Persephone Miller's never had a chance to fall in love, unlike the rest of her lovesick college friends. After recently starting a new job as the PR manager for the Boston Bruins, she finally feels like she's settling into adulthood. Although, with one of her best friends' weddings quickly approaching, her unfavorable luck in love has left her dateless, and feeling left behind. Max Morin. As brooding as he is handsome, the star centre for the Boston Bruins isn't your typical charming, womanizer of a hockey player. After a series of private life revelation, his love for life and work is fading, with the media only squeezing more and more for him as days tick over. The only person who puts him at ease is the clubs new PR manager, her soft smiles from across the room creating a new definition of the word comforting. So when Max finds Persephone in a quiet stairwell after a game, crying over her need for a wedding date, he does something entirely out of his usual emotional bounds, proposing an arrangement. He'll be her date, out of the goodness of his heart, if she promises to make him laugh, just the once. But once both parties find something beneficial in the lives of the other, they find themselves in a web of never-ending arrangements. The pair soon find themselves being pulled together with something stronger than just the confirmation of a handshake, something more needing than just an arrangement. It was never meant to be real, but was it ever truly fake? Highest rankings: 🏅 #1 - workplace #2 - fake date #11 - hockey #1 - icehockey 💕💕

╰┈➤ 𝑯𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕. 𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒉𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌. ── ☾ 𝑲𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑪𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒍 sees others as an interference in his life, making his interest in having any social interaction with humans at the bottom of his schedule. Until he met Carson, that is. Killian never planned to be involved with someone like Carson. He hates everything about her, and more importantly, he hates that she gets in the way of his plans. But...maybe a change of plans isn't so bad? ☼ 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝑨𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒓 thinks that getting into Columbia University was nothing short of a miracle for her. But she's survived for three years just fine. Now in her senior year, she's paired up for an assignment with a man who's the exact opposite of her. Cold, uninterested, and a stickler for his own rules. Carson is used to capturing the hearts of whomever she meets, but her partner becomes a new challenge that will be hard to beat. ── The Sun and Moon are planets that are never supposed to meet. Complete opposites, and yet, the Sun tends to pull the Moon along with its every move. Now that the Sun has seen that the Moon can be brighter with just a little bit of encouragement, the Sun takes on the quest of making the Moon its friend.

Aurora Haven finds herself in a rather peculiar situation when the man she's been secretly keeping an eye out for, offers her the job of a nanny. The details of the contract are rocky but with little to no choice, she agrees. He's blunt, brutal and yet insanely seductive. Carlo Martino's unexpected child ends up with him on the search for a nanny which sends his life upside down once he realises her relation to his family's death. He'd always been one to dabble in his fair share of merciless revenge but the longer she's around, the more insane he feels. Enticing conversations and alluring touches manifest into a sexual relationship where secrets lie at both sides of the spectrum. The question is now, who will bite first? Tropes Nanny x Single Dad Billionaire Romance Mafia Romance Forced Proximity

"I haven't even done anything to you and you're already crying." Xavier murmurs. I can only sob harder in response. "You're going to show everyone aren't you?" He grabs a lock of my hair, almost endearingly and tucks it behind my ear. "If I was going to show everyone, I would have done it already." "Then delete the video." I say, hating how wildly desperate I sound. "I'm begging you please, Xavier." Those last two words hang in the air between us in a way I don't fully understand. Xavier tilts his head slightly and there's a darkness that's filtering through his gaze. It makes my face burn under his scorching stare. ───── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───── When Isa Carrow transfers from Oakbridge Highschool to Cedora Hills Private Highschool, with the help of her rich aunt, she believes that she is granted an opportunity at a fresh start, a way for her to redeem herself and prove that her past does not define her. But when the very secret that she is running from falls into the hands of the one person she'd wanted to stay away from, she will quickly come to understand that what she had viewed as a path to liberty was nothing short of a trap in disguise.

"Eyes on us, Mouth shut, Legs open." Dominic and Dimitri, two deadly twins running the most powerful mafia in New York, known as Slaughters. They had everything they ever wanted except one person. Sofia, an epitome of innocence and clumsiness never thought she would grab the attention of someone she should stay away from. Secrets revealed, love turned into betrayals yet there's one thing that never changed, The Obsession. The Addiction.

