"I'd give it all up for you, Avery," Finn urges. His hands are gripping onto my cheeks and I don't know why I'm letting him get so close to me when I told myself I wouldn't let this happen. All I know is that I could cry at his touch. I miss him so much. "The job, the team, everything," he continues. I swallow the lump in my throat as my eyes dart between his. He seems so desperate and I want to sock myself in the jaw when I'm tempted to wipe the single tear that fell to his cheek. "Because I've seen what it's like to live without you. I know what it's like to see you with someone else, and nothing is worth that. Not even the NHL." The sequel to Ice.

This will be the first book of a series of three:) (Please read all the warnings to make sure there is nothing triggering in the book:) ------------------------- They are both professionals on the ice. One is a proffessional hockey player for the NHL and the other a world class figure skater. Noah just moved from sweden to play for Ottowa senators, starting a new life in a new city all alone he soon starts to feel it. When the golden retriver boy stumbles upon a short stubborn figure skater his life takes a big turn. Evangelia is the defenition of the black cat personality, she grew up in a small town in canada, she moved out to Ottowa when she was reicruited to the national figure skating team. With the world ranking number 5 she is soon sent to the olympics. After meeting a hockey player at the rink her life starts to feel a litle less empty. They meet at an ice rink, when Noah see her skate he sees all the pain and emotion. They get into an argument and she storms off angry, while he stands there stunned by her. Will their need for socialisation bring them together or will her stubborn personality get in the way? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "you know that you don't always have too be alone, you deserve to feel seen and loved and you know have someone to talk to, someone to trust" he gives me those puppy eyes while waiting for my answer. But truth is i don't know what to say. I have nick and sasha but we only see eachother on competitions. "Are you only saying that because you want to be that person? or because you actually mean it" he lets out a small chuckle an says "i mean it and i wouldn't mind being that person either. what is it they say in that show you love... i could be your person"

This is your standard girl-leaves-home-state-to-go-to-college-and-meets-the-boy-of-her-dreams-story. Except that it's not. It's more girl-leaves-home-state-meets-a-boy-and-goes-through-the-worst-trauma-of-her-life story. The girl in question is me, Carter Pruitt. The home state is New York, NYC actually. The college is the University of Minnesota. And the boy? Well, we'll get to him.

What can one room and a few minutes of awkwardness with two strangers actually do? What can hate do? What can secret feelings and longing for love do? What happens when a young successful hockey player and a rising singer meet? Their paths converge, even though neither wanted it, and it's up to them to figure out how to handle it. Their worlds and goals are completely different, just like them. Will they be able to tell each other their secrets and feelings despite all the obstacles, hatred, lies, mistakes, pain and heartache? And will they be able to forgive themselves for what they have done and said?

When bad things happen there must come a silver lining because, without one, there is no moving forward, however, for Iris, it's not all so easy. On the night she got her eviction notice she meets a guy who will become a permanent part of her life moving forward, as well as an unplanned pregnancy. [Single dad, pregnancy, hockey, famous, forced proximity/roommates]

Allison Miller has been in love with her best friend and next door neighbor Luke all her life but Luke has always had a girlfriend. Instead of moving on, she remains his best friend, but his best friend that is in love with him. She never even entertains the idea of liking someone else until she starts tutoring Emmett Walker. If you like a slow burn I've story than this is definitely up your alley.

Noah Anderson an arrogant football player who doesn't believe in love, he believes in one-night stands and is the literal playboy, meets Andrea Granger. The daughter of one of the most commemorated football players, and his coach. Andrea is a sports lawyer and has a history of dating athletes, her former relationships have all ended in heartbreak. She has sworn off all men and wants to focus on her career until her father calls her to be the team lawyer and meet the charming Noah Anderson. The character are my character but some of the mentioned teams and sporting events are not mine.

The captain of our soccer team, Xavi Parker, a beautiful, young, athletic boy. The college girls were obsessed over him and his boys. The boys were jealous of him and his position and his golden reputation, but not everyone was impressed by the soccer players. He's handsome, cocky and hot, and he knows it. Xavi Parker is aware, but why would a guy like Xavi Parker fall in love with a girl like me? The moment he told me, my life turned upside down. This boy knew he could get anything, anyone, but he fell for a girl like me. He cared about me in a way I couldn't imagine, a way I never experienced before, a feeling I couldn't accommodate. "Why do you care, Xavi?" He looks up and meets my eyes, not looking away. Xavi told me nothing, but the truth, that was one of the reasons I cared about him. I cared about him in a way I never cared. He does care about me, but can't place this feeling. I wasn't special and I understood it loud and clear. Girls like me aren't used to feelings like this, they aren't used to the feeling of love. It scares me, how long before someone takes this away? How long can he handle me and my dramatic past? He takes a deep breath, and he smiles, "How can I not care about someone like you. You're my sun and darkness, you're my heroin. You're it, Lun."

'Blood is thicker than water.' A phrase that has been past around throughout the ages, reminding us that familial bonds will always be stronger than the bonds of friendship and dare I say, love. A phrase that was also misquoted. 'The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb." The correct phrase, stating that the family we choose is more important than the relatives you are bound to by the water of the womb. The bonds we choose for ourselves could be more valuable to us than the ones we didn't get a say in. The line between love and hate is fine, but the line between blood and water maybe even finer. For family doesn't always mean blood.