Everyone knows two things about Liam Carter: He is the best hockey player at Blackwood University. And he is my brother’s worst enemy. For years, I was warned to stay away from him. I believed the stories. The arrogance. The betrayal. The idea that Liam Carter was dangerous. Until he saved me. The boy everyone hates became the only person who saw the real me. He noticed when I was pretending. He listened when everyone else ignored me. He made me feel safe. But Liam has a secret. A secret that could destroy everything. Because the reason my brother hates him isn’t the truth. And while I’m falling for the boy I was never supposed to want… My brother’s best friend is watching. Ryan says he’s protecting me. He says he knows me better than anyone. But when Liam and I choose each other, Ryan’s obsession begins to show. Now I have to decide: Do I trust the boy everyone fears? Or the person everyone trusts? Because sometimes the person you’re warned about… Is the only person who can save you.

Everyone warned me about Kai Nakamura.They said he was ruthless.Cold.Impossible to love.So why was he the only person who noticed when I was falling apart?I thought Ren Takahashi was my future. The perfect captain. The boy who believed in me when no one else did.But love isn’t supposed to make you feel like you’re never enough.Then Kai entered my life.My rival on the mat.The boy who challenged every part of me.The boy who saw the real me behind my armor.Now I have to choose between the person I thought I loved…and the person who taught me what love was supposed to feel like.───Option 3 — Short Dreame Cover BlurbShe joined Kendo to become stronger.She fell for the wrong fighter.And she never expected her greatest rival to become her greatest love.Mia thought Ren Takahashi was the person who would protect her.Until Kai Nakamura showed her that the right person doesn’t fight for you…They fight beside you.

In a school that hides more than lessons behind its walls, Ava Hart is a teacher who refuses to be powerless again. Trained in combat and haunted by a past she never speaks about, she keeps her distance from everyone—especially authority.Then Damien Vale arrives.The new principal is polished, composed, and untouchable. To everyone else, he is the perfect leader. But Ava notices the truth first: the way he moves like a trained fighter, the silence that follows him, and the danger hidden beneath his calm voice.What she doesn’t expect is that Damien isn’t just hiding a past—he’s building a future in the shadows of it. A future tied to a fallen empire, a buried betrayal, and a war no one at the school should ever know exists.When Ava crosses the line between curiosity and truth, she steps into a world of underground power, blood-deep loyalty, and secrets that were never meant to be uncovered.But Damien has already noticed her.And in his world, nothing is ever accidental.Not even her.