When the figure skaters are forced to share their rink time with the ice hockey team for the upcoming season, Becca's peace is disturbed by flying pucks and pass drills. And if that wasn't bad enough already, the ice hockey team's captain has to be blonde, cute, and ... a total bitch. Becca knows that her way to nationals has just been made a lot more complicated, but what she doesn't know yet is that the certain blonde who seems to dislike her so much is going to change her senior year and her life forever ...

McKenna Bertinelli is the number one women's college ice hockey recruit and is starting her freshman year at the University of Wisconsin. Always humble and never one to brag about her skills on the ice, she is making a big jump to play on the women's team from playing with the guys all during high school. McKenna is trying to leave a life full of problems and ghost back home in Boston but she soon learns that no matter where she goes, she will always be haunted by the ghost of her past. Follow along as McKenna tries to get through her first year of college as she deals with passing her classes, playing hockey, oh and falling for her new roommate who also has a history of being burned. Highest Ranking: #24 - icestaking 8/1/2021

In the small, hockey-obsessed town of Rivermount, Ontario, two high school seniors couldn't be more different-or more at odds. Jace Calder is the star of the Rivermount Wolves, a brash ice hockey player with a slapshot that could wake the dead and a dream of escaping his working-class roots. Ezra Tate, once a player himself until a devastating injury stole his future, now watches from the sidelines, armed with a sharp tongue and a blog that dissects every game with brutal precision. To Jace, Ezra's a pretentious know-it-all who's never laced up a skate; to Ezra, Jace is an arrogant jock coasting on talent without substance. Their rivalry is the stuff of school legend-snide comments in the halls, shouting matches at the rink, a feud that's burned since freshman year. But when an English project forces them together, the ice between them starts to crack. Late-night library sessions and grudging teamwork reveal glimpses beneath their armor-Jace's quiet drive, Ezra's buried longing-and their barbs turn to banter, their glares to something dangerously close to understanding As the hockey season heats up, so does their tension, a slow burn of stolen glances and charged silences that neither can ignore. When a shared night on the ice unearths Ezra's past and Jace's vulnerabilities, the line between hate and something more blurs, threatening to upend everything they thought they knew about each other. Yet love doesn't come easy in o their fears-of failure, of loss, of each other. With a supporting cast of loyal teammates, a witty best friend, and a side romance between two sophomores adding warmth to the cold, Ice and Ink is a journey of rivalry, redemption, and romance. In a town where hockey is king, Jace and Ezra must decide if they're enemies, allies-or something worth risking it all for.

In the Astor Group Ice Arenas, the worlds of ice hockey and figure skating merge by the border between working-class Brunson and the upper-crust Lake City. Liam Astor is the boy everyone knows. Everyone knows he's the son of the CEO of Astor Investments Group. Everyone knows he only skates with his partner. Everyone knows his favorite hobby is turning heads and slacking jaws. And everyone knows he had a summer fling with another boy when he went away before senior year. Eli Blake is the boy who's lost too much to throw his goals all away for distractions. He has a plan to make it out of Brunson, and it involves throwing himself at his chances of a pro career with the NHL. No college, no grades, no detours except whatever he strictly has to do to get by and make it to his ultimate goal. Eli is a mystery to Liam. And Liam is too enticing for Eli to be able to resist. Maybe the boy everybody knows has a secret side to him as well. And maybe, the boy who can't afford distractions could use one after all.

[BxB] Aiden Rowe never asked for hockey. He doesn't like the cold, the crowds or the jocks. He'd much rather spend his time watching birds. But when he gets stuck covering the Port Howe Puffins for the school paper, his senior year suddenly revolves around freezing rinks, team dinners, deadlines and a sport he doesn't really understand. Somewhere between the chaos though, he finds someone who actually sees him and maybe hockey and Port Howe aren't the worst things after all. A soft, quirky and occasionally unhinged story about finding warmth (and love) in the unlikeliest of places. Content warning: lots of bird nerding Note: This is very much a queer romance with mature themes. Cover by @surrenderedstories

When an unforeseen tragedy they never could have imagined hits three friends like a whirlwind tornado, Josiah, Carson, and Ayden have their lives completely torn apart. While attempting to figure out how to get back on track and relearning how to function normally, these young adults realize that some things can never be the same again. This is one journey no one will ever be able to forget. Between new loves, lost relationships, and betrayals of the worst kind, this is easily one of the most destructive love triangles to ever exist. Get ready, because the chaotic interim is here.

Saying that Max Oran is a disaster would be an understatement: he got himself kicked out of school, his dad has sent him to live with his emotionally distant mother and his friends don't want anything to do with him. When Max starts at his new school, he meets Cole Benson and his turbulent but loyal friends. As Max develops new bonds and begins to fall for Cole, he realizes that, despite everything, he might have stumbled into something beautiful. Eager to embrace the second chance that life has given him, Max begins counseling and, with the help of Cole and his newfound friends, tries to move forward. However, he quickly realizes that there are more bumps ahead than he was prepared for and is forced to decide if he's going to push past his problems or let his mistakes hold him back forever. [ September 2021. - January. 2022. ] #1 in counseling #3 in mental illness #8 in queer #12 in moving on #13 in youth #19 in growing up #24 in bisexual #31 in daddy issues #66 in ya #89 in mental health

Two childhood best friends. One accidental kiss. A summer that changes everything. *** Felipe Rivera has a problem. Several problems, really; as if his anxiety disorder and his strained relationship with his father weren't enough, he's also been in love with his best friend for as long as he can remember. Now that it's their last summer together before they go to separate colleges and leave the suburb they grew up in behind, he's determined to keep his feelings for Aaron bottled up. However, things quickly move beyond his control, and what was supposed to be a summer like every other turns out to be something that might just put their friendship to the ultimate test. Content warnings for themes of anxiety/mental health issues and recreational drug use

They were best friends once. . . now they're on rivalling hockey teams. And neither will back down. ~~~ Once they lived in a small town and did everything together. . . Now both Jake and Alexander are in college and excelling in ice hockey. In the final year of college, Alex and Jake meet again. Both are confident on how they play, yet the games against each other's team prove both of them wrong. And when one of them experiences a really frustrating loss, things turn heated.

[Teen Fiction, LGBT+ Romance] 6 weeks. After a prank war goes too far, that's how long star quarterback and lady's man Farren Milton will be forced to live with his rival quarterback, a snarky bundle of wit known as Kaden Rivers. What ensues is six weeks of fighting, friendship, sarcasm, and eye rolling. A whole load of eye rolling. But, as Farren and Kaden are about to learn, sometimes six weeks is all it takes. [Part 1 published 14th August 2017] [Completed 17th November 2017]