Basketball was in her blood, but LaMelo Ball made her want to set the whole damn court on fire. Theresa Young doesn't play games. She runs things quietly from the sidelines, calling shots behind the camera while the league watches her brother light up the court. Her situationship with Jalen Johnson? Chill. Uncomplicated. Safe. But when Charlotte's finest shows up with that cocky grin and too much swagger for one man, everything changes. LaMelo Ball is all attitude and bad timing. He gets under her skin-then under her guard. What starts as petty jabs and passive glances turns into something hotter, heavier, harder to ignore. Now Jalen's noticing. LaMelo's circling. And Theresa's stuck between the boy who never claimed her and the one who might just ruin her carefully built peace. The pressure's building. The season's heating up. And some fouls don't get called until it's too late. DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fiction. While it includes real-life figures and settings, not everything will align with how things are in real life. Some details have been changed, imagined, or exaggerated for the sake of the story. Please remember this is purely fictional and should be enjoyed as such!

When Cleo's perfect life implodes after a sudden breakup, she hatches a plan to win back her ex by fake-dating the notorious heartthrob in her new apartment building - except the scheme gets complicated when real feelings and mysterious warnings threaten to derail everything. *** Cleo Cassidy's world shatters when her childhood sweetheart unexpectedly breaks up with her, leaving her to rebuild her life from scratch. She's on the hunt for a new apartment, actual friends, and - most importantly - a way to win back her ex. Enter the hot stranger she keeps bumping into in her new apartment building. The plan? Simple: fake-date the infamous ladies' man to make her ex jealous. How hard could it be? Step One: Find a cheap new apartment. Luckily, the one Cleo finds comes with new friends built into the deal, and...some other mysteries. Like, who the hell is the woman that keeps vandalising the bathroom, warning women everywhere to steer clear of the so-called Penthouse Prick? Step Two: Make ex-boyfriend jealous using fake boyfriend. Step Three (VERY important): Don't fall for the fake boyfriend. But as Cleo continues to learn to live without her ex, she realizes that the line between lying and loving is blurrier than she ever realized.

Y/N Y/LN is a licensed therapist with a spotless reputation and strict boundaries. Her job is simple: help people heal, stay professional, and never - ever - get emotionally involved with a client. Then Chris Brown walks into her office. He's there for court-ordered anger and trauma therapy, but from the very first session, it's obvious he's carrying more than what's written in his file. Fame has hardened him. Life has bruised him. And the one place he finally feels understood is sitting across from her. What begins as routine therapy slowly shifts into something neither expected - a forbidden pull, a dangerous comfort, a connection that feels wrong and right at the same time. Y/N tries to keep her distance. Chris can't stop thinking about her. And when trouble with Y/N's ex sends detectives into her office, Chris becomes protective in a way that crosses every line. One moment of weakness - a slow, deliberate kiss - changes everything. Now they're caught between responsibility and desire... between professionalism and obsession... between healing and falling apart.

Whitney Parker is an astrophysics genius. A PhD student and a baker extraordinaire, she's getting ready to graduate and finally live her life outside the lab. Give her an equation and she can solve it easily...but anything related to true love or relationships are a mystery to her. Truth be told she doesn't believe it's for her and change is scary. Being the most dependable and reliable of her friend group and family, Whitney has never lived life on the wild side...until she drunkenly makes a list. Justin is a known playboy and Hockey player. All women want him and every guy wants to be him. He's known for his charm and whit and his game on and off the ice. He thought he found true love until he didn't. And now everything in his life is falling apart. He's not scoring goals like he used to and his once too confident attitude has disappeared. He just needs someone to help him get his life back on track. Known for constant bickering and general chaos, Whitney and Justin aren't the best duo. They've been friends of friends for years but nothing more. But when they're both down on their luck...an idea presents itself. Here's the final book in my series!