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Second Chances

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Time 4 hours, 9 minutes

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Mia Gibson and Hunter James were always meant to be. But dating the star quarterback that was destined to be in the NFL was not easy. Especially when even his parents believed you were ruining his career. 
With no other option Mia broke up with Hunter, pushing aside her feelings in order for his dreams to come true. 
Five years pass after their breakup. Hunter's dream came true however Mia's life turned out different than she hoped. 
But what happened when they cross paths once again years later? Old sparks start to fly but can they rekindle the love they use to have?

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Please Believe Me by Beautyinbooksblog

Madison Rosales is not your typical 22- year-old. While everyone her age is out graduating college? She's only getting started. While everyone is out partying? She's out working. While everyone is out dating? She's out taking care of her family. After her father left them, she had no other choice than to become the second parent. Being responsible is the only thing she knows and her family comes before anyone else. Including herself. Until her best friend, Vanessa, suggests she focus on herself for once. To go out and party, meet a man, and fall in love. Except Madison is jaded. Another painful scar she has thanks to her father. Growing up surrounded by toxic relationships has her believing that there is no good man. That is, until one trip to New York has her coming face to face with Maxon Blake. Will he be the one to change her mind? To change the course of her life? Or will he get tired and leave like everyone usually does? **** Maxon Blake is a 24-year-old hotshot Wide Receiver for the New England Patriots who has his own issues with women. After being cheated on, Maxon believes there are no good women in the world. Sleeping around is something he's done for the past three years. That is, until his eyes land on Madison. The moment he sees her, he's a goner. No other woman has grabbed his attention in so long that it scares him. There is just something about Madison that draws him to her that he can't seem to pinpoint. So Maxon sets out on a mission to get closer to Madison and explore their chemistry. Except Madison doesn't seem to care. About him. About anything. Or anyone. But Maxon is relentless. He didn't get to where he was by giving up easily, so he decides to be patient. Give her time and she'll come around. Only, Madison will be staying with him for a week. Will that be enough time to convince her that there is something between them? Will she even believe him? Or will she leave? Forgetting about him like everyone else.

Walk With Me by AJ_Readley

Tommy Sallow is onto better and brighter things. After working a small hometown beat in upstate New York, he's finally in sunny California. As expected, it's the same shit in a different town. Except, you know, now he's near the ocean and miserable NY winters are a thing of the past. So, it's cool. He thought finding love would be simple. The guy who's always there for everyone else just wants someone to meet him halfway and things are looking grim, to say the least. Never one to believe in fate, what he definitely didn't see coming was Amber, a small and complicated piece of home he's never quite been able to forget about. ~♡~ Amber Hill always dreamt of having the perfect family. She thought marrying her college sweetheart and starting a family with him would be her happily ever after. But when that picture perfect family breaks, she's forced to move back to her hometown in California with her daughter, Mia. Riddled with uncertainty over the future, Amber hopes to regain a shred of normalcy for her daughter and reclaim the pieces of herself that she's lost along the way. But starting over is never easy, especially when a familiar face from the past shows up. When fate seems to lend a hand after all, Tommy and Amber's worlds collide, challenging them both in ways they never imagined. Can they learn to walk through life together and find what they've been looking for? Or will it all fall apart?"

Big Shot | ✓ by moonraess

College football star Reid Donahue's comeback is documented by sports media head Jo Lawrence, but as sparks fly between them, Jo must navigate both her career ambitions and growing attraction to the reserved athlete. *** When college football superstar Reid Donahue is ready for a comeback following a gruesome injury, the university tasks their head of sports media for a season-long piece on Reid's return to glory. Jo Lawrence knows that doing this piece is her in for a post-grad job at ESPN and is determined to make her way through a notoriously male-dominated industry. But Reid - reserved and withdrawn since his injury - is making things difficult for Jo at every turn...including the wind sprints her heart seems to do every time he looks at her across the football field. *** [2024 WATTY WINNER] [Wattpad HQ pick January 2025 & June-July 2025] [6x featured story] [18+] Copyright 2023-2025 | Taylor Romagnoli [moonraess]

Nerdy Girl Is Not So Nerdy [EDITING] by DanielittaKompus

He needs a scholarship. She's... well, she's just being nice. To him, she's just another nerd. To her, he's just a washed up jock. But when he finds out she's not Mrs.Shy and is in fact totally blunt and slightly passive aggressive over the things she loves, realising she's the polar opposite of what he thought of her... oh he's falling for her hard. And when she finds out that the bad boy has a soft side... she's melting for him slowly. Highest ranking in Teen Fiction #44 - 18/04/2018 Highest ranking in Romance #129 - 11/5/2018 Amazing cover done by Kinnyuns

