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Cruel King | 18+ by BrookeBennett_
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[18+] COLLEGE ICE HOCKEY ROMANCE *~*~* Conrad Taylor is an asshole - everyone knows that. But when you're the star player of the hockey team, your father is one of the richest men in the country, and you have the looks of a tortured fallen angel, not many people seem to care. He certainly doesn't, not when he's too busy riding around with a visible chip on his shoulder. And boy, are they nice shoulders. *~*~* Sophie Pritchett craves normalcy after a lifetime of self-imposed isolation. With her dad's support and her therapist's gentle encouragement, she finally feels ready to step out into the world - or at least into a shared off-campus apartment with a few strangers. Tentatively, of course. Totally doable, right? Only it's not that easy. The girls aren't for the faint-hearted, and that's exactly what Sophie is. Her struggles with personal boundaries and social settings make it more than obvious that she's weird - and that's not including her strange obsession. When the hockey team starts volunteering at the hospital where Sophie teaches art therapy, she suddenly has the perfect excuse to feed that obsession - one that just happens to have Conrad Taylor written all over it. But when an unlikely friendship begins to form between Sophie, Conrad, and Casey - a witty little boy who's been dealt an unfair hand in life - Sophie learns there's a lot more hidden beneath the rude, sarcastic, and cold exterior of Conrad. Maybe he's just a broken little boy with a heart that feels too much. *~*~* Grumpy/Sunshine - Bad boy/Good girl - hates everyone except her Romance with a Brooke Bennett spin on it😜 Book 2 in the Campus Kings Series, but can be read as a STAND-ALONE. Mature 18+ (Language, content, all that good stuff) Enough character development to turn the devil back into an angel. New chapters every Wednesday and Sunday. *Big Fat Smooch* Good to see you again, my lovelies.
Chasing Calloway by TheNovemberSummers
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They wanted nothing to do with each other. They hate each other. Now they have to fake a relationship to get what they want. ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ Annie Calloway is in love. She's been in love with her best friend for thirteen years. She's content with staying on the sidelines and watching him shine. That is until Rhys Sinclair comes around and shoves her head first into the spotlight. A fake relationship with her best friend's arch-rival was not on her college bucket list. As she gets closer to the person she never wanted anything to do with, she gets more than she bargained for, and lines begin to blur. ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ Rhys Sinclair is the best hockey player at Wakeford University...and he is drowning in problems. He can't get out of Garrett's shadow, he's failing two of his classes, and he's one mistake away from being benched for the season, which means he can't be team captain. Luckily, all three of those problems have one solution, Annie. Garrett's best friend, resident know-it-all, and they key to sending the team into chaos long enough for him to get what he needs. But a fake relationship isn't cut and dry when Annie is more and more tempting by the minute. Top Tag Rankings Of All Time ↱ #27 in FakeRelationship ↱ #28 in University ↱ #73 in MultiplePOV ↳ 18+ ↳ Multiple POV ↳ First Time Publishing As An Author ❤︎‬
𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘 by lexilexlexi
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She ran from the ice. But the past always finds a way to catch up. Irina has spent years hiding from the world she was born into : the daughter of a hockey legend, determined to bury both her name and her scars. A new college, a new life and a new name. No one here knows who she really is. Until someone does. When a desperate coach uncovers her secret, Irina is pulled back into the game she swore off, helping a struggling team rise from the ashes. But as old instincts return, so do feelings she thought she'd left behind. Among the players and the ghosts of her past, someone is getting too close, too familiar. The harder Irina fights to stay hidden, the more her walls begin to crack. Because some secrets can't stay buried forever... and neither can the heart.
Goalie With Benefits  by BlayreBelamour
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Caden Connelly is hot. Dumb. And possibly cursed. Every girl he dates ends up falling for someone else-usually one of his teammates-and he's sick of being the universe's personal punchline. So this semester, he's got a new plan: fake date someone completely undateable. Someone so immune to hockey charm, the curse won't stand a chance. Enter Raven Alore. She's too smart to fall for a himbo goalie and way too busy trying to win a cutthroat sports media internship, take revenge on her ex, and survive living with her backstabbing roommate. She has exactly zero time for Caden's golden retriever energy or his abs of distraction. But when fake dating him gets her: a viral PR case study a shot at the internship and her ex shaking in his cleats... Well, she's in. With conditions. No feelings. No flirting. No shirtless selfies. (Okay, maybe one shirtless selfie.) But the longer they fake it, the messier it gets-because Caden's actually... not that dumb? And Vanessa's not that heartless. And this whole thing? Might not be fake at all. By the time the puck drops, someone's gonna catch feelings. Let's just hope it's not cursed.
