Practice makes perfect, and when you're fighting to be the best in your sport that is especially true. Ryder and Francesca are no exception. They are dedicated to their sport and refuse to let anything distracted. But when a scheduling conflict forces the two to share the ice, staying focused becomes just a little harder. TW// mentions to abuse & scenes of verbal abuse

From March 30 - April 5, 15,000 readers will win Coins simply for reading stories with powerful female leads. 📚 Read the stories from the She Leads Reading List 👑 150 minutes → 150 Coins 🔥 250 minutes → 250 Coins + Wattpad Premium Go ahead. Follow her lead. When a scandal forces hockey star Amelia Bennett into a fake relationship with guarded photographer Harper Lane, neither expects the headlines, or the feelings, that follow. What starts as a PR stunt begins to spark into something real, threatening to expose more than just their hearts. *** She's the world's best hockey player. She's a heartbroken photographer with nowhere else to go. And they were never supposed to fall in love. At 24, Amelia Bennett is the most talented hockey player on the planet-chaotic, impulsive, and the last Bennett standing without a ring on her finger. After a very public scandal threatens her sponsorships and reputation, the team's PR crisis plan is simple: clean up her image fast. Step one? A fake relationship. Something that should be easy, right? Harper Lane has no interest in fame, or falling for another golden boy-or girl-with a spotlight stitched into their skin. After catching her long-term boyfriend cheating, she's sworn off chaos and charm. But when her best friend Audrey begs her to stay with Millie temporarily, Harper finds herself in the middle of a media storm-and somehow agreeing to pretend to be Millie Bennett's girlfriend. It's only for the cameras. Just long enough to fix Millie's image. Just enough to keep Harper's ex boyfriend off her back. But fake smiles turn into real moments. Cold shoulders warm under shared blankets. And the girl Harper was warned about-the reckless, beautiful mess, is nothing like the one who makes her tea when she's anxious and kisses her like she means it. In a house built on secrets, one accidental love story is about to mak

Mia Parker has always had a hard life, born and raised in the USA, now she's trying to start a new one in Canada with her daughter. She's not ready to fall in love or date anyone, she's focused on her daughter and making life a little bit easy for them. What she doesn't expect is the new coach of her daughter's hockey team to become her friend and maybe... something more? Luna Bennett has had skates on her feet since she was two years old. She's a professional hockey player, focused on her life and hockey. She wasn't looking for love when she found her and now she can't let her go. She won't. A WLW Hockey Romance. This book may NOT be reproduced, reposted, copied, or translated in any way unless you receive permission directly from the author.

Allison, a dedicated manager at SelectMart and single mom, never expected to succumb to the charms of Nick, a seasonal hire brought on for the Christmas rush, but how could she resist the only man that's managed to win over her niece and ward, Lucy? As sparks fly under the seasonal glow, little does she know that her clandestine lover is hiding more than just their secret romance. Nick is actually the billionaire CEO of SelectMart, undercover as an hourly worker in order to get a better understanding of warehouse efficiency and his workers' needs. As the holidays draw near, Allison falls harder than she ever could have imagined, and even Lucy seems to enjoy having Nick around. Can Nick keep his identity under wraps, or will the truth tear them apart, leaving the holiday season colder than ever? WARNING: This story contains explicit sexual content, strong language, and depictions of terminal illness that may not be suitable for all readers. Reader discretion is advised. Cover design by Mayhem Cover Creations *** This story is part of a special collection of YONDER Originals now available on Wattpad! Unlock part-by-part or the full story with Wattpad Coins.

Emery Hall has been in love with Evan Andrews since the moment she laid eyes on him that fateful day in the fifth grade. Her whole life has been spent pining after him and trying to make him fall in love with her. But when she's not pining after Evan she's studying or helping peer tutor other students. Aiden Parker, the school's heartthrob star basketball player and school prankster is renowned for his charm and swoon-worthy smiles. His spare time is usually spent pulling pranks on his classmates and teachers or using his god-given charm on every girl in the vicinity. You'd expect for him to be on top of the world, with all the girls pouring into his life, but no one knows how he truly feels. After the two are forced together in an impromptu tutor session and they begin to spend more and more time together there's no denying the electrifying connection between them. Emery begins to fall ever more deeply for Aiden with each passing second. So when she's faced with the impossible decision of having to choose between the one boy she's loved all her life, and the boy who's made her feel more alive then she's ever felt ... Who will she choose? ______________________________________________ Copyright © 2017 by Katy-C Cover Illustration Copyright © 2020 by @msmeliawrites All Rights Reserved Warning: this book contains strong language

