(This is the second book in de Frostwood University series, you can read the books as a stand alone. But i recommend to read the first one as well, to understand some situations and details better!) At Frostwood University, the ice is cold, the rivalries are heated, and the hockey players are impossible to ignore. Sophie Amari Nakamura is the fierce captain of the women's hockey team - disciplined, ambitious, and determined to prove her immigrant parents wrong about her "hockey phase." With a psychology degree on the line and draft dreams in her sights, she has no time for distractions. Especially not the loud, charming, infuriating captain of the men's team. Kenneth "Kenny" Kensington is Frostwood's golden boy - charismatic playboy, second-round NHL draft pick, and the one person who can get under Sophie's skin like no one else. He lives for the game, the parties, and the endless rotation of girls who never stay the night. But Sophie's sharp tongue and icy glares have him questioning everything. When forced proximity and years of simmering hatred turn into something dangerously electric, Sophie and Kenny find themselves in a game neither of them can afford to lose. She's terrified of letting anyone close. He's never had to fight for anything real. On the ice they're enemies. Off the ice? They might just be unstoppable. Full of sharp banter, steamy tension, and the chaotic charm of college hockey life, Cross Checked is a fiery enemies-to-lovers romance about two captains who hate each other almost as much as they want each other.

✧ ೃ༄*ੈ✩ 𝐈𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫. ..⃗. ☁️ 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐦. "Why are you always looking down? My face is right up here." He gently held my chin in between his fingers, tilting my head up so that our eyes could lock in on each other. "You're so pretty, you make nervous," I quietly confessed. A blush made its way on both of our faces, making laughter fly past my lips. He's so cute. He shook his head and brought the blunt in his hand to his lips, taking a long drag. I curiously looked up at him through my lashes, secretly wanting to try it. As if he knew what was going through my mind, he gripped my face in his hand and bent down, pulling us closer together. My heart thumped against my chest, begging to be let free. "Uh-" He cut me off by placing his lips on mine, making my eyes widen when I felt him allowing the smoke to blow into my mouth. "Inhale," he instructed. ೃ⁀➷ 𝐀 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲; 𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲, 𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫. ..⃗. ☁️ 𝐀 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞.

Her name is Alexia Ivanov. Every single person in the mafia knows her name. She is known as the Cold Blooded Assassin. She kills her enemies in the worst way possible and She finds pleasure in killing people. His name is Ares Salvatore. He is the leader of the most powerful mafia in the world. He is the leader of the Italian Mafia. He is dangerous, emotionless and cold to other people but with his family, there's no one better than him. Read what happens when the assassin meets the mafia King. __________________________ IG and other socials: actb4thinking __________________________ 15/04/21 : #3 in Billionaire 17/04/21 : #29 in Romance 18/04/21 : #9 in Love 24/02/21 : #11 in Mafia 13/05/21 : #3 in Assassin 13/05/21 : #1 in Eyeslipsfierce 13/05/21 : #99 in Mafia 13/05/21 : #1 in Russian 28/06/21 : #1 in Mafiaking 06/07/21 : #1 in Dangerous 06/08/21 : #4 in badboy 09/09/21 : #1 in death 24/09/21 : # in interesting 16/09/23 : #7 in romance __________________________ STARTED THIS BOOK ON : 22/03/21 END THIS BOOK ON : 03/04/21 __________________________

Hannah Reed has a plan. Make Ethan Cross notice her. Stop being the invisible girl with the color-coded notes and the hopeless crush. Finally become the kind of girl who gets chosen instead of overlooked. Nate Wilder has a problem. After one too many public scandals, the Northwood hockey star is officially on thin ice. His coach wants clean. Stable. Respectable. Which is unfortunate, considering Nate's reputation is built on parties, bad decisions, and never taking the same girl home twice. So when Nate realizes Hannah wants Ethan's attention, and Hannah realizes Nate needs a fake girlfriend to fix his image, they make a deal. She'll help him look like a reformed campus playboy. He'll help her make Ethan jealous. No feelings. No complications. No crossing lines they can't uncross. Simple enough. Until fake dates start feeling real. Until Nate becomes the one teaching Hannah how to be touched, wanted, and confident. Until the boy who never dates starts looking at her like she's the only thing on campus worth risking his heart for. Hannah wanted Ethan to finally see her. She never planned on Nate being the one who couldn't look away.