Sunbeams by SnicketsKrickets
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Heliophilia (n.) desire to stay in the sun; love of sunlight To be loved is to be known. Arabella Dawson Has never had anybody constant in her life. From parents always being away at work to one shitty friend, she doesn't know how to exist when people are looking. Flint Camero Has never needed anybody but himself. From a dead mother to an unpredictable father, he's doesn't know how to let people in. That all changes when he meets a burning ray of sunshine. Shitty at descriptions. But try please 🙏 Book 1 in the sun series
Pucking Pretending (UNI Lions #9)[COMPLETED] by SofiaMKay
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Waking up in a strange woman's bed is starting to feel like his life. Cayden's become an expert in sneaking out before they wake up. But when his sister starts worrying about him, he has to do something. Saf basically has no life. No roommate. No boyfriend. No experience. And worst of all, she keeps making a fool of herself when she tries to flirt with the guy she likes. Then, the stranger that was laughing at her poor flirting skills proposes a quick exchange of favors. Two strangers fixing each other's problems. He needs a photo with someone he can pretend is his girlfriend. She needs a good pickup line. It's easy. One-and-done. They both get what they need. Only... Cayden's sister knows the fake girlfriend. And Saf needs more help than just a pickup line. Let the game of deception begin. Can Cayden and Saf convince his sister that they're dating so she doesn't have to worry about him? Can Cayden teach Saf how to pick up a guy so she can finally go on a date with the lacrosse player she is crushing on? Or does fate have other plans for them?
Thin Ice by squidyjewels
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"With the way you've treated me all of these years, I can't trust you.. you're on thin ice," Dedicated figure skater Juliana Ortiz and passionate hockey captain Lukas Romero have hated each other ever since they were little. They've been forced to get along throughout the years for the sake of their parents' friendship, but what happens whenever they don't feel forced to act like they like each other anymore? Will they admit their feelings for each other or will they let the life long hatred continue on? ~*~ [CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT, LANGUAGE AND VIOLENCE] NO TRANSLATIONS 100k reads 7/31/24 !!! #1 in jules 1/07/25 #1 in hockey 12/20/24 #1 in forcedproximity 10/26/24 #1 in figureskating 7/30/24 #1 in icerink 11/26/23 #1 in iceskating 11/29/23 #1 in loves 12/2/23 Started 04/16/23-Completed 06/2/24
Rules We Broke by anglzx7
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Zara Ashford is very straight to the point. She likes the color blue, r&b music and people who don't waste her time. Known for her attitude, she's the town's most popular girl. Or at least she was...before she left for two years. Now she's back, and despite what you might think, she's not the same little girl she was back then. Her tongue grew even sharper somehow. As for Killian Blackwood, he's 'still at the restaurant'. He's popular and he's rich, but it's that charm that has everybody crazy for him. His eyes though, they've been set on a certain girl forever. Some say they were childhood enemies. But he was just a boy trying to get a pretty girl's attention.
Honey by Niacurr
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Billy Anderson is often thought to be as sweet as honey. Surprisingly, he is the complete opposite when it comes to his brothers best friend, Thomas Baker. He has hated Thomas for as long as he can remember but who knew that all of his hatred could disappear in just one night...
Puck Buddies  by BlayreBelamour
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Fucking your best friends other bestfriend, the one you hate, is messy. Doing it behind his back while secretly in love with him? A total disaster waiting to happen. Nesta has been crushing on Ronan for years, but she's never had the guts to tell him. But there's one person who gets under her skin more than anyone-Akil, Ronan's cocky, arrogant, infuriating best friend. The feeling is mutual. They can't stand each other. They fight constantly. And yet, somehow, they keep ending up in bed together. And Ronan? He has no clue. He still thinks Nesta and Akil despise each other. Then, just when Nesta finally starts seeing Akil as more than just a mistake, Ronan confesses his feelings for her-the very thing she once wanted most. Now, she's caught in the mess she created, torn between the boy she thought she loved and the one she never saw coming. Puck Buddies is a fiery, drama-filled hockey romance about love, lust, and the chaos that comes when hearts and rules are broken. ︶⊹︶︶୨୧︶︶⊹︶ Caution: ⚠️ Contains Smut and mentions of Abuse, Death, Grief, Drugs, and Suicide.