"𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝... 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞." Ava Bennett came to Hartwell University for a psychology degree, not a love story. Falling for the campus hockey captain was never part of the plan, especially when that captain happened to be her brother's best friend. Noah Walker had one rule he'd never break. 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝'𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫. For years, he kept his distance. She mistook his silence for indifference. Then one viral misunderstanding turns them into the university's newest "it couple," forcing them into a fake relationship neither of them wants. Or so they claim. Because pretending to date each other is easy. Pretending they don't feel anything is impossible. "𝑺𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝑷𝒆𝒆𝒌𝒔" "𝑺𝒉𝒆'𝒔 𝒐𝒇𝒇 𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒔." "𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒆'𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔?" "𝑾𝒆'𝒓𝒆 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈." "𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒕." "𝑰 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒎𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅'𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓." "𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒘?" "𝑵𝒐𝒘 𝑰'𝒎 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑰 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖." Chapters are coming on 10 August.

Vivian Calloway has spent her entire life chasing perfection. The daughter of Olympic legend William Calloway, Vivian knows exactly what it takes to succeed. Every hour of her day is planned. Every practice has a purpose. Every sacrifice brings her one step closer to the dream she's been chasing since she first stepped onto the ice. After a devastating injury cost her a chance at the Olympics, she refuses to let anything stand in her way again. Especially not Brooks Hayes. As captain of Easton University's hockey team, Brooks is used to adapting when things go wrong. So when his team's rink is vandalized and they're forced to temporarily share ice with the most infuriating woman he's ever met, he does what he always does-he makes it work. Unfortunately, Vivian Calloway seems determined to make his life miserable. Brooks thinks Vivian is spoiled, entitled, and far too accustomed to getting her way. Vivian thinks Brooks is arrogant, irritating, and proof that hockey players are incapable of taking anything seriously. When a scheduling conflict forces them to share more than just a rink, their rivalry quickly turns into something neither of them expected. But with Olympic dreams, family expectations, and the pressure of living up to impossible standards hanging over them both, falling for each other might be the biggest risk either of them has ever taken. For someone who's spent her entire life following the plan, Brooks Hayes is the one thing Vivian never saw coming. And he might just be exactly what she needs.

For Maya Young, college is about one thing: securing her future in sports medicine. Armed with a strict plan, a heavy pre-PT course load, and zero interest in the campus social scene, she is determined to stay completely invisible. It's a solid plan. Except for two massive secrets. First, the university's legendary hockey coach-a former NHL champion-is her dad. Maya grew up living and breathing the sport, but after a career-ending injury took her off the ice for good, she wants to earn her own way in the athletic department entirely on her own merits, not because of her famous last name. Second, she just accidentally showed her hand to Chase Carter. Chase is the charismatic captain of the hockey team, a projected first-round NHL draft pick, and the absolute center of attention on campus. When Maya lets slip a piece of brilliant, highly specific tactical advice while wrapping his ankles in the athletic clinic, Chase's curiosity is instantly piqued. He wants to know who this quiet, sarcasm-shielded girl really is. When a chaotic Friday night out leads to a fake-dating scheme to save Chase from overzealous fans, the lines between Maya's carefully separated lives begin to blur. Getting close to the team captain means risking her secrets, her reputation, and her heart. But in a world of high-stakes sports and intense campus spotlight, falling for the star player might just be the riskiest play of all.

Ava Brooks ruined Ethan Carter's shot at everything; one spilled coffee, one blown scholarship interview. Now a professor with a grudge has stuck them together for an entire semester, and the hate between them is starting to feel like something else entirely. A slow-burn enemies-to-lovers college hockey romance. New chapters weekly.

Rule #1: No hockey practice on weekends. It's made by Lucy. Everyone knows it. ---- Lucy Evergreen doesn't do hockey players, not since her best friend Grayson Ryder vanished without a word. Now he's back, and no one's happy about it. To win back his team's trust, he needs the "Lucy Rule" gone. Then Lucy's skating partner ditches her two months before Nationals, and Grayson makes an offer: he'll skate with her if she fixes his reputation. She agrees. One condition: They are NOT friends. But two months of falls, practices, and forced closeness have a way of breaking even the coldest hearts.

