Finish Line is the third book in the Chicago Titans series. While each book follows a different couple and can be enjoyed as a standalone, the best reading experience comes from reading the series in order. Book 1: The Longest Rebound Book 2: Off the Record Book 3: Finish Line Titans Universe #3 FINISH LINE Maddie Brooks has a plan. Keep racing. Keep winning. Try not to accidentally set anything on fire. Falling for a professional hockey player was never part of it. Jackson Reed has a plan too. Play hockey. Take care of the people he loves. Avoid unnecessary drama. Getting involved with a race car driver who treats speed limits as a personal insult definitely wasn't on his list. One night. No expectations. No complications. Simple. Unfortunately, neither of them accounted for chemistry, a locker room full of opinions, or a certain young hockey fan who sees straight through both of them. The more time Maddie and Jackson spend together, the harder it becomes to pretend they're just having fun. But Maddie's spent her whole life being the one who leaves first. And some risks are easy. Opening your heart? That's a whole different race. A low-angst, slow-burn sports romance. No cheating, no third-act breakup - just two stubborn people, one very persistent kid, and a team that won't mind its own business.

OFF THE RECORD Titans Universe #2 This book can be read as a standalone, but is best enjoyed after The Longest Rebound. - Reporter Lexi Hart gets thrown headfirst into the world of professional hockey. There's just one problem. She knows absolutely nothing about hockey. Which leads to more than a few awkward interviews, several public embarrassments, and a truly impressive ability to put her foot in her mouth whenever Theo Olsen is around. Unfortunately, Theo is around a lot. As one of the Chicago Titans' biggest stars, he's exactly the kind of player Lexi should keep things professional with. Instead, they argue. Constantly. Until somewhere between the post-game interviews, playoff chaos, and one orange kitten with impeccable timing, the lines start to blur. Now Lexi is trying to cover the biggest story of her career without becoming part of it. And Theo? Well. Theo seems to be enjoying her disasters far more than he should. OFF THE RECORD is a slow-burn hockey romance featuring a grumpy NHL player, a journalist who absolutely should know better, Stanley Cup playoff chaos, found family, secret relationships, and an orange cat who accidentally steals everyone's spotlight.

Titans Universe #1 Jessica Olsen gets cheated on, elbow-punches her boyfriend in the face, and accidentally rebounds with an NHL player - all within twenty-four hours. Healthy coping mechanisms? Never heard of them. Damon Borelli is six-foot-four, covered in tattoos, emotionally reserved, and unfortunately very good at making her forget her ex exists. What starts as one tequila-fueled bad decision quickly spirals into: * viral kiss cams * airport paparazzi * hockey Twitter losing its collective mind * Luca Rossi being everyone's worst nightmare * and Damon accidentally becoming obsessed with the girl who stole his hoodie and disappeared before sunrise. Oops.

Ethan Knight is living his life just as he imagined it. Being the captain of the basketball team, he has to make sure they win this year's championship, which will further solidify his chances of being drafted, his dream for as long as he can remember. With his senior year beginning, he plans to do exactly what he has done for the last few years; avoid all the distractions. But what happens when a distraction he might actually like, comes along? Iris Reed is a simple person who had very complicated parents growing up. Starting college at Willow Creek, she finally felt like her life was falling into place. With her childhood best friend by her side and an amazing roommate to share the space with, all she had to do was stay away from all the drama that college ensures. How difficult could that be? Completed. Thank you so much @-brendac for this amazing cover.

When Alyssa received her scholarship to attend The university of Houston, she had no idea that one kiss in a club could be so persistent. Running into James at a school party before the semester took her by surprise, however, James had other things on his mind. Her. He knew Alyssa wanted him and he wanted her back, but she was making him work for it. "Oh, okay, I'll play chase" he smirked at me, amusement playing in his eyes as he closed the space between us, our lips almost brushing. "I hope you know how to run." Will the notorious bad boy boxer get the girl ? Will they let their walls down for each other? Will the drama of college get the better of them? Will they have steamy shower sex? Let's find out.... Highest Rankings: #1 Collegestudent #1 Uni #1 Pleasure #1 College Stories #1 University #1 Chase #1 Newgirl #2 Steamy #2 collegeromance #2 Australia #2 new story #4 angstwithhappyending #5 Hot #6 Mature #6 Boxing #6 Dorm #7 college #8 games #10 mature