Spanglish | editing by redtinted

"Daniel please-" He growled cutting me off mid sentence; making it obvious that he's pissed beyond belief. I never knew that telling him my past would upset him, at least not like this. I thought that after all we've been through, after everything that we have told and done together, that it would be okay to open up to him. I've never told anyone this before and when I finally do, to Daniel Tyson, he gets more mad than I have ever seen anyone in my whole life. His body snaps towards me; his normally bright eyes are dark and full of emotion and his face is hard with anger. "Why didn't you tell me?!" Danny exclaims, making me flinch. "I'm so sorry, I thought-" I sob and his hands wrap around my wrist and yank. "You thought what?!" More hot tears go down my face. "I-" "You thought that I wouldn't care? That I wouldn't understand? Why can't you get it through your thick skull that I will ALWAYS care about you Nida?!" Suddenly, Danny's lips are crashed into mine. ••• Nida Vargas has been through hell and back trying to look out for her family and take care of herself at the same time. Ever since she started high school, it's been all about getting into college and making a better life for herself. Her family up and moved to Cleveland as a senior in high school and she's more focused than ever about school and only school. Until Daniel Tyson stumbled into her life, the schools star quarterback and most popular guy in school. The two most unlikely people to have any sort of connection: the New Mexican-American girl and the star quarterback. But the longer they know each other, the more their lives change for the better.

Two sides by itssubhi

Would getting into illegal street car races, messing up with gangs and having a badass attitude be considered a normal teenager life? Well, that's one side of mine. On the other hand, I'm the captain of my school's cheer team, most popular & beautiful girl in high school with a polite behaviour who takes care of her lil' sister while my parents stay busy in their company. I'm Skylar Scott, the eldest daughter of the billionaire couple and the heiress to Scott Enterprises. Some may say I've such a small dream while others say I've big dreams. But it doesn't matter what they say, because I know that, I've one giant dream to achieve. So naturally, I decided not to indulge myself in boy problems. But everything gets upended when I start developing feelings for my newly shifted neighbour. And trust me, his looks scream bad boy. Behind that bad boy looks, lays someone completely opposite person. But obviously, there is more to it. Read to know What happens when my double life collides with a celebrity life.

The Hockey Star and the Ice Princess (Complete) by ShellyWritesBooks

For Rachel Beckett the Olympics was a huge defining moment in her life, something she had been working tirelessly towards since she was five years old. Winning that gold medal meant everything to her and when she finally got there and choked, her life was turned upside down. What do you do when everything you've worked for your whole life is gone and you instantly go from being America's Sweetheart to a laughing stock? Well I can tell you what Rachel did. She ran. She moved to Texas, changed her hair color, started going by her middle name and tried to forget she ever did figure skating. When she finally went back to her hometown three years later to visit her family, she ran into her old figure skating coach and he convinced her that she could have a second chance to make her dream of Olympic gold happen. Falling in love with the new hockey coach wasn't part of the plan. Making her comeback ended up being a lot harder than she thought it would be, especially when family turmoil, anxiety, tragedy and love get in the way, but maybe a second chance and someone to believe in her is all she needs to make it happen. **** Very mature themes & sexual content - 18+ only!

Playing the Game by AJ_Readley

Mia Hill. College bound with an athletic scholarship. A go-getter with big dreams and a fully thought out plan to make sure they come true. But with her father's release from prison looming and the inevitable stresses of adulting, everything she was once so sure of seems to slip away. And it all begins the summer before college when she finds herself working alongside Grayson Adler, football hotshot and player extraordinaire. On his way to a bright future of his own, Grayson should be focused on two things as he heads to college. Football. And getting good grades so he can keep playing football. What he wasn't counting on is Mia. The girl who grates his nerves more than anyone else. But who's also captivated him like no other. They quickly find themselves fighting urges that they have absolutely no time for, and feelings that don't fit into their plans. But try as they might, they just can't seem to stay away from each other. Grayson has always loved a challenge but getting closer to Mia is a game he's never played before. And as her past resurfaces, all the rules begin to change for their eyes. But ready or not, it's time to start playing the game.

Meeting Ellie by kylekay

!!!!STORY MOVED TO AMAZON EBOOKS~ ONLY 4 CHAPTERS AVAILABLE!!!!Ellie Coleman comes from the poor side of town. When she becomes best friends with Knox Hendrix, quarterback at Ole Miss and the pride of Stanford her life changes. Used to being ignored by the town and her parents she finds herself opening up to Knox and his family. When Knox has to leave for school he asks her to go with him. Ellie refuses after a talk with his mother that destroys her illusion of her friends acceptance of her. She leaves to make it on her own, sick of her parents and her home town. Four years pass and she fights her way to get a job as an intern at ESPN television, while studying journalism at a local college. When Knox comes to the station for an interview he sees the girl who ran away with his heart. When she sees him she ignores the pain of his betrayal does her job. What happens when she discovers that the thing that kept them apart for four years was a lie? (slowly being edited) :) Ã‚Â© All Rights Reserved. 2013. cover done by @KellyLM

