The wedding was supposed to be hers. So was he.Ten years ago, Lady Anne Pemberton was engaged to the only man she ever loved. Then one letter changed everything.Now she's about to marry a good man. A safe man. A man who doesn't set her heart on fire.Until the Duke walks back into her life — at her own engagement ball.Charles Winterbourne never stopped loving her. He never wrote the letter that broke her heart. And she never wrote the one that broke his....

She fled his scandal. He rebuilt himself to win her back.Eight years ago, Duchess Helena Thorne fled England in disgrace, her marriage destroyed by a scandal that made her the talk of every ballroom in London. She swore she would never again trust a man with her heart.Now she's back — under a false name, settling her late aunt's estate, and trying to disappear quietly into her new life as a widow.There's just one problem.Her new neighbor is the husband she l...

She survived one duke's betrayal. She built a quiet life far from his lies. Now he's back — and this time, he wants her heart, not just her ruin.Lady Cordelia was once a duchess. Now she's just Cordelia — safe, settled, and finally engaged to a good man who loves her without games. Four years after her husband broke her heart and her reputation in one cruel stroke, she has rebuilt everything from nothing.Then Alexander comes home.He's not the careless duke who threw...

She rebuilt her life from nothing.He spent five years too proud to ask a single honest question.Now he is back — and she has nothing left to prove.Lady Isabella was married to the powerful Duke of Ravensworth for exactly three days.Three days before his family found out about the child she was carrying. Three days before they decided her silence was worth more than her truth. Three days before Thomas Ravensworth stood in front of his family solicitors — cold, ...

He's the captain everyone counts on. Jordan is the guy who makes him question everything.Dane Whitfield doesn't lose. Not on the track, not in life. He runs the anchor leg because he trusts himself to close the gap, every single time. Then a transfer named Marcus walks onto his team, runs like he doesn't care about the rules, and beats Dane's time on his very first try.Marcus isn't here to make friends. He's here to run, keep his head down, and forget the coach back home wh...

He's the number one seed with a perfect record and a family name to protect.I'm the walk-on nobody saw coming.Jordan Reyes doesn't lose. Not on the court. Not anywhere.Then I show up, beat his best friend in straight sets, and challenge him next.He hates that I make him drop a set for the first time in two years.He hates it more that watching me win feels like falling.We're forced into doubles together. Forced into one hotel room. Forced to shar...

He walked away three years ago. Now he's back — and running straight for my heart.Gavin Brawley has his life figured out. Team captain. Steady. In control. Until Reed Walker transfers onto his track team and blows that plan apart.Reed left without a word three years ago. No explanation. No goodbye. Just silence that broke something in Gavin he never fully put back together.Now Reed's back, running the anchor leg beside him, and Gavin doesn't know if he wants answers...

He bet he could beat him. He didn't bet on falling for him first.Gavin Brawley doesn't lose. Not races. Not bets. Not anything that matters. Two years as conference champion, and he's never once had to share the spotlight — until Elijah Stone walks onto his track and blows his personal record out of the water on day one.Elijah doesn't want the attention. He doesn't want the rivalry. He definitely doesn't want the way his pulse spikes every time Gavin Brawley opens his mouth...

He ended my season. Now he wants my heart.Cole Ashby knows exactly who Rhys Kellan is. The guy who tackled him so hard he blew out his shoulder. The guy who didn't even stick around to say sorry. The guy who's been a stranger for a whole year — until the new roster goes up, and their names are printed side by side.Starting position. Same line. No way out.Rhys isn't the guy Cole remembers. He's guarded now. Careful. Like he's got something to hide behind that calm, s...

He's the ice. I'm the fire. Coach just made us roommates.Wes Calloway doesn't let anyone in. Not his teammates. Not his father. Definitely not the golden boy who broke his heart once and thinks he can just walk back onto the field like nothing happened.Jonah Reyes doesn't know how to quit. Not on the ball. Not on this team. And not on the guy who's been running from him since freshman year.When the coach pairs them up — same drills, same road trips, same hotel room ...

He broke his back getting to the top of this team. I'm the reason he might fall for someone all over again.Cormac Brennan used to be the guy everyone counted on. Then one bad lift ended his season, his scholarship dreams, and every friendship he thought was solid. Now he's back on the water, rowing through pain he refuses to name, trusting no one, needing no one. That's the plan, anyway.Then Teo Salazar shows up.New transfer. New coxswain. Way too much sunshine for ...

Andre Kessler doesn't do reckless. He doesn't do exposed. He definitely doesn't do falling for his co-captain.But Cole Rivers isn't the kind of guy you can keep at a safe distance forever.Andre's spent his whole life being the careful one — the guy with the plan, the guy who keeps his head down and his secrets buried deep. College rugby was supposed to be simple. Train hard. Win games. Graduate with his real self still safely hidden.Then Cole happened.Cole d...