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Friends, Right?

Friends, Right?

by Teddy

Amiah, Mason, and Levi have been friends for years, the two men dating for the majority of that time, but even their relationship doesn’t stop them from flirting with Amiah. Their goal? To convince her that there’s room in their relationship for one more. So what’s a girl to do? Risk tanking the friendship she has with them or be stuck forever wondering what could’ve happened?

Age Rating: 18+

Breaking Ice

Breaking Ice

by Kiara Colón

Bexley Evans lives for the ice, pouring everything into figure skating. For years, she’s quietly loved Michael, the charismatic captain of her university’s hockey team—until that crush costs her the unthinkable. Michael is her sister’s boyfriend, and wanting him fractures a bond Bexley never meant to break. Jeremiah Redd, Michael’s best friend and the team’s strongest defenseman, arrives from Tennessee chasing his own hockey dreams and a place on the national stage. He’s also been in love with Bexley far longer than she realizes. Caught between loyalty, ambition, and buried feelings, Jeremiah knows one truth she doesn’t yet see: she’s skating toward the wrong man—and the right one has been beside her all along.

The Tutors

The Tutors

by Kimi Blackrose

Roxie is the head cheerleader and is counting down the days until her last major cheer competition. After that, she can graduate and leave this town forever. So getting assigned to tutors for her first period class really throws a wrench in her plans. Then the tutors make her a deal. They’ll sign off that she’s being tutored as long as she gives them something in return…her. Roxie thinks about backing out, but she needs to graduate to get the hell out of this town. But if she accepts, will she ever be able to leave?

Always You: Falling for my Best Friend

Always You: Falling for my Best Friend

by B. E. Harmel

The night of her husband’s funeral, she opens her door to find the last person she ever expected—her high school best friend, her first crush, the boy who vanished years ago and took her heart with him. They’ve both lived whole lives since, with scars they can’t hide. But one look, and the years vanish. The connection is still there—familiar, fierce, and impossible to ignore. Now older, braver, and maybe more broken, they face a choice: take the leap and risk the love they never stopped wanting… or protect their hearts before history repeats itself. Fate rarely knocks twice—but when it does, everything changes.

Midnight Mistletoe

Midnight Mistletoe

by Elfy G

Kate's family is expecting to meet her boyfriend over the holidays. Too bad he dumped her two weeks before Christmas. Now she turns to the one person she never expected to ask for help, Derek. She knows it's a bad idea, but what other choice does she have? As they play pretend in front of their families, surprising new feelings for one another start to emerge.

First Responders Series

First Responders Series

by Jade Castle

After a wildfire took the life of her fiancé, firefighter Jess Taggert returns to her hometown of Mount Saylor, Montana. She’s ready for the change of scenery, especially when it includes her high school crush, the town’s tall, blond, and mouth-wateringly sexy sheriff. However, the scars of her past are still raw, and she’s not sure how to put out the flames of her devastating memories. Is her heart ready to take the risk or will she get burned again? Sheriff Caide Walker isn’t about to let the woman of his dreams get away from him a second time. But when she comes back haunted by nightmares of a traumatic past, can he help her heal and learn to love again?

Age Rating: 18+ (Child Abuse, Depression, Domestic Violence, Violent Death)

Crew Series 1: Crew

Crew Series 1: Crew

by Tijan

To survive where I live, you have two options.

You can be a Normal—a cheerleader, jock, member of the debate team, or on the yearbook committee. You pretend everything is normal.

Or you can be crew.

You insult us? We hurt you.

You hurt us? We really hurt you.

And if you f*ck with us, we will end you.

My name is Bren.

I'm the only female in the Wolf Crew—the best, fiercest, and most dangerous crew there is—and we have a rule: There's no falling in love.

Well… too late.

