"Griffin Drayke," she said softly, like it tasted warm in her mouth. My grey eyes lifted, meeting hers, and something flickered. A crack in the concrete. "Don't say it like that." "Like what?" "Like it doesn't scare you." ⚡︎ Lila Prescott has been knocked down all her life. Bullied. Humiliated. Treated like a punching bag. Then she meets him. Griffin Drayke-a brutal underground boxer with a body that belongs in sin. He doesn't save her. He laughs in her face. Calls her weak. Useless. But there's something about her that makes him stay. So he makes a deal: He'll train her. Turn her into a fighter. But he's not doing it for free. It starts with hate-fueled hookups. Dirty kisses between bruises. Then something shifts. She gets stronger. And suddenly, she's not the broken girl anymore-

- F I U F A M I L Y S E R I E S - Book 4 - can be read as stand alone Their summer dreams. Their friendship above all else. Until it wasn't. A forbidden friendship ripped Nova Price away from Isaac Bishop. The sweet, innocent, ray of sunshine that is the daughter of a beloved pastor, loved her childhood friend; the bad egg, kid going nowhere, who was judged by the small minded townspeople - only she didn't care. She never judged, she just loved. After a summer night, things changed, and so did their friendship. Now, years later, they're back in each others lives. She's no longer a little girl. And he's no longer sweet and caring. A night to remember, a battle of resistance and a turn of events giving them a bump in the road. Can the hockey captain of FIU and the prissy princess fight together? Or against? † ⚫ † ⚫ † "Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. It has been two weeks since my last confession." "What is your confession, my child?" "I have impure thoughts about a boy I know is bad for me, Father. I've tried to stop them, but I can't. Nothing works." Completed; 09/09/2022 [#1] Hockey [#2] Religion [#1] enemiestolovers

I kissed my ex-boyfriend's biggest rival. In the middle of a stadium. In front of thousands of people. And somehow that wasn't the worst decision I made that night. Liam Carter is everything I should avoid-cocky, relentless, and the star wide receiver for the one team my school hates more than anything. He was supposed to be a mistake. One reckless night after my quarterback boyfriend dumped me before the biggest rivalry game of the season. But Liam Carter doesn't do "one night." He sends playlists at midnight. Shows up when he shouldn't. And slowly turns my perfectly safe life into chaos. Now the rivalry isn't just on the field. It's in my heart. And Liam plays to win.

She's a wild, free spirit who sees the good in everyone, and he's the hardened, bad-tempered loner who wants nothing to do with her-yet no matter how hard he tries to push her away, she's the one temptation he can't escape. *** He's never met someone with such a bubbly personality. Not to mention the wildness and odd phrases she says every five minutes. He hates it. He hates how he can't stay away from it. He hates what she does to him; it's not like him to chase after some girl. She gets under his skin like no other. She's never met someone with such a bad attitude. He's ill-mannered and menacing. The glare never seems to leave his face. Considering it all, she can't help but feel the attraction toward him. Dangerous attraction toward a seemingly dangerous man. Maybe it's the tattoos on his arm that gets her attention. Or maybe it's because she can tell there's hope for good under his rough exterior. And she's about to find it, whether he likes it or not. It's no secret that the two of them are complete and total opposites. *** "You like being called Sugar, don't you?" I tease, placing my toothbrush back after finishing. He does the same and gives me a side-eyed scowl. He grips my chin harshly and kisses me. My body temperature raises a good ten degrees and my right leg goes all wiggly. He pulls away. "You like it when I kiss you, don't you?" He teases the same way I did to him and I'm left blubbering. "I think both of our questions are rhetorical," I lower my voice up at him. His lip curls up into a smirk. *** #1 in Young Adult #9 in Badboy #1 in Cold #3 in Goodgirl #1 in Sweetheart #14 in Love *** *Warning* This story contains mature themes (language, scenes)

Selena is the 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍. The villain destined to lose her football-star boyfriend to the shy, innocent nerd. Everyone watches in silent awe as he replaces her in the name of love. It was the perfect fairytale ending, just like the movies... But not for long. Because this breakup awakens admirers long held back. Particularly one who's made her his quiet obsession: Noel Casper. The neglected genius assigned to be her tutor. What begins as study sessions develops into something neither of them expected-true friendship. Behind closed doors, Selena cooks him meals, upgrades his wardrobe, and supports his dreams. But to the outside world, Noel is just a boy being used by the mean girl, especially when they see him carrying her books and driving her wherever she needs to go. What they don't know is that Noel has been watching her for years. And the more Selena takes care of him, the more he becomes 𝒐𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅. When his research catapults him to international success, the world suddenly reaches for the boy they once overlooked. Now Selena's ex is begging for a second chance, and the rival who started this all is determined to "rescue" Noel. But Noel doesn't want to be saved. He only wants one person. Selena. And he will do whatever it takes to ensure she never leaves his side. ─ ⊹ ⊱ ⊰ ⊹ ─ 𝑺𝒐𝒇𝒕 𝒀𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑩𝒆𝒆 𝒙 𝑸𝒖𝒊𝒆𝒕 𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒖𝒔 𝚃𝚘𝚙 𝚁𝚊𝚗𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜: #1 𝚘𝚋𝚜𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚍 #1 𝚟𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚗ess #2 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎

