When Megan Daniels is propositioned by her life-long friend Ben Romano with a coin toss (heads, they sleep together, tails, they don't) the night before they are about to attend a destination wedding, she drunkenly accepts his challenge. But when Megan wakes up the next morning with a bad hang-over and Ben in her bed, she is more than mortified. It isn't until the tropical heat begins to ignite emotions Megan never believed or thought she could possibly have, when she starts to question if risking their friendship is the answer to finding true love. PREVIOSULY TITLED - HEADS OR TAILS

THE WATTYS SHORTLIST 2025 Aurora aka. Rory Westbrook is on a mission to create her own story. Ecstatic to receive an acceptance letter to her dream university in Los Angeles, California, she's ready for a fresh start. For as long as she can remember, she has dreamed of leaving behind her dysfunctional family and privileged upbringing to create a new life outside Greenwich, Connecticut. Enter Nate Johnson, the embodiment of everything she despises. He's an arrogant playboy, campus jock, and worshipped by everyone who meets him - except her. But he's also relentless, charming, and an unfairly gorgeous football star. But as they collide time and time again, the lines between enemies and desire begins to blur and they can't ignore the sizzling chemistry that continues to draw them closer together.

THE WATTYS SHORTLIST 2025 He's gorgeous. He's reckless. And he's every woman's dirty fantasy in the state of California.., except one... Quinn Ashby. Recent graduate of Penn and top of her class, Quinn is whip smart, ambitious and interning as the new marketing coordinator for the Bexley Bruisers American Hockey League team. The last thing she needs is to waste her time on guys...especially one as lethal to her focus as Cash Brooks. But once the bad boy hockey star tempts her into his world, threatening her professional future, she's forced to decide whether to let him into her heart...or to leave him behind forever.

Evan Donaldson is the son of Jeff Donaldson and Merideth Donaldson. Jeff is a former member of the Boston Bruins and best friend of Ryan Anderson. Evan followed in his dad's foot steps and at 23 is in the prime of his career. He is one of the NHL's top Defencemen and as been playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs for the last 3 seasons. Hayley Maddison is a smart, sassy and determined young woman. At 23, she is one of the hardest working and rising stars at her law firm. She is determined to make Junior partner by 25 and senior partner by 30 and is well on her way to doing so. Living in the city can get lonely sometimes, but luckly she lives with her best friend whom she grew up with in Boston, Evan Donaldson. They both ended up in Toronto and decided to live together in Evan's huge condo. It's the perfect arrangement, Evan is rarely home during the season and when he is they hang out, when he is not with his "flavor of the month" as Hayley calls them. There has always been an attraction on Hayley's part to Evan, but she knows he sees her only as a friend. She is hardly his type. His type you ask, blonde, thin, big breasts. You know the thropy girls. Hayley on the other hand had brown hair and curvy. She thinks that there is no chance with her best friend, but that all changes one night when she is out with Evan and his friends and she runs into her ex with his new girlfriend. Her ex sees her and flaunts his new girlfriend in her face. Evan sees this and wants to help her out and make him just as jealous. Once that happens he starts to see Hayley in a whole different way, but is it too late to claim what was right in front of him all along? Cover by: still_just_me Banner by: still_just_me

Briggs Maddison, the NHL's most infamous play boy and bad boy. A different scandal every day and with his team, the Florida Panthers getting fed up with behavior and headlines, how is he going to turn his career around? Enter in Amelia Anderson, the one you want to go to when you career is royally screwed and needs fixing. She is smart, sassy and takes the tough love approach with all her clients. There hasn't been a client who she can't turn around. These two are like water and oil, they don't mix well together. With her no nonsense approach to fixing his career and his constant rebelling against her rules and ways. There comes a point when tempers will flare and combust into something hot or it will burn to the ground. Will these two be able to put aside their difference and come together to save Brigg's career and to keep Amelia's perfect record of being able to redeem her clients? Or are they both Royally Pucked?

Alex Anderson is not your typical professional athlete. He is all about giving back to his community and making sure that he can take care of everyone he can with, given the wealth he has. So when he decides to volunteer his time at a group home for kids, a cause so close to his heart. He meets Carrie and an unexpected friendship strikes up. He likes the fact that Carrie doesn't care who he is and what he does for living. All she cares about is that the kids are getting the experience of a life time being mentored by a person who seems to have his head screwed on right. Carrie Conners is your typical girl. Growing up with a mother who has high expectations for her daughters was not easy. While her younger sister has met all of those expectations being blonde, skinny and a highly successful influencer who just snagged a rich, handsome husband. Carrie is the complete opposite, brunette, curvy and works as a social worker for the state. She first meets Alex when he comes to volunteer at one of the group homes and is unsure of his motives for doing so. She watches as all the women gravitate towards him and watches from the sidelines as usual. However Alex sees her caring, kind way with the kids and is drawn to that immediately. Can these two people from entirely different worlds navigate a friendship that one or both want it to turn into more. Or will being from different worlds completely break them apart?

