Alaric Windsor has lost everything. His twin is dead, the blood hasn't stopped spilling, and the only thing keeping him breathing is revenge. When grief drives him to Cedar Creek, he's just looking for another job... Until he sees her. Vaela. Grey-eyed. Fragile. Haunted. She's barely holding herself together after years of abuse-and she has no idea the devil just stepped into her life. She's too young. Too damaged. Too off-limits. He was never supposed to get involved. But the moment Alaric sees her, he makes a decision: he's going to protect her. Own her. Break anyone who ever touched her. So he twists his way in- Becomes her teacher. Marries her mother. Kills her abusers one by one until there's no one left to hurt her... except him. But Alaric doesn't give a damn about right or wrong anymore. She's his salvation. He's her obsession. And he'll bury the whole world to keep her... _______________________________________________________________________________ Trigger warning: CSA, SI attempts/ ideation, mental health disorders, SA, illicit substance use.

CHASE MITCHELL Hockey's golden boy with a reputation both on and off the ice. When a brutal knee injury threatens his shot at the Cup, his comeback depends on one person: the last woman he should want. His rival's sister. EMMA ANDERSON She fled the skating world after a career-ending injury crushed her Olympic dreams. Now she's back as the Bears' new physical therapist, ready to face her cheating ex but completely unprepared for the complication that is Chase Mitchell. Or for him to make an offer she can't refuse. Fake date him to keep his obsessive ex away, and he'll help her get revenge on hers. What starts as a fake relationship quickly backfires when their on-camera chemistry spills behind closed doors. Now they're tangled in a mess of feelings neither wanted, with careers and playoff dreams caught in the crossfire. Someone's bound to get hurt, and in this game, love isn't just risky. It's a full-contact sport. ⋆˙⟡♡🏒 11/05/2025 #1 - Hockey

Twenty-four-year old Auden Rossi left her boring life in middle-of-nowhere Ontario, eager to experience the adventure that the hip city of Bishop had to offer, such as her dream job and exciting friendships. What she never expected was to meet and fall in love with the professional hockey player, Silas Wood. As the star left winger for the Bishop Knights and son of a hockey legend, Silas has a pretty damn good life. He wants to focus on hockey and family and not much else. After all, he's happy doing just that. When he meets a gorgeous brunette at a bar, however, he quickly learns the difference between contentment and joy. Auden and Silas embark on a relationship that transcends insecurity and distance. Their love is powerful and all-consuming and teaches them just how much they could love someone, exactly as they are. *This story is currently posted as a complete novella.* Cover designed on Canvas with photo from Septumia Jacobson on Unsplash.

Happily ever after becomes complicated when secrets and villains from the past begin to catch up with Scarlett and Giovanni. ***** From forbidden affair to passionate romance, Scarlett and Giovanni's journey hasn't been an easy one, but it's been worth it. Despite the chaos of the last year, Scarlett has found unexpected happiness with the man she loves. But with public declarations of love comes drama, and soon scandal and judgment are hounding them at every turn. As familiar enemies and the darkness of Scarlett's past close in, their love is tested like never before. Scarlett knows loving Giovanni has changed her life for the better, but it's clear their problems are far from over. Book Two of the No Strings Attached series Content warning: This story contains themes of domestic abuse, child abuse, PTSD, and death. Cover designed by Regina Dionela

She's a ray of sunshine while he's a quiet, intense storm in the night, what happens when their worlds collide? • • • Frankie Vuitton had always taken on the harshness of life with a blinding smile and optimism that anyone would envy. However, when she finally reached its bottom pit, she knew she had to act in accordance with her reality. What she didn't expect, though, was her hasty actions leading her directly into the eye of the storm. Apollo Storm, the brooding star quarterback of the New York Hunters, was looking for a new assistant. His arrogant, demanding attitude made it seem like his past assistants only walked through revolving doors. With a new, stricter set of qualifications, his management team had high hopes with their latest chosen employee. The thing was, who they had chosen was the last person he wanted to see. • • • ⭐️ FEATURED ON WATTPAD'S ROMANCE PROFILE Highest Ranks: #1 in Quarterback #1 in Football #1 in Sports #1 in Alpha Hero #1 in After Dark #1 in Rich #1 in Tycoon #1 in Pregnancy #1 in Athlete #1 in EnemiesToLovers #1 in Sports Romance #21 in Billionaire #34 in Forbidden