Tucker X Olivia Trilogy 1: My Best Friend Tucker

Tucker X Olivia Trilogy 1: My Best Friend Tucker

by Katie Keane

Olivia Walker lives a life shaped by expectations, where every choice feels planned by someone else. Between demanding parents and a picture-perfect boyfriend, she feels herself slowly unraveling. The one constant in her world is Tucker, her loyal best friend who has always been quietly by her side. When heartbreak finally pushes Olivia to break free, one unexpected moment shifts everything between them. What begins as a simple agreement to keep things light quickly tangles into something far more complicated. As lines blur and emotions deepen, their once easy friendship begins to change. Now Olivia must face what she truly wants, while Tucker wonders if staying in the shadows is still enough.

Marked

Marked

by Tori R. Hayes

From the day of her birth, Rieka has been locked away at night by her family, unable to fulfill her one wish: to look at the stars at night. Now, eighteen years later, she’s concocted a plan to sneak out with her friends, but she doesn’t know that this simple act of rebellion will change her life forever and put her in the sights of an alpha who won’t let her go.

Five Rounds

Five Rounds

by A. Duncan

Colby lives for the fight. Training, titles, and discipline fill every hour, and emotions stay locked behind solid walls. Love is a distraction he cannot afford. Then a snowstorm delivers Landry back into his life, desperate, shaken, and needing protection. She runs from something she refuses to name, trusting the one man she believes will not turn her away. Old friendship sparks under the surface, heated and familiar. As they share space and silence, tension builds between fear and longing. Colby can guard her body, but guarding his heart is another battle entirely. Can a fighter built for control handle feelings that refuse to stay down?

Sneeze Fart Shift Book 1

Sneeze Fart Shift Book 1

by Elizabeth Gordon

After the death of her human parents, Anna sets out to find the biological mother she has never known. All clues lead her to New York City, where she uncovers the hidden werewolf community that has existed just beyond her reach her entire life. Drawn into a world of packs, secrets, and shifting loyalties, Anna must face the truth of where she belongs. Will the New York wolves accept her into their ranks, or will the Big Apple prove far more dangerous than she ever imagined?

RINK SIDE

RINK SIDE

by Lulu Waters

Dahlia Grant moves into a house full of college hockey players after a housing mix-up leaves her stranded. Living with her best friend Luke should feel safe—until his older brother Mason Hayes enters the picture. The brooding team captain has spent years avoiding Dahlia, hiding the truth: he’s been in love with her since the day they met. But Dahlia believes Luke might be the one for her, and Mason refuses to betray his brother. As jealousy, desire, and buried secrets explode, Dahlia must decide who she truly loves—and whether risking everything is worth the truth.

My Forever

My Forever

by Sanobar Nadir

True love never dies ... it stays buried deep in your heart. Childhood friends and high school sweethearts Daniel and Irene survived two years of marriage before parting ways. But when fate and tragedy brings them back together, can they forgive each other and reignite the fire that was lost?

Age Rating: 16+

The Fraternity

The Fraternity

by Ronja T. Lejonhjärta

Harley thought she hit the jackpot with four platonic male friends in college. But when she finds out all they want from her is her honey pot, it starts her down a path of vengeance. She’ll give them what they want—then rip it away. It’s what they deserve. Or is it? As she plays with their hearts and minds, Harley wrestles with the growing realization that maybe it was her who jumped the gun. Do these guys truly feel the way they claim? She is determined to find out, one way or another. And if she has to break a few hearts along the way, then so be it. But what if it’s her own heart that she’s breaking?

Age Rating: 18+

Her Godbrother

Her Godbrother

by T. L. Webb

Stacy feels like life keeps taking pieces of her faster than she can heal. At seventeen, she carries heartbreak heavier than anyone realizes, hiding behind quiet smiles while grief slowly pulls her under. The only person who truly sees her is Chase, the boy who has loved her for years and refuses to let her fall alone. Protective, loyal, and carrying pain of his own, Chase stays by her side even when she tries to shut the world out. As emotions grow deeper and old boundaries begin to blur, their connection turns impossible to ignore. Between aching memories, stolen comfort, and feelings neither of them can control, Stacy and Chase discover that love can heal, ruin, and save a heart all at once.

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