THIS IS A BL STORY [COMPLETED] Tariq Alistair Ricalde seeks calm, not chaos. Not Hozier Yvo Lynch, his ruthless and cold-blooded stepbrother who burns through his veins like a sin he can't refuse. Angst Rating: ★★★★☆

This is the original, unedited version of Light as a Feather, Book #1. This book was the inspiration for the Hulu Original Series. The revised version is now available in bookstores throughout the USA & Canada from Simon Pulse. McKenna Brady thinks her junior year of high school is going to be the best ever when she's welcomed into the elite group of popular girls at Weeping Willow High School led by blonde, gorgeous Olivia Richmond. Prior to junior year, McKenna was known in her small town as the girl whose twin sister died in a tragic house fire, and she's overjoyed at the prospect of redefining her identity. She has a date to the Homecoming dance with Olivia's handsome older brother, and a good chance of being elected to student council. For the first time since McKenna's parents divorced, things are looking up. But everything changes the night of Olivia's Sweet Sixteen sleepover birthday party. Violet, the shy, mysterious new girl in town, suggests that the girls play a scary game called Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board, during which Violet makes up elaborate stories about the future ways in which beautiful Olivia, brassy Candace, and athletic Mischa will die. The game unsettles McKenna because she's already escaped death once in her life, but she doesn't want to ruin her friends' fun. It's only a game, she reminds herself.

Since they were kids, Cypher and Raven have been nothing but cats and dogs-always bickering, always getting on each other's nerves. Yet whenever Cypher's life falls apart, somehow, Raven finds his way to him. Through every heartbreak, every disappointment, and every moment when Cypher feels like giving up, Raven becomes the one constant he can hold on to. Cypher begins to notice the pattern. He starts to think that perhaps it's God's doing. Because deep down, even during the moments when he wanted everything to end, he had quietly prayed for someone to notice. Someone to see that he wasn't okay. Someone to stay. And somehow, Raven was always the one God brought to him. He knew then that having Raven in his life was never a coincidence. It was the delicate art of divine intervention. BL COMPLETED Date Started: March 31, 2025 Date Finished: February 6, 2026

La Tierra Isles #1 Isaiah Axel Zobel, the spoiled brat youngest son of a powerful family, was thrown to his Lolo's province after causing several troubles. Gusto ng pamilyang maging disiplinado at may patutunguhan sa buhay kaya pinatapon sa Isla Del Juan. There, he crosses path with the owner of La Tierra Isles, Drego Isandro Escarsega, the golden boy who values peace above all. Will Rego be able to tame someone like Sai? A man untamed as wild root yet hot like a striking blushing sky?

At Odds Series #1 Zachariah, a responsible good-looking student-leader. He has a perfect facade. He is well-respected by everyone rason kung bakit takot ipakita at yakapin ang totoong pagkakakilanlan. Until he happened... Maximo, a student-athlete. He is reckless and couldn't care less about someone else's opinion. If feral is personified, he will be the perfect example of that. So when the two different individuals fall in love, is there a chance that their rhythm might match?

At Odds Series #2 Xeriel, an athlete from taekwondo who has a rough personality. Kaliwa't kanan ang mga atletang nagkaroon ng ugnayan sa kaniya. But most of them date him not because of love. He gave them what they wanted while playing around. Money? Alright, he has a lot. Material things? Coming right away. Theodore Rio is the complete opposite of him. Theo can't afford to have fun. Unlike other students, he doesn't have any backup plan but to graduate. Pero paano niya mapipigilan kung nahuhulog an? Therefore, what will happen when these two completely opposite individuals become each other's deepest comfort? Will they remain each other's solace despite how the world sees them?

Midnight Echo Series #1 (Epistolary) Alistair Red Rosario likes teasing his younger sibling, a diehard fan of Midnight Echo who handles a huge fan account. His latest prank? He posted a photo of her bias, the guitarist of the band, calling him "ugly". What started as a joke backfired when the post received dislikes and replies from none other than the band guitarist himself, Eros Damon Velarde.

When circumstances put them in the same place again, Liege and Calib almost couldn't look at each other eye-to-eye after everything that happened between them. But when their encounter got more frequent, none of them realized that the hatred has been long gone and they were left with nothing but the growing romantic attachment they weren't ready for - a romantic attachment that is as destructive as the waves.

Secret Series #2 Axel couldn't afford the luxury of peace in his life; each moment was filled with danger as he constantly found himself in the heat of battle. Raised without lessons on care, respect, camaraderie, let alone love, Axel found Keisuke Valdez's boundless optimism and joy annoying from the beginning. He hated the fact that Keisuke seemed to embrace life with enthusiasm. He's so annoying. Axel thought to himself. Until one day, fate tried to mess with him. Axel found himself desiring to have that annoyingness all to himself.

After graduating from high school, Mathew sets out to do a two-year missionary service like everyone else his age. Mathew thought that his only problem would be him adjusting to the city as someone who's lived in a farming town all his life. he didn't expect to get so focused on helping Nathaniel recover from his past wounds. His encounters with a man five years his senior makes him question his life, faith, and everything he had ever believed to be true. - [April 2018 Camp NaNoWrimo Winner.] [Long listed in the #Wattys2018.] Cover by @nolakepner