2021 Watty's Shortlist! *Mostly edited* T/W: physical abuse "Why did you sign me up for Tinder?" I roll my eyes, "Why else do you think? To get you a girlfriend." "Pretty sure I told you I didn't want one." He retorts and I shake my head quickly. "No, I told you I was going to find you a girlfriend and you said 'sure, whatever you want.' So technically you didn't say no." Alondra Brown has one rule for herself. No messing around with her father's hockey players. However, after a night of getting out of her comfort zone and an instant attraction with a guy in a bar, she finds herself entangled in a lie with none other than Jack Schultz, her father's star hockey player. Avoiding him isn't an option because he actually does need her help, but helping Jack goes against her rule. She shouldn't worry about anything happening with Jack because he's a notorious playboy who doesn't believe in love. Not to mention he also plays hockey. But she isn't immune to his charm. The heart wants what it wants, no matter how much you try to deny it. highest ranking: #41 out of 2.2 million in love

Though he desperately refuses the conformities of modern novel tropes, George acknowledges he's just the same as every book character. A side character that is. Studying his way into writing a hit novel George has to master the ups and downs of his college life, overprotective roommate, and the friends with benefits he has going on with his best friend. Only problem is the line of feelings had been blurred years ago, and Dream's future lies between a pretty blondes watermelon flavored lips. Will George be able to skate past the due dates of writing or will he fall victim to the hockey captain once more? *** His brows furrow a bit but he seems to keep his cool when he asks, "can I still kiss you?" And what else am I supposed to say to that? *** This is a mature book. Check the TW in the first chapter <3

She never got to tell him goodbye... Grace Addison was forced to move after her junior year in high school, and she wasn't given the chance to tell anyone. For the first time in four years, Grace is back in Minnesota. But it's not really the home she once knew. All she ever wanted was to be home and with the boy she always loved. He's thought of her for years... After all this time, Nolan Thomas still feels Grace's absence. She disappeared just after they crossed that line between friendship and something more. Now a senior at Ridder U, Nolan plays for the hockey team, studies hard, and has never given up hope that Grace might wander back into his life. Then he sees her in the library. Will Nolan be able to reach the girl he once knew or will Grace's dark past stop them from having a bright future?Gra

Mason Moore is a high school student. He's one of the best figure skaters at his school, despite it being known as a girls sport. And due to a past relationship, he hates almost every jock at his school. But what will happen when a certain jock, Diego, is so in love with him that he just won't accept that Mason hates him? read to find out ig Also I haven't ever played hockey and I've never done figure skating so I may not know everything Lemme know about any mistakes plz //CW//: cussing, implied sex, sex, talk of sex, blood, sexual harassment, violence, underage drinking, more to be added later... Chapter 28 and 31 are the ones with the smut 🍋

It all started with a kiss... CALLUM SLADE had only known one thing: hockey. That's until he met her. Always in pink and spreading sunshine, Kate Blake brings all his walls down, just with a smile. Yet as much as he'd want her, he know he can't have her. She's his enemy's sister. His greatest temptation. Yet after a surprising first kiss, Callum knows there is no way he can walk away from her. No matter how hard chasing her could get. As the sister of their school's basketball captain, one thing has always been clear for KATE BLAKE: the other sports teams are off-limits. Yet after she finds herself kissing the hockey captain on the kiss cam, Kate starts rethinking that. Sure, Callum is her brother's enemy and one of the most wanted guys at school, but she can't help feeling butterflies whenever he is around. And the more time she spends with him, the more she realises: Just one kiss might not be enough. Book #1 of the 'hearts' series

As kids, Leah and Tanner hated each other. To this day, they still do. Tanner Cole is tall, dark, tattooed, and insanely attractive, though his ugly heart drowns all of this out to Leah. At eighteen years old, all Leah wants is to go off to college and have a great college experience, but when she realizes that Tanner already goes to Berkeley her hopes of this are dashed. She prays she can somehow steer clear of him, but everywhere she looks, he is there. Seeing no way out of avoiding him, she agrees to a truce though as they spend more time around each other sparks sizzle between Leah and Tanner and soon Leah can't help but strangely crave her frenemy's company and his body which is only a recipe for disaster. Current Status: Complete ✔️ [[110,000 - 112,000 words]] _____ (WARNING: 18+) This book contains minor violence, and explicit sex scenes. (Copyright warning: This is my original work and is not allowed to be copied in any form.) Highest tag ranks: #3 NewAdult #3 College #1 Hotguys #1 Reallifeproblems #1 Scaredtolove #1 Truce #1 Hockey

