He went away for a year. She moved into his bedroom. He's a hockey player. She's a musician and writer. He's protective, She's got a stalker. A lot can change in a year and for Carter and Penny, best friends forever, they're finding themselves wanting to cross that line of friendship into something else. When Carter finds Penny in his room, he discovers she's been keeping things from him. Still, Penny has matured a lot and her body in his jersey makes him sweat. When a stalkers contact becomes dangerous, Carter encourages Penny to move into the hockey house with the team and fake date him to protect her. Featuring a Love triangle, fake dating, unrequited love and best friends to lovers. Highest Ranking (since publishing on Wattpad) #1 Music Festival #1 Duo POV #2 Dual POV #3 Alcoholism #7 Captain #9 Campus Life #11 Domestic Violence #13 Love and Loss #17 Sexual Themes #19 Unrequited #21 Hockey Player #21 Fake Relationship #22 Artist Cover designed by @Xoxo_Author_MJG check out her titles, she's amazing.

Faye Maddison thought she had her future all figured out. Perfect grades. A carefully mapped-out plan. A one-way ticket to Harvard. Before the weight of those expectations becomes her reality, Faye books a last-minute beach house in Rhode Island, determined to spend one quiet summer figuring out who she is outside of her mother's shadow. With a spot in a local art program and the ocean at her doorstep, she expects a season of independence, self-discovery, and peace. Instead, she gets Alex Andrews. Reckless, infuriating, and impossible to ignore, Alex is the mayor's son-and the center of every rumor in town. From the moment they meet, he pushes every one of Faye's buttons. Arrogant. Charming. Completely unbearable. Too bad Faye has never been the type to back down. When a rental mix-up leaves them sharing the same beach house, avoiding each other becomes impossible. Heated arguments turn into reluctant friendship, and the tension between them grows harder to deny with every passing day. Somewhere between late-night conversations, stolen glances, and endless battles of wit, Faye begins to lose sight of the future she's spent her whole life planning. Because Alex isn't just trouble. He's hiding something. And when the truth finally comes to light, it threatens to destroy everything Faye thought she knew-not just about Alex, but about herself. Now, Faye is faced with an impossible choice: Walk away and protect the future she's spent a lifetime building-or risk everything for the life she always wanted. *** ~ Currently preparing for the 2026 Wattys ~ You can expect: ✧ enemies to lovers ✧ forced proximity ✧ slow burn ✧ beach house romance ✧ tattooed bad boy ✧ mayor's son ✧ good girl x bad boy ✧ witty banter ✧ secret bet ✧ masquerade party ✧ art school vibes ✧ self-discovery ✧ betrayal & angst ✧ addictive summer romance (50,000+ words) Top Rankings: 3/13/26 #1 artschool #1 naromance #2 thebet #3 summerromance #3 masquerade #4