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Under The Radar

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Reads 285
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Parts 5
Time 18m

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Lyra Quinn is the quiet, new girl on campus. She's smart, guarded, and strangely grateful. But she also has a hidden past.

Jaxon Carter is the university's golden boy. Basketball star, campus heartthrob, and annoyingly full of himself.

He's used to attention, and she avoids it.

When his little sister starts raving about her mysterious gymnastics coach, he barely listens, until he meets Lyra and realizes she's not just another girl.

As their worlds collide, secrets unravel. But when a misunderstood conversation threatens to expose Lyra's past, Jaxon must decide: will he protect the girl who wants nothing more than to stay invisible, or will fame tear them apart?All Rights Reserved

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Beneath The Smoke by betrothedwhispers

College is supposed to be a fresh start-but for Evelyn Maren, it's just another chapter of trying to stay invisible. Quiet, timid, and content fading into the background, she wants nothing more than to survive the chaos of campus life without drawing attention. Then there's Jaxon Rivers. Older, untouchable, and wrapped in every shade of danger, Jaxon is the kind of guy parents warn their daughters about-reckless, sharp-tongued, and dripping with red flags. Everyone knows he's trouble. Everyone but Evelyn. Thrown together by chance and tangled by something neither of them can name, their worlds begin to intertwine in ways that defy logic. As whispers stir beneath the surface and secrets begin to rise with the smoke, Evelyn discovers that sometimes the people we fear the most are the ones who protect us the hardest. And Jaxon Rivers? He may be a walking warning sign to everyone else But to Evelyn, he just might be the safest place she's ever known.

Breaking the ice by demiialexandra

Book one in the Westbridge U series Eighteen-year-old Grace Carter has spent her life hiding from the truth of her broken home, enduring the cruelty of an alcoholic father in the small town of Willow Springs, Texas. Her only escapes are the books she reads and the cheerleading routines she uses to mask the scars of her reality. All she wants is a way out, a chance to live her life on her own terms. Enter Jaxon Reed-the charismatic, cocky captain of Westbridge University's hockey team. At 18, he's already a hockey prodigy, and everyone knows it. He's got everything-looks, talent, and the confidence that comes with it. But underneath the bravado, Jaxon carries a past that haunts him, one he's not ready to confront. When they're paired together for an English project, neither Grace nor Jaxon is thrilled. Grace sees Jaxon as just another entitled athlete, while Jaxon thinks Grace is too distant to care about. But as they spend more time together, something unexpected happens. Jaxon begins to notice Grace's hidden pain, the way she flinches at loud noises and keeps people at arm's length. Grace, in turn, starts to see the cracks in Jaxon's perfect exterior-his reliance on hockey as an escape from a past that refuses to let him go. What begins as forced proximity soon becomes something neither of them saw coming-an undeniable connection that neither of them is prepared for. As their secrets unravel, they'll discover that sometimes, the most broken people are the ones who heal each other.

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The Dirty Picture by HelenaDivine

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What More? by NyraAshvale

Eight years, two lives, one question: can they finally get it right? Jordan Quinn was never supposed to come back. Not after everything she built - the oceans she crossed, the walls she raised, the things she swore to bury. But when a work opportunity she can't pass up drags her home, she finds herself face-to-face with the one person she ever let close enough to break her. Jaxon Carter thought he'd moved on. He's got the law firm, the house, the clean-cut life. One that looks nothing like hers. One that doesn't leave room for chaos - especially not the kind with blue hair and a mouth full of fire. But when Jordan reenters his world - uninvited, unannounced, unforgettable - the perfectly ordered future he built starts to crack. Now forced into each other's orbit again, Jaxon and Jordan are dragged back into the mess they once made of each other - and the question they never answered. Is loving each other still a mistake - or the only thing that's ever made sense? Because some ghosts don't haunt you. They own you.

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Beneath The Smoke

College is supposed to be a fresh start-but for Evelyn Maren, it's just another chapter of trying to stay invisible. Quiet, timid, and content fading into the background, she wants nothing more than to survive the chaos of campus life without drawing attention. Then there's Jaxon Rivers. Older, untouchable, and wrapped in every shade of danger, Jaxon is the kind of guy parents warn their daughters about-reckless, sharp-tongued, and dripping with red flags. Everyone knows he's trouble. Everyone but Evelyn. Thrown together by chance and tangled by something neither of them can name, their worlds begin to intertwine in ways that defy logic. As whispers stir beneath the surface and secrets begin to rise with the smoke, Evelyn discovers that sometimes the people we fear the most are the ones who protect us the hardest. And Jaxon Rivers? He may be a walking warning sign to everyone else But to Evelyn, he just might be the safest place she's ever known.