After a toxic relationship leaves Scarlett Graham's life at St. Anthony's in ruins, she transfers mid-semester to Briar University, hoping distance will help her forget everything she left behind. But with her dorm situation delayed, she ends up temporarily living in the one place guaranteed to destroy her sanity: the Briar hockey house. Which means living with her overprotective older brother, Garrett Graham, and his teammates. Including Dean Di Laurentis. Dean is exactly the kind of guy Scarlett promised herself she would stay away from. Cocky, charming, reckless, and completely incapable of taking anything seriously for more than five minutes. Garrett makes the rules very clear the second she moves in. Hands off his sister. And Dean fully intends to follow that rule. At least until he accidentally walks into Garrett's room and finds Scarlett changing. After that, staying away from her becomes a whole lot harder than he expected. Especially when Scarlett starts slipping past his defenses just as fast as he's slipping past hers. Now Dean can't stop noticing the little things. The way she hides inside oversized sweatshirts. The way she apologizes for everything. The way her smiles never quite reach her eyes anymore. And Scarlett can't stop noticing that beneath Dean's player reputation is someone far more dangerous than she expected: a man who makes her feel safe enough to let her guard down. But secrets have a way of following you. And when Scarlett's past finally catches up with her, Dean has to decide how far he's willing to go for the girl he was never supposed to touch in the first place. Dean Di Laurentis x Scarlett Graham Brother's Best Friend Forced Proximity Hockey Romance Dual POV

When Bailee Graham's life in San Diego falls apart after a painful breakup with her boyfriend and her best friend/roommate, she turns to the one person she knows she can trust without hesitation-her brother, Garrett Graham. At 21, she returns to Boston and moves into the Briar hockey house with him and his closest friends, stepping into a space that is loud, chaotic, and very different from the independent life she had built for herself across the country. Living under the same roof as her protective brother-Garrett Graham-means constant boundaries, watchful eyes, and a house that makes it very clear she's cared for, even when she insists she can handle herself. Especially when it comes to one of his best friends. Dean Di Laurentis has never been the relationship type-he prefers distance, distraction, and keeping things uncomplicated. But Bailee doesn't fit into any version of "casual" he understands. She's genuine in a way that unsettles him, steady in a way he can't ignore, and slowly becomes the one person in the house he notices without meaning to. Surrounded by the warmth and chaos of Garrett's world, Bailee begins rebuilding her life in a place that feels safe enough to start over-while unknowingly stepping into a slow-burn collision with the one person she was never meant to fall for.

❝ Hard to Get Enamored ❞ two big college athletes who hate one other are about to prove to everyone at briar university that opposites do indeed attract each other. dean di laurentis x female oc ( off campus series ) ( prologue - chapter 4 are written in lower case, it changes to upper case from the 5th on out ) no book inspiration.

When Garrett's little sister, Tori gets accepted into Briar University, she expects the normal college experience she's seen on TV. Not having to move in with her brother and his three roommates. Including the always annoying, Dean Di Laurentis and his stupid former 'sex room'. FEMALE OC X DEAN DI LAURENTIS