"I'll wait as long as you need." he whispered and I felt myself blush. Carson would wait for me. He wanted me. I cleared my throat a little which made Carson laugh at my awkwardness. "Okay. I'll uh, wait for you too." I said and Carson's face broke out into a large smile. "I'm already there." Through the ups and downs life brings, Carson and Cassie have always been there for each other. They have been the best of friends since she was nine and he ten, where they shared their secrets together at their "top secret" place in the park. She's always had a special place for Carson in her heart but when her life goes into a downward spiral it is then she realizes how much she needs him, how much she loves him. He has loved Cassie for as long as he can remember. He's closed off when it comes to other people but when it comes to her it's like another person comes out. He likes the way she makes him feel. They depend on each other. But will being each others lifelines be too much?

My name is Lexi and I always have a way of screwing things up. I just graduated high School in the summer. It is now fall and I am six months pregnant.... To someone who is my best friend. I am seventeen.... My best friends are in a band they call themselves Avenged Sevenfold. I have vowed to be a better mother then my mother... So what do I do when my world comes crashing down before it builds back up again???

Things have changed. A marriage that was believed to be built on a solid foundation is put to the rest when storms roll in. Communication stops, needs are neglected and doors are opened for outside influence. Is it worth saving? Are years of love and unity worth saving? When the storm passes who will they be? Will the home they've built fall or be reinforced.

The Costantino Sequel - Featuring Costa, Millie, the twins, and all the Accardi madness readers know and love, ROCCO is a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers descent into obsession, loyalty, and fire. The Accardi family is back. And this time, it's Rocco's turn. At 30 years old, Rocco Accardi is known for a lot of things-his temper, his recklessness, his complete disregard for consequences. As the future underboss of Sicily's most feared family, he was never meant to feel anything. Until her. Alessia Russo, 26, Palermo's top real estate agent, has spent the past three years keeping things strictly professional. Which is hard to do when your most dangerous client spends every meeting flirting like it's a sport-and you've had a crush on him since day one. He's chaos. She's control. Their relationship was never meant to cross the line. But one wrong step-and everything spirals. Rocco doesn't know how to love. But he knows how to destroy. And once he decides she's his, he'll burn the city before he lets her go. Something is coming. And nothing will be the same after it hits.

Trope: OW Drama / Girl Best Friend / Puts OW first Brian O'Connor checks off every single checklist in Sara Wakefield's list of her dream man. The only problem is? Sara is not the only woman in Brian's life. Sara is left playing second fiddle while Brian prioritises his single mom "bestie" and her 1 year old son. How long can Sara keep up feeling like the outsider in this little cosy trio?

Ezra Lewis hated exactly four things in the world. Bananas. Cheap toilet paper. Riverdale. And Kody Vincent. But after a one night stand, she ends up pregnant and Kody happens to be the father. Now she has to navigate Teen pregnancy, College, full time employment, and having Kody Vincent- Winterbrook's most eligible bachelor- as her baby's father. Book two in the Vincent Series

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.

Braydon Wilson has a loving family. His parents adopted him and his twin brother, Dallas, when they were seven, along with Jace. Diagnosed with schizophrenia when he was a teen, Braydon has had to navigate his mental illness with the help of his family, his childhood sweetheart, and a therapist. When Braydon switches therapist from the advice of his baseball coach, the waters turn murky between patient and therapist. Braydon's new therapist causes more issues between Braydon, his family, and his childhood sweetheart. Emerald Prescott has loved Braydon Wilson since she was thirteen. She has been there for him through his diagnosis and baseball career. When someone interferes with her relationship, it leaves Emerald heartbroken. She returns home after losing her childhood sweetheart and has to start over. Braydon's brothers, Jace and Dallas, suspect there's more to Braydon's reason for ending things with Emerald. With the help of Braydon's family and his former therapist, Jayden Harper, the Wilson family will discover not everyone has ethical intentions. Braydon will navigate through a tremendous betrayal and reclaim his relationship with Emerald. Sometimes, it's the people we trust who are our greatest betrayers.

Emily I didn't expect to meet him when I went to my cousin's bachelorette party, didn't expect to go home with him, and definitely didn't expect to be pregnant with his child with no way to tell him. Here I am 4 years later raising our daughter, when I run into him. After breaking the news, he doesn't just want Cora. He wants a family. Braxton One night with Emily has left me wanting more even years later, so when I run into her and she tells me we have a daughter I'm shocked. When the shock wears off, I realize this is the perfect chance to win her heart and my daughter's. Emily

I secretly learned Spanish to surprise my boyfriend. Instead, I was the one who got the surprise when his family and friends began mocking me when he told them he was going to marry me. Then they got a surprise when I spoke to them...in Spanish. Now, Izan's trying to win me back.