Laurel McKenzie is: Daughter to: Emily & Drew McKenzie Sister to: Brandon McKenzie Granddaughter to: Alison and Ryan Anderson On paper Laurel McKenzie seemed to have it all, but she was far from perfect. She so desperately wanted to look like her mother, Emily. The perfect woman her dad would always call her mom. Laurel was 5'6 160lbs and very self-conscious about herself. While she was far from big, she had curves and curves sometimes weren't such a good thing when you are in a sea of skinnies and the boy who has your heart doesn't give you a second glance. She had been in love with Lucas Stevens since she could remember. Star athlete, quarterback and an all American boy. Lucas Stevens was all that and more. With multiple ladies at his disposal in school things were getting less challenging. That is until he needed a tutor for Calculus and answered an add that was pinned to the library board. When he gets paired up with Laurel they of course butt heads at first. His friends make his tutoring sessions a little more interesting in betting Lucas he can't get anywhere romantically with Laurel. He takes that bet, but as time goes on and he gets to know Laurel McKenzie, he starts to develop feelings. Will he be able to call off the bet before she finds out or will she find out that Lucas is far from perfect too? Cover by: still_just_me Banners bu: still_just_me

Emily Anderson is the baby of the Anderson Family. Having a famous dad and brother who are both NHL royalty and her middle brother on his way to the show is never easy. Emily and her brother Sam both got into Harvard. She is there on a academic scholarship and Sam is there on a sports scholarship. They are living together in their own apartment off campus. Emily is about to start her 2nd year there and her brother his 3rd. She is studying to become a Pediatric Doctor and will let nothing take her off that path. She has always steered clear of any kind of hockey player. Growing up in a hockey family, she knows what most of them are all about and wants nothing to do with that life. That is until the day her brother comes home and practically begs her to tutor his best friend and captain of the Harvard hockey team Drew McKenzie. He is failing his Econ class and as luck would have it Emily has taken that one as an elective and is the best student in the class. Drew McKenzie is Harvard's star hockey player and he knows it. He has women falling all over him from Harvard and other schools every time he goes out. The last thing he wants is to be benched over a stupid Econ Class grade. So when his best friend Sam Anderson tells him that his sister would be willing to tutor him, Drew agrees. Little did they both know that this unlikely pairing would lead to so much more that just Drew potentially passing the class. Can these tow put aside their differences and hesitations and find some common ground? Once they do who knows they may find out they are more a like than they thought. This is the third book in the Anderson Series. Please read the first two to understand some of the references in this book. **Warning** Mature scenes Foul Language Cover by: still_just_me Banner by: still_just_me

Jay Anderson is the 20 year old son of legendary Boston Bruin, Ryan Anderson and Boston's top doctor Alley Anderson. Growing up with a dad as famous as Ryan Anderson is not always easy. Jay always wanted to follow in the foot steps of his dad. Hockey was always present growing up and when he started to play at 5 he was a natural. Jay didn't go right to "the show" after high school. He did get drafted, but opted to stay in college till he was a little older. Getting the call at just 20 to enter into the big leagues was a huge thrill for him. Can he navigate the interesting world called the NHL and still stay ground? Sarah is the daughter of NHL coach Greg Davidson, coach of the Chicago Blackhawks. She has always made it a point to stay as far away as possible from any hockey player as they are nothing, but trouble. There is something different about Jay Anderson though. She feels this instant connection to him as soon as they meet. Being the coach's daughter though means she is off limits. Find out if this relationship will crash and burn or burn bright like it was meant too. This book contains: Mild foul language Mature Scenes This is the sequel to 10 Seconds Left in Overtime. Please read that one first to understand some of the background information in this story. Cover by: still_just_me Banners by: still_just_me

Alley is 24, she is a world class surgeon. She has worked her butt off to get to where she is. One day her assistant lets her know that she has a very famous client who requires her services. She is intrigued as her assistant is all, but giddy to tell her. She asks her who and her assistant informs her that it's none other than notorious, bad boy, player Ryan Anderson of the Boston Bruins. Ally freezes for a minute knowing that name all too well, not just as the infamous Bruin who makes headlines all the time, but as the boy who broke her heart 6 years ago. See Alley and Ryan grew up together, thick as thieves, but once he got drafted he changed or so she thought he did. Ryan Anderson is the notorious bad boy of the Bruins. Always the first into trouble along the boards, but knows when to score when the time is right. On night though in a playoff game he injures his shoulder badly and his team goes to the best to help. When he meets with his surgeon for the first time he recognizes her instantly as the girl who was always there for him, but one night after he got drafted she up and left the party and never spoke to him again. He never knew why and so to fill the void she left he tried to fill it with meaningless women, booze and anger. Can these two work past their misunderstanding and grab the future they both deserved? Or are the issues of the past too much to get past? **WARNING** Mild foul language Intimate scenes lol Cover by still_just_me Banners by: still_just_me