I used to believe in one rule. Save yourself. Don't trust. Don't depend. Don't need-because the second you do, it gets taken from you. I learned that young. I learned it the hard way. And I was good at it. I kept my head down. I said the right things. I didn't make problems I can't fix, and I didn't get attached to people who come with warnings written all over them. It was easier that way. Safer. Then Joey Lynch happens. And suddenly I'm not careful anymore. I'm running barefoot through streets I shouldn't be in. I'm letting him see parts of me I've spent years hiding. I'm standing in front of him, heart in my throat, trying to figure out why he looks at me like I'm something worth saving-when he won't even save himself. He pushes me away like it's instinct. I follow him like it's mine. We don't talk about what this is. We don't put names on it. We don't even try to pretend it's normal. Because it's not. It's messy and reckless and too intense for something that was never supposed to matter this much. But the worst part? I don't want to stop. Even if it breaks me. Even if it destroys him. Even if, somewhere along the line, I forget how to be the girl who always survives.

After a case brings Agent Briggs to Cape Vincent, New York, he discovers a seventeen-year-old with a keen ability to manipulate people. Elizabeth is brought into the Naturals program with no birth certificate, no school records, and no life beyond surviving the trailer park she grew up in. Overnight, she's thrown into a world that feels completely foreign. Living with an emotion reader, profilers, a human lie detector, and a statistician, all while being told she has to earn the education she never had before she's allowed to prove herself. Elizabeth has spent her entire life relying on one person. Herself. In a house full of people who can see through lies, read emotions, and uncover secrets for a living, manipulation may no longer be enough to keep her in control. As dangerous cases begin pulling the Naturals back into active investigations, Elizabeth struggles to adapt to a life with rules, stability, and people who seem to care whether she lives or dies. OC x Lia Zhang

He leads on ice. She tells stories through movement. Falling was never part of the routine. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Avery Woods has spent her entire life chasing perfection through movement. As one of the top dancers in her university's elite competitive dance program, every routine, every performance, and every competition determines her future. Being cast for a solo means pressure, expectations, and standing alone under stage lights with nothing but music and emotion to carry her story. She wouldn't have it any other way. Noah Carter lives his life on ice. As captain of the university hockey team, he's used to leading under pressure, carrying his teammates through wins, losses, and everything in between. His world runs on discipline, strategy, and trust in rhythm - until he meets a dancer who understands performance in a way that feels dangerously familiar. They weren't supposed to collide. But between rink rehearsals, competition nights, late-night messages, and two friend groups determined to push them together, Avery and Noah find themselves balancing ambition, vulnerability, and the terrifying possibility of letting someone truly see them. Because sometimes the strongest performances happen when you're not standing alone. And sometimes love begins on thin ice... and tiptoes.

ONGOING. New chapter posted every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (4 p.m. EDT). They had no idea they were roommates. Until they moved in. Aerin Fowler and Beck Connolly are about to start their senior year at Mill Haven College, but that's all they have in common. He's a college hockey player on the verge of making the NHL. She's an accounting student who lives with chronic pain and fatigue. They barely interacted during their first three years of college, but now they'll be seeing each other daily. And not by choice. Aerin planned to stay in her friend Nora's apartment while she was studying abroad. Beck was going to stay at his friend James's. Turns out it's the same apartment. So much for not having a roommate. Amongst hockey, classes, illness, and family tensions, Aerin and Beck get to know each other more deeply than they ever expected. They both had their reasons for wanting to live on their own, but maybe this mix-up was exactly what they needed. Maybe home really is where the heart is.

Evelyn Hayes has spent most of her life believing she was too broken to belong anywhere. Haunted by a troubled past and carrying wounds she refuses to talk about, she's mastered the art of pushing people away before they can leave her first. Then she meets Johnny Kavanagh. Golden-boy rugby captain Johnny seems to have everything-friends, talent, and a future everyone envies. But beneath the confident smile is a boy carrying burdens of his own. When Evelyn unexpectedly crashes into his life, Johnny sees something no one else does: a girl desperately searching for a place to call home. As their worlds become tangled together, Evelyn finds herself drawn to the one person determined to stay when everyone else has walked away. But learning to trust someone is harder than falling in love, and the secrets she's buried threaten to destroy the first real happiness she's ever known. #2 BOYS OF TOMMEN

