Raised on hockey rinks and lifelong friendships, Clara Hayes thought she understood what it meant to stay. As a photographer for the San Jose Sharks, she's surrounded by the game that shaped her-and by people who feel like home. But when her quiet connection with Macklin Celebrini begins to blur the lines between friendship and something more, it starts to mean choosing growth over comfort, and love over fear.

⸻ 𝑆𝐿𝑂𝑊 𝐵𝐿𝑂𝑂𝑀 ᵍⁱˡᵇᵉʳᵗ ᵇˡʸᵗʰᵉ 𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇; Effie Lynde was never made to be quiet, gentle, or obedient-but in a town like Avonlea, that's exactly what's expected. Fighting the pressure to become a perfect lady, Effie must learn which boys deserve her trust, which ones hide behind smiles, and whether friendship with someone like Gilbert Blythe could ever mean something more. 𝐴𝑁𝑁𝐸 𝑊𝐼𝑇𝐻 𝐴𝑁 𝐸 (𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞 - 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞) ᵍⁱˡᵇᵉʳᵗ ᵇˡʸᵗʰᵉ ˣ ᵒᶜ 𝖡𝖮𝖮𝖪 𝖡𝖸 𝘽𝘼𝙀𝙕𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙍𝘼𝙍𝙔

"𝕭𝖚𝖙 𝕴 𝖜𝖆𝖓𝖙 𝖙𝖔 𝖑𝖎𝖛𝖊, 𝖓𝖔𝖙 𝖏𝖚𝖘𝖙 𝖘𝖚𝖗𝖛𝖎𝖛𝖊. " if everybody in the world disappeared in the world apart from your lover, that should be enough is what Quinn Sallow had been set on having. a perfect husband and 3 kids, a big white house, and nothing else. but after bruises and mind games, that wasn't what Steven was. After the divorce from her young marriage, Quinns brother decides to move her in with one of his closest friends, Pete Dunham. it was temporary. That was the plan.

'𝗂 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗇𝖺 𝗄𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗂𝗍'𝗌 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾' pete dunham x female oc

"𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐚 𝐝𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐞" No one really knows Camille Deveraux. Not fully. Except Nate Archibald. [GOSSIP GIRL SEASON ONE TO SIX]

Jobe Bellingham. He's 23, plays for Liverpool. Kavya Rana. 27, lawyer. She's smart, sexy, and confident. A man eater that could effortlessly switch into someone you take home to your mother. They've been bumping heads for years, and can never seem to get along. What happens when they're stuck together on holiday? **This book does contain strong language, as well as explicit content. Read at your own discretion**