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    The Coach's Daughter by paigebueckerxfem
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Paige Bueckers has spent her entire life learning one rule: never make things complicated for your coach. Then she meets Sienna White. Sienna is everything Paige wasn't expecting-confident, effortlessly gorgeous, quick-witted, and completely unimpressed by basketball fame. As the daughter of Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White, she's been around the game her whole life, but she'd rather tease Paige than ask for an autograph. The only problem? Stephanie sees the chemistry too... and instead of shutting it down, she's quietly doing everything she can to bring them together. From "accidentally" assigning Sienna to team events, to inviting Paige over for family dinners, to pretending she needs help moving boxes she could easily lift herself, Stephanie becomes the world's most shameless matchmaker. The Fever locker room catches on almost immediately, and before long, everyone is placing bets on how long it'll take before Paige finally asks Sienna out. As stolen glances turn into late-night conversations, playful flirting becomes something deeper, and the line between basketball and real life begins to blur. Paige realizes the biggest challenge of her career isn't winning games-it's risking her heart with the one woman she never expected to fall for. Sometimes the best plays aren't drawn up on a clipboard. Sometimes they're written by fate... and a coach who's determined to play Cupid.
America's Sweethearts by paigebueckerxfem
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In the heart of Texas heat, under the glare of stadium lights and camera flashes, two rising stars from different worlds find themselves on a collision course with fate. Paige Bueckers, the golden girl of college basketball, is stepping into the pros for her rookie year with the Dallas Wings. With the weight of the league's expectations and the spotlight burning brighter than ever, love was the last thing on her mind-until she meets her. Emmy Jo Lane is everything Texas dreams are made of: a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader with honey-blonde curls, a sassy Southern twang, and a heart that beats louder than the halftime drumline. Emmy Jo is used to turning heads, but nothing prepares her for the way Paige Bueckers looks at her-like she's not just a star, but the whole damn sky. What starts as a chance meeting turns into secret glances, stolen moments, and a connection that neither of them can ignore. But between the pressure of fame, a world that's always watching, and the fear of what they could lose, Paige and Emmy Jo must decide: is love worth the risk? American Sweethearts is a story of big dreams, brave hearts, and the kind of love that dances right into your soul.
    Home Was Always You by paigebueckerxfem
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Paige Bueckers and Finley Brooks have been best friends for as long as they can remember. Even when basketball took Paige to UConn and dance took Finley to LSU, nothing ever managed to pull them apart. What Finley doesn't know is that Paige has been in love with her since high school-and Paige has no idea Finley started falling for her during her sophomore year of college. When Paige gets drafted to Texas, Finley moves with her, and the two best friends get an apartment together. Suddenly, years of hidden feelings are a lot harder to ignore when they're sharing a home, stealing each other's clothes, spending every night together, and basically acting like a couple without realizing it. They've spent years being each other's person. Now they just have to figure out that maybe they were never meant to be just best friends.
Love in a Different Key by paigebueckerxfem
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Everyone knows the Flagg name. Cooper is one of basketball's brightest young stars, Ace is making a name for himself, and their triplet sister, Lennon Flagg, has built a spotlight entirely her own. As a member of the girl group G-Nation, Lennon went from singing with her best friends to winning The Voice and suddenly having millions of people watching her every move. She loves her brothers more than anything, but after spending her whole life being introduced as Cooper Flagg's sister, Lennon is determined to prove that being a Flagg isn't the most interesting thing about her. Then there's Paige Bueckers. Paige knows Cooper through basketball, so Lennon is supposed to be nothing more than his sister-the singer Paige occasionally sees courtside, backstage, or causing chaos with Cooper and Ace. Except Lennon is funny, confident, ridiculously talented, and completely unimpressed by Paige's fame. What starts as teasing turns into late-night conversations, exchanged hoodies, G-Nation concerts Paige somehow keeps finding excuses to attend, and Lennon appearing courtside wearing a certain number five jersey. There's just one small problem: Cooper notices everything. Between two demanding careers, protective triplet brothers, G-Nation members who figure out Paige's crush embarrassingly fast, teammates who refuse to mind their business, and fans analyzing every glance they exchange, keeping their growing feelings quiet becomes nearly impossible. Paige Bueckers has handled packed arenas, championship pressure, and the entire basketball world watching her. But falling for Lennon Flagg might be the one thing she was never prepared for.
    No Game Without You by paigebueckerxfem
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For three years, Kendall Brooks has been the one constant behind the UConn women's basketball team. The California native has been the team's student manager since her freshman year-the first one in the gym, the last one to leave, always carrying a clipboard in one hand and a smile that somehow makes every long practice feel lighter. She knows every player's coffee order, every pregame superstition, and every drill Coach Geno Auriemma has ever called. Especially Paige Bueckers'. What started as harmless teasing between the team's star player and their favorite manager slowly became something everyone noticed. The lingering smiles. The inside jokes. The effortless banter. The way Paige always seemed to end up wherever Kendall was. They insist they're just friends, but no one-not their teammates, not the coaches, and certainly not the fans-really believes them anymore. Now, as Paige returns to Storrs for the summer before her senior season, everything feels different. It's her last chance to wear a UConn jersey. Her last preseason. Her last first practice. The pressure of unfinished business hangs over the team, but so does something neither Paige nor Kendall can keep pretending isn't there. Somewhere between early-morning workouts, late-night film sessions, road trips, championship dreams, and quiet moments after everyone else has gone home, their friendship begins to blur into something deeper. The only problem? Dating a team manager is complicated. Falling for your best friend is even harder. As Paige chases one final national championship, she may discover that the greatest thing waiting for her isn't another trophy-it's the girl who has been standing beside the bench all along.