Lina and her husband Mark are stunned when she gives birth months early while visiting her parents, and she's forced to stay behind with her fragile newborn while he returns home to work. It appears that they've made the best of a terrible situation, but when she and the baby can finally return home, everything feels wrong. Her job has shifted out from under her, parenting turns her marriage inside out, and her gifted parrot has learned some mimics that she can't make heads of tails of. As Lina struggles to navigate the complexities of being a mother outside the NICU, she begins to suspect that while she was absent someone stepped into the space that was supposed to be hers alone. She tackles the mystery one step at a time while trying to focus on her baby's changing needs with the help of a calm and helpful mentor the hospital assigned to them. One by one, the things people tell her and her parrot's insistent voice fill her life with doubt, until the only voice that still feels real is hundreds of miles away.

- F I U F A M I L Y S E R I E S N E X T G E N - book four, can be read as stand alone. It's very clear to see where Ace Bishop gets his hockey skills from, as well as his cockiness and over active ego, which also means he has no trouble running that sharp tongue of his, especially when flirting with the line when it comes to his Coach's daughter, Lucy Reynolds. Thriving off the back and forth the two encounter whenever in the same room, a party blows up all that pent up tension, and keeps Ace running back. ○ ♝ ○ Lucy never really did like Ace, his ego was an ick for starters, but she couldn't help the smile that broke free whenever he gave her his undivided attention, not for him to witness, that would just fuel his fire, which he certainly didn't need, and especially when nothing could ever happen between them. I mean, he's as forbidden to her as she is to him. Right? With a risk to take, secrets to unfold, a love like never before, and a future that could get ruined, the two have no choice but too... ○ ♝ ○ Looks like forbidden love runs in the veins of the Bishop men. ○ ♝ ○ - sports romance - forbidden love - enemies to lovers - coach's daughter - completed; 16/11/24

Lennon Levine has sworn off athletes for the rest of her life. With a lifetime of baggage she has made a promise to never date men who only wants her for her father. Sleeping with the hockey player with the worst reputation was not a part of her plan.. especially when there's more depth to him than he shows the world. Greyson Carter is set for the Boston Bruins after he graduates, but his reputation in hockey is far from stellar. Sure, he is one of the best players of his generation, but he has a short temper and a tendency to hold grudges. When newly retired NHL-superstar Christopher Levine wants to be his agent, he has to clean up his act. Sleeping with said agents daughter wasn't the best move. But what if he wants more? //March 2025, thank you endlessly for 100k 🙏😭🤍//

First love can be all-consuming. When that first love happens to be your brother's best friend, things get a bit more complicated. Mackenzie Cooper fell in love with the one person she wasn't supposed to, her brother's best friend, Camden Beck. Through shared loss and a growing closeness, Camden and Mackenzie promised to never break one another's hearts. But can you really make that promise at eighteen years old? It's been six years since they made that promise. When Mackenzie finds herself fresh out of a job, she decides the best thing to do is return home to help with the last minute details of her brother's pending wedding. The last person she expects to see when she arrives is the MLB's hottest young pitcher, her ex, Camden Beck. With a wedding to plan and unanswered questions left looming, will they find their way back to one another, or will their fate be tied only to the past? *This is the second book in a series. While this can be read as a stand-alone, the first book, Since Forever, should be read first.

Vera is getting ready to graduate high school and has some decisions to make about her future. Not scary at all. No, really. It wasn't supposed to be scary. As she plans to stay local for college and with her boyfriend, Danny, working nearby, the future was supposed to be smooth sailing into never-ending bliss in their happy little corner of upstate New York. But when the unexpected slams against their reality, all hopes of smooth sailing are a distant memory and bliss seems far away. Danny has always said he's all in. Now it's time for Vera to decide if she is, too. ~~~ This is a standalone third installment of the Oakwood: Devoted series. You don't need to read the other two books, but the history in them will make this one more enjoyable, and things will make a lot more sense. ♡ ⚠️ All In has elements of pregnancy and miscarriage, strong language, and sexual content. ⚠️ [ If you're here from Playing the Game, this is the love story of Grayson's parents! ]