[wattys 2021 winner - new adult] A heroin addict struggling with recovery finds an unusual solace in a brilliant, beautiful girl in his therapy group, who seems to have being happy and sober down to a science. [2x wattpad editor's choice pick (2021 & 2023) & 6x featured story] Copyright 2020-2025 | Taylor Romagnoli [moonraess]

Nash Reed is a hot commodity, both on and off the ice. When his childhood friend Kennedy moves to town, the torch he's been carrying for her really heats up. ***** Kennedy Miller has finally scored her dream job. After years of putting her career first, proving to everyone that she can run an ad department like nobody's business, she's arrived in New York City. Which just so happens to be the home of her former best friend and childhood crush, Nash Reed, the hottest pro hockey player around. When they meet again on Kennedy's first night in town, sparks fly and their love quickly turns into a true barnburner. But can shy Kennedy, who's not used to the spotlight, face off against her insecurities and give their relationship a real shot? [[word count: 100,000 - 150,000]] Cover design by Ren T Previously titled My Childhood Friend, The Hockey Star

Emma Pierce lived and breathed baseball. It was the ball hitting the bat. It was the sand beneath her cleats. It was a daddy daughter thing...until it wasn't. After losing her parents to a car accident, Emma goes to live with her grandmother only to find that the boy next door is just as obsessed about baseball as she is. It was best friends at first bat, a friendship that was supposed to last a lifetime. That is, until once again Emma gets taken away from everything she ever knew. Now Emma's partying it up in college with two part time jobs and a tuition that just keeps wanting. A position she was almost getting comfortable with until one reckless decision lands her in a rivalry she never wanted to be a part of and, in the middle of it all...is her ex ball bestie. Faced with an option of facing her fears head on or forced to live the life of poverty, Emma takes a chance on what once was. Little does she know that what once was, is once again hers for the taking. She only has to play for it.