Her Daughter, My World by slwspdejkjrnfnr
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Paige Bueckers has always known how to handle pressure. National championships. Sold-out arenas. The weight of an entire program resting on her shoulders. Falling in love? That's a different game entirely. When Paige meets **Sienna Hart**, UConn's fearless cheer captain and the coolest single mom on campus, she expects a friendship at most. Sienna is everything Paige isn't prepared for-confident, hilarious, effortlessly beautiful, and completely devoted to her five-year-old daughter, **Poppy**. Poppy Hart is sunshine in sparkly sneakers. She's loud, curious, obsessed with basketball, and somehow decides within five minutes of meeting Paige that they're best friends forever. What starts as quick conversations in the practice facility turns into movie nights, playground adventures, late-night talks, and a little girl who slowly begins saving Paige a seat at every game. As their worlds intertwine, Paige finds herself falling-not just for Sienna, but for the family they create together. But love isn't always easy. Between championship expectations, motherhood, and the fear of risking everything for something that could change their lives forever, Paige and Sienna must decide if they're willing to take the biggest leap of all. Because sometimes the greatest love story isn't about finding the perfect person. It's about finding the people who make you feel at home. And for Paige Bueckers, home might just come with a cheer captain's smile and a five-year-old who steals her heart long before her mom ever does.
Too Hot to Behave by slwspdejkjrnfnr
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When the Dallas Wings land the No. 1 pick, Azzi Fudd, everyone thinks they've had the best draft in franchise history. Then comes the No. 3 pick. Reese West. Six feet of swagger, sarcasm, and pure basketball talent. She's the rookie with a highlight reel that never ends, a mouth that never stops, and an attitude that somehow gets bigger with every game. She curses like a sailor, chirps at anyone who breathes in her direction, and has the entire league wondering whether she's the next face of the WNBA-or its biggest headache. She's also effortlessly hilarious, painfully attractive, and completely impossible to ignore. Paige Bueckers has spent her entire career staying composed, leading by example, and avoiding unnecessary drama. Reese West is unnecessary drama. From relentless trash talk at practice to locker room antics that leave everyone crying with laughter, Reese turns Paige's carefully organized world upside down. Every sarcastic comment, smug grin, and impossible game-winning shot makes it harder for Paige to remember one very important rule: Don't fall for your teammate. But as the season unfolds, the cocky rookie with the filthy vocabulary begins to reveal the loyal heart hidden beneath all the bravado. Behind the jokes, the confidence, and the endless one-liners is someone who would do absolutely anything for the people she loves. And somewhere between buzzer-beaters, road trips, technical fouls, and late-night conversations, Paige realizes the one person she swore she'd never fall for might just be the one she can't imagine living without. Because loving Reese West isn't easy. It's chaotic. It's loud. It's completely unpredictable. And it might just be the best decision Paige Bueckers ever makes.
Rewritten ♥︎ Charles Leclerc by InesFerraz1
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Luna and Charles had an intense past, but they have nothing in common now. Charles Leclerc is living his life as a Formula 1 driver when a child is suddenly introduced into his life. A one-night stand he had years ago is now a child he had no knowledge of. This introduces us to Théodore Leclerc, the newfound member of the Leclerc family. Being a Formula 1 driver and a single dad to a 5-year-old is not easy to handle, but it's now his daily life. But destiny decided that Luna Moretti was meant to return, and what a come back she had.
Built In Monaco by cammy_queen
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In the high-speed world of Formula 1, where every second is measured and every mistake is magnified, Charles Leclerc has always lived his life at full throttle. But nothing prepares him for the moment his past collides with his present-Alina. Once deeply connected, then fractured by timing, pressure, and distance, their lives were never truly separate. When Alina reappears with a child-Luca-everything Charles thought he understood about love, responsibility, and his future is rewritten overnight. Set against the glittering chaos of the F1 paddock and the quiet intimacy of Monaco's hidden corners, Built in Monaco follows their journey as they navigate co-parenting, public scrutiny, emotional scars, and a bond that refuses to fade even when everything else does. As Charles steps into fatherhood and Alina learns to trust again, their world expands with the arrival of Elise-their second child-and the fragile rebuilding of a family neither of them fully planned, but both slowly choose. With Toto Wolff standing as a steady, protective presence in Alina's life, and the relentless spotlight of Formula 1 watching their every move, they must decide what matters more: the life the world expects of them, or the one they are quietly building behind the scenes. A story of love that survives timing, fame, pressure, and pain- and a family that is not perfect, but real. Because in Monaco... nothing stays hidden forever.
a father's love || lando norris by isabell4xo
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"daddyyyy?" "yes mae?" "i love you so so much, like thissss much." "well, i love you thissssss much."