Kristel Merrick has spent ten years holding on to someone from her past. So when her brother leaves for college and asks his best friend Tyler Kinston to stay at their house for a while, she's not thrilled. Tyler is quiet, annoyingly perceptive, and far too good at getting reactions out of her. They clash over small things. A table. The kitchen. The fact that he somehow always notices more than he says. Kristel tells herself none of it matters. She's been waiting for someone else - the boy from her childhood, the one who promised he'd come back. And then he does. Now Kristel has to decide whether the past is worth holding onto or if she's been looking in the wrong direction all along.

Sometimes people, like diamonds, need a little friction in life to see how bright they can shine. *** Max Weiser is a depressed high school jock turned depressed YouTube star who always runs away from his problems. Nina Bai is an east coast Cinderella who escapes her prince to look for a different kind of Happily Ever After on the west coast. When Nina moves in next door to Max, these two lost twenty-somethings finally learn to face their troubled pasts head on and stumble into unexpected romance along the way. *** Content Warning: This story contains mature sexual content and themes of bullying, mental health issues, and eating disorders.

There are few things that humble Allie Carson. As a senior at Whitewood High, she is a central part of the popular crowd and can have any guy she wants - and she knows it. Except for Tyler Hennessy, the one guy who doesn't care to give Allie the time of day. But when her seemingly perfect life suddenly gets turned upside down, Tyler begins to realize that maybe his assumptions about her were incorrect. Maybe there's more to Allie Carson than meets the eye. Maybe even more than she knows. * * * WARNING: This story contains mature language, underage drinking, drug use, sexual harassment/bullying, physical assault, and sexual assault. There will be trigger warnings at the beginning of chapters where these themes are especially present. *** #6 in Teen Fiction - June 2025 #1 in boynextdoor - August 2023 #1 in popular - April 2024 #1 in alcohol - November 2024 #1 in party - May 2025 #1 in drugs - May 2025 #1 in comingofage - June 2025

When photography student, Willow Kennedy, gets offered an internship with her college's renowned ice hockey team, The Michigan Wolverines, she anticipates three things: 1) Her twin brother being an unbearable and over-protective nightmare. 2) Her photographs not making any real impact whatsoever. 3) The team completely shutting out the curly-haired girl pointing a camera in their faces. What Willow didn't take into account, however, was the Wolverine's team captain. Rumoured NHL first draft pick, dreamboat and total game changer- Tate Wilder. With his infectious dimpled smile, sparkling green eyes and addictive personality, Tate quickly turns Willow's internship into a life-changing and eye-opening experience- one filled with love, friendship and opportunities. Willow didn't meet the Michigan Wolverines looking for love, and funnily enough neither did Tate, but love soon found them. ********* "Pretty please?" Her lip juts out in an irresistible pout and you'd almost think she was a sweet innocent flower judging by the puppy dog eyes she's flashing me. But that image is little tarnished by the hand she has dipped into my boxers. I can feel my Adams apple bob as I reply. "O-okay. Fine, you win this time." The smile I get in response is absolutely blinding. A full, mega-watt grin with teeth, crinkled eyes and blush on the apples of her cheek. I'll let her win everything if I get that fucking smile in return.

When Charlotte agrees to fake date bad boy Mason to make her best friend and secret crush, Ben, jealous, she thinks it will be a simple arrangement. The rules are clear and she's certain of her goal: make Ben fall in love with her. So why does it seem like the lines always blur when Mason is around? *** Charlotte Anderson has secretly been in love with her best friend, Ben Hathaway, since childhood, though he's never seen her as anything but the girl next door. After witnessing Ben kissing another girl at a party, a heartbroken Charlotte accidentally admits her crush to notorious bad boy Mason Reed... who also happens to be one of Ben's closest friends. But Mason isn't going to tell Charlotte's secret; instead, he suggests they fake a relationship to make Ben jealous. They create a set of strict rules for the arrangement: no kissing when Ben isn't around, no sex, and no falling in love. But as their fake relationship progresses, and Mason's walls break down, Charlotte finds herself questioning her true feelings for both boys, and wondering if some rules are meant to be broken-especially when it comes to love. [[word count: 100,000 - 150,000]] Cover designed by Gillian Goulet (This story is a standalone title in the Dependency series) [[Wattpad Editors Choice: June 2021]]