Aubrey Hayes knows three things for certain. One: Sebastian Sloane is trouble wrapped in a hockey jersey. Two: fake dating him is a terrible idea. And three: her stubborn streak isn't going anywhere. After Sebastian's carefully crafted image starts cracking under the pressure of expectations, family reputation, and one girl who can't seem to take no for an answer, he needs a solution fast. Something believable. Temporary. Safe. Enter Aubrey. His sister's best friend. The one girl sharp enough to see through every charming smile and practiced illusion he throws her way. The deal is simple. She pretends to be his girlfriend until things smooth over. And together, they survive semester three without spiralling under the weight of everyone else's expectations. No feelings. No complications. No crossing lines that were never meant to blur. Easy enough. Except fake kisses start feeling real. Late-night games turn into stolen touches. And the reckless boy everyone thinks has everything begins unraveling in ways only Aubrey notices. Because Sebastian Sloane isn't careless. He isn't untouchable. And beneath every practiced grin is a version of himself he doesn't quite know how to be. The more Aubrey sees through the illusion, the harder it becomes to remember this was only ever supposed to be pretend. And the most dangerous thing about falling for Sebastian Sloane? It's that Aubrey might be the first person who's ever truly seen him at all.

Never in a million years did I think I would cross paths with him again. Michael Woods. The boy who broke my heart. The boy who picked hockey over me. The boy who left me behind. After giving three years of my life to him, it was all over after his college graduation. He went his way and I went mine. But I never imagined landing a job at his agency when I moved to Boston four years later, let alone as his assistant. A job that's meant for me to service him, do as he asks, and give him all smiles. So, I play the part. I play the nice, kind, sweet assistant in public and ignore him like my life depends on it in private. The thought of getting close to him again terrifies me because I know. I know that once I let him again, I'll never be able to let him out. And if I do, it'll be at the cost of my heart, and this time he'll leave it broken beyond repair. I used to think he was forever mine. But hockey changed everything. What would he do now if he had to make that choice? Me? Or hockey? Or both? . . . ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TRIGGER WARNING: Mention of death by accident and depression

She was supposed to leave him behind. Instead, he followed her home - with a grin and a proposition she can't seem to refuse. • • • Leon Collins has an uncanny resemblance to temptation - and Charlotte Hudson knows better than to touch it twice. As maid of honour to her best friend and sister-in-law-to-be, Charlotte's only job is to keep the wedding week flawless. But that's easier said than done when the best man is Leon: her brother's best friend, her best friend's brother, and the one mistake she swore she'd never make again. They danced too close once - too drunk, too messy, too young - but there's always consequences to dancing with temptation and Charlotte has paid the price. One she promises herself she won't ever revisit. But now they're walking down the aisle together, tension simmering under every glance, every brush of skin, every drunken confession that never should've left her lips. When the week ends, Charlotte thinks she's leaving the past - her young and stupid mistakes - and him behind for good. She's wrong. Because Leon Collins just got traded to her new team. Now he's in her office, in her space, and in her head - all charm, smirks, and a proposition that shouldn't sound as tempting as it does. One rule. No feelings. Just a physical arrangement to burn off the heat neither of them can seem to ignore. But desire this dangerous doesn't play by the rules. And the closer Charlotte gets to Leon, the more her carefully built walls begin to crack. She promised herself she'd never fall for him again. But Leon Collins has always been the one risk she can't resist.

**Book TWO of "The Taylor Family Series" following "Nine Months"** ... Matty and Sums Taylor are at it again!! Join these two in their crazy life of parenthood, with another baby on the way to join them...There will be more tears, more laughs and a lot more love as they experience the ups and downs of becoming parents, AGAIN!. From conception to birth, with some more bumps and more shocks along the way... Kaleb, Katie, Rachel, Shane, Nate, Adam and Scott will all be there with them along the way...even Charlotte and what's his name? (Brett) LOL... I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS STORY! ##THIS STORY DOES CONTAIN RUDE LANGUAGE AND SOME SEX SCENES, SO YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED## ##KNOCKED UP, AGAIN!... IS THE FOLLOW UP STORY OF "NINE MONTHS" ... IT WOULD BE ADVISED TO READ THAT ONE FIRST, TO UNDERSTAND THE CHARACTERS IN THIS STORY, YOU CAN FIND MY STORIES IN MY PROFILE##

Book ONE of "The Taylor Family Series" ~ Follow the journey of newlyweds Matthew and Summer Taylor as they start their new life together as husband and wife. There will be tears, laughs and a lot of love as they experience the ups and downs of becoming first time parents. From conception to birth, with some bumps and shocks along the way. I hope you enjoy this story! ## This story does contain some rude language, and some sex scenes, you have been warned ##