"This is a story about our love. An intoxicating, fast-paced love that didn't think of time as a source of measurement over the course of a summer that changed my life forever. "A love that resembled a firework. It went up with a bang - outbursts of colors, sounds and emotion - but only out with a short fizzle. An outline of smoke, with the ashes on the ground as the only telltale sign that we actually had something." ~~~~~~~~~~ « further description inside » #2 IN YOUNG ADULT (2/20/20) #6 IN #SUMMER (4/8/19) #93 IN TEEN FICTION (3/25/18) #97 IN TEEN FICTION (3/22/18) #263 IN TEEN FICTION (3/6/18) #647 IN TEEN FICTION (2/23/18) #674 IN TEEN FICTION (2/20/18) #853 IN TEEN FICTION (2/18/18) (An Ex-Featured Wattpad Pick)

Isabelle Montclair has her senior year all planned out: perfect grades, a flawless resumé, and one goal; get into Yale and leave her past behind. Everyone thinks she's lucky, but no one knows the nightmares she's running from. Damian Lennox. Reckless, irresistible, the kind of boy everyone warns you about. Between failing classes, hiding behind pills, and carrying his own mistakes, Damian is desperately trying to live, and Isabelle's trying to show him the world is more than his pain. Tutoring him should be simple. It isn't. He makes her life harder at every turn, and yet, the more time she spends with him, the more she sees there's more to Damian than anyone knows. Highest rankings: #1 in party #7 in enemies #8 in teenagelove

TW: ABUSE Ellie Carson grew up in the world of college football - a booster kid taught to stay quiet, play her role, and never make trouble. Living with ADHD and trapped in a two-year relationship with star athlete Dylan Mercer, she's learned to survive by quieting herself. Then transfer quarterback Cash Logan arrives. Focused, intense, and impossible to ignore, Cash sees through the masks Ellie has spent years perfecting. As their connection builds into a slow, undeniable burn, Ellie begins to realize she deserves more than just surviving - she deserves happiness. Just as the truth begins to surface and their relationship finally starts to take shape, the past comes back with violence.

Leighton Katmere chose to jump off the roof of the tallest building on campus at 3:04 a.m., but she didn't choose to be saved. Ronan Fitch was everything Leighton didn't trust, rich, reckless, gorgeous, and infamous for never taking anything seriously, but the night he pulled her back from the edge, he didn't leave. He kept showing up, he kept choosing her, and somehow, in a house full of chaotic frat boys, a very grumpy cat, and late night pancakes, Leighton started to feel something she hadn't felt in a long time: Safe. And when he found the list, scribbled like to her future self, full of small, impossible things she never thought she'd live long enough to do, Ronan decided they were going to start crossing it off. One by one. But surviving the night doesn't erase what came before. It doesn't fix the scars Leighton hides under sleeves, or the rumors that cling to Ronan. It doesn't stop the people who still think they get to touch her life, and when the campus finally shows its teeth, Leighton realizes safety can be taken as easily as it's given. Ronan wants her anyway, patiently, like he's not afraid of the messy parts, quiet promises and a hand held tight enough to keep her here. Leighton doesn't know how to trust a boy like him. She doesn't know how to be someone's choice, but with every item they cross off, she gets closer to the scariest one of all: Being happy. Even if it's just for a little while.

He's the NHL star with a cold reputation--she's the spark that could melt it all. All Lilah wants to do is keep her head down, finish her online college course, chase her dreams of becoming a baker, and survive. But when a photo caught at the wrong time with the NHL's newest star, Cole Becker, goes viral, she's suddenly thrust into the limelight--exactly where she doesn't want to be. And when the person she tried so hard to escape from resurfaces because of her new popularity, Lilah has no choice to run to the safety of fame and Cole Becker as his fake-girlfriend. Because no one can lay a finger on the newest sweetheart of hockey, can they? But Cole makes her feel things she's never felt before and she wants nothing but to be loved by the boy that makes her feel beautiful and safe. Cole Becker needs an out, and fast. A stupid rumor built on absolutely nothing is threatening to destroy the reputation he's barely built. He's only a few games into his rookie NHL season and already he's been nicknamed the NHL's "Ice King;" scary, domineering, and arrogant. So when Lilah crashes her way into his world, he has no choice but to fake-date her, to both help his reputation, and to help the girl who's already got him wrapped around her finger. He wants to show her she's worthy of love. She wants to be loved by him. And when the lines between real and fake start to blur, Lilah has to let go of the secrets in her past holding her down and let herself love the goalie. But someone is lurking in the shadows, ready to steal Lilah away from the life she's tried so hard to build. Past Rankings: #1: cinderellastory #1: hockeyromance #4: loveatfirstsight #2: minnesota #2: waitress #1: slowburn #1: shygirl