Joby Carson compartmentalizes the things in his life. In one box is his career as hotel manager for Peachtree and Kings; a high-end hotel owned by old southern money. He lives on the premises and keeping things running smoothly is his first priority. In another box--the one he keeps hidden in the closet--is his personal life. No one knows he's gay, and that's been working out fine for him. If his boss found out, he could lose his job and his home in one fell swoop. Not to mention his family. Who knows how they'd react? But when Joby meets Nate, he has to choose between the safety of keeping things the way they've always been and coming out in order to live the life he's always secretly wanted with the man he loves. Will Joby decide before his fears push Nate away forever?

Spending Christmas in her hometown or running into traffic naked--Liv Carson can't decide which sounds better. Twenty-eight-year-old Liv left rumors and scandal behind when she moved to Atlanta. The thought of going back to spend the week with her judgmental mother, toxic cousin, and cheating ex-boyfriend, (all while she's still single) is enough to have her ripping off her clothes and lacing up her running shoes. That's until Liv's best friend suggests a funny, smart, gorgeous, green-eyed solution named Nate--he's happy to be Liv's fake boyfriend. Everything could be great... as long as no one finds out he's gay.

Sixteen-year-old Ellie Donovan knows what she wants - good grades at her new private school, a college scholarship, and, hopefully, lasting memories in the city on the coast where she moves with her adoptive mom. Aiden Kennedy hides too many secrets for a seventeen-year-old guy. He needs to keep his head above water and carry on until his coming of age. Aiden has no other choice. Too much is at stake. When Ellie meets Aiden on the first day of classes, both their lives are bound to change in a way they have never expected, making them question everything they thought they knew about themselves and the people around them.

"I'm assuming that little speech was meant for me?" "It was meant for everyone." "But mostly me. Is it because I called her selfish earlier? Are you still hung up on that?" "I'm not hung up on anything, Gemma." "Then why would you go up there and say that?" I demand, my voice rising above a whisper. "Of all days, why would you choose today to publicly humiliate me?" "Today isn't about you, Gemma," Bowie says, catching me by surprise. "Today is about Raelyn, and the fact that we all failed her." ----------- 𝕲𝖊𝖒𝖒𝖆 𝕭𝖊𝖆𝖚𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖙's life is turned upside down the day she gets the call that her best friend, Raelyn, took her own life. No note, no explanation, just an empty bottle of pills atop a mountain of unanswered questions. As far as Gemma knew, Raelyn wasn't depressed. Why did she do this? Why did she kill herself? While searching for answers, she forms a bond with Evangeline, Raelyn's six-year-old daughter. Gemma soon learns that Raelyn didn't just leave behind a daughter, though. She also left a stack of secrets so high that Gemma fears she never knew her best friend at all. She's so desperate to find out the truth that she may get more than she bargained for. After all, you can't un-ring a bell. BOOK ONE IN THE RAE OF LIGHT SERIES. Copyright © 2019 Briana Eliza. All rights reserved. 50k - 60k words Awards: 2019 Summer Zodiac Awards - 2nd Place ⭐️ 2019 Talent Awards - 1st Place ⭐️ 2020 Winter Rose Awards - Honorable Mentions 2020 Belle Amé Awards - Runner Up

A story of a woman who tries to find herself, overcoming her fears, discovering new passions and interests.Will she let her past define her future? How can a powerful man of the underworld change her course of actions? There are always more to a story than meets the eye. Let's follow the story of Rose and Marco in an uncoventional mafia tale. The wonderful cover was created by the incredibly talented LACannon!

{18+ COMPLETED • COLLEGE ROMANCE} When a college freshman with a learning disability and a reputation collides with a straight-A, straight-laced girl in the dorm kitchen one night, he sees the darkest parts of himself reflected in her. But the two of them resist acknowledging their hidden truths, and their forbidden connection, until ignoring it all becomes too perilous. *** Bren meets Madie during his first week at college, and he's certain he should have nothing to do with her. First of all, Madie has a boyfriend. And second of all, Madie's boyfriend radiates a toxicity that Bren only just escaped from growing up. But knowing what he should do doesn't help him at all. Madie might be completely entwined with her abusive boyfriend, but Bren quickly becomes determined to unravel her. But can Bren open Madie's eyes to the truth before it's too late? *** "Don't go back to being treated like you're not real." Madie's lips parted, and I couldn't read the expression on her face. But we were so close now. "You're real, Madie. Feel it." "I feel it," came her breathy reply. When it came to her, I was weak. My legs couldn't hold me anymore, and I slid down. Landing on my knees, I kneeled back against the bottom of the cold door, letting it cool my hot skin. "Good girl." The words were more of a pant; I could barely catch a breath with the way my heart was racing. But I had to tell her, talk to her. "Now, never forget it. Never forget the way you feel right now, Madie." **MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY** This story contains sensitive topics such as abuse, violence, and explicit sexual content.