When Evelyn and her long-term enemy, star hockey captain Atlas, are forced to work together on a university media project, sparks fly as resisting their attraction becomes a far bigger challenge than their opposing opinions. Standalone in the Wellsfield University Series ***** Evelyn Hayes has hated Atlas Griffin, the golden boy of their university hockey team, since their very first conversation three years ago. To Evelyn, he's the womanizing, arrogant epitome of rich privilege and everything she despises. So when a university-funded media project for the hockey team throws her into Atlas' orbit, she fully expects them to be at each other's throats. What she doesn't expect is for the snarky comments and daring glares to turn into sparks of undeniable attraction. With Atlas' sights set on the NHL and Evelyn desperate to keep the media lead position she's worked so hard for, neither is interested in anything complicated. Soon, a heated one-night stand leads to an enemies-with-benefits hookup pact. But is either ready to face the consequences when the lines blur and strings start to get attached?

"𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐞..." "...𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐈 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮." For as long as anyone could remember, Aspen Greenwood and Cara Jasper had been at odds with each other. Whether they were going after the highest AP test scores or a spot on the varsity teams in school, or even the title of "most likely to succeed" as graduation creeped closer, the only word they seemed to associate with each other was competition. Even when college rolls around and they expect to never have to deal with each other again, they find themselves clashing once more when they realize they've been assigned as roommates. Immediately, their top priority is to get as far away from each other as possible. Both girls want nothing more than a fresh start from high school, yet they can't accomplish that with a piece of their past sleeping in the bed right next to them. However, the longer they're forced to be around each other, the more they start to learn just how well they work together, and it's not long before their mutual loathing transforms into something far stronger. In the midst of discovering themselves and their feelings while also navigating university for the first time, their rivalry runs deeper than ever, leaving one last question to be answered: Who will be the first to fall? ✔︎ academic rivals to lovers ✔︎ mega slowburn ✔︎ girlxgirl college romance ✔︎ diverse cast ✔︎ dual pov status: ongoing - started: august 2023. awards & recognition: - #1 in lgbtpride - sept. 9, 2024 - #1 in femxfem - may 17, 2026