Y/N Vaughn transferred to Briar University with one goal: keep her head down, work hard, and earn her degree in athletic training. Then she got assigned to Briar hockey. Now Y/N is surrounded by cocky, chaotic hockey players who love testing boundaries—especially Dean Di Laurentis. Blond, charming, and dangerously persistent, Dean notices Y/N the second she steps into the rink. And unlike everyone else, she refuses to be impressed by his charm, reputation, or relentless flirting. Y/N has rules: Stay professional. Don’t cross lines. And never get involved with athletes. Dean seems determined to make her break every single one.
What happens in Vegas is supposed to stay in Vegas. Y/N Bennett planned one last carefree summer trip with her friends before transferring to Briar University for field hockey. Then she met him. Dean Di Laurentis. Cocky. Charming. Impossible to ignore. One reckless night filled with tequila, bad decisions, and blurred memories turns into the biggest mistake of Y/N’s life. Because she wakes up wearing a wedding ring. Married. To a complete stranger. Panic sets in, but before they can figure out what to do, life pulls them in opposite directions. Dean disappears back to Boston. Y/N returns to Texas. No calls. No texts. No contact. One month later, Y/N arrives at Briar determined to start over. Then Halloween changes everything. The second she walks into a packed party dressed as an angel, she locks eyes with the last person she ever expected to see again. Dean. Her husband. Now they’re trapped at the same school, hiding a secret that could destroy them both. Because neither of them do relationships. Neither of them do emotions. Too bad they’re legally married.
Two years ago, Y/N Vaughn broke Dean Di Laurentis’s heart. She betrayed him. Then disappeared. Now she’s back at Briar University. Dean never forgave her. Never forgot her. And never got over what she did. This time, he wants answers. Too bad some secrets were never meant to stay buried.
N Vaughn turns heads everywhere she goes. Hot, confident, and impossible to ignore, the Boston University field hockey star has built a reputation for being untouchable. Originally from Philadelphia, Y/N is bold, stubborn, and fiercely loyal to her city. Especially when it comes to hockey. She lives and breathes Philadelphia Flyers hockey. So when the Flyers come to Boston to play the Boston Bruins, there’s no chance she’s missing it—even if she has to drag two reluctant teammates along with her. Armed with third-row seats, a few drinks, and a bright orange Trevor Zegras jersey in a sea of black and gold, Y/N quickly becomes impossible not to notice. Especially when she starts trash talking. What starts as drunken chirping aimed at Bruins fans quickly turns into a full-blown war with the four hockey players sitting right behind her. Four Briar hockey stars. Including Dean Di Laurentis. Dean expected a normal night out with his teammates. Instead, he gets seated behind the hottest girl he’s ever seen. A gorgeous brunette with sharp green eyes, zero filter, and absolutely no fear. She’s funny. Cocky. Chaotic. And somehow completely unimpressed by him. Dean can’t stop watching her. Not when she’s screaming at the refs. Not when she’s roasting Bruins fans. And definitely not when she starts chirping him like she’s known him for years. Y/N Vaughn is chaos. And Dean is hooked. Because for the first time, Dean Di Laurentis meets a girl who doesn’t care who he is. Now he wants her attention. Badly
Laurentis—charming, cocky, and used to getting whatever he wants. Then Y/N Bennett arrives. A freshman field hockey star from Texas with blonde hair, blue eyes, cowboy boots, and a sweet southern accent, Y/N quickly becomes the girl everyone’s talking about. Beautiful, fiercely competitive, and impossible to ignore, she turns Briar upside down the second she arrives. Dean should stay away. She’s everything he doesn’t need—stubborn, guarded, and completely immune to his charm. But after one look at Y/N on Halloween night, walking into a party dressed like an angel, Dean knows he’s in trouble. Because for the first time in his life, Dean Di Laurentis wants something he can’t immediately have. And he’s not sure he’ll survive it.
At Briar University, everyone knows Y/N. Star field hockey player. Campus golden girl. The best player Briar has ever seen. Beautiful, talented, and seemingly untouchable, Y/N has everything people dream of—popularity, success, and the perfect football-star boyfriend. At least, that’s what everyone thinks. Until one night, everything falls apart. When Y/N catches her boyfriend cheating on her at a party—in front of everyone—her perfect world shatters. Humiliated and heartbroken, she escapes before anyone can see her break. Except one person does. Dean Di Laurentis. Briar hockey’s biggest flirt. Campus heartthrob. The guy known for one-night stands and never catching feelings. Dean doesn’t do relationships. He doesn’t do emotional conversations. And he definitely doesn’t play hero. But the second he finds Y/N crying alone on the curb outside, something changes. What starts as one unexpected conversation turns into something neither of them planned. Because beneath Dean’s cocky grin and playboy reputation is someone far more dangerous than Y/N expected. Someone who sees right through her. And beneath Y/N’s perfect image is a girl carrying more pain than anyone realizes. The more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to ignore the tension building between them. The flirting gets dangerous. The chemistry gets impossible. And suddenly, walking away isn’t so easy. Dean was supposed to be a distraction. Nothing more. But falling for Dean Di Laurentis? That was never part of the plan.
Y/N Vaughn has always been impossible to ignore. The most dominant softball player in NCAA history, Y/N built a legacy at University of Louisville as one of the most successful and talked-about athletes in college sports. Beautiful, famous, and fiercely competitive, she’s spent years dominating on the field while becoming a social media sensation off of it. She’s confident. Untouchable. And used to getting exactly what she wants. Now, after graduating, Y/N returns home to the Boston area to begin her master’s degree at Briar University. She expects a fresh start. What she doesn’t expect is walking into her house and finding Briar’s entire hockey team there. Or seeing him. Dean Di Laurentis. The same hockey player she hooked up with during his trip to Louisville. The same guy she never expected to see again. There’s just one problem. Dean had no idea who she really was back then. Now he does. Y/N Vaughn isn’t just the girl he can’t forget. She’s his coach’s daughter. Now Dean is forced to see her everywhere—at the rink, at team events, and worst of all, in her own home. He should keep his distance. She should be off limits. But the more time they spend around each other, the harder it becomes to ignore the chemistry that never really disappeared. Because some mistakes are impossible to forget. And some lines were made to be crossed.