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  𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇  | ᴅ�ᴇᴀɴ ᴅɪ ʟᴀᴜʀᴇɴᴛɪꜱ by katherinewriting
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Violet Reed doesn't have the luxury of making mistakes. At Briar University on scholarships and two part-time jobs, every grade, every shift, and every decision matters. Failure isn't an option. Neither is Dean Di Laurentis. Rich. Connected. Entitled. Everything Violet has spent her life learning to avoid. After catching her boyfriend cheating on her, Violet swears off relationships altogether. Now living with Allie Hayes and trying to put her broken heart back together, she's focused on one thing: Herself. Then Dean decides he wants her. Unfortunately for him, Violet isn't impressed by his charm, his money, or his reputation. For the first time in his life, Dean hears a word no girl has ever dared tell him. No. Most guys would've walked away. But the more Violet pushes him away, the more determined Dean becomes to prove he's not the guy she thinks he is. And the more Dean gets to know Violet, the more he realizes she's worth fighting for. But trust isn't rebuilt overnight. Especially when the last people Violet trusted destroyed her. ────୨ৎ──── ✮ Dean Di Laurentis x Female OC ✮ Dual POV ✮ Based on the Off Campus TV series ────୨ৎ──── Highest rankings: #1 in DEANDILAURENTIS #1 in PRIME #1 in HOCKEYROMANCE #1 in GARRETTGRAHAM #3 in OFFCAMPUS
Colliding Ambition by BroachAngel12
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Book 1 in the Colliding Series One Dream, Two Ambitions Katherine Mitchell has grown up around hockey, with her father being a hockey legend, James Mitchell. it was a given Katherine would grow up to play professional hockey. Katherine transfers to Delcour University, but the hockey season has already started, so when she gets an email from the Coach to the boys hockey team, Katherine is curious. What Katherine doesn't know is she's about to get offered a spot on the boys hockey team. But what she doesn't expect is the captain to hate her, or rather hate the idea of a girl on the team. Rohan Griffin is the captain of the Delcour University boys hockey team. Rohan has grown up with one dream, play professional hockey. After joining the draft, all is going well for Rohan, he's playing at his best, school just started, he lives with his bestfriends, he's having fun. That is until Coach offers Katherine Mitchell a spot on the boys team. Now Rohan is convinced Katherine will cause the team to loose. What happens when they realize they're feelings for each other? ~Dual POV 18+ ⚠️TW⚠️ Mentions: -Drugs -Attempted Rape
Skating Past His Secrets (Break the Ice #2) by holl1e27
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He's messed up. She's just a mess. Can they fix each other or will they just break one another even more? Sawyer Bailey is a complicated, broken boy stuck inside a man's body. Liz Adams is a grieving, heartbroken disaster who can't seem to get over her cheating ex. With a new school year starting and the two being thrust into each other's worlds, their pain seems to bring them together after an irrational kiss-gone-wild. And with pain comes strength, they say, but can the strength of their love really heal all the wounds they have inside? "Skating Past His Secrets" is a story about love and overcoming. This book contains mature themes and heavy content that are not meant for people over the age of 18, so read at your own discretion.
Scoring for Her Heart (Break the Ice #1) by holl1e27
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She's drowning. He wants to save her. Will love be enough to keep her head above water? Growing up in a broken home isn't easy, especially for Bailey Tomford. She doesn't know how much longer she can bear the pain of her father's actions and her mother's lack of them. She's ready to end it all, to just close her eyes and not wake up again. But when Beckett Bailey, the big star, hockey captain from her rival school bulldozes his way into her life and figures out her secret quicker than anyone she's ever met, she's able to bear the pain a little longer. But life at home is getting worse the closer she gets to Beckett and she's running out of the motivation to keep going. Will Beckett be the savior she so badly needs? Or will his love for her not be enough to save her? * * * "Scoring for Her Heart" is a mature story with heavy content that is not intended for anyone under the age of 18. Read at your own discretion.
