Orphic (adj.) mysterious and entrancing; beyond ordinary understanding.

FREE STORY WITH EXCLUSIVE CONTENT. This is *not* a Paid Story. Eighteen-year-old hockey prodigy Elliot Wexler has three goals for senior year. One: somehow graduate with a 3.5 GPA. Two: hide his bipolar disorder from his peers. And three: make it into the NHL with no scandals. Piece of cake. What he doesn't expect is to find Lucy, a homeless girl, hiding from the winter frost in his dad's shed. Elliot's busy, complicated life doesn't permit room for error, and falling in love with a girl from a totally different world sounds like the opposite of a good idea. But Elliot can't help but be drawn to Lucy and her elusive ways--even when she seems to vanish from his life non-stop, each time leaving him with a bigger hole in his heart. But Elliot is determined to break down Lucy's barriers. And when he does, he discovers that her life is more complicated--and dangerous--than he could have imagined. With drafting season approaching, and Elliot's fragile mental health deteriorating, he's forced to face a difficult question: Is first love supposed to hurt so much? *** PLEASE DO NOT ADD THIS STORY TO GOODREADS.

A SECOND CHANCE MAY BE TOO HOT TO HANDLE They say there are no second chances, and for Lily Onassis, ever since she walked away from Formula World driver Max Becker, she's considered this true. Instead of a glitzy, glamorous life on the auto racing circuit, she's worked at a tech company, trying to live a quiet life and forget about her feelings for the gorgeous Max. Until she's fired from her job, and her father - a popular racing team owner - has a heart attack. Before her father goes into surgery, he has one request for Lily: temporarily take over his racing team. It shouldn't be a problem since she has management experience, except that Max is now a Team Onassis driver. And Lily is his new boss. The two must fight their burning attraction to each other at every turn while the paparazzi lurk behind every corner - and confront the fact that their love might be bigger than their stupid decisions of the past.

PUBLISHED BY PENGUIN SEA ON 17TH JULY, 2025. OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK & EBOOK! Clara Healy is convinced her family is cursed. After witnessing two relationships from the closest people in her life fall apart, Clara is determined not to be the curse's next victim by avoiding the root cause: falling in love with cliché love interests. Even when one tiny mishap led her to partner up with Colton Reed - the college star baseball player - for ASL class, she wasn't going to let the curse get to her. But as Clara and Colton started spending more time together and she started getting to know him beyond his star athlete exterior, Clara realized that some things were easier said than done. And escaping the curse was going to be a lot more difficult than she thought it would be. ⋅⋅⋅ Cover photo from Pinterest, edited on Canva. Featured on @Romance | Head Over Heels. ⋅⋅⋅ Highest Ranking: #1 in baseballromance | 20/6/2023 #1 in bubbletea | 29/5/2023 #1 in cliche | 1/8/2023 #4 in books | 23/5/2023 #4 in novella | 17/10/2023 #5 in hopelessromantic | 24/8/2023 #5 in university | 1/10/2023 #28 in baseball | 26/10/2023 #31 in book | 15/6/2023 #42 in chicklit | 9/10/2023 #45 in collegeromance | 6/10/2023 #83 in sportsromance | 21/8/2023

He was the boy that no one noticed. He was quiet, bland to the naked eye, a total wallflower who sat on the sidelines and lacked in eye contact with those around him though he had the type of eyes that made you feel like you could drown. He tried his best to blend into the background, but what he didn't know was that he was the only one that caught my eye. He was the most intriguing person I had ever laid eyes on even though he couldn't see me. He couldn't see anything.

Beverly Hills had always had a crush on Diontey ever since he stepped foot in the school. Her friends told her to tell him. But what happens when she meets the school's hottest and finds out Diontey is just a jerk who wants her in bed? Read my first crush to find out

Time was standing annoyingly still and I think I may have forgotten how to properly breathe. "Panda you have to come sit down pacing is not going to-" pushing my hand out I stopped him from saying anything. I stopped him from confirming the knowledge that there is nothing I can do to make this better. I pulled at my hair ripping a couple of strands out in the process. I hated the white walls and fluorescent lights that adorned this place. The squeaky sound that could be heard whenever anyone walked and right now I was causing a lot of squeaking. The strong smell of disinfectant burning my nose but none of it matter right now not any of it. "Where is he?" I heard the voice and my blood immediately started to boil. "You did this" was the last thing I said before I flew and was on top of his mom hitting her wildly. So much for not liking confrontation.

"The Prince may love her, and she may share the same name, but this girl is no Grace Kelly" ~~~ Working class, black, and insecure. The opposite of the British princess stereotype. But Grace Roberts might just change the rules when she meets a handsome classmate with a huge secret.

[WATTYS WINNER 2021] America knows the young Native Assassin as Connor, but Naomi O'Brien knew him first as Ratonhnhaké:ton. Having lost her parents at a young age, Naomi is sparse with trust, and even less generous with love. But all that changes when a certain dark-haired boy with deadly skills and a gentle heart walks into her life.