COMPLETED | TRENDING #1 in 7 Categories‼️🚨 | 100k+ #1 Collegeromance -UniversityofMichigan-Identity -Hockeylove-Anxietydisorder-Campuslife-HockeyRomance #3 Maturity - Party #4 Series #8 Collegestories #10 Sports -Adultthemes #24 Life For Vincent Thompson, hockey wasn't just a game - it was everything. Drafted as a twelve pick by the NHL, he knows that hard work is the only way to make it back to where he started. As his contract comes to an end, the pressure intensifies. To land a spot as the top free agent, Vincent has to push himself harder than ever before. Escaping his troubled past, Vincent rebuilt his future as a star D1 hockey player at U-M. With newfound freedom, he can get what he wants, whenever he wants it. But when he's dared to win over Scarlett, a girl who swore she would never date a college hockey player again, Vincent faces a challenge that might change his life forever. For Scarlett, college is about self-discovery. At U-M, she's embracing the opportunity to explore who she really is, surrounded by her closest friends, Stella, Kaia, and Brooke. Her days are filled with her love of skating, working at a local café, and a bit of a passion for smoking. She's determined to stay emotionally distant, keeping herself guarded from the complications of romance. However, her friends' ties to the hockey team keep her in close proximity to the top players on campus, Vincent among them. As her 19th birthday approaches, Scarlett's curiosity about her past takes over. She decides to reach out to her birth parents, only to uncover truths that force her to confront the pain of being adopted and the uncertainty of her identity. As Scarlett and Vincent's lives unexpectedly intertwine, both must face their personal struggles and confront the pasts they've been trying to outrun. With their futures on the line, they'll have to learn how to heal, grow, and ultimately choose their own paths forward. © All rights reserved

"Someone once told me that all your problems could be washed away in the sea. Guess that's not true for me." One Year Older is a tale of Daya Johnston, whose love story unfolds by the sea during the spring break of her final year of high school. Her journey of passion and heartache explores the depths of love and what happens if she lets go. Daya is at a crossroads between college and the love of her boyfriend Banks. This story captures the essence of young love and the bittersweetness that follows. Book 2 of the One Week Older Series

Ava is a 19 year old girl, who used to be a subject of experiments involving vampiric DNA. She doesn't remember the early years of her life and lives a (somewhat) ordinary life in a war-torn world. One day she finds herself lost in the woods and makes a deal with a vampire in exchange for shelter. (Think Twilight, but more depressing and much gorier.) ✨Winner of first place in Golden Petal Awards 2024 ✨

At the tender and vulnerable age of twelve, Beckham's innocence is shattered when he witnesses his father's tragic demise, thrusting him into the opulent yet suffocating world of the Assan family. Under the ironclad rule of patriarch Assan, Beckham finds solace in an unlikely trio: Leona, the compassionate yet forbidden daughter of the household; Sylver, Assan's rebellious son; and Akira, the housekeeper's enigmatic daughter. As the four navigate their adolescence amidst the lavish backdrop of the Assan estate, they soon discover that behind the facade of wealth and privilege lay secrets and betrayal that threaten to consume them and their respective budding relationships. As their childhood innocence is stripped away as they transcend from adolescence into adulthood, they must confront the harsh realities of the real world. Does love and compassionate really conquer all, or will the weight of their mistakes crush their fragile bonds? **This book features time leaps from childhood to adulthood, but most of the story is told in adulthood**

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Gabriel has secrets. He moved to get away from his parents-or something like that. Leaving behind his wealthy family in San Francisco, he now lives in a studio apartment outside of Chicago. Navigating his twenties and the unexpected reality of being an adult leaves him more introverted than ever, only meeting one person who understands him-his best friend Diego. Two years into his new life and things could be a lot better. Fresh out of a short but bittersweet relationship, and desperately needing work, he accepts a job as a dish washer at a local diner. This is where Gabriel meets Sadie. This is just the beginning.