Silver Lining by daisyclouds89
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When bad things happen there must come a silver lining because, without one, there is no moving forward, however, for Iris, it's not all so easy. On the night she got her eviction notice she meets a guy who will become a permanent part of her life moving forward, as well as an unplanned pregnancy. [Single dad, pregnancy, hockey, famous, forced proximity/roommates]
The Biker's Love by Scarlett8998
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Book 1 of the Hellhounds MC Series Camilla Aguado would never tell you she had an easy life. Her mother never wanted her, her father was an alcoholic who owned a bar... the irony was not lost on her. She really only had one family, The Hellhounds MC. The only cliche about her life was that she was in love with her best friend's brother, Roman. He was her protector, the one who helped her when she had no where else to go. Of course, he never knew she loved him. Once she had the chance she left Desert Creek, Nevada, hoping to never come back. Roman Santiago never thought much of little Camilla. With her being a year younger than him, and his sister's best friend, he never saw her as anything more than someone who needed protecting. Once she left, he moved on to other opportunities. Now, almost a decade later, he runs The Hellhounds MC. He never thought he'd see Camilla again, that is until a weird twist of fate pulls her right back into his orbit. WARNING: Mature Content
Sticks and Stones by MelanieMonroeWrites
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Brady Parker. The best hockey player Holloway University had seen in years. He was essentially guaranteed a position on any professional team he wanted. That was until someone smashed his knee in on the night before the biggest game of his life. A year after the event that should have been career ending, he was back on the ice. But it wasn't without its struggle. Tatum Hartley. Biology student, aspiring doctor, and current assistant to the physical therapist for the Holloway Falcons. She adored her job, except for the fact that her most time-consuming patient was the one who wanted to be there the least. But given his knee was smashed in, she couldn't say the attitude was unexpected. Not to mention, the investigation into who almost ended Brady's career was still ongoing. Nobody seemed to know exactly what happened that night- or rather, they just weren't willing to say. Sticks and stones may break their bones, but their secrets are what will cast the final blow. ●・○・♥︎・○・● Approximately 93.4k words Complete
Valentino |18+| by onlyshannon
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When Serena enters a new workplace, she has one rule; stay focused- no matter what. It soon turns out to be easier said than done when she meets her new boss. Valentino is strict, the epitome of difficult and much to her dismay; unbelievably fucking hot. She's determined to ignore the attraction she feels to him for the sake of keeping her job. But what Serena doesn't know is that Valentino can't get her out of his his head. He thinks about her everywhere. He feels captivated by her. He wants her. And he hates every moment of it.
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Fatal Wounds  by ashvwrites
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• •Theo Castano• 🩶 Feeling trapped in an unhappy engagement he decides to end it even though it's the one thing he knows will disappoint his parents. He wants to put himself first without caring what his parents think. And for once he does, he puts himself first and meets a beautiful woman at a bar who has a pretty smile. • •Valentina Flores• 🤍 She just lost her mother to a long battle of cancer. The person who was always there for her, the closest person to her. Her anchor. Now that she's gone she'll have to figure out life without her. She's determined to be okay, she just doesn't know how much the man she met at the bar will help her. • 🩶🤍 But still, I can't see. My vision is blurred. Spotted. Obscured. I have a feeling that's how I'll see the world for the rest of my time. 🩶 Valentina is the breath of fresh air that I crave. Her being near is the equivalent to me breathing properly, without pressure always pressing on my chest. 🤍 People say there is room for improvement, but you Theo are perfection. 🩶🤍 • Don't rush, we have time • ♡ •I've got to let you go, don't I?•
𝐖𝐀𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐓 | 𝟏𝟖+ by __julieee
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"Be a good student, baby, and open your mouth for me." . . . In which 20-year-old Alyssa Silvestro decides to seduce her professor, who happens to be the older brother of her cheating ex-boyfriend. Revenge is best served cold, is what they say.