I bent down against the cold kitchen counter, fingers brushing slowly over the smooth wood, knowing full well that Noah was watching my every move. The lace skirt I wore was fragile, whisper-thin, the kind of fabric made to look innocent. Only Noah and I knew the truth - that there was nothing beneath it. Just bare skin, soft and waiting, a secret laid out between us. I didn't look back, but I felt it - the weight of his stare pressing into me like heat. A smile curved across my lips when I heard the shuffle of a chair against the floor. Got him. His voice cut through the silence, low and rough, the kind that settled in my chest and lingered. "You've been very bad." I straightened slowly, turning just enough to meet his eyes. They burned. I let my smile widen, tilting my head like I was daring him. "What are you gonna do about it?" For a heartbeat, the air between us tightened, stretched thin, almost unbearable. He stepped forward once, then stopped, his jaw clenching as though restraint cost him more than giving in ever would. His hand brushed the edge of the counter near my hip, close enough that I felt the ghost of his touch on my skin. Then, deliberately, he pulled it back. A low chuckle slipped from his throat, dark and edged. "You don't want to know, Lila." But I did. God, I did. - Lila Grace Hale was made of lace and love, destined to marry a kind man, raise perfect children, and keep her halo spotless. But that life was only ever a dream. Because her real desire, the one rushing through her veins like fire, was for the town's worst mistake. Noah Blackwood. They call him the bad boy, but they're wrong. He's quiet, sharp, smarter than anyone gives him credit for. And the way he yearns for Lila is hotter than hell itself. But yearning is only the beginning. And a man who yearns, earns. Kae Banks © 2025

The rest of the morning made little sense as her mother tried to explain that the families have struck a deal in which Blair in her good fortune and generosity will train with Dan for the Cotillion. "Why not have Serena do this with him? He's going to be her escort." "Serena hasn't agreed to go yet and her grandma wants to surprise her with this development." Typical. Blair's hard work becomes Serena's magic. Dair Fanfic. Set 1x10.

Nobody can forget their first kiss. Even if you were only 6 years old. Especially when the person who kissed you was your older brother's bestfriend. After Blair's father died, she became distant and her brother Blake has become very overprotective over his younger sister. His bestfriend, Aiden, was overprotective too. 10 years later, they're having a normal college life. After a few incidents, Aiden begins to look at Blair under a new perspective. But isn't there an unwritten rule about staying away from your bestfriend's sister?

L A N I Generous. Kind. Ray of sunshine. Lani always got what she wanted. Ethically, of course. Yet, the one man she craves refuses to turn his head towards her. Unkempt feelings for him grow day by day, and his being her brother's best friend is the roadblock she isn't strong enough to lift. But if he sees her with another man, will things spiral in the direction she wants? C A L L U M Blunt. Observant. Grumpy. Callum's only goal really is to become captain of the Chicago Eagles hockey team. The concept of love is foreign to him, and yet he feels compelled to accept the deal Lani imposes, seeing that his reputation will skyrocket once the relationship leaves their inner circle. But is this truly what he wants? Of course it is; love is trivial and has no space for someone like him. Ever. After an accident forces girl group singer Lani Warren on a year-long hiatus, she finds it the perfect time to admit to her childhood friend how she feels before her group's comeback. The idea seems great in theory, but what she doesn't foresee is the imposing appearance of the man her brother hates, Callum Livernois. They don't know each other and don't want to get to know each other. But striking a mutually beneficial deal requiring them to fake date doesn't sound all that bad after brief deliberation. Nothing will happen, and they won't ever be each other's catalyst in romance. Right? ©girlwounds

𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐤𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐞. ⋆✧⋆✧⋆ Delaney Lawrence is a girl with the world's biggest heart and no one to give it to. She is a quiet girl on campus who spends her time studying and working. On the outside she seems next to perfect, but looks can be deceiving Sterling Blake is the university's hockey captain with a reputation of sleeping around. He's popular and never in a good mood, with not a grade over a C. However, his reputation may not be as accurate as people assume. When Sterling Blake is late to pick his little sister up from gymnastics practice he doesn't leave a great impression on the coach, Delaney Lawrence. Much to her dismay, she is selected to be his tutor so he can remain on the hockey team. She is determined to get his grades up and be done with this mess, he is determined to make that impossible. Unfortunate as the pairing seems, maybe things do happen for a reason. ⋆✧⋆✧⋆ Highest Rankings: #1 Love #1 Humour #1 Hockey #1 Team #2 Sports #2 Sports Romance #2 Slowburn