Sehnsucht- It encapsulates the human experience of yearning for the unattainable- a longing for something that feels like home, even when you've never truly known it. Evelyn Frayleygh, or as she likes to be called Evie, didn't experience being a teenager as everyone did. With her mam resenting her, a father not in the picture, no sibling to lean on, Evie learned early that she could rely only on herself. She had to learn to live on her own, keep quiet and stay focused on things that mattered: keeping up with her grades, taking care of the house, and taking care of herself- atleast enough to stay afloat. So that one day she could get out of this lonely house, twisted with memories she would rather push away. She never allowed herself to want much, she learned young that what you wish for, almost never comes true. But when she saw, really saw something in Joey Lynch, something that's worth saving, she knew. She wanted to save six. Joey Lynch, a boy raised in a haunted house, burdened with memories that hurt, in more ways than one. Almost wished for nothing. Apart from taking his siblings and getting the fuck out of that house, away from him- his own personal monster Teddy Lynch. And sure occasionally some drugs from Shane Holland now and then, just enough to quiet his mind for a little while. But none of these wishes came close, to the need of learning more about her- Evelyn Frayleygh. He didn't even realise it at first. How deep in his mind and heart she got in. He wanted to help her when she got hurt, he wanted to hurt the ones that hurt her, he wanted to wipe every single tear that fell down her face and make damn sure that another one never would. But Joey Lynch had never been the kind of person to stich someone's broken heart back together. Will they heal each other's broken souls and finally see the light. Or have they always been destined to drag each other deeper into the dark.? boys of tommen fic

Moving from Spain to the rainy city of Cork was hard, but doing it alone was worse. Daisy's parents are never around, leaving her to fend for herself in an empty house. In Cork, she learns the true value of friendship and finds a chosen family that isn't bound by blood. She meets wonderful, loyal people, but also toxic ones who know exactly how to use her loneliness against her. Hiding her pain behind a brave face, the crushing weight of her parents' absence finally catches up to her. This is a story about a teenager pushed to her absolute limits, heading straight toward a critical breaking point. When everything shatters, will her chosen family be enough to save her? OC X GERARD GIBSON

She hates everything about her new Elite Academy. Especially him. **Lorenzo Calloway** comes from old money, where power is inherited, reputations are everything, and feelings are buried. Born into a life of wealth and impossible expectations, he's arrogant, dangerously handsome, and impossible to ignore. **Sophia Miller** can't stand rich, arrogant people or the world they live in. She avoids attention, hates drama, and finds comfort in the quiet escape of books and paintings, where she buries the grief of losing her parents. Starting over at Weststar Academy is supposed to be a fresh beginning-but everything changes the moment she crosses paths with Lorenzo Calloway. [Hi everyone, just a quick note: I'm currently revising the book-fixing a few things and correcting errors to make it a much better read. However, I can't upload the new version until the Wattys winners are announced. But still Happy reading!]

They're on opposite ends of the financial spectrum. Complete contrasts when it comes to popularity. And their relationship has a deadline. Lily: College was never supposed to be this hard. It wasn't supposed to be about working to survive, going hungry, and sleeping in my car. And it sure as hell wasn't supposed to be about dodging my icky exboyfriend while trying not to die from embarrassment when my roommates make my new crush public. But it is what it is, and I always find a way to get by. When I'm not working, I'm studying. That is, until the crush that's way out of my league starts paying me attention. Ethan: One last year of freedom. It cost my dad a summer of partying and a three million dollar car, but I'm back at college. I have one year to get as much partying and playing done as possible. This year is all about hockey and sex. I'll have plenty of time for boardroom meetings and forced golf outings after I graduate. It's supposed to be meaningless sex, but I'm not sure every part of me got the memo. Because when I first spot Lily... Well, I need her. Just Pucking Money is a sizzling New Adult, College Sports Romance, where the popular hockey player falls for the loner computer science major. (❤️18+ recommended❤️)

Waking up in a strange woman's bed is starting to feel like his life. Cayden's become an expert in sneaking out before they wake up. But when his sister starts worrying about him, he has to do something. Saf basically has no life. No roommate. No boyfriend. No experience. And worst of all, she keeps making a fool of herself when she tries to flirt with the guy she likes. Then, the stranger that was laughing at her poor flirting skills proposes a quick exchange of favors. Two strangers fixing each other's problems. He needs a photo with someone he can pretend is his girlfriend. She needs a good pickup line. It's easy. One-and-done. They both get what they need. Only... Cayden's sister knows the fake girlfriend. And Saf needs more help than just a pickup line. Let the game of deception begin. Can Cayden and Saf convince his sister that they're dating so she doesn't have to worry about him? Can Cayden teach Saf how to pick up a guy so she can finally go on a date with the lacrosse player she is crushing on? Or does fate have other plans for them?