[COMPLETED] [2025 Wattys Honorable Mention] Danny's neighbor should be illegal. There's no way someone should be that attractive. They've lived next door to each other for over a year. As a skinny, clumsy, sweater-loving, Modern Poetry professor, Danny never believed someone like him could catch the eye of someone as perfect as Brett. But when Danny (accidentally) RSVPs to a destination wedding he never wanted to attend, he realizes he's in a bind-he needs a plus-one. And somehow, Brett becomes his unexpected solution. Brett's MMA career was on the brink of greatness until an injury stopped him cold. Now, trying to reclaim his spot in the octagon and live up to heavy expectations, the last thing Brett expected was to build a friendship with the neighbor he's been crushing on. However, Danny is undeniably gorgeous and way out of his league, so he needs to maintain realistic expectations. But, when Danny needs a date for a destination wedding, Brett's first instinct is to offer his help. Being his fake boyfriend would not be a hardship. A romantic beach, a fake relationship, and one bed... what could go wrong? Genre: Contemporary Romance / Fake Relationship / Friends to Love / HEA Guaranteed / Dual POV There will be mature scenes between two men that I will mark accordingly. These scenes are intended for mature audiences. This is a spin-off of the worlds of King of Hawkings/Death & Tequila and A New Song/Beats of the Heart, but it is a stand-alone novel, so reading the other novels is unnecessary. However, some old characters will appear, so you may enjoy it more with the full background.

A down to earth cowboy with a past is thrown into the supernatural world, when he falls for a vampire who has demons of his own. Daryl's a bullfighter on the national circuit, stretching his pay check as far as it will go between himself and his brother's farm back in Texas. He also has the misfortune of being incredibly unlucky in love and stumbles into the wrong bar trying to forget a night he can only half remember. The bartender tells him to not go looking for trouble, but amongst the dark shadows and beautiful faces, it finds him in the form of Ryker. Ryker isn't known for being a nice guy. He's got a line that most people would believe is too malleable, but he is one of the good guys. Always shooting off his mouth at the wrong time or getting himself into fights he should avoid (but can handle) he sees the cowboy and goes in search of a fight. But neither man is prepared for the battle of wills and emotions that ensue from their broken attempts at understanding whatever it is that draws them together time and again. The more Daryl is drawn into Ryker's dark world, the more obvious it is that the Cowboy's half forgotten past may be more related to the shadow games and machinations of the very agency that has been trying to kill Ryker and the rest of the supernatural world for decades now. Mature themes. Violence, Swears. (Based in the universe of @Whiskeyjanedoe 's Breaking series. This is a little more than a love story) cover by @whiskeyjanedoe

Roommates, bad luck, and one hopeless romantic. ✨ Liam's love life is a mess-one disaster after another-and he's always been the awkward one in the group. But he's also been secretly in love with his best friend and roommate, Morgan, for as long as he can remember. Between chaotic friend group drama, laugh-out-loud moments, and a chemistry that won't quit, Liam's about to find out if his forever crush might actually feel the same. A sweet, silly, and deeply heartfelt roommates-to-lovers MM romance about longing, loyalty, and finally getting the love you deserve. HEA guaranteed. 🏆 AWARDS & FEATURES: • Featured: @Romance [ New Adult Reading List ] • Featured: @Ambassadors [ Rainbow Fiction Reading List ] 📖 PART OF THE HOUSE COLLECTION: All of my books can be enjoyed as standalones, but they're even more fun when read together. You'll spot recurring characters, inside jokes, and deeper connections that unfold across the series. Each collection follows a different couple in the same friends group-so the more you read, the more you'll feel at home. BOOK ONE: The House (Liam x Morgan) BOOK TWO: The Cabin (Julian x Owen) ⭐ COMPLETED: Book was edited and revised for improvements in writing, story flow, and character development in May 2025. If you love this book, you can buy a distraction-free version of it to keep on any e-reader library over at my shop: authormanderson.com/shop ⚠️ MATURE CONTENT: graphic sexual details, a traumatic one-night stand, drug use, underage drinking, and mature language.

Marical Bacques fell apart. The star hockey player known for being personable, sly, and fun was suddenly deep into a therapist's office, taking anti-depressants and attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Although he was no longer in the sin bin on the ice it feels like he is in life off the ice. During his recovery, his therapist recommends that he pick up a hobby outside of hockey, as he can only view himself as a hockey player after the emotional abuse of his father. In his pink eyeshadow and red hair, Dallas Smith is there to teach Marical how to paint. Somewhere along the way, while he's working on bettering himself, Marical finds himself being taught many other things by Dallas. In a time of his life when the ice is uneven, and everything feels like a punishment in the sin bin, Marical is learning how to love himself and others.

