Milo Park is a serial romantic with an addiction to online dating. Lee Asano is the barista stuck taking the orders of every date Milo reels in. It wouldn't be an issue if Milo wasn't such a hot topic-star running back for the USFC football team as a freshmen, member of the most iconic fraternity at USFC, and general campus heartthrob. When Milo convinces Lee to be his gym buddy, it sounds and feels like the friend zone. But who knew the #GymLife was so gay anyway? Certainly not Lee.

Ardent Currents - Book 1 An artist who's trauma has driven an important part of his past from his mind meets a loan shark scion who remembers every stolen glance. If you like dark mafia daddies, snarky AIs, heated eye contact, ridiculous levels of "down so bad" longing, spicy tension, and scenes that will leave you checking to make sure no one's reading over your shoulder or in the reflection of your glasses... this one's for you! Jamar Devereaux All I ever wanted was my mother's company, not the dream he stole, not even the time before the accident that took my memories. But now, Mother's crossed the Union's most notorious loan sharks... and what they want as payment might be the end of my life as I know it. Alaric Mako I've hunted him for so long, and at last, I'll finally make him mine. Summary: When his mother defaults on a deadly loan with powerful loan sharks, Jamar Devereaux is forced into an arranged engagement with the son of the most notorious loan shark in the Union, even though he's sure he's not into men. Jamar's fiancé? Alaric Mako: the devastatingly handsome, cold and calculating heir who's spent years watching Jamar from afar. Jamar can't remember their brief past before his accident, but Alaric Mako has never forgotten. To save his mother and himself, Jamar agrees to the proposal. But as he fights to ignore the magnetic pull toward Alaric, he discovers feelings his accident suppressed. Thrilled to have found him again, Alaric Mako woos Jamar the only way a loan shark can-with dogged obsession. In this far off, technology-driven future of corporate dynasties, news-fluencers, and ruthless debt law, will Jamar and Alaric cut through the tension to a happily ever after despite being bound by debt, or will the way they started be too powerful a force to overcome, and bring their end again? Can Jamar and Alaric overcome the suffocating weight of debt and an arranged engagement to find something stronger: chosen love? Read to find out!

[Completed in 2025] Prince Casimir has always longed for a life of adventure, but instead, he is stuck with his duties as the crown prince, a title he never wanted in the first place. His wish to escape his dull life is granted when he is accidentally captured by a handsome young man and taken somewhere far away. While his captor wants to return Casimir to his kingdom, the prince isn't sure he wants to return as they journey together. [Warning: Contains strong language, violence, and sexual content] ---- The Four Kingdoms Universe Standalone Books: Little Red Once [Coming Soon] Upon A Time [Coming Soon] Prince of Nightmares The Warlock Dragonbane [Coming Soon] The Dragon Princess [Coming Soon] The Sacred Flame [Coming Soon] Shadows Duology: Book #1: Shadows of Avarice Book #2: Shadows of Destiny Cover made by heroesandcons

Max Corrigan doesn't consider himself lucky. He never won anything the few times he'd purchased scratch-offs. He's never gotten his coffee paid for by the person in front of him in a chain of 'paying it forward.' And he's certainly never had any luck with dating. All Zach Freeman knows is football. He lives, eats, and breaths the sport and, like all the greats, he is incredibly superstitious. Before having his heart broken, he had a plethora of rituals that had to be performed in order to win. Now the team is on a losing streak with no end in sight. When Zach realizes, through a series of undeniable coincidences, that Max very well could be the answer to his team's misfortune the whole time, he insists Max stick around until the end of the season--just until their coach comes back and they get back on the road to success. With the excitement of winning and a blossoming friendship, on comes much more than college parties and celebratory dances. Zach tends to push his luck and Max thinks it's just the luck of the draw.

