my soft skin slowly, it burns hot at his touch. "For what?" I question, my eyes feeling very swollen and heavy now. He takes a deep breath and swallows. "For being my light." *** *MATURE* HIGHEST RANKINGS #1 in enemiestolovers #1 in collegeromance #1 in panicattacks #1 in badboy #1 in brooding #1 in enemiestofriends #1 in trauma #1 in grumpyxsunshine

MATURE CONTENT 18+ #1 in Journalism 1/7/23 #8 in Lollipop 12/5/21 #20 in Silly 12/7/21 #83 in Deaf 1/19/22 Nari Baek - Journalism major with impaired hearing can never seem to stay off the ice, but when she isn't on the ice, she either has her nose buried in a book or she's working at the local book store. Whisper's around campus of an underground club becomes a potential story for Nari, a story that will land her an internship at Chicago Post. She intends to pursue this story, but every lead sends Nari to one man, the campus hockey star. Achilles Iraklidis - Centermen of the Chicago Hart University hockey team. Achilles - or Ira when he's on the ice and Ace when he's in the ring - is a silly, protective brother who absolutely cannot stay out of a fight. Achilles lives a double life, one as the campus hockey legend and the other as an illegal underground fighter. He's found a balance between both of these lives, and has been living it for years. Things take a turn when some random deaf girl on campus discovers his secret...