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Forehand Drills | ✔ by favenal
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Fabio Costa has plenty of talent, a sharp tongue, and unlimited energy to burn, but his forehand could be improved. Enter Julian Foster, a retired Wimbledon Champion with a bad knee and zero patience for Fabio's antics. When the two of them team up, their unexpected bond takes them from the gruelling Challenger circuit to the glamorous world of Grand Slams. But as their connection deepens, amidst intense training sessions, press meltdowns and far too many shared hotel rooms, their feelings for each other threaten to bring down everything they have ever worked for. cover art by the amazing @aphedragonfly CW: Language, Alcohol, Injuries, Mentions of past emotional abuse. +++ All tennis players featured in the story are completely fictional. All similarities to existing players are due to there being only so many ways you can hit a ball with a racquet. +++ Featured by WackyWriters [Judges' Favorites March 2025]
golden by bubbbers
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[BOOK THREE] Ethan Reed has always been the golden boy. The favorite son, the captain of the volleyball team. Perfect. He has to be perfect. But after everything, Ethan finds himself crippled by the pressure of it all. It builds and it builds all the way to a breaking point, so eventually, when Ethan finally cracks under the pressure, no one is surprised. What is surprising however, is the boy that arrives to pick up the pieces. When Ethan struggles to hold it together over the road to the finals, June is there, and together, with him, his friends, and a twin brother desperately trying to heal their broken family, Ethan starts to finally feel like there might be hope after all. [NOTE - this is the THIRD book in the head over heels trilogy. it isn't a stand alone, read the others first!]
Caught with You  by coraleigh24
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"Go home Teddy, I don't have the self control you think I do." "I think I'll take that second drink." ~ Teddy Bray didn't know how he let himself get here. He was stuck in a toxic relationship he couldn't get himself to leave. He was a fixer and when it came to his girlfriend Taylor, Teddy should have known there was nothing he could do to fix their relationship. All it took for things to finally change was one look from Cole Madden. Cole had a type and when that type walked into his bar it was hard to say no. Even if that man had his sister clung to him like a leech. They couldn't be together but as tensions rise they both find out just how much self control they really have.
Every Part Of Us  by coraleigh24
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Adam Graham knew two things. One: he had no interest in dating or hooking up with anyone. Two: Reid Sanchez was very pretty. Adam had always been a certain way. He found interest in nobody and he liked that. He'd seen the effort and drama that came from relationships and he knew it wasn't worth forcing himself through that when he never found someone he wanted to do it for. When he meets Reid he starts to realize a lot of things about himself. Starting with the reason why he never felt attraction towards anyone before. ⚠️CW: emotional and physical abuse, depression, suicide, addiction, sexual assault, panic attacks {book 3 in Crossing Lines series}
Mercy (MxM) (COMPLETED) by XOFlowerBoyOX
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Complete on Dreame and Ao3 Elliot, Sawyer, and Teagan have been in a polyamorous bdsm relationship for about a year when they're asked to help train a new sub who has just joined their nightclub 'The Closet'. Beau, the new sub, never would've guessed how much of an impact he'd have on their lives, but once he shows up, there's a whole world of changes that await. Note: this book and the book 'Challenge' are in the same time, so you should read in order based on notes at the beginning of chapters. Warning: • VERY MATURE THEMES • Mental Illness • Abuse • BDSM (obviously)
Love Thy Neighbor ✓ by swallowedhearts
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[BXB] Blake Collins moves in next door and Luca Mendoza's world turns upside down. ☆☆☆ When popular football player Blake Collins moves in next door, Luca Mendoza assumes it won't change a thing in their nonexistent relationship (regardless of the crush that he may or may not have). But then Blake's infuriating thirteen-year-old brother comes into the picture. He plays his music too loud, constantly kicks his soccer ball over the fence and is generally a pain in Luca's ass. When Luca decides he has no other choice but to confront this terror of a middle schooler, he fails to realize that Blake has overheard him until it's too late. To his surprise, the incident triggers a friendship between the two of them and Luca begins to wonder if he has a better shot with Blake than he's been giving himself credit for. [ July. 2022. - September. 2022. ] #6 in quickread #13 in bisexual #27 in high school #36 in light hearted #38 in youth
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The Path To You  by coraleigh24
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"Oh come on, you're like a genius and you've been studying so much I was starting to miss you." "Only starting?" I teased. "I don't do well without you Jet Plane." He smiled at me. "Trust me I know." - Nicholas Jetson knew who he was. At least he did until he met Connor O'Brian. Becoming friends with Connor changed everything, the guy was loud and probably an alcoholic but he was also funny and looked at Jetson in a way no one had ever looked at him before. But it didn't really matter how Connor looked at him because they were just friends and nothing more. Well besides that one drunken hookup that Jetson couldn't get out of his head. ⚠️content warnings: rape, grooming, mentions of suicide and suicidal thoughts, addiction, depression, drunk driving {book two in Crossing Lines series}
Tense by howtosellmysoul
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"I love you." "Oh?" "In a non-bro sort of way, y'know? Full homo." ~~~ Kai and Roan are a lot of things. Best friends, football players, straight A students, future roommates, and so on. Read what happens when a kiss adds something new to the list. ~~~ [This is a FREE book with paid exclusive chapters.] [bxb] [Marked mature for sexual content.]
Crossing Lines by coraleigh24
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"You're so fucking annoying." Jake just shook his head at me. "And you're a self centered uptight dickhead." I glared at him. Jake laughed lightly at the insult. "You have such nice things to say about the guy that just fucked the shit out of you." - Evan and Jake hated each other. That was the one fact everyone knew. Captains to rival football teams meant that they were constantly at each other's throats. Everything turned into a way to one-up the other. But then the two boys find themselves alone in a bar bathroom and soon they are stuck in an enemy with benefits arrangement that can only turn messy. ⚠️Content Warnings- Sexual content, abuse, homophobia {book one in Crossing Lines series}
Oakleaf Academy For Boys by Pixie022
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Treat them like prisoners and they'll behave like prisoners. Oakleaf Academy was a prison. No matter how you described it, no one would believe it was a boarding school. The kids were running wild, fighting, dealing and screwing their lives up beyond repair. It was for the roughest and toughest boys in the country, cooped up like animals. It wasn't a boarding school, it was a nightmare. And the boys weren't students, they were devils in disguise. Once you're in there, there's no turning back.