for fans of THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY and WE WERE LIARS When Hanna Haddad embarks on what's supposed to be another uneventful summer as a lifeguard on Cape Cod, a trip to the past comes as an unnerving surprise. The discovery of her estranged mother's journal opens up the world of tragedy and deception underlying her parents' failed marriage, entangling her in a not-so-accidental romance along the way. Between uncovering ghosts from the past and realizing the control she holds over her future, Hanna finds herself questioning who she loves - and maybe more importantly - who she no longer does.

Book two in the Westbridge U series Emma Carver has always relied on herself. Growing up with a single mother and a little brother who depended on her, she learned early that love wasn't always enough to keep a family together. Now, as a freshman cheerleader at Westbridge University, she's focused on her future-on making something of herself, no matter how many hours she has to put in. She doesn't have time for distractions, especially not the easygoing, maddeningly charming hockey player who seems determined to get under her skin. Nate Gregori has spent his whole life reading between the lines. With parents who gave him a stable home and a sister who looks up to him, he knows what real love is. And when he meets Emma, he sees beyond her carefully crafted walls-the strength she wears like armor, the vulnerability she refuses to show. She pushes him away at every turn, but he's never been one to give up easily. Thrown together by circumstance and drawn together by something neither of them can deny, Emma and Nate fight the pull between them. But falling in love means risking everything, and Emma's not sure she's ready to take that leap. Can Nate show her that some risks are worth taking? Or will fear keep her from the one thing she never thought she needed-him?

Mia Thompson. She's a freshman at Duke University. Since her father's life makes her sorta famous... so she's had fake friends, media attention, but all she wants is some real friends and a good first year at college. Majoring in physical therapy has always been her dream and part of her passion, but can she do it? Will she survive the first year of vigorous work, or will she fail all her classes in the first semester? Will she fall in love with someone new, or end up brokenhearted from the boy that she thought was her forever? Nate Jackson. He's a sophomore at Duke University, and the Point Guard of the Blue Devils Basketball Team. Things may be changing in his life, but will his reputation and career get in the way of falling in love with the only girl he's ever had feelings for? Will he end up loving her? ***PSA: The pictures in this book aren't mine!!*** TW: this book contains sensitive themes

Mira Thompson didn't ask for her life to fall apart, but here she is. Grieving and guarded, she transfers to a new college to outrun everything she's been avoiding. She's definitely not looking for him. Rowan Campbell is all chaos-loud, nosy, way too charming for his own good. The kind of guy who gets under your skin just by breathing. Mira's spent months keeping her heart on lockdown, and somehow, he's the one person who makes her forget why she built walls in the first place. She's scared to feel again. He's not scared of anything. And when they collide? It's messy, intense, and the first thing that's made Mira feel alive in a long time.

Avika Sharma came to college with one goal: stay unnoticed. Which would've been much easier if Shlok Upadhyay hadn't walked into her life on the very first day. Popular, charming, and the star player of the college soccer team, Shlok was the kind of boy everyone wanted. Soon, they became inseparable- late-night calls, shared lunches, endless conversations, and a friendship that started feeling dangerously important. Everyone around them thought there was something more between them. Avika disagreed. After all, boys like Shlok Upadhyay could never fall for girls like her. Right?

Dylan's barely keeping her life together. Tennis, money, pressure - it's all stacking and she's one bad week away from it all collapsing. Connor? He's the guy everyone thinks has it sorted. Hockey star. Cornell's golden boy...Yeah... not really. He's just better at pretending he's fine. They get stuck on the same project, which already feels like a joke neither of them asked for. She talks too much when she's nervous and he barely talks at all. It should've stayed annoying and inconvenient. But it doesn't. Because somehow, in between late nights, stolen eye contact, and conversations that last too long to mean nothing...They stop feeling like strangers. And that's where it gets dangerous.

A perfect summer. A group of friends. And secrets that refuse to stay buried. On a golden coastline where everything looks like freedom, Sienna, Ellis, Ellie, Luca, and Lucia are living out a summer of parties, first loves, and blurred lines between friendship and obsession. But beneath the champagne-soaked nights and sunlit laughter, something darker is building. Because no one here is who they pretend to be and some connections are more dangerous than they look. And when the cracks finally show, this summer won't just change everything... It will break them.

Alex Baker, a guarded photography student determined to keep her distance from athletes, has to play a dangerous game of casual passion with the campus's biggest hockey playboy in order to get him out of her system without falling for his charm. ------- Alex Baker is in a catastrophic dry spell, and frankly, she's over it. She knows exactly what she likes, but no guy on campus seems capable of delivering-until she crosses paths with Jaxon Cross. ​Jaxon is Northridge University's hockey golden boy, though his real reputation has absolutely nothing to do with the ice. The rumors about his bedroom skills spread faster than campus gossip, painting him as the ultimate, unforgettable sin. But behind the cocky smirk and the heavy praise is a guy secretly suffocating under the shallow image everyone forces on him. ​Alex detests him on principle. Jaxon is addicted to the fiery, sharp way she looks at him-like he's the worst mistake she could ever make. ​But when Jaxon overhears her brutally venting about her lackluster sex life, he offers her a deal that makes her blood run hot: a strict, no-strings-attached hookup pact. No emotions. No expectations. Just pure, unadulterated pleasure. ​Curiosity wins. But the second Jaxon touches her, the boundaries blur. ​Because Jaxon doesn't just satisfy her body-he wrecks her mind. Between tangled sheets and breathless midnight confessions, he shows her a sweet, protective side no one else gets to see. Suddenly, the player who was only supposed to be a temporary fix is becoming an addiction she can't quit. ​Alex swore this was just a game. Jaxon is ready to change the rules. And now, she has to decide if she's brave enough to risk her heart on the one guy she promised herself she'd never love. This is the second book in the Northridge Series.

A Good Girl's Guide To Being Naughty • • • Ivy Collins is a normal 21 y/o woman. Except for the fact she's a virgin ... or at least she was until she had sex with her university rivals hockey captain. After a quick (devastatingly quick) night with the man and being called a lousy lay, Ivy made a promise to herself that she wouldn't do it again ... sex that is. Who needs sex when all it brought was insecurities and more, and it wasn't even that good to begin with. Enter Asher Hudson, Ice Hockey captain, her brothers best friend and her best friends brother - triple trifecta of why she shouldn't get involved with him. But when he overhears a conversation Ivy has with her best friend, he gives her an offer she can't refuse. Well, she can, and she should, but why would she want to? Three months, she helps him with his grades, and he'll help her with her sex life. Only one rule, don't fall in love. Easy, right? He'll teach her everything she wants to know, and show her that sex can be fun, you just have to know how to do it right. And Ivy should refuse, after all he's the Ice Hockey captain, her brother's best friend and her best friend's brother - but what's the fun in that. Ivy knows she should say no, but she won't. And she won't fall in love, she can't. ••• Completed • First Draft - Edited. Watty2025 winner #1 in #Romance #1 in #Brotherbestfriend #2 in #bestfriendsbrother #2 in #icehockey