*COMPLETED* During his AP Biology class, Alan is presented with an unexpected request: a talking bullfrog is desperately asking him for a kiss. To his surprise, that talking bullfrog turns out to be Daniel, his crush of 5 years. *Awarded First Place in The Totally Rad Writing Contests of @OminouslyAnonymous for the prompt "Fairy Tale Twist." Book cover art by @OminouslyAnonymous Ranking History as of 11-3-2022: Most Impressive Ranking #3 in gay out of 368K stories Other Rankings as of 11-3-2022 # 1 bxb out of 92.2K stories # 74 highschool out of 303K stories # 87 lgbt out of 349K stories # 120 boyxboy out of 296K stories # 305 teen out of 375K stories # 314 comedy out of 175K stories # 42 gayromance out of 20.4K stories # 415 supernatural out of 177K stories # 629 teenfiction out of 255K stories # 63 gayfiction out of 22K stories # 40 comedy-romance out of 12K stories # 45 malexmale out of 13K stories # 55 lgbtlove out of 14.1K stories # 133 bxblove out of 22.9K stories # 152 lgbtfiction out of 24.9K stories # 1 fairytaletwist out of 58 stories # 1 ominouslyanonymous out of 11 stories

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 Ranking Milestones #1 boyxboy #1 bxb #1 lgtbt #1 gay

[Book One in a three-part series] At the age of twenty-six, Slater still hasn't met his mate and the pack elders are running out of patience. They want him to either take a mate or step down as alpha. To keep the pack out of the hands of his younger brother, Slater agrees to find a mate. However, when his pack rescues a group of wolves from a werewolf fighting ring, he meets his mate - an omega whose been held captive since he was fifteen. Timid and quiet was what Slater was expecting when he first met the wolf, but it becomes clear to him that omega or not, his mate still has a lot of fight left in him and is going to make his used-to-be simple life much more complicated. #3 in New Adult

What would you do if you found a young, homeless man rummaging for food in your rubbish bin? Move him on? Report him? Or help him? Damian Buchanan wants to call the police when he finds Angel Smith on his property. He doesn't belong there. And especially doesn't belong on this side of the city. But his housekeeper intervenes and, against Damian's wishes, asks the young man to stay instead. Much to Damian's disappointment, it's not just for one night, either. His housekeeper insists Angel help her around Damian's house with cooking and cleaning, and general upkeep since Damian has trouble keeping long-term staff. She warms to Angel and takes him under her wing, treating him like one of her own sons. Soon, almost everyone else in Damian's life becomes enamoured by the young man from the streets. Even the grocery delivery guy is taken by Angel. And it won't be long before Damian starts to take a bit more notice of the young man ... His golden hair. His soft blue eyes. His handsome features.j Pure. Innocent. Angelic. The more attention he pays this young man, the more Damian realises how much Angel will disrupt his work, his engagement ... and his life. Will Damian risk it all and succumb to his feelings to be with this young homeless man? Or will he kick him back out onto the streets, where he came from, and carry on living a lie?

Harlan has a unique power, one that makes him see things others cant, and therefore got him thrown in an asylum when he was only a child. Now he's a reluctant hero, thrust into the profession since he lacked any other option. He's amazing at his job, and six years into his work, is the sidekick to one of the most notable heroes of his generation: Lavina. Unfortunately, he also hates being a hero, but there's one thing that makes it worth it. The numbered. A series of villains who appeared out of nowhere and have an exceptional skill at avoiding the law, heroes, and just generally winning or evading consequences. Consequences, which are the only part of Harlan's job he enjoys. Harlan wants to find the root of it all more than anything, and he's beginning to get close. He intends to find out at any cost. He intends to win at any cost. That, he's sure of. His drive is unmatched. Until something entirely foreign to him gets involved: Feelings. [WARNINGS: smut, gore, swearing, some heavy topics, morally grey characters (the usual)]

Closeted freshman student, Aries Buan, falls in love with his senior after getting partnered with him during their freshman orientation. Afraid to admit his feelings, he kept his emotion in check and watched his first love from afar, swearing to himself that he would never fall in love again. Three years later, Domingo Adlawan, an openly gay freshman, attends the same orientation, which led him to cross paths with now-senior Aries. The two end up hating each other, and their differences lead them into a contest of who out prides who. Now Dom has to navigate the outskirts of his complicated life, survive his first year in college, and try to find the code to unlock Aries's cold heart. Wattpad's Editor's Choice (1st Week of June)