Isabella just moved back to her home town to go to college. She doesn't know many people; most of her old friends moved away for college or just left. The only person she kept in contact with was her best friend, Peyton Brooks. On her first day at the college she saw someone she least expected to be there..... Sebastian has lived in this town his whole life with his little sister, Mia. While living here, he got quite close to his best friend, Marcus Callahan. Sebastian has a reputation for being mean and rude to anyone who gets in his way. He is the hockey captain, and when he started college, he saw someone he never wanted to see again. He saw her...

[actively editing] With her nose in books and his brawn getting him nowhere on or off the ice, they find themselves drawn together, sharing their baggage and learning what it might mean for each of them to love again. Jake Bryers is no stranger to the pressures of being a professional hockey player. It's something that he's dealt with consistently for the past fifteen years. Throughout his career, he's experienced it all-the electric thrill of winning divisions and conference titles, and even making it to the Stanley Cup Finals on more than one occasion. His dream was always to skate the cup at least once, but as he enters the late stage of his long, tumultuous career, he finds himself struggling to perform like he once had as a younger, inspired player. Harper Clark has been proficient at one thing throughout her life-constantly moving forward without really going anywhere. After having moved to the Big Apple to pursue a better life outside of the dangerous one she found herself leading in the Midwest, she finds herself stagnating after getting her degree from Columbia. She quietly enjoys her job at the public library, treading water while the undeniable feeling of discontent grows stronger within her. It's nothing short of fate when Jake and Harper happen to cross paths at the library, and though their lives couldn't be any more different, they find themselves inexplicably drawn to one another as they try to navigate mending each other's wounded hearts.

- F I U F A M I L Y S E R I E S - Book 4 - can be read as stand alone Their summer dreams. Their friendship above all else. Until it wasn't. A forbidden friendship ripped Nova Price away from Isaac Bishop. The sweet, innocent, ray of sunshine that is the daughter of a beloved pastor, loved her childhood friend; the bad egg, kid going nowhere, who was judged by the small minded townspeople - only she didn't care. She never judged, she just loved. After a summer night, things changed, and so did their friendship. Now, years later, they're back in each others lives. She's no longer a little girl. And he's no longer sweet and caring. A night to remember, a battle of resistance and a turn of events giving them a bump in the road. Can the hockey captain of FIU and the prissy princess fight together? Or against? † ⚫ † ⚫ † "Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. It has been two weeks since my last confession." "What is your confession, my child?" "I have impure thoughts about a boy I know is bad for me, Father. I've tried to stop them, but I can't. Nothing works." Completed; 09/09/2022 [#1] Hockey [#2] Religion [#1] enemiestolovers

WATTYS 2020 WINNER THIS IS NOT A PAID STORY. ONLY THE BONUS CHAPTERS ARE. YOU CAN READ THE MAIN STORY FOR FREE! When Brenna and Shea, two rival hockey players, have to collaborate to take down a common enemy, they soon discover love is a ruthless game. ******* Brenna Harrison, a gifted hockey player, wants to prove her worth in the hockey world. She knows the consequences of playing on the boys' hockey team: degrading comments, sexist rules, and jealous boys, but she's determined to undermine the patriarchal foundation of her favourite sport. Shea Smith is also a gifted hockey player... but he sees Brenna as a threat. He believes she doesn't belong in the boys' league, despite her astounding skills; he's jealous. So, when the opportunity to potentially eject her from the league presents itself, Shea takes the opportunity. He agrees to a bet with his enemy, Connor Watt; a bet that will break Brenna's heart and make her not want to play hockey. At least... that's what he thinks. Soon, he's regretting the decision and decides to tell Brenna. She's furious, but also sees this as an opportunity to have the root of the problem ejected from the league. Brenna and Shea agree to take Connor down and expose him for who he truly is: as sexist jerk. But with bending the rules, there comes a price.