Tim and Emily are on the brink of striking a unique deal...
Emily Turner has finally caught the eye of someone who sends her heart soaring. But while she's confident in most areas of her life, she grapples with insecurities when it comes to love and attraction. To snag her crush's attention, she'll have to step out of her comfort zone and enlist the help of Tim, the mysterious, charismatic star of the ice hockey team.
...And it's sure to be an adventure to remember.
All Tim van der Berg dreams of is pursuing his ice hockey career after graduation, but his slipping grades threaten to derail his plans. If assisting a determined blonde in making another guy jealous can save his spot on the team, he's up for the challenge. However, when a single unexpected moment leads to a powerful connection, Tim realizes that pretending won't suffice. Now, he must convince Emily that the man she desires might be closer than she thinks.
Riley and Ethan are on the verge of finalizing an extraordinary agreement...
Riley Summers has always exuded confidence on stage as a pageant queen, but when it comes to real life, she's riddled with insecurities. Especially now, as she faces the challenge of landing a dream assignment that could shape her future career. To succeed, she'll have to collaborate with Ethan, the aloof, enigmatic star goalie of Sterling Heights University's ice hockey team—a man she can't stand.
...One that promises to be an unforgettable adventure
Ethan Carter's singular focus is on his ice hockey career, and maintaining his grades is crucial to his eligibility to play. When he's paired with Riley for the assignment, it's a blow to his meticulously planned path. Assisting a seemingly superficial beauty queen isn't how he envisioned his semester going. Yet, when a moment of genuine understanding occurs between them, Ethan realizes there's more to Riley than meets the eye. As they delve deeper into their project and their facades begin to crack, Ethan must show Riley that sometimes, the person we least expect can be the one who truly understands us.
As Sterling Heights University’s star forward, Septh has built a reputation both on and off the ice: goals, girls, and zero strings attached. With his cocky grin and charm, he keeps everything casual. When Isla Parker Harrison steps onto the team bus to cover an away game, she’s just another distraction—or so he thinks. Curvy, confident, and clearly unimpressed by his reputation, she’s a challenge he can’t resist.
…But Isla knows Septh better than he realizes.
Filling in for the school paper was supposed to be easy. Get the story and stay under the radar. But Isla’s past is tied to Septh in ways he can’t remember—and she can’t forget. The last thing she needs is for him to recognize her. Yet Septh’s playful banter and undeniable pull make it impossible to keep her distance.
One weekend. One secret. And one dangerously charming player who just might unravel everything Isla’s worked so hard to hide.
He wasn’t supposed to be here.
Not in this house. Not in this town.
And definitely not looking at her like that.
Sterling Heights was supposed to be Clara’s clean slate. New school, new people, no messy past. But that hope crumbles the second she walks downstairs after a one-night mistake—only to come face-to-face with Oliver Baker, her ex, her first love… the boy who shattered her heart and never even knew it.
For Oliver, senior year was meant to be simple: skate hard, stay focused, and make it to the draft. But when Clara Monroe walks into his world again—wearing someone else’s T-shirt and the same look that used to undo him—nothing feels simple anymore. She’s colder now. Sharper. Still beautiful. Still his biggest what-if.
She wants nothing to do with him.
He can’t stay away.
But when an unexpected injury threatens to sideline Oliver for good, everything he thought he knew—about his future, about Clara, about the past they left behind—starts to unravel.
Stella Evans has three rules: avoid drama, avoid hockey players, and avoid falling, especially for her brother’s teammates. But when a late-night text from a stranger turns into a flirty, anonymous back-and-forth, she finds herself caught in a game she didn’t mean to play.
Mateo Rodriguez lives for the rush—on the ice, in the locker room, and in the glow of campus parties. As Sterling Heights' star center, he’s used to scoring goals and dodging consequences. But when his texts accidentally end up in the hands of a girl who gives as good as she gets, he’s hooked.
Neither of them knows who the other really is.
She’s Ethan’s little sister.
He’s the one guy she swore to stay away from.
But secrets don’t stay secret forever—and when sparks fly in real life like they did behind the screen, everything gets a whole lot messier.
Wrong number. Right girl.
One mistake. One big brother.
And a connection neither of them saw coming.
She came to the outback to escape. She didn’t expect to find a reason to stay.
When the Dutch Yvonne van Veen trades city life for rural Australia, she’s hoping for peace. Not a rundown house, nosy locals, and a rugged farmer who pushes all her buttons. Blake McGregor has enough on his plate without falling for the stubborn, sharp-tongued woman who’s turned his world upside down.
But as old wounds surface and unexpected feelings take root, Ivy must choose: return to the life she knew—or stay and fight for something she never saw coming.
A heartfelt small-town romance about healing, found family, and the love you least expect.
When Benjamin takes on a new chef role to help his friend, he’s prepared for the usual restaurant chaos. But nothing could have prepared him for the fiery spark he encounters in Estella, the captivating waitress he noticed two years ago. Now a college senior balancing a full-time job and a suffocating relationship, Estella is far from the girl he remembers.
The age gap between them is impossible to ignore, and their first encounters are anything but friendly. Benjamin's grumpy demeanor and Estella’s sassy comebacks set the stage for a clash of wills and undeniable chemistry. As their workplace banter heats up, so does the tension between them, stirring up more than just kitchen flames.
With Estella’s controlling boyfriend casting a shadow over their every interaction, Benjamin must navigate a high-stakes game of desire and defiance. Can he break through the ice she’s built around her heart, or will their simmering rivalry turn into a recipe for disaster.
When Nathan Sullivan agrees to a simple brunch at his grandmother’s insistence, he expects polite conversation and an easy exit. What he doesn’t expect is Loren Whitmore—the elegant, engaged woman who unsettles him in ways he can’t ignore. Composed on the surface and quietly unraveling beneath it, Loren is nothing like the life she’s been told to want.
Loren has spent years meeting expectations—balancing ambition, family pressure, and a carefully chosen fiancé. She doesn’t have room for distractions, especially not a brooding hockey player whose quiet intensity makes her question everything she’s worked so hard to control. Their connection is unexpected, dangerous, and impossible to deny.
With her powerful fiancé watching closely and the weight of expectation tightening around her, Nathan must decide if staying silent is safer than risking it all. But some feelings refuse to go unspoken.
Can one choice—and one truth—change everything?
