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This college sports romance follows aspiring NHL player Kian, who must finish his college degree to keep his professional hockey dreams alive. After joining a study group, he finds himself spending more time with Scarlett, the coach’s daughter, and what begins as an academic obligation soon turns into something much more.

Bea’s dream of becoming a mother takes an unexpected turn when her late best friend leaves her frozen eggs. As she navigates grief and an uncertain future, longtime friend Silas open his home to her, and their growing friendship slowly turns into something more.

Following a humiliating public breakup, Penny has no interest in romance. When her childhood best friend, Jake, proposes they fake-date so he can research the perfect boyfriend for his next book and she can silence the town’s gossip, pretending quickly becomes more complicated.

NHL defenseman Dominic is traded to a new team, where he quickly falls for Harly, the coach’s daughter. But as a busy single mom, Harley isn’t interested in adding romance to her already complicated life. But the more time she spends with Dominic, the harder it becomes to ignore that he’s different from the rest.

Jia are complete opposites who unexpectedly reunite at their grandparents’ senior living community. While overworked lawyer Henry is focused on his career, Jia is reeling after being laid off… again. The awkward reunion becomes even more complicated as Henry was the one responsible for her first layoff the morning after their one-night stand.

Ainsley is a romance author who’s starting to question whether true love really exists after a painful breakup. Hoping to reignite both her faith in romance and her creativity, her best friend Lucas convinces her to recreate classic rom-com meet-cutes for inspiration. But as their plans go off the rails, Ainsley discovers that love may have been right in front of her all along.

Verdella is a successful chef preparing to marry into a high-profile family when she dies just one week before her wedding. The problem? Her death was a mistake. Afterlife administration clerk Cole accidentally reaped her soul after confusing her with an elderly woman. As the two try to fix the error, she begins to have second doubts about her fiancé.

Willow is a rising Hollywood actress and a secret witch who accidentally turns her manager into a cat. Desperate to reverse the spell, she sets out to find a rare piece of magic, a search that leads her to a mysterious bookshop where she teams up with the handsome, grumpy bookstore owner.

Thea is fiercely protective of her younger sister, so when her sister announces she’s getting married, she’s determined to be the perfect maid of honour— even if she barely knows the groom. But the wedding takes an unexpected turn when she discovers one of the groomsmen is Owen, the man who once paid her to pretend to be his girlfriend at a family wedding. Now, he needs her to play the part one more time.

Amelia is an assistant coach in the NHL. Grant is the newest player on the team and can’t stop thinking about the coach. Despite their best efforts to stay away, they spend a night together and now have to keep their romance a secret from everyone they know.

Oliver Cole’s carefully planned life is thrown off course when he moves back to New York with an unexpected dog that won’t stop howling at night. When his neighbor, Elle, offers to dog-sit while he’s at work, their late-night chats and shared responsibility for the dog slowly turn into something more.

Annie grew up sailing the open ocean with her parents and her best friend, Evan, until a devastating tsunami changes everything. Stranded on an island with a man named Walker, she descovers she’s the only person who can hear his hums. As Walker’s touch reveals vision of a hidden world beneath the sea, Annie is torn between her first love and the mysterious pull of Walker’s secrets.

Lainey never planned on caring about a ranch or its rugged foreman, Colt. But as the two grow closer while working side by side, their undeniable chemistry makes leaving harder than either of them expected, especially with Colt’s young son in the picture.