Found My Smile Again
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  • Reads 91,758
  • Votes 4,911
  • Parts 43
  • Time 11h 56m
Ongoing, First published May 29, 2022
Mature
NFL superstar Carson "Midnight" Mayers has it all; the promising career, supportive family and friends and more money than he could've ever imagined. He's on top of the world until a scandal threatens to derail everything that he's worked so hard for. 

Acacia Thornton is a newly appointed third-year associate at one of New York's top black owned law firms. She's regarded as a shark defense lawyer in the making, but beneath the fierce career woman façade lies a bed of ugly secrets. 

Find out what happens when the two cross paths in the unlikeliest of ways.
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OFFSIDE

26 parts Ongoing

When Alana moves back to England and takes a job with a Premier League team, the last thing she's expecting is to be reunited with Garrett - her childhood friend and the star of the team who's suddenly very attractive. ... Once she's graduated university, Alana Clarke moves back to where she grew up for her first job as the social media manager for Wakefield FC. While the atmosphere initially seems less than ideal, thanks to a mildly annoying boss, things start looking up when she reconnects with one of the players, an old classmate of hers. Alana knows she isn't supposed to date within the club, but things start piling up in her life and this might just be the perfect distraction. Garrett Bancroft is at a career high. Despite Wakefield's iffy record, he's being scouted by other teams in the Prem - and a few across the globe. Everything is working out perfectly until public attention isn't the only thing he attracts and the club's new hire catches his eye. Although Garrett's performance last season yielded a number of personal records, his mental state was at an all-time low, so a good relationship may be just what he needs. As stated by the league, club staff are highly discouraged from dating players, but Alana can't seem to avoid Garrett's charm. However, hiding their relationship turns out to be a bigger challenge than expected. As Alana begins to make enemies within the club, gossip is leaked about Garrett, and nobody to back them up, the two worry they might just be getting ahead of themselves. Unless they can get someone in their corner, both of their careers might be in jeopardy. How much is too much to risk for love?