~•~ 26 year old, Connor Deluca, is a professional Hockey player in the NHL; who just moved into the expensive Citrus Grove Community. 23 year old, Serena Jade, is the recluse famous author known to the public only under her pen name Skylyn Voss, and is unfortunately Connor's neighbor. Connor moves into the huge and gorgeous house right next to Serena's own big and beautiful home. The pair immediately form a growing hatred for one and other when Connors first "house warming party" involves blasting music at 2 am and his guest puking in her petunia's. He's a bad boy party animal, and she likes her quiet where she can stay inside and read all day. Nothing in common at all. In fact complete opposites. Yet, Connor can't seem to get the outline of Serena's perfect curves out of his lustful thoughts and Serena finds herself fantasizing about Connor's chiseled body on top of hers. Sexual tensions and ever growing lust sets the two a flame with desires they wish they could ignore.

Richard and Carlton are childhood friends who haven't seen each other in five years after that embarrassing incident. Things are about to get awkward now that Carlton is the butler of the Preston family and Richard is the sole heir of the Preston-Astor Group, one the largest conglomerate in the world. --Completed 02/27/25 WATTYS SHORTLIST Ranking Milestones #1 boyxboy #1 bxb #1 lgtbt #1 gay

A mature novel in which a very powerful man falls dangerously for a meek girl. - "Come here." A harsh, clear warning rang in his voice. I stood, my cheeks flushed red from the sight before me. Dante's chest was all bare and his fingers were slowly unzipping his pants. Everything about him was chiseled to perfection. His skin was free from any scars or blemishes. The towering man tapped his foot impatiently. My heart raced, my eyes darting everywhere for an escape route. "Tsk Tsk Tsk, You're not going anywhere this time." -

Moss Kettler has always been overshadowed by his impressive younger brothers. After graduating college Moss falls into a quiet life working for an accounting firm in Detroit. Meanwhile, both of his younger brothers play for the same NHL team with the youngest being freshly drafted to the Colorado Boulders. Now that two out of three Kettler brothers are playing professional hockey, Moss comes to the realization that his family may not have as much interest in him in comparison. Throughout the hockey season Moss' theory is validated by his once close-knit family. As he begins to accept his ostracization a star defenseman swoops in to show Moss the true meaning of sportsmanship (and love).

18 year old Theodore Banks has had enough, determinted to change his nerdy homebody ways and get popular with girls, and defeat his bullies, he signs up to an expensive gym, where he meets the famous Maddox Zane, kickboxing champion and Theodore's new personal trainer.

HOOKING NASH is coming to print on September 22, 2026. You can pre-order a copy now: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/833841/hooking-nash-by-annica-dahl/ Nash Reed is a hot commodity, both on and off the ice. When his childhood friend Kennedy moves to town, the torch he's been carrying for her really heats up. ***** Kennedy Miller has finally scored her dream job. After years of putting her career first, proving to everyone that she can run an ad department like nobody's business, she's arrived in New York City. Which just so happens to be the home of her former best friend and childhood crush, Nash Reed, the hottest pro hockey player around. When they meet again on Kennedy's first night in town, sparks fly and their love quickly turns into a true barnburner. But can shy Kennedy, who's not used to the spotlight, face off against her insecurities and give their relationship a real shot? [[word count: 100,000 - 150,000]] Previously titled My Childhood Friend, The Hockey Star

She hears all the locker room talk. She helps when the guys drink too much before a game. She tapes them up when they're injured. And in return, they watch her back. While most students spend their time partying, Lily spends her free time working. But her job as the assistant athletic trainer for the PSU football team comes with the benefit of being friends with every player on the team. Except the entirely too cocky, reckless, and charming golden boy of the team: Vincent Bradshaw. When they aren't spouting insults at one another, Vincent and Lily are doing everything in their power to avoid each other. That is, until Vincent gets injured.

Beau HATES Oliver Fowler. But Oliver doesn't hate Beau.. quite the opposite actually. Oliver is the univeristies 'Golden Boy', adored and admired by all. ...well, um, everyone except Beau. *** Oliver lets out a strangled laugh, placing his hand against my chest and pushing me back against the wall. Hard. "If I am so golden, how come I am doing this?" My brows draw. "Doing wha-" I don't have time to finish my sentence, because Oliver Fowler has slammed his lips onto mine. ***

"In a world overtaken by the mafia, there can only be one king." ---------------- Alister Mancini. His name alone was enough to make anyone's blood run cold. Infamous for his heartless and cruel ways, he was considered the most dangerous man alive. But even a mafia leader couldn't deny his attraction when he saw his maid sound asleep on his bed. --------- *This story contains mature themes such as sexual content ,abuse, and strong language. If you are sensitive to these topics, this book is not for you.* While this book does contain smut, it is not smut based.

When superstar Kade Hendrix steals Ivy's song, she falls into his world of public scrutiny-and his arms-just as the rest of her world falls down around her. Ivy is sure superstar Kade Hendrix won't notice his number one fan in the crowd of his intimate concert, but what happens when her childhood idol begins singing one of her songs that she submitted for his consideration--and pretends that he was the one who wrote it... There's a reason they say never meet your heroes. *** Ivy Bennett is just trying to get over her crush on her off-limits guy best friend when she is forced into superstar Kade Hendrix's world of managers, publicists, stylists, Non-Disclosure Agreements and intrusive paparazzi--all because he decided to steal the songwriting credits to what is proving to be his biggest hit of all time. Coaxed into a flimsy alliance where she takes a job as his primary co-writer, Ivy and Kade are caught up in a whirlwind of emotions--most of them hate--but somewhere along the way, romantic lines are blurred and Ivy isn't too sure that crush she had on Kade ever really went away. Will Ivy forgive and forget the terrible behavior of the one person who was her inspiration for writing in the first place, or have the bridges already been burned? Follow Ivy and Kade on their journey from strangers to enemies to something neither of them can put into words in his world of extremes in the spotlight.