Vanessa Rubio has more interest in a career-ending injury than she does in falling in love. At least your body gives you an explainable reason for slipping away, because she has learned the hard way that love does not. Unfortunately for her, Dean Di Laurentis was inevitable. With her father being the assistant coach of his hockey team, she sees enough of him as is. Of course it was going to be her turn to be on the receiving end of his oh-so charming smile one day. With an Olympic dream, she already had a lot stacked against her. The last thing she needed to add was 250 lbs of muscle in the form of a blonde hockey player- 350 lbs if you count the girl that was probably on top of him as we speak. But their frequent encounters and his persistence has her a little more invested than she originally intended... and now she's keeping secrets from her friends. Vanessa finds herself in an awkward position (literally and figuratively). Dean Di Laurentis finds himself with a crush (at least he thinks, he's new to this). But are they willing to abandon their old ways for a shot at love? The better question is, are they able to? s1-tbd

When photography student, Willow Kennedy, gets offered an internship with her college's renowned ice hockey team, The Michigan Wolverines, she anticipates three things: 1) Her twin brother being an unbearable and over-protective nightmare. 2) Her photographs not making any real impact whatsoever. 3) The team completely shutting out the curly-haired girl pointing a camera in their faces. What Willow didn't take into account, however, was the Wolverine's team captain. Rumoured NHL first draft pick, dreamboat and total game changer- Tate Wilder. With his infectious dimpled smile, sparkling green eyes and addictive personality, Tate quickly turns Willow's internship into a life-changing and eye-opening experience- one filled with love, friendship and opportunities. Willow didn't meet the Michigan Wolverines looking for love, and funnily enough neither did Tate, but love soon found them. ********* "Pretty please?" Her lip juts out in an irresistible pout and you'd almost think she was a sweet innocent flower judging by the puppy dog eyes she's flashing me. But that image is little tarnished by the hand she has dipped into my boxers. I can feel my Adams apple bob as I reply. "O-okay. Fine, you win this time." The smile I get in response is absolutely blinding. A full, mega-watt grin with teeth, crinkled eyes and blush on the apples of her cheek. I'll let her win everything if I get that fucking smile in return.

Cameron Cole has a plan. After yet another relationship ends because of certain shortcomings-literally-Cameron decides it's time to swear off dating and focus her energy into her junior year at the University of Charlotte. There's an internship up for grabs and there's no way she's letting that slip through her fingers. But then she's goes and makes one impulsive mistake that changes everything. Wesley Reed has it all. As the golden boy of the Charlotte Colts football team, he's got the talent, the looks, and a future so bright it's practically blinding. Girls throw themselves at him, professors let things slide, and the world bends to his will. But when a required freshmen paper threatens his eligibility, the two are brought together in a sick twist of academic fate. Cameron can't get him out of her head and Wesley isn't making it any easier with his cocky smirk and insistent charm. Their arrangement teeters on the edge of disaster as unresolved tension and late-night study sessions give way to a steamy, no-strings-attached deal. But in the game of love and lust, someone always has to loose-and the stakes have never been higher.

𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐒 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓, 𝐒𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐒 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑. what happens when a man known for his hands learns to hold instead of hurt? and a woman built for survival learns to stay? bruised knuckles. tender promises. the kind of love that looks like a fight. she's the secret with a knife in her pocket. a mitchell by blood. a survivor by choice. he's the red-headed storm with a tragic past and a heart too stubborn to break. ✦ 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣. 𝙨𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨. ✦ 𝐓𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐬 - nfl's favorite rebel with a cause. a smile that hides the shadows. fights on the field, fights for those he loves, fights the ghosts in his own head. he built a life out of loud noises and bigger gestures, a fortress to keep the quiet out. until her quiet walked right in. 𝐋𝐨𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥 - was sent to be a weapon. sharp edges, sharper mind. a bratz doll with a poet's soul and a survivalist's instincts. everyone sees the bratty exterior. no one expects the steel within. but tyler sees both. not as a contradiction. as the most beautiful truth he's ever witnessed. she's trapped between the family that owns her past and the man who offers her a future. 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧: she came to break him. he's determined to make her whole. ⸻ 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙩 𝙖 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙡. 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙩 𝙖 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝. ⸻

𝐔𝐍𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄, 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒 what happens when healing looks like chaos and love shows up wearing a football jersey? messy girls. fresh starts. the kind of boy who smiles like nothing bad has ever happened to him. she's the girl who got out. a quinn by name. a clean slate by choice. he's the golden boy with too much charm and nowhere to aim it. ✦ 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙧. 𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮. ✦ 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 - vox u's golden boy. chaos in cleats. a grin that ruins relationships. raised on football games & forgiveness. 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐧 - doesn't need saving. she's done being talked about. knows how to disappear in a crowd. everyone back home whispers about her past. no one here knows her name. but milo sees her. not as gossip. not as a project. as a girl who already knows how to start over. 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧: she came here to be invisible. he's making that impossible. ⸻ 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙩 𝙗𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙩 𝙖 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜. ⸻

"A stripper and a detective living under one roof. What could go wrong?" When Harry's roommate travels abroad for an internship, he promises to bring in a friend to help cover the rent. However, the girl who arrives on his doorstep is definitely not what he was expecting. ©lonelyari 2020 *currently updating*

( 𝘯𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭, 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 ) ➵ . . . sun, salt, & sea. as summer coats us with its sunny embrace, remember to bask in the warmth of friendship and family. swim in the ripples of water. love every inch of your tan skin, and sip on the freshest margarita you can find. relish in every moment, for you never know what will stay, and what will leave with the seasons nautical waves. jj maybank x isabel hampton outerbanks szn1-?

𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗯𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁? Banks Woods has met a lot of people in her life. People who traumatized her. People who abused her. People who left and gave up on her. She has many titles ranging from The ugly child, The attention-seeker, The broken-hearted, The controlling one, The bitch. Lance Astor was probably someone whom she never expected to meet. In exchange for breaking his nose, he gives her a new title that sticks with her until her mind starts spinning. Pretty. Why does he call her pretty even though she doesn't feel like it? He calls her beautiful even though she feels far from it. Banks wants nothing to do with Lance because of how opposite they are, but the more she tries resisting him, the more he gets under her skin. The more she tries ignoring her feelings, the more he makes her feel. The more she tries hiding, the more he makes her feel alive.

{CURRENTLY UNPUBLISHED} 10/2/25 Edit: this book has been removed from Wattpad, but the characters live on in a published series titled The Wildflower Series, which can be found on Amazon and in bookstores. Alive at Night, Awake at Dawn, Attached at Heart are available now. Already at Risk, which follows Collins' brother Cameron, is coming on October 16th. Thank you so much! When a college freshman with a learning disability and a reputation collides with a straight-A, straight-laced girl in the dorm kitchen one night, he sees the darkest parts of himself reflected in her. But the two of them resist acknowledging their hidden truths, and their forbidden connection, until ignoring it all becomes too perilous. *** Bren meets Madie during his first week at college, and he's certain he should have nothing to do with her. First of all, Madie has a boyfriend. And second of all, Madie's boyfriend radiates a toxicity that Bren only just escaped from growing up. But knowing what he should do doesn't help him at all. Madie might be completely entwined with her abusive boyfriend, but Bren quickly becomes determined to unravel her. But can Bren open Madie's eyes to the truth before it's too late? *** "Don't go back to being treated like you're not real." Madie's lips parted, and I couldn't read the expression on her face. But we were so close now. "You're real, Madie. Feel it." "I feel it," came her breathy reply. When it came to her, I was weak. My legs couldn't hold me anymore, and I slid down. Landing on my knees, I kneeled back against the bottom of the cold door, letting it cool my hot skin. "Good girl." The words were more of a pant; I could barely catch a breath with the way my heart was racing. But I had to tell her, talk to her. "Now, never forget it. Never forget the way you feel right now, Madie." **MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY** This story contains sensitive topics such as abuse, violence, and explicit sexual content.

book 4 of 4 bianca prescott hoped graduating high school meant her only worry would be packing for college and surviving debutante season. her new life was set to be clear skies and smooth sailing but beneath the surface, the sharks were circling and soon enough, bianca finds herself tangled in the same web of murder, mystery and treasure hunting all over again. secrets, like bodies, never truly stayed buried, rumours had a way of sailing the seven seas, and loyalty? that was just another word for leverage. because on this island, it's not the strong who survive- it's the ones who know how to play dirty. 𝗷𝗷 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘅 𝗳𝗲𝗺!𝗼𝗰