Running from hell isnʼt easy. Especially when someoneʼs dragging you back down into it. Belligerent, brash and always in shades of black, Freya is hardly a lady. Hidden away by her father, sheʼs lived a normal life despite being born into the dark waters of New Yorkʼs underworld. Heʼs cold, cruel and calculating, with a proclivity for destruction. Feared by even Made Men, Torren is the boss of the stateʼs most leachorous crime syndicate. Freya hates his crudity and possessiveness, but she canʼt deny the way her breath hitches at his rough touch, the deep timbre of his voice, and his dark, heated gaze. Torren hates her disobedience, her recklessness, and her chaos. To him, sheʼs only something to be tamed. And after he slips a ring on her hand, snatching away her future, she makes only one vow---to become his biggest torment.

To save her failing bakery, a small-town baker must fake a televised romance with the All-Star baseball player who broke her heart. -------------- When electrical sparks fly in my failing bakery, I'm forced back to the reality TV show that made me a national laughingstock. Competing while managing my chronic psoriasis flare-ups was traumatizing enough the first time. This time, there's a new twist: my celebrity partner is Brody Hightower, the pro baseball star who shattered my heart the day he was drafted. The boy who left me behind is now the hottest man I've ever seen. I'm not "Brody's girl" anymore, but the heat between us burns hotter than the competition ovens. When our chemistry sends the show's ratings soaring, the producers pitch an offer we can't refuse: fake a televised romance in exchange for a guaranteed spot in the finals. The plan is simple-until a flooded hotel room forces us into the same bed. With the cameras rolling and a secret Brody is desperate to hide, there's more at stake than sweet redemption. My heart back on the chopping block, falling for him again might mean losing more than just the competition. This time, I have to choose: preserve my family's legacy, or finally choose myself. 18+ for mature language and explicit content. Story is complete!

Can you fall in love with someone from the sound of their voice? No, that's silly... Eight years after losing her parents, Juneau's aimless drifting is a far cry from the stable, love-centered life her heart craves. Buried under student loan debt, she becomes an adult phone line worker. Instant sparks fly with her new client, Damian, a police sergeant whose investigations leave him jaded and burned out. Within the frenetic energy of New York City, Juneau and Damian are unaware of how closely connected their lives are, but repeated hot, anonymous conversations demand both to investigate if they've developed a true connection or if it's just a hotline fling. Formerly It's Just Phone Sex. Original 2021 story was edited & refreshed in June 2023. This story is complete & free. Thank you for finding it! Humbled by: *2022 Watty's Bootcamp. Many thanks to my mentor @TeaNHeartache. *Featured on Wattpad's Editor's Picks *Featured on Romance, New Adult, WattpadAfterDark, Humor, Creators Highest ranks: #1 cute, humor, newadult, phone, romcom, drama, matureaudience, maturethemes, newyork, phonesex, sexscenes, eroticromance, policeofficer, bravetogether, & youngadultromance #2 hot, comedy, steamy, funny, angst #5 youngadult, sexy #39 love #74 romance

Falling for your enemy is the most dangerous game of all, especially when he knows all your secrets. Everyone in Dawston University knows two things. Evangeline Winslow Abberweitch is untouchable. Dawston's golden girl with a lab coat, a sharp tongue, and a smile the whole campus worships. Keeve Malachi Kavanagh doesn't touch anyone. Ruthless, blue-eyed captain of Dawston's hockey team, cold as the ice he rules and Angie's sworn enemy. They've hated each other for years. He calls her Princess just to watch her snap. She calls him an arse because it's easier than admitting he sees straight through her. But one desperate call changes everything... Hate starts to blur into something far more dangerous. Secrets surface, lines are crossed and the spark between ice and fire threatens to burn down more than reputations.

