Fleeing his home, Jace ends up starring on a reality show, playing "Orc Wars: Uprising". Only one avatar can win, and if he loses, Jace is back on the streets. ***** Facing abuse at home, Jace runs away and lives on the streets. But it's not long before he finds an opportunity to build a new life - he's going to compete on a reality series based around the game "Orc Wars: Uprising". Soon Jace is living a double life, as himself, and as his famous avatar: Lazarus the Ranger. Soon the game is growing more complicated, and factions form within the game. If Jace loses he'll be back on the streets, but if he wins, he'll have everything he always dreamed of. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]

Freedom is only an illusion. At twenty-seven, Tamelik has been a slave more than half his life. Submissive by nature, he can't help but fall in love with the master who treats him kindly. When the mistress walks out, Tam dares to hope his love will be enough. Then he's ordered to purchase another slave. He wants to hate Kai for being unruly and ungrateful. For being of the same race as the men who murdered his family. For being his eventual replacement in their master's bed. But it's hard to hate a man who cries himself to sleep, flinches at the slightest touch, and blushes beautifully when he's kissed.

Laura is your average almost 18 year old. She's craving that excitement and freedom that comes with being older and is looking for more in life. Her preference is for women but high school girls are just too immature. She has a taste in older women but would never confess it. Especially to her Mom who is the most overprotective out of her two moms. Oh yeah, the whole two mom situation which makes everything more interesting. One's a retired gangsta and the other is peace and love together they beat the odds and have been married for 20 years. When fate sends the perfect older woman will Laura cave in or choose to be sheltered by the two women in the world who gave her everything? There's only one way to find out.