Five years of silence. One final year to change it. Annika Sen spent the last five years convincing herself she was over Aiden Sharma. Once inseparable childhood friends, they shared every birthday, every family gathering, and every unforgettable memory-until one heartbreaking mistake shattered everything between them. Since then, Annika has built walls around her heart, determined never to let him hurt her again. Now, fate keeps pulling them back into each other's lives. The more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to ignore the lingering feelings hidden beneath years of resentment. Stolen glances, lingering smiles, and memories of the people they used to be make Annika question everything she thought she knew about Aiden. But while she's struggling to decide if she can ever trust him again, Aiden has been carrying the weight of the past all along-a secret that could either mend what they lost or break them apart forever. As old wounds resurface and hearts begin to heal, Annika and Aiden must decide whether first love is worth a second chance... or if some broken hearts are simply beyond repair. A heartfelt young adult romance about first love, forgiveness, healing, and discovering that sometimes the person who broke your heart is the only one capable of putting it back together.

📖 BOOK 1 OF 3 (Chapters 1-73) Adapted from the fully completed original Japanese web novel. A shared breath, a lingering heat, and the possessive grip of my brother's best friend. To 19-year-old Jasmine, Sebastian was just her brother's best friend-a reliable protector who felt like family. But underneath his easygoing charm, the 22-year-old baseball star harbored a fierce, overprotective streak meant only for her. Entering college eager for real freedom, Jasmine thought she could finally step out from under his wing. She was wrong. As the line between protection and desire begins to collapse, Jasmine finds herself drawn to the raw, genuine man behind his protective mask. Once the fire is lit, there's no turning back. A cozy, sweet, and steamy romance about watching a casual bond deepen into something undeniable. ⚾️ WHAT'S INSIDE: • Brother's Best Friend / College Sports Romance • Overprotective Hero x College Freshman 🎓✨ • He Fell First & Harder • Slow-Burn Tension & Dynamic Rebuild 🤍 • Dual POV Vibes 💌 UPDATES: New chapters every Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday!

Emerson Montgomery has spent three years at North Ridge University doing exactly what she's supposed to do. Keep her grades up. Stay out of drama. Ignore the whispers that she's too quiet, too serious, too much. As a journalism student, she'd rather be behind a laptop than in the spotlight. The last thing she wants is to be associated with Dylan Callahan-the cocky captain of the university hockey team who seems to have the entire campus wrapped around his finger. Dylan Callahan has everything. The captaincy. The popularity. The future professional hockey career. And until recently, the perfect girlfriend. When Brooklyn Scott suddenly ends their two-year relationship, Dylan is determined to prove he's moved on. The problem? Brooklyn doesn't seem affected at all. Desperate and frustrated, Dylan offers Emerson a deal. Fake date him for one semester. Attend a few games. Post a few pictures. Make Brooklyn jealous. That's it. But pretending to be in love turns out to be a lot harder than either of them expected. Because somewhere between crowded hockey arenas, late-night study sessions, and learning the truth about each other, Dylan starts falling for the one girl who never cared about his reputation. And Emerson starts seeing the boy behind the captain's title. The only problem? Their relationship was built on a lie. And when the truth comes out, they might lose the one thing that was never supposed to be real. In a game full of penalties, falling in love might be the biggest one of all.

Daisy Williams has never had her "firsts". Not her first kiss, not her first date, not even a real male friend. Most of the time she tells herself it does not matter, that she is just moving at her own pace. But some days, it feels more like she is watching life happen for everyone else while she stands still. So she writes things down. Not because she thinks it will change anything, but because it makes it easier to admit what she is missing. A list of small of ordinary experiences she has somehow never had that she wants to accomplish before graduation, kept private in a notebook she does not expect anyone to ever read. Then Connor Reed finds it. He is not someone she would normally end up talking to, like ever. He's popular in a way that makes him feel out of reach, always surrounded by people, always moving through life like it is simple. Daisy assumes that will be the end of it when he hands the notebook back after class. Its not. Instead, he starts showing up in her life in a way she does not quite know how to deal with. Not loud and overwhelming like she would expect him to be, just consistent. What follows is something Daisy does not have a name for at first. Awkward conversations, an unexpected friendship, and small moments that feel far more significant than they should. And slowly, without her really noticing when it happens, she starts to question whether she has been looking at her life all wrong. Tropes: Slow burn romance, friends to lovers, opposites attract, college romance, sports romance, hockey romance, he falls first, coming of age, self discovery

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