After a one-night stand flips a grumpy hockey goalie's bad luck, he pursues his team's new dental assistant to rebound his abysmal season. Trapped in a small town, my life has been planned, controlled, and boring. After my sister and I failed to keep our family's bakery afloat, I'm free to steer my life's ship...Except I don't know what I want and have no idea how to adult. A year of sleeping on my sister's boyfriend's couch and getting bitten by kids while cleaning their teeth is not living. When the anniversary of losing our bakery reminds me how far I haven't come since then, a wild, anonymous one-night stand is just the stress release I need. Putting him out of my mind is challenging, but my luck turns when I land a specialist dentist's assistant job. It's for a pro hockey team, where, unfortunately, my steamy one-night stand is their grumpy goalie, and the coach doesn't believe women can remain professional around his players. I don't have time for the giant manchild refusing to get his teeth cleaned or socialize with anyone, including his teammates. The team's solo win comes after our night together, convincing Connor I'm some lucky charm who can turn around his demoralizing slump. All I care about is getting settled on my own despite his sexist coach, but when he threatens to reveal our secret, I'm forced to prove superstitions are hocus-pocus nonsense. 18 + for explicit sexual content #1 sports, #1 spicy PREVIEW: full story is available on Radish: https://radishfiction.com/stories/31711

Rosie an introvert whose presence feels like serenity to Anthony. Two people with completely different natures from two different worlds are consumed by one another. Rosie finally feels seen, and Anthony finally realizes what magic feels like. While they keep being pulled towards each other like magnets, they are kept apart by their own doubts and hesitations. (Rewritten June 2023)

Fiona King has lived a sheltered life. Her father and her husband have been making all possible choices for her, always telling her she was too odd and too clueless for the real life. When she's offered a contract to illustrate children's books, will she venture into the world that scares her for the sake of her art, the only thing that feels right and true to her? Frederic 'Axeman' Holyoake has returned from Iraq and doesn't seem to be able to find himself a place in the civilian world. When his brother's wife offers him to stay in her old cottage for a few weeks, he doesn't expect to find himself in the company of a young woman, a talented illustrator of children's books, whom his brother, the owner of a large publishing house, has recently discovered creating her magical paintings of fairies and sprites while working in a village pub with her husband. Will a man with a difficult past find love and purpose sharing a cottage with a woman with a bright but uncertain future?

*Best Friends To Lovers* BOOK ONE. THE LARSSON LEGACY SERIES. SIENNA Beau Larsson is the love of my life. Best friends, our relationship is the kind where you completely lose yourself, which is something I can't afford. I gave him everything and nothing all at once. He wants more. But I can't lose him. I go down like a sinking ship. Desperate and waving for air. He burns me. And breaks me. BEAU Sienna Hart is the love of my life. I need to keep her safe, not only from her turbulent past but from herself. It's been that way since we were six years old. We fit like two puzzle pieces slowly burning into embers. Destined for ruin. And so much damn joy. I'm lost in her. Need her as much as she needs me. But, she broke me. Too many times. ... All rights reserved HTEllis 2022 This is book one of the spin-offs to The Larsson Sibling Series. If you haven't already, I would recommend reading those books first, although this series can be read without! ♥️ A/N: THIS STORY CONTAINS VERY MATURE THEMES. OVER 18 RECOMMENDED

Lavender has lived her entire life sheltered developing extreme anxiety, what happens when she moves away alone, and meets a professor who sees to her dependency. :') not edited, updates consistently- okay kinda consistently. tysm for giving my book a try & be nice too or else :p