Iris is the oldest of a group of orphans, working hard and without complaint to help bring in money to feed and clothe the younger children. Everybody knows and loves her. She wants nothing more than a normal, safe life―but war looms on the horizon, threatening her plans. Char is a dragon and a certified troublemaker. He and his brother are a pain in their commanding officer's side and a favorite at parties, especially among the girls. But when Char's familiarity with humans earns him a routine scouting mission, he meets Iris―and finds more trouble than he ever expected. She's suddenly at the center of a war, shackled with a magical amulet she doesn't understand and can't control. He's too impulsive to stay out of the tangled web tightening around her, even if that means lying to his brother and risking his life to keep her out of the hands of a psychotic mage. Nowhere is safe. Nothing is normal. And Iris may hold the power to end the war and save them all. ***** A Song and a Storm: Book One

Davina Miller doesn't have many concerns. That is, if you choose to ignore the thousand and one little details she must pay attention to. To her autistic mind, it's all a pattern, a well-thought-out, put-together series of events that occurs daily. Until she meets him. *** There's nothing worse than being on the bench during a game. At least, that's what Leo Smith thinks until his mother catches him in bed with a classmate. Now, he's got no car, no keys, no way to sneak out to his many parties, and of course, no way to find the romance he most desperately craves. Until he meets her. *** A quirky girl with a thing for penguins. A softhearted player, on and off the field. Though all-that-be may keep them on opposite sides of the spectrum, all it takes is a single push to love beyond labels.

After three years in a hospital, Damon is thrilled when a new (and very attractive) pathologist seems to be taking an interest in his health situation. Could this doctor be the man of Damon's dreams? ***** Damon Miller has spent the last three years in a hospital facility after an accident revealed an anomaly in his blood. When a new young doctor turns up to run some additional tests, Damon is instantly attracted to him and is determined to find out whether there's any chance they might be compatible in a relationship. But the response he gets isn't what he expects. Highest Rankings: #1 in manxman #1 in gayscifi #1 in gayfiction #1 in gaylovestory #1 in gaylovestories #1 in scifi-romance #1 in wattpride #2 in mxm #2 in freethelgbt #3 in gaylove #3 in boyxboyromance #7 in queer #8 in gay #15 in boyxboy #17 in lgbtlove

There's no bond like a girl and her first dog. And, once it's all said and done, there's no loss like it, either. Hugo has lived a long, happy life with Bay, his one and only human. When their time together comes to an end, Hugo watches Bay's life unfold from an afterlife designed just for dogs. While Hugo watches from Dog Heaven, Bay makes a grief-stricken wish from the heart and Hugo vows to answer it for her, even if she doesn't know it. Forced to watch the rest of Bay's life unfold from a distance, Hugo plots to bring joy back to her, and he knows just how to do it. Content warning: pet loss ONC 2024 entry, prompt 24: A wish made from the heart is always answered, sooner or later. Total word count: 23,049 Recognition: - 2024 Open Novella Contest Shortlist - Contemporary Lit Experimental list - Ambassador's Slice of Life list - Ambassador's Reads list - Featured in February 2025 Ambassador's Recommendations

A short story that goes between Dom & Little Acadamy 1 and 2

Conjure a demon to catch a killer? That's Appalachian witch Ellie's last remaining hope to solve a two year old cold case that haunts her nightmares. She's still grieving her late fiancé, but the few Boone residents that don't think she killed him herself have given up on finding the murderer. Kazerin, on the other hand, is not prepared for what awaits him when he answers Ellie's request. He's used to bargaining for lust or power, not closure, and he's a little nervous about what feelings stir up the longer he's around Ellie. Their feelings only entangle further the longer that Kaz stays in town, pretending to be Ellie's new fiancé as a cover for investigating the murder. Follow Ellie and Kaz in an alternate history where Others-- demons, vampires, angels, shifters, and many more beings-- roam the earth, magic is alive and burning bright, and blood runs deeper than just our ancestry. BLOOD BARGAIN is Book #1 in the Appalachian Magic book series. WATTYS 2024 WINNER AMBYS 2024 GRAND FAVORITE 🎖️Featured | @Ambassadors | Para-Romantasy 🎖️Featured | @Paranormal | The Para-Romantasy Experience 🥇The Hot and Bothered Awards, Mythical Creatures Romance, 2024 🥇Our Wishing Sock Awards, Romance, 2024 🥇The Phoenix Awards, Mystery/Thriller, 2024 🥇 The Virtues Awards, Paranormal, 2024 🥇 Esthetique Community Fiction Awards, Paranormal/Action, 2024

Just how bad can a good girl be? Ask Mimi's Daddy, Mimi is convinced after a brief, unhappy marriage that the passion and romance she loves to read about in books can only happen on paper. She loves her family, her job, and her friends. For her, that is enough. Focused on living her best life, she is blindsided when her five-year plan becomes a five-week plan if she agrees to do one crazy thing: marry Adam. The man walked into her animal shelter dripping wet with a coat full of puppies and a proposition. A business arrangement for mutual benefit makes practical sense, but what will she do about the way his every touch sets her skin on fire? What if she's been wrong all along?

Shiloh spent his entire life focused on making his parents proud. He never took the time to discover himself. When he is assigned to protect two famous men who were making extreme progress in the sports medicine industry, they show him a world he never would have found. He discovers many things about himself in the process. Malin and Rhett were attached to the hip since their freshman year of high school. Playing football together all four years, then going to play for the same college, to playing on the same NFL team. All is going amazing until Malin is injured, but the two make the best of it as they work towards designing and creating better equipment for athletes with the goal to decrease sports-related injuries. When they begin exposing other sports companies, the death threats begin. Rhett talks Malin into getting a bodyguard only for them to be assigned a small, petite man who acts more like a robot than the young adult he is. The two refuse to change their lifestyle, bringing Shiloh with them in their normal routine. But everything changes when Shiloh steps in front of a bullet, saving Malin from a fatal injury. Join these three as Shiloh discovers not only himself, but a completely new lifestyle, and the two dominants fight against their instincts to take care of the exhausted man. What will Shiloh discover? How will he respond to the lifestyle of the two men?

A 'Bite Me' short Story. Christmas is the time of year to hold the one's you love close and give good tidings and cheer to those about you. Although originally a Christian holiday it has now found its way into the hearts of hundreds of thousands around the world, and shifters are no different. A special short story brimming with holiday cheer 'Carol of the Bears' is sure to have you feeling warm and fuzzy inside. The story brings back our two favorite bears, Avery and Rick, sharing their first Christmas together as mates. And what would Christmas be without the in-laws? Rick's wonderful and lovable family of grizzlies return to the cabin for another Christmas celebration along with Avery's feisty but wonderful friend Evie and her silent loving husband Scott to share laughs, love, and maybe a little mistletoe. Because what would Christmas be without mistletoe? Warning: ManxMan, don't like don't read.

The Canadian wilderness. A vast forest filled with animals large and small. Wolves, deer, mountain lions, moose, lynxes... and bears. This is the story about a bear. Not just any bear but a polar bear, the largest carnivore on the planet. More specifically, Avery Nanuk a polar bear shifter. Avery Nanuk lives a calm peaceful life as a school nurse working in a school built just for shifters like him. He was found as a cub out in the woods many years before and was adopted into a small wolf pack up in the northern reaches of Canada. Avery has grown up as the only bear shifter in the area and has grown used to the fact of living alone. All Avery wants is a normal and peaceful life living out in the woods in his cozy little cabin and his outdoor swimming pool. But the fates have something else in store. The fates send a bear sized wrecking ball into Avery's once peaceful life. And that wrecking ball's name is Rick Kodiak. *WARNING: THIS STORY IS MANXMAN! DON'T LIKE IT! DON'T READ IT! PLEASE RESPECT THIS STORY AND DO NOT WRITE HATEFUL COMMENTS! ALL OTHERS, ENJOY!