𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐑𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬 - a quiet, thoughtful girl who struggles to express her emotions and find trust in others. Shy by nature and cautious from past experiences, she longs for the kind of love she's only seen in movies-a deep, real connection that makes her feel safe and seen. Despite her reserved exterior, Talia has a childlike soul and a heart full of longing, hoping to one day find someone who understands her fully. As she faces the complexities of life and love, Talia must learn to trust both herself and others, realizing that true love might not be the fairytale she imagined-but something even more meaningful. 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 - the tough and cold hockey captain, hides behind a tough exterior, keeping his emotions locked away. On the ice, he's fearless, but off it, he struggles with trust and vulnerability. While most see him as the "bad boy," Grayson longs for something real-someone to love him for who he truly is, not for his reputation. As he faces new challenges, he begins to question what it means to be loved and must decide whether he's willing to risk opening up to the people who could truly care for him.

𝐊.𝐈.𝐒.𝐒.𝐈.𝐍.𝐆 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭-𝐬𝐨-𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫... 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗮𝗰 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗟𝗕'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿. Superstitious, charming, and strictly single. He has a rule against married women, which makes the six-foot-tall goddess on his team plane completely off-limits Until she turns out to be his new neighbor. 𝗢𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘄𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁. Six-foot-one, covered in tattoos, and built like an Amazonian goddess. She's everything he never knew he wanted. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡. 𝐀 𝐛𝐢𝐠, 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐝-𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡. Ophelia's engaged to an airline heir who treats her like she's invisible. But Brody watches. He sees her hiding out to the guest house. He sees the way her "fiancé" looks right through her. To her fiancés family, Opie is just a prop. A secret. The help. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘆? 𝗦𝗵𝗲'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁. And he's about to ruin their whole damn game to claim his Opie. FOUL BALL SERIES PREQUEL

**completed** HIGHEST RANKINGS: #1 IN FICTION #1 IN SLOWBURN #1 IN COLLEGE Penn State University. Home to the craziest sorority girls, most obnoxious football players, and a girl that's trying to dig her way out of her parent's mess. Naomi Black wants nothing more than to focus on her studies this semester- nothing else. She doesn't have room to mess up, she doesn't have time to party- she wants a life she couldn't have before. Matti Williams is your average college guy. Booze, boobs, and blondes. What makes him not so average is the fact that he is suspected to be the number one pick in the NFL Draft. Being the Quarterback at Penn State has its perks, but what happens when the Quarterback title doesn't work on the one girl he wants the most? Read to find out. BOOK NUMBER ONE IN THE PSU SERIES.

They're the golden pair everyone swears should be together-he's the football captain, she's the cheer captain. On paper, Theodore Grayson and Olivia Thompson are the picture of campus royalty. In reality? They can't stand each other. Theo is cocky, reckless, and infuriatingly charming, the kind of guy who never hears the word no. Olivia is sharp, unshakable, and has zero patience for his smug grin or his legendary reputation. He thrives on provoking her. She swears he's the last person she'd ever fall for. But when their worlds keep colliding-on the field, at parties, through friends they have in common-lines begin to blur. Hate turns into something hotter, sharper, and far more dangerous than either of them expected. Because the only thing worse than despising Theodore Grayson... might be wanting him.