Her by cianafaven

Phoenix LeFlore: She is alive. Her brother is dead. People are moving forward. She is standing still. He was everything. Now she has nothing. Aza Ainsworth: She is a soft girl who acts tough. She is a warm girl who was treated coldly. Someone made her heart beat faster, then broke it. Can a broken heart help a broken soul? _____ Girl meets girl. Girl doesn't like girl. Then girl likes girl. Could she like her back? Two girls. One story. _____ "I like: The soft side underneath her tough side. Her mind. Her wit. Her cute awkwardness. The way she bites her nails. The way she dresses, like a 90s character, like someone in a movie. The way she smells, like mint, spicy but sweet, like her personality. Her green, serious, sexy eyes. Her laugh. Her name. Her hand in my hand. The stars on her face. The X on the back of her neck. I want to make her laugh all day, want to say her name, whisper it, scream it. Phoenix. I want to hold her hand, want to kiss all the stars on her face, and want to cherish the X on the back of her neck. I want to cherish her. I don't like: Phoenix."

Coach's Daughter by Love_IsEndless

Best Ranking: #5 in Teen Fiction - Preview- "Do you actually care?" he questioned, raising an eyebrow tauntingly. I grinned, trying to emulate his easy humor. "I mean, I guess I have nothing better to do than listen to you complain about having scholarships most guys would kill for," I teased. "Besides, you're the most popular guy in school. I'm sure everyone will love to read all about dashing Luke's college troubles on my gossip blog. Since I'm a little kid, you wouldn't expect me to take this conversation seriously, now, would you?" Luke reached over and tickled me, laughing. "You're a brat, you know that?" I stuck my tongue out at him, pushing him away. "You know you love it. Besides, it worked. You're smiling and laughing and acting like yourself. Mission accomplished." - Reviews- SSA_Catherine: Omg I love this book cannot wait for the update. Misswonderful14: I'm In Love With It Please Update! Kaitlyn1139: I need this update more than I need coffee!!!!! Read, Comment, and Vote if you enjoy this book

A College Distraction (A College Tale #1) by fridajak

*COMPLETED* Ella: College is overwhelming for everyone. Add being a freshman here on a scholarship from Sweden, trying to make a new life for myself, I have no time for any distractions. I need to be on my A game at all times, even when 'mr QB one', or Adonis himself, enters my life. Nothing more can grow between us than friendship. I have to make sure of that. Mac: I have always been a believer at love at first sight and when I see her I know she is it. She insists we can only be friends but I plan to show her how good we are for each other, and as the sizzling attraction between us only grows stronger, it is harder and harder to stay away and I know she can feel it too. Love is never easy and sometimes we do stupid things in the name of love. One devastating decision leaves them both despair and the question is if they are going to make it out of this stronger than ever, or forever at loss. (Can be read as a standalone)

The Way We Were Before by Madzalalor

Easton was Luna's closest friend until a family tragedy tore them apart. Five years later, a mysterious invitation brings them back together - and Luna's life will never be the same. ***** It's been five years since a deadly fire took the lives of Luna's parents and Easton's father-destroying Luna and Easton's friendship in the process. Now, Luna's looking forward to a brighter future. But when she encounters Easton at a party, she discovers that although she's come to terms with her past, Easton's is tearing him apart. As Luna tries to help Easton heal, she soon realizes that her past and her future might be more intertwined than she thought. [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]] Cover designed by Ashley Santoro

The Summer that Changed Everything (Complete) by ShellyWritesBooks

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Only One I Call Home by _AnythingButOrdinary

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Falling for the Quarterback by brownhair_bronte

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BestFriends {book 1} by LoveJorr

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The Unexpected by 1800SlapAHoe

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Please Believe Me

Madison Rosales is not your typical 22- year-old. While everyone her age is out graduating college? She's only getting started. While everyone is out partying? She's out working. While everyone is out dating? She's out taking care of her family. After her father left them, she had no other choice than to become the second parent. Being responsible is the only thing she knows and her family comes before anyone else. Including herself. Until her best friend, Vanessa, suggests she focus on herself for once. To go out and party, meet a man, and fall in love. Except Madison is jaded. Another painful scar she has thanks to her father. Growing up surrounded by toxic relationships has her believing that there is no good man. That is, until one trip to New York has her coming face to face with Maxon Blake. Will he be the one to change her mind? To change the course of her life? Or will he get tired and leave like everyone usually does? **** Maxon Blake is a 24-year-old hotshot Wide Receiver for the New England Patriots who has his own issues with women. After being cheated on, Maxon believes there are no good women in the world. Sleeping around is something he's done for the past three years. That is, until his eyes land on Madison. The moment he sees her, he's a goner. No other woman has grabbed his attention in so long that it scares him. There is just something about Madison that draws him to her that he can't seem to pinpoint. So Maxon sets out on a mission to get closer to Madison and explore their chemistry. Except Madison doesn't seem to care. About him. About anything. Or anyone. But Maxon is relentless. He didn't get to where he was by giving up easily, so he decides to be patient. Give her time and she'll come around. Only, Madison will be staying with him for a week. Will that be enough time to convince her that there is something between them? Will she even believe him? Or will she leave? Forgetting about him like everyone else.