For the Open Novella Contest, based on Prompt 65: On the way to collect a soul, the Grim Reaper is distracted by a stray puppy. Instead of completing the task, he decides to find the puppy's owner, much to the frustration of his assistant. ***** The Grim Reaper has seen everything, really. From the beginning of humans living in caves, all the way to modern-day humanity. These days, he's mostly a figurehead, going through a handful of cases a week that no other reaper wants. While floating through the mortal world, unseen by anyone, he comes across a dog that seems to be able to see him. Despite his over-achieving assistant begging him to return to his duties, Grim decides to seek out the puppy's owner, and in doing so meets Jeremiah. Miah is an accountant who loves numbers but hates the monotonous tone his life is taking. The rescuer of Miss Trixie, his dog, is an unusual but interesting man that he decides to strike up a friendship with... although is it just him, or is Grim a bizarre name for a person?

[Book 1] Malachi Richardson is confused. He's always been into girls but it just never felt quite right to him. The only other explanation is that he might be into guys, but he can't have that. With a family that is strictly religious, even his father being the pastor at the church he is forced to go to every Sunday. Will he be able to come to terms with what he is? Will he able to admit it to himself? More importantly will he be able to admit it to others? Markus King, the "King" of basketball. He's always known he wasn't interested in females ever since he was thirteen. There was just one problem, he was popular. Markus is scared to come out because he thinks it could ruin his reputation. Even though he couldn't care less what people think about him, he wants a future playing basketball. Who's going to take him seriously if they think he's a "fag". Will these two be able to complete their last year of high school holding back the secret of their true feelings? or will they decide to come out with each other? Prequel to "You With Her"

What happens when a boneheaded criminal falls in love with his overtly manipulative boss? Nothing good, that's for sure, and they're gonna make it everyone's problem. × × × × × "String" is the leader of Hemlock - an underworld gangster organization growing in connections, where nobody uses their real names unless they're asking for their death warrant to be signed. However, unbeknownst to many (and ironically enough), someone else is pulling the strings from behind the scenes: a man codenamed "Paper" who is shrouded in the dark more often than not. And that darkness is what String wants to step into. It seems the drugs they harbor aren't the only things String is hooked on. cw: violence, coarse language, substance abuse, manipulation and sexual themes. story depicts a toxic, fucked-up relationship in a toxic, fucked-up environment :) - completed on 10/7/2023 -

Former child actor and current pop sensation Theo Thorne is the self-proclaimed King of Hollywood. He has teenage hearts around the world in a chokehold with his charms and talents, blind to the fact that he is slowly spiraling. Theo's co-star from a movie he'd done when he was only twelve, Noah Russo, was off the grid. The only times he's back in the spotlight is never for good news. The pair were once America's favorite kids, their debut on the movie having shaken multiple generations. When Theo's manager decides it would be amazing publicity to rekindle their friendship for a few photos, the two reluctantly reunite. Noah has skeletons in his closet, ones that Theo isn't prepared to unveil. Nor is he ready to face the fact that the two might have something more between them than camaraderie.

"You're scared of me," he accused. Maybe it was the sleep deprivation kicking in, but I shook my head. "No, I'm scared your blood will stain my couch." He blinked a few times and then a shadow of a smile broke out on his face. "I'll buy you a new one." ... A wife who died a mysterious death and a "my way or the highway" attitude, Manolo Raymond was not to be trusted. Anyone with ties to the underworld knew that, which was why Wesley did what he could to stay out of the mafia prince's path. He had one goal: to finish paying off his debt to Manolo's older brother and then never see their faces again. However, his plans were thrown out the window when he returned home one night to find his house broken into and an injured Manolo Raymond bleeding on his couch, demanding refuge.

"Oh come on, you're like a genius and you've been studying so much I was starting to miss you." "Only starting?" I teased. "I don't do well without you Jet Plane." He smiled at me. "Trust me I know." - Nicholas Jetson knew who he was. At least he did until he met Connor O'Brian. Becoming friends with Connor changed everything, the guy was loud and probably an alcoholic but he was also funny and looked at Jetson in a way no one had ever looked at him before. But it didn't really matter how Connor looked at him because they were just friends and nothing more. Well besides that one drunken hookup that Jetson couldn't get out of his head. ⚠️content warnings: rape, grooming, mentions of suicide and suicidal thoughts, addiction, depression, drunk driving {book two in Crossing Lines series}