"I'll never leave you." "Never?" "Never." For nine years, Carter McMilan grew up within the foster care system. Despite the lessons of abandonment and rejection, there was one constant in her life; and that was Daniel. Abandoned together, they made the promise to never leave the other. Until an unfortunate day came, pulling Carter away from the only person she ever loved. Daniel Roberts has little hope for a future; that was, until a sudden event pushed him into Carter's crosshairs ten year later. Now both in university, they try to juggle their relationship, and what's left of it. That is, until foes from their past start to threaten what they've built.

[2023 Wattys Shortlist] When a feud between siblings goes too far, Solana finds herself falling into the hands of his enemy. Two university state teams have been fighting for generations, and unfortunately for Solana, her brother happens to be the quarterback for the Hawks, while his ex-best friend and current enemy leads the Tigers. She's normally supportive, but after an argument goes too far with her brother the night of a party, she finds herself welcoming a certain player into her bedroom. Christian Kane knows all about loyalty, and that it was his loyalty to others that got him screwed over. While he hides his anger behind his smooth words and flirty smile, the one person who can't fall for his charm is the little firecracker he's known for ten years. But with his loyalty to his team, he knows that surrounding himself around Solana will only lead to issues he doesn't need. But as the unlikely pair come to a mutual fake dating agreement to stir some problems, it's only time until things shatter into pieces. t r o p e s: faking dating, brothers enemy, one bed, banter, sleepover, college fiction, football romance, past history

Charlotte Whitmore doesn't do chaos. She doesn't do parties. And she definitely doesn't do Cole Keaton. As a former Olympic figure skater with a perfectly controlled life, Charlotte prefers discipline over distraction - especially the kind that comes with Boston University's infamous hockey captain and his reckless reputation. Cole Keaton is trouble. Hot, arrogant, and dangerously charming, he lives for noise, competition, and late nights at Allston House. And for reasons he can't explain, he can't stop clashing with the one girl who sees right through him. Their enemies-to-lovers tension is instant. Their attraction is unavoidable. Their connection feels forbidden. But behind the teasing, the sparks, and the slow-burn chemistry lies a secret that could destroy everything they're building. Because not every love story starts honestly. And not every heartbreak comes without consequences.

Nothing prepares you for heartbreak that lands only hours before your wedding. One moment you are celebrating the last hours of single life, smiling at a future you trust. The next, you are staring at proof that the man you love has betrayed you. He says he is sorry. He pleads. Yet the picture of love you held so tightly fractures in an instant. Sports agent Fiorella Barella has more than one truth to uncover, and with her closest friends beside her, she is ready to pull at every thread until the whole story unravels.

QUEENS OF CHOAS SERIES PREQUEL!!! Once upon a time, a girl was sent away. No trial. No second chance. Just a story everyone believed because it was easier that way. Five years later, she comes back. This is the part where, in a Disney movie, she'd forgive everyone, hug her family, and learn the power of love. Instead, Gianna De Santis learns how to break bones, keep secrets, and survive rooms that were never meant to be safe. The family expects a villain. The kingdom expects obedience. And some Princes are not always charming . There are no fairy godmothers here. Only men with power, women with knives, and lies that refuse to stay buried. And while everyone's busy wondering if Gianna is still dangerous- They forget to ask the real question: What happens when the girl they tried to erase comes back sharper... and finally decides to stop being nice? Because this isn't a Disney movie. And the girl who survived the tower doesn't believe in happily ever after- She believes in consequences.

She's the captain's little sister. He's the transfer with everything to prove. Their love? Forbidden. Their chemistry? Explosive. Emily Thompson has mastered the art of pretending-on the mat, for her parents, and in the mirror. But behind the perfect image is a girl unraveling, and a boy she can't stay away from. Jake Cavanaugh didn't transfer to Trentwood for love. He came to chase the NHL-not fall for his teammate's sister. But Emily is fire wrapped in silence, and staying away was never an option. When secrets surface and an arranged engagement threatens everything, they'll have to decide what's worth fighting for-the future they were raised to chase, or the love they were never supposed to find. 💔 Love didn't break them. Everyone else did. 📅 Updates: Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays Copyright © 2025 Everleigh Blake All rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the author.