She takes care of everyone. He just wants to take care of her. Evangeline vowed to always make sure her brothers were taken care of after the death of their parents. Even if it meant taking up every job in town or in the city, she would always be sure they weren't without. Growing accustomed to doing so, it became all that she knew, taking care of the people she's learned to love, not really having time for herself. When her friends and brother convince her to break routine, Evangeline runs into wealthy, college playboy Tristan Fuller, who has all the time in the world for himself. With one bad first impression follows multiple meetings by chance making it almost inevitable that the two grow infatuated with one another.

Callie Jacobs is an All American softball pitcher, straight A student and has a bright future ahead of her at The University of Texas. But, the moment Josh Collins enters her world, it is a constant battle between choosing her parents rules and boundaries or exploring her own path. Josh Collins, a bad boy who has always been trouble in school and didn't follow most rules, has had a different upbringing and slightly different structure. Now, three years later, he committed himself to the United States of America, joining the Marine Corps. When Callie and Josh are reunited years later, it begins an emotional rollercoaster of lies, betrayal, and heartbreak. But in the end, does true love really conquer all? © copyright reserved 2021

SEQUEL TO CHECKMATE. However, you can read this as a stand-alone spin-off, BUT it will make so much more sense if you read Checkmate first. --- To put it briefly, Zedd is a homophobic asshole. His popularity is largely thanks to being a soccer jock. But he has a tendency of ruining friendships without even trying. Mitch thinks there's more to Zedd that meets the eye. He feels like he's hiding something. And that he is in danger. Where else could the bruises be coming from? But it's going to be harder for Mitch to help out his friend now that Zedd refuses to talk to him ever since a slight incident in the change rooms. --- Best rankings: #1 - comingoutofthecloset | #1 - suffering | #2 - hiddensecrets | #5 - homophobia | #7 - assault | #8 - acceptance | #12 - gaylove "It was a pleasure to make this journey with your characters. I think I never hate then love so much a character like I do for Zedd! The way he teached me that we should never judge a person until we know all his history because we could be surprised by who he is really. Thank you for these two beautiful stories." - @VanessaFerey --- WARNING: will contain coarse language and slurs, lots of innuendos and 3 mature scenes (a warning will be indicated and they are not critical to the plot so they can be skipped if not your cup of tea). Please note that the author condemns any of the gay & racist slurs present as well as child abuse and gay hate. Recommended 16+ Started: 21/02/2020 Finished: 17/2/2021

Luke has been in love with his best friend, Taylor, for too long now and it's getting difficult to be around him. He knows it's time to move on and find someone who can make him happy, but he feels like that will never happen, not with the way Taylor has his heart... ***** Being in love with your best friend is hard. Luke Peterson knows this better than anyone else, as he's agonized over his feelings for Taylor Schofield for the past five years. So when he meets the handsome and confident Will Carson who wants to help him get over Taylor, it seems like the perfect chance for him to move on. But can Luke truly give Will a chance? Or will his heart always belong to his best friend? Content and trigger warning: This story contains descriptions of suicide and homophobia. [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]] Cover designed by Holly Thurston