He was never supposed to look twice. Not at the man who watched him too closely. Not at the one who noticed the bruises. Not at the one who asked questions without demanding answers. He has been with Mateo for four years-long enough for love to turn into routine, for fear to disguise itself as loyalty. Mateo's world is loud, dangerous, and closed tight around him. Luca knows the rules: don't ask, don't wander, don't belong to anyone else. But one late night. Everything changes. Because Ren doesn't touch him like he owns him. Ren doesn't love him like a threat. And once Luca realizes there's another way to be held, going back becomes impossible. Some loves burn you. Others teach you how not to flinch. TW: Abuse! Cheating!

Welcome to Ivory University - where the rich are royalty, the powerful write the rules, and the commoners? They're just here to survive. On the outside, it's the most prestigious institution in the world - ancient marble, elite bloodlines, and a brutal legacy. But beneath the glittering halls and masked galas lies a school ruled by lies, lust, and quiet war. Sebastian Emilio is a royal bastard - quite literally. Though born due to an affair, he walks the halls like he owns them, cruel tongue sharp enough to cut diamonds. He has the perfect pedigree, the perfect girlfriend, the perfect lie. Castiel Riccio is a broke, loud-mouthed scholarship student with a tragic past, a taste for chaos, and a permanent joint tucked behind his ear. He's everything Sebastian hates - or claims to. When the two are forced into a roommate situation, it sparks a wildfire neither of them can control. The hatred is venomous. The tension is unbearable. And the nights? Unforgivably hot. But the more they try to break each other, the more they begin to unravel. Secrets are currency here, and Ivory bleeds everyone dry - commoner or royal, straight or not, no one walks away clean. Meanwhile, across campus, love turns to betrayal, friends become enemies, and the elite begin to crack under their own masks. Affairs. Drugs. Power plays. Forbidden hookups. Arranged marriages. Blackmail. And in a place where everyone's watching what happens when the biggest scandal... is love? ↻ ◁ || ▷ ↺ A dark academia MM book. which includes: MLM/WLW/MLW couples drugs/weed/alcohol smut, and lots of tension swearing abuse +more

GOING ON HIATUS FOR DEEP EDITING! (Needed to work toward Indie publishing).💙 Bi-curious Luca found the courage to slip his number to the cop pulling him over for speeding. He didn't expect much, especially not for Officer Hoffman to hit him up, but that's just what happened. In the end, Luca might just discover himself, find freedom, and even love in the arms of his unlikely partner in this coming-of-age, coming out romance. Spicy chapters marked with a Pepper! This is a gay, age-gap (28 and 18) mature novel. It will contain mature language, explicit sex scenes, including BDSM-content. Sexual partners of legal age (18+). If age gaps bother you, this book ain't for you. Copyright of Quill Pearson All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief mention in review.

Desmond Crenshaw doesn't have much going for him. He street races for cash, deals drugs to get by, and drags himself through each day with only one goal: survival. He's a reckless high school dropout with very few talents that won't get him arrested-definitely not someone you'd want around your child. Vaughn Torres agrees, he's been seeking a solid reason to cut off the friendship between the troublemaker and his daughter since the day they met. He gets one, too, when Des's vices begin to bleed into their lives and Winter is officially in danger. Des is given an ultimatum: he can only be around Winter if he distances himself from the crime. There's only one way to do that. A change of employment, specifically to Vaughn's mechanic shop, though that balance is a lot easier said than done. No, things for Des are never that simple. Not when he's working under the watchful eye of a man who hates him. Not when he starts genuinely wanting to be better, and is faced with the rocky road of leaving a life of crime entirely. And especially not when he's been in love with Winter's dad for years.

"you consume me" "I can't live without you" "i'm addicted"

**Boy x Boy story** After a disaster 5 years ago a hockey team in Minnesota gets ready for their season. This is Jae's last year in high school hockey and he wants to make it the best. He thought the team was mostly in tip-top shape. Until this guy in a red hoodie shows up and completely throws Jae's life for a loop. He looses and gains some people along the way. Learning some dark secret from the people he thought he knew and seeing a side of someone he never thought was there. He even discovers something of himself that he had stuffed away for a long time. All cause of this guy that always wears the red hoodie, Harley. Unbelievable. Updates: When able Started: February 2022 Ended:

"You fucking ruined everything", he growls at me, face fuming with anger as he takes calculated steps towards me. "I couldn't touch her without remembering your fucking face omega!". An arranged marriage, that's all it was, he's a replacement, the other is just lost. How will they live together with their past dragging them down. Will there be love? Yet, would love conquer all? Warning: Explicit Content, Very Mature Scenes, Dirty Talking. Accomplishments: No.1 in - Top Jimin - 25/07/2022 Kookmin - 16/06/2022 Explicit Content -9/08/2022 No.3- Jikook - 23/06/2022 No.1- Top Jm/Btm Jk -23/02/23 No.4- Top Jimin- 23/02/23

-- Set in the same storyline as 12 Days Of Christmas -- Sebastian and Chris's third daughter is born, and the Evans clan can't be any more thrilled to welcome the newest member into their family. Word Count: 95k