**BOOK FOUR of "The Taylor Family Series"** Isabella "Izzy" Taylor is the baby of the family, and the only daughter of Matty and Sums Taylor. Under the watchful eyes of her five big brothers and her very over protective father, Izzy's life is turned upside down in the blink of an eye. She's finally moved on from her crush on her brothers friend Declan, with her boyfriend Luke. When she least expects it, her heart gets torn in two when the one she thought was out of her life, returns. She's torn between the one she wants (Declan), and the one she has (Luke), what happens as her world's collide , will she get what she wants, or will she end up with only regret. There will be lots of tears, broken hearts, lots of laughs and a whole lot of love as she experiences the ups and downs of being the only girl in a world where she's surrounded by boys. There will be some more bumps and more shocks along the way...with the whole big crazy Taylor family and friends ... I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS STORY!

When photography student, Willow Kennedy, gets offered an internship with her college's renowned ice hockey team, The Michigan Wolverines, she anticipates three things: 1) Her twin brother being an unbearable and over-protective nightmare. 2) Her photographs not making any real impact whatsoever. 3) The team completely shutting out the curly-haired girl pointing a camera in their faces. What Willow didn't take into account, however, was the Wolverine's team captain. Rumoured NHL first draft pick, dreamboat and total game changer- Tate Wilder. With his infectious dimpled smile, sparkling green eyes and addictive personality, Tate quickly turns Willow's internship into a life-changing and eye-opening experience- one filled with love, friendship and opportunities. Willow didn't meet the Michigan Wolverines looking for love, and funnily enough neither did Tate, but love soon found them. ********* "Pretty please?" Her lip juts out in an irresistible pout and you'd almost think she was a sweet innocent flower judging by the puppy dog eyes she's flashing me. But that image is little tarnished by the hand she has dipped into my boxers. I can feel my Adams apple bob as I reply. "O-okay. Fine, you win this time." The smile I get in response is absolutely blinding. A full, mega-watt grin with teeth, crinkled eyes and blush on the apples of her cheek. I'll let her win everything if I get that fucking smile in return.

Logan Romano didn't just enter the NHL. He tore through it. Dark. Brooding. Untouchable. With brutal talent and a reputation as cold as the New York winter, Logan dominates both the ice and every room he walks into. He doesn't lose. He doesn't bend. And he certainly doesn't fall in love. Not after the last time. Not until November Levine crashes into his life like a beam of sunlight he never asked for. She's warmth where he's storm clouds. She's soft where he's jagged edges. A walking contradiction to everything Logan swore he needed. When a deal forces the polar opposites under one roof, tensions ignite fast. Teasing turns to feuds. Feuds turn into something dangerously close to desire. And Logan is forced to confront the one promise he's never broken. Because once you step into the light- it's impossible to return. ✩ Grumpy x sunshine • forced proximity • slow burn Will the hockey captain cross that line? ✩ "Nova." I whisper, my voice low and hoarse against her neck. "Stop it." "Stop what." She whimpers back innocently as her thighs tighten around my hips. My teeth nip at the skin on her jaw in warning. "Either stop teasing, or put me out of my fucking misery." November pulls her head back from mine, resting it against the wall, and bats her lashes up at me. "Say please."

Complete. Unedited. They needed a Sloane on the ice, they just never expected that she would be the one to fill the skates- and she never expected her brothers childhood friend to start paying a little too much attention. • • • I was a Sloane, but I wasn't the one anyone ever looked at. Never supposed to carry my father's dream. Never supposed to want the ice the way I do. My father calls me his ice princess. When he remembers I exist, that is. Graceful. Elegant. Temporary. Hockey was never meant to be mine. But when my twin brother, Sebastian, is handed the opportunity of a lifetime and chooses to walk away - I'm given a choice no one would ever offer me willingly. Take his place. Wear his jersey. Become him. One semester. One secret. Under the helmet, I'm invisible. Padding hides the curves. Silence hides the truth. As long as I never take the helmet off, never step into the locker room, never let anyone look too closely - I can play. And I can play hard. I just never expected Justin Leeds to start paying me the attention no one else ever has.

Gabriella showed up for him when it mattered most, believing she knew exactly where her life was going, until everything unraveled in a single moment she couldn't unsee. Walking away wasn't something she had planned, but it became the only choice she could live with. With nowhere else to turn, she leaves behind everything familiar and starts over in a quiet town that doesn't quite feel like home, trying to hold on to the part of herself that still feels like her. She tells herself it was the right decision, that some things can't be undone and are better left behind. But distance doesn't always bring clarity, and no matter how far she goes, the past has a way of following. Because some choices don't stay in the past, and some stories don't end just because you walk away. Updates weekly ✦