Aria Evans has a plan-and it doesn't include distractions. As a sophomore in college, Aria keeps her world small and focused. Between long shifts at a Manhattan café, late nights perfecting her fashion designs, and chasing the dream she's had since she was a little girl-to build a business just like her late mother-there's no time for parties, chaos... or love. At least, that's what she tells herself. Enter Trey Adams. Junior. Hockey captain. Campus favorite. And everything Aria has spent her life avoiding. When Trey and his friends unexpectedly collide with Aria and her tight-knit circle, her carefully structured world starts to blur at the edges. He's persistent, charming, and far too good at breaking down the walls she's spent years building. And no matter how hard she tries to ignore it, the connection between them is impossible to deny. Trey is used to going after what he wants. And this time... it's her. With her friends urging her to take a chance and her heart pulling her in a direction she never planned, Aria is forced to face a question she's never allowed herself to ask- What if she doesn't have to choose between love and her dreams? In a world of ambition, late nights, and unexpected feelings, Aria might just learn that the biggest risk... is not taking one at all. - Book 1 of the Empire State Love Series

Emery Bishop has spent her entire life relying on one person-her twin brother, Eli. Growing up with nothing taught them how to survive, but it also taught Emery one unfortunate lesson: she has terrible taste in men. Now Eli is a star player for the Chicago Reapers, and Emery owns a successful bakery in the heart of the city. Life is finally looking up-until her latest relationship leaves her bruised, heartbroken, and with nowhere else to turn. So she calls the one person she's always been able to count on. Her brother. Ace Wilder likes his life uncomplicated. As one of the Chicago Reapers' top players, his focus is simple: hockey, winning, and keeping relationships firmly off the table. No strings means no drama, no heartbreak, and no one expecting more than he's willing to give. Then he meets Emery Bishop. She's nothing like he imagined. Fierce, stubborn, quick-witted, and completely unimpressed by his charm, Emery challenges him at every turn. Worse, she's Eli's twin sister-making her the one woman Ace absolutely shouldn't want. But the more time they spend together, the harder she becomes to ignore. Between demanding schedules, unwanted attention, jealous exes, family complications, and the constant pressure of life in the spotlight, every sign points to them staying apart. Unfortunately, attraction doesn't care about good ideas. And neither do hearts. As lines blur and feelings deepen, Ace and Emery must decide whether the risk of losing everything is worth the chance of finding something real. Because sometimes the person you're meant to be with is the one you never saw coming. Warning: Mature Content

"No one speaks to me the way you have been lately" He warned, his eyes trained on mine. "What are you going to do, kill me?" I answered back, my gaze focused only on his kissable full lips. "Much worse." I didn't have time to comprehend anything before he gripped my hips and slammed me down onto the bed, making my breath hitch. My hair had covered my face from the impact, very quickly I pushed it out of my way when Luca hovered over my body, his hands holding him up on each side of me. "Wha-" He shut me up by placing his lips on mine, making my entire insides melt. Sparks jolted throughout my body as his soft lips molded with mine, he kissed me with so much need and urgency that a quiet moan unexpectedly escaped from me... ••• Luca Vendor, the name that shoots shivers down people's spines. He's dark and mysterious, never loved and has always been taught to show zero emotion. When he comes across Kimberly Folin, a beautiful American woman, he's intrigued by her sassy attitude and ability to turn him down. Usually, a woman would drop their pants at the site of him, but Kimberly is very different. Not planning on letting her go anytime soon, he decides on asking for her to teach him how to be gentle, just for her. But when Luca causes trouble with a Russian leader, innocent Kimberly is thrown into a world full of danger... - HIGHEST RANKS: #1 in Love story #1 in Italian #4 in Adult Romance #9 in Romance ⚠️Mature themes, violence & strong language⚠

"I could kill you," he grins holding the gun to my temple. "I wouldn't be scared," I reminded him. He trails the gun under my chin lifting it, allowing me to look him in the eyes. "No one would know you were murdered by me," he continues making me smile. "I think I might have a gun kink;" I tell him while holding eye contact. "Fuck," he mutters as he smashes his lip onto mine, •••• The crimson colour pools beneath me as I let him twist the dagger that had been living in my heart since the day we had met. Sometimes we settle for the love we think we deserve only because are parents didn't portray it better therefore we think the bare minimum is over the top. ••••

Born into bloodlines soaked in power and violence, Valentina Moretti was raised to follow orders, marry alliances, and never question the rules. When her father arranges her engagement to Dimitri Volkov-a ruthless warlord with a thirst for control-she prepares for the cage she can't escape. Until Lucian De Rossi offers her a deal she can't refuse: a fake engagement that protects her from Dimitri... while giving him leverage against both their families. But nothing stays fake in a world built on secrets. As sparks turn into fire and alliances blur, Valentina finds herself torn between loyalty, revenge, and the one man who was supposed to be her enemy. In this deadly game of heir vs heir, crowns will fall, hearts will break, and the rules? Burned. Enemies to lovers. Fake engagement. Dark mafia tension. She's the princess. He's the heir. Together, they could ruin everything... or rewrite the empire.

❝𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡. 𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭. 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭... 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧.❞ 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐕𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢 🥇#ageisjustanumber 13/5/26