After Noah destroyed Emelie's heart, she spiraled into a deep depression. When he reappears years later with a very different version, she must decide if he's worth a second chance. ***** Emelie and Noah were high school sweethearts, but they were forced apart when Emile's father got a new job, and the family moved away. Years later, after a chance encounter, sparks fly once again and the two rekindle their romance. But as they've grown up, their lives have become more complicated, and unwelcomed outside forces try to keep them apart. Still, the pull that they feel is inescapable. Is it worth it to give their love another chance? Content warning: This story contains mature sexual content and themes of sexual assault, sexual harassment and depression. Cover designed by Ren T

❝Their love knew no bounds, it was reckless❞ ||MATURE CONTENT|| Noelia Luisa Devera is one of the most feared people in the underworld. In only one year after being introduced in the underworld she has gained many supporters and as many enemies. Being the daughter of the Head of American Mafia she has helped her father wipe out his enemies and instilled deep fear in people who dare stand against them. But she has only person on her target. After years of waiting she is out again with only one motive: To kill him Lorenzo Vincente Rosiello is the person no one wants to cross. Being one of the most skilled killers in the underworld he has people bowing at his feet and no one wants to be his enemy. They know that no one lives another day when he decides to kill them He has waited six years and now she is finally back. His hatred will be his weapon in this war against her. Now he only has one aim: To kill her But will it be that easy ? What will happen when with their time together forces them to relive their past ?

I had been second best all my life. But this time, when it comes to her, I'm not willing to accept defeat. I'll do whatever it takes to get her to choose me. *** Having a best friend that was wildly popular, and one of the best hockey players in the United American Hockey League, was both a curse and a blessing. On the plus side, I got to play hockey with my best friend, and there was never a shortage of beautiful girls. At least there wasn't until Nash decided to man up and tell his childhood friend that he'd always loved her. The bad part was that I usually ended up being second best. In my late teens and early twenties I hadn't cared that I wasn't picked in the first round of the draft, or that sponsors chose Nash ahead of me, or even if I ended up with a girl who didn't really want me for me. I made a nice living playing hockey. I had a few good friends and a nice place to live in the middle of Manhattan. Despite not being the best, I'd made most of my dreams come true and it was a far stretch from the lonely kid I'd been growing up in the rural Midwest. I was happy. I was content. Until her.... It's not like I didn't want what Nash had. I did. I do. Who doesn't want a happily ever after? It's just that I've never taken the risk and allowed a woman to see past my defenses before, to see the real me, with my baggage and all my insecurities... until now. As scary as that is in itself, what makes it complicated is that my new roommate, Jackson - who I offered my spare bedroom to a while back when he needed a place to stay - and Bryce - one of my friends and teammates- also seem to have an interest in her... the woman who has me questioning all my decisions. The thing is... I'm pretty sure I'm not willing to be a second choice this time around...

Violet Everyone on campus knows how hulking hockey enforcer Nash Richards demolishes his opponents on the ice, but he demolished my heart freshman year. Now, he's my brand-new athletic training client-and he wants me back. I can't afford to lose focus during my senior year, but one moment of weakness has me falling for Nash all over again. Unfortunately, he has secrets, and now they're my secrets, too. Ones that could cost us both everything. Fraternizing between the trainers and athletes is strictly forbidden, but my heart doesn't care about the rules. Nash Violet Walsh is the one that got away... and I'm the one who pushed her to leave. It was the biggest mistake of my life, and I've regretted it ever since. Working together is the second chance I never thought I'd get. The magnetism between us is impossible to deny-and one kiss is all it takes to get Violet to admit it too. She says getting involved now could cost us both our careers, but it's a risk I'm willing to take. Two years ago, I lost the best thing that ever happened to me. And I'm not going to let it happen twice.

Power forward Connor Haas's game is strong on- and off-ice... until he meets his match in Reese Carter. * Let's just say Reese takes after her dad. * LSU #1 Tropes - enemies to lovers, instalust, forced proximity

Luna Don't date a hockey player. Simple enough, right? Or at least, that's what I thought when I promised my father I would never date anyone from his team. Then I was assigned to tutor Vaughn Banks, LSU's broody and mysterious right winger. Vaughn is ultra-hot, ultra-tattooed-and ultra-forbidden. Problem is, he's also insanely funny, a secret softy, and the first guy who's been patient enough to break down the ten-foot walls around my heart. We tell everyone we're just friends, but we both know it's a lie. Between our stolen glances and secret sleepovers, it's only a matter of time before everyone else finds out, too. Vaughn When I learn that the gorgeous brunette I keep seeing around campus is Coach Ward's daughter, I make a point to stay away. Her father knows a few too many of my past sins, and the last thing he'd want is a guy with an arrest record dating his only daughter. My strategy works... until I start flunking calc, and Luna is assigned as my tutor. I sit across from her in the library three days per week, pretending I'm not falling for her like I've never fallen before. But when one moment of weakness changes everything, there's no more pretending-and there's no going back. Landing in the penalty box is the least of my worries. I have everything on the line, and this is a shot I can't afford to miss.

What do you do when you've hit your breaking point? When you can't breathe a single breath without falling apart? For Lake Monroe, the answer is to start fresh. To leave everyone and everything behind, including her best friend - the man she's been in love with for years. But how will she handle it when he comes back into her life two years later? Will she keep running? Or will she finally face her darkest hours? 𝟏𝟖+ 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞

[18+] One college. Two people sharing a part of their past. And an undeniable chemistry making it hard for them to escape. Calm, brooding, and deep-minded, Matthew Elliott Harrison is more than the dark colors in a canvas. He usually comes off as an unapproachable asshole with a dark aura that most of the watchful eyes qualify as unfathomable. Looks however could be deceiving and Matthew is nothing like that. He's more of a lone wolf with darker secrets to carry and perhaps- a pair of gunmetal blue eyes spellbinding his whole being. If she could live for one thing, it would be colors. Serena Zoelle Altherr is the definition of a wild artist with a penchant for daydreaming. She uses her brush to paint whatever is blank and empty, including hearts. She knows she has big wings, she's only afraid to fly- to her, falling hurts more than anything else... Until he came along and his arms felt safer than anything else. With Matthew waiting at the edge of the cliff for her, will she hand her soul to him and fly? Or will she give in to the allure of the shadows calling out to her, knowing she didn't stand a chance? There's only one thing she doesn't know of- if she flies, he will finally breathe again.

{CURRENTLY UNPUBLISHED} 10/2/25 Edit: this book has been removed from Wattpad, but the characters live on in a published series titled The Wildflower Series, which can be found on Amazon and in bookstores. Alive at Night, Awake at Dawn, Attached at Heart are available now. Already at Risk, which follows Collins' brother Cameron, is coming on October 16th. Thank you so much! For the past three years, Bren Hadaway has been preparing to die. When he was sixteen, he watched his dad murder his mom. And ever since, he's been counting down the days until it was his turn to be at the end of a gun. And Bren has never really cared. His hellish childhood combined with his learning disability instilled in him the idea that having a real future was never in his cards. Until now. Bren spent his first semester of college falling in love with the one girl he'd do anything to live for. He relived his past, fought his demons, and gave up on his own goals-all so he could help Madie Lenertz escape her abusive boyfriend. But now Bren has no choice but to find his dad so he can quit looking over his shoulder. So he can stop waiting to die. Because suddenly the only thing in the world that Bren Hadaway wants is a future. And he wants it with her. This story is a sequel to It Burns Within Us, and it is the second installment in the Wildfire Series. ***MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY***