Knox has spent years perfecting the art of not giving a damn. He has spent his whole life keeping people at arm's length, working late shifts, smoking through the exhaustion, and surviving each day with the numb detachment of someone who learned too young that caring only leads to pain. The art club he joins for extra credit is supposed to be just another chore. Instead, he founds a new obsession and four artist that, turns out, aren't as bad as he thought. Knox doesn't want redemption. He doesn't believe in healing arcs or clean endings. But as the weight of his past presses closer, and the present demands choices he can no longer postpone, he's forced to confront a question he has never allowed himself to ask: What happens when running is no longer enough?

In a city where werewolves live hidden among humans, Alpha Mike Hennesy keeps his pack strong with grit, loyalty, and a quiet boxing gym that doubles as a front for their operations. He's respected, disciplined - and alone. At thirty-seven, he's long stopped expecting to find his fated mate. Until Aiden walks into the Lighthouse Pub with black curls, silver rings, and a smile sharp enough to make anyone look twice. Hired as a bartender, Aiden is human. Or so everyone thinks - until the bond hits hard and fast, pulling them together like gravity. But Aiden isn't just hiding from his past - something inside him is waking up. Something wild. Something his mother spent years trying to bury. As the matebond tightens and tensions rise across pack borders, Mike must protect not only his pack and his daughter, but the man who's become his future. And Aiden? He'll have to face what he really is - and decide if love is worth the risk of setting the wolf inside him free.

"I'm not a kid," I spat back as I glared at him. "Whatever," he said as he turned, his massive frame not even a little scared of me nor my knife. For some reason beyond my comprehension, I felt the smallest of tugs in my gut as I saw him walk away. Everything told me to run while he had his back to me, maybe try and get back to the club and just wait till morning to go home. And yet.... "Hey!" I still called out to him. "Hm?" he asked, his head turned slightly but his feet still carried him away from me. "W-who are you?" *** Seven years ago, Elijah made a mistake. On the day of his 16th birthday, the day everyone has the chance to find their Fated Pair, he walked into school like every other day. Upon making eye contact with Harrison Gramm, his one and only best friend, Elijah's world fell to pieces. "Not you," he had said with such cruelty. "Anyone but you." Now, seven years later, Elijah has found himself spiraling down a road of depression, self-hatred, and drug use with no light to guide him. A whore of a mother who thought nothing of him, a father dead after betrayed them both, Elijah has no one by his side. That was, until a mysterious man came into the bar one night. Will this man be the one to save him? Or will Elijah find him self tumbling deeper into the world of drugs, crime lords, and fated pairs he so desperately wants to get away from? ~this is a boys love story with dark theme such as attempted suicide. Please be respectful. If you don't like it, don't read it.

Richard and Carlton are childhood friends who haven't seen each other in five years after that embarrassing incident. Things are about to get awkward now that Carlton is the butler of the Preston family and Richard is the sole heir of the Preston-Astor Group, one the largest conglomerate in the world. --Completed 02/27/25 WATTYS SHORTLIST Ranking Milestones #1 boyxboy #1 bxb #1 lgtbt #1 gay

Moss Kettler has always been overshadowed by his impressive younger brothers. After graduating college Moss falls into a quiet life working for an accounting firm in Detroit. Meanwhile, both of his younger brothers play for the same NHL team with the youngest being freshly drafted to the Colorado Boulders. Now that two out of three Kettler brothers are playing professional hockey, Moss comes to the realization that his family may not have as much interest in him in comparison. Throughout the hockey season Moss' theory is validated by his once close-knit family. As he begins to accept his ostracization a star defenseman swoops in to show Moss the true meaning of sportsmanship (and love).

What happens when you bend over to pick up a lucky quarter but a stranger accidentally crashes into you instead? Meet Thomas Klence and Eli Golden, aka, 'filthy rat' and 'rich snob', two polar opposites who meet by chance. Their bike accident is the beginning of a new bond that unravels their deepest, darkest secrets, and Thomas and Eli slowly realize that despite their differences, they have one thing in common: they're bent and not straight. *** #192 comedy (05.05.20) #20 lgbt (08.05.20) #20 lgbtq (08.05.20) #9 bxb (08.05.20) #12 gay (26.05.20) #95 boyxboy (26.05.20) Rankings: #fiction #featured #queer #gay #depression #bl #youngadult #featured #comedy #bisexual #manxman #teen fiction #boyxboy #bxb #LGBT #romance

Lucas Sawyer has gotten used to being forgotten. His twin brother Mark, captain and star quarterback, everyone's favorite, gets the spotlight. Lucas doesn't drink, he doesn't smoke, he doesn't go to parties. His life is safe and logical, and that's exactly how he likes it. But when his brother's football rival and worst enemy, Damien Castillo, starts work at the same small bakery, everything changes. Damien is Lucas' worst nightmare: an arrogant heartbreaker with a bad reputation, who threatens to ruin all his careful plans. Lucas hates him. Right? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This story was inspired by @hipstateasee's "Knight", and I have her permission. All credit to her for the great premise!

Felix's brother Dylan is getting married, and Felix isn't happy about it. For one thing, his brother is an abusive jerk. For another, a wedding and a new extended family means that at some point, someone is going to try to give him a hug. Felix hates to be touched--a quirk that has kept him from having a romantic relationship with anyone, and that he thinks will doom him to be forever alone--an idea that actually doesn't bother him all that much. What's bothering him is the brother of his future sister-in-law--Isaac Mason. Isaac is everything Felix is not--athletic, outgoing, and very physical. And for some reason, he just won't leave Felix alone. The other thing that's bothering him is the secret he's carrying around about this brother. Can he let his brother's fiance marry a man who might be abusive without at least warning her? And what other secrets is his brother hiding? The more Felix learns about Dylan's Perfect Wedding, the less he likes the idea. Too bad he's agreed to plan most of it. As the day of the event draws near and more secrets come to light, Felix may have to choose between love and truth. ---------------------- Warnings: This story contains strong language, explicit sexual content, and depictions of abuse (not graphic). ---------------------- This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Darren is a rogue werewolf with the ability to see the dead. One day, his aunt calls him back to his old pack to help figure out why their children are going missing. Unfortunately this means he has to work closely with the man who bullied him back in school, Jasper Trotter, who is also next in line to become Alpha. If that's not uncomfortable enough, Darren becomes bonded to the guy. Can he keep the bond a secret long enough to solve the mystery and get out of dodge? Or will Jasper figure it out and make him stay? EBook available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D6X5F5DN Story Length: [77,000 Words] Rated Mature for sexual scenes and gore. Top Ratings: #1 Werewolf on 10/8/2020 #1 BxB on 10/7/2020 #1 LGBT on 10/12/2020 #1 Ghosts on 10/16/2020

"A mate will love you and only you. No other can compare to you and he or she will treasure you above all and everything in the world," mommy says to me as she kissed my forehead. I sighed dreamily. I can't wait till I find my mate. He'll be perfect and handsome and funny and smart and brave and beautiful and he'll love me... only ever me... and... and... Present This hurts so much. Seeing and hearing and knowing my mate, the one who's supposed to love me above all, me, only me is in love with somebody else. I'd hate him if I could. I'd reject him if I could... I wish I could. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Important My books are written explicitly for a MATURE AUDIENCE 18 YEARS AND OLDER. There will be some instances/scenes/suggestions of sexual acts, crude language, MPREG and will portray gay relationships between males. If you do not enjoy stories of this nature please leave now. I will not condone/defend/accept any sort of attacks on my stories, my characters or myself. It is well within your right to choose what type of entertainment you prefer but I will not be blamed for your curiosity. Read at your own risk. ******************************************************