Contemporary Romance Web Novels & Independent Campus Stories

I didn't just break the rules; I unraveled them. One rain-slicked night in Edinburgh, I fell into the arms of a stranger who tasted like rain and dangerous secrets. No names, no strings—just a kiss that should have stayed in the shadows. Then Monday morning happened. ​The man from the alley? He isn’t a mystery anymore. He’s Professor Alistair Reid, and he's the only thing standing between me and my engineering degree. He says we have to be strangers. He says there are boundaries. But every time our hands brush over a silk sample in the lab, I know he’s lying. ​In the world of high-stakes textiles, the strongest threads are the ones that are hidden. But when obsession starts to fray the edges of our lives, who’s going to be the one to let go first?

Rule #1: No teammates past 9 PM. Rule #6: We are not friends. Rule #9: Don’t fall for me. Nora Campbell came to college for a fresh start, that meant no stares, no pity, no more being “the sick girl.” Just a normal student, a clean slate, and a clean dorm room. Except her name gets her stuck in the male’s dorm. In Kane Hawkins’ room. Hockey captain, campus legend, and the last person she wants finding out anything about her, starting with the fact that he already thinks she snuck in to be his next fangirl. Kane doesn’t do fans. He doesn’t do distractions. He definitely doesn’t do whatever this is when he’s got her pinned to a wall at midnight and she’s calling him a dick instead of asking for an autograph. Alas! all the female dorms are filled, she has nowhere else to go, and the only way this works is if nobody finds out she’s living in his room at all. For that to work, they have to follow the rules. But rules get made to be broken. And so does she.