True Night had thought the worst was over. After attempting to take his own life, things seemed to get better, with the abusive players in his life seemingly out of the picture, he finally had the boyfriend he wanted, he thought everything was finally falling into place. Until he gets kidnapped. Alister Clenevence is a mafia boss and knew that dating someone was the same as drawing a target on their back but ignored it, blinded by passion. He didn't expect to wake up with his boyfriend missing. With a kidnapping destroying everything, they worked hard to build, the past coming back into play as people and things they wished to never deal with again makes startling reappearances, it could be life or death, especially with a deadly mafia group willing to do whatever it takes. Welcome to Because It Happened.

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!

Jasper White. The enigmatic, reckless son of New York Senator Karla White. With his mom's re-election on the horizon, and the threat of destructive attacks from the far-right, Jasper is forced to resort to the one thing that rids him of his individuality: a personal bodyguard. Acen Pierce didn't know what to expect when he took on the duty of guarding the self-serving son of Karla White. What started as a simple oath of protection, catapults him into a web of passion, lust, political corruption, and irrevocably, death.

Brennan Kipling is hanging by a thread. After a wave of trouble gets him sent to Constance Academy, nicknamed Conversion Academy by its students, all it will take is one more incident to ruin his future. But Brennan realizes he can't kick his problematic habits as easily as he'd like to when he gets roped into Beckett Townsend's crew. The rebellious group of friends like to sabotage and torment the abusive staff of the Academy. With the headmaster's son hot on their heels to put an end to their rebellion, Brennan might be in for more trouble than he can handle.

-- Wattys 2021 Winner!-- When Luis, an Alpha werewolf, learns his mate Rowan is human, he worries Rowan won't accept him, only to discover that his mate is more essential to the werewolf world than anyone could have guessed. ***** Eighteen-year-old Rowan Arti just wants to enjoy the mountain air and scenic views on his senior camping trip. The last thing he anticipated was Luis Delgado, his quiet and brooding peer who suddenly seems to be everywhere. As unexplainable forces pull him towards Luis, Rowan uncovers a secret in himself that even the pack couldn't have predicted. And with unknown dangers closing around them, Rowan might just be the key to the pack's survival. [[word count: 100,000 - 150,000]] Cover designed by Regina Dionela Book One of the Solar Flare series