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Between the Lines
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Complete, First published Jul 26, 2025
Mature
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He needs a good girl to fix his reputation.
She needs a little chaos to sell her story.
What could possibly go wrong?

When a scandal threatens to ruin Justin Cole's career as a pro football star, his PR team comes up with one plan: find a girlfriend. Fast. But not just any girl-a smart, grounded, safe choice. Someone the media can fall in love with.

Enter Avery James. Struggling romance author. Bookish, sarcastic, and definitely not a fan of cocky athletes.

Their deal is simple: pretend to date until the headlines calm down. In return, Justin gets his image back-and Avery gets the spotlight she needs to sell her next book.

But fake relationships have a funny way of feeling real.
And when old exes, messy secrets, and late-night sparks start creeping in, Justin and Avery are forced to ask themselves one impossible question:

Is it all just pretend... or did they just fall for the act?
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51 parts Complete Mature

He's the NHL star with a cold reputation--she's the spark that could melt it all. All Lilah wants to do is keep her head down, finish her online college course, chase her dreams of becoming a baker, and survive. But when a photo caught at the wrong time with the NHL's newest star, Cole Becker, goes viral, she's suddenly thrust into the limelight--exactly where she doesn't want to be. And when the person she tried so hard to escape from resurfaces because of her new popularity, Lilah has no choice to run to the safety of fame and Cole Becker as his fake-girlfriend. Because no one can lay a finger on the newest sweetheart of hockey, can they? But Cole makes her feel things she's never felt before and she wants nothing but to be loved by the boy that makes her feel beautiful and safe. Cole Becker needs an out, and fast. A stupid rumor built on absolutely nothing is threatening to destroy the reputation he's barely built. He's only a few games into his rookie NHL season and already he's been nicknamed the NHL's "Ice King;" scary, domineering, and arrogant. So when Lilah crashes her way into his world, he has no choice but to fake-date her, to both help his reputation, and to help the girl who's already got him wrapped around her finger. He wants to show her she's worthy of love. She wants to be loved by him. And when the lines between real and fake start to blur, Lilah has to let go of the secrets in her past holding her down and let herself love the goalie. But someone is lurking in the shadows, ready to steal Lilah away from the life she's tried so hard to build. Past Rankings: #1: cinderellastory #1: hockeyromance #4: loveatfirstsight #2: minnesota #2: waitress #1: slowburn #1: shygirl

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