Lacey Logan has never been the quiet type. She's bold, flirty, and more than ready to start over when she transfers to Briar University to study fashion. She figures her biggest challenges will be classes, late nights, and maybe too many drunk mistakes. Then she meets Dean Di Laurentis: a cocky smile, ridiculous charm, and a way of getting under her skin from day one. One harmless deal between them turns into something a lot less harmless: they'll be friends... with a few benefits on the side, no feelings attached. Easy. Except it isn't. Not when Dean makes her laugh, pushes her buttons, and looks at her like he's trying to memorize every piece of her. And definitely not when she remembers he also happens to be one of her brother Logan's best friends. Lacey came to Briar for a fresh start, but she never expected someone like Dean to change everything she thought she wanted.

For a moment nobody spoke. Then Garrett stepped forward, without hesitation and without asking. He wrapped his arms around her while Dean joined a second later, various emotion written all over his face. And somehow that was all it took for the emotions she'd been holding back to come crashing down. A sob escaped her before another one slipped over her lips, her eyes beginning to get red. ______________________ For Averia, life had so far revolved solely around college assignments, her figure skating career, her best friends and a party here and there. At least, it hadn't revolved around two hockey players who had infiltraded into her life like silent storms. One with his charming smile and his perfect ability to listen to every word she spoke. One who made her feel seen. The other with his mischievous grin and his hands wandering all over her body. One who made her feel desired in a way no one had before.

One devastating video. Five years of love gone in an instant. After discovering her long-distance boyfriend has been cheating on her, Kaitlyn Graham is done crying over someone who never deserved her. All she needs is the perfect distraction-and Dean Di Laurentiis is more than willing to volunteer. It starts as revenge. A rebound. A way to convince the world-and herself-that she's moving on. But as her ex's obsession spirals out of control and pretending starts to feel dangerously real, Katie begins to wonder if the biggest mistake she's ever made... was thinking Dean was only temporary.

"Cause they said the end is comin', everyone's up to somethin' I find myself runnin' home to your sweet nothings" *book 2 in my off campus series, based off the events of season 2 of off campus* Sienna Maxwell knows exactly what she's doing with her life. At least, that's what she tells everyone. Dean Di Laurentis has never made things easier, especially not the way he looks at her like he already knows how this ends. They try to keep it simple. They try to keep it quiet. They fail spectacularly. Because some things don't stay "just complicated" for long, especially when they were never just anything to begin with.

Book 1: Delaney Von has always been the perfect girl. Perfect grades, perfect smile, perfect relationship. She's the kind of person everyone on campus envies - the girl who always looks put together, no matter what. Which is exactly why no one notices what's really happening behind closed doors. Not the way she pulls her sleeves over bruises. Not the way she apologizes for things that aren't her fault. Not the way she's slowly disappearing inside a relationship that's breaking her apart. Dean Di Laurentis never expected to look twice at the girl who seemed to have everything, and Garrett Graham definitely never expected to become the person she called when things got bad. But the more time Delaney spends around the hockey house, the harder it becomes to hide the truth. Because perfection is easy to fake, until someone finally starts paying attention.

in which briar university's favorite hockey player discovers that getting hit into the boards is somehow less painful than being rejected by one five-foot-four music major, who responds to every attempt at flirting with the same unwavering answer: no. Unfortunately for John Logan, Jacqueline Joy Di Laurentis isn't impressed by his smile, his charm, or the fact that the entire campus seems to adore him. She'd rather spend her nights writing songs, drinking caramel frappes, and pretending he doesn't exist than become just another girl on his list. But Logan has never backed down from a challenge, and somewhere between fake phone numbers saved as try again in three years, sarcastic one-liners, stolen hoodies, and the walls Jackie swore no one would ever break through, chasing the girl who wanted nothing to do with him slowly became the best thing that ever happened to him.

▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ( 𝚂𝚆𝙰𝙽 𝚂𝙾𝙽𝙶 ) , 𝙂. 𝙂𝙍𝘼𝙃𝘼𝙈 𝙵𝙰𝙽𝙵𝙸𝙲 🦢.ᐟ ❛ in which, a certain girl is madly in love with her brothers best friend. ❜ ▄ 𝘎𝘈𝘙𝘙𝘌𝘛𝘛 𝘎𝘙𝘈𝘏𝘈𝘔 𝘟 𝘍𝘌𝘔!𝘖𝘊 ) STATUS: completed ! ━━━━ © SMPLYJCHNB , 2026

Garrett Graham's childhood best friend was never supposed to fall for one of his teammates. Giselle Cross has spent years building the perfect life and protecting the secrets that come with it. Then Dean Di Laurentis happened. She was smart enough to avoid him. Stupid enough to fall for him anyway.

in which beau maxwell has a twin sister who everyone cares and loves besides one who doesn't like to show it much. garret graham x oc

Every guy on campus secretly wants her. Every guy on campus is completely terrified of her. On paper, her name is Anastasia Wood. But if anyone calls her that, they're asking for a black eye. She goes by Anna now-a sharp name for the version of herself she built to survive. Scoring a full-ride soccer scholarship to Briar University was supposed to be Anna's escape from her toxic family in England. Except they ruined it, traveling across the Atlantic right alongside her. With her freedom choked out, the only person she can stomach is her twin brother; the rest can rot. The soccer pitch is Anna's only safe space to find peace and outrun reality. Everywhere else, she is cold, blunt, and rude. She has zero time for college drama, and even less for Briar's hockey obsession. She makes it clear: she hates the sport, hates the hype, and thinks the players are arrogant pricks. Hannah and Allie are the only ones stubborn enough to try and break through her defenses. Everyone else steers clear. Anna is dangerous, and she likes it that way. It keeps people at a distance. Except for Dean Di Laurentis. Dean is the king of casual. He's used to girls melting, and he's never met a challenge he couldn't charm. When Anna treats him like dirt, it doesn't wound his ego-it hooks him. He's fascinated by the British soccer star who is completely immune to his smile. What starts as mutual hatred spirals into a high-stakes game of chicken. Dean wants to tear down her walls to prove he can. Anna wants to ruin the pretty boy who thinks the world revolves around ice. But between sharp tongues, dark family secrets, and a fierce tension, the line between pushing